From reader nominations, DBusiness selected eight professional women who are driving growth in Michigan, the nation, and the world.

In the third quarter of 2017, GM posted third-quarter losses of almost $3 billion, compared to profits of $2.8 billion during the same period in 2016. The losses were largely the result of one-time charges covering the sale of its Opel/Vauxhall brands in Europe.

Relying largely on the sales of trucks and SUVs, including the iconic F-Series trucks, Ford saw a 63 percent boost in third quarter profits compared to a year ago. The $1.6 billion in earnings came almost exclusively from North American operations.

OHM Advisors in Livonia helps limit environmental challenges like harmful algae.

Local comic book stores suffer as online retailers and auction sites become more prominent.

KLA Laboratories is moving into the digital world of autonomous and connected vehicles.

How a local real estate agent built a $60 million client base from scratch.

Ferndale's Urbanrest Brewing temporarily shut its doors for a week for an unusual reason.

The husband-and-wife team at Detroit Watch Co. has a hand in every part of the business.

The 2018 class of 30 in Their Thirties spans the business world, including employee staffing, finance, food production, health care, insurance, real estate development, and technology.

More and more companies and businesses are supporting employees in their efforts to receive higher education.

A cuisine team from Redford Township converges on cocoa.

Ford Motor Co. utilized a massive Antonov AN-124-100 aircraft to ensure the delivery of a 87,000-pound die.

Aspiring beauty mogul Adonai Alexander is our Young CEO of the Year.

Data centers benefit from the region’s stable environment and market access.

Once a small enterprise, the Peters’ food empire has grown to $40 million in annual sales.

Metro Detroit’s mortgage industry, which has three of the top 12 home loan companies in the nation, can realize further growth by taking advantage of new business-friendly regulations, investing more in technology, and providing a better customer experience.

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans has taken talk of an industrial and logistics hub around Detroit Metropolitan and Willow Run airports and given it economic wings.

The film industry in metro Detroit, which is very much alive despite the end of sizeable state incentives that were designed to attract top-flight actors and directors, can draw big-budget production companies like Disney and Warner Bros. by building up a creative infrastructure.