Gabrielle S. Guthrie

The Mike Ilitch School of Business at Wayne State University has launched the Institute for Leadership and Diversity, which will serve as a platform within the school that holds meetings and conducts research on increasing diversity in business, and works to strengthen relationships with businesses in Detroit.

La Lanterna, an authentic Italian restaurant that operated from 1956 to 1979, is reopening at The Albert in Detroit’s Capitol Park this fall. The restaurant previously operated in the park district.

Oakland County broke ground this morning on a new, nearly $15 million animal shelter and pet adoption center at its campus in Pontiac.

Desin, a technology company founded by a group of investors from Michigan and Ohio, has released its first product, a robotic device that helps individuals with physical disabilities feed themselves.

The 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty Pickup will feature updated driver assist technologies, including adaptive cruise control, which allows the vehicle to automatically accelerate and slow to keep pace with traffic.

Breathe Beauty Bar, a natural beauty spa and juice bar, will open Saturday on the second floor of the Julian C. Madison building in downtown Detroit, just south of the David Whitney Building and the Aloft Hotel.

Cool Jack’s, a Sylvan Lake-based company that creates hand-crafted ice cream flavors and sandwiches, is planning to be in up to 100 locations in metro Detroit in the next two years. The purveyor announced today its products are in eight more supermarket locations in the region, along with recently opening a storefront and manufacturing facility in Sylvan Lake.

West Bloomfield Township-based Cauley Ferrari, the only authorized Ferrari dealership in Michigan, will expand and remodel its store along Orchard Lake Road.

On-Demand Mail Services, a postal optimization firm that provides mail commingling, drop shipping, postal consulting, and international mailing, has acquired the assets of Livonia-based international mail processing company RCS International Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Cadillac’s ATS and CTS model lines will receive updates for 2017, including new trim levels, design features, and technology.