Grace Turner
Fashion Rebirth
Himelhoch’s Department Store, which started out as a pushcart in Caro, moved to downtown Detroit, expanded to multiple locations, and ultimately ended up as a luxury online retailer, has embodied retail evolution since its...
Instant Tutor
Three years ago, Michael Jonna was stuck on a homework problem, but it was too late in the evening to call a tutor. After a search on Google, “nothing could really help me,” he...
Textile Turnaround
When retail sales for Scarlet Crane Creations, a silk-screening company in Detroit that makes tea towels, bags, fabric bucket organizers, and pillows, fell due to COVID-19, Shayla Johnson took the lull as an opportunity...
30 in Their Thirties 2021
From owners and CEOs to presidents and directors, the 2021 Class of 30 in Their Thirties share a common trait — learning how to pivot their operations, often multiple times, to account for market...
Catherine Gusmano Named CEO of Better Made Snack Foods
Detroit-based Better Made Snack Foods has named Catherine “Cathy” Gusmano, chairman of the board, to the position of CEO. She will now serve in both roles.Gusmano is a second-generation family member and has been...
Crate and Barrel to Open Twelve Oaks Mall Location
Illinois-based Crate and Barrel has announced a new location at Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi after serving shoppers at The Somerset Collection in Troy for more than 27 years.The location will open June 3....
Detroit to Host Inaugural Augmented Reality Art Festival Starting in June
Ann Arbor-based BrandXR, a no-code augmented reality platform, has announced a partnership with Detroit’s Electrifly Co., an immersive art company, to produce Detroit’s inaugural augmented reality art festival, which will run from June 1...
The Color Bloc, a Benjamin Moore Retailer, Opens in Detroit
Area entrepreneurs Nicholas and Nicole Piach, owners of Banner Sign Co. and Digital Print Specialties, have opened The Color Bloc, the only independently owned and authorized Benjamin Moore retailer, and the first in the...
Butzel Long’s Jennifer Dukarski Named to Transportation Research Board Committee
Jennifer Dukarski, attorney, shareholder, and leader of Detroit-based Butzel Long’s connected car and autonomous vehicle specialty team, has been appointed to the Transportation Research Board’s standing committee on emerging technology law. Her term runs...
GMC Tests Off-roading for Hummer EV, Chevrolet Expands Fellowships to Black Journalism Students
The GMC Hummer EV Pickup from Detroit’s General Motors Co. announced the continuation of off-road testing in the lead-up to a production debut in the fall. The vehicle is the first all-electric supertruck going...