Jacob Walters

The Grosse Pointe Academy, a coeducation, independent day school in Grosse Pointe Farms serving students from age two to the eighth grade, has announced an expansion of its elective program through a joint $500,000 gift from the Cotton family of Grosse Pointe.

Automation Alley has announced the return of Integr8, a cross-discipline global conference focused on new technologies. The day-long conference will be held on November 14 at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.

Novi-based Stoneridge Inc. has partnered with Shell Lubricants and AirFlow Truck Co. to fit MirrorEye camera monitoring system on a hyper-fuel-efficient truck called the Starship Initiative.

For the 2019 model year, Ram has increased both payload capability and towing capability for its ProMaster.

A new 7.2 kW charging system on the 2019 Chevrolet Volt cuts recharging times nearly in half by adding twice the all-electric driving range per hour of charge.

Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurants, an establishment that combines a restaurant, winery, Napa-style tasting room, and artisanal retail market, is debuting its newest location in Clinton Township on June 25. The restaurant will be in The Mall at Partridge Creek.

Michael Pitt, co-founding partner of Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers in Royal Oak, has been selected for the Champion of Justice Award by the Michigan Association of Justice. The award recognizes Pitt’s commitment to the civil justice system and preserving citizens’ rights.

Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT), a Manufacturing USA institute, has announced that Nigel Francis has been named the institute’s CEO and executive director. Francis succeeds Chris Conrardy, who had been serving as the interim executive director since January. Francis will be based in LIFT’s Detroit headquarters.

Detroit-based Kraemer Design Group PLC has promoted Sarah Rabe to project architect after she successfully completed her architect licensure exam.

Grand Rapids-based Burke Porter Group (BPG), a global supplier of intelligent testing, instrumentation, and assembly systems and solutions, announced Tuesday a capital investment in California-based Grabit Inc., an intelligent automation systems provider to the soft goods manufacturing and warehouse logistics industries. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.