Jacob Walters

Crunch, a franchise that offers group fitness training programs, today announced it has opened a 30,000-square-foot gym in Dearborn at 5601 Mercury Drive (near Ford Road) in a former Borders Books and Music space. The company plans to open a location in Farmington Hills in the coming weeks (24900 Haggerty Road).

EY has announced Thiru Ganesan, president and CEO of Kyyba Inc. is a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Award in the Michigan and Northwest Ohio region. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 27 at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Cranbrook Educational Academy in Bloomfield Hills, in concurrence with the Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum Board of Governors, announced that John Berry has been named the acting director of Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Farbman Group, a full-service commercial real estate firm, has announced that their CEO, Andy Farbman, was named the winner of a Gold Stevie Award in the Executive of the Year category for its 16th Annual American Business Awards.

A senior from the International Academy in Bloomfield Hills won the seventh annual Bloomfield Hills Financial Stock-to-Scholarship Challenge. Yashar Ghaffarloo, who took second place in last year’s competition, earned 37 percent on his stock investing strategy and won a $5,000 scholarship for winning the competition in the process.

Pentastar Aviation in Waterford Township has been named one of the top Fixed-Base Operators (FBOs) in the country by both the Aviation International News (AIN) and Professional Pilot Magazine (PPN). In two separate surveys, Pentastar was voted No. 3 in the country by AIN and PPN’s readers. Pentastar was also named the No. 1 FBO in the Great Lakes region in the AIN survey and the second-best Independent FBO in the Professional Pilot survey.

With a new mineral lease signed with Spring Mill Reclamation, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources can start on an effort to improve and restore a significant portion of Island Lake State Recreation Area in Livingston County.

FordDirect has announced the appointment of Dianne Craig as CEO, effective May 1. Craig will lead the team responsible for bringing together the worlds of digital, data, and technology to deliver first-class marketing and advertising solutions to Ford Motor Co. dealers.

Detroit-based Van Dyke Horn has announced the opening of a new office in Lansing. Formerly known as Berg Muirhead and Associates, Van Dyke Horn has doubled its revenue and staff since 2016, currently with a 14-member team across two offices.

Dickinson Wright has announced that attorney Howard J. Gourwitz has joined the firm’s Troy office.