Michael Strong

Satellite communications company Atlas Space Operations in Traverse City has raised $15 million in new funding from investors to support its growth. NewSpace Capital led the latest round of funding, which will allow Atlas to...

ProsperUs, a Detroit-based nonprofit, has introduced a new loan program available to Wayne County small businesses. The $1.5 million program will fund loans ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 for microenterprises within the county. The goal...

The nonprofit Downtown Ann Arbor Partnership has been established to aid local businesses, residents, and other organizations in improving development and inclusivity in the city’s downtown area. The organization (DA2P) was founded by another nonprofit,...

Walsh College in Troy is offering degree programs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through a new partnership with Future Education University College (FEUC). The new program establishes a new campus in the country, Walsh...

Looking to grow sales of its BrightDrop commercial EVs, Detroit-based General Motors Co. is making the all-electric vehicles available through qualified Chevrolet dealers. The move expands Chevrolet’s growing portfolio of electric vehicles. It also makes...

Farmington officials have started to tear down a former training center in favor of a new $16 million townhome community designed to meet the need for less expensive housing in the city’s downtown. The Maxfield...

Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn says it knows what Ranger Raptor and Bronco Raptor owners want: more power. And now they can get it with recalibrated software from the automaker’s aftermarket parts division, Ford...

Bollinger Motors Inc. in Oak Park has added Oregon-based TEC Equipment Inc. to its dealer and service base, expanding its reach in the western United States. The deal gives Bollinger five sales and service locations...

Livonia-based Masco Corp. has agreed to sell its Kichler Lighting business to Kingswood Capital Management for $125 million. Kichler, which is headquartered in Ohio, produces residential and light commercial lighting products as well as ceiling...

Maxine Lauer prowls the floor of major consumer and trade shows like a big-game hunter. Armed with a camera, a notepad, and a near-encyclopedic knowledge of colors, fashions, and trends, she spots her most recent prey: Cadillac’s XTS Platinum Concept Hybrid.