Miranda Chavez

Buddy’s Pizza, which opened its original location in 1936 at the corner of Six Mile and Conant in Detroit, is continuing its expansion throughout southeastern Michigan with the opening of its 11th location in Novi this fall.

After a successful inaugural event earlier this summer in Detroit — with nearly 8,500 total attendees — The Big M event sponsored by SME will return to the Motor City in June 2015.

Ford Motor Co. has partnered with DTE Energy to build Michigan’s largest solar array — a carport with 360 covered parking spaces topped with solar panels that will be used to power 30 vehicle charging stations at Ford’s world headquarters in Dearborn.

East Lansing-based Balance Concierge is breaking into the metro Detroit market with the launch of a concierge service that works with Midtown and Detroit businesses to provide goods and services to employees at Henry Ford Health System.

TEDxDetroit — an independent program based off the TED Conference concept, which brings together people to discuss “Ideas Worth Spreading” — will be held Sept. 30 at the Detroit Opera House.

Sanders and Morley Candy Makers in Clinton Township this month will open a 50,000-square-foot distribution center, nearly triple the size of its previous facility.

A master’s student at the University of Michigan is testing aquaculture in Detroit by cultivating 400 shrimp from larvae and distributing the locally grown seafood throughout the city.

Soon after Fiat shareholders approved a merger with Chrysler Group earlier today, the Big Three automakers reported July sales were all up by healthy margins. Chrysler had the largest gain with a 20 percent increase from July of last year, followed by Ford Motor Co. at 10 percent, and General Motor Co. at 9 percent.

International passengers at Detroit Metropolitan Airport are experiencing reduced wait times thanks to the recent installation of 30 automated passport control kiosks in the McNamara Terminal, where the main carrier is Delta Air Lines.

The Amazon Fire — the first smartphone designed by Amazon — hit store shelves today, with a demonstration of the new device held this morning at the AT&T store in Lathrup Village.