Miranda Chavez

The nonprofit North Star Reach will break ground Wednesday for its Pinckney-based summer camp, designed for children with severe and life-threatening medical conditions, such as heart disease, organ transplants, sickle cell disease, and cancer.

The former headquarters of Frederic M. Sibley Lumber Co., built in 1925 at a time when the enterprise was Detroit’s second largest lumber operator, is in the process of being converted into an art museum with the overarching theme of exploration and wonder.

About 550 Viper enthusiasts are expected to descend on metro Detroit this weekend for a special open house at several Chrysler Group facilities to get a behind-the scenes look at where and how their hand-crafted vehicles are built. The event commemorates the 20th anniversary of the first Viper homecoming in Auburn Hills in 1994.

A discovery made by researchers at Wayne State University in Detroit, in collaboration with scientists at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology in California, may assist in the development of the first vaccine for heart disease.

Actor Billy Baldwin will be in Bloomfield Hills on Monday to show his support for the First Sense Breast Exam, a new early detection device for breast cancer that is currently in its final phases of prototype testing. Plans call for its market release next summer.

Teriyaki Madness, a Colorado-based fast-casual dining restaurant, will be opening three new restaurants in Michigan as part of a nationwide expansion.

The 2014 Ultimate Homearama luxury home tour — returning after more than a decade — will kick off its comeback with a charity preview party on Aug. 27.

Auburn Hills-based Hirotec America Inc. is expanding, with plans to generate up to $26 million in new capital investment and create 140 jobs, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced today.

Neighbors — a comedy series highlighting the interactions and miscommunications between a middle-age suburban couple and their new Fiat-owning, Italian neighbors — is the latest project from Fiat Brand North America’s partnership with comedy video website Funny or Die.

More than 40 percent of consumers use mobile apps while shopping to compare prices, get coupons, or speed-up checkout — a trend that has more than doubled in the past year, says a new report from Ann Arbor-based CFI Group.