Miranda Chavez

Dow Chemical Co.’s largest integrated manufacturing site — and the largest chemical complex in North America, with 4,200 employees and 3,800 contractors on site daily — is about to get bigger as the Midland-based company begins construction on a new portion of its operations in Freeport, Texas.

The Children’s Hospital of Michigan at the Detroit Medical Center will break ground this fall on a $42 million outpatient facility in Troy.

Kentwood-based Autocam Corp. has opened a $10-million facility in Marshall, in part, to produce precision metal components for gasoline direct injection fuel systems.

Detroit Electric, an international electric vehicle manufacturer based in Detroit, is in the final stages of testing its all-electric sports car in Europe, as it prepares to bring the two-seater, rear-wheel-drive vehicle to market next June.

SME, a Dearborn-based nonprofit that aims to advance manufacturing and engineering, is partnering with Rock Hill, S.C.-based 3-D Systems to launch M.Lab 21, an initiative to prepare high school students for careers in additive manufacturing and 3-D printing.

Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park is expanding in metro Detroit, with new locations in Taylor and Novi, set to open in August and November, respectively.

On The Fly, a salon set to open in West Bloomfield later this month, will offer its customers a unique combination of beauty services: blowouts and Botox injections.

Denso International America plans to expand its Silicon Valley office to better support startup companies and R&D in cyber security, big data, and autonomous driving, the Southfield-based automotive supplier announced Wednesday.

With the acquisition of Charleston, S.C.-based American Auto Auction Group, Detroit-based Huron Capital Partners hopes to form a leading auto remarketing services platform devoted to the sale of used cars.

The Meeting of the Minds — a conference focused on building sustainable cities using the most current environmental designs and energy systems — is headed for the first time to Detroit this fall.