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Natural Finish

Since the 1940s, the coal-fired Shaw Lane Power Plant on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing produced steam to heat buildings and generate electricity. After the power plant was decommissioned in...

Big Three Auto Executives 2022: Stellantis

Carlos Tavares CEO Tavares was appointed the first CEO and executive director of Stellantis in January 2021. Previously, he served as chairman of the managing board of Groupe PSA. A native of Portugal, Tavares graduated from...
Dream Team - Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Co., and President Joe Biden with the all-new, all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning. // Photo by Sam VarnHagen.

Big Three Auto Executives 2022: Ford Motor Co.

William Clay Ford Jr. Executive Chairman, Chairman of the Board of Directors Ford has been a member of the company’s board of directors since 1988 and has been chairman since Jan. 1, 1999. Under his leadership,...
Electric Charge - General Motors Co. CEO and Chair Mary Barra is leading the Detroit-based automaker to an all-electric future. // All photos courtesy of GM

Big Three Auto Executives 2022: General Motors Co.

Mary T. Barra Chairman and CEO Barra became the first female chief executive to lead a major automaker when she was named CEO in January 2014. She was elected chairman of the GM Board of Directors...
Lost in Space

Lost in Space

Two entrepreneurs, Sebastian S. Kresge and Richard W. Sears, each established storefronts and built them into the twin titans of retail during the last century. But today the merchants represent a sliver of their...
carlos tavares and mike manley shake hands on stage

Big Three Auto Executives 2021: Stellantis

Carlos Tavares CEO Tavares was appointed the first CEO and executive director of Stellantis in January 2021. Previously, he served as chairman of the managing board of Groupe PSA. A native of Portugal, Tavares graduated from...
Dream Team - Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Co., and President Joe Biden with the all-new, all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning. // Photo by Sam VarnHagen.

Big Three Auto Executives 2021: Ford Motor Co.

William Clay Ford Jr. Executive Chairman, Chairman of the Board of Directors Ford has been a member of the company’s board of directors since 1988 and has been chairman since Jan. 1, 1999. He also serves as...
Mary Barra headshot

Big Three Auto Executives 2021: General Motors Co.

Mary T. Barra Chairman and CEO Barra became the first female chief executive to lead a major automaker when she was named CEO in January 2014. She was elected chairman of the GM Board of Directors...
Amazon Detroit Fulfillment Center rendering

Land of Opportunity

Can a red-hot industrial market in the region, driven by nearly unsatiable demand for mobility, e-commerce, and R&D facilities, finally bring about a renaissance in Detroit?
Dairy cows at Michigan State University

Down on the Farm

Michigan has one of the largest dairy markets in the country, but farmers are struggling with an oversupply of milk due to a lack of processing capacity in the state. With new facilities coming online in the next three years, can they hang on?

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