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Grand Scale

The former Packard Motor Car Co. is back in the spotlight. Rather than the prospect of another round of restorative hope for the Packard...

Live Steam

When they desired a smoke in the spring of 1912, gentlemen passengers aboard the new City of Detroit III sought out the vessel’s Gothic...

Born Inventor

Of the 161 patents credited to pioneering automobile industrialist Henry Ford, a mostly forgotten and quirky one issued to him on Jan. 13, 1942,...

Renaissance 2.0

Last April when Mary Barra, chair and CEO of General Motors Co., made the headline-grabbing news the company was moving its world headquarters to...

Delay, Deny, Defend

The gruesome deaths of two unarmed young men fleeing police on foot in the Grand Rapids area in April 2024 — one was pinned...

Shifting the Burden

Anyone who buys prescription medications at a corner pharmacy or makes health-care decisions at a company is well aware of the costs involved. The brunt...

Bee Natural

In their 3-acre backyard in Ludington, Kim and Richard Ambrose set up three beehives that were intended to be for their personal use. Soon...

Binding Beliefs

Colleen Dickey, owner of Tessmer Book Bindery in Mount Clemens, says her shop is a treasure in itself. The business, founded by her great-grandfather, Herman...

Down on the Farm

While he was serving in the U.S. Marines, Tom Bennett pictured one day owning and operating a small farm where he could raise chickens,...

Slated for Competition

After three years in stealth mode, Troybased startup Slate Auto hosted a brand launch and revealed its compact EV pickup last April, amid officials’...

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