DBusiness Detroit 500 Soirée 2026

On Sept. 10, DBusiness magazine hosted its fourth annual Detroit 500 Soirée Presented by Walsh College at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms. The event celebrated those listed in the magazine’s annual list of the 500 most powerful business leaders in more than 30 industries across metro Detroit and Michigan. Guests enjoyed a strolling dinner, champagne, cocktails, live music, a casino, and a cigar lounge. The event was sponsored by Walsh College, Maccallan, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Milagro & Hendrick’s, Kelly Building & Development Co., 5 Star Billboards, AVFlight, Capital Mortgage Funding, Doshi & Associates, Fifth Third Bank, Graham Media Group (WDIV-TV), Greko Printing, Henry Ford Museum, Heritage Vision Plans, Kitch Attorneys & Counselors, KLA Labs, McLaren Health, Shatila Bakery, Community Choice Credit Union, Detroit Pistons, Flood Law, Golden Limousine International, HAP, Hylant, Kapnick Insurance, Mercantile Bank, Michigan Economic Development Corp., Plunkett Cooney, Bellisario Florist, Quix Chocolate, Paesano Akkashian, Fives Cinetic Corp., Brinker Group, Harness IP, Lawrence Technological University, PROVINCE, Turner Construction, WXC Networking, and Live Nation. // Photographs by Christina M.J. Hathaway