The Factorié, a new contemporary art gallery founded by artist Randi Matalas in partnership with longtime gallerist Corey Hampson, will open at 163 Townsend St. in downtown Birmingham on Oct. 24. dbusiness.com/daily-news/con…

John and Lauren Patterson, owners of @thatisrandom in Troy, have created Lighthouse, an AI visibility platform that shows whether a brand appears when people ask AI for recommendations. dbusiness.com/hustle-and-mus…

Dan Gilbert pledged approximately $1 billion in development capital to form a new nonprofit organization that will redevelop, own, and operate the Renaissance Center and surrounding east riverfront district. dbusiness.com/daily-news/dan…

Advance Plumbing & Heating Supply Co. in Walled Lake has appointed Ken Mecum as its new director of outside sales. dbusiness.com/people/advance…

AquaAction has launched its first U.S. wave in Michigan, selecting 10 water-tech companies for its new AquaEntrepreneur Michigan program. dbusiness.com/hustle-and-mus…

Olympia Development of Michigan and Cinnaire Solutions have opened the first phase of Henry Street Apartments just west of Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. dbusiness.com/daily-news/hen…

Robert J. Pliska, president of Sperry – Property Investment Counselors, was presented the 2026 James D. Landauer / John R. White Award on Oct. 1 at The Counselors of Real Estate Annual Convention in Dallas. dbusiness.com/people/sperry-…

The College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit has launched two new degree programs — a Bachelor of Arts in Business for Creative Industries and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Human-Centered Robotics Design. Both will begin in the fall of 2027. dbusiness.com/hustle-and-mus…

Dick’s House of Sport will open at Partridge Creek Mall in Clinton Township and anchor the west end of the open-air shopping center. dbusiness.com/daily-news/dic…

Mikala Sposito, a student at @washtenawcc (WCC) in Ann Arbor, made history on the world stage recently, winning a bronze medal in welding at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026. dbusiness.com/people/wccs-mi…

Lux & Layered is a premium clean-label cake mix company founded in 2025 in Bloomfield Hills by Medina Sandler. dbusiness.com/hustle-and-mus…

When four-time @F1 World Champion Max Verstappen took victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia last weekend, it marked the first time a driver powered by an engine with a Ford Blue Oval stood on the top step of an F1 podium since 2003. dbusiness.com/daily-news/for…

Butzel attorney and Shareholder David J. DeVine has been named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s Leaders in the Law Class of 2026. dbusiness.com/people/butzel-…

The Kirk Gibson Center for Parkinson’s Wellness in Farmington Hills has announced a $30 million philanthropic campaign called Inspiring Hope. dbusiness.com/daily-news/the…

The Chevrolet brand of @GM Co. in Detroit today announced design, safety, technology, and driver assistance feature updates to its 2027 Trax and 2027 Trailblazer models. dbusiness.com/daily-news/che…

Miller Johnson has launched a Government Solutions practice, designed to help Michigan businesses navigate state and local government matters affecting their operations, investments, and growth. dbusiness.com/people/miller-…

LaFontaine Automotive Group in Highland Township has announced a strategic partnership with UVeye to deploy an advanced AI-powered vehicle inspection technology to its 43 dealership locations dbusiness.com/daily-news/laf…

The Fortune 500 Innovation Forum, to be held at the Department at Hudson’s in Detroit from Nov. 16–17, has added several speakers as part of a convergence of CEOs, entrepreneurs, policymakers, investors, and civic innovators from across the country. dbusiness.com/daily-news/for…

Garan Lucow Miller, a full-service law firm representing businesses, insurers, municipalities, and other organizations throughout Michigan and the Midwest, has opened an office in Southfield. dbusiness.com/daily-news/gar…

The Ann Arbor-based Association for Advancing Automation (A3) will host the 2026 International Robot Safety Conference (IRSC) Nov. 3-5 at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit. dbusiness.com/daily-news/a3s…