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Gardner White officials stayed in the family for new leadership, choosing Rachel Stewart to succeed her parents as the furniture retailer's new CEO.

Dozens of Michigan's top businesses were represented at the annual Best of MichBusiness awards ceremony.

DETROIT -- Better Made Snack Foods – one of Michigan’s best-known iconic brand names –launched its 93rd anniversary celebration Tuesday leading up to National Potato Day, Saturday, Aug. 19. The company will celebrate with give-aways via Facebook and Instagram weekly throughout August, with each winner receiving a deluxe gift box...

The National Federation of Independent Business’s Small Business Optimism Index rose to 91.0 in June from 89.4 in May, matching Comerica’s forecast and above the 89.9 consensus forecast. The recovery follows Washington reaching a deal on the debt ceiling and mirrors the index’s rebound after the prior debt ceiling...

Experts say creating a strong succession plan can be in the best interest of everyone involved in the family business.

The Detroit-style pizza craze continues to sweep the country and Shield’s Restaurant and Pizzerias in Metro Detroit announced that it was recently named as the best in Metro Detroit by Tasting Table Magazine (https://www.tastingtable.com/1251688/best-pizza-detroit/). Shield’s famous Detroit-style Pizza beat out 13 other local pizzerias mentioned in the article. This award...

Avalon International Breads, which opened in 1997, is closing its flagship Midtown location and moving down the alley to the Jolly Pumpin.

Officials at the Bavarian Inn Lodge will break ground on an $80 million expansion project that will expand its water park amenities.

EW Grobbel Sons, Inc., President Jason Grobbel talked about successfully running a family business in the latest episode of LinkedIn Live.

Experts say these "commandments" for family businesses have "stood the test of time."

Identifying Exit Strategies Key to Preparing Family Business for Transition.

Penn National Gaming, the Greektown Casino-Hotel operator announced on Monday the complete $30 million renovation would be completed soon.

PLYMOUTH – VITRINE has announced it will open the doors to its new second location, VITRINE on Main, in Plymouth on Dec. 16. VITRINE is a women-owned business known for its unique high-quality items, sourced and curated with care at great prices. VITRINE was Berkley’s Business of the Year this...

Stacia Guzzo did some cancer research of a different color after her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer years ago.

Family-owned businesses are the bread and butter of any community, and Metro Detroit is home to many examples of successful companies where multi-generational owners are the norm. In October, KIRCO, an award winning, full-service commercial real estate investment, development, construction (KIRCO MANIX) and facility management organization, celebrated 45 years...

Estate plans try to be equal, but sometimes the best you can hope for is fair.

When Martin Blanck founded his Detroit-based home improvement business in 1944, he might never have imagined it would grow into the longstanding, Michigan-based vinyl window manufacturer Wallside Windows. Blanck was initially inspired to specialize in home window replacement in the 1970s, after reading an article in the New York Times...

This is “all hands on deck” time for Grand Hotel President Dan Musser III – this week is the Mackinac Policy Conference, which brings more than 3,000 people to Mackinac Island.

The comparison of the aging athlete to the family business CEO has parallels. There is one huge difference though – the aging athlete is normally retired by a third party. Not so with the family business CEO.

What Detroit now knows as Better Made Snack Foods started as a simple 50/50 partnership between two men – Cross Moceri and Peter Cipriano – who both loved food and feeding people with love. Better Made, which is still family owned and made fresh daily in Detroit, is is...