Construction is moving forward on a $1.2 million project designed to make Ford Lake and Lakeside Park a “rowing hub” and improve public facilities already in place.More

New business owners are finding space to set up shop on Michigan Avenue.More

Water regulatory bodies and water utilities across the globe need to proactively adopt smart technology to conserve water and better manage their processes and distribution channels. More

“The 100 Best Fleets in North America” event will be held at the Roush Automotive Museum – 11851 Market Street Livonia, MI on Thursday July 31, 2014 9:00am – 3:00pm EDT. The event will feature interactive, collaborative discussions with some of the 100 Best Fleets in North America for 2014, including the #1 Best Fleet and the #1 Green Fleet. More

Automation Alley, Michigan’s largest technology business association, is partnering with Plante Moran to sponsor a four-part business breakfast series titled “Toast + Tech Talk.” The first session, “Business Basics for Growing Firms – What You Need to Know to Succeed,” will be held at Plante Moran’s Detroit office on July 29, from 7:30 to 10 a.m.More

Please join us at our first annual farm-to-table dinner on Sunday, July 27th! Spend a lovely summer evening savoring the simple delights of food & friends amid the pastoral setting of Seeley Farm, in Ann Arbor.More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new tool to help communities prepare for, deal with and recover from floods. The Flood Resilience Checklist offers strategies that communities can consider, such as conserving land in flood-prone areas; directing new development to safer areas; and using green infrastructure approaches, such as installing rain gardens, to manage stormwater.More

Development in Detroit might be at its best when cool old buildings are re purposed in style. The Aparium Hotel Group announced plans today to redevelop the historic Detroit Fire Department Headquarters into a 100 room upscale independent hotel. Aparium will be working with established Detroit developer Walter Cohen on this $28 million project.More

The public is invited to attend the fourth annual Abraham’s Open House and Barbecue, which will be held on Saturday, July 26th from 5 P.M. to 9 P.M. at the family’s home located at 510 Crescent Drive in Dearborn. The event will be catered by the Detroit BBQ Company and Park Place, with deejay George Kontos of Sonik Entertainment on hand spinning Motown hits. The evening is a benefit for the Dearborn Animal Shelter’s Hope’s Heroes program, a fund dedicated to assisting special needs animals in the care of the Shelter.More