WHAT: Walk For Artistic Freedom

WHEN: 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 21

WHERE: Grounds of the Heidelberg Project, 3000 Mt. Elliott, DetroitMore

General Motors Co. is within a month of starting construction on a $44.5 million logistics center at its Lansing Grand River assembly plant.More

Automation Alley has set the bar high for exporting programs available to Southeast Michigan companies. As a result of Automation Alley’s trade missions, local companies have secured hundreds of millions of dollars in export sales.More

Mercy Health Saint Mary’s is proposing a $50 million renovation project for its operating suite and patient rooms.More

Unlike college football, manufacturing of energy-efficiency products seems to be bringing together Ohio and Michigan.More

The McKinney Foundation hosts its 2nd Biennial Dessert Reception & Fundraiser in support of its campaign to eliminate childhood obesity. Joined by Honored Guests to include: Janice Winfrey, Detroit City Clerk; Dr. Tonya Matthews, President & CEO, Michigan Science Center; Brenda Jones, Detroit City Council; State Rep. David Nathan; State Senator Hoon-Yung Hopgood; State Senator Coleman A. Young, Jr. More

EPA is announcing the availability of $4 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from marine and inland water ports, many of which are in areas that face environmental justice challenges.More

Today, EPA issued its annual report that tracks the average fuel economy of vehicles sold in the United States. The report shows that model year 2012 vehicles achieved an all-time high fuel economy of 23.6 miles per gallon (mpg). This represents a 1.2 mpg increase over the previous year, making it the second largest annual increase in the last 30 years. Fuel economy has now increased in seven of the last eight years.More

Ford and General Motors will receive federal tax credits for plants making more fuel-efficient and alternative energy vehicles.More

Midtown Detroit will break ground next week on a three-story, $7 million building at the corner of Woodward Avenue and Willis Street that will house a new Lawrence Technological University design center.More