Latest reporting from the Business desk.
Business
PopUp Bagels, the Connecticut-founded chain with 49 locations nationwide, has posted signage at 34400 Woodward Ave. in Birmingham for its first Michigan store, though no opening date has been announced.
Business
Western Market, a Ferndale grocery the Selvaggio family has run since 1983, plans to open Nourish by Western Market in a former Rite Aid space on Woodward Avenue in Bloomfield Township in fall 2026.
Business
Fifth Third Bank says most former Comerica customers can now access their accounts, five days after a botched conversion locked hundreds of thousands of people out. At least one longtime customer has already closed her account and moved on.
Business
Michelle Perron, a veteran Detroit cultural leader now based in Birmingham, has launched Perron Projects, a strategic advisory practice that helps organizations use arts and culture to address civic and business challenges.
Business
DTE Energy will automatically credit at least $42 to Birmingham-area customers who lost power during the late August and early September storms, with additional credits for extended outages.
Business
Bloomfield Hills family law attorney Alisa Peskin-Shepherd, founder of Transitions Legal, has been named a Crain's Detroit Business Notable Leader in the Law for her work in collaborative divorce and mediation.
Business
Birmingham resident Tara Stover has opened Shoppe Cozette at 266 E. Maple Road in downtown Birmingham, bringing women's fashion, home goods, vintage finds and clean beauty products to the former Barbara Boz storefront.
Business
Chef Max Sussman, a Huntington Woods native and James Beard Award semifinalist, plans to open Bev's Bagels at 283 Hamilton Row in downtown Birmingham in September, filling the former Marrow on the Go space with his acclaimed sourdough bagel concept.
Business
Olga's Kitchen, founded in Birmingham in 1970, is pursuing a national franchise expansion built around its new fast-casual Olga's Fresh concept, which opened its first location in Troy in July 2026.
Business
Pasteiner's Auto Zone Hobbies at 33202 Woodward Ave. in Birmingham, now in its 38th year of business, has participated in all 31 Woodward Dream Cruises since the event began in 1995.
Business
Bloomfield Hills natives Giulia Pincetti and Natalia Pataq co-founded Verum Technologies at the University of Michigan, launching an app called Verdict that fact-checks claims in seconds before users reshare them.
Business
The Little Gym of Bloomfield Hills, a children's gymnastics and movement center for ages four months to 12 years, holds a free grand-opening event Saturday, Aug. 1, at Kingswood Square Shopping Center on Woodward Avenue.
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