The city posted a Senior Director of Retail Attraction to recruit national and regional brands and steer deals beyond downtown. The hire pairs targeted recruitment with neighborhood support.

A federal appeals court revived $82.2M of a $104.6M jury award against Ford and remanded trade-secret damages for a new trial. The ruling restores most contract damages and reshapes how software losses may be valued.

GM and Samsung SDI have paused construction on a $3.5B New Carlisle battery plant, leaving about 1,600 promised jobs and a 680-acre site uncertain. Local officials are coordinating next steps.

Antonio Filosa will present a new strategy in Auburn Hills to revive U.S. sales, tighten the brand lineup and accelerate partnerships with Chinese automakers. The plan will test whether industrial deals can fill idle plants without diluting brands.

Hundreds swarmed the Swatch shop at Somerset Collection in Troy for the AP×Swatch Royal Pop release; the in‑store drop was canceled and the store closed amid safety concerns.

Rocket Mortgage says UWM ran targeted refinance campaigns that cost it nearly $100 million and has sued in New York to recover losses. The filing deepens the Gilbert–Ishbia rivalry.

EW Grobbel opened a new St. Clair Shores plant Friday to expand production beyond corned beef and boost regional capacity for deli meats and pickles. Local records show the site at 20643 Stephens and state documents note past economic-development support.

Nissan narrowed its annual losses but still logged a 533 billion yen net loss, while saying cost cuts and model launches should help it return to profit next year.

Ford has quietly told certain suppliers they may be ineligible for new awards as it tightens cost and quality standards amid recent supply‑chain shocks.

GM will cut roughly 500–600 salaried IT positions as it reshapes its information-technology teams, affecting Austin and the Detroit‑area tech campus in Warren.

Trystar filed a WARN notice to close its Troy facility at 1955 Stephenson Highway, putting 71 jobs at risk and scheduling separations from Sept. 4 to Dec. 31, 2026.

Fifth Third will cut 502 jobs at Comerica’s Farmington Hills Great Lakes Campus as part of post‑merger consolidation, according to local reporting. The move follows the banks’ February merger close.

Rocket Companies reported strong first‑quarter loan growth and returned to profitability, a notable boost for the Detroit‑based mortgage giant and downtown employers. The results come as Rocket integrates major acquisitions and eyes spring homebuying momentum.