Ford expanded a 2025 safety campaign, recalling about 388,000 Aviator and Explorer SUVs after regulators found a second‑row release can bind and let seats move unexpectedly.

Intel is planning another round of layoffs aimed at its Data Center Group, adding to cuts that have removed tens of thousands of jobs worldwide.

One Triangle CEO took home about $25M in 2025 and local public‑company chiefs pulled in roughly $192M combined, much of it in stock awards and one‑time grants.

Capital One is moving Discover card accounts onto its platform; some customers could switch as soon as July 27. Expect most terms to stay the same, but update autopay and saved cards.

Advance Auto Parts will convert the former Big Lots at Beauclerc Village into a large market hub slated to open in December, part of a push to speed same‑day parts delivery.

REI will close its Landmark Center store on Aug. 13, ending a 23‑year Fenway run and pushing shoppers to suburban locations for gear and service.

Boeing confirmed it dismantled one of the first 777-9 airframes at Everett and will run a broad rework program affecting roughly 30 jets. The move follows a large accounting charge and a delivery delay.

Baltimore's average pump price rose 13.5 cents to about $4.00 this week, with stations ranging from $3.75 to $4.97 and analysts pointing to crude-market volatility.

Michigan's jobless rate dipped to 5.0% in June as the labor force shrank and payrolls barely grew; Detroit's metro saw unemployment tick higher.

Sierra opens in Selma on Aug. 8 at The Forum at Olympia Parkway, joining a planned HomeGoods as the I-35 retail corridor attracts more national chains.

Nearly one in four Ohio small businesses say worker quality is their biggest problem. Shortages could shape hiring, pay and Main Street growth.

Schnucks says it will close its Bridgeton distribution warehouse on March 28, 2027, affecting 64 employees. Most are members of Teamsters Local 688 and have been offered severance.

Honeywell Technologies, based in Charlotte, closed a roughly $1.8B cash purchase of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies unit, widening its hold on refining and renewable‑fuels tech.