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Ann Arbor MI Business News ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Shawarma Shop and Bakery, a Southside favorite for Lebanese food in Ann Arbor, is back in business at a roomier spot at 777 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 110, inside the office tower lobby. For years the family-run kitchen worked out of a small takeout counter beside […]

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  1. Shawarma Shop and Bakery Reopens in Bigger Space in Ann Arbor

    ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Shawarma Shop and Bakery, a Southside favorite for Lebanese food in Ann Arbor, is back in business at a roomier spot at 777 E.…

  2. Krazy Jim’s Blimpy Burger Reopens in Ann Arbor Under Local Owners

    ANN ARBOR, Mich. — One of Ann Arbor's best-known burger counters is cooking again. Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger has reopened after a renovation and a change in ownership,…

  3. ASICS Opens $25 Million Running Research Lab in Ann Arbor

    ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor is now home to a running research lab backed by a $25 million commitment from ASICS,…

  4. DTE in Detroit to Sell Vantage Unit for Nearly $3 Billion

    DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit-based DTE Energy is shedding its non-utility DTE Vantage arm in a cash deal worth nearly $3 billion. Buyers are institutional funds advised by J.P.…

  5. Novi Firm Stoneridge Posts Q3 Loss After Award

    NOVI, Mich. — A Novi maker of vehicle electronics said Wednesday that a warranty arbitration ruling wiped out its third-quarter profit on a GAAP basis even as core…

  6. Dick’s House of Sport Marks Grand Opening Weekend in Novi

    NOVI, Mich. — Novi shoppers at Twelve Oaks can spend the weekend inside Michigan's first Dick's House of Sport as the store stages a formal Friday-to-Sunday launch after…

  7. Michigan Opens Nearly $10 Million in Clean Energy Grants

    LANSING, Mich. — Local governments, businesses, nonprofits and tribes across Michigan have two new state grant programs to chase for clean energy projects, after a pair of state…

  8. Michigan Utility Line Plan Could Erase Wheatland Campsites

    MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich. — A proposed set of high-voltage transmission lines meant to shore up Michigan's power grid has put a half-century-old music gathering in its path. The…

  9. Nessel Asks Regulators to Rehear DTE Deal

    LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Friday asked the state Public Service Commission to take a second look at its approval of DTE Electric contracts…

  10. Michigan Unemployment System Goes Dark Nov. 2

    LANSING, Mich. — Anyone drawing unemployment in Michigan has until Monday, Nov. 2, at 4:30 p.m. to file a certification in the old online system before the state…

  11. Michigan Treasury Moves More Taxes Online

    LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Treasury is folding several more taxes into its online eServices platform on Nov. 12, and taxpayers who handle those accounts face…

  12. Last Daly Drive-In Closes After 67 Years in Livonia

    LIVONIA, Mich. — Metro Detroit lost its final Daly Drive-In on Wednesday, when the Livonia burger stand closed for good after 67 years and a farewell crowd big…