Small Business

Earlier this month, the cinema announced it was $70,000 short of it's funding goal for 2026, and would be closing on Jan. 31. But after community support started to swell, the board of directors announced a change in course late in the evening of the planned final day.

A small business in San Francisco found a unique way to protest the nationwide anti-immigration surge.

“This decision was not made lightly and is not due to a lack of effort or community support,” said the Cinema’s Board of Directors. “The Milford community showed up for us time and time again—with attendance, donations, fundraising, and unwavering encouragement. We truly tried to evolve with the industry and meet the needs of our community. Unfortunately, we simply did not have enough time or the level of corporate and major donor support required to get where we needed to be.”

It's the end of an era for an iconic Detroit brand as Dittrich Furs plans to close up shop after more than a hundred years in business.

Screamers Costumes, a year-round Halloween store in Clinton Township, is moving after it was shared that Meijer planned to build a new store at its current location.

Bode's Corned Beef House in Plymouth is closing this month.

A new coffee shop in Livonia or a tech start up in Detroit - all of the small businesses start with a bright idea, but it takes a village to keep that light from going out.

Think of Automation Alley in Troy as the bridge that brings Michigan manufacturers directly to the customers.

SmokeHaus Ferndale, a new barbecue restaurant from the owner of Syndicate Ferndale, is now open in the former M-Brew and Scout Vester space.