Anna Fifelski

6 days ago | crainsdetroit.com | Anna Fifelski

Interstate 696 will be fully closed in both directions for part of May as crews demolish a four-acre pedestrian bridge and park that covers the highway in Oak Park. The work is a part of the Michigan Department of Transportation's rebuild of an eight-mile-long stretch of I-696 in Oakland County. In March, the eastbound lanes fully closed from Orchard Lake Road to M-10 and won't reopen until fall 2026. Friday, MDOT announced more upcoming closures that will affect westbound lanes.

1 week ago | crainsdetroit.com | Anna Fifelski

Jay Farner, former executive and CEO at Detroit-based Rocket Companies Inc., is building out the next stage of his career as an investor. Farner is CEO of the investment firm Ronin Capital Partners, which he founded in 2022 and now has his full attention after his retirement from Rocket in 2023 at age 49. Farner, now 52, serves as the principal of the firm, which has five employees operating out of its Birmingham headquarters.

1 week ago | crainsdetroit.com | Anna Fifelski

Jay Farner, former executive and CEO at Detroit-based Rocket Companies Inc., is building out the next stage of his career as an investor. Farner is CEO of the investment firm Ronin Capital Partners, which he founded in 2022 and now has his full attention after his retirement from Rocket in 2023 at age 49. Farner, now 52, serves as the principal of the firm, which has five employees operating out of its Birmingham headquarters.

1 week ago | crainsdetroit.com | Anna Fifelski

SkySpecs Inc., an Ann Arbor-based drone software startup, raised $10.5 million of a $20 million funding round, according to documents filed with the SEC on March 31. The company, which was founded in 2012, develops software and performs autonomous drone inspections for wind farm owners and operators. According to its website, some of its customers include Des Moines, Iowa-headquartered MidAmerican Energy, Canada-based BluEarth Renewables and Dublin-based NTR Plc.

1 week ago | crainsdetroit.com | Anna Fifelski

Flyers out of the Detroit Metro Airport will have another accessibility option for getting to and from their gates, starting Monday. The airport is adding autonomous wheelchairs to the McNamara terminal, through an agreement with Delta Air Lines-subsidiary Unifi Aviation LLC and Tokyo-headquartered Whill, Inc. Whill, whose U.S. headquarters is in California, has deployed over 100 of its devices across U.S. airports.