Daniel Howes

Detroit lost a giant this week: the diminutive David DiChiera died at 83. He founded Michigan Opera Theatre just a few short years after the ’67 riots,…

What do you get when you combine Detroit Public Schools, the Kresge Foundation and the University of Michigan?Answer: A place called Hope.Nearly two years…

Out in flyover country, football season’s here again. The Spartans are up, the Maize and Blue is stumbling, and the spectacle in Washington is morphing…

The Blue Oval is stuck in neutral. Again.Just a few years after superstar CEO Alan Mulally retired and left town, Ford Motor is embarking on another 25…

Ford Motor Company got some troubling news this week from Moody's Investors Service.It has downgraded Ford's investment rating to just one level above…

Governor Rick Snyder’s been the de facto head of Michigan’s Republicans for eight years, but he won’t be at the GOP convention this weekend.His people say…

Michigan Republicans gather for their convention this weekend to line up their ticket, led by gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette, for the November…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk needs a timeout.Big-league auto industry pressure is getting to the, quote, “visionary” hailed by tech fan boys and true believers.…

Chrysler and its storied American brands live today because ol’ Sergio Marchionne – a poker player – gambled and won.As Detroit’s number three automaker…

Tributes have poured in for Sergio Marchionne, the former CEO of Chrysler and Fiat who died Wednesday. Detroit News business columnist Daniel Howes wrote:…