Michigan business

Currently 39 Michigan cities have created social districts in 23 counties. Some places where you can currently participate in a social districts are Wyandotte, Northville, Mount Clements, Petoskey, Dundee, Saugatuck and Ludington.

Four years after the family patriarch sold the furniture company to a private-equity firm, the heirs of Archie “Art” Van Elslander are reclaiming the name.

Troubling news from Detroit; business news publication Crain's Detroit Business (paywall) is reporting Art Van management is considering several options regarding its operating future. Among the options are bankruptcy, liquidation, and a sale back to its founding family, the Van Elslanders.

Global success and industry respect lands eight Michigan-based companies on the Fortune 500 list of most-admired companies.