Here is a roundup of business news occurring in Metro Detroit, Michigan, and around the Nation on March 12th.

Metro Detroit • U.S. report confirms Detroit Metro safety lapses - Crain's Detroit Business • Ford to unveil Police Interceptor - Detroit Free Press • Fathead staff is to join Quicken Loans in Detroit - Detroit Free Press

Michigan • LG Chem to open Michigan plant for lithium-ion battery production - Crain's Detroit Business • Bills introduced for Michigan public retirement plan - Crain's Detroit Business • University of Michigan joins Koreans, NJ company in solar cell effort - The Associated Press • Michigan awarded $429 million in education stabilization funding to help support jobs - MLive.com • Consumers Energy customers may pay a little less on electric bills this summer, pending MPSC ruling - Jackson Citizen Patriot

Nation • California prosecutor to sue Toyota - Detroit Free Press • Retail sales rise 0.3% in February - Detroit Free Press • Apple to start taking iPad orders at 8:30 a.m. - The Detroit News • Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision - The Detroit News • JPMorgan, Citigroup Helped Cause Lehman Collapse, Report Says - Bloomberg.com