The state is one of the first to pass laws on the driverless cars of the near future. One lawmaker says he hopes Michigan can be a model for others.
Lindsay VanHulle
Lindsay VanHulle is a former reporter for Bridge Magazine
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Michigan’s company towns: striking a balance with powerful employers
For decades, dominant industries in small towns have meant jobs, money and economic and civic spinoffs. They can also cause jitters and economic heartache. Here's a look at five Michigan towns with an outsized corporate resident.
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Greenville: Moving past Electrolux
Town puts focus on regional economic development, skilled trade
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Midland: Leaders say Dow Chemical is committed to city’s future
Thinking positively about a merger in a town inextricably linked to the chemical company
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Flint water crisis could threaten Pure Michigan campaign success
Business leaders say they must work harder now to attract companies to Michigan in the wake of ongoing negative publicity
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Mission Improbable: Selling Flint in wake of crisis
Efforts aim to counter lead crisis with Flint positive
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Pure confusion?
Revamp of state travel website aims to put tourists on right road to Michigan
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Why a Florida company is designing the Pure Michigan website
Miles Media was neither the highest nor lowest bidder out of the 22 firms vying for the contract
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Old money, new direction: Who will Michigan’s big donors back, After Jeb?
Following Jeb Bush’s flameout from the 2016 presidential race, some powerful GOP donors in Michigan are deciding who to support now
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MEDC awards $400,000 contract to rebuild Michigan's website to Florida-based company
Miles Media Group LLP, based in Sarasota, Fla., on Tuesday won a nearly $400,000 contract to rebuild Michigan.org from the Michigan Strategic Fund, a division of the Michigan Economic Development Corp