LG Energy Solution received $189 million in state incentives on Tuesday toward building the $1.7 billion plant in Holland that is expected to employ about 1,200 by 2025.
Paula Gardner
Paula directs the business reporting on Bridge, writing much of it and setting the strategy for how statewide business coverage fits into Bridge’s nonpartisan policy-driven editorial mix. Paula came to Bridge in 2020 after several years at MLive.com, where she covered the state on both business and environmental teams. Prior to that, she was editor of the Ann Arbor News and news director of online startup AnnArbor,com, and also focused on business news as an editor and reporter at Michigan Business Review. Born and raised in metro Detroit, Paula moved to Ann Arbor to attend the University of Michigan, and has lived in the city for 20 years with her husband, who grew up in their neighborhood. Paula also regularly visits East Lansing and Grand Rapids to visit her college-aged children. She can be reached at pgardner@bridgemi.com
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Northern Michigan resorts bemoan lack of foreign worker visas for summer
Demand for seasonal workers from other countries is setting a record this year. That leaves Northern Michigan’s hospitality industry struggling to fill the worker positions that drive tourism.
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Borrowing is getting more costly: What interest rate rise means for Michigan
The Federal Reserve announced an interest rate increase on Wednesday, warning that more are likely to follow this year. That’s bad news in Michigan, where new mortgages are slowing and debt is rising.
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John Rakolta Jr.: Michigan’s future is on the line as cars shift to electric
The prominent business leader says Michigan is increasingly losing out to other states and government, business and social leaders need to step up to make the state more competitive.
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Michigan gas prices may stay high. Where to find lowest prices, save money
From apps to discount clubs and coasting to carpooling, here are tips to cut costs as Michigan endures a second straight week of gas at more than $4 per gallon.
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Northern Michigan artist’s tea towel fundraiser for Ukraine goes national
Community volunteers are filling the Three Pines Studio, making linen tea towels that are shipped from tiny Cross Village to across the U.S. They’re sold as a fundraiser to alleviate hunger during the Russian invasion.
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Michigan gas prices are soaring. Who’s to blame, when will it stabilize?
World turmoil following the Russian invasion in Ukraine is skewing the international oil market, and the new U.S. ban on Russian oil could raise prices even higher. There’s no quick fix, but using less energy could help.
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Ypsilanti’s Haab’s Restaurant ends 87-year run, another institution gone
Haab’s, opened in the Great Depression, joins a list of landmark Michigan restaurants that are closing as the industry continues to struggle during COVID-19.
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Ann Arbor wants more housing and fewer cars. Is 'unzoning' the answer?
Ann Arbor is looking at removing building limits around a large shopping mall to boost population density — and, it hopes, encourage less reliance on cars. Such efforts are seen as a possible solution as popular Michigan cities struggle with housing shortages.
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Kalamazoo lab filled COVID testing void. As cases wane, it eyes next step.
Genemarkers is one of at least a dozen companies in the state that rapidly switched to pandemic testing in 2020. After a 10-fold revenue gain, the Kalamazoo company is using what it learned in the pandemic to fuel more growth.