A Detroit casino wasn’t in the cards for Trump, undone by some of the same issues dragging down his presidential campaign today, including a battle over tax returns
Rick Haglund
Rick Haglund has had a distinguished career covering Michigan business, economics and government at newspapers throughout the state. Most recently, at Booth Newspapers he wrote a statewide business column and was one of only three such columnists in Michigan. He also covered the auto industry and Michigan’s economy extensively.
Posted inTalent & Education
Community colleges pushing skilled trades, but students aren’t buying
Despite sunny promises, most community college students are shunning careers in manufacturing, technical and skilled trades, leaving Michigan employers and the colleges themselves bewildered.
Posted inTalent & Education
Troubling times for Michigan’s community colleges
Struggling students and falling enrollment are presenting challenges to Michigan’s 28 community colleges. Their leaders are aiming to reverse fortunates with innovative job programs.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Benchmark: Jobs
In Detroit, there are stirrings of job growth in the usual places, but data is still scant on improving prospects for most city residents.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Michigan residents below average in 'real' income
New federal income statistics allow workers and businesses to compare how far their paychecks will stretch in different cities and states.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Is Michigan in another auto bubble?
Growing inventories and modest sales forecasts raise questions about Gov. Snyder’s pledge to “double down” on auto industry and manufacturing investments.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Benchmark: Jobs
High unemployment and a modestly educated workforce present a tough challenge. A push to attract highly skilled immigrants may boost job hopes.
Posted inBusiness Watch
As Detroit auto show revs, America cools to car culture
Although carmakers are still in hot pursuit of the youth market, data suggests these potential customers don’t really care what’s about to be unveiled at the Detroit auto show. (Photo by Flickr user LotProCars; used under Creative Commons license) Around 800,000 people are expected to check out the auto industry’s latest models during the nine-day […]
Posted inBusiness Watch
Future job growth favors West Michigan
<a href=”#”><img decoding=”async” onerror=”if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === ‘function’) newspackHandleImageError(this);” alt=”Dashboard 1 ” src=”http://public.tableausoftware.com/static/images/Re/RegJobsMap/Dashboard1/1_rss.png” style=”border: none”></a> Michigan’s economic axis is tilting west, which will likely create thousands of good-to-high-paying jobs in the Grand Rapids and Traverse City regions, as well as Ann Arbor, over the next decade. While metro Detroit is expected to add the largest […]
Posted inBusiness Watch
Out-of-state banks rule in Michigan
Gov. Jennifer Granholm got a surprise phone call at home from Ralph Babb on a late-winter Sunday night in 2007. Babb, the CEO of Comerica Bank, stunned Granholm with news that Comerica would announce the next day that it was moving its headquarters from Detroit to Dallas. The relocation would involve only about 200 jobs, […]