The state doled out $600 million in its first mega-subsidy deal. Now, sale of a Lansing battery factory has prompted an award split between GM and LG Energy Solution.
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Covering the intersection of business and policy, and informing Michigan employers and workers on the long road back from coronavirus. Our Michigan Economic Dashboard shows key metrics that show how the state is performing.
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Vance to tout ‘industrial resurgence’ at plant whose new jobs pay $20 an hour
The vice president comes to Michigan for the first time since the election on Friday. He’s visiting a Bay City-area plant that received a $1.2 million subsidy from the state to create 93 jobs that pay less than Michigan’s median.
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Plans stall for $400M green hydrogen gigafactory in suburban Detroit
An uncertain market and green energy rollbacks prompt Nel Hydrogen to hit brakes on building in Plymouth Township.
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A trip through Michigan’s Green Book sites in photos
Take a photo journey of Green Book history as Michigan starts an initiative to identify and preserve the state’s historic Black travel sites from the mid-1900s.
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Green Book in Michigan: Inside the mission to preserve Black travel sites
The state is searching for remaining sites from the Negro Motorist Green Book to preserve the history of segregation-era travel.
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Michigan automakers get break on Trump tariffs — for now
Facing supply chain chaos and higher costs for consumers, Michigan auto leaders convinced President Donald Trump to give them a temporary exemption to 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico.
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Detroit council nixes study on making the RenCen a historic district
Opponents say a historic designation would make redevelopment ‘impossible’ for the buildings.
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Are Mackinac Island ferries a monopoly? Lawsuit claims island got it wrong
Mackinac Island rejected planned price hikes for the two passenger ferries servicing the island. Both are owned by the same Florida company that is now suing the city, claiming officials overstepped their authority.
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Big Rapids Twp. eyes life after Gotion; could cash in on state-bought land
Big Rapids Township hopes to revive marketing of its dormant industrial park, thanks in part to a chance to buy 2 acres that Gotion dropped from its plans.
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Whitmer roads tax plan may drive marijuana shops out of business, experts say
Michigan’s marijuana industry is struggling with low prices and can’t absorb a 32% wholesale tax to fund road repairs, industry leaders say.