The Michigan Legislature seems ready to redirect much of its billion dollar incentive spending toward building more mass transit and other community projects. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appears open to the idea.
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China making Detroit automakers 'underdogs' with huge EV push, experts warn
China will build 30 million vehicles this year, three times as many as the U.S. That means Detroit automakers — and Michigan policymakers — must act to preserve the state’s dominant industry, experts said Wednesday.
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Michigan town adjusts to life with ‘ghost newsroom,’ as local papers wither
Cheboygan has a newspaper, but no news reporters. A renaissance supply shop is now occupying its newsroom. So if there’s news in Cheboygan, it’s news to residents.
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With Flint megasite deal, Michigan tops $1B in spending on development land
The state will use a $250 million grant to buy property for the megasite, which officials said is likely to reach 1,300 acres. Looming federal funding deadlines for large advanced manufacturing factories are prompting urgency.
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Cruising the Great Lakes: 20,000 passengers expected to set sail in '24
Ponant’s Le Champlain joins the lineup of cruise ships operating in Michigan this year. Six cruise lines with eight ships operate in the Great Lakes.
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Michigan’s largest egg farm lays off 400 workers amid bird flu outbreak
Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch is the first commercial egg farm in Michigan to have to destroy its chicken flocks after an outbreak of ‘bird flu.’ It may be a sign that egg prices will climb again.
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Steep tariffs may block Chinese threats to Michigan's growing EV industry
Electric vehicles, EV batteries and semiconductors from China all face new costs if sold in the U.S. as Biden administration attacks ‘artificially cheap products.’
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Michigan has plenty of jobs. Too bad workers find so many boring, study finds
Michigan has a persistent worker shortage, but many are in fields that workers consider dead dull, according to an MSU study that could close the gap in skills training.
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Hudson’s deal, RenCen renew debate about corporate subsidies in Detroit
The likely struggle of the Hudson’s Detroit project to meet projected Detroit jobs and revenue is the latest large-scale project fueling the debate over the structure of tax-incentivized development.
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Michigan union workers OK strike against Stellantis over health concerns
The UAW is negotiating for changes at the Warren Stamping Plant, where workers say better ventilation and protective equipment are needed.