Gotion, a subsidiary of one of China’s largest battery suppliers, has submitted site plans for the controversial electric vehicle battery plant it wants to build near Big Rapids.
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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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$900M solar component factory to add 1,100 clean energy jobs in Michigan
The 1-million-square-foot assembly plant will employ over 1,100 when it opens in 2028, creating a clean energy and semiconductor hub with nearby corporate relative Hemlock Semiconductor.
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Michigan bet big on online gambling. We’re now No. 1
Internet gaming — like poker on your phone — is surging in Michigan. Receipts totaled $1.92 billion last year, and that’s meant higher than expected tax revenues for the state and Detroit.
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Michigan boosts funding to attract new EV-related factories
The state hopes a new $125 million fund will make Michigan more attractive for advanced manufacturing and let it lure more federally backed high-tech factories.
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Michigan cord cutting accelerates; cable customers fall 13% in 2023
Since 2015, the industry has lost over 1 million subscribers in Michigan. Last year, subscriptions fell by 190,000.
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Michigan Right-to-Work repeal: What workers, businesses need to know
The new law means big changes: Private sector workers no longer can avoid paying union dues if they are employed in a workplace with a collective bargaining agreement.
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Michigan lawmakers weigh $100M tax subsidy plan to create high-paying jobs
Sponsors say a plan to let growing businesses capture payroll taxes would increase prosperity at a time when Michigan incomes are falling and some economists sound dire warning about the state’s future.
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Hear what a $198,000 guitar sounds like
The rare Gibson Explorer is for sale at Elderly Instruments in Lansing, where it’s the most expensive item for sale in the specialty instrument store.
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Elderly Instruments thrives as Michigan’s ‘magical land’ for musicians
Musicians have known about the renowned music store in Lansing for 52 years. Now, it’s winning acclaim as a top U.S. business for evolving with the times but staying true to its roots.
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Michigan to spend $19M for ‘last piece’ to redevelop ex-GM plant in Lansing
State officials hope Lansing is ripe for new EV manufacturing investment. But more public money is needed to clean the site abandoned during GM’s bankruptcy.