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.
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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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Michigan pauses $50M investment to bring back copper mining to Upper Peninsula
Copper demand is surging as electric battery production increases, but Michigan economic officials suspended a vote on the Highland Copper Co. mine amid questions about the project’s financing.
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Report: Michigan tumbling toward Mississippi territory in per capita income
Michigan’s overreliance on manufacturing has the state falling in prosperity rankings. A new report argues that unless we get serious about creating high-wage, college-degree jobs, our economic fortunes will continue to crater.
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Detroit Lions playoff run means higher prices next year beyond tickets
An average family of four paid $563 this year to attend a Lions game. That’s a lot. But in the NFL, it’s a pittance, ranking 26th among 32 teams. Sports industry experts list all the ways prices will likely rise next season.
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Auto experts: Competition, politics, fading subsidies could affect Michigan EV sales
As it shifts to electric vehicles, the state’s auto industry faces threats from global competition, shifting political winds and changing subsidies, experts said Wednesday.
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Delis, milkshakes and liquor: How gas stations aim to survive in Michigan
Gas stations are expanding in Michigan even as their demise is predicted in the transition to EVs. Larger chains are moving in with made-to-order food, more vape flavors and coffee bars, betting that added convenience will offset dwindling fuel sales.
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Michigan football poised to make millions for university from championship game
The rich will get richer because of what academics call the Flutie Effect, as well as millions more from marketing and exposure.
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Calley: Michigan small businesses want to slow change, ease up on new rules
The state’s growth will come from elevating education and innovation to benefit today’s residents, Brian Calley, CEO of the Small Business Association, told Bridge Michigan in a Q and A.
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A Sears comes down, apartments go up at Michigan mall. Is this the future?
Ann Arbor’s growth makes its 50-year-old Briarwood Mall attractive for additions: 370 apartments and two new stores will replace a closed Sears. Is this the solution for dying malls? Depends on the mall.
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Michigan keeps grip on cereal-making as Kellogg reverses layoff plan
Kellogg was ready to move two-thirds of its Michigan cereal production to Canada. But the new corporate version of the iconic brand decided to stay here, thanks in part to $24 million in state incentives.