EveryBody Inc. faces many pressures hitting small businesses across the state — but not a labor shortage. It was founded to employ people with cognitive disabilities, and aims to grow despite higher prices and scarce supplies of materials like shea butter.
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Bacon, labor, materials: Inflation pounds Michigan businesses
Behind the consumer price hikes are businesses that are grappling with the same increase — like gas, which increases shipping costs. But they also face still more pressures: Rising wages, more expensive raw materials and uncertainty about their inventory.
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Michigan Republicans want to forbid remote work for most state staffers
Michigan employees are due back in offices by May 1, but Republicans want to outlaw working from home, tying department funding to new rules.
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Michigan jobless agency pauses collections in alleged overpayment cases
The temporary pause on collections against 398,000 could result in repayment waivers for workers who’d received benefits and later were told they were ineligible. But an extensive review awaits first.
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A northern Michigan restaurant survived the pandemic, but not inflation
Sales were brisk at Up North Family Cafe for two years, and it expanded. But now increased costs while customers seem worried about their own finances are insurmountable. The restaurant will close Friday.
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New homes demand is high in Michigan. So are builder costs — and prices
Home construction should be in a new ‘golden age,’ builders say, since existing home listings keep falling. But builders say cost pressures and supply shortages still plague them, in turn affecting affordability.
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Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break about Michigan’s economy
Bridge Michigan business editor Paula Gardner moderated a Zoom discussion with three economic leaders about the future of Michigan’s economy.
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Michigan unemployment agency seeks bids to replace troubled computer system
Jobless workers have struggled for years with the state’s unemployment system, resulting in lawsuits and calls for change. Now — after a pandemic filled with still more problems — the state is seeking a new vendor.
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West Michigan will be home to state’s 2nd massive EV battery factory
LG Energy Solution received $189 million in state incentives on Tuesday toward building the $1.7 billion plant in Holland that is expected to employ about 1,200 by 2025.