After years of steady growth, marijuana sales are down, while the number of dispensaries and plants in the ground are increasing. The industry is at a ‘saturation point,’ one says.
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On Michigan’s border, marijuana shops spark battle for communities’ soul
Small towns near Indiana and Wisconsin are home to an outsized number of pot dispensaries. That’s helped prop up some community budgets but some wonder at what cost.
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Lawmakers: Spending $660K per job for Sandisk would have been tough sell
Michigan’s failed $6.2 billion bid to launch a semiconductor plant in Genesee County has renewed debate about corporate incentives. Gov. Whitmer says the president promised her Michigan will ‘get an even better deal.’
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Michigan bars offer booze-free options for the ‘sober-curious’
Alcohol sales have declined in the past year. The response from bar owners? Boozeless brunch, NA beers and mocktails.
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Records: Michigan offered more than $6B in failed bid to land chip factories
State documents show that Michigan was willing to exchange billions in cash and tax breaks to land a proposed semiconductor manufacturing complex near Flint. The company pulled the plug instead.
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Michigan loses massive semiconductor plant. Whitmer blames ‘national economic turmoil’
Michigan used taxpayer subsidies to try to land a $63 billion deal with Sandisk. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer now says that won’t happen.
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Crypto mines a noisy nuisance to some. Should Michigan regulate them?
Pending legislation would make it easier to build crypto mines in Michigan. One Upper Peninsula community knows the mines don’t always make good neighbors.
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Crypto mining comes to Michigan. How does it work?
Crypto’s gone increasingly mainstream, but many still don’t understand how the financial technology works. We’re here to help.
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Marshall breathes sigh of relief as Ford battery plant spared from Trump EV cuts
After fears of losing tax credits vital to the project, the Dearborn automaker saves tens of millions of dollars through a revision to Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill.’
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Michigan’s economy: ‘Constant uncertainty’ sparks fear, hope for stability
Data gives glimpse into how Michigan is faring so far in 2025.