Business Watch

The numbers show just how far Detroit has fallen post-bankruptcy, and how much farther the city has to go toward a real turnaround.

We break down the property value numbers from every city and township in Michigan to see how communities have fared since the Great Recession.

Fruit and vegetable growers across the state say immigration crackdowns will scare away seasonal workers, with few Americans eager to fill in.

Looking for opportunity? Go west.

A Detroit casino wasn’t in the cards for Trump, undone by some of the same issues dragging down his presidential campaign today, including a battle over tax returns

Too many new entrepreneurs make the same, avoidable mistakes. In a state badly lagging in new businesses, executing a sound plan is critical. Our experts tell you how.

If the state doesn’t create a new generation of business owners, its future will remain hostage to the swings of the manufacturing sector

The city’s downtown stores are shuttering. While some hope for a shift to a tourism-based economy, a port project is betting on new industry

Before an unusually rowdy Detroit Economic Club audience Monday, the Republican presidential nominee calls for cutting business taxes, reducing regulations and letting parents fully deduct the average cost of childcare from their taxable income

The Grand Rapids region continues to surge ahead, adding jobs (if not high wages) across a wide area. Can its success be exported to the rest of Michigan