If the state doesn’t create a new generation of business owners, its future will remain hostage to the swings of the manufacturing sector
Business Watch
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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In Cheboygan, waiting for entrepreneurs to take a chance
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
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Protesters a thorn during Trump’s Detroit economic speech
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
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Booming again: West Michigan’s economy is on a roll
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
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10 counties with lowest jobless rate
Slideshow photo gallery of the 10 Michigan counties with the lowest jobless rate as of April 201
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10 counties with biggest increase in jobs
Slideshow photo gallery of the 10 Michigan counties with the biggest increase in jobs from 2012-201
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10 counties with greatest growth in average weekly wages
Slideshow photo gallery of the 10 Michigan counties with the greatest growth in average weekly wages from 2011-2015
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10 counties with highest weekly wages
Slideshow gallery of the 10 Michigan Counties with highest weekly wages in 201
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Dow Chemical being courted by other states
If more business-friendly states come calling, can Midland hold on to thousands of high-paying jobs? A test of Gov. Snyder’s economic development strategy.
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People need jobs. Factories need workers. Busing, a love story.
A partnership is connecting poor, hard-to-employ Flint residents with a factory hungry for workers in Howell. How a public-private transportation program is helping both sides thrive.