Business Watch

Cherries dumped in ditches? Polish imports? With the National Cherry Festival in full swing, one cherry producer is left with a sour taste.

The state’s colleges and universities – and even its high schools – are magnets for international students. Can they be persuaded to stay?

New federal income statistics allow workers and businesses to compare how far their paychecks will stretch in different cities and states.

A conservation group squares off against Encana over frack drilling near a Michigan fly fishing haven.

Michigan has seen explosive growth in hydraulic fracturing, bringing a mix of high-paying jobs and environmental and health concerns to rural communities.

Oil and gas field workers average $64,000 in Kalkaska County, a region where unemployment still tops 10 percent.

One indelible image related to hydraulic fracturing – that of a homeowner setting his own water on fire – has dogged the fracking industry since the release of "Gasland," a documentary.

Fracking’s economic benefits are weighed against the potential risks to Michigan’s environment and public health.

Young adults are far more likely than past generations to opt for public transportation or ride sharing than to buy a car of their own, a trend carmakers have been slow to address. In this book excerpt, Micheline Maynard offers Ford, GM and their competitors a blueprint for remaining relevant and profitable.

If the rescue of Detroit automakers served as a thank you to President Obama’s political base, his embrace of alternative modes of transportation offers a gesture to the future.