Paula Gardner

Musicians have known about the renowned music store in Lansing for 52 years. Now, it’s winning acclaim as a top U.S. business for evolving with the times but staying true to its roots.

State officials hope Lansing is ripe for new EV manufacturing investment. But more public money is needed to clean the site abandoned during GM’s bankruptcy.

Copper demand is surging as electric battery production increases, but Michigan economic officials suspended a vote on the Highland Copper Co. mine amid questions about the project’s financing.

Michigan’s overreliance on manufacturing has the state falling in prosperity rankings. A new report argues that unless we get serious about creating high-wage, college-degree jobs, our economic fortunes will continue to crater.

As it shifts to electric vehicles, the state’s auto industry faces threats from global competition, shifting political winds and changing subsidies, experts said Wednesday.

Gas stations are expanding in Michigan even as their demise is predicted in the transition to EVs. Larger chains are moving in with made-to-order food, more vape flavors and coffee bars, betting that added convenience will offset dwindling fuel sales.

The rich will get richer because of what academics call the Flutie Effect, as well as millions more from marketing and exposure.

The state’s growth will come from elevating education and innovation to benefit today’s residents, Brian Calley, CEO of the Small Business Association, told Bridge Michigan in a Q and A.

Ann Arbor’s growth makes its 50-year-old Briarwood Mall attractive for additions: 370 apartments and two new stores will replace a closed Sears. Is this the solution for dying malls? Depends on the mall.

Kellogg was ready to move two-thirds of its Michigan cereal production to Canada. But the new corporate version of the iconic brand decided to stay here, thanks in part to $24 million in state incentives.

DTE Energy and Consumers Energy say their systems are more reliable after severe outages this year. But with extreme weather increasing from climate change, they’re looking at additional funding options such as customer surcharges or bonds.

While many of Michigan’s largest EV battery projects are slowing, Gotion Inc.’s plans are on track near Big Rapids, but scrutiny from a new township board creates new challenges for the deal.

Draft recommendations from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s population commission includes a laundry list of changes. And they’ll cost money.

Michigan spent billions to lure electric vehicle factory sites. But as EV sales lag, highly touted mega-site projects are being scaled back, along with jobs. And the economic payoff for Michigan seems more distant.

Signs are popping up of a national economic slowdown, but Michigan’s workforce continues to grow and diversify, making the state less vulnerable than many others to a downturn, University of Michigan economists predict.

As year-end approaches, only 1-in-4 of Michigan’s largest, publicly traded companies beat an industry success barometer, while half saw their value erode. The UAW strike was a setback for automakers, though office furniture companies flourished.

Construction will restart at the factory near Battle Creek once valued at $3.5 billion. Ford’s plan to downsize will cut jobs. The state says Michigan’s incentive contribution will drop accordingly.

The venerable, Rockford-based company famous for Hush Puppies faces plummeting stocks and sales. It’s already spent tens of millions of dollars settling suits for PFAS contamination. Then this year, more PFAS was discovered on its doorstop.

Nearly half of the auto company’s non-union U.S. salaried workforce will get an incentive offer to leave their jobs by year-end. It’s the latest cost-cutting move to hit the Big Three’s professional workers.

The 46-day strike was ‘stunningly successful’ for the union, which reached most demands. While the UAW was congratulated by some, others warned Detroit automakers face a steeper path to compete on EVs.