Business Watch

An increasing number of customers are looking for EV charging options at hotels, wineries and restaurants in the state’s hottest summer destinations. Businesses are stepping up.

The 1950s-era theater has been a northern Michigan landmark for generations of summer patrons.

Numerous flights at Detroit Metro Airport have been delayed and computers at Corewell Health, the state’s largest health care system, were impacted by Friday's global software glitch.

As artificial intelligence use soars, small businesses now face the critical decision of whether or not to invest.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm says the investment in a Lansing plant is proof that auto towns won’t be abandoned as automakers switch from gas cars to EVs.

Michigan officials are rolling back a $1 billion incentive package for Ford after it downsized its BlueOval Battery Park. Once planned for over 700 acres, with 2,500 jobs, it’s now slated at roughly 500 acres and 1,700 jobs.

A look at the auto industry’s first half of 2024 shows growing uncertainty over the presidential election, auto sales, EV adoption and, in Michigan, jobs. Here’s what to keep an eye on for the rest of 2024.

Northern Michigan faces an enormous housing crisis, fueled by Airbnb and availability. Now, some cities are retooling zoning laws to allow new uses for old, commercial buildings.

Sunday is Lakeside’s last day as an enclosed mall, clearing the way for its redevelopment to start. It’s the largest mall remaking in the state, as owners make expensive plans to add density and diversity to shopping centers.

A union leader representing Rite Aid workers says he expects all Michigan stores to close by fall.

Michigan House Democrats on Thursday delayed a planned vote on legislation to extend business incentives but expand the program to include dedicated funding for mass transit, housing, placemaking.

Ohio is expected to approve its first recreational marijuana retailers, possibly this month, a move that could cut into profits at the dozens of Michigan retailers who have targeted the Ohio market for customers.

Rite Aid is in bankruptcy and has struggled to keep its doors open. See if your location is on the closure list.

Legislators, who are debating economic subsidies, raise alarms after Bridge reports that Michigan spent $1 billion to create 200 jobs in EV battery plants.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer bet big on five companies that promised $16 billion in investments and 12,000 jobs. The projects didn’t need to create jobs before getting the money, and now all are delayed or downsized.

Michigan has pledged $2 billion to five companies promising huge investments. The projects are behind amid flux in the auto industry. Here’s where they all stand.

A House committee passed a $6 billion plan to set aside $2.5 billion for corporate incentives over the next 10 years and funnel more money to transit and housing. It faces tougher prospects in the full House.

A new Michigan plan would redirect some business incentive funding to pay for transit projects. Supporters imagine autonomous vehicles delivering workers, bus rapid transit in Detroit and better air travel to northern Michigan.

The iconic Michigan Central Station will reopen on Thursday after a $950 million restoration by Ford Motor Co.

The Michigan Legislature seems ready to redirect much of its billion dollar incentive spending toward building more mass transit and other community projects. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appears open to the idea.