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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.

China will build 30 million vehicles this year, three times as many as the U.S. That means Detroit automakers — and Michigan policymakers — must act to preserve the state’s dominant industry, experts said Wednesday.

Cheboygan has a newspaper, but no news reporters. A renaissance supply shop is now occupying its newsroom. So if there’s news in Cheboygan, it’s news to residents.

The state will use a $250 million grant to buy property for the megasite, which officials said is likely to reach 1,300 acres. Looming federal funding deadlines for large advanced manufacturing factories are prompting urgency.

Ponant’s Le Champlain joins the lineup of cruise ships operating in Michigan this year. Six cruise lines with eight ships operate in the Great Lakes.

Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch is the first commercial egg farm in Michigan to have to destroy its chicken flocks after an outbreak of ‘bird flu.’ It may be a sign that egg prices will climb again.

Electric vehicles, EV batteries and semiconductors from China all face new costs if sold in the U.S. as Biden administration attacks 'artificially cheap products.’

Michigan has a persistent worker shortage, but many are in fields that workers consider dead dull, according to an MSU study that could close the gap in skills training.

The likely struggle of the Hudson’s Detroit project to meet projected Detroit jobs and revenue is the latest large-scale project fueling the debate over the structure of tax-incentivized development.

The UAW is negotiating for changes at the Warren Stamping Plant, where workers say better ventilation and protective equipment are needed.

U-M’s Center for Innovation will house graduate-level programs and workforce development programs for Detroiters. Merging the two will also create a place for industry, its new director says.

Developers are banking that the massive mall can be retooled with 2,800 apartments, a hotel, restaurants and ‘Main Street’ style sidewalks. It’s perhaps Michigan’s largest and most ambitious remaking of a troubled mall.

Detroit will not see a net gain in new jobs or local tax revenue for the estimated 850 GM RenCen employees.

Lawmakers from both parties say they want more accountability and to steer big money away from companies toward communities.

The goal is to attract thousands of jobs from one company’s $2 billion investment.

General Motors announced that it will be relocating its global headquarters from Detroit’s iconic Renaissance Center to the Hudson’s building downtown in 2025.

New details on the factory complex are emerging, giving clues to Ford’s plans for the property. Even after downsizing, it’s one of Michigan’s largest EV investments.

Once the place to be, malls have lost their cachet. But many have regained their mojo and are finding second acts. The mall that helped fuel Macomb County’s growth may be next.

Northland Mall in Southfield was the first. Hundreds have followed. But as malls change, one surprising trend has emerged: Many are popular again after waves of closures and changes.

In a letter to lawmakers, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she wants Congress and federal regulators to create ‘new paths’ for businesses impacted by the lack of snow this winter to get relief.