Michigan Economy

The Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance, a coalition of business leaders, say the pending changes to the minimum wages laws will have a disproportionate impact on the tourism economy in the region and hospitality industries.

As the Traverse City Horse Shows continue through the summer, the people it brings in are having a positive impact on the local economy.

The Michigan Senate Housing and Human Services Committee approved bills Tuesday that would expand regulations on mobile home parks.

The effort to rename and reshape one of Michigan’s main economic incentives programs made it out of a state House committee Tuesday.

Child labor permits in Michigan could see a more centralized process under legislation that received a hearing before a state House committee Thursday.

Michigan’s jobless rate remained stable in April at 3.9%, according to figures released Thursday by the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics.

New Midland Mall owner Jordan Dice says adding diversity inside the mall will bring back interest to shoppers.

The theatre's warehouse burned down in December and was torn down last week, marking the beginning of a path towards reconstruction of the space that housed the theatre's equipment.

The Senate passed bills to create an R&D tax credit, resurrect an expired jobs program, and reshape an existing economic incentives program.

A new report from the state shows Michigan’s unemployment rate among women bounced back to pre-pandemic levels last year. But it’s not all good news.