Michigan Economy

Officials in rural areas and small cities reported the highest levels of financial discomfort in a new study from the University of Michigan that surveyed 1,328 counties, cities, villages and townships.

Attorney General Dana Nessel is asking the Michigan Public Service Commission to reconsider a set of rules for large-scale Consumers Energy electricity customers, including data centers.

The decision comes after years of outcry from some farmers that the cost of labor, transportation and housing for H-2A workers was making it impossible to break even.

Food pantries across the region are preparing for an influx of demand as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is set to run out of funding due to the ongoing government shutdown.

With little pine left to harvest, foresters and sawmills worry what the next several years will look like until newly planted trees can replace what the ice storm took away.

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation said in a letter made public on Thursday that the Chinese company Gotion Inc. has not met its contractual obligations.

The federal essential air service program subsidizes airlines that serve low-traffic rural airports. Amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, essential air service funding is set to expire in early November. Airlines providing essential air service said they would continue flying even if funding expires.

Indigenous Michiganders can compete for thousands of dollars of funding for a startup idea.

The proposed new wholesale tax on marijuana products to fund road repairs in the next state budget and years down the road is much too high and would result in job losses for a booming Michigan cannabis industry, advocates and lawmakers said Tuesday as they rallied for a lower tax rate.

Northern Michigan’s agriculture industry is feeling the impact of rising costs, supply shortages and less research funding, among other things that benefit farmers.