Michigan Economy

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.

Michigan's job growth slowed in 2023, but is expected to add close to 38,000 jobs in 2024 and 57,500 additional jobs in 2025, according to University of Michigan economists.

Michigan State University and Wayne State University economists say the state needs more tax revenue to invest in education proposals.

The city's downtown district authority recently accepted a $400,000 federal grant to fix storefronts in need of repair. City officials say they hope it will lead to a bump in tourism.

"Individuals are not having issues entering the labor force and they’re not having issues finding work at this time,” says an economic manager with the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics.

A report by the Citizens Research Council of Michigan finds the state's likely to lose 100,000 school-age youths in the next few decades.

Michigan Works! workforce development association asks for changes to federal legislation replacing the Workforce Opportunity and Initiative Act.