Michigan Business

Insurance costs climb unabated, especially for Michigan's small businesses

2009-10-28T12:18:22Z

Ironically, the debate in Washington over health care reform could send costs even higher.

Women hold few top business jobs, but recession could clear their way

2009-10-20T21:59:10Z

With all the smart, well-educated women in the work force, it seems like the upper rungs of the corporate ladder should be much more diverse.

Michigan economist pushes for federal jobs tax credit

2009-10-14T18:54:08Z

The worst economic downturn in more than 50 years won't be history until jobs are widely available.

Time magazine Detroit project gives Michigan chance to remake its image

2009-10-06T23:41:20Z

Detroit's decline is a major reason why Michigan has fallen from being one of the wealthiest states in the country to one that could become among the poorest unless trends are reversed.

Taxes are not the answer to boosting Michigan's economy

2009-09-29T20:58:51Z

We hear the equation cited so often we've come to accept it as truth: Lower taxes equal economic growth. But the latest rankings from the Tax Foundation, a respected organization that produces state tax data often cited by conservatives, provides a surprising challenge to that conclusion.

Michigan's economic woes make entrepreneurship conferences like TiE Detroit essential

2009-09-22T22:36:31Z

Next month, TiE Detroit, a nonprofit group of entrepreneurs will hold their second annual Midwest conference, featuring successful people in the world of start-ups, research and business consulting.

Economic Alliance for Michigan calls on Congress for extended jobless benefits for workers, tax relief for employers

2009-09-14T12:36:41Z

Press File PhotoThe Michigan Employment Security Office on Plainfield Avenue in Grand Rapids had long lines of people applying for unemployment last January. DETROIT -- Nearly 100,000 unemployed workers in Michigan will run out of benefits by the end of...

Mackinac Center: Michigan's economic development incentive efforts only generated 30 percent of expected jobs

2009-09-08T20:53:49Z

The think tank makes a case for ending the MEDC.

Labor Day 2009: Dreams downsized in Michigan as jobs, wages may be crippled long-term by recession

2009-09-07T08:20:18Z

Michigan has lost more than 700,000 jobs since July 1999.

Changing Michigan's government, tax structure can't save Detroit

2009-08-25T22:01:40Z

As the jobless rate zooms into the double digits and folks wonder if Michigan will ever recover from its "lost decade," the finger of culpability increasingly is pointed at the state capitol.

Your business needs help? U-M director has made career of helping track down government support

2009-07-29T23:49:01Z

He says the needs have never been greater in Michigan.

Summer tourism season seems better than expected, despite tough economy

2009-07-15T22:48:42Z

It's been eerily quiet around my metro Detroit community, especially on the weekends.

Michigan unemployment rate highest in nearly 26 years, expected to get worse even if economy improves

2009-06-18T01:27:19Z

Dismal auto sales, bankruptcy at two of the Detroit Three and a gloomy economy blamed.

Information sharing brings medicine into electronic age

2009-06-17T12:34:11Z

Recently, I had to collect more than 100 pages of paper medical records from a major metro Detroit health system so I could send them to a physician at another big Southeast Michigan health system. Ordering the records, traveling...

After warning about auto industry collapse in 1980s, Doug Ross offers advice for Michigan's economic woes

2009-06-10T02:25:07Z

He was calling for a more diverse economy to at least cushion the blow.

Memo to new grads: This recession will end, but education should not

2009-05-27T12:27:47Z

To the high school graduates in the Class of 2009: Your commencement speakers probably will tell you you're going out into an uncertain world during a time of great change. That is true. The world is never certain, and it's...

Regional disputes hold back Michigan's economy

2009-05-20T12:39:52Z

With Michigan's economy crumbling, it might seem like regional cooperation would be flourishing....

GM chief gives update on restructuring

2009-05-11T14:25:16Z

DETROIT - General Motors Corp. has no plans to move its headquarters out of Detroit, but the automaker's top executive isn't entirely ruling out the possibility. In a conference call with reporters this morning, GM Chief Executive Officer Fritz Henderson...

GM, Chrysler bankruptcy prospects turn up heat in Michigan

2009-05-06T11:36:52Z

Chrysler LLC's Chapter 11 bankruptcy is viewed by some as foreshadowing a probable General Motors Corp. bankruptcy next month....

For GM, a profit is what counts now

2009-04-29T11:41:32Z

AP PhotoGM's latest government-forced restructuring takes the air out of Pontiac's balloon. Is this the one? After 25 years of repeated reorganizing and downsizing, has General Motors Corp. finally found a business model that will keep it from going the...