ANN ARBOR - AI power demand Michigan is rising rapidly as artificial intelligence and data center growth increase electricity needs. As a result, Michigan’s energy grid and future power planning face growing pressure to keep up. Artificial intelligence and data center expansion are driving a surge in electricity demand nationwide, raising questions about whether Michigan’s
Channel Sales Pro highlights how partner ecosystems are reshaping modern tech sales strategies. As businesses shift toward collaborative growth models, Channel Sales Pro emphasizes the role of partnerships in driving scalability and revenue. Therefore, companies are rethinking traditional sales approaches to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving market. In a MITech TV interview, Beckers explains
New Grand Valley State University survey shows improving manufacturing activity in West Michigan as economists warn global tensions could quickly reshape the outlook. GRAND RAPIDS — Michigan’s manufacturing economy may be showing early signs of stabilization after several months of uncertainty, according to new data from Grand Valley State University, but economists say global risks
ANN ARBOR - Long-time auto reporter Paul Eisenstein discusses his recent trip to the east coast where he tests drove several versions of the Dodge Charger - a muscle car - in the snow. He also talks about recent Ford Motor Company recalls that primarily involve technology glitches. Plus he discussed with host Mike Brennan
LANSING -Michigan cannabis sales are falling sharply as a new 24% tax begins to impact the industry. Michigan cannabis sales recently dropped toward a two-year low, signaling growing pressure on a market once valued at over $3 billion. As new taxes, oversupply and pricing challenges converge, the industry now faces increasing uncertainty. Michigan’s legal cannabis
ANN ARBOR - Michigan is emerging as a potential hub for the next wave of artificial intelligence data centers, but the rapid growth of these massive computing facilities is raising a new question for policymakers and utilities: Who will pay for the electricity? Large cloud and AI data centers require enormous amounts of power —
DETROIT - A new scientific analysis warns that humanity’s carbon emissions have already pushed far beyond what researchers consider a safe operating limit for the planet—raising new questions about the economic and industrial transition now underway in Michigan and across the Midwest. The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change and highlighted by Phys.org,
DETROIT - Oil prices are climbing and analysts warn a wider Iran war could trigger another global energy shock similar to the 2022 crisis. Michigan gasoline prices are already rising as global oil markets react to the expanding conflict involving Iran and growing fears that fighting in the Middle East could disrupt one of the
COLUMBUS - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit accusing nine of the nation’s largest cannabis companies of operating a coordinated “cartel” designed to control market access and suppress competition. The lawsuit, filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court, alleges the companies violated Ohio’s Valentine Act — the state’s primary antitrust
Most business owners know their state's sales tax rate. Fewer know the combined rate that actually applies at the point of sale once county and municipal taxes are factored in. That gap — between the state rate a seller has memorised and the total rate a transaction legally requires — is where local option sales
