Army Corps clears major federal hurdle just 12 days after Michigan's high court threw out key state approval MACKINAW CITY — Just 12 days after the Michigan Supreme Court threw out a key state permit for Enbridge's controversial Line 5 tunnel, the project has received a major green light from the federal government. The U.S.
Michigan Lawmakers Push To Repeal New Wholesale Tax As Businesses Close And Ohio's Young Recreational Market Expands LANSING — Michigan and Ohio's marijuana markets are suddenly moving in opposite directions. Michigan cannabis sales fell 5.1% year over year in July, even as neighboring Ohio's much younger recreational market surged 22%, raising new questions about whether
Automation Alley Executive Director Tom Kelly: Don't wait for Sept. 15 deadline — first 10 qualified companies get the openings TROY — Michigan companies looking for customers and business partners in Mexico shouldn't wait until the September application deadline to make a decision. Only 10 Michigan companies will be accepted for Automation Alley's Nov. 8-13
CMS program allowing participating health-care organizations to provide qualifying hemp products to Medicare beneficiaries adds new urgency to Michigan's debate over how CBD should be regulated LANSING — Michigan hemp growers and CBD manufacturers could gain access to a potentially significant new health-care market as the federal government experiments with allowing certain Medicare beneficiaries to
MPSC Plan Would Reshape How DTE, Consumers Energy Recover Costs As Michigan Electricity Prices Rank Second Highest In Midwest LANSING — Michigan's utility regulator wants lawmakers to end the cycle of annual electric rate cases that allows DTE Energy and Consumers Energy to seek new increases soon after previous increases are approved. The Michigan Public
NeuroAIgent Launches AI Search Optimization Platform for Modern Marketing Teams New platform helps organizations assess AI search readiness, implement approved website improvements and demonstrate measurable progress DETROIT — NeuroAIgent announced the official launch of AEO Presence, a platform designed to help brands improve how their websites are understood, cited and surfaced by artificial intelligence search
Michigan's statewide labor force is down 124,000 from a year ago as West Michigan growth slows and tariffs, oil prices and uncertainty squeeze businesses GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan's workforce is shrinking — and the problem stretches across nearly the entire state. Seventeen of Michigan's 18 regional labor markets reported smaller workforces in June than a
GM, Ford and thousands of Michigan suppliers could compete for new defense business — and potentially new manufacturing, engineering, AI and skilled-trades jobs — as Washington races to rebuild depleted weapons inventories. ANN ARBOR - The Iran war has exposed a potentially dangerous weakness in America's military: the United States can fire some of its
ANN ARBOR - Michigan isn't starting from scratch in protecting drinking-water infrastructure. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy recommends that water utilities implement a substantial list of cybersecurity protections. Among them are strong passwords, multifactor authentication, software and hardware updates, continuous network monitoring, offline backups, employee cybersecurity training and incident-response plans. Of
DETROIT — Michigan workers are getting squeezed between a weakening job market and rising living costs, with private-sector employment down about 22,000 jobs over the past two years and inflation-adjusted hourly wages still 2.7% below where they were seven years ago. New federal data released Friday add to the warning signs. U.S. employers unexpectedly cut
