Michigan marijuana retailers sold nearly $259 million of recreational cannabis in August, down 8.5% from a year ago, as growers head toward the fall harvest with nearly 900,000 pounds of conventional flower already sitting in the regulated market. LANSING — Michigan’s marijuana industry is heading toward its annual “Croptober” harvest with a problem it doesn’t
Image Credit: Unsplash Cities are struggling to manage water as they grow, pushing them to find smarter, more efficient solutions. With populations rising and climate patterns shifting, the systems that deliver clean water and handle stormwater runoff need to change. Smart technology offers a way forward, transforming how cities monitor, manage, and maintain their most
Delivery companies are running out of room to cut costs the old way. Fuel prices swing. Labor is tight. Customers expect same-day windows that used to be a luxury. The old fix was hiring more dispatchers and buying more trucks. That approach doesn't scale anymore. Route planning software is stepping in to fill the gap.
LANSING - Michigan wants to compete for the industries expected to drive the middle of the 21st century — artificial intelligence, robotics, advanced manufacturing, defense, aerospace, mobility and other high-tech businesses. But before Michigan can win those jobs, it has to answer a more fundamental question: Who is going to do them? Michigan already faces
Michigan bet billions of dollars and thousands of jobs on an electric-vehicle future. But consumers are increasingly choosing hybrids instead. Before buying your next vehicle, here's how EVs, hybrids and plug-in hybrids compare on price, charging, long-distance travel — and the Michigan winter penalty that can dramatically reduce battery range. DETROIT - Thinking about buying
DETROIT — Michigan has absorbed the highest estimated tariff burden per household in America — the equivalent of $5,619 per household since President Donald Trump returned to office — largely because the state's automotive and manufacturing economy sits directly in the path of the global trade war. Michigan businesses have been hit with an estimated
GRAND RAPIDS — Five Michigan defense and aerospace startups will compete Sept. 15 for a winner-take-all $375,000 investment, kicking off a statewide competition designed to identify young companies that could become Michigan's next generation of high-paying employers. And considerably more money awaits. The winner of the Grand Rapids PitchMI semifinal advances to the statewide championship
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As private companies test next-generation drone technology at Camp Grayling this week, Michigan is making a play for a rapidly expanding industry backed by billions in Pentagon spending. With a $30 billion defense and aerospace sector already supporting about 166,000 Michigan jobs, the bigger prize isn't what flies over Grayling — it's the companies, factories
ANN ARBOR - Michigan motorists are getting hit with another cost shock just as the summer driving season ends — and with the midterm elections approaching, soaring fuel prices could become another test of how voters judge the economy. Michigan regular gasoline averaged $4.31 a gallon as of Sept. 12, according to AAA, up from
