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Michigan Has $28 Billion Riding On EVs — But Buyers Are Turning To Hybrid

Wood Mackenzie Says Oil Shocks Could Accelerate Global EV Adoption As Detroit Confronts A Very Different American Transition MICHIGAN'S NEXT ECONOMY DETROIT — Michigan has roughly $28 billion in announced electric vehicle and battery investments riding on the future of transportation. Right now, American consumers aren't following the script. Battery-electric vehicles accounted for only about

By |2026-08-14T15:02:48-04:00August 14th, 2026|Auto Tech, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|

U-M Picks Ypsilanti Township For $1.25 Billion AI Supercomputing Center — But How Many Jobs Will It Create?

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP — The University of Michigan is moving toward building a $1.25 billion high-performance computing and artificial intelligence research complex in Ypsilanti Township, putting Washtenaw County at the center of another massive computing investment — but raising questions about jobs, taxes, electricity, water and local control. U-M and Los Alamos National Laboratory are developing

By |2026-08-14T13:16:07-04:00August 14th, 2026|News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Feds Approve Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel — But Michigan Supreme Court Ruling Leaves Project In Limbo

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.

By |2026-08-13T13:48:07-04:00August 13th, 2026|Clean Update, News|

Michigan Cannabis Sales Shrink As Ohio Surges 22% — Is The 24% Tax Changing The Midwest Marijuana Market?

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

By |2026-08-12T15:59:16-04:00August 12th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

Only 10 Michigan Companies Will Get Spots On Automation Alley Mexico Trade Mission

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

By |2026-08-11T18:47:21-04:00August 11th, 2026|Automation Alley, Business, mitechtv, New Products / Contracts|

Medicare CBD Experiment Could Open New Market For Michigan Hemp Industry

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

By |2026-08-11T14:53:46-04:00August 11th, 2026|Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan Utility Regulator Calls For End To Annual Rate Hikes, New Rules To Lower Electric Bills

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

By |2026-08-10T16:52:13-04:00August 10th, 2026|Government/Politics, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Will Your Website Show Up When Customers Ask AI?

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

By |2026-08-11T12:24:29-04:00August 10th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, mitechtv|

17 Of Michigan’s 18 Regional Labor Markets Report Smaller Workforces

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

By |2026-08-10T13:47:35-04:00August 10th, 2026|Economy|

MICHIGAN’S NEXT ECONOMY – Pentagon Pushes Weapons Production As Iran War Drains Arsenal — Could Michigan Capture Billions?

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

By |2026-08-09T14:10:12-04:00August 9th, 2026|Economy|