WASHINGTON DC - New federal economic data released Thursday delivered a troubling combination for the U.S. economy — and potentially for Michigan as well. Key Economic Numbers Released Thursday Inflation rose to 3.8% in April, up from 3.3% in March Consumer spending growth slowed sharply to 0.2% First-quarter U.S. GDP was revised down to 1.6%
ANN ARBOR — As artificial intelligence floods the internet with generic content and shrinking attention spans make visibility harder than ever, two veteran Michigan business journalists are launching a boutique executive communications and thought leadership agency designed to help companies “own the conversation” in their industries. Longtime technology journalists Mike Brennan and Matt Roush have
LANSING - Michigan’s innovation economy faces a growing competitiveness problem: Michigan ranks 32nd nationally in early- and growth-stage startup funding, according to a 2025 innovation scorecard from Business Leaders for Michigan. Leading innovation states including California, Washington and Colorado have grown their innovation economies at “twice the rate or more of Michigan” over the past
DETROIT - Michigan may be on the verge of its next industrial transformation — and this time it may have less to do with automobiles than robots. As artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and advanced manufacturing continue converging, Michigan’s traditional mobility industry is increasingly evolving into something much broader: robotics drones AI-powered manufacturing autonomous logistics defense
ANN ARBOR = Dave Crabill from iHemp Michigan recaps on MITech TV to testify before the Michigan Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee in support of Senate Bill 608 and Senate Bill 609, legislation intended to update Michigan’s industrial hemp laws. Crabill said he and a group of board members went to Lansing to support bills written
WASHINGTON DC - Michigan and Ohio cannabis operators are closely watching a new federal court ruling that could signal another step toward mainstream healthcare acceptance of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. The federal government is beginning to treat cannabis-adjacent products less like prohibited substances and more like healthcare tools after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging
Everyone knows the difference that a manager can have on sales performance. A poor manager can compromise the results of even the most talented sales reps. Great managers help sales reps be the very best that they can be. All too often, we think that poor managers are doing obviously terrible things. There’s also a
Global Conflict Is Now Reaching Michigan’s Economy ANN ARBOR - Michigan may be thousands of miles from the Strait of Hormuz, but the impact of the growing Middle East oil crisis is already showing up at gas stations, freight terminals, factory floors and household budgets across the state. Global oil prices surged again this week
DETROIT - The National Defense Industrial Association Michigan Chapter is using a new STEM scholarship program to encourage more Michigan students to pursue careers in some of the fastest-growing — and increasingly strategic — sectors of the economy: defense technology, aerospace engineering, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and advanced manufacturing. Applications are due Friday May
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP — Google is trying to convince Michigan that its proposed data center near Detroit Metro Airport is not the kind of project communities across the state have been fighting. That may be the most important part of the story. The company and its development partners are pitching the Van Buren Township project
