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Part 1 or a two-part series on the Chinese auto threat to Michigan. DETROIT - For generations, Detroit was the beating heart of American industrial power. In the decades following World War II, Michigan’s auto industry dominated not only the United States, but much of the global automobile market as well. During the 1950s and
ANN ARBOR - In an age flooded with AI-generated content, authentic storytelling may be more valuable than ever For decades, veteran Michigan journalists Mike Brennan and Matt Roush have interviewed entrepreneurs, CEOs, engineers, innovators, investors, and policymakers shaping the future of business and technology. Now the longtime MITechTV co-hosts are launching a new venture designed
ANN ARBOR - For decades, white collar workers believed college degrees and office careers offered protection from the economic disruption that devastated factory towns across the Midwest. Automation was supposed to threaten assembly lines — not office cubicles. But economists, labor researchers and major national publications are increasingly warning that artificial intelligence could reshape professional
DETROIT - General Motors is pouring more than $6 billion into U.S. manufacturing in just 12 months, a massive capital commitment that underscores a growing reality inside the auto industry: the transition to electric vehicles isn’t happening as fast as expected. The latest piece of that investment—about $830 million across key Midwest plants—is aimed squarely
WASHINGTGON DC - A fast-growing fight in Washington over hemp-derived THC products is colliding with two massive industries—and Michigan is right in the middle. At stake is not just cannabis policy, but a shifting consumer market worth hundreds of billions of dollars, where alcohol, hemp, and marijuana companies are all competing for the same customer.
ANN ARBOR — Artificial intelligence is no longer just a futuristic concept—it’s beginning to reshape the workforce in real time. While much of the attention has focused on factory automation and robotics, the next wave of disruption may hit a different part of Michigan’s economy: office jobs, service roles, and digital work that can now
ANN ARBOR - Michigan drivers are already feeling skyrocketing fuel prices at the pump—and it could get worse within days. Gas prices across the state have surged toward $5 per gallon, jumping nearly a dollar in just a couple of weeks. Now, a growing conflict involving Iran is raising the risk of another spike that
ANN ARBOR — This is where inflation hits you first—and hardest. What if filling your tank cost $300 a month? For many Michigan drivers, that reality is getting closer—and it doesn’t stop at the pump. If gas prices climb to $5 per gallon, a typical driver using about 15 gallons a week would spend roughly
A typical hyperscale AI data center campus—similar to the $16B project planned near Ann Arbor—features multiple warehouse-sized buildings, massive cooling systems, and power infrastructure capable of supplying electricity on the scale of a small city SALINE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — One of the largest artificial intelligence infrastructure projects in the United States is quietly taking shape
ANN ARBOR — Washtenaw County’s economy is expected to outperform much of Michigan over the next three years, with lower unemployment and higher wages—but a slowing growth trend and rising global risks could quickly change that outlook. The biggest wildcard: escalating tensions involving Iran and their impact on global energy markets. If conflict drives sustained
