DETROIT - Michigan retailers don’t have a hiring problem. They have a retention problem. Hiring is expensive. Turnover is what’s killing margins. Across Southeast Michigan, employers say they can find workers—but keeping them is a constant struggle. Employees leave within weeks or months, forcing businesses into a cycle of hiring, training, and starting over. More
ANN ARBOR — If you run a retail business in Michigan, you already know the cycle: You hire someone.You train them.They leave. And you’re right back where you started. Again. This isn’t just frustrating—it’s quietly draining your business every single month, says Bill Shaw, managing partner of Genus Credit Services, in a video interview on
DETROIT - For Michigan’s auto industry, travel to Europe isn’t optional — it’s operational. Executives, engineers, and suppliers move constantly between Detroit and key European hubs like Munich, Paris, and Turin. But a major shift underway across Europe’s borders could quietly disrupt that flow — adding delays, tightening rules, and introducing new compliance risks for
ANN ARBOR — If you run a retail business in Michigan, you already know the cycle: You hire someone.You train them.They leave. And you’re right back where you started. Again. This isn’t just frustrating—it’s quietly draining your business every single month. The Real Problem Isn’t Just Wages Most retail owners assume turnover comes down to
DETROIT - Channel Sales .PRO has expanded its offerings to now include what CEO Rick Beckers describes as Video-as-a-Service Marketing. He appears on MITechTV to explain. Beckers said video is not replacing the written word, but it is making a significant impact on how people find and consume the products and services that they want
SPECIAL REPORT: DEMOCRACY IN DECLINE WASHINGTON DC - A major international study is raising new alarms about the health of American democracy — and it’s landing at a politically volatile moment in U.S. politics. The V-Dem Institute, based at the University of Gothenburg, has downgraded the United States from a “liberal democracy” to an “electoral
DETROIT — Cannabis dispensaries across the United States are facing a growing workforce challenge: retaining employees in a rapidly expanding but still evolving industry. Many cannabis provisioning centers operate with large hourly workforces, including budtenders, retail managers and support staff. While the industry has created thousands of jobs, many smaller operators struggle to offer traditional
GRAND RAPIDS — If you’re going to throw one last gala before riding off into retirement, you might as well bring in someone who knows how to own a stage. That’s exactly what Davenport University is doing. The university’s annual Excellence in Business Gala on May 2 at DeVos Place will feature Emmy- and Tony-winning
SOUTHFIELD - WDIV Detroit 4 has partnered with STATE CHAMPS Sports Network to expand its coverage of high school sports in Metro Detroit, including more than 50 live game broadcasts. Lorne Plant, vice president of Operations at parent copany Yelllow Flag Productions, in this video iterview, also talks about how the alliance with the Detroit
GRAND RAPIDS – New Community Transformation Fund (NCTF), a statewide venture capital fund based in Grand Rapids, announced today the first close of its new $20 million Fund II. The public-private fund includes an investment of up to $9.8 million from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Small Business Venture Program. The state investment requires NCTF to raise
