economic growth

Comcast RISE To Award 100 Small Businesses In Metro Detroit With $5000 Grant Packages

DETROIT – Comcast announced a new round of 100 businesses in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties will receive comprehensive grant packages that include business consultation services, educational resources, a $5,000 monetary grant, creative production, media schedule, and a technology makeover. Comcast RISE is committed to supporting the growth of all small businesses, while advancing

By |2023-05-21T17:58:37-04:00May 21st, 2023|Featured, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

How ITC Michigan Is Energizing Michigan’s Economy

ANN ARBOR - Simon Whitelocke, ITC Michigan president, returns to talk about how electricity transmission company is energizing Michigan's economy. Mr. Whitelocke continues his conversation from earlier reports about how electric infrastructure impacts economic growth. This video interview focuses on how in 2021 Michigan added 396 new franchise businesses and expects to add another 139

By |2022-04-01T14:21:39-04:00April 1st, 2022|Industry 4.0, mitechtv|

GVSU Economist: Marginal Growth Returns In West Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS — After last month's dip, the pace of the West Michigan industrial economy returned to a very modest growth rate, a Grand Valley State University economist reported. Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business, surveyed local business leaders and his findings below are

By |2019-09-08T20:01:43-04:00September 6th, 2019|Featured, News|

Business Leaders Predict Stable Growth For Michigan, Nation

DETROIT— A majority of Michigan business leaders expect to continue or boost their investment within the state, despite a growing number anticipating slower state and national economic expansion coming into 2020. “While Michigan’s senior executives remain positive about their companies’ abilities to continue growing jobs and investing capital in the state, a growing number are

By |2019-08-02T16:23:20-04:00August 2nd, 2019|Featured, News|

Some More Money For State, But Growth Slowing In Coming Years

LANSING - Michigan officials will have some more money to work with through the remainder of the 2018-19 fiscal year and for the upcoming 2019-20 fiscal year, but not much more, the state's Revenue Estimating Conference decided on Friday. But that additional revenue growth will be the product of slowing overall economic growth in both

By |2019-01-13T18:17:38-05:00January 13th, 2019|Politics, Politics/Government|

New Organization Formed To Spur Growth In Southeastern Michigan

DETROIT - A new organization dedicated to spurring job growth in Southeastern Michigan has been launched and has hired its first CEO. Barry Matherly will join the group, transitioning from his role as president and CEO of a similar initiative in Virginia, and will lead the effort to ensure that Southeast Michigan's 11 counties are served

By |2018-11-05T11:14:53-05:00November 5th, 2018|New Products / Contracts|

GVSU Economist: Positive Growth Continues In West Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan economy continues to show positive growth, and the national industrial economy remains very strong, according to a Grand Valley State University expert. "This is probably as good as it's going to get," said Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in the Seidman College of Business. "If we continue this

By |2017-11-09T21:24:10-05:00November 9th, 2017|News|

U-M Report: Oakland County’s Economy Since 2009 Outpaces Michigan, Nation’s Job Growth

ANN ARBOR - Oakland County roared out of the recession with a job growth rate of 2.4 percent per year from 2009 to 2016—outpacing both the nation's and Michigan's job growth in the same period. Job growth for the next three years is forecast to average 2 percent per year or an increase of more

By |2017-04-27T14:54:16-04:00April 27th, 2017|Featured, New Products / Contracts|

U-M Surveys: Consumer Confidence Remains Unchanged Over Past 9 Months

ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan added more mixed economic news on Friday when it released its Surveys of Consumers that showed, despite small monthly variations, the overall level of consumer confidence has remained largely unchanged over the past three quarters. This stability has resulted from increased optimism about personal finances being offset by expectations of

By |2016-04-01T11:45:21-04:00April 1st, 2016|News|

Michigan’s Economy Losing Some Steam, Comerica Bank’s Index Indicates

DETROIT - The latest Comerica Bank’s Michigan Activity Index shows the state’s economy momentum, on the rise since February 2015, is starting to decline. The Index declined in January, falling 1.2 percentage points to a level of 126.5 from 127.6 in December. But the good news is January’s reading is 52 points, or 71 percent,

By |2016-03-31T15:08:57-04:00March 31st, 2016|News|