Patrick Anderson

UAW Strike Against Detroit 3 Impact Analyzed By Anderson Economic Group

LANSING - The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Stellantis has dragged on for weeks, costing the US economy more than $5 billion and counting, says Patrick Anderson, CEO of Anderson Economic Group, in this video interview. For the first time, the UAW is not conducting pattern negotiations with one

By |2023-10-10T09:33:49-04:00October 10th, 2023|ESD, mitechtv|

EV Drivers Pay Road Tax, Time-Based Electric Rates, eSports, ChatGPT

ANN ARBOR - Patrick Anderson discuses EV drivers paying their fair share in taxes for use and maintenance of Michigan’s roads. Then Dan Scripps, Chair of the MPSC, will explain why the commission has ordered electric power generators  to implement time-based rates. Danielle Sirekis from LTU will provide details on the eSports competition. Richard Stiennon

By |2023-02-07T15:07:57-05:00February 7th, 2023|Podcasts|

Should EV Owners Pay Road Taxes? Report From Anderson Economic Group

LANSING - Because electric vehicle drivers avoid both Federal and State gas taxes, they pay only 70- to 80-percent of the cost paid by Michigan’s drivers of internal combustion engine vehicles, says Patrick Anderson, CEO of Anderson Economic Group in this video interview. AEG expects EVs to represent from 15- to 25-percent of new vehicle

By |2023-02-07T11:26:34-05:00February 7th, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update, mitechtv|

AndCan Report: Cannabis Sales See Short-Term COVID-19 Spike

CHICAGO –Legal cannabis sales surged to new highs in some states even as COVID-19 caused record unemployment levels and billions in lost income. Experts at Anderson Economic Group, who have tracked legal cannabis demand through the AndCan® Index since 2015, suspect this short- term spike is unlikely to last, however, as consumer behavior adjusts to the new normal

By |2020-07-14T18:30:16-04:00July 14th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

Opinion: Coronavirus Outbreak Will Have Human, Economic Impact In U.S.

LANSING - The coronavirus outbreak is, first and foremost, a human health crisis. With tens of thousands of world citizens sickened and over two thousand confirmed dead, the first dimension of this tragedy is human. The second dimension is also human, and it involves the millions of people in China and other countries — including

By |2020-02-22T14:18:29-05:00February 21st, 2020|Featured, Guest Columns|

Monthly Demand For Legal Cannabis Products In U.S. Increased By 0.9% In November

LANSING - According to Anderson Economic Group’s monthly AndCan®Index, demand for legal cannabis products in the United States continued to climb in November 2019. AEG’s experts produce this monthly measurement by closely following 50 state trends for both the recreational and medicinal marijuana markets. Monthly calculations are based on benchmarks developed when AEG first began assessing

By |2020-02-13T16:07:58-05:00February 13th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

AndCan Index Up In October: US Demand For Legal Cannabis Rising

LANSING - Anderson Economic Group’s monthly AndCan Index shows resumed growth in U.S. demand for legal cannabis products in October 2019. This follows a two month plateau in August and September as the market took a break from uninterrupted growth between January and July. Year-over-year, the growth rate strengthened further to a rate of 16.9

By |2020-01-15T14:39:36-05:00January 15th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

AndCan Index: September Demand Flat For Legal U.S. Cannabis Products

EAST LANSING —According to Anderson Economic Group’s monthly AndCan®Index, demand for legal cannabis products in the United States remained flat in September. This monthly measurement closely follows trends across all 50 states for both the recreational and medicinal markets, based on benchmarks developed when AEG began assessing the market in 2015. Through July, the legal cannabis

By |2020-01-05T15:25:08-05:00January 5th, 2020|Guest Columns, Marijuana Business, News|