Michigan farm values growing faster than nation amid data center boom

Michigan farm values growing faster than nation amid data center boom

Michigan farmland prices per acre increased more than any other state last year. Converting the land to development sites appears to be a cause for the jump. The average prices per acre in Michigan is $6,800, while development land could yield $30,000 or far more per acre Michigan farm property values are going gangbusters, rising […]

$13B Stellantis expansion plan includes new jobs for Michigan

$13B Stellantis expansion plan includes new jobs for Michigan

Stellantis says it will invest $13 billion over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the United States, a move that the automaker says will increase its domestic vehicle production by 50% and add more than 5,000 jobs. The world’s fourth-largest carmaker said Tuesday the investment will support the introduction of five new vehicles, […]

After Gotion and SOAR, Michigan eyes overhaul of corporate subsidy strategy

After Gotion and SOAR, Michigan eyes overhaul of corporate subsidy strategy

With the end of SOAR and cuts to job-growth funding, lawmakers say they will retool economic development incentives by year-end. The effort follows ‘bad deals’ as the state pledged billions to jobs that barely materialized Officials expect to reward a wider group of businesses with no more up-front payments LANSING — Lawmakers may seek to overhaul […]

Muskegon 2025 Business Excellence Award Winners Announced

Muskegon 2025 Business Excellence Award Winners Announced

Muskegon, MI – The Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce proudly announces seven winners of the highly esteemed Business Excellence Awards. The winners will be recognized for outstanding performance at the fourth annual “Business Excellence Awards” Event. Each of these businesses or individuals has set the standard of excellence every day in their respective business sector. […]

Michigan Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

Michigan Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week from Nov. 17-23 by recognizing the impact of Registered Apprenticeships on the state’s workforce and economy. There are more than 21,600 active Registered Apprentices and over 800 unique programs in Michigan, making the state home to the sixth-highest number of active Registered Apprentices […]

SCORE Muskegon helps Entrepreneurs succeed and thrive

SCORE Muskegon helps Entrepreneurs succeed and thrive

By Victor Skinner The global coronavirus pandemic is forcing SCORE Muskegon to rethink how the business mentorship organization connects with and guides local entrepreneurs, and one thing seems certain: the old way of doing business is going extinct.   Prior to the pandemic, 95 percent of SCORE’s client interactions took place during face-to-face meetings with mentors […]

West Michigan Works! to host July job fair to connect job seekers with area’s high-demand industries

West Michigan Works! to host July job fair to connect job seekers with area’s high-demand industries

By Victor Skinner West Michigan Works! is recruiting local job seekers for a virtual job fair in July, the latest in a series of monthly job fairs and other efforts to connect the unemployed with the area’s in-demand industries. Throughout the pandemic, West Michigan Works! has hosted job fairs on the third Wednesday of every […]