USA TODAY NETWORK Michigan football bounced-back in a big way with a 17-10 upset Saturday against Oklahoma at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Bryce Underwood raced down the left sideline for a 38-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and Jyaire Hill’s interception deep in Oklahoma territory set up the tiebreaking 1-yard touchdown from Jordan […]
A long-admired Detroit music figure is offering dozens of items for sale from her personal collection of rock memorabilia. In an auction that runs through Wednesday, Sept. 16, guitarist Mary Cobra is parting with a diverse array of rock art, rare record pressings and other mementoes reflecting decades’ worth of music in Detroit and beyond. […]
The ice storm that slammed northern Michigan in March hit 3 million acres of trees across a dozen counties Northern Michigan’s $2.2 billion timber industry could be in for a number of rough years with the ‘wood basket’ depleted The state set aside $14 million for replanting on state lands McBAIN — A tractor-trailer full […]
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, […]
SWARTZ CREEK — Michigan’s deal to lure a semiconductor plant may be dead, but the fight to assemble 1,300 acres to lure a big-ticket business here lives on — and it’s dividing a community. One month after Sandisk pulled out of a deal to build a $63 billion plant, an economic development group working with Michigan is still buying […]
Steel wire manufacturer says tariffs have boosted business for his operations in Michigan: ‘The math has just totally changed’ President Trump’s tariffs on steel, aluminum, autos and other foreign products have been aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing Critics argue the president’s trade strategy is raising costs for consumers and causing uncertainty for small businesses For […]
Michigan voters increasingly say the economy is weakening, according to a new poll by the Detroit Regional Chamber Voters fear that tariffs are to blame for higher costs of staples such as groceries Support for the tariffs and concern about the economy are split among party affiliations Nearly 60% of Michigan voters believe the economy […]
Michigan economic officials say the Gotion project near Big Rapids is dead The state had spent $23.6 million in land for the project and will try to recoup those costs ‘This is not the outcome we hoped for,’ Michigan officials say Gotion Inc.’s plans to build a $2.4 billion electric vehicle battery plant near Big […]
Swartz Creek schools voted not to accept a $40 million offer for an elementary building The developer of the Flint-area megasite seeks the property and would use a portion of its $261 million in state funds to buy it The offer came two years after negotiations that did not reach the full board until May, […]
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 […]