by dankeelan | Apr 28, 2026 | Featured, Michigan
A group of leaders from throughout Macomb County were introduced to the county’s defense and aerospace industries April 15 with visits to the U.S. Army’s Detroit Arsenal and General Dynamics Land Systems as part of the Leadership Macomb program. The Detroit...
by dankeelan | Oct 14, 2025 | Michigan, Unemployment
More than five years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, Michigan says it overpaid on unemployment benefits and is now demanding that money back. The Unemployment Insurance Agency, or UIA, says about 350,000 workers are required to return what they thought was free...
by dankeelan | Sep 23, 2025 | Michigan, Tariffs
A car parts manufacturing company in Metro Detroit is shifting gears on plans to build a new plant, and the CEO says tariffs are partially to blame. Auburn Hills-based Lucerne International makes car and truck parts for companies like Stellantis. Right now, a lot of...
by dankeelan | May 20, 2025 | Jobs, Michigan, Tariffs
State officials agreed May 16 to revise downward state revenue projections by $456 million over the next two years, largely due to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, which one forecaster said will cost Michigan 13,000 jobs from the auto sector alone....
by dankeelan | Apr 1, 2025 | Featured, Michigan, Tariffs, Unemployment
Michigan has experienced the largest increase in its unemployment rate of the 50 states over the last year and currently has one of the worst jobless percentages in the nation, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national...
by dankeelan | Mar 25, 2025 | Apprenticeships, Jobs, Michigan
Programs supporting career training are getting $1.9 million in grant funding. In partnership with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), Gov. Gretchen Whitmer awarded $1.9 million in State Apprenticeship Expansion grant funding into...
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