LANSING - The latest return-on-investment study on the Pure Michigan ad campaign found a return of $8.79 for every dollar spent on the combined warm weather and fall campaigns of 2019, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corp. According to the MEDC in a press release, $16.1 million was spent on out-of-state Pure Michigan campaigns
LANSING — Eric Davis loves his Tesla Model 3. It’s not just the reduced carbon footprint that comes from driving an electric vehicle or the weekly financial savings from not having to purchase gas. It’s the performance and acceleration, he said, which is “night and day” from an internal combustion engine. “It’s just a very
LANSING — Democratic presidential candidates are pushing climate change plans that would require all new cars to be fully electric in the next decade or two, goals that could upend Michigan automakers and reshape the workforce of the state’s largest industry. But experts say the proposals may be unrealistic given political realities, automaker production plans
ANN ARBOR - Democrats competing in Michigan’s March 10 presidential primary are touting environmental plans to fight climate change, clean up drinking water and replace aging infrastructure that could have major effects on Michigan and the Great Lakes. Many candidates are describing their proposals as a Green New Deal, referencing the massive 1930s initiative by
LANSING - A six-bill bipartisan package that includes treating vaping like a tobacco product and taxing it at 24% was introduced this week in the Michigan Senate. The flagship bill is SB 781, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint), that would place vaping products under Michigan's "Tobacco Products, Tax Act." This approach is
LANSING - Cable TV cutting is gaining momentum in Michigan, according to a new report from the Michigan Public Service Commission. The MPSC found that the number of customers in 2019 decreased by 313,066 to a total of 1,686,006, the fourth year of decline reflecting a national trend of consumers shifting to streaming video over
LANSING – Huge gaps remain in efforts to expand Michigan’s economic progress that include investing in infrastructure, boosting K-12 educational performance and growing a working-age population, so says Business Leaders for Michigan. “We have a great picture of where Michigan stands today on the national scale: better, but still not best,” said Doug Rothwell, President
LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer could go ahead and bond for $2.5 billion -- or really, any amount she wanted – for new road revenue through the gubernatorial-appointed State Transportation Commission, based on updated information from numerous sources. Whitmer could, theoretically, bond against the revenues from future gas taxes and registration fees for any amount
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is scaling back her plan to “fix the damn roads,” unveiling a $3.5 billion bond proposal that would help rebuild Michigan highways without a tax increase but saddle the state with decades of new debt. The first-term Democrat announced her latest plan Wednesday night in her second State of the
LANSING—Construction Helicopters Inc., aka CHI Aviation, has received a $400,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant to support a $4.55 million expansion of its operations in Livingston County’s Howell Township, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced. The project is expected to create 60 new jobs over a three-year period with wages near $45 per hour.
