Michigan Economy

New research could upgrade Michigan's multi-billion-dollar potato industry.

Appliance manufacturer Whirlpool saw shares drop by about 20% on Wednesday. The drop came after the Benton Harbor-based company released its first-quarter results of the year.

The Attorney General's office says Fay Beydoun used more than $1 million of state grant money for her own purposes.

Runways at the Pellston Airport were consumed in water following mass flooding that hit parts of the entire state in mid-April.

Analysts blame the disruption caused by the war with Iran and refinery issues for the huge price spike this week to $5 for a gallon of unleaded at a growing number of Michigan gas stations.

Roughly 5% of recent college graduates were unemployed as of last December, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, while 7.8% of young workers (ages 22-28) were unemployed.

With the Great Lakes shipping season underway, the U.S. Coast Guard says they're capable of helping ships navigate icy waters despite being short a couple of icebreaking vessels. Officials are not anticipating significant delays.

Networks Northwest, an economic development agency, collaborated with various business leaders in the 10-county region to conduct the survey.

Michigan U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell said the Trump administration’s policies are causing utility bills to rise, creating an affordability crisis for Michiganders.

A bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers is introducing legislation they say would make it easier to build new homes in the state.Among other things, the bills would allow duplexes in single-family residential areas, lower the minimum size for housing units, and reduce lot size requirements for single-family homes.