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Broadway Park West will be a roughly seven-acre space located near the city's Amtrak station.

Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan businesses as well as announcements from government agencies.

Whitmer announced the “Make it in Michigan” program, which will expand on bipartisan efforts to attract jobs to the state by making it a cheap-labor platform able to compete in a race to the bottom for workers by offering low wages and high rates of exploitation.

Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.

Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.

One of the first bills introduced by the Democratic majority would undo a Snyder-era law that prevents Michigan from adopting stronger pollution regulations than Washington. Dems also aim to lessen industry influence on regulatory decisions.

Legislative rules allow lawmakers to allocate big money with the barest of details. Some Democrats want big changes. But others seem reluctant to commit.

The proposal, which was shot down in short order, also led to a parks and rec master plan being scuttled for now.

The proposal, which was shot down in short order, also led to a parks and rec master plan being scuttled for now.

Consuming a single fish from a lake or river in Michigan is the equivalent to drinking water with a months-worth of forever chemicals in it.