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The state’s first megasite project is prompting a growing divide between supporters and opponents in the region, as Gotion Inc. seeks to build a battery plant with 2,350 jobs. Critics cite Gotion parent company’s ties to China. 

The Michigan House Appropriations Committee voted Wednesday to approve $585 million to expand battery plants in the state, including one that’s set to open in Mecosta County.

The Right Place debuted its first State of the Region report, highlighting the year’s wins and what to expect in the year ahead.

There is plenty of chatter about a looming global recession, but how that affects West Michigan is up in the air.

With more than 40,000 workers in the automotive supply chain industry, one of West Michigan’s core economic segments is heading into an evolutionary do-or-die period.

A panel of experts gathered for the most recent Business Journal Breakfast Series to discuss the biggest obstacles facing the commercial real estate sector in West Michigan and what is being done to address those issues.

GRAND RAPIDS — A pair of Michigan townships and Mecosta County gave Gotion Inc. the go-ahead on a property tax-free Renaissance Zone for its $2.4 billion battery plant near Big Rapids. Leaders in Green Township, Big Rapids Township and Mecosta County voted unanimously Monday to send the…

Gotion Inc, a subsidiary of a Chinese EV battery manufacturer, says it will invest $2.4 billion in the factory, and create more than 2,000 jobs.

Grand Rapids could become a major technology hub for the Midwest as an economic development organization looks to have a new 10-year strategy pan out.

Officials in west Michigan want to make it a high-tech hub in the coming years. Randy Thelen is the president and CEO of The Right Place in Grand Rapids, a