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Traverse City has officially caught the attention of one of America's experts on economic development and urban studies. Richard Florida, professor at t...

“Who Killed the Electric Car?” is a 2006 documentary by filmmaker and environmental activist Chris Paine that tells how General Motors created a breakthrough electric car, the EV1, only to end …

As President Barack Obama’s “car czar” in 2009, Steven Rattner played a crucial role in saving the collapsing domestic auto industry. Rattner, a former journalist and investment banker, …

There’s less than a month before labor contracts between the UAW and Detroit automakers expire, and the two sides appear destined for a head-on collision. Bargaining has become unusually …

Michigan is striving to become the nation’s leader in the development and manufacturing of electric and self-driving vehicles, maintaining the state’s long-held distinction of being one of the …

Media outlets across the country are assessing Detroit’s progress as the city marked the 10-year anniversary of filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history on Tuesday. The results, not …

We knew, or should have known, that the transition from gasoline to electricity-fueled vehicles was going to be bumpier than driving down a pothole-strewn Michigan road. The internal combustion …

After struggling for more than three years with a deadly COVID pandemic that broke supply chains and made workers fearful of returning to work, Michigan’s economy has shifted to a higher gear. …

Five-figure signing bonuses have become increasingly common as hospitals deal with an unrelenting shortage of nurses and other health professionals. But...

Beginning a column with a cliché is considered a sign of unimaginative writing. But the old tale of the boiled frog almost perfectly describes Michigan’s demographic and economic plight. It’s …