Michigan Economy

Detroit Shows Big Job Growth In One Sector

Posted 05.09.2012

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Reversing the trend of the previous decade, Detroit has added more manufacturing jobs in the last two years than all but one other metropolitan area i...

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Stronger Local Economy Could Hurt Mitt's Chances In The Mitten

AP | KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN | Posted 04.19.2012

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LANSING, Mich. -- The unemployment rate in Michigan is high, its population is shrinking and scores of manufacturing plants have closed. Still, Presid...

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Detroit Housing Market Improving More Than Other Big Cities

Posted 03.27.2012

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For the seventh straight month, Detroit home prices rose in year-over-year comparisons. According to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Schiller home-pric...

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Things That Wouldn't Go Bad Quickly

Erika Jost | Posted 01.21.2012

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Erika Jost

The narrow aisles of Witherbee's, the self-proclaimed first downtown Flint grocery store in over 30 years, faltered under the strain of the shoppers who had descended like vultures upon its discounted corpse.

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Michigan Debate To Highlight Economic Downturn

Rochester-Rochester Hills Patch | Alan Stamm and Kristin Bull | Posted 01.08.2012

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If there is one message Oakland University President Gary Russi would like to shout out this week to the residents of Rochester and Rochester Hills, a...

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Michigan's Economic Recovery Second Fastest In The Nation

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.02.2012

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Long the symbol of America's deindustrialization, Michigan may be on the comeback trail. The state is recovering at the second fastest pace in the...

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Paul Needham

Is This The Next Michigan?

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Needham | Posted 12.14.2011

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- When Rich Sheridan lost his job in the dot-com bubble about a decade ago and decided to start his own company, he had some trouble...

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Reihan Salam: How To Save The Country From

forbes.com | Reihan Salam, | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just as the roughly $3 trillion spent on the former East Germany didn't stave off economic collapse, federal bailouts won't bring back Detroit. As Mic...

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McCain Boosted In Michigan by Economic Gloom and Romney Rumors

Dan Treul | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Treul

If McCain picks Mitt Romney, son of former Michigan Gov. George Romney, as his running mate, Obama will almost certainly be forced to devote significant resources to maintain a close race in the state.

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The Holdouts: Michigan's Brewer Yet To Endorse Obama

Dan Treul | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Treul

While Gov. Jennifer Granholm has come over strongly to Obama, waving a blue heeled shoe in the air on one occasion, Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer has been conspicuously inarticulate.

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