New Book “The Sack of Detroit” Explores How 1960s Senate Hearings Led to Fall of GM and Auto Industry
In the 1950s, Detroiters saw massive economic benefits from the cultural ubiquity of the auto industry. Automotive manufacturers were the...
Low Vehicle Inventories Lead to Rise in Prices, Analysts Say
At the end of the year’s first quarter, Detroit’s automakers projected the global semiconductor shortage would have its biggest production...
Why Hiring Is So Difficult Right Now
As COVID-19 restrictions begin to subside, the current labor market is showing that workers are still waiting to rejoin the workforce,...
University of Michigan Consumer Survey Finds Record Rise in Inflation Concerns
Consumer confidence in May scored an 82.9 on the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index. While that represents an improvement over...
UAW Members Will Get a Chance to Change the Way They Elect Their Leaders
An investigation into corruption within the United Auto Workers resulted in 15 convictions for union leaders and executives at Fiat...
Stabenow Says “Make It In America” Measures Would Be a Boon for Michigan Manufacturing
Legislation moving through Congress would give Michigan manufacturing a huge boost. The U.S. Innovation and Competition Act would encourage the government to buy more products that...
Michigan’s Top Environmental Regulator Defends New PFAS Standards, Line 5 Permits
Michigan's top environmental regulator is defending Michigan’s new standards for PFAS contamination in water. Those chemicals are linked to serious health...
Some Companies Have Done Better Than Others Keeping Racial Justice Pledges
Last year, after the murder of George Floyd, 251 American companies vowed to combat systemic racism within their own organizations....
Future of Line 5 Uncertain After Enbridge Ignores Whitmer’s Order to Shut Down
Oil and gas are still flowing through Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. That’s despite Gov. Gretchen...
Detroit’s Black Middle Class Is Disappearing
Detroit has a middle class that’s nearly unobtainable for many African American and Latinx people, while economic growth continues for whites....
Companies Need to be Flexible When Deciding to Return to In-Person Work, Expert Says
Starting today, Michigan is rolling back most of the COVID-19 restrictions for the workplace. This marks the first major step...
Detroit Faces Looming Pension Cliff
It’s a train wreck waiting to happen -- that’s what Detroit City Councilmember Scott Benson tells Crain’s Detroit Business about...