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As 2017 comes to a close, November’s Supply Management Research survey suggests West Michigan’s economy will be strong in 2018.“It’s quite possible that…

Michigan has approved incentives to land at least 1,100 new jobs in the state, including hundreds being added by an auto supplier in the embattled city of…

Local First West Michigan’s “Good for Grand Rapids” campaign is receiving a quarter of a million dollars grant. The money will be used to help…

West Michigan’s economy continued its steady growth into June. WGVU breaks down the data points highlighted in the most recent Supply Management Research…

Michigan’s jobless rate has edged upward to four-point-six percent. The uptick was caused by a surge in the number of people looking for work.This is the…

A higher minimum wage was the demand of protestors at the State Capitol Monday. They want Governor Rick Snyder and the legislature to boost the state wage…

Michigan's jobless rate dipped to 4.5 percent in July, a slight drop from the previous month and lowest in 15 years.The state said Wednesday it's the…

Business Buzz, a monthly conversation with Carole Valade from Gemini Publications. We hear news today that 70 % of lakeshore employers expect to hire,…

Michigan business, law enforcement and educational leaders are calling for more support for community college students.It comes on the heels of a new…

Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed a new leader of Michigan's Talent Investment Agency, which houses workforce development and unemployment insurance…