Could the new District Detroit proposal change the city for the better?
The new District Detroit proposal has many people questioning if this is necessary for the city. The project’s subsidy requests...
Jobs & the Economy
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit’s $100M jobs program praised by White House advisor
Detroit is launching a $100 million employment scholarship fund to encourage people who have not worked for several months to...
Michigan economics professor says recession would be mild despite rising inflation
The U.S. economy has been dealing with a shortage of goods and high gas prices during the past year, leading...
Detroit Evening Report: Unemployment rate in Detroit drops below 7%, reaching 22-year low
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says the city's unemployment rate has dropped to 6.4%, a figure not seen in over two...
The FTX scandal and role of digital currency in our economy
Cryptocurrencies, or crypto for short, are digital currencies which are not controlled by central authorities such as a government or...
What Congress is doing to prevent a potential rail workers strike
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed two resolutions in an effort to head off a potential labor stoppage next...
Inflation and the U.S. economy following the 2022 midterms
Inflation was one of the top issues on voter's minds when they headed to the polls last week. Yet while...
MichMash: Frankenmuth is thriving, against the odds
Subscribe to MichMash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode: Frankenmuth has defied...
How ‘dirty jobs’ impact poor and disadvantaged people
Some of the worst tasks in this world are the things that we don’t see. Slaughterhouses, jails and prisons, military...
How Zingerman’s managed its way through the pandemic
This month, Michigan restaurants sound the release of COVID-19 relief funds by the American Rescue Plan Act after a report...
How the United Auto Workers union is changing following its latest convention
Two weeks ago, the United Auto Workers union (UAW) closed its 38th Constitutional Convention during a week filled with historic...
New research suggests millennials aren’t lazy — just unlucky
In 1997, more than 40% of teens were part of the workforce. Just over 15 years later, that number dropped...