economic development

Lansing voters will decide in November if the city can sell 12 acres of city parkland for future private development. A divided city council last night…

The Lansing city council may agree tonight to ask voters to decide if part of a closed city golf course can be sold. The land is being eyed for future…

Lansing city council members tonight will discuss whether to ask voters to approve the sale of 12 acres of city park land for a future economic…

Two economic development groups, one from Grand Rapids and another in Muskegon are asking the state of Michigan to approve a regional economic development…

Rick Snyder said the Michigan Business Tax was bad for business. He said it on the campaign trail. He made the point to business leaders.And after the tax…

Rising gasoline prices threaten to take some of the optimism out of a rosy new forecast for retail sales in Michigan. A recent survey of Michigan…

Public transportation officials in Grand Rapids are excited about one detail in President Obama’s budget announced this week. A proposed rapid bus transit…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-951702.mp3When the Governor gave his State of the State speech, I was standing…

The City of Grand Rapids is working to revive its urban forest. Lindsey Smith visited the committee in charge of the effort to find out how things are…

Ok, so we all know that this week's winter storm caused copious amounts of snow and ice to blanket much of the state. And, of course, we couldn't forget…