globalization

A new book examining the forces shaping the future of global migration forecasts Michigan as the best place in the world to live in 2050.

Stateside

The best place to live in 2050? Michigan, says globalization expert.

Elizabeth Harlow

According to geopolitics and globalization expert Dr. Parag Khanna and his colleague Greg Lindsay, nowhere in the world looks more promising to be in 2050 than the state of Michigan.

Commentary

Innovation is not always the answer

The Next IdeaInnovation is a big word. I must confess I haven’t given it much thought in more than a decade, since I was in the last semester of my MBA…

Environment & Climate Change

Mardi Gras beads may present a health hazard

Steve Carmody

It’s Mardi Gras time. But there’s a warning for people who want to ‘Let the Good Times Roll’.People will go to great lengths to grab a necklace of Mardi…

Economy

How has NAFTA affected Michigan?

Stateside Staff

It’s been 20 years since the North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect. It drastically changed the economic relationship between Canada, the…

Steelcase to close three North American manufacturing plants

Lindsey Smith

Grand Rapids office furniture maker Steelcase says it will close three manufacturing plants in North America. 400 workers will be laid off at a plant in…