Blog categorized as Business

Ford's New $3.5B EV Battery Park Comes With $210M From SOAR

02/14/23 06:15 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Ford's New $3.5B EV Battery Park Comes With $210M From SOAR

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 02/13/2023)  (ROMULUS) – Ford Motor Company is dropping $3.5 billion to create an electric vehicle battery park in Marshall, which Michigan's economic development corporation is hoping to back with a $210 million state-funded attraction award. 

 

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Gov Tells World: ‘Come To Michigan’

01/20/23 11:39 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 1/18/23) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told a manufacturing panel at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, that Michigan is open for business.

Retailers Survey Foresees Waning Winter

12/24/22 08:55 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Retailers Survey Foresees Waning Winter
The Michigan Retailers Association (MRS)’s November Retail Index survey reported 47% of retailers expect their sales to decline through February, while 39% predict sales will continue to rise.

Feds Nix Bringing Palisades Nuclear Plant Back To Life

11/23/22 08:21 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Feds Nix Bringing Palisades Nuclear Plant Back To Life
Palisades Nuclear Generating Station is on the path to decommission after the U.S. Department of Energy denied an application for federal funding, and the plant won't likely reopen without an influx from the state.

No Quick Fix To Automobile Microchip Shortage

11/23/22 08:09 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
No Quick Fix To Automobile Microchip Shortage
When you want a new cell phone, you can easily make a run to the local Verizon, T-Mobile or AT&T and pick one up at a minute’s notice. The same cannot be said for someone who wants to buy a new car.