Blog categorized as Economy

Some Mighty Mac Lanes To Close Until May 23 

04/08/24 04:52 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Some Mighty Mac Lanes To Close Until May 23 
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be resurfacing 2.1 miles of the Mackinac Bridge, which will take Michigan's largest bridge down to a two-lane highway until May 23

Report Confirms Population Slide After 2034 

04/08/24 03:36 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Report Confirms Population Slide After 2034 
The Baby Boomer generation was the largest generation in United States' history, and that holds true for Michigan. However, researchers question what will fill the population gap left behind

Whitmer Asks FEMA, Congress For More Warm-Winter Relief 

04/05/24 04:20 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Whitmer Asks FEMA, Congress For More Warm-Winter Relief 
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration asking for more ways to help winter businesses impacted by the lack of snow.

Nessel Calls DTE $8.06-A-Month Rate Hike Proposal 'Absurd' 

03/29/24 10:38 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Nessel Calls DTE $8.06-A-Month Rate Hike Proposal 'Absurd' 
DTE is asking the Michigan Public Service Commission to sign an electricity rate increase of more than $450 million, which Attorney General Dana Nessel is saying is far too much.

Grants Could Be Michigan's Last Chance To Achieve Universal Broadband Connectivity

03/26/24 03:11 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Grants Could Be Michigan's Last Chance To Achieve Universal Broadband Connectivity
The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment, or BEAD, program has $1.6 billion in federal funding to get every Michigander connected, but the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office (MIHI) needs to find all the non-connected areas.