LANSING — Michigan should replace its economic development agency with a customer-driven entity focused on helping businesses without targeting individual companies for grants and other incentives, ...

Michigan State Representatives Steve Carra R-Three Rivers and Jay DeBoyer R-Clay Township announced legislation to abolish the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), which they called ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and legislative leaders made a deal to pass economic development policies before the end of the year, ...

We received the following press release from Michigan State Senator Thomas Albert. LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Thomas Albert on Tuesday reintroduced legislation to eliminate the Strategic Outreach and ...

Lansing — Some of the state’s strictest safeguards against the negative effects of data center development will be administered through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, an agency that ...

In July 2025,CNBC ranked Michigan 6th in its “America’s Top States for Business 2025” list. This is the highest Michigan has ranked since the list was created, moving from 9th to 6th in one year. This ...

The Michigan Capitol building in Lansing. Republican state lawmakers are trying to get rid of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The quasi-governmental agency oversees Michigan’s business ...

Rep. Jaime Greene (R-Richmond), majority vice chair of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Corporate Subsidies and State Investments. Oct. 22, 2025 | Photo by Kyle Davidson/Michigan Advance Michigan ...

Lansing — Some Michigan lawmakers say they want potential new jobs initiatives to be based outside of the embattled Michigan Economic Development Corp., signaling bipartisan discontent with the ...

Plans to build a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Michigan have fallen through, and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that "massive economic uncertainty" is to blame. Bringing the ...

The Michigan Department of Labor awarded $509,200 to enhance infrastructure, housing, and workforce growth in rural communities through the Rural Readiness Grant Program.