Tag: Business Watch
Copperwood Mine foes sue to block $50M grant for project near Lake Superior
A lawsuit claims Michigan set an âextraordinarily dangerous precedentâ by dedicating taxpayer money to a foreign company. Defenders say the project could revive mining in struggling area….
From the classroom to the shop floor? How Michiganâs career tech programs work
Nearly 115,000 students took a career and technical education course last year. But is it a direct path to a good job? Leaders say employers want even more training and schools need more trained instructors….
Fellow Democrats miffed at Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over $50M copper mine subsidy
Some lawmakers say the governorâs administration sidestepped the Legislature to award $50 million to the Copperwood Mineâs effort to bring back mining in the Upper Peninsula….
With fewer people drinking these days, Michigan wineries turn to goats
Wine consumption is down across the US and world, but wineries are turning to goat happy hours, snowshoe vineyard tours and other events to keep people coming through the doors….
As family farms decline, more Michigan farmers trying to preserve their land
The number of family-owned farms is on the decline, but the share of farms in preservation programs is on the upswing….