Tag: Business Watch
Records: Beydoun, other MEDC officials skipped conflict of interest reports
Michigan economic development officials failed to file required conflict of interest reports for years, including one board member now under investigation for potential embezzlement, a Bridge investigation found….
Michigan officials defend $20B Sandisk incentive offer scrutinized by legislators
Michigan was offering at least $20 billion of a $40 billion incentive package in a failed bid to lure Sandisk, according to officials. Critics say that was too much taxpayer money….
Residents call Michiganâs $271M Flint-area megasite development âtraumaticâ
Legislators called an oversight hearing on the project, where Sandisk recently abandoned plans to build a $63 billion complex….
Opposition grows to $1.2B supercomputer plan. U-M canât âbe trusted,â foes say
Ypsilanti Township officials on Tuesday will consider a resolution opposing the partnership between U-M and the Los Alamos National Laboratory that could create 200 jobs that pay $200,000 per year….
Michigan lawmakers renew bid to divert $50M to controversial UP copper mine
Near the shores of Lake Superior, the Copperwood mine proposal is again receiving support from lawmakers. Opponents say the location and high price tag make it a bad bet….