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2017 should be a strong year for Michigan’s economy. Grand Valley State University business professor Brian Long says it’s a stark turnabout from one year ago, when markets tumbled to start the year. He points to Wall Street’s current lofty levels as one of the many reasons for the upbeat …

U.S. employers added 156,000 jobs in December, capping a year of slower but solid hiring. The Labor Department says the unemployment rate ticked up to four-point-seven percent. Business editor Murray Feldman says Michigan is helping to lead the way with health care jobs. Hourly pay jumped almost three percent from …

After nearly four week-long holiday recess, the newly-elected Michigan legislature returns to action at the State Capitol on Wednesday. There to greet them– Lansing bureau chief Tim Skubick.

Construction workers throughout Michigan are expected to be busy this year, but there are some concerns. A report from the Home Builders Association of Michigan predicts single-family home construction will increase four-percent this year compared with 2016 with an estimated 16,500 home permits issued. Last year nearly 16,000 home permits were …

The North American Car of the Year is the Chevy Bolt EV. The truck of the year is theHonda Ridgeline. The utility of the year is the Chrysler Pacifica. It’s the first year for that award. The announcements made this morning at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The North …

Great Lakes ports, vessel operating companies and maritime trade associations are fighting the U.S. Coast Guard’s increase of marine pilot rates on the Great Lakes. A proposed increase by the Coast Guard for the 2017 shipping season is 14-percent. That’s on top of double-digit percentage increases the previous two years. …

More than 16-million adults in the U.S. suffer with depression. Yet many don’t seek treatment. Now, a new app hopes to change that. Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has more.

Recent studies have shown that introducing peanut-containing foods to infants can prevent the development of a peanut allergy. But the question is often when and how to introduce these foods. Now, Health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites says new guidelines are out to help doctors and parents.

Donald Trump warns Toyota it will face a border tax if it moves production of the Corolla to Mexico. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert explains.  

A conservative Republican from Macomb County, Jack Brandenburg, wants to eliminate the state income tax. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick says this would not be a gradual roll-back of the income tax rate, but rather a complete elimination of it — all at once. At the moment Brandenburg wouldn’t have the …