The pent up demand from several months of mandated quarantine was readily evident in numbers released this morning by...
By The Numbers
In any ordinary year in Michigan's Great Southwest, May is the door opener on peak selling season for the...
One of the most oft-repeated phrases of the year so far has been, "Can we just reboot 2020 and...
As more of the Michigan economy prepares to reopen in the coming days of summer, most small business enterprises...
Striving continually to keep the public up to date on as much information as possible during the current pandemic,...
Earlier this month, University of Michigan Chief Economist and Director of Consumer Surveys Richard Curtin wondered in a report,...
If anyone is surprised by the latest retail sales numbers emerging from America's data banks they must have been...
In just under a week, more than 60,000 loans have been given the green light in round two of...
Citing resiliency even in the face of the global coronavirus pandemic, Whirlpool Corporation has posted first quarter results for...
Despite social distancing and wild economic speculation, the Southwest Michigan housing market proved surprisingly resilient in the month of...
Considering the fact that many retailers were under orders for much of the month to shut down operations as...
Anybody paying attention to the ever-changing landscape of the nation's economy is likely bracing for the roller coaster ride...
The man who watches the West Michigan industrial economy more closely than seemingly anyone else in the region has...
If you own and operate a small business entity and are struggling through the current quarantine orders to shelter-in-place...
The good news is we haven't seen gasoline prices this low in more than four years. The bad news...
Remember when we launched the new year in January with higher sales and lower prices as compared to a...
One of Michigan's leading small business organizations, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), is asking for more clarity...
Just last month the University of Michigan produced its Economic Outlook for 2020-2022, and it was a pretty decent...
The healthcare insurance company that serves as a provider to many businesses in Michigan's Great Southwest through their affiliation...
Anytime you start something new you want to get off on the right foot and for the Michigan retail...
Buyers in search of a new home in Michigan's Great Southwest got a New Year's gift in the form...
Officials at American Electric Power, which is parent to Indiana Michigan Power serving Michigan's Great Southwest and operator of...
The West Michigan industrial economy continues to be marginally soft, with evidence that some elements may be slowing, but...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer unveiled her second executive budget in Lansing this morning, saying she's delivering on her commitment to...
For those who think of firefighters lounging around the firehouse waiting for the calls to come in, don't even...
Coming off of news earlier in the week of a record year financially, employees of Whirlpool Corporation are basking...
After hours trading saw the stock of Benton Harbor-based Whirlpool Corporation advance this evening shortly after the company posted...
The steady mantra for most of calendar year 2019 in the local housing market of Michigan's Great Southwest was...
According to the forecast of the Associate Dean of the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University...
Thanks to a solid finish for the calendar year in December, Michigan's annual jobless rate moved down for the...
