Michigan Archives

LISTEN: Where The UAW Strike is Hurting Retail Sales

Michigan small businesses are feeling the squeeze of the UAW strike and the resulting loss of spending power by families impacted. "Small businesses may feel the impacts of this strike for months to come, even...

byStartupNation

September 29, 2023

Treetops Resort: From Humble Ski Hill Beginnings to 3,300-Acre Year-Round Resort

From its humble beginnings as a 179-acre ski hill to what is today, a 3,300-acre year-round resort. A world class golf course ranked in the top 200 in the US. Managing it all at Treetops...

byStartupNation

May 19, 2023

How Franklin Cider Mill Grew Alongside the State of Michigan: Business Biography

The state of Washington is no. 1 in producing apples — about four times more apples than any other state. New York and Michigan are the no. 2 and no. 3 producers, respectively. The Franklin...

byStartupNation

May 5, 2023

Olga’s Kitchen Gives Michigan’s Female Entrepreneurs a Chance at $10,000 Grant

Olga Loizon Memorial Foundation created by Olga's Kitchen will provide grants of up to $10,000 in honor of the brand's late founder and food pioneer. Applicants must be living in Michigan, write a personal statement...

byJeff Sloan

April 14, 2023

WJR Business Beat: Michigan Venture Capital Investment Soars (Episode 450)

On this Business Beat, Jeff says recent statistics validate the vision of Michigan becoming a viable, if not distinctly exciting, place to attract and grow fast-growth, venture capital-backed companies. Tune in below for the numbers:...

byStartupNation

August 3, 2022