Nominations are now open for the 2026 Michigan Celebrates Small Business (MCSB) Awards program, the premier annual program recognizing outstanding small businesses, their employees and communities.
The Great Flattening – the trend of eliminating middle managers to cut costs, reduce bureaucracy, and streamline organizational charts – is rapidly spreading across industries.
The Senate passed bills Thursday looking to speed up carbon capture and storage permitting in Michigan, allowing industries to turn their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into a liquid-like form, pumping it thousands of feet underground.
House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) said he wants to see a Senate Democratic roads plan. Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) said the focus should be the budget.
Catch up on the latest legislative issues and updates impacting Michigan small businesses.
With an aging workforce and fewer young people entering the trades than in previous generations, the need to attract and inspire new talent for these industries is greater than ever.
On today’s program, Michael Rogers talks with Adrian Hemond, CEO of Grassroots Midwest, a bipartisan, multi-client political and marketing consultancy.
As organizations begin building budgets and priorities for 2026, now is the perfect time to take a step back and evaluate HR’s role. Budgets aren’t just about numbers, they reflect strategy.
Warren Buffett once said, “Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy."
Almost two months past the statutory July 1 deadline, the House passed a $54 billion omnibus budget bill Tuesday that, when added up with education budgets earlier this summer, totals more than $78.5 billion, around …
Results from the state's standardized test showed a slightly higher percentage of students are passing 14 of the 20 testing categories, but that 61.1 percent of third graders are either only partially proficient or not …
Every HR professional wears many hats – coach, advisor, mediator, strategist. But when you break it down, the best HR leaders all share a set of “superpowers” that help them handle challenges with confidence and …
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says every candidate in a swing House and Senate seat next year "is going to need my independent voters to vote for them," describing the momentum behind his independent campaign for …
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer invited House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) and Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) to meet next Tuesday and they accepted,
Catch up on the latest legislative issues and updates impacting Michigan small businesses.
Are you considering offering parental leave? Here are some things to consider as you create a policy.
On today’s program, Michael Rogers talks with Amanda J. Dernovshek and Lindsey M. Mead, members of Foster Swift’s business and tax practice group in Lansing.
In an interesting reversal of artificial intelligence technology trends, some employers who’ve embraced more progressive approaches to selection are going “old school” in their interviewing formats.