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The West Michigan economy remains soft. That’s the finding from the January Institute for Supply Management Research survey. There’s a tariff hangover and…

Uncertainty creeping into the national and global economy is impacting the confidence level of local purchasing managers in the May Supply Management…

The April Supply Management Research survey indicates the West Michigan economy continues its decades-long slow growth pattern. However, there’s data…

Tuesday, May 7th @ 10:00 on WGVU Public Television - PBS FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the history of U.S.-China trade relations and the current case for…

Ten years ago the recovery from the Great Recession officially began. For the West Michigan economy it’s been a decade-long pattern of slow growth. The…

The Ambassador of China to the United States visited Grand Rapids Friday as a guest of the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan. Retired Ambassador…

The West Michigan economy is off to a slow start in the New Year. The January figures generated in the recent Supply Management Research survey indicates…

Manufacturers are considering new drug policies following Michigan's legalization of recreational use marijuana. We also discuss how tariffs are impacting…

Holland-based EBW Electronics employs 230 workers making automotive lighting circuit boards. The parts come from China and are assembled here. In a Sunday…

Ford CEO Jim Hackett says the Trump administration's tariffs on imported steel and aluminum will cost the company $1 billion.Ford says the figure is a…