SAGINAW, MI-- Saginaw County Commissioner Jim Theisen is taking a stand against Gov. Rick Snyder's "regional prosperity initiative." The initiative, which divides Michigan into 10 new "prosperity ...

“We have briefs that go along with it, where we take those main indicators and dig deeper to understand other factors and places where those regional and county governments can focus their efforts to ...

Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance officials are "erasing the dotted lines" that divide counties in an effort to highlight the region's collective offerings and attract new business and development.

As one part of Gov. Snyder’s statewide Regional Prosperity Initiative, the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments announced a regional planning process for the 10-county northwest Michigan ...

There really is no such thing as a state economy. Sure, we commonly compare states using statewide unemployment rates, household incomes, poverty rates, educational attainment and other ...

Back in 2000, Michigan’s economy was churning along. Fueled by the auto industry and well-paying manufacturing jobs, the state’s per capita income ranked 18th in the nation.

Nearly 45,000 veterans in Michigan’s Prosperity Region 5 will have easier access to comprehensive health, employment, education and quality-of-life opportunities thanks to the expansion of the ...

There really is no such thing as a state economy. Sure, we commonly compare states using statewide unemployment rates, household incomes, poverty rates, educational attainment and other socioeconomic ...