Business

The City of Ann Arbor is looking for ways to make it easier for residents to start a home business. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The building in Ypsilanti that used to house Michigan Works! Southeast is now home to three new businesses. Among them is Mix Fitness Studios. It's an expansion for a business that already exists in Depot Town. Owner Sarah Kreiner stopped by to talk with Concentrate Media's Rylee Barnssdale about the expansion and ongoing efforts to build community and health.

The Saline City Council will hear a proposal tonight for changes to its sign code for downtown businesses. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Michigan House Republicans are focusing on accountability and access to state economic development programs in a new plan unveiled Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.

A new report from the state shows Michigan’s unemployment rate among women bounced back to pre-pandemic levels last year. But, as Colin Jackson reports, it’s not all good news.

Depending on career path or job choice, women are still playing catch-up in the American workforce. The inequity is not just in job-to-job comparisons but also in access to employment opportunity. Creating that opportunity is what the organization “Dress for Success Michigan" is all about. WEMU's David Fair talks with its communications liaison, Alexy Rudolph, about how futures are being changed to reverse historical inequities.

Washtenaw Community College has launched a free entrepreneurship program, aiming to foster local businesses and start-ups. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more.

Not many 19-year-olds decide to start their own business, but with the advent of online sales and the stay-at-home work ethos fostered during the pandemic, more young people are choosing this avenue. That includes Ypsilanti’s Christian Knox. Christian is now 22, and his online vintage clothing business, Thrift Activist, continues to grow and expand. He explains why he has chosen to be own boss with Concentrate Media's Rylee Barnsdale on this week's “On the Ground Ypsi.”

Legislation to include community infrastructure plans in Michigan's big-business incentives program received a hearing in a state House committee on Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.

Some creatives win at balancing their everyday life. Others might want more guidance. Abby Fanelli is a dot connector. She thrives on helping artists line up their creative goals with their life goals. Abby is Deb Polich’s guest on this edition of WEMU’s creative:impact. They talk about the work WAABEL, the company Abby co-founded, does to help writers and artists balancing everyday life.