Economic Health

A respected University of Michigan economic think tank predicts an uptick in jobs in the coming year. We have more from Rick Pluta.

In 2003, an organization was founded with a mission of tackling the unmet needs of socially and economically vulnerable young women in Washtenaw County. Now, Girls Group is celebrating 20 years of empowering young women to achieve emotional and economic self-sufficiency by ensuring they graduate from high school and begin their college or career journeys. Sue Schooner is the founder and executive director of Girls Group and shared the organization's story with WEMU's David Fair.

Local officials will be watching closely as Congress expects to vote to raise the debt ceiling this week. President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy finalized details of a measure Sunday night that, if passed, will raise the debt ceiling and avoid default. If the federal government defaults, it could impact Washtenaw County. WEMU's Josh Hakala has more.

Inflation is continuing to cool, but at six percent, is still well above the fed’s target of two percent. That’s according to the latest numbers from the Consumer Price Index. But how is the economy behaving locally? WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

Brian Jones-Chance wants to keep his First Ward seat on the Ypsilanti City Council. But to do that, he will have to win as a write-in candidate. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

The weather this year has been unfavorable for the corn and soybean harvest in Michigan. Farmers have faced colder and wetter-than-normal conditions in…

College educated millennials have changed the key to economic development by choosing the location they want to live and then finding a job rather than…