Steve Westra was South Dakota’s commissioner of economic development four years ago when the office first agreed to provide financial assistance for a CJ Schwan’s company project. After leaving state ...

New York City Employment and Training Coalition CEO Greg Morris’s first job, about 30 years ago, was signing teens up for the Summer Youth Employment Program, which connects young adults, often from ...

In this combination of images, carbon dioxide pipeline opponents attend a rally Jan. 13, 2025, at the Capitol in Pierre, and South Dakota congressional delegates and other speakers and attendees cut a ...

Rep. Jay DeBoyer (R-Clay Township) hosts a press conference previewing his legislation with Rep. Steve Carra (R-Three Rivers) to abolish the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Nov. 5, 2025 | ...

Lansing — A state panel voted Tuesday to end the contract of an independent watchdog tasked with ensuring legal compliance for the past 12 years within the Michigan Strategic Fund, an arm of state ...

Lansing — Some of Michigan's largest businesses have quietly helped finance Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's foreign trade missions while reaping billions of dollars in incentives and other ...

A former South Dakota economic development commissioner now works for a company that received $69 million in state aid. The chairman of the state board that approved some of the aid also serves on the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Leaders at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) are lobbying for more state funding and parity with other schools to provide students more resources and programming. GVSU President ...

A debate is emerging within the South Dakota Republican party over the state's long-standing, pro-business economic development policies. Some Republican gubernatorial candidates are criticizing the ...

Something “perplexing” is happening in South Dakota Republican politics, according to Pat Costello. He has decades of experience in business and government, having worked as an accountant, a ...