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An increasing number of businesses in West Michigan are being hit with software audits — and if they’re not handled properly, companies can find themselves on the hook for millions of dollars in fees and penalties. Read More

We are constantly inundated with the storyline that we have a glut of four-year degree graduates who can’t find jobs and will be crushed by student loans they can’t pay off. Read More

As national chains increasingly focus on Michigan as a destination, ground leasing is gaining in popularity — but landowners and tenants both need to be cautious before entering into a deal. Read More

What do you see while driving through downtown Grand Rapids? Read More

We started our work at Michigan Future with the question: “Where do we want to go from here?” Read More

Most landowners assume when they buy real estate, it includes the subsurface oil, gas and other minerals. But is that really true? Read More

The new patent law that went into effect March 16 has been referred to as a “first to file” patent system, in contrast to the prior “first to invent” system. Read More

Over the past several years, our dynamic economy has created a multitude of opportunities and challenges for business owners. Read More

The Michigan Economic Development Corp. has fundamentally changed the way it approaches economic development in the state — and that should be good news for brownfield development. Read More

Following relatively weak growth in 2012, the economic fundamentals are starting to look much better for the rest of 2013. Read More