MLive:  Local economy gains strength

Southwest Michigan’s economy continues to gain strength, reports MLive. And business in the automotive industry continues to be a catalyst for that here and throughout Michigan, a local economist says.
 

Excerpt:  "Michigan is doing well primarily because of automotive," said Brian G. Long, director of Supply Chain Management Research at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids.  That is according to the data collected by Long during the last two weeks of June. 

 

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