economy

Mart Twain said it best: There are lies, damned lies and statistics. THESE statistics are not lies, however, and paint a slightly rosier picture of the economic state we in Grand Rapids are in.

West Michigan is expected to see overall economic growth in 2013. The growth is projected to be lead by the manufacturing and service industries. Not all industries are expected to experience growth.

ArtPrize is fun to visit, but for business owners it is much more.  It's a chance to earn business and find some new loyal customers. What new favorite stores or restaurants have you discovered while visiting ArtPrize?

What's going on here?  Is this a mirage?  West Michigan gas prices are averaging $3.70 to start the week, a nearly 20-cent drop from a week ago. The "so-called" experts were predicting doom-and-gloom with prices possibly hitting $5 a gallon by summer.  Well, not so.  In fact, this represents a 45-cent drop from a year ago. Gas was $3.51 at some stations in Cedar Springs and Sparta on t

I'm starting to wonder if my decision to buy a house, my first by the way, back in 2003 was such a good idea after all:-)  Actually I've been working extra hard so I can stay in my house.  I do ask myself daily though, when is this all going to end...

Earlier today, I was blogging about comfort food. Fat food that makes us feel better. Did you know we could use a Big Mac to make us smarter? Researchers have come up with a Big Mac scale to measure the economy. Kind of like how many of us judge the value of our restaurant meal based on the "five dollar out-the-door" model...

So the economy has improved by a micro dollar.  Baby steps at best.  Am I the only one really, really concerned about the threats of $5 dollar gasoline.   The way I remember it, gas prices at $4 bucks two years almost put America in depression...