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Blue-eyed son of a mechanic. Defender of rural America. Senior reporter for @crainsdetroit covering health care and marijuana, sometimes economics and labor.
Articles by Dustin Walsh
MillerKnoll makes Jeff Stutz permanent CEO after months in interim role
Who’s Who: The authoritative guide to power in West Michigan From business and government to philanthropy, education and the arts, these are the leaders shaping West Michigan.
Data center developer goes back to the drawing board for the sixth time
Consolidation continues to shift the list of the largest players in Michigan's banking industry.
Longtime metro Detroit newspaper exec, community leader Jeanne Towar dies at 91
A photo of a page in the October 1990 edition of Detroit Monthly announcing its new publisher, Jeanne Towar.
Longtime Ford supplier to lay off 156 in Sterling Heights
J.G. Kern Enterprise Inc. at 44044 Merrill Road in Sterling Heights is laying off more than 100 workers.
Michigan AG’s antitrust suit against Blue Cross echoes a costly national case
Who’s Who: The authoritative guide to power in West Michigan From business and government to philanthropy, education and the arts, these are the leaders shaping West Michigan.
Opinion: Southeast Michigan’s most overlooked workforce is ready to work
Consolidation continues to shift the list of the largest players in Michigan's banking industry.
Michigan AG’s antitrust suit against Blue Cross echoes a costly national case
Consolidation continues to shift the list of the largest players in Michigan's banking industry.
Auto supplier association founder Neil De Koker dies at 83
Consolidation continues to shift the list of the largest players in Michigan's banking industry.
MSU Federal Credit Union plans to merge with Texas credit union
Consolidation continues to shift the list of the largest players in Michigan's banking industry.
Dauch restructures executive roles, hires new CFO
Detroit-based Dauch Corp. is hiring a new CFO and adjusting its executive structure as it undergoes succession planning.
Michigan attorney general sues Blue Cross, alleging monopoly
Consolidation continues to shift the list of the largest players in Michigan's banking industry.
Opinion: Connected vehicles’ power demands we know what’s inside them
Consolidation continues to shift the list of the largest players in Michigan's banking industry.
As AI gobbles up memory chips, a Michigan scrapyard becomes a gold mine
These are Detroit’s 50 fastest-growing companies for 2026 Historically, our annual ranking of the region's fastest-growing companies has been dominated by trends. This year, it's a different story.
Google data center tax break pits Wayne County exec against the commission
These are Detroit’s 50 fastest-growing companies for 2026 Historically, our annual ranking of the region's fastest-growing companies has been dominated by trends. This year, it's a different story.
Michigan lags behind its Midwestern rivals in the data center race
The Barn data center in Saline Township, seen under construction in May 2026. The data center is being developed by Related Companies and Oracle for use by OpenAI.
Opinion: Aviation will need millions of workers. Wayne County is ideally situated to train them.
These are Detroit’s 50 fastest-growing companies for 2026 Historically, our annual ranking of the region's fastest-growing companies has been dominated by trends. This year, it's a different story.
Michigan lags behind its Midwestern rivals in the data center race
The Barn data center in Saline Township, seen under construction in May, is being developed by Related Cos. and Oracle for use by OpenAI.
Michigan’s weed growers are folding, and their real estate is selling for cents on the dollar
The former cultivation site of The Tree Company in Leoni Township in Jackson County, now on the market for $3.39 million.
CMU breaks ground on $100M medical school in Saginaw
These are Detroit’s 50 fastest-growing companies for 2026 Historically, our annual ranking of the region's fastest-growing companies has been dominated by trends. This year, it's a different story.
Right to Work group seeks to end nurses’ union at Henry Ford Genesys as strike passes the 1-year mark
The hospital system confirmed it is conducting due diligence on the 1.4 million-square-foot property and engaging outside firms for a feasibility study and cost analysis of the property as well as other potential sites.
As Big Tech rushes to build data centers in Michigan, one of the biggest players is missing
Liquor distributor RNDC has filed for bankruptcy, excluding its Michigan operations. How did they get here, and what's next for Michigan's beverage industry?
Michigan’s weed industry endorses Republican John James for governor
The hospital system confirmed it is conducting due diligence on the 1.4 million-square-foot property and engaging outside firms for a feasibility study and cost analysis of the property as well as other potential sites.
Bankrupt RNDC races to close sale of Michigan liquor distribution business
September 14, 2026 09:04 AM EDT Republic National Distributing Co. is racing to close a sale of its control-state brokerage operations across 17 states, including Michigan, with a $14.5 million base cash price as the bankrupt distributor faces a worsening liquidity crunch.
Racing legend Jack Roush to auction off iconic cars, personal hot rods
Legendary engineering innovator and motorsports icon Jack Roush is putting cars from his museum collection up for auction for the first time. Subscribe and get access to articles, videos, and more.
Racing legend Jack Roush to auction off iconic cars, personal hot rods
The hospital system confirmed it is conducting due diligence on the 1.4 million-square-foot property and engaging outside firms for a feasibility study and cost analysis of the property as well as other potential sites.
What Canada’s retaliatory tariffs mean for Michigan
The hospital system confirmed it is conducting due diligence on the 1.4 million-square-foot property and engaging outside firms for a feasibility study and cost analysis of the property as well as other potential sites.
Spartan Ventures CEO to leave Michigan State University to join J Batt at Kentucky
The hospital system confirmed it is conducting due diligence on the 1.4 million-square-foot property and engaging outside firms for a feasibility study and cost analysis of the property as well as other potential sites.
Henry Ford Health executives rise on the list of Michigan’s highest-paid hospital leaders
Henry Ford Health’s Henry Ford Hospital is pictured in Detroit on Feb. 4, 2023.
Revenue from Michigan’s new weed tax continues to lag behind projections
The hospital system confirmed it is conducting due diligence on the 1.4 million-square-foot property and engaging outside firms for a feasibility study and cost analysis of the property as well as other potential sites.
Henry Ford Health executives rise on the list of Michigan’s highest-paid hospital leaders
Henry Ford Health’s Henry Ford Hospital is pictured in Detroit on Feb. 4, 2023.
Blue Cross overhaul of payment rules rattles private practices
Education Michigan State University gets $41M for federal turbulence center, athletics, capital projects The National Science Foundation awards MSU $30 million to establish a center to study turbulence while alumnus Kirk Faber donates $11 million for a variety of projects. By: Sherri Welch
Weed store refuses to close in Michigan’s most lucrative market after losing permit
The Trap Stars cannabis dispensary on U.S. 12 in New Buffalo Township is among the shops that local officials are targeting to close.
Weed store refuses to close in lucrative Southwest Michigan market after losing its permit
Liquor distributor RNDC has filed for bankruptcy, excluding its Michigan operations. How did they get here, and what's next for Michigan's beverage industry?
Weed store refuses to close in Michigan’s most lucrative market after losing its permit
The hospital system confirmed it is conducting due diligence on the 1.4 million-square-foot property and engaging outside firms for a feasibility study and cost analysis of the property as well as other potential sites.
Data center proposals have exploded in Michigan. Here’s where all of them stand.
The hospital system confirmed it is conducting due diligence on the 1.4 million-square-foot property and engaging outside firms for a feasibility study and cost analysis of the property as well as other potential sites.
Godfather of Great Lakes salmon sportfishing and former DNR director dies
Liquor distributor RNDC has filed for bankruptcy, excluding its Michigan operations. How did they get here, and what's next for Michigan's beverage industry?
Data center developer buys golf course next to massive Oracle construction site
The Rustic Glen Golf Club, seen here in the foreground, is adjacent to The Barn data center in Saline Township, seen under construction in May 2026. U.S. 12 is on the right in this photo. The data center is being developed by Related Companies and Oracle for use by OpenAI.
Michigan weed shop wins battle with city to remove Flock camera
The hospital system confirmed it is conducting due diligence on the 1.4 million-square-foot property and engaging outside firms for a feasibility study and cost analysis of the property as well as other potential sites.
Michigan weed retailer closes 5 stores amid price crunch, new tax
Liquor distributor RNDC has filed for bankruptcy, excluding its Michigan operations. How did they get here, and what's next for Michigan's beverage industry?
Data center developer sues Oakland County suburb over moratorium
The hospital system confirmed it is conducting due diligence on the 1.4 million-square-foot property and engaging outside firms for a feasibility study and cost analysis of the property as well as other potential sites.
McLaren sues DMC over Karmanos contract dispute
The hospital system confirmed it is conducting due diligence on the 1.4 million-square-foot property and engaging outside firms for a feasibility study and cost analysis of the property as well as other potential sites.
Henry Ford Health eyes redeveloping massive Detroit office building for new HQ
Cadillac Place, formerly home to General Motors Co. headquarters and now owned by the state of Michigan, is being vetted as a potential new home for Henry Ford Health.
Michigan’s largest hospital systems dominate U.S. News rankings
University of Michigan Health’s flagship Ann Arbor hospital remains ranked the best in the state by U.S. News & World Report.
How the fate of Lake Michigan hinges on a political fight
The Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Illinois.
How the fate of Lake Michigan hinges on a political fight
Beydoun secured the funding for Global Link International, a nonprofit business accelerator she created in 2022 to receive and spend money that had been allotted in a budget enacted by legislators and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Michigan’s new Big 3 get bigger as healthcare dominates the state’s economy
A patient room in the new 174,000-square-foot Trinity Health Livingston in Brighton
These are the largest physician groups in the Detroit area
Henry Ford Health has 14 affiliated physician groups on Crain's list of the largest physician groups in the Detroit area.
Henry Ford Health hires Trinity executive to lead Rochester hospital
Beydoun secured the funding for Global Link International, a nonprofit business accelerator she created in 2022 to receive and spend money that had been allotted in a budget enacted by legislators and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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