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LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan is expected to get nearly $3.4 million of a multi-state settlement with a pharmaceutical company.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan State University researchers are seeking to improve the way fruit farmers apply pesticides and nutrients in their orchards. They’re part of a team that’s been awarded nearly $1.5 million from the

PIPE, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin is leading the way in dairy goat farming in the U.S. and will soon be home to two of the largest goat dairies in the world.

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) – AAA Michigan says gas prices statewide have fallen by about 7 cents per gallon in the past week.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Microsoft says it is cutting 2,850 jobs, about 2.5 percent of its workforce, as it further scales back its troubled smartphone business.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The wages and benefits paid to U.S. civilian workers rose at a steady pace in the second quarter compared to the first three months of the year, as income growth showed signs of slight

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) – Ford Motor Co.’s net income fell 9 percent to $2.0 billion in the second quarter as the company struggled with flattening U.S. sales and lower sales in China.

WASHINGTON (AP) – More Americans sought unemployment aid last week, but the number of applications was still at a low level that suggested hiring is healthy.

FRUITPORT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – An American Indian tribe that’s planning a casino in western Michigan says it wants to develop a community of about 300 housing units on 120 acres of land it bought this year

NEW YORK (AP) – A trade group is raising its forecast for retail sales growth this year to 3.4 percent, with more help from online sales, as the economy improves.