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Detroit considers moving some city offices to the RenCen The city of Detroit is mulling moving a chunk of its employees into the Renaissance Center, Crain’s has learned. Multiple sources familiar with the matter said that while there has been no final decision made or deal reached, that’s one of the options being explored as…

U.S. cannabis policy ‘prioritizes profit over public health,’ report says A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine called for urgent federal action on U.S. cannabis policy, warning that state-level legalization efforts prioritize commercial interests over public health. The government-sponsored study found that cannabis use has increased in many populations, a…

Manufacturing is weak spot in surprisingly strong U.S. jobs data U.S. manufacturers shed 7,000 jobs in September, a weak spot in an otherwise strong employment report. The U.S. has lost 34,000 manufacturing jobs in the past two months, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Friday. Employment now stands at a two-year low in…

Ford to move workers in to Michigan Central Station this week Ford Motor Co.’s first wave of employees to occupy Michigan Central Station start moving in this week. Carolina Pluszczynski, COO of Michigan Central, told Crain’s Detroit Business sister publication Automotive News last month that the move-in date is Tuesday, Oct. 8 and “we’ll see…