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Michigan Business Directory
Welcome to the Michigan Business Directory, also known as the MI Business Directory. Discover the best of Michigan. Explore local businesses, restaurants, shopping, professional services, cities, towns, parks, and attractions across the Great Lakes State. From downtown Detroit and the Lake Michigan shore to Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Traverse City, the Upper Peninsula, and the small towns in between, find the businesses and places that make Michigan a great place to live, work, and visit.
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Explore Michigan Cities & Towns
From downtown Detroit and the riverfront of Grand Rapids to Ann Arbor, Traverse City, Kalamazoo, and the small towns of the Upper Peninsula, Michigan holds an extraordinary variety of places. Explore detailed local guides covering history, housing, restaurants, shopping, parks, schools, and community life.
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Supporting Local Business
The Michigan Business Directory helps residents and visitors discover businesses and services throughout the Great Lakes State. From independently owned restaurants and neighborhood shops to contractors, professional services, healthcare providers, and local retailers, our directory connects communities with the businesses that serve them.
Own a Business in Michigan?
Add your business to the Michigan Business Directory and reach customers throughout the state. Submit your business information and pay a one-time $15 listing fee to be included in our local directory.
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Outdoor Michigan
Discover the Beautiful Parks of Michigan
Michigan runs from the Lake Michigan beaches to the cliffs of Pictured Rocks, with Sleeping Bear Dunes, Tahquamenon Falls, the Porcupine Mountains and more than a hundred state parks in between. Browse park guides for trails, swimming, camping, and what each place is best for.
Explore Michigan ParksLatest Michigan Business News
Stay informed about local business openings, restaurant launches, real estate developments, construction projects, retail expansions, and economic activity throughout Michigan.
Michigan Small Business Openings Keep Pace Across the State
Independent businesses are filling storefronts in Michigan's walkable downtowns, with the strongest activity in Grand Rapids, Detroit and Traverse City.
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Detroit Neighborhood Investment Spreads Beyond Downtown
Reinvestment in Detroit is increasingly visible outside downtown, from Michigan Central in Corktown to commercial corridors on the city's east side.
Read MoreGrand Rapids Adds Housing as West Michigan Employment Grows
Downtown Grand Rapids keeps adding apartments and riverfront park space, while Kent County employers expand in health care and advanced manufacturing.
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Lake Michigan Towns Balance Tourism Growth and Year-Round Housing
Tourism spending along Lake Michigan remains strong, but short-term rentals and second homes are squeezing year-round housing in resort towns.
Read MoreMichigan's Manufacturing Base Shifts Toward Batteries and EVs
Battery and EV supply chain projects are changing Michigan's manufacturing map, with new plants announced from mid-Michigan to the Upper Peninsula.
Read MoreTrails and State Parks Drive Michigan's Outdoor Recreation Business
Trail towns from Marquette to Traverse City are seeing year-round business from paddling, biking and hiking visitors, not just summer weekends.
Read MoreYour Michigan Business Directory & Michigan State Directory
The Michigan Business Directory is the online guide for discovering local businesses across the Great Lakes State. Whether you are searching for a restaurant in Detroit, a contractor in Grand Rapids, a doctor in Ann Arbor, or a real estate agent in Traverse City, our Michigan business directory connects you with businesses that serve your community.
Readers also know us as the Michigan State Directory. Whether you call it the Michigan Business Directory, the Michigan State Directory or the MI Directory, it is the same statewide listing of Michigan businesses — searchable by category, city, county and neighborhood.
From the Woodward corridor and the Lake Michigan shore to the Copper Country of the Upper Peninsula and the farms of the Thumb, local businesses are part of what makes each place distinct. Our city, county and neighborhood guides put that context alongside the directory, so you can learn about a community and find the businesses in it.
Michigan Directory FAQs
Frequently asked questions about the Michigan business directory.