The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer and former Detroit News business reporter, writes a blog, Starkman Approved .

By Eric Starkman

You can’t make this up — at least not in Michigan, where economic development under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer increasingly reads like satire.

Last year, when Bollinger Motors rolled out what it called its first “customer-ready” electric trucks, Whitmer couldn’t contain her enthusiasm.

“Bollinger Motors has once again decided to bet on Michigan as they lead the future of class-4 electric commercial trucks,” Whitmer declared in a state-issued victory lap . “From their headquarters in Oak Park, the company designs, builds, and tests their cutting-edge tech in America, and I am proud that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has worked with t

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