Big metros: where private sector employers spend most
I want to complete this series of posts on private sector employment earnings (both wages and employer paid benefits) per capita with a look at data by size of metro. In many ways this is the most interesting findings in our latest progress report. First a reminder from the earlier posts. Private sector employers pay […]
Where private sector employers spend the least
My last post looked at the top 10 states for private sector employment earnings (both wages and employer paid benefits) per capita. The component of per capita income that everyone wants and should be the goal of state and local economic development policy. In this post we look at the bottom 10 states on the […]
Paul Hillegonds: The Next Fifty Years in Michigan
Paul Hillegonds – Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, DTE Energy and Board member, Michigan Future, Inc. – in celebration of Grand Valley State University’s 50th Anniversary was asked to deliver an address on what the next 50 years holds for Michigan. The speech builds on the work of Michigan Future. In it Paul describes his […]
Where private sector employers spend the most
To their credit both Governor Snyder and Business Leaders for Michigan have set high per capita income as one of the state’s economic goals. Far too many political and business leaders are fine with lots of low paying jobs as the goal. I’m sure each would agree that the key to realizing that goal is […]
the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy
We are proud investors in the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy (JRLA). It is one of seven new open enrollment high schools our Michigan Future Schools initiative has chosen to make grants to from more than 40 applicants over the past three years. In large part because of his celebrity, Rose has generated lots of national […]
2012 Predictions
Surprisingly I have received lots of requests for my annual predictions. So here goes a little late. Our work is focused on the long-term. How Michigan and its citizens can better position themselves to do well economically in a flattening world. I certainly don’t claim any special ability to predict year to year results. If […]