Lots of press coverage

All of a sudden there has been a lot of press coverage of our work: I did an interview with Cynthia Canty for Michigan Radio’s Stateside.  For those of you who have 13 minutes it is a real good overview of our analysis of the economy and what Michigan needs to do to once again […]

The right top 10

As we explored in our last post being in the top 10 in business cost rankings has little or nothing to do with Michigan families ability to pay the bills or save for their kids college or their retirement. Instead of aiming for a top 10 business climate ranking we believe Michigan policy makers should […]

Lou’s New Presentation

The below presentation includes updated data on the most and least prosperous states and identifies the characteristics of the states with the most successful economies. Together they make the case for a new Michigan. The presentation concludes with our new agenda: what Michigan needs to do to become one of the states with the most […]