Michigan 2019: the state of the state
Terrific assessment of Michigan 2019 by Chad Livengood for Crain’s Detroit Business. (I did a podcast with Chad that accompanies the article.) He writes: There
March 8, 2019
Terrific assessment of Michigan 2019 by Chad Livengood for Crain’s Detroit Business. (I did a podcast with Chad that accompanies the article.) He writes: There
For the first time ever Michigan is a low-prosperity state with a strong domestic auto industry. The recovery from the Great Recession has produced lots
In a previous post we quoted Republican United States Senator Marco Rubio on the need for an American economy that provides more middle class jobs.
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans’ column for The PuLSE Institute entitled Michigan needs long-term poverty policy is worth reading. Both in its call for making
Despite warning signs at the end of the year, 2018 was a very good year for the Michigan and the nation’s economy. But the strong
Really interesting research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on low-wage workers moving up to better-paying jobs. (You can find the research here
The Atlantic recently explored what the American economy might look like with full employment. Using today’s metro Des Moines as the example. It’s a region
Most, if not all, major metropolitan areas have business organizations that promote the economic well being of their regions. But the Itasca Project serving Minnesota’s
The Michigan Association of United Way’s ALICE report is the best calculation of the proportion of Michigan households that cannot afford basic necessities. That 40
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