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.
Three interesting recent articles on young professionals leaving Michigan for vibrant central cities, particularly Chicago. All worth checking out. The first in the Detroit News
Across the country state and local leaders have made retaining and attracting young college graduates an economic development priority. Not in Michigan. Here, by and
We have included metro Lansing in all our annual reports because mid sized regions anchored by a major research university can do well in a
From 2001-2010, the seven county Grand Rapids regional economy performed better than the Michigan economy. That said it was a decade of decline. And the
As bad as the Michigan economy was from 2001-2010, the nine county Detroit regional economy was worse. As the epicenter of the domestic auto industry,
As poor as the national economy was this past decade, Michigan was worse. Basically at or near the bottom on all the metrics covered in
Two recent articles preview our upcoming annual progress report on Michigan’s transition to a knowledge-based economy. This is will be the fifth of these reports
As always there are too many good articles to write about. Some recent articles that I think are worth checking out: On cities: A Washington
“Too much emphasis on a four-year degree, says Michigan Governor” was the headline of a recent Michigan Radio article. How distressing! The reality is that
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