Fascinating Crain’s Detroit Business article entitled “So why does a business leave northern Michigan for Florida? Sometimes, it’s talent, not taxes.” The story is about
For my Wayne State speech I used three quotes to introduce our framework for what state and local policy makers and economic development leaders should
Finally we are having the debate we need on higher education funding. For the past decade the state – on a bi-partisan basis – has
For decades we have been told by much of the organized business community and conservative policy makers and pundits that Michigan needs to move in
Brian Dickerson’s Detroit Free Press column “What Rick Snyder wants most of all” column is highly recommended. It raises all the right questions about what
Our research clearly indicates that where recent college graduates concentrate you get prosperous economies. And increasingly that concentration is occurring in vibrant central cities. Specifically
Our work at Michigan Future is focused on recreating Michigan as a high prosperity state. A place, once again, with a broad middle class. It
In our 2006 A New Agenda for a New Michigan report we wrote: “As we assess the assets Michigan has to prepare, retain, and attract
More evidence that the business community is way ahead of both the public and policymakers from both parties on the essential role a vibrant city
It was my pleasure to participate in the second annual Detroit Revitalization and Business conference organized by MBA students at the University of Michigan’s Ross
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