New report: the Michigan economy
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
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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
Recent articles about Washington D.C. and Portland Oregon once again highlight the essential role that education attainment is playing in defining what places are doing
All of sudden their seems to be a renewed interest in developing an urban agenda for Michigan. If this is more than just talk that
In a recent issue of the Detroiter, Sandy Baruah, President and CEO of the Detroit Regional Chamber (and a Michigan Future Board member) wrote: “Ultimately
Higher education is being assaulted across the country, not just here in Michigan. We have been – to our detriment – cutting higher education funding
Jim Duderstadt, President Emeritus of the University of Michigan, sent me the other day information on a report just released by the Committee on Research
Amazing new data from the Census Bureau. 2011 is the first year in a century that central cities grew more than their suburbs. (See this
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