The folly of government picking occupations
Interesting Wall Street Journal article entitled “Forget B-school, D-school is hot”. D for arts and design schools. Demand for these schools is growing as is
Interesting Wall Street Journal article entitled “Forget B-school, D-school is hot”. D for arts and design schools. Demand for these schools is growing as is
A central theme of ours is that economic growth is increasingly being driven by big metropolitan areas anchored by vibrant central cities. These are the
Lots of good stuff being written about the themes we are focused on at Michigan Future. Here is a list of recent articles I think
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
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