Google, Snyder and McGowan on essential skills
In her Linkedin column Heather E. McGowan calls for a transformation of the mission of education. From one that prepares people for a job to
The Governor is right that talent is a big issue. He’s wrong about how to solve it.
Reading the guest commentary Governor Snyder penned for Bridge Magazine explaining the ideas behind his Marshall Plan for Talent was like riding a roller coaster.
California: Higher taxes and surging
Turns out that California since 2010 has contributed 20 percent of the country’s GDP growth with 12 percent of the country’s population. As we explored previously
The powerful myth of the young, unemployed BA
It passes for conventional wisdom these days that there’s a large mass of young college graduates (those with a four-year degree or more) who can’t
A vibrant central city is vital to regional prosperity
Updated data from Joe Cortright of Impressa on the continuation of young professionals choosing to live in central cities. Cortright, using American Community Survey data,
We need regional transit to grow our economy. It shouldn’t be that controversial
A few weeks ago, Amazon announced that neither of Michigan’s major metros, Detroit and Grand Rapids, are finalists for the location of HQ2. Lou wrote
