
What State Do We Want to Be Like?
One of the key questions I think we should ask every 2010 candidate is “if your economic development strategy works, what state would Michigan look
February 15, 2010
the Myth of Michigan Big Government III
In preparing for a presentation to the Michigan Society of Association Executives I took a look at what has happened to state taxes and spending
February 11, 2010
Bissell, Part II
Nancy Crawley quotes Upjohn Institute economist George Erickcek in her column on Bissell. George, who is one of the best thinkers I know on economic
February 8, 2010
We Couldn’t Have Said it Better
Once in a long while you read something that you could have written word for work. That is the case for me and today’s Free
January 31, 2010
Does Economic Development Work?
Interesting article by Rick Haglund in Dome Magazine. Its a brief history of the state’s economic development efforts from Milliken to Granholm. What struck me
January 28, 2010