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Led By New York, Big Cities Had A Great Decade

Led by New York, big cities had a great decade

  • September 9, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Place Making
  • 0 Comments

The 2010s were a great decade for America's big cities. The 2020 Census found that each of the top 25 cities in the country gained population. 14 of them had population growth of more than 100,000. New York City led…

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Young Professionals Concentrating In Big Cities

Young professionals concentrating in big cities

  • October 9, 2019
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Talent
  • 0 Comments

More than a decade ago we identified four common characteristics of high-prosperity non-energy-driven states: Over concentrated in knowledge-based services which are the sectors of the economy both growing and high wageHigh proportion of adults with a four-year degree or moreEven…

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The 99 Percent In Michigan And Minnesota

The 99 percent in Michigan and Minnesota

  • August 3, 2018
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Talent
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Important new report from the Economic Policy Institute on the continuing pulling away of the top one percent from the bottom 99 percent. The big picture story is as EPI writes: Examining the growth of income over the past century, we…

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A Vibrant Central City Is Vital To Regional Prosperity

A vibrant central city is vital to regional prosperity

  • February 23, 2018
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Place Making
  • 0 Comments

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, looks at the change in the number of 25-34 year olds with a four-year degree…

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Amazon Says No To Michigan For HQ2. We Aren’t Surprised.

Amazon says no to Michigan for HQ2. We aren’t surprised.

  • January 19, 2018
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Talent
  • 2 Comments

Michigan's two big metros not being selected as finalist for the Amazon's HQ2 should not surprise anyone. Amazon made clear that it wanted—really needed—to locate in a community with high talent concentrations today and tomorrow. Neither metro Detroit nor metro…

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Where Do College-Educated Millennials Live–and What Should Michigan Do About It?

Where Do College-Educated Millennials Live–and What Should Michigan Do About It?

  • July 12, 2017
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog, Talent
  • 0 Comments

In Lou’s work with Michigan Future, he has argued for years—and argues again in our recent report—that Michigan needs to come to grips with the fact that a prosperous state economy isn’t driven anymore by lots of low-skilled manufacturing work,…

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New Bill In Oregon Addresses Housing Affordability–by Limiting Local Control

New bill in Oregon addresses housing affordability–by limiting local control

  • June 23, 2017
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
  • 0 Comments

Oregon's legislature is considering a fascinating, and controversial, bill to remove certain local controls over development in favor of new, faster development and higher density. The Atlantic's "City Lab" reports: H.B. 2007 would preempt residential downzoning in cities, meaning a…

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A True Detroit “Comeback” Means Leaving No One Behind

A True Detroit “Comeback” Means Leaving No One Behind

  • March 1, 2017
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog
  • 2 Comments

A recent post making the urbanist rounds asks, “Is Detroit Really Making a Comeback?” The authors’ research, which was just published in the journal Cities, looks at employment, income, housing values, and other data to explore whether the resurgence evidenced…

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Time For Michigan’s Corporate Leaders To Fight For 21st Century Education

Time for Michigan’s corporate leaders to fight for 21st century education

  • January 25, 2017
  • Kim Trent
  • Blog, Feature
  • 0 Comments

As a former newspaper reporter, I reflexively cringe when I hear the words “sponsored content” connected to print media outlets. Often, “sponsored content” is essentially slightly- less-overt-than-typical advertising that vexes both journalists and readers alike because it is usually presented…

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A placemaking policy agenda

  • April 25, 2016
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Talent
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More than a decade of research on the changing American economy has led us to conclude that, quite simply, in a flattening world where work can increasingly be done anyplace by anybody, the places with the greatest concentrations of talent…

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