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Minnesota Is A Successful High Tax State

Minnesota is a successful high tax state

  • January 10, 2023
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Public Investment
  • 0 Comments

Minnesota is a high tax state. Has been for decades. Minnesota is the Great Lakes States best in economic well being and demographic outcomes. Has been for decades. Michigan is not a high tax state. Its taxes per capita far…

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Minnesota Has Not Lost A Congressional Seat In Six Decades

Minnesota has not lost a congressional seat in six decades

  • January 3, 2023
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Public Investment
  • 0 Comments

For nearly two decades we have urged Michigan economic policy makers to use Minnesota as a model. Because Minnesota across the board has the Great Lakes best economic outcomes. From low unemployment to high labor force participation to better than…

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Oracle Bringing 8,500 High-wage Jobs To Nashville

Oracle bringing 8,500 high-wage jobs to Nashville

  • May 11, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Talent
  • 0 Comments

Last month Oracle announced they are bringing 8,500 jobs at an average salary of $110,000 to central city Nashville. The company will invest $1.2 billion to build out its new campus, including $175 million for public infrastructure. The city, in…

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Turning A K-shaped Economy Into An Economy That Benefits All

Turning a K-shaped economy into an economy that benefits all

  • April 16, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
  • 0 Comments

K-shaped economy is how many describe our economy since the pandemic. And most expect the recovery to be K-shaped as well. The reality is that the Michigan economy was K-shaped pre-pandemic. With those at the top doing well, but far…

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Winning In The 21st Century: Northern Virginia

Winning in the 21st Century: Northern Virginia

  • January 12, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Talent
  • 0 Comments

Northern Virginia quite literally won economically in the 21st Century when Amazon chose them as the location for one of two HQ2s. Winning what was described by pundits as the Super Bowl of economic development competitions. HQ2 brings to Northern…

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It’s Time To Invest On Main Street

It’s time to invest on Main Street

  • December 22, 2020
  • Ned Staebler
  • Blog, Feature, Place Making
  • 2 Comments

Today we're pleased to feature a guest post from Ned Staebler, the Vice President for Economic Development at Wayne State University and the President and CEO of TechTown, Detroit’s most established business incubator and accelerator. I’ve been an economic developer…

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The Big Picture: Michigan’s Core Economic Challenges

The big picture: Michigan’s core economic challenges

  • January 6, 2020
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
  • 0 Comments

Let's start the new year with the big picture. An overview of the structural economic challenges Michigan faces if we are to have an economy that as it grows benefits all. Redefining economic success. First is understanding that even though…

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Transportation Is The Most Important Placemaking Public Investment

Transportation is the most important placemaking public investment

  • December 21, 2018
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog, Place Making, Public Investment
  • 0 Comments

We finish our new report, “A path to good-paying careers for all Michiganders: Creating places across Michigan where people want to live and work,” and this blog series, with a deep dive into transportation. Transportation is at the epicenter of…

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Michigan Needs To Invest In World-class 21st Century Infrastructure

Michigan needs to invest in world-class 21st century infrastructure

  • December 19, 2018
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog, Place Making, Public Investment
  • 0 Comments

As the tragedy of Flint reminded us all, up to date infrastructure is an essential ingredient to livable communities. Transportation, water, energy and digital communications systems need to be world class for Michigan communities to compete for talent. Our new…

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We Need State Regulation That Allows Regional And Local Control And Enables High-density Development

We need state regulation that allows regional and local control and enables high-density development

  • December 14, 2018
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Blog, Place Making
  • 0 Comments

Just as talent––the asset that matters most to future economic growth––comes in all human varieties, talented people are looking for a wide variety of quality of place features in where they want to live and work. Probably most importantly, some…

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