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It is probably tilting at windmills, but I do want to continue to take on the conventional wisdom here that Michigan is the worst in
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It is probably tilting at windmills, but I do want to continue to take on the conventional wisdom here that Michigan is the worst in
Insightful column from Nathan Bomey of annarbor.com. It’s a reaction to a California venture capitalist’s comments that Michigan is better in supporting innovative businesses than
I started a presentation at the West Michigan Policy Forum with a thought experiment. Which of two state economies would you prefer for Michigan? State
Two great editorials on our just released report on Michigan’s progress to a knowledge-based economy. One from Derek Melot at the Lansing State Journal titled “Will
Terrific articles on Sunday in both the Grand Rapids Press and the Kalamazoo Gazette on the importance of young professionals to economic growth. Worth reading!
Why spend so much time on Mississippi? Because Michigan needs to get on a new path. And one of the ways of identifying that path
I finally had the time to take a look at the annual competitiveness report published by Business Leaders for Michigan. The one that gets so

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
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
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
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