The impact of the collapse of Michigan’s auto-driven economy keeps rolling in. As Ron French reports in The Detroit News, our state suffered a net loss of 109,000 last year, and many (most) of them were the college-educated we need. Half of all graduates from Michigan’s public universities leave the state within a year after [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Michigan Future’
Fleeing Michigan
Posted in Communty, Economy, tagged Calvin College, Center for Michigan, GVSU, Michigan Future on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Wilderness Preference
Posted in Elections, Michigan, tagged Dan Tietema, Hoekstra, Hoogendyk, Justin Amash, Michigan Future, Republican Party on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As if we needed reminders, Sunday’s news reports that Rep. Peter Hoekstra is looking seriously at a run for the Governor’s chair in 2010. Maybe it’s the month of August or perhaps it’s a slow news cycle — this does seem to be a little old. Nonetheless it does confirm [...]
Cool City? Tell that to Gaines
Posted in Communty, tagged Gaines, Grand Rapids, Michigan Future on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday, Phil at West Michigan Rising wondered why all the smart kids were leaving Michigan. Picking up on a report from Michigan Future, Inc. reported in the Grand Rapids Press, he noted several factors that make a city “cool”, a place where young folks like to settle:
Mass transit and other alternatives to [...]
