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 development policy, says in the column “I for
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New High Schools Grants
Michigan Future, Inc. (MFI) – through its Michigan Future Schools initiative – is now accepting applications to make grants to help start two new small high schools in the fall of 2011. To apply download a copy of the Request for a Proposal here. The
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Bissell
Good Nancy Crawley column in the Grand Rapids Press on the fortunes on Bissell – the vacuum
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
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.
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