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Michigan’s Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy: Fifth Annual Progress Report

Michigan’s Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy: Fifth Annual Progress Report

By • on October 29, 2012

Michigan continues to have difficulty transitioning to a knowledge based economy which has led to Michigan getting poorer compared to the country. In Michigan Future’s fifth annual report on Michigan’s transition, Lou Glazer and Don Grimes detail which states and metropolitan areas are

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Recent Reports

Lou Glazer’s interview on Stateside: Higher education at the core of Michigan’s revival

Lou Glazer’s interview on Stateside: Higher education at the core of Michigan’s revival

By • on January 4, 2013

President Lou Glazer sat down with Cynthia Canty of Michigan Radio’s Stateside

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Lou’s New Presentation

Lou’s New Presentation

By • on January 1, 2013

The below presentation includes updated data on the most and least prosperous states and identifies the characteristics of the states with the most successful

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Detroit parents as school shoppers

Detroit parents as school shoppers

By • on April 10, 2012

From its inception Michigan Future Schools understood that the schools it invests in need to be good at  operations, academics and student recruitment.

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Paul Hillegonds: The Next Fifty Years in Michigan

Paul Hillegonds: The Next Fifty Years in Michigan

By • on February 17, 2012

Paul Hillegonds – Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, DTE Energy and Board member, Michigan Future, Inc. – in celebration of Grand Valley State

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Blog Posts

Michigan employment by education attainment II

Below is the 2011 employment rate (employment to population ratio) data for 25-64 years olds –– the prime working years –– for Michigan’s three largest metropolitan areas: the nine county

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Michigan employment by education attainment

More evidence that having a four-year degree or more is the most reliable pathway to employment in today’s economy. The table below displays data on the employment rate –– the proportion of the

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Design as an economic engine

Interesting feature in Atlantic Cities entitled: A Visual

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Crain’s on talent

Crain’s Detroit Business featured talent in their Mackinac Conference edition. Four articles. All worth checking out! They  highlight the importance, challenges and opportunities of preparing, retaining

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