In the News

Michigan Future Inc. research reports and founder regularly feature in local and state level media. If you are with the media and have a request or need from Michigan Future, please contact Lou Glazer at louisglazer@sbcglobal.net.

2012

• GVSY earns Newsmaker of the Year honors, Jan. 23, 2012, Grand Rapids Business Journal

2011

• Legislature needs primer on new economy principles, Dec. 27, 2011, Grand Rapids Business Journal
• Gov. Rick Snyder must sell his Michigan workforce ideas to Legislature, Dec. 11, 2011, Mlive
• Snyder can’t afford to wait on education, November 21, 2011, Grand Rapids Business Journal
• Model State For Michigan’s Future?, November 11, 2011, Dome
• Lou Glazer might have recipe to fix Michigan’s economy, November 6, 2011, Mlive.com
• Michigan Future’s Lou Glazer: What’s Needed to Retain Michigan’s Talent, October 30, 2011, 1290 WLBY
• SELWESKI: College is still the key to prosperity, October 30, 2011, Royal Oak Daily Tribune
• Q&A with Lou Glazer on Creating a Knowledge-based Economy in Michigan, October 30, 2011,  Ann Arbor.com
• Affirmative Action Ban Extracted Price on Economy, Say Critics – October 13, 2011, Bridge
• Michigan Future Schools to open 3 new Detroit high schools in 2012 – September 20, 2011, Detroit Free Press
• University tuition hits an ugly milestone – August 9, 2001, Mlive.com
• Shift higher-ed funds into student vouchers – July 28,2011, Center for Michigan
• Michigan has schizophrenic response to same-sex relationships – June 29, 2011, Center for Michigan
• Universities stay below 7 pct. cap, but barely – June, 25, 2011, Washington Examiner
• Cool factor lures the young, artsy to Detroit – June 29, 2011, Detroit News
• DPS to open high schools in partnership with DMC, Wayne State – May 31, 2011, Detroit News
• Why Detroit’s revitalization is important to Ann Arbor (and how Ann Arbor can help) – May 29, 2011, AnnArbor.com
• reWorking Michigan: Creative class still important to regional growth – WKAR, May, 2011
• What Makes Detroit Stick? – May 19, 2011, Metromode
• Countdown for Detroit – April 13, 2011, Metro Times
• When young professionals speak, we had better listen – April 6, 2011, Port Huron Times Herald
• Compelling Vision,Worrisome Strategy – March 19, 2011, Dome Magazine
• OTHER VOICES: STATE OF THE STATE: How to fund Snyder’s plan? – January 23, 2011, Crain’s Detroit Business
• Midtown incentives build hope; boost expected for condo sales – January 19, 2011, Crain’s Detroit Business
• MSU economist peers into crystal ball and sees? – January 12, 2011, Crain’s Detroit Business
• Michigan’s population loss surprising only because more people didn’t leave state –  January 2, 2011, Ann Arbor.com

• Snyder, DeVos want grads to stay in Michigan – December 19, 2010, Detroit Free Press
• Michigan Future’s Lou Glazer: Moving toward Michigan 3.0 – December 16, 2010, MiBiz.com
• Feature on Attracting Talent – December 8, 2010, WDIV
• Snyder is right to focus on revitalizing Detroit, Flint and urban areas – November 11, 2010, AnnArbor.com
• Brain drain leads to state loss of a talented generation – August 4, 2010, Spinal Column Newsweekly
• Is Kalamazoo cool enough to hold onto its college graduates? – June 20, 2010, Kalamazoo Gazette
• How one Michigan city tries to lure Millennials and retain talent – June 20, 2010, Grand Rapids Press
• A tale of cool cities and economic revitalization – June 20, 2010, Kalamazoo Gazette
• Michigan 10.0: How do we create cool cities that retain talented Millennials? – June 18, 2010, Grand Rapids Press
• Melot: Will Mich. gain passion for learning? – June 8, 2010, Lansing State Journal
• Michigan needs to shift to a culture that values education – June 6, 2010, Crain’s Detroit Business
• Reforms to education must reach beyond the budget to core issues – June 6, 2010, Crain’s Detroit Business
• Study: Education key, as blue-collar industries losing jobs at accelerated rate in Michigan – June 4, 2010, MLive.com
• Loss of high-wage, low-skill jobs hits reeling state hard – June 3, 2010, Detroit News
• Think tank: Education key to landing jobs today – June 3, 2010, Detroit News
• A $200 Million Rebirth for Detroit Education – March 6, 2010, Detroit Free Press
• Michigan Future Offers New Model for Detroit School System – March 1, 2010, AnnArbor.com
• Plans for College Prep High Schools – March 1, 2010, Crain’s Detroit Business
• Michigan Has To Get Smarter – February 21, 2010, the County Press
• Success of Bissell – January 31,2010, Grand Rapids Press

2009

• 2010: Back to the Future – December 21, 2009, MiBiz.com
• The Path to Prosperity – November/December 2009 issue, dbusiness, article by Lou Glazer
• Education Board Calls for Less Cuts to Schools – October 26, 2009, Detroit Free Press
• US Economy Will Leave Michigan in the Dust – October 1, 2009, Detroit News
• Path to Prosperity: Michigan needs to develop smarter job sector – June 21, 2009, Oakland Press
• Lights of the big city entice college grads – May 8, 2009, Lansing State Journal
• Talent trumps all in building knowledge economy – April 23, 2009 – Business Review Western Michigan
• Editorial: Report by Michigan Future deserves study – April 19, 2009, The Ann Arbor News
• Keep college grads to grow Michigan, April 16, 2009, The Detroit News
• Autos won’t lead Michigan economy again, report says – April 15th, 2009, Detroit Free Press
• Retain grads, experts warn – April 15, 2009, Detroit News
• Outlook grim for Michigan prosperity – April 14, 2009, Ann Arbor News
• State needs to emphasize education, Michigan Future Inc. study says – April 14, 2009, Crain’s Detroit Business
• Michigan Future Study Finds High Education Jobs Still Growing – April 14, 2009, WWJ Newsradio
• Michigan’s high-paid manufacturing workforce will hasten job losses, economists report – April 14, 2009, Michigan Business Review
• Report: Michigan continues to suffer ‘brain drain,’ decline – April 14th, 2009, Detroit News
• Home Grown – March 17, 2009, Detroiter Magazine

2008

• To turn Michigan around, take the Minnesota route – September 17, 2008, Detroit Free Press
• Young talent needs to know that Bay City is where to go – August 24, 2008, Bay City Times
• Making Michigan an attractive place for the young – July 19, 2008, Grand Rapids Press
• Transforming Michigan’s Economy to Brains over Brawn – July 16, 2008, Dome Magazine
• Not just any job will keep college grads in Michigan – June 4, 2008, Booth Newspapers
• Inspire grads to stay in Michigan – June 1, 2008, Detroit Free Press
• Talent tops in Mackinac action plan poll – May 30, 2008, Oakland Business Review
• Mackinac Panel: Get Younger And Smarter Or Else – May 30, 2008, WWJ Newsradio 960
• Get smarter about keeping grads in state – May 30, 2008, Detroit Free Press
• Business leaders want to keep Michigan’s talented youths - May 30, 2008, Associated Press/MLive
• Leaders emphasize need to retain younger grads - May 29, 2008, Detriot Free Press
• Internship program can help Michigan’s economy, Detroit chamber says – May 28, 2008 , Ann Arbor Business Review
• Report: Area needs more creatives to match vigor of other Midwest – April 14, 2008, Crain’s Detroit Business
• Not All Unemployment Pain Is Equal – April 7, 2008, MIRS
• We must attract talent to Michigan to achieve goal of high prosperity – March 8, 2008, Ann Arbor News
• Seeding or ceding the future? - February 28, 2008, Michigan Business Review
• The Glazer Interview – February 27, 2008, Spinal Column Newsweekly
• Study Says West Michigan Trailing In Talent, Income – February 18, 2008 , Grand Rapids Business Journal
• State’s focus on urban areas the right way to attract talent – February 17, 2008, Booth Newspapers – Peter Luke
• Boost cities to help turn state around – February 15, 2008, Detroit Free Press (Editorial)
• Keeping smart, young workers is key to growth – February 14, 2008, Grand Rapids Press
• Our route to recovery is clear: education – February 13, 2008, Ann Arbor News
• Massachusetts or Mississippi: What’s our choice? – February 13, 2008, Kalamazoo Gazette
• State’s future prosperity hinges on education (Editorial)- February 13, 2008, Battle Creek Enquirer
• Lou Glazer: Remaking Michigan Economy Starts with Changing Its Mindset – February 13, 2008, WWJ Newsroom 950
• Lansing can be economic engine, report says – February 13, 2008, Lansing State Journal
• Michigan Lagging Behind for Knowledge-Based Economy - February 13, 2008 , WLNS TV-6 Lansing
• Report: MI’s Knowledge-Based Economy Still Lags – February 12, 2008, MIRS
• Michigan lags in attracting educated workers – February 12, 2008, Detroit News
• Young talent key for state – February 12, 2008, Detriot Free Press
• Report: Region must attract college-educated – February 12, 2008, Crain’s Detroit Business
• Report says Mich. lagging in creating high-wage jobs – February 12, 2008, Lansing State Journal
• State’s low rate of college degrees tied to job loss – February 11, 2008, Ann Arbor News
• Report says Michigan lags in creating high-wage jobs – February 11, 2008, Associated Press
• Report: Unless State Develops Intellectual Talent Economy Will Lag – February 11, 2008, Gongwer News Service
• Education is key to economic growth – February 11, 2008, Detroit News
• States know it’s time to cooperate – February 10, 2008, Detroit Free Press

2007

• Focus on building opportunity in state – October 10, 2007, Detroit Free Press
• Guest Opinion: Talent rules new economy – October 4, 2007, Oakland Business Reveiw
• Stores, transit, walkability: To attract millennials, appeal to their desires – August 12, 2007, Crain’s Detroit Business
• Michigan should mine geezer gold – July 29, 2007,Detroit News
• A New Agenda For A New Michigan: An Eagle Eye Interview With Lou Glazer of Michigan Future, Inc. – June 2007,American Society of Employers
• Restore the Rohwer – June 25, 2007,MiBiz Network
• Speaker: State must attract highly skilled talent – June 14, 2007,Muskegon Chronicle
• Millennial draw – June 4, 2007,Crain’s Detroit Business
• Melot: Out from under dome; Glazer: Economic gain isn’t product of state Capitol – May 9, 2007, Lansing State Journal
• Talent Trumps Low Taxes – March 30, 2007, Dowagiac Daily News
• Hillegonds takes jab at tax cuts – March 14, 2007, Grand Rapids Press
• 75% of education school grads can’t get jobs in Michigan – March 12, 2007, Detroit News
• Funding pool can help all research – March 5, 2007, Crain’s Detroit Business
• More talent — not lower taxes — will aid economy – March 3, 2007, Grand Rapids Press
• What’s the model – Alabama or Minnesota? – February 18, 2007, Lansing State Journal
• The Real Big Three – January 18, 2007, metromode