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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.
2013
- Four-year degrees are path to employment success, June 14, Grand Rapids Business Journal
- Grad rates up, now comes the real test, June 9, Crain’s Detroit Business
- Topics on the edges of the roundtable, June 2, Crain’s Detroit Business
- Talent: How to find it, grow it and keep it, June 2, Crain’s Detroit Business
- Higher ed, hire return, May 30, Crain’s Detroit Business
- Living for the city: Vibrant urban cores lure young talent, May 28, Bridge
- Teens face long odds in competitive job market, May 27, The Macomb Daily
- Bridging Michigan’s workforce divide: Talent matters, May 22, CBS Detroit
- Four-year degrees are catalyst to economic rebound, May 10, Grand Rapids Business Journal
- Higher education more than just job training, May 13, WKAR
- Michigan Cities, Do They Matter?, May 9, Michigan Big Show: Michael Patrick Shiels
- Could tax credits help retain college graduates? Michigan panel debates ‘brain drain’ bill, May 1, MLive
- Where do we go from here?, April 12, GRBJ.com
- Jalen Rose working hard to give Detroit kids a quality education, April 4, WDIV
- Andy Schor: Michigan Talent for Michigan Jobs, April 5, Dome
- Education Nation: College classes for high school students, March 27, WDIV
- Think: How to make Detroit a world-class city again, March 28,Detroit News
- Current education policy creates another generation unfit for jobs, March 22, Grand Rapids Business Journal
- John Austin: State must make a commitment to Michigan’s core cities, March 17. Detroit Free Press
- Average Michigan wage earner is $5,000 behind other Americans, March 12, MLive
- Ditching factories, funding education and the myth of low business costs: Lou Glazer’s data-driven economics, February 20, City Pulse
- Rick Haglund: Why is a college education worth it? 3 words: lifetime earning power, February 10, MLive
- Virg Bernero: If Lansing thrives so does region, January 26, Lansing State Journal
- The MSU basketball model, January 16, City Pulse
- It’s not the apocalypse yet, just a tax cut, January 11, grbj.com
- Education level directly affects state’s economy, January 13, Lansing State Journal
- Shooting for top 10 in ‘business cost’ rankings is wrong goal for Michigan, January 7, MLive
- State needs to grow educated middle class, January 7, Crain’s Detroit Business
- Lou Glazer: Improving Michigan’s business climate may not yield dividends some expect, January 6, Detroit Free Press
- Tim Daman: Young professionals prove the future is now, January 6, Lansing State Journal
- What’s next for Michigan’s economy to be discussed at Detroit Economic Club luncheon, January 6, Detroit Free Press
- Stateside: Higher education at the core of Michigan’s revival, January 3, Michigan Public Radio
2012
- Internships present entry path to Michigan economy of the future, December 30, MLive
- Census: Michigan gains population as exodus slows down, December 21, Detroit News
- Michigan’s economic recovery far from over, December 21, MLive
- Right to work: Michigan looks at Indiana’s experience with labor policy, December 20, MLive
- Health care sector surges, but Michigan economy still face educational drags, December 13, Bridge
- Michigan tries to lure best, brightest back, December 5, Detroit News
- Rick Haglund: Self-reliant small towns and welfare-sucking cities? Think again, November 4, MLive
- Press Release: Michigan Future report reveals close links between prosperity and college attainment
- Michigan needs to grow knowledge-based industries, report argues, October 30, Crain’s Detroit Business
- Analysis Offers Path to Michigan’s Economic Prosperity, October 12, Governing
- Detroit parents embrace school choice, poll says, October 11, Detroit News
- Daniel Howes: Talent in big cities drives growth, October 9, Detroit News
- How much are the arts worth?, September 16, MIBiz
- Lawrence M. Glazer: Build It And The Jobs Will Come, September 21, Dome Magazine
- Lou Glazer makes case for educated workforce, September 15, Lansing State Journal
- Editorial: Get smarter about improving incomes in Michigan, September 7, Detroit Free Press
- MI 36th In Private Sector Income, August 29, MIRS News
- The decline of US manufacturing jobs and living standards, August 8, BBC
- High School Accelerator, July 17, 2012, Michigan Night Light
- Profile: Louis Glazer, July 17, 2012, Michigan Night Light
- Rick Haglund: Young people are choosing where to live first, and then finding a job, July 9, 2012, Mlive.com
- Dave Waymire: Michigan can learn from Massachusetts, June 30, 2012, Lansing State Journal
- Lou Glazer: Smart, young workers are vital, June 30, 2012, Lansing State Journal
- Lou Glazer commentary: Michigan pols fail to invest in research universities, June 15, 2012, Detroit News
- Senate Dumbs Down, May 12, 2012, Metro Times
- Selweski: Talent Trumps Tax Cuts When Creating New Jobs, May 5, 2012, Daily Tribune
- Michigan Democrats: Helping families with college tuition would boost economy, May 2,2012, Mlive.com
- As private sector jobs lag, we rely too heavily on entitlements, April 22, 2012, Mlive.com
- Most Detroit parents shop for schools, April 9, 2012, Detroit News
- Why Michigan can’t fill its 76,000 job openings, Feb. 24, 2012, AnnArbor.com
- Schools for the Future offers alternative path for at-risk students, February 16, 2012 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
- GVSU 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
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 PressTo turn Michigan around, take the Minnesota route – September 17, 2008, Detroit Free Press
- 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