Apple Again
After reading my previous post on Apple, John Austin, of the State Board of Education and the Brookings Institution, sent me a terrific study. Its
Quality of Place Matters
Good post on quality of place by Rick Haglund at his web site. Its micheconomy.com Worth checking out regularly. Rick always has an interesting take
Questions for 2010
In my last post I recommended that we ask 2010 candidates “what state would Michigan look like if your economic development strategies worked?” The other
What State Do We Want to Be Like?
One of the key questions I think we should ask every 2010 candidate is “if your economic development strategy works, what state would Michigan look
the Myth of Michigan Big Government III
In preparing for a presentation to the Michigan Society of Association Executives I took a look at what has happened to state taxes and spending
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
