What skilled trades jobs actually pay
THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED. YOU CAN FIND THE UPDATE HERE. As readers of this blog know I have been skeptical of the claims about
GE to Boston, ConAgra to Chicago
For years we have used the following quote from Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes magazine, to describe what increasingly drives state and local economic growth:
Stagnant manufacturing employment
Good news in the latest report on employment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2015 saw the most net new jobs since the boom of
Low performing Detroit charter schools
Nearly four years ago I wrote a post entitled Unlimited charters: not smart. Using data for charter schools serving Detroit students––then and now the epicenter
New report: lessons learned
Our latest report identified a clear path to prosperity for states and metropolitan area in an economy shaped by globalization and technology. The only exceptions
What about Up North?
Recently I have been receiving lots of questions about how to improve the economy in northern lower peninsula Michigan. To be honest, we don’t have
