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Mid-Michigan collaboration

October 24, 2008 – 8:13 am

Here's another hopeful example of regional cooperation...
"I wanted to note that Gratiot County, Michigan has over 20 local units of government working together on a joint countywide master plan," writes Chelsey Foster, in response to our post last week about the Grand Traverse region's long-range community planning process. "This is the first master plan [...]

By John Bebow | Also posted in Fresh Thoughts, Quality of Place, The Center at Work | Comments (0)

Great Lakes Compact a reality

September 26, 2008 – 11:30 am

Somehow, in the midst of the greatest national financial calamity in generations, Congress found the wherewithal to pass the Great Lakes Compact. The compact is very much in line with the "North Coast" sentiment expressed across the state by Michigan's Defining Moment participants who've called for a balance between environmental protection and sustainable development.
Many environmental [...]

By John Bebow | Also posted in Fresh Thoughts, Quality of Place, The Center at Work | Comments (0)

Prosperity and Michigan Population Trends

August 22, 2008 – 8:04 am

One in five households in Michigan's four largest counties -- Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and Kent -- is a "young professional" household, according to new research by Lou Glazer and his group, Michigan Future, Inc.
But Michigan is falling behind more prosperous Midwest regions like Minneapolis and Chicago in attracting, retaining, and concentrating young professional "knowledge workers" [...]

By John Bebow | Also posted in Fresh Thoughts, Quality of Place, The Center at Work | Comments (1)

Those Youngsters in Mt. Pleasant

August 7, 2008 – 6:23 am

It turns out that Isabella County, home to Central Michigan University, is the youngest county in Michigan, with a median age of 26 years. About three hours to the northeast of the CMU campus, Alcona County along Lake Huron is the oldest county in the state at 50.2 years.
Those county age estimates come from United [...]

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