By John Bebow - April 24, 2008
Thirty-three hundred new jobs. More than $300 million in new investment. Hundreds of new homes.
The news this week sounded like something out of the Southwest, or Boston, or Texas, or North Carolina. Instead, word of a huge new economy expansion project came out of Kalamazoo
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William Johnston, one of Kalamazoo's top business and civic leaders, explained the deal in terms that can inspire the rest of Michigan:
"What differentiates us in our refusal to let our destiny be controlled by events," Johnston told the Kalamazoo Gazette. "We didn't whine, we didn't complain. We brought the community together to amplify our strengths... In essence, a recession was created and we refused to participate... The wind is still in our face, but now we have some momentum at our back."
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Good!
keep it up. If Ford really does turn around next year and start hiring, it will help a LOT. If the expansions and investments Granholm's emails keep touting work out, then we should be able to set a base for our state's future growth.
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