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Phil Power's ColumnPhil Power, founder and President of The Center, spent nearly 40 years in the newspaper business as founder, owner and Chairman of HomeTown Communications Network, Inc. During that period, his weekly column appeared regularly in his Michigan newspapers. It earned both state and national honors for its balance, insight and vigorous point of view. After the sale of his company last year, Phil continued writing his column on a regular basis. If you would like to receive his column via email, sign up for the Center's newsletter.Latest ColumnsMay 15, 2008
Tax Brinksmanship Hurts BusinessYou might say the new Michigan Business Tax was born under a cloud and with an unnecessary "birth defect" that now has the state's business community up in arms. So how did we get here? First, a quick recap: Last year, faced with a billion-dollar deficit and threat of a state government shutdown, the legislature [...] Apr 24, 2008
MI's New Info Assembly LineJust off the Walter Reuther expressway in Pleasant Ridge, a tidy little suburb near the Detroit Zoo, Michigan's rust belt past sits cheek by jowl with the beginnings of our knowledge economy future. Welcome to ePrize, a small firm with a big ambition: To be the Google of the interactive marketing and promotion industry. Location is [...] Apr 17, 2008
The Dillon Recall CharadeThink Michigan legislative politics are all sweetness and light these days, following last year’s partisan bruising budget wars? If so, you might want to take a look at what’s going on in the 17th State Representative District. It consists of a corridor of land that is mostly shaped like the northern part of Idaho, and includes [...] Mar 28, 2008
Keeping Score on Michigan PrisonsIBM's axiom is old, but it still makes sense: "You cannot manage what you do not measure." We all know that Michigan needs a big time transformation to get through today’s tough times and on to a prosperous future: A vibrant, diversified economy; a place where talented people are welcomed; a wonderful place to live and [...] Mar 19, 2008
College-educated autoworkersOne of Michigan's major handicaps has been the profound ignorance most families have about the vital importance of higher education to their children‘s future. Fortunately, a solution may finally be in sight. But now as for decades, the prevailing culture scandalously disrespects learning. The single most depressing statistic I’ve seen was in a Detroit News statewide [...] Mar 13, 2008
Taking Stock of Michigan's citizens' movementIt was two years ago that a day-long conference in Ann Arbor marked the start of a citizen movement to transform Michigan from a struggling, fearful Rust Belt state into the kind of proud, prosperous place we’re all longing for. Participants at "Where Do We Go From Here?" considered Michigan’s financial picture, tax structure, workforce and [...] 03/07/2008 02/29/2008 02/15/2008 02/08/2008 02/01/2008 01/25/2008 01/17/2008 12/14/2007 12/07/2007 11/21/2007 11/16/2007 11/08/2007 11/05/2007 11/01/2007 |
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