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May 1, 2008
State students deep in hock
"Education has taken the assembly line's place as our state's most vital tool," says Rob Schwartz, an idealistic young man who recently entered the Envision Michigan story contest. If that's true, then the dryly titled "State University Summary Data" published by the Michigan House and Senate Fiscal Agencies is a quick look at what’s happening along [...]

May 1, 2008
Lansing's New Watchdogs
Way back in the fall, in the height of the state budget gridlock, a little-watched bill made it into law. Public Act 99 of 2007 called for the creation of a "Legislative Commission on Government Efficiency." The commission is charged with looking into the deepest, darkest corners of state government bureaucracy and finding ways to make it [...]

May 1, 2008
What Millennials Want
Walkable neighborhoods in urban areas and plenty of neighborhood retail and dining options. Those are the things that hip knowledge economy workers with money in their pockets are looking for in places to live. Those findings come from a team of MBA students at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. The student team probed the [...]

May 1, 2008
Responding to Need
Michigan residents are a philanthropic population that has steadily responded to public need during the difficult, statewide economic contraction in recent years, as evidenced by a recent survey from the Michigan Nonprofit Association and the Council of Michigan Foundations. Key findings of the survey: Nine out of ten people surveyed made a contribution to charity in the [...]

May 1, 2008
Don't Miss the Boat!!!
We're almost out of seats for the Michigan's Defining Moment One-Year Celebration on May 22 aboard an authentic riverboat on the Grand River in Lansing. All friends and members of the Center for Michigan, are included as we give thanks for the more than 1,800 statewide residents who've volunteered so far to help us create [...]

Apr 24, 2008
Growing in Michigan
In the shadows of Michigan's traditional "silo" industries, entrepreneurs are thriving. Check out the 2008 Michigan 50 Companies to Watch as named this week by the Small Business Association of Michigan and the Edward Lowe Foundation. Together, these firms contribute $464 million in total revenue (with a combined 25 percent growth rate), more than 1,800 employees, and [...]


04/24/2008
Kzoo's Lessons for Michigan

04/24/2008
MI's New Info Assembly Line

04/24/2008
West Michigan Vital Signs

04/24/2008
Strong Growth Up North

04/24/2008
Rebranding Michigan

04/17/2008
Big Bucks for MI Tourism

04/17/2008
Grand Rapids, Grand Story

04/17/2008
Embarrassment and Pride

04/17/2008
$5 million every day

04/17/2008
The Dillon Recall Charade

04/17/2008
Faith Restored

04/11/2008
When MI was Silicon Valley

04/11/2008
Shackling All of Us

04/11/2008
The "Part-Time" Debate

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