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A Tale of Two States: Shareable Graphics for Michigan Future’s Latest Report

admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 20:47:48 +0000

Michigan Future’s latest report looks at Minnesota, the most prosperous state in the region with the lowest unemployment rate, and the public policies that have helped it achieve that status.

Below we will release shareable graphics that demonstrate some of the staggering data uncovered in the report. Follow the links below to download the graphics to share on your organization’s or personal social media. As you share them, we encourage you to use the hashtag “#StatePoliciesMatter” to help spark conversation around Michigan Future’s latest report.

If you haven’t done so read the full State Policies Matter report here .

INFOGRAPHIC #1: Right-click on the image and select “Save Image As.” INFOGRAPHIC #2: Right-click on the image and select “Save Image As.”

INFOGRAPHIC #3: Right-click on the image and select “Save Image As.”

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The New Path to Prosperity: Lessons for Michigan From Two Decades of Economic Change

Lou Glazer — Tue, 06 May 2014 18:06:48 +0000

Michigan Future’s 2013 report examining how Michigan can return to prosperity reviews the changing patterns of employment and private sector income from 1990 to 2011 in the United States, Michigan and Minnesota. The lesson Michigan needs to learn is clear: The places that are doing best today and almost certainly will do the best in the the future are those states and regions that are concentrated in knowledge-based services, not factories. Read the press release here.

Click here to read the full report

Click here to download a PDF version of the report

See past reports, here.

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Lou’s New Presentation

admin — Fri, 02 May 2014 18:46:24 +0000

Check out Lou’s presentation, A High Prosperity Michigan.

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Lou’s Alma College commencement speech

Lou Glazer — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:47:15 +0000

Lou delivered the commencement address to the 2014 graduates of Alma College. The speech focused on the job market the graduates are likely to face over the course of a forty year career. Making the case that the four year degree the graduates have earned is the most reliable path to a good paying career. And that the liberal arts degree they have earned–despite convention wisdom to the contrary––gives them the skills needed to succeed over a career in an economy constantly being reshaped by globalization and technology. You can read the speech here.

Photo Courtesy: Alma College

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Michigan’s Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy: Fifth Annual Progress Report

Lou Glazer — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 13:00:53 +0000

Michigan continues to have difficulty transitioning to a knowledge based economy which has led to Michigan getting poorer compared to the country. In Michigan Future’s fifth annual report on Michigan’s transition, Lou Glazer and Don Grimes detail which states and metropolitan areas are doing the best and why. To read the press release, click her e.

Click here to read the full report

Appendix A1: General data on each state

Appendix A2: Per capita income component data for each state

Appendix A3: Change in per capita income components for each state

Appendix B1: Date on large metropolitan areas (population 1 million or more)

Appendix B2: Data on smaller Michigan and comparable Midwest metro areas

Appendix B3: Data on per capita income components for large metro areas

Appendix B4: Change in per capita income components for large metro area

Appendix B5: Components of transfer payments change 1990-2010, large and Michigan metro areas

See past reports, here.

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Lou Glazer’s interview on Stateside: Is college always the best choice for high school grads?

admin — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:30:14 +0000

President Lou Glazer sat down with Cynthia Canty of Michigan Radio’s Stateside, and Glenda Price, former President of Marygrove College in Detroit, to discuss the question: Is college truly the right choice for all high school grads? Are we overlooking the opportunities offered by skilled trades and other careers that do not require a degree?. Listen to the full story here.

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Lou’s New Presentation

admin — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 17:54:11 +0000

The below presentation includes updated data on the most and least prosperous states and identifies the characteristics of the states with the most successful economies. Together they make the case for a new Michigan. The presentation concludes with our new agenda: what Michigan needs to do to become one of the states with the most successful economies.

Making the Case for a New Agenda – 2013

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Paul Hillegonds: The Next Fifty Years in Michigan

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:46:08 +0000

Paul Hillegonds – Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, DTE Energy and Board member, Michigan Future, Inc. – in celebration of Grand Valley State University’s 50th Anniversary was asked to deliver an address on what the next 50 years holds for Michigan. The speech builds on the work of Michigan Future. In it Paul describes his vision on where the state should head and what we need to do to realize that vision. The speech provides a road map for what really matters to position the state and its citizens for future success.

Read the speech here

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Young Talent in the Great Lakes: How Michigan Is Faring?

Lou Glazer — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:13:12 +0000

This report is part of the Michigan Future, Inc. New Agenda for a New Michigan project. Its focus is on identifying a path to better position Michigan to succeed in the flattening world economy of the future, a path that will return Michigan to high prosperity, measured by per capita income consistently above the national average in both national economic expansions and contractions.

Our basic conclusion: What most distinguishes successful areas from Michigan is their concentrations of talent, where talent is defined as a combination of knowledge, creativity and entrepreneurship. Quite simply, in a flattening world, the places with the greatest concentrations of talent win! States and regions without concentrations of talent will have great difficulty retaining or attracting knowledge-based enterprises, and they are not likely to be the places where new knowledge-based enterprises are created.

Click here for the full report

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Lou’s 4th annual progress report presentation

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:01:42 +0000

The following presentation is an overview of the 4th Annual Progress update on Michigan’s transition to a knowledge-based economy. The presentations builds on the ideas and research of the New Agenda for a New Michigan initiative. Lou Glazer, the CEO of Michigan Future Inc., regularly gives this presentation at talks around the state.

Read through Lou’s 4th annual progress report presentation

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