Michigan Metros Well Positioned For Next Economy: Federal And State Action Could Accelerate Growth
Thursday, February 23, 2012 by Business Leaders For Michigan DETROIT, Mich., February 23, 2012 – Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM), the state’s business roundtable, today released a strategy for accelerating the economic growth of Michigan’s cities and regions. The report, Michigan’s Metropolitan and Urban Strategy, was prepared by Public Sector Consultants and the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program.
“This report reinforces the 2012 Michigan Turnaround Plan and the need to accelerate the growth of our cities and metro regions to become a Top Ten state for job, economic and personal income growth,” said Doug Rothwell, BLM President and CEO. “Michigan’s metro regions benchmark competitively to national peers on economic performance and assets. The report outlines steps the state and local communities can take to go from competitive to best in class in economic growth.”
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