August 21, 2008 – 1:40 pm
(Part 2 in an 11-week economic plan to get Michigan moving again and get our people back to work)
Last week I outlined just how important it is to get the fundamentals right to get Michigan’s economy back on track. This week we take the next step, looking at how we in Michigan can promote our [...]
August 14, 2008 – 11:23 am
As I noted last week, every Thursday between now and the election I will lay out one piece of a comprehensive economic strategy to get Michigan back on track and get our people back to work. Today, I’m starting with the basics - the importance of getting the fundamentals right.
Fundamentals are important. While every 4th [...]
In 1992, James Carville, one of the chief strategists for the Clinton-Gore campaign, hung a sign in the campaign headquarters to remind the campaign team of the central themes of the election. While the sign actually had three short themes, it is one that is best remembered: “It’s the economy, stupid.” In those four words, [...]
State House candidate for the 101st District hails victory for Michigan workers
NORTHPORT – With Michigan’s minimum wage increase taking effect, Democratic State House candidate Dan Scripps hailed today as a victory for Michigan’s working families. The minimum wage will now be set at $7.40 an hour, the third and final step of a plan [...]
Michigan Energy Fair
Friday, June 27nd - Sunday, June 29th, 2008
in Onekama, MI
at the Manistee County Fairgrounds
This weekend marks the 3rd Annual Michigan Energy Fair put on by the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association that will be held right in the heart of the 101st District at the Manistee County Fair Grounds in Onekama. The fair [...]
March 13, 2008 – 12:33 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2tIoKGcwGM
February 6, 2008 – 9:14 am
A new “innovation index” developed by researchers at UM-Dearborn contains some good news for Michigan. According to the index, innovative economic activity in Michigan increased 2.8% between mid-2006 and mid-2007. According to the Great Lakes IT Report, the report looks at a number of factors, including the employment of “innovation workers,” trends in venture capital, [...]
December 26, 2007 – 3:51 pm
With this pre-Christmas announcement, the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund has now made 18 investments totaling more than $4 million to companies that are creating and retaining jobs in Michigan. Fund officials say their investments have retained 87 jobs and will add 300 more in both 2008 and 2009 in the fields of advanced manufacturing and [...]
December 14, 2007 – 4:02 pm
Yesterday featured a number of interesting stories at the intersection of where we’ve been and where we’re going. First, the Traverse City Record-Eagle had another great story by AP environmental writer John Flesher about declining access to thousands of acres in the UP that has been available to the public for more than a century [...]
October 31, 2007 – 4:09 pm
A study released this year from the University of Michigan Health System shows that tart cherries may have even more health benefits than previously known, including lower total cholesterol, lower blood sugar, less fat storage in the liver, lower oxidative stress and increased production of a molecule that helps the body handle fat and sugar. [...]
