Bridge Michigan’s monthly Lunch Break series continued Wednesday with a discussion about Michigan’s economy, recent big-ticket investments, state incentives and the long-term fiscal outlook.

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Bridge Michigan business editor Paula Gardner was joined by Carla Bailo, president and CEO of the Center for Automotive Research, Jeff Donofrio, president & CEO of Business Leaders for Michigan, and John Rakolta Jr., chairman of Walbridge.

Michigan Economic Dashboard: See the latest data on employment, new jobs and more.

Bridge’s Lunch Break monthly series focuses on timely topics facing our state. Previous discussions have included examinations of how COVID has impacted Michigan’s K-12 students, Michigan’s new redistricting maps, Michigan’s eldercare crisis, COVID mandates and K-12 education, youth mental health in Michigan, and the impact of climate change in Michigan.

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Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break discussion on how COVID impacts Michigan’s K-12 students
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break discussion on Michigan’s new redistricting maps
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Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break discussion on Michigan’s eldercare crisis
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Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break about Michigan’s economy

by Amber DeLind and Kathryn Dugal, Bridge Michigan
March 30, 2022

					<h1>Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break about Michigan’s economy</h1>
<p class="byline">by Amber DeLind and Kathryn Dugal, Bridge Michigan <br />March 30, 2022</p>
					
<p><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Bridge Michigan’s monthly Lunch Break series continued Wednesday with a discussion about Michigan’s economy, </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/business-watch/big-one-michigan-celebrates-landmark-7b-gm-investment" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span>recent big-ticket investments</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">, state incentives and the long-term fiscal outlook.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">If you missed Wednesday’s chat, you can watch it on demand below.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Bridge Michigan business editor Paula Gardner was joined by Carla Bailo, president and CEO of the </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.cargroup.org/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span>Center for Automotive Research</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">, Jeff Donofrio, president &amp; CEO of</span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://businessleadersformichigan.com/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span> Business Leaders for Michigan</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">, and John Rakolta Jr., chairman of </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.walbridge.com/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span>Walbridge</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#48454e"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-economic-dashboard"><strong>Michigan Economic&nbsp;Dashboard: See the latest data on employment, new jobs and more.</strong></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Bridge’s Lunch Break monthly series focuses on timely topics facing our state. Previous discussions have included examinations of how </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/center-michigan/watch-bridges-lunch-break-about-how-covid-impacts-michigan-k-12-students" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span>COVID has impacted Michigan’s K-12 students</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">, </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/center-michigan/join-bridge-lunch-break-talk-how-covid-impacts-michigan-k-12-students" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span>Michigan’s new redistricting maps</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">, </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/center-michigan/watch-bridges-lunch-break-about-michigans-eldercare-crisis" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span>Michigan’s eldercare crisis</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">, </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/center-michigan/watch-bridges-lunch-break-about-covid-mandates-k-12-education-michigan" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span>COVID mandates and K-12 education</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">, </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/center-michigan/join-bridge-lunch-break-discussion-youth-mental-health-michigan" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span>youth mental health in Michigan</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">, and </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/center-michigan/watch-bridges-lunch-break-discussion-impact-climate-change-michigan" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span>the impact of climate change in Michigan</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Related stories:&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
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<li><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.bridgemi.com/center-michigan/watch-bridges-lunch-break-about-how-covid-impacts-michigan-k-12-students"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span>Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break discussion on how COVID impacts Michigan’s K-12 students</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></li>
<li><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.bridgemi.com/center-michigan/watch-bridges-lunch-break-discussion-michigans-new-redistricting-maps"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span>Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break discussion on Michigan’s new redistricting maps</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></li>
<li><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.bridgemi.com/center-michigan/watch-bridges-discussion-about-great-lakes-restoration-initiative"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span>Watch Bridge’s discussion about the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></li>
<li><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.bridgemi.com/center-michigan/watch-bridges-lunch-break-about-michigans-eldercare-crisis"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span>Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break discussion on Michigan’s eldercare crisis</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></li>
<li><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.bridgemi.com/center-michigan/watch-bridges-lunch-break-discussion-youth-mental-health-michigan"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span>Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break discussion on youth mental health in Michigan</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></li>
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