Ohio’s capital has been a Midwest leader for 50 years, and projections call for ongoing growth through 2050. Detroit and many other Michigan metros are on a different path. Here’s how Columbus is doing it.
Michigan population
Posted inQuality of Life
Michigan’s population crisis: What you need to know. Why it matters.
Michigan’s population has been stagnant for years due to out of state migration and falling birth rates. It’s projected to decline: Why this will hurt the economy. What can be done.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Panel: Michigan needs to act with urgency as population slides
Improving education and increasing the number of residents with degrees will be key to reversing trends that jeopardize the state’s competitiveness.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Can Michigan defuse its population time bomb? See how far we fall short
Almost every state in the nation is growing faster, causing economic hardship for Michigan residents and businesses. State leaders are looking to reverse the trend. If we can’t be Florida, can we at least be Indiana?
Posted inBusiness Watch
Michigan business leaders: ‘We’re a below-average state’ with no quick fix
The state needs to up its economic development game to compete among states that are growing, Business Leaders for Michigan says. Doing so will require setting a long-term education and business development plan.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan’s pitch to lure new residents: nature, high tech, abortion rights
The state’s affordable housing, beautiful lakes and reproductive rights are some of the selling points Michigan may use in a new ad campaign hoping to convince young professionals to put down roots in the state.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | To attract talent, go to states that are attacking women, gays
Michigan is failing to attract young, skilled workers. We need a coordinated campaign, akin to Pure Michigan, that targets urban areas in states that are passing anti-women, anti-gay, pro-gun, anti-democratic legislation.
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Michigan loses 14K people a year to other states. It could be worse (and has)
Census figures show that Michigan’s net loss to other states, particularly the Sun Belt, is continuing. Retirees and educated young people are first in line, but the rate of loss is slowing.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Michigan tries to lure tech workers after layoffs at Google, other giants
Public tech companies in major U.S. cities are shedding tens of thousands of jobs — just as Michigan firms need to fill similar positions. With tech leaders including Amazon, Microsoft and Salesforce retrenching, state business leaders say the time is right to move.
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Census: Michigan’s population falls a hair in 2022
Michigan’s population declined by a few thousand, but experts say it should begin to grow again in a few years.