The analysis conducted as part of this study demonstrates that MEDC has been very successful in using incentives to attract new jobs to Michigan. In order to support the MEDC in conducting an analysis of its own competiveness with regard to incentive offerings, as well as several other factors of interest to relocating businesses, AngelouEconomics prepared a detailed benchmarking study, which provides comparative analysis along several key measures relative to 14 benchmark states.
Issue 2 - April 2012: Redeveloping automotive industrial sites can be a long process, and often, the new uses only replace a fraction of the jobs once supported by automotive activities on the site. However, these facilities represent opportunities for communities to reinvent themselves by finding productive, new uses for the properties.
Film Office's Semi-Annual Project Report (January 15, 2012)
The Interdepartmental Collaboration Committee (ICC) was formed in response to Governor Snyder’s Special Message of March 21, 2011, to harness collective intelligence across disparate disciplines for better, more balanced approaches.
Year end report to Legislature.
This study presents an up-to-date assessment of Michigan’s competitive strengths and weaknesses in today’s dramatically changed economy. Prepared by SRI International.
A three page summary brief of the full report (218 pages), Benchmarks for the Next Michigan: Update 2010, as prepared by SRI International.
Executive Summary section of Benchmarks for the Next Michigan: 2010 Update report, a 218 page document. For ease of downloading, report was divided into three sections; this section represents part 1 of 3 (31 pages).
This study presents an up-to-date assessment of Michigan’s competitive strengths and weaknesses in today’s dramatically changed economy. Prepared by SRI International. For ease of downloading, report was divided into three sections; this section represents part 2 of 3 (190 pages).
Appendix section of Benchmarks for the Next Michigan: 2010 Update report, a 218 page document. For ease of downloading, report was divided into three sections; this section represents part 3 of 3 (9 pages).