So, You're Telling me There's a Chance...
George Erickcek, Senior Regional Analysts for the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, hasn't signed up for the cheer leading squad (just not in his job description), but people love it when he says there's good news for the home team. Want a closer look at what George is saying about this local economy? more
Revisiting the 'jobs mantra'
Three things we've learned in 30 years.
In 1980, community leaders met regularly in the basement of the American National Bank building downtown to plot Kalamazoo's future. Never mind that a group of economists in Nebraska had already predicted, pretty much regardless of what we did, that our local economy would grow about 2 percent through the year 2015, which is looking like it will come to pass. Those same economists forecast more robust growth for Grand Rapids. more
Are There Jobs in Kalamazoo?
Is this a crazy, mixed up economy or what?
In the coming weeks, ShareKalamazoo will be taking stock of the issues that shape our regional economy. Meanwhile, if you want a serious account of what economists at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research are saying about how we keep score... more