Key Facts & Policy Issues:
Between 1993 and 2008, 83,000 Big Three auto manufacturing jobs were lost.
Of the 10 states with the highest per capita income, an average of 32% of residents age 25-64 hold bachelor’s degrees or more; in Ohio, the number is only 25%.
At present, about 40% of the land in the Upper Midwest is used either for agriculture or livestock.
A study by Michigan Future, Inc. concluded that across the United States, “the largest metropolitan areas not only have the highest proportion of households with incomes of $75,000 or more, but also the smallest proportion of households with incomes under $25,000.” These city-centers focus on knowledge-based industries and attract college-educated adults.
According to New United Van Lines Data, Great Lakes states show an outward bound trend of migration, with Ohio and Indiana at 57% and Michigan at 68%.
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Here, find information and research on the rationale of the 2009-2010 Midwest Regional Initiative.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
Reversal of Fortune: Understanding the Midwest Recovery
An Analysis of Regional Economic Growth in the Midwest
Revitalizing the Retail Trade Sector in Rural Communities
Scales of Struggle: Economic Restructuring in the US Midwest
TALENT RETENTION:
Richard Florida’s Creative Class
Gallup Poll: Soul of the Community
THE KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY:
OECD- The Knowledge-Based Economy
Michigan Future: Michigan’s Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy
ACCESS TO CAPITAL:
Microloans Grow in Popularity as Availability of Traditional Capital Shrinks
ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
CAP and PERI: Green Economic Recovery Program: Impact on MI
http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/2008/09/peri_mi.pdf
The Midwestern Governors’ Association: Reports on Jobs in a Midwestern Green Economy
http://www.midwesterngovernors.org/jobs.htm
Growing the Green Economy: the Midwest Wind Supply Chain
http://www.repoweringthemidwest.org/reports/growing-the-green-economy-the-midwest-wind-supply-chain
REGIONAL ECONOMICS:
The Impact on the US Economy of a Major Contraction of the Detroit Three Automakers
Regional Economic Models, Inc.
Iowa’s Workforce and the Economy
Hardest-hit Areas Recovering Slowly
CHRONIC AND URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT:
Urban Unemployment and City Formation
DEFENSE AND DIPLOMACY:
Building Community Food Systems
Energy and Climate Stewardship: Midwest Governors’ Association
Sustainable Development in the Rural Midwest
JOB LOSS:
