Michigan’s Urban and Metropolitan Strategy

Public Sector Consultants and Brookings Institution Metropolitan Program have prepared a Michigan Urban and Metropolitan Strategy for Business Leaders for Michigan which evaluates regional strengths, and areas of opportunity critical to the redevelopment of Michigan’s urban and metropolitan Areas. The report includes recommendations that will help the state achieve three goals essential to the health […]

The New Michigan State Budget Debate: What to Do about the Budget Surplus?

By Gary S. Olson, Senior Policy Fellow, Public Sector Consultants After a decade of heated debates in Lansing on the elimination of Michigan state budget deficits, Governor Rick Snyder and the Michigan Legislature are now faced with a new challenge: what to do about the unanticipated budget surpluses in the fiscal year (FY) 2012 General […]

The New Landscape of Civic Business: How Business Leadership Is Influencing Civic Progress in Our Metropolitan Regions Today

A sequel to the 1993 study commissioned by the Frey Foundation on CEO-level civic leadership groups, with updated information and fresh perspectives on what works in business-led initiatives across the nation.