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Want $20,000 To Start a Web-Based Business?
Seed-funding for new startups is the subject of this week's West Side Stories podcast, featuring Bill Holsinger-Robinson of Momentum. »
Michigan Leads Nation in Biggest Cut to Arts Funding
Michigan leads the pack with a whopping 80 percent cut to state arts funding between fiscal year 2009 and 2010. Next comes Florida with a 65 percent cut, followed by Illinois with nearly 53 percent. »
Michigan Population Shrinks Again
More people moved out Michigan in the past year, continuing a trend of the past several years. »
Hiring Gen Y
One reason young people say they leave the state is because they can't find a job. But the problem might not be that there aren't jobs in Michigan -- but that they don't like the jobs that are available. »
Staying in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids does a better job than other Michigan cities keeping some young people in the state after they graduate. Data for the Grand Valley State University class of 2008 shows that 94 percent of graduates that are working have jobs in Michigan. »
The Entrepreneurs
When young people leave Michigan, they often say it's because they couldn't find a job. At the University of Michigan, there's a group of students who focus less on looking for businesses that are hiring, and more on creating them. »
Creating Policies to Lure College Grads to Detroit
When college students travel to Detroit, it‘s usually to visit nightclubs, maybe a ballgame. But last weekend a group of students spent time in the city for something completely different. »
Pledging Allegiance to Michigan
A lot of young Michigan college students practically pledge to themselves they will leave the state after they graduate. But some of the best and brightest are pledging their allegiance to Michigan. »
Why They Leave
Kristen Bialik is like many other young college students in Michigan. She loves the Midwest, but she's not planning on staying here after she graduates from the University of Michigan. »
The Brain Drain
Michigan does a great job producing college graduates, but struggles to keep them here. The exodus of educated young people has come to be called brain-drain. It's a threat to Michigan's future because those packing their bags are crucial to an economic recovery. »
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