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At Business Leaders for Michigan, we pride ourselves on developing strategies that are research-driven and fact-based. Our proposals and strategies are grounded in Michigan’s ongoing economic realities and aimed at bringing new vitality and competitiveness to our state. Our featured and most recent studies, reports and benchmarking websites are included below.

DDP And DEGC Get $1M Each To Drive Downtown Development

November 30, 2009

Unrestricted assets from the Lower Woodward Housing Fund, a fund established by Detroit Renaissance with support from the DEGC and […]

Renaissance Venture Capital Fund Plans First “Payout”

November 24, 2009

The Renaissance Venture Capital Fund is a Michigan-based fund of funds that supports the growth of venture capital in Michigan […]

A New Day For The City

November 6, 2009

Last week, Detroiters spoke loud and clear that they want change. All but four of the new city council members […]

See Who Has Endorsed The Michigan Turnaround Plan So Far

November 6, 2009

Edward Deeb – Michigan Business & Professional Association/Michigan Food & Beverage Association President & CEO: On behalf of our 3,400 […]

State Budget Reform Update

November 5, 2009

For better or worse, we now have a state budget in place for the 2010 fiscal year and we need […]

Business Leaders’ Economic Survey Results: Michigan Still Behind, US Will Soon Improve

October 27, 2009

Business Leaders for Michigan’s quarterly economic outlook survey indicates that Michigan will continue to lag the nation’s economic performance over the […]