As if it weren't obvious enough, new research by the Milken Institute shows Michigan cities fairing poorly in 2010 compared to other US cities. On this year's list, the Detroit-Livonia -Dearborn metro area ranked dead last at No. 200 on the list, the Holland-Grand Haven metro area came in 199 and the Warren-Troy-Farmington metro area ranked No.198. The Lansing-East Lansing metro area had the highest ranking of Michigan metro areas on the list at No. 157. Ann Arbor was ranked No. 161, Kalamazoo-Portage was No. 170 and Flint was No. 184.The Lansing-East lansing area benefits from a high amount of government jobs and a massive university to supply it's success. However, if you actually go into the city neighborhoods of Lansing outside of the MSU and the capital area, you will find high pockets of poverty much similar to other Michigan cities.
Most of the reason for the low ranking was heavy job losses in the manufacturing centers of Michigan. This emphasizes even further how important an education is to participating in the future our state.
In order to reduce poverty in our region, we need to fix address the economic issues that underline our state. We also need to prepare our citizens to take the steps necessary to get a education and provide themselves with better opportunities for employment.
Read the full article: http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2010/10/michigan_cities_fare_poorly_in_index_of.html
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