Entries tagged with Prosperity
The Wellbeing of Cities
May 20, 2010
The results of a recent Gallup poll show that adults living in large metropolitan areas score better than their counterparts in small towns and rural areas.
Big city residents had lower incidences of smoking, obesity, cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure, while also demonstrating more visits to the dentist…
Spill, Baby, Spill
May 18, 2010
Last week on Urban Omnibus, Vishaan Chakrabarti penned an exceptional essay on the impact of unchecked materialism on the future of American leadership and prosperity.
With his timely, tongue-in-cheek title, “Spill, Baby, Spill,” Chakrabarti unflinchingly blames America's lack of self-discipline and introspection for its oil dependency, sprawl and…
The Michigan Prosperity Agenda
March 30, 2010
The Michigan Prosperity Agenda is a monthly radio show that focuses on how to make Michigan communities better places to live, work and play.
The topic of the March episode was the role of talent in placemaking, and our President and CEO Carol Coletta was an invited guest.…
