Marquette placemaking highlighted in article
Source: Michigan Radio
Placemaking is the key to economic growth, says this interview on Michigan Radio. Marquette is mentioned as a place that’s doing it right.
Excerpt: We’ve talked about a House Bill that aims to stop Michigan’s ‘brain drain,’ but communities throughout the state need to do more to attract and keep young people in Michigan.
Arnold Weinfeld, the director of Strategic Initiatives at the Michigan Municipal League , said that 2/3 of college graduates look for a location they want to live in first, and then search for jobs within that city. A generation or two ago, the process was reversed.
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