Kathleen Bolter

Kathleen Bolter

Project Manager, Place-Based Initiative
(269) 385-0435 (phone) Bolter@upjohn.org

Research Highlights

Where does your community rank on inclusive growth? Find out with our new data tool

April 2, 2024 · Research Highlight
The Broadly Shared Growth data interactive provides unique “apples to apples” comparisons.

Neighborhood Employment Hubs: Bringing Effective Job Assistance Directly to Residents 

January 12, 2023 · Research Highlight

Six Key Takeaways on Effective Place-Based Policies from Our 2022 Affiliate Convening 

December 12, 2022 · Research Highlight

New report: Bridging Research and Practice to Achieve Community Prosperity

November 14, 2022 · Research Highlight

The CHIPS and Science Act offers funding for place-based policies unparalleled in U.S. history

August 5, 2022 · Research Highlight

The Kalamazoo Promise turns 16: what we know about the program’s outcomes

May 19, 2022 · Research Highlight

Job training programs as crime reduction strategy? How training people for good jobs can lead to fewer arrests.

April 14, 2022 · Research Highlight

Illinois study identifies 10 important things to know about advanced manufacturing

November 1, 2021 · Research Highlight

More than 1 in 5 Michigan workers on unemployment; in manufacturing, 2 in 5

June 3, 2020 · Research Highlight

ForeWARNing? Michigan’s Announced Mass Layoffs Under the WARN Act

May 13, 2020 · Research Highlight

Initial unemployment claims decline substantially nationally and in Michigan

May 11, 2020 · Research Highlight

Initial unemployment claims slowed nationally and in Michigan but remain near record levels

April 30, 2020 · Research Highlight

Half of Michigan's construction workers have filed for unemployment insurance since March 15

April 23, 2020 · Research Highlight

More than 1 in 5 Michigan workers—over 1 million people—have filed for unemployment insurance in four weeks

April 16, 2020 · Research Highlight

Initial claims for unemployment insurance level off but remain near historical highs

April 9, 2020 · Research Highlight

Initial jobless claims increase to highest-ever levels nationally and in Michigan

April 2, 2020 · Research Highlight

Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance surged last week across the nation

March 26, 2020 · Research Highlight