Strong Places

Strong Places
Battle Creek, Michigan
Report highlights opportunity to connect Battle Creek residents to local jobs
Research Highlights
Battle Creek, Michigan
Report highlights opportunity to connect Battle Creek residents to local jobs
Iryna Lendel, Chloe Wieber, Sevrin Williams, Gerrit Anderson
A group of people at a business meeting. There are four people, all appear happy.
Minority entrepreneurs in Dayton face challenges and enjoy opportunities
Iryna Lendel, Chloe Wieber
small town America
Facing declining birth rates and out-migration, a majority of U.S. counties are losing population
Brian Asquith
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Commentary & Analysis
Battle Creek, Michigan
Report highlights opportunity to connect Battle Creek residents to local jobs
Iryna Lendel, Chloe Wieber, Sevrin Williams, Gerrit Anderson
new born baby
Analysis: New study finds Rx Kids can stabilize households, boost economy
Skyline of Grand Rapids, Michigan
10 lessons for mid-sized cities: public-private partnerships and good jobs
Kathleen Bolter, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Alfonso Hernandez, Kyle Huisman, Bridget Timmeney
Wide shot of Spokane, in a distressed local labor market, showing Spokane river and downtown.
Without a focus on distressed places, 'abundance' movement ignores the nation’s toughest challenges: Tim Bartik in Brookings
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Experts
Ben Damerow
Senior Director, Center for Workforce Innovation and Solutions
Brad J. Hershbein
Senior Economist and Deputy Director of Research
Brian Asquith
Economist
Gabrielle Pepin
Senior Economist
Iryna Lendel
Senior Director of Regional Economic and Community Development
Kathleen Bolter
Project Manager, Policies for Place Initiative
Lee Adams
Director of Community Development
Michelle Miller-Adams
Senior Researcher
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Small town USA
New Hires Quality Index ends year near all-time high; urban and rural workers still see different outcomes
Houseman portrait
Susan Houseman organizes conference on changing nature of work
Children in a day care playing at a table. A teacher can be seen with them.
The economic cost of California’s broken child care market
Chloe Gibbs
Children learning in child care
Tax credits can increase child care usage and enable more mothers to work
Gabrielle Pepin