The Michigan Suburbs Alliance, a non-profit working with Southeast
Michigan inner-ring suburbs, explores the issue of how sustainibility
can impact the economy in an editorial, and will again at its second
Mayors and Managers Policy Breakfast on Feb. 22.
Excerpt:
While “It’s the environment, stupid,” is a long way off, sustainable
practices and “green” thinking have a strong role to play in our
state’s economic recovery. These concepts are essential to creating a
positive public image for our region as a modern, progressive place to
work and live (a.k.a. drawing corporate headquarters and new startup
companies to southeast Michigan). Consequently, they have enormous
potential to stimulate our transition to a knowledge-based economy by
helping to attract young talent and “industries of the future.”
Read the entire article
here.
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