The Prosperity Agenda: New League Book Tells Placemaking Success Stories

The Prosperity Agenda: The Economic Development Role that Arts and Culture Play in a Community

The Prosperity Agenda: What We Can Do to Make Michigan More Immigrant-Friendly

Did you know nearly 2 million residents are over the age of 60 in Michigan? For Michigan's cities and downtowns this is an unprecedented opportunity to prepare and accommodate this population as they retire or continue working as the case might be.  This

It’s not every day more than 1,300 people from throughout the nation come to see the exciting things happening in Detroit, but that’s exactly what happened when the Motor City for the first time ever hosted the 2014 National Main Streets Conference at

Most people should already be familiar with the fact that Michigan’s cities have battled tremendous financial cutbacks in recent years, due in large part to how the state has diverted $6.2 billion in revenue sharing away from our communities since 2003.

Imagine this situation: You walk into your favorite restaurant, in your favorite downtown on a Friday night and the place is packed. There’s an hour wait to get a table and your mouth waters in anticipation of what you’re seeing and smelling around th

Placemaking is essential to restoring Michigan to prosperity and creating communities that people love. It’s about turning “that community” into “my community.” On our next Prosperity Agenda  radio show on News/Talk 760 WJR we discuss placemaki

Jobs, jobs and more jobs. It’s something we hear politicians discuss all the time. But what kind of jobs do we want? How do we keep our educated talent in our state for the jobs that already exist? And how does this tie into the larger picture of commun

For many years now, the Michigan Municipal League has talked about placemaking as a vital part of making our state prosperous again. Simply put placemaking is about creating communities that people love. It’s about turning “that community” into “m