When we look closely at U.S. imports from Mexico, we might be surprised when we see where their components were manufactured.…
The Health-Care Job Spurt
With health care becoming a job engine, we could have more physicians, nurses, and assistants twith job-related names like Payne, Butcher, and Burns.…
Why Toyota is an American Car
A source of jobs and economic growth, the leading manufacturer of American made cars is not a U.S. firm because of globalization.…
Innovation: The Cup Holder
Steve Jobs once said, “It’s not the consumers’ job to know what they want.” I suspect that automakers were thinking like Steve Jobs when they gave us the cup holder. The story of the cup holder begins…
The Natural Resource Curse: Detroit?
Displaying all municipalities that filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection since 2010, this map shows cities, towns and counties in red (8) and utility authorities and other municipalities in black …