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Metros Don't Shut Down: America's Metropolitan Areas Move Forward Amid Government Shutdown

October 3, 2013, David Jackson

The One Building that Explains How Detroit Could Come Back: A Plan to Foster Innovation Amidst Bankruptcy

August 29, 2013, Jennifer Bradley and Bruce Katz

State and Local Government Deficits Soar. Are Others Following Detroit's Footsteps?

August 9, 2013, Tracy Gordon

Cities are starting to take control of their economic future. They aren't waiting for Washington.

August 5, 2013, Bruce Katz, TIME

Economic Growth Is the Only Fix For Detroit's Pension Blues

July 31, 2013, Tracy Gordon

Bruce Katz: Despite Bankruptcy, Detroit Has Special Assets to Build On

July 30, 2013, Fred Dews

The Retirement Surprise In Detroit's Bankruptcy

July 25, 2013, Robert C. Pozen

Cities are networks of people, not just governments. That's an advantage that cities have. When states or the federal government get tied up in gridlock, they have nowhere else to turn. Cities can turn to the business and philanthropic communities. Instead of a bailout, cities need to look at becoming better partners.

July 24, 2013, Bruce Katz, Chicago Tribune

Taking the Measure of Detroit: Helping with Health Care

July 23, 2013, Robert C. Pozen

Hopefully the conversation about Detroit’s fiscal future will open a conversation about Detroit’s economic future.

July 23, 2013, Bruce Katz, Bloomberg Businessweek

A Growth Strategy for Post-Bankruptcy Detroit

July 19, 2013, Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley

The bankruptcy of the Detroit government doesn’t erase all the good things that are still happening in Detroit with private money and philanthropic money and some state and federal money.

July 19, 2013, Jennifer Bradley, Washington Post

[Rick] Snyder is one of the governors who most gets the economic importance of the city. Without Detroit, Michigan cannot recover.

May 5, 2013, Bruce Katz, Financial Times

[Appointing an emergency manager to oversee Detroit's finances] is a very hard decision [Michigan's] governor had to make, it's always politically controversial to have the government intervene in this way, but it is the right decision to get Detroit back on its feet.

March 15, 2013, Bruce Katz

I think Detroit faces some of the toughest challenges of any American city.

March 6, 2013, Bruce Katz, The Craig Fahle Show-WDET

Laying the Groundwork For Change: Demolition, Urban Strategy, and Policy Reform

September 24, 2012, Alan Mallach

Detroit can be a petri dish for a lot of different kinds of innovation.

September 12, 2012, Bruce Katz, Detroit Free Press

[Midtown, Inc. in Detroit is] a great model for an engaged, creative and adaptive institution, and it’s great to see [Mosey] get recognition for that. People have heard about what’s happening [in Midtown], and the work they’ve done is a large reason why there’s so much investment in that neighborhood. They had a good vision for what was possible.

July 9, 2012, Jennifer Bradley, Next American City

Detroit is the home of the Big Three. But a lot of sophisticated advanced manufacturing in Grand Rapids—absolutely pummeled in the recession and even the lead up to the recession. But manufacturing and exports of manufactured goods have been one of the strongest drivers.

June 27, 2012, Alan Berube, Marketplace

Now, talking about freight, moving goods from Point A to Point B is not the kind of discussion that is likely to stir the blood in most people. But it is part of the economic lifeblood of major metros like Detroit. Aging infrastructure acts like cholesterol in our economy's arteries, and we need to clean that out if we're going to be competitive in the modern global marketplace. To grow jobs in the short term and build a solid economy for the long term, metropolitan areas like Detroit need to build on their strengths.

June 25, 2012, Robert Puentes, The Huffington Post

Building a Stronger Regional Safety Net: Philanthropy's Role

July 21, 2011, Sarah Reckhow and Margaret Weir

Will Full Employment Ever Return to Detroit?

January 20, 2011, Howard Wial

Making Washington a Partner in Detroit's Next Economy

February 11, 2010

The Detroit Project: A Plan for Solving America’s Greatest Urban Disaster

December 9, 2009, Bruce Katz

Ask Candidates How They'll Help Fix Michigan

March 11, 2008, John C. Austin and Bruce Katz