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SPOTLIGHT: Great Lakes


Reuters/Mark Blinch - Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company Ford Jr speaks before introducing the new Ford Focus at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit

Save to My Portfolio Turning up the Heat: How Venture Capital Can Help Fuel the Economic Transformation of the Great Lakes Region

Frank Samuel, January 29, 2010

A recent report authored by Frank E. Samuel documents the Great Lakes region’s strong performance on metrics linked to new enterprise creation -- research and development, new patents, technology and talent generation; but also points to the low entrepreneurship and new business start-up rates due, in part, to a significant absence of venture capital invested in new businesses in the region. Read More

Great Lakes, U.S. Economic Growth, U.S. Economy, Economic Development

SPOTLIGHT: U.S. Economic Growth


Istock Photos/Lauradyoung- Chicago skyline and beaches along Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois.

Save to My Portfolio Great Lakes Monitor: Tracking Economic Recession and Recovery in the 21 Largest Metropolitan Areas of the Great Lakes Region

Jennifer S. Vey, December 15, 2009

A supplement to the MetroMonitor, this second edition of the Great Lakes Monitor examines the 21 largest metros in the Great Lakes region on key indicators of economic performance. It illustrates that, although Great Lakes metros have for decades shared in the struggle to retool their economies, the recession has had highly varied impacts across the region. The findings help define where and how policymakers and regional stakeholders need to focus their energies to help ensure that recovery comes—if slowly—to all parts of this complex area. Read More

U.S. Economic Growth, Cities, Great Lakes, Housing

SPOTLIGHT: Great Lakes


Reuters/John Hillery - Northwest planes fill up arrival and departure gates at Detroit airport

Save to My Portfolio An Analysis of Air Travel Trends in the Great Lakes Region

Adie Tomer, Robert Puentes and John C. Austin, October 08, 2009

The economic recession and contraction in the auto and manufacturing industries have had a significant impact on air travel trends in the Great Lakes region’s metropolitan areas, according to Robert Puentes, Adie Tomer and John Austin. The fall-off in air travel in the last ten years has been precipitous in the region, but a return to economic growth will challenge the most connected metropolitan areas. Read More

Great Lakes, Transportation, Highways, Traffic

SPOTLIGHT: Canada


Reuters/Mathieu Belanger - A pedestrian crosses the river, and hence the border between the U.S. and Canada, with no difficulty in Estcourt, Maine

Save to My Portfolio Toward a Better Border with Canada

May 27, 2009

New rules set to start on June 1 requiring passports at the U.S.-Canada border will be among the discussions this week when Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano meets with officials in Canada’s capital. Many fear that the new travel initiative will cause further economic damage on both sides of the border. With these concerns in mind, the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program and the Canadian International Council sponsored a forum that featured Napolitano. Read More

Canada, Trade, Foreign Policy, Homeland Security

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The Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, in partnership with a network of academic, public policy, business and civic organizations, began a multi-year research and policy development initiative in 2005 to improve the economic vitality of the Great Lakes region. Read the framing report. 

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Great Lakes Place-Specific Benefits of Great Lakes Restoration

John C. Austin, Soren Anderson, Paul N. Courant, Robert E. Litan, March 24, 2008

Great Lakes Turning up the Heat: How Venture Capital Can Help Fuel the Economic Transformation of the Great Lakes Region

Frank Samuel, January 29, 2010

U.S. Economic Growth Great Lakes Monitor: Tracking Economic Recession and Recovery in the 21 Largest Metropolitan Areas of the Great Lakes Region

Jennifer S. Vey, December 15, 2009

U.S. Economic Growth Feds Pony Up Toward Great Lakes Water ‘Magic’

John C. Austin, November 04, 2009

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