Before a summit in Western Michigan, Robert Puentes focused on the tie between physical growth and economic growth and specifically how the region can significantly tie together smarter development patterns and the infrastructure to support them.
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Economic Development
‘Place-based industrial strategy’ responds to past and future industrial and labor market shocks
Commentary
A Smart Infrastructure Agenda for the 21st Century in the Western Michigan Region
June 14, 2007