CSG Midwest Articles and
Publications by Topic
Economic Development and Labor
Learning to compete: States tying future economic prosperity to
success in retraining, educating adult workers (Firstline Midwest,
October 2008)
Legislators take on job of addressing workforce shortage (Stateline Midwest,
July 2008)
Ohio, Michigan pursue policies to give job jolt to state economies (Stateline Midwest,
June 2008)
In sluggish economy, lawmakers look to help put more Midwesterners to work (Firstline Midwest, April 2008)
Governors pushing new plans to energize state economies (Stateline Midwest, March 2008)
Addressing brain drain on minds of region's
lawmakers at MLC session (Stateline Midwest, December 2007)
The "R" Word: Lawmakers hear why "routine"
white-collar work will be threatened for years to come (Stateline
Midwest, September 2007)
South Dakota mine chosen as site of national laboratory (Stateline
Midwest, August 2007)
Lawmakers look to wind power for energy, development (Stateline
Midwest, August 2007)
Programs
aim to put rural families on road to economic success (Stateline
Midwest, February 2007)
Promise of nanotechnology gets attention of Wisconsin lawmakers
(Stateline Midwest, January 2007)
Audits
pave way for action on improving economic, workforce development in
Kansas and Wisconsin (Stateline Midwest, November 2006)
Study:
Interstate cooperation a must to resuscitate Great Lakes region (Stateline
Midwest, November 2006)
At
MLC meeting, Daley and others tie region's economic future to strong
K-16 education systems (Stateline Midwest, September 2006)
Good jobs, good living: States expand scope of economic development
strategies (Firstline Midwest, September 2006)
States seek better link between education systems, needs of students and
businesses (Stateline Midwest, March 2006)
2006
sessions include myriad proposals to curb eminent domain powers
(Firstline Midwest, February 2006)
States lend helping hand, and name, to homegrown products
(Stateline Midwest, January 2006)
Debate over eminent domain lands in state legislatures (Stateline Midwest, October 2005)
Minimum-wage increases taking effect in Minnesota and Wisconsin (Stateline Midwest, October 2005)
States employ new strategies to promote rural economic development (Firstline Midwest, October 2005)
MLC session examines changing regional economy, options for states (Stateline
Midwest, September 2005)
Ohio lawmakers hope tax overhaul stimulates economic growth (Stateline
Midwest, August 2005)
Do any Midwestern states mandate a minimum wage higher than the
requirement set in the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act?
(Question of the Month, June 2005)
Nebraska,
North Dakota legislators consider changes to economic development
programs (Stateline Midwest, May 2005)
North
Dakota Centers of Excellence focus on university-business partnerships (Stateline Midwest,
March 2005)
New era may be near in battle over eminent domain (Firstline Midwest, December 2004)
How will the new overtime requirements in the U.S. Fair Labor Standards
Act impact states in the Midwest? (Question of the
Month, October 2004)
Indiana, South Dakota create higher standards for high school students
(Stateline Midwest, October 2004)
MLC
session focuses on local entrepreneurship as rural economic
development tool (Stateline Midwest, August 2004)
Goal of Cool Cities program is to heat up economic development in Michigan
cities (Stateline Midwest, June 2004)
Loss of manufacturing jobs spurs action in industrial Midwest
(Firstline Midwest, April 2004)
South Dakota hopes 2004 bills make way for national science lab (Stateline Midwest, March 2004)
State of the state addresses focus on economic development (Stateline
Midwest, February 2004)
Lawmakers
take time to learn more about bioscience (Stateline Midwest, February 2004)
States cautiously optimistic about 2004 revenue outlook (Stateline
Midwest, January 2004)
Midwest home for new innovation centers in value-added agriculture
(Stateline Midwest, December 2003)
Concerns increasing about health of state governments' pension funds
(Stateline Midwest, December 2003)
Small businesses struggle to keep up with rising health insurance costs
(Stateline Midwest, November 2003)
Indiana, Ohio plans aim to make states leaders in high-tech economy
(Stateline Midwest, November 2003)
States eye incentives to promote rural development (Stateline
Midwest, July 2003)
Illinois boosts minimum wage requirement (Stateline
Midwest, June 2003)
States look beyond fiscal woes, focus on long-term economic development
(Stateline Midwest, May 2003)
Technology-led economic development focus
of states (Firstline Midwest, April 2003)
What states in the Midwestern region have right-to-work legislation? (Question of the Month, February 2003)
State employee worker shortages
(Stateline Midwest, November 2002)
Illinois investment strategy to include venture capital funds
(Stateline Midwest, November 2002)
Affordable housing concerns on the rise (Stateline Midwest, August 2002)
Michigan, Ohio efforts to lure fuel cell technology businesses
(Stateline Midwest, June 2002)
Venture Capital (Firstline Midwest, April 2002)
Midwestern competitiveness in the new economy (Stateline Midwest,
January 2002)
Addressing the Skills Shortage: A Report from the Midwestern Workforce
Development Policy Forum (CSG Midwest report, 2001)
Accountability in business subsidy programs (Stateline
Midwest, November 2001)
Revitalizing brownfields (Stateline Midwest, April 2001)
Immigrants viewed as way to ease workforce shortage
(Stateline Midwest, October 2000)
Michigan enterprise zones show effects (Stateline
Midwest, August 2000)
Workforce Shortages (Firstline Midwest, July/August 2000)
Governors travel for trade (Stateline Midwest, July 2000)
Global trade crucial to Midwest economy (Stateline
Midwest, February 2000)
Workforce development initiatives (Stateline Midwest, December 1999)
Reviewing state business incentives (Stateline Midwest,
December 1999)
Rural Development (Firstline Midwest, November 1999)
Workforce Development (Firstline Midwest, May/June 1999)
The importance of the tourism industry (Stateline Midwest, May 1999)
Iowa invests in its state fair (Stateline Midwest, May 1999)
Michigan tries to keep future GM plants in state (Stateline Midwest,
April 1999)
In Search of Growth: Business Incentives in the Midwest (CSG Midwest report, 1998)
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last updated:
October 10, 2008
