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Muskegon economic forecast points to 'increase' in total employment
Muskegon-area manufacturers are doing better than the nation as a whole, according to George Erickcek, senior regional analyst at the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
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Newsmaker: Auto suppliers drive manufacturing reversal
The staggering drop in new, light-vehicle sales in North America that began in 2008 put Michigan squarely in the crosshairs of the Great Recession.
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Street Talk: Two perspectives on the cliff and business in 2013
Home games.
Two West Michigan executives in pivotal industries — manufacturing and banking — have offered their views of what lies ahead for business as the year draws to a close and the nation edges closer to the legendary fiscal cliff.
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Sluggish job growth seen here in 2013
Upjohn analyst George Erickcek doubts claimed shortage of skilled factory workers.
Net job growth in the Grand Rapids region in 2012 is estimated at about 1 percent over last year, and it may not be much better than that in 2013, according to George Erickcek, senior regional analyst at the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research in Kalamazoo.
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Economist predicts about 5,000 net new jobs for region in 2013
If everybody would just buy a new car . . .
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County panel gets collaboration report
George Erickcek, an employment economist with the W.E. Upjohn Institute in Kalamazoo, gave the first of two reports last week to the Community Collaboration Work Group, a panel that Kent County formed late last year in response to the One Kent Coalition’s proposal to consolidate the county and the city of Grand Rapids into a new metropolitan government.
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