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Wednesday, December 3, 2003 at 10:00 AM EST
The State of Cool
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The states are in increasing competition to retain or attract young, educated, tech savvy professionals.

Governor Jennifer Granholm of Michigan has a plan to increase her states competitiveness — be cool. She has asked the mayors of 200 cities in Michigan to come up with ideas to foster a hip environment. But can government really manufacture cool?

Guests:

Michigan’s Governor Jennifer M. Granholm

David Dukcevitch, staff writer for Forbes.com

Richard Florida, Professor of Economic Development at Carnegie Mellon and author of “The Rise of the Creative Class: And How it’s Transforming Work, Leisure, Community, and Everyday Life”

Michael Lavaive, Director of Fiscal Policy for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy

Jack Beatty, On Point News Analyst

 
 

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