Changing Gears » Harley Davidson http://www.changinggears.info Changing Gears is a public media project about the future of the industrial Midwest. Each week, reporters Dan Bobkoff in Cleveland, Niala Boodhoo in Chicago and Kate Davidson in Ann Arbor cover issues of interest to the Great Lakes region. Changing Gears also sponsors public events and conversations. Tue, 21 May 2013 01:19:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Changing Gears Podcast is produced by Changing Gears, a public media project looking at the future of the industrial Midwest. Each week, Senior Editor Micki Maynard looks at the project's latest stories by Dan Bobkoff in Cleveland, Niala Boodhoo in Chicago and Kate Davidson in Ann Arbor. Changing Gears no Changing Gears changinggears@umich.edu changinggears@umich.edu (Changing Gears) Copyright © Changing Gears 2011 Remaking the Manufacturing Belt Changing Gears » Harley Davidson http://www.changinggears.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/just_our_gears_sm.jpg http://www.changinggears.info Midwest Memo: Drink Up Ohio, It’s For The Economy http://www.changinggears.info/2012/01/24/midwest-memo-drink-up-ohio-its-for-the-economy/ http://www.changinggears.info/2012/01/24/midwest-memo-drink-up-ohio-its-for-the-economy/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:10:13 +0000 Dustin Dwyer http://www.changinggears.info/?p=11589 Continue reading →]]> Betting on booze Yesterday, Ohio governor John Kasich announced a new plan to pay for the state’s economic development efforts. They will be paid for with booze. The state is turning over its liquor distribution business (in Ohio, wholesale liquor sales are handled by the state). In exchange, JobsOhio will pay the state $1.4 billion up front. JobsOhio is a private, non-profit group created last year to replace the Ohio Department of Development.

More Michigan kids in poverty The Michigan League for Human Services released its latest Data Book on child welfare. The news is not great. Nearly one in four MIchigan children live in poverty. Abuse cases are rising. The report is part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count. Kids Count keeps data on child welfare for all states.

Ride on Sales were up 12% last quarter at Milwaukee, Wisc.-based Harley Davidson. That helped fuel a profit of $105.7 million for the quarter.

The BLM and the MTP A group of business leaders in Michigan will unveil their latest turnaround plan for the state at 10 a.m. EST today. According to MiBiz.com, which will stream the event live, “Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM) will roll out its 2012 Michigan Turnaround Plan (MTP)” and the announcement will take place at Ford’s Research and Innovation Center (RIC). Apparently, a major step in Michigan’s turnaround is turning everything into an acronym.


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