Recently, I have been writing about the cost of housing in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Washtenaw County. To put a little more context around housing…
Posts published in “High wage jobs”
Yesterday, I wrote about the home-price-to-income ratio, and how the calculation identifies areas where people struggle to afford housing. The calculation is simple: divide the…
The Visual Capitalist, a digital media company that specializes in analyzing data, recently published a breakdown of housing costs in large, US cities. By comparing…
Earlier this month, I wrote about new research on the economic viability of family farms in Wisconsin. The research sheds some light into the viability…
The latest New York Federal Reserve bank consumer data shows that while consumers feel good about both their current employment and their chances of landing…
If you need another reason to favor community college programs that focus on preparing students for high-wage, high-demand jobs, here it is. A new study…
A new analysis of federal education data conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows that higher instructional spending has a significant impact…
I read a little item from the Spartan Newsroom yesterday regarding vocational education at community colleges and its role in improving employability. Without intending to,…
Last month, the Scio Township Board of Trustees denied a proposal to build about three dozen townhomes on a 5-acre parcel on Zeeb Road. The…
Research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that new strategies may be needed to preserve family farms moving forward. The number of farms in Wisconsin…