EGI staff members have been busy this past year working with small companies across the region as they reestablish business momentum. The pandemic showed us the importance of our local manufacturers and innovators. The recovery [read more]

The Economic Growth Institute conducted 7 focus group with local manufacturers and managed service providers to  identify and report out current workforce needs throughout Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio as they relate to cybersecurity. The focus [read more]

EGI's fiscal 2020 annual report provides an update of the Institute's programs and accomplishments for the year.  This includes transitions faced by companies and communities in our region during the economic shock from COVID-19.

Economic Growth Institute completes study: Understanding the Middle-Skill Workforce in the Connected & Automated Vehicle Sector The Economic Growth Institute was funded by American Center for Mobility and Ralph Wilson Foundation to research the emerging [read more]

Conducted in partnership with the City of Hamtramck and the Taubman College’s Michigan Engaging Community program, this study evaluates selected ethnic commercial corridors throughout the United States. The study benchmarked these commercial corridors for Hamtramck [read more]