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Could Baldrige Help Detroit?

As a young child, I spent most Sundays visiting my paternal grandmother in a declining inner-city neighborhood of Detroit. By then, the city had already seen

Mid-Year Review

As I monitor the data on U.S. manufacturing, I feel it is important to step back and take stock of where things stand. As the economy emerged from the recession

How To Fish

Approximately half of the 704 employers participating in a survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education and American Public Media’s Marketplace said they have

No Fake’in…It’s All About Bacon

There are few things in life that I really am sure of. Well, except for the fact that yes, I just ended a sentence in a preposition and violated sacred grammar

The Make-Over

Have you ever stepped out for a night of fun and bumped into an old acquaintance? Someone you rejected way back when as not quite up to your standards, only to

Manufacturing is America’s Strength

Once in a while, we get to work on something totally meaningful and fun all in one. For me, that’s this great new campaign, or movement if you will, started

Are You Ready?

Summer is here! Most of us are eager to enjoy longer days, more sunlight, and warmer weather, but summer also ushers in increased risk of weather related storms

What’s In Your Garage?

The idea of the garage as an incubator for start-up businesses is as American as hot dogs, baseball and apple pie (although I like apple cobbler better). From

Just One Day...

This is a two-part blog, each about just one day. Part A Just one day.... after four weeks of examiner training ended for 2013 it happened. I had a customer

How Iron Man Can Help Make it in America

You may not believe this, but economic development has something to learn from Iron Man. When Tony Stark and his “super suit” enter a combat zone, his

All Things Being Equal

All things being equal, we Americans prefer buying American-made products. That’s the case for 78% percent of us anyway…or so says the Consumer Reports National

The Identity Ecosystem Emerges

Those who joined us at the fourth plenary of the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG) in Santa Clara, California may have sensed an imminent emergence –

The Demand for Consulting Services

The most recent issue of the Economist contained an article regarding the increasing demand for consultants and consulting services among firms. The article

A Whole Lotta Training Going On

I read three daily newspapers and subscribe to a news aggregator service, so I feel that I have my finger on the pulse of not only daily events, but trends over
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