National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" is currently running a series titled "Remaking Michigan, Retooling Detroit" which explores Detroit's struggle to regain vitality in the face of seemingly insurmountable economic conditions. It shows that there is beacon of hope out there if approached with creative, innovative thought mixed thoroughly with a good dose of bold entrepreneurship and commitment.
Once in a while
you get shown the light
in the strangest of places
if you look at it right
~Robert Hunter
Michigan, the national leader in recession, depends on an auto industry that will never be as big as it was. So how does the Detroit area diversify? Who's hiring, or investing in something new? Morning Edition reports on Detroit's desperate race to replace the jobs that the automakers eliminate.
Features in the NPR series include:
Kalamazoo: A Potential Beacon for Detroit?
Detroit Industry: The Murals of Diego Rivera
Scholar: It's Time For The Post Automotive Era
Smaller Firms May Come To Michigan's Rescue
Michigan, Detroit Prep Themselves For A New Era
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I wish Michigan factories would go into the small appliance business. I am so tired of buying toasters made in China that don't last. It seems like when I grew up we had the same toaster forever. The toasters these days are not repairable; use electricity even when they are not in use, unless you unplug them; don't toast both sides of the bread equally--my complaints could go on even further. What frosts me the most is that all these modern day appliances that don't last long are using natural resources in their production, using fossil fuels being transported to us, and are filling our landfills because they are not repairable.
I would pay double (maybe even triple) for a well made, repairable small appliance made in the USA. Also included in this would be lamps, all small appliances, power tools, etc.
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