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OP-ED: The Economy Is Binging on Fast Food and Low Wages—and It Needs to Change

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 11, 2014 0

by Mike Evangelist Fast-food workers are walking off the job in 150 U.S. cities today to demand a raise in pay, in the latest demonstration of discontent with the low-wage jobs that have become the new normal in today’s economy. The…

Econ

Ann Arbor Unemployment Rate Rises—Locally, Rate Rose from 4.8 to 5.3 Percent Over Last 30 Days

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 9, 2014 0

SEASONALLY UNADJUSTED unemployment rates in May rose slightly in 12 of the state’s 17 major labor market regions, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Total employment and labor force levels increased…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Ann Arbor SPARK & Metrics

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 29, 2014 0

“I THINK THE metrics we give you are appropriate.” Ann Arbor SPARK CEO Paul Krutko made this statement at the June 16 City Council meeting. Mr. Krutko’s appearance at that meeting was nothing short of shocking. From loudly upbraiding Ward…

Econ

Michigan’s Unemployment Rate Creeps Up, Now Fourth Highest in Nation

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 25, 2013 0

DUE TO THE shutdown of the federal government, Bureau of Labor Statistics data collection, analysis, and dissemination activities were suspended from October 1 through October 16. The September 2013 Regional and State Employment and…

Still Stealing You Blind: Ann Arbor SPARK Spends $7.7M & Creates 79 Jobs

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 26, 2012 7

by Rob Smith The 1 percent here in Ann Arbor are just different than us. They look at out-of-work folks and hungry children, homeless men and women tossed out of Camp Take Notice, struggling small businesses and cash-strapped school…