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For nearly 150 episodes, the Michigan Municipal League podcast brought you insightful interviews on municipal innovations and politics. Now, this is where you can listen to posts from our blog, People & Place, as well as listen to previous Live with the League shows. Read our blog here: https://mml.org/resources-research/blogs/ Watch previous Live with the League videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@MichiganMunicipalLeague
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Wednesday Oct 24, 2018
Wednesday Oct 24, 2018
Host: Anthony Minghine, Deputy Executive Director & COO, Michigan Municipal League
Guest: Khalil Rahal, Executive Director, Economic Development Corporation, Office of the Wayne County Executive
Michigan made a valiant effort to lure Amazon's second headquarters to our state, but we fell short. Khalil Rahal shares some of the reasons we lost out. Chief among them is the lack of a municipal finance structure that would enable us to provide adequate public transit, workforce development, and many of the other factors necessary to attract businesses and talent.
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