I was recently invited by Bruce Bigelow at Xconomy.com to post some thoughts on what can be done to turn around Detroit’s sinking economy. As many of you know, I grew up in the Detroit area, and I remember what a powerful and dynamic city it once was. The auto industry has certainly suffered the most, and last year the city lost 80,000 manufacturing jobs — many of them related to the industry. If you have ideas for what Detroit can do, I hope you will post them here on my blog, or on the Xconomy.com site.
— Bob