Economic Development [Mackinac Center]

One Sector Grew Last Decade: Corporate Welfare

By Jack McHugh and James M. Hohman, published on Oct. 16, 2014

Trim Corporate Welfare to $0

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Feb. 12, 2014

Mark Schauer's Support for Corporate Welfare

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Feb. 6, 2014

Occupy to Protest Mackinac Center

By Ted O’Neil, published on May 11, 2012

End of an Error

Published on Dec. 19, 2011

No State Favors For Fastest Growing Companies

By James M. Hohman, published on Sept. 2, 2011

Another MEGA Loser

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Aug. 16, 2011

Tax and Union Battles Show Importance of Mackinac Center

By Joseph G. Lehman, published on April 15, 2011

Good, Bad and Ugly of Gov. Snyder's Budget

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Feb. 18, 2011

Gov. Snyder to Break Michigan's MEGA Habit

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Jan. 28, 2011

GlobalWatt Sells Someone Else’s Solar Panels – on eBay

By Kathy Hoekstra, published on Dec. 8, 2010

MEGA “GlobalWatt” Deal Raises Questions

By Michael D. LaFaive and Kathy Hoekstra, published on Nov. 8, 2010

GlobalWatt Finds Colorado Partner

Published on Oct. 22, 2010

Lack of Transparency at MEDC, MEGA

Published on Oct. 11, 2010

Bad Week for Michigan Corporate Welfare Machine

By Jack McHugh, published on Oct. 1, 2010

Media Reporting on MEGA Investigation

Published on Sept. 30, 2010

GlobalWatt Claims on Applications for MEGA Deals Disputed, Raise Questions About MEDC Scrutiny

Published on Sept. 29, 2010

MEGA Questions Surround GlobalWatt

By Kathy Hoekstra and Michael D. LaFaive, published on Sept. 29, 2010

GlobalWatt's the Deal?

By Kathy Hoekstra, published on Sept. 29, 2010

'Jobs' Fund: More Funds Than Jobs?

Published on Sept. 13, 2010

Pay Attention to Candidates' Stance on Subsidies

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Aug. 20, 2010

Government Press Release Journalism

By Jack McHugh, published on Aug. 18, 2010

MEGA Careful?

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Aug. 4, 2010

Michigan Taxpayers to Write $100 Million Check to Korean Battery Maker

By Jack McHugh, published on June 30, 2010

MEDC Failures Lead to Less Transparency

Published on June 1, 2010

Michigan Unemployment Woes Continue Despite Millions Spent on 'Economic Growth'

Published on May 11, 2010

Lawmaker Says $150 Million in Unearned Tax Credits Given Out by State

By Tom Gantert, published on May 11, 2010

Special Deals Yield Far Fewer Jobs Than Projected

By Tom Gantert, published on April 30, 2010

Michigan’s Tax and Business Incentive Climate

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on April 30, 2010

State MEGA Audit Finds MEGA Problems

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on April 27, 2010

Lawmaker Says 'Willful Neglect' Is the Rule at Embattled State Agency

By Tom Gantert, published on April 27, 2010

MEGA Jobs MIA in Flint

Published on April 26, 2010

Flight Plan

Published on April 19, 2010

Watchdog

Published on April 16, 2010

Economic Development 'Chicanery'

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on March 29, 2010

A MEGA Blast From the Past

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on March 25, 2010

MEGA Cliché 'Mistakes Were Made' Not Good Enough

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on March 25, 2010

Let the Sun Shine In

By Jack McHugh, published on March 24, 2010

MEGA Prescient

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on March 23, 2010

MEGA Show Trial?

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on March 23, 2010

MEGA Jobs Announcements Symbolic Drop in the Bucket

By James M. Hohman, published on March 17, 2010

This Just In: Convicted Embezzler's Business Awarded State Tax Subsidy

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on March 17, 2010

Employment Creation in Michigan Illustrates the Ineffectiveness of the State's Incentives

By James M. Hohman and Jack McHugh, published on Feb. 24, 2010

Michigan's Economic Development Failures

Published on Jan. 18, 2010

Citizens, Investors and Legislative Circus Poodles

By Michael D. LaFaive and Jack McHugh, published on Dec. 31, 2009

American Greetings Says Goodbye to Michigan

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Dec. 23, 2009

Why State Economic Development Programs Fail to Fix Michigan

By James M. Hohman, published on Dec. 15, 2009

Political Careerism the Root of Growing "Economic Development" Empire

By Jack McHugh, published on Dec. 8, 2009

Relationship Problems

By Paul Kersey, published on Dec. 4, 2009

SEIU/MASC: Curiouser and Curiouser

By Paul Kersey, published on Nov. 30, 2009

What's Hiding Under the MASC?

By Paul Kersey, published on Nov. 24, 2009

MEGA Madness and Big Labor Contradictions

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Nov. 20, 2009

A MEGA Delusion

By Jack McHugh, published on Nov. 19, 2009

Politically Powerful Special Interest Gets Special State Tax Break

By Michael D. LaFaive and Jack McHugh, published on Nov. 17, 2009

From South Detroit to Shockandawe

By Paul Kersey, published on Nov. 17, 2009

MEGA Tax Credits Are Not Without Cost

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Nov. 13, 2009

Cast Your Vote for Limited Government

By Claire S. Forman, published on Nov. 2, 2009

MEGA Stories

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Oct. 29, 2009

"Slashing" Economic Development Staff? Please Sir, Can We Have Some More?

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Oct. 28, 2009

Jobs Braggadocio

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Oct. 27, 2009

“Dis-Unity” Studios?

By Kathy Hoekstra, published on Oct. 23, 2009

Coincident Indicator?

By Jack McHugh and James M. Hohman, published on Oct. 23, 2009

Center MEDC Study in National Spotlight

Published on Oct. 16, 2009

Gov. Granholm Takes Washington Post for Ride on “Jobs” Numbers

By James M. Hohman, published on Oct. 6, 2009

Trick, or Treat

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Sept. 2, 2009

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation: A Review and Analysis

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Sept. 1, 2009

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation: A Review and Analysis

By Michael D. LaFaive and James M. Hohman, published on Aug. 31, 2009

MEGA, the MEDC and the Loss of Sunshine

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on July 29, 2009

News Release: MEGA and MEDC Growing “Aggressively Less Transparent,” Says Center Analyst

Published on July 29, 2009

A MEGA Loss of Sunshine

Published on July 29, 2009

News Release: Michigan Goes Full Decade Without GDP Growth

Published on June 3, 2009

Transparent Failures

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on June 3, 2009

Senate Bills Would Bring More Transparency to MEDC

By Ken Braun, published on Feb. 19, 2009

American Greetings Says Hello to More Incentives

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Nov. 3, 2008

American Greetings Says Hello to More Incentives

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Oct. 14, 2008

Playing Carnac with the Future

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Sept. 26, 2008

Michigan’s Tax and Business Incentive Climate

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on May 5, 2008

Targeted Tax Breaks: “How’s That Working for You?”

By Jack McHugh, published on April 27, 2007

Michigan Should End Its Tax Favoritism

By Michael D. LaFaive and Thomas W. Washburne, published on May 25, 2006

MEGA Grant Requests: What Companies Say

By Michael D. LaFaive and James M. Hohman, published on April 24, 2006

Federal Mogul: More Evidence that “Targeted Incentives” Don't Work

By Michael D. LaFaive and Jack McHugh, published on April 13, 2006

Michigan’s Lemon Industrial Policy

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on March 21, 2006

Bad Food at a Good Price!

By Jack McHugh, published on July 5, 2005

Extensive Study of Michigan Economic Growth Authority Finds Weak Track Record and No Significant Economic Effects

Published on April 12, 2005

MEGA Promises Versus MEGA Realities

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on March 17, 2005

Courts Limit Selective “Economic Development”

By Joseph G. Lehman, published on Oct. 27, 2004

Are Targeted Incentives Constitutional?

By Michael D. LaFaive and Jeffery Weeden, published on July 6, 2004

Are Targeted Incentives Constitutional?

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Dec. 1, 2003

K-mart: Another MEGA Failure

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Feb. 11, 2003

Michigan Business Succeeds Without State Aid

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on April 5, 2002

Failed E-Business Deal Underscores Futility of State Economic Planning

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Jan. 9, 2001

MEGA: Real Jobs or Smoke and Mirrors?

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Dec. 6, 1999

MEGA Problems: A New Industrial Policy Bureaucracy

By Joseph P. Overton, published on March 6, 1995

MEGA Industrial Policy: An Analysis of the Proposed Michigan Economic Growth Authority

By Dr. Martin Wing, Joseph P. Overton, and Robert Fish, published on March 1, 1995

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