The authors would like to thank the following people for their assistance in the production of this study. Any errors within are those of the authors.
- Wyatt Bush, research intern, Mackinac Center;
- Justin Davis, former multimedia producer, Mackinac Center;
- James Hohman, director of fiscal policy, Mackinac Center;
- Jonathan Vanderhoof, graphic designer, Mackinac Center;
- Ilia Anderson, graphic design assistant, Mackinac Center;
- Kara Malkowski, operations office assistant, Mackinac Center;
- Christine Bowerson, director of operations, Mackinac Center;
- Emily Guerrant, vice president of marketing, communications and public relations, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
- Adam Robach, FOIA coordinator, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
- Mary DiVirgilio, contract specialist, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
(Note: Guerrant, Robach and DiVirgilio deserve special mention. Author Michael LaFaive has made many requests of these MEDC employees over the years and has always encountered professional, cheerful, timely — sometimes even witty — responses from them.)