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Dr. Jim Jacobs

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Macomb County's 2013 Economic Forecast Positive

Economist Dr. Jim Jacobs delivered his annual Macomb County Economic Forecast Wednesday in Chesterfield Township.

With strides in the auto industry, housing market and labor force, Macomb County is expected to fare better than the national economy in 2013, a renowned economist said Wednesday. Dr. Jim Jacobs delivered his 29th annual Macomb County Economic Forecast at Zuccaro’s Banquets and Catering in Chesterfield Township to a crowd of community movers and shakers. “This is a county that’s doing better than Michigan as a whole and even better than the U.S. in terms of our economic recovery,” said Jacobs, economist and president of Macomb Community College. Approximately 6,000 jobs were created in the past year, with MCC placing about 1,000 workers in the county. General Motors' expansion of the Tech Center meant 1,500 I.T. hires and Chrysler's …

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Jim Jacobs to Deliver Macomb County Economic Forecast, Zuccaro Banquets & Catering (in New Baltimore-Chesterfield Patch), Hackel's 'Make Macomb Your Home' Campaign Goes Online, and 3 more ›

kidcat24

7:43 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013

Economics 101: You can't have a consumer based economy if consumers can't afford to consume.   more ›

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Macomb Community College Places Facilities and Technology Bond on Ballot

Macomb Community Colllege will be asking voters to approve a proposed $56 million bond proposal in the Nov. 6 election.

Macomb Community College will ask voters in November to consider a $56 million bond proposal to update facilities, infrastructure and technology updates to facilities. With some facilities nearing 50-years-old, college officials decided to go to the voters to consider a 10-year millage to pay for the bond which will fund improvements at the College's two campuses. "(The bond proposal) will provide the funding to key capital projects that are necessary to preserve our ability to provide students with the 21st century skills that are going to be necessary for their livelihood and necessary for the continued growth of the community," said Dr. Jim Jacobs, president, Macomb Community College. To make the improvements to the college without the …

In this Article:

Macomb Community College - Center Campus (in St. Clair Shores Patch), Macomb Community College - South Campus (in St. Clair Shores Patch), and Voters Pass Gogh, Tell DIA to Collect $230M from Macomb, Oakland, Wayne Counties

TB424

12:59 pm on Sunday, October 21, 2012

This is absolutely not for operations, salaries, or anything else of that nature. Do your research or don't vote at all please. It is for technology upgrades, including things like adding extra electrical for students to plug in laptops, which wasn't needed 50 years ago. They haven't asked for money in 15 years and have raised tuition at a lesser rate than other colleges. With almost 25,000 …   more ›

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