- Economic rankings for metro Detroit show the region sliding compared to 19 other US cities
- The Detroit Regional Chamber says the data should prompt urgency among policy-makers
- The area ranked last for per capita income, coming in a full one-third less than first-place Austin, Texas
Metro Detroit’s economy is falling behind peers and ranks near the bottom in factors from income to education, according to a new report from the Detroit Regional Chamber.
Released Wednesday, the chamber’s State of the Region analysis should be a call-to-arms for policymakers and office seekers about “hard truths” facing the region, Chamber CEO Sandy Baruah said.
“We can do a lot better,” he said. “And frankly, we need to do a lot better.”…