Quote Originally Posted by tkelly1986 View Post
Trends are a bigger irritation for Oakland County. Metro Detroiters need to ask,“why did my kid move to Chicago”? Did they do so for Schaumberg, Bolingbrook or Hoffman Estates? No, the odds are they work in the Loop and live in Bucktown,Lincoln Park or River North. Crain’s March 29th article hints at this, and it’s the issue that Michiganders ignore while brain-drain continues; millennials want to work/live in walk-able, transit oriented, sustainable communities that do not require a car for every movement.

Fortunately for Brooks, many corporate boards still think in the present; their members, who live in far flung suburbia,want a drive-able office, while their idea of a “great work environment” is a self-contained, isolated structure surrounded by ample parking. Moreover, they look strictly at the financials today, and resist the appeal of tomorrow. This,however, is not attractive to the potential next generation of leaders. But if your “innovative” firm is ok with offering the fourth, fifth or sixth choice candidate a position, then ignore this glaring fact.

When reported the Ally was considering a suburban exodus, my first thought was “uninspiring for a firm trying to reinvent itself”. The turn of events, however, has thrown Ally in to the spotlight, and gained well-deserved notoriety. When a Saginaw based auto part supplier recently announced their movement to new digs in northern Oakland County, it received a “ho-hum” response. Ally’s commitment to Detroit nevertheless earned a write-up in the Wall-Street Journal. Though it may not have been the original intent, Ally becomes an example of where corporate America needs to be, in a City that sings their praises and continues to attract young talent. For the aforementioned, not to be named, auto part supplier, they're main just that; an afterthought, caught up in a mindset that was “innovative”twenty years ago. My hope is that other firms take note, and think beyond that short commute.
It is interesting that [[again) companies are looking at the effects of their decisions on employees and recruitment [[of employees esp. millennials).

Koch Industries [[perhaps getting some blowback because of the politics of their namesake owners) is actively advertising on television that their company is a very good place to work.

What we are seeing is the reverse migration from CBD to 'burbs back to the CBD. This is not just true in Detroit.