Quote Originally Posted by Novine View Post
The presence of a university and the disposable income of tens of thousands of students is no guarantee of success.
Very true, but it helps. Kalamazoo and Lansing are still a lot healthier than their peer cities across the Midwest, and yeah, the relative global rep. probably makes a difference. U-M student/faculty/affiliates are likely more affluent, cosmopolitan and globally-oriented than in other MI college towns, and this [[positively) impacts the locale.