Michigan Wants To Be Cool, Too

"Gov. Jennifer Granholm is pushing a ‘Cool Cities’ initiative to make people want to live, work and shop in Michigan…‘Cool cities mean hot jobs,’ Michigan's 43-year-old freshman governor told a conference called Digital Detroit…Cool cities are places where people with talent and imagination can find work, along with rich cultural, social and recreational opportunities – ingredients for a quality lifestyle, the governor said." Richard Florida’s recent book, "The Rise of the Creative Class," inspired the decision. Detroit looks to focus on "its musical creativity, from the Motown sound of the 1960s to its place as the techno music capital today…"