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Regional Prosperity Initiative – Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Economic DevelopmentJeffrey speaks with Joel Schultz, Director of the Central Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Regional Commission (CUPPAD) of Escanaba, MI.

They review activity of that commission during the first half of 2015, then drill down into some of the challenges facing the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, a population which isn’t growing, while enduring rising costs. Joel, however, also celebrates the impact which tourism has provided for his region.

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