A2: Auto Industry

The Freep looks at Michigan’s economic future in the wake of federal loans to the auto industry and quotes Doug Rothwell, an Ann Arbor area resident and CEO of the leadership group Detroit Renaissance: ”The culture is the thing we’ve got to deal with the most, and that’s the toughest to deal with,” including attitudes toward education, race and geographic boundaries. “That’s the stuff we’ve got to work through and get through if we’re going to be competitive in the future.” [Source]