Changing Gears: Magic Bullets for the Midwest

Changing Gears: Magic Bullets for the Midwest

Silver bullets... magic bullets... whatever you call them, the idea is to take one shot to reach your goal.

This week, our Changing Gears team is taking a look at the big ideas that we've been told will transform the Midwest.

Recap: Everything you need to know about the Midwest economy's magic bullets

History is filled with searches for Magic Bullets.Economically speaking, those are quick-fix endeavors that promise to fix sour economies, provide jobs…
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Can health care be a magic bullet for the Midwest? (Part 3)

Detroit is the latest metro area vying to become a medical destination. The hope is that its hospital systems can draw patients from outside its region,…
Magic bullets in the form of advanced battery manufacturing (Part 2)

Dustin Dwyer

Three years ago, the advanced battery industry in the United States existed only in the imagination.Plenty of people believed electric cars would be the…
Obama, werewolves and silver…er…magic bullets

While we’re on the subject of magic bullets, please indulge this brief sidebar.Schisms happen. There was once a tremendous split between the (now) Roman…
A very brief history of the Midwest magic bullet (Part 1)

History is full of the search for magic bullets, those quick tickets to jobs and economic prosperity. Cities across our region have put great hopes and…