April 2022 | Top Stories:
1950 Census Records | Economic Outlook Luncheon | VTM Torino 2022 | Planners Gathering | The Main Event | Employer Workshop: Busting Employee Burnout | Veterans Rapid Re-housing Program | Veterans Resource Fairs
A Message From Ingrid Tighe
Oakland County Economic Development Director
Oakland County is proud to be home to 39,000 businesses, both large and small, in a variety of industries. As we work to assist our companies and promote a thriving economy, our team uses information and data from our annual Economic Outlook Forecast every year to help direct our economic development strategy to help businesses grow, address workforce needs and foster vibrant communities. We look forward to our upcoming 37th Economic Outlook forecast on April 28th and hope you will join us to gain insight on our economy and learn more about programs and initiatives to help your communities and businesses succeed. We’ll see you there!
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Data Corner |
1950 Census Records
The Census Bureau conducts the decennial census as mandated by Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. For 72 years, the individual personal responses are confidential and maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). On April 1, 2022, NARA made population records from the 1950 Census available to the public for the first time.
The 1950 Census records release highlights the importance of responding to U.S. Census Bureau surveys and censuses. This was the 17th decennial census of the United States. The NARA used Amazon Web Services’ artificial intelligence and optical character recognition “Textract” tool to extract all handwritten information from census enumeration forms and compile the data into searchable databases.
The new release of 1950 Census records provides genealogists, historians, researchers, and all of us an opportunity to research our family history alongside our nation’s history.
The 1950 Census opens a window into one of the most transformative periods in modern American history, revealing a nation of roughly 151 million people who had just recently emerged from the hardships and uncertainties of World War II and the Great Depression. With little housing construction during the prior two decades, the nation’s population mostly lived in cities and rural areas, often in crowded conditions. Suburbanization had only recently begun and would increase substantially in the coming decades thanks to the GI Bill, sustained postwar economic expansion, and construction of a comprehensive interstate highway system.
Interactive resources and related information:
Business
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Economic Outlook Luncheon: April 28, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Reserve your seat for Oakland County’s must-attend event for business, education, and community leaders. You will be the first to hear respected University of Michigan economists Dr. Gabriel Ehrlich and Donald Grimes present their three-year forecast on the county’s economic future. The 37th Annual Economic Outlook Luncheon will be held at M1 Concourse on Thursday, April 28, 2022.
Learn More and Register at: OakGov.com/EconomicOutlook
Space is Limited, Register Today | Cost: $60 | Includes Lunch and Economic Outlook Summary | Sales end on April 21 or when tickets sell out
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VTM Torino 2022
Oakland County Economic Development led an automotive mobility focused trade mission to the Vehicle and Transportation Technology Innovation Meetings (VTM) in Turino, Italy last month. They were the only U.S. entity present, representing our mobility strengths and capabilities, at this global event. Joining the team were four innovative Oakland County companies:
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Thierry Rolina, Senior Account Manager, Danlaw, Inc.
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Heidi Bodell, Director of Sales & Marketing, Dataspeed, Inc.
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Basant Sharma, VP-Engineering, Detroit Engineered Products, Inc.
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Mary Buchzeiger, CEO, Lucerne International, Inc.
VTM brought together 1,600 participants from 23 countries that resulted in more than 3,500 B2B meetings. In addition to the approximately 80 meetings conducted by the trade mission participants, Oakland County Economic Development led a panel discussion on "Strategies for Accelerating the New Vehicle Development Process" as part of the plenary conference.
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Community
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Planners Gathering Session Covers Oakland County’s Neighborhood & Housing Development Division’s Services and Funding Opportunities, April 21
Oakland County’s Planning, Zoning and Land Use Unit is holding a virtual Planners Gathering on April 21 (10-11:00 a.m.) focused on the Neighborhood & Housing Development Division’s services and funding opportunities. Shane Bies, manager of the division, is presenting.
Community officials and staff can learn more about the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; home Improvement and rental development funding; and housing counseling and services.
National Main Street Program Founder and Visionary, Mary Means, Keynotes Main Street Oakland County's Main Event on May 5
Main Street Oakland County (MSOC) is honored to host, Mary Means, founder and visionary for the national main street movement in the U.S., as the keynote speaker during the Main Event, May 5, in downtown Pontiac. The Main Event is held annually to celebrate excellence in downtown and historic commercial corridor economic development and management. Awards will be presented at the Flagstar Strand Theatre this year, recognizing the extraordinary programs and achievements of the MSOC communities.
The keynote address, “How Story Saved the Nation’s Main Streets,” recounts the beginnings of the main street movement in the 1980s, when the accepted wisdom was that the future of town centers was “out.” Leave tired downtowns behind and move outwards.
Means and three novice “main street managers” began to write a different story about historic downtowns—never imagining that 40 years later the movement would have developed into a vibrant network of more than 1,600 communities in 40 states. She will share her hindsight lessons and how the power of story underpins it all—and what it all portends for Main Street’s future.
As the CEO of Mary Means & Associates in Maryland, Means is a leader in place-based community development, helping communities optimize their historic character. She has committed her life to helping clients build bridges between plans and people and has been recognized by the American Planning Association, who gave her its “Planning Pioneer Award.” The National Trust for Historic Preservation named her the recipient of the “Crowninshield Award,” the highest honor in historic preservation. She is the author of Main Street’s Comeback and How It Can Come Back Again.
The Main Event runs from 6-9 p.m. and is open to anyone interested in historic preservation and the economic development of downtowns and historic commercial districts.
Tickets are $35 and available online until May 1 at:
AdvantageOakland.EventBrite.com
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Workforce
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Join Us for Next Virtual Employer Workshop on Employee Burnout
Busting employee burnout and stopping it from taking over your business is the topic for the next virtual workshop for employers on Tuesday, April 26, at 1:00 p.m., sponsored by Oakland County Michigan Works! and free to Oakland County employers.
Janet Tyler, founder of True Depth, one of the region’s leading executive coaching and management consulting firms, is hosting the event. In addition to discussing today’s “always on” culture and how it depletes a person’s energy and drive, Tyler will cover the following:
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Defining burnout and how it differentiates from stress
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Recognizing the impact of burnout on an organization, including a team’s best talent
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Understanding common misconceptions and mistakes in identifying and preventing burnout
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Promoting burnout recovery and creating lasting change
Employers interested in this virtual workshop need to register here:
tinyurl.com/2b9k7tpp
After registering, they receive a confirmation email containing information on joining the virtual meeting.
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Veterans
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Rapid Re-housing Program Supportive Services for Veterans and their Families
Disability Network Eastern Michigan is committed to promoting inclusion for all by breaking down barriers and opening paths towards independence and personal choice through resources, advocacy, information, support, and education.
Their services are designed to create housing stability with:
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Case Management
- Housing Resources
- Deposit and Rent Payments (time limited)
- Utilities Security Deposits (RRH)
- Personal Financial Planning
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 Join Us at Two Upcoming Veterans Resource Fairs
May 26 | 9 a.m. to Noon
American Legion Post 108 | 130 E Drahner Road, Oxford
Register at: tinyurl.com/47a94fv5
June 30 | 9 a.m. to Noon
Oakland County Conference Center | Executive Office Building 41W
2100 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford
Register at: tinyurl.com/jmcydeck
All Veterans, active duty, guard and reserves—and their families—are invited to attend. Resources will include: VA claims assistance, housing counseling, career planning, training programs, Meijer gift cards, food boxes, and more.
Questions? Contact: Tyrone Jordan at jordant@oakgov.com or (248) 285-8016
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