Report: Detroit regional economic growth slowing, lagging behind nation, peers
(WorldNews Business)

Despite progress in recent years, Southeast Michigan continues to lag behind the nation in its economy, education, employment, population and other key indicators, according to the annual State of the Region report released Thursday by the Detroit Regional Chamber. `Our regional economy continues to grow ... but in many areas we lag our peers, we lag the nation,` Sandy Baruah, the chamber`s president and CEO, said in a call with reporters. Some of the key findings include: The labor force participation rate of the Detroit MSA improved 0.3 percent in 2018, compared to 0.1...