Business Leaders for Michigan on Monday called for a comprehensive strategy on education, business growth and talent retention to help the Great Lakes states compete with rivals amid technological, economic and demographic shifts.

The nonpartisan organization driven by CEOs of the largest employers in the state seeks to make Michigan a top 10 state for jobs, workforce and economy. Highlighting poor comparative performance of income gains, growth in professional service jobs, fourth-grade reading and student absenteeism, the group's "Michigan in a New Era" proposal calls for setting politics aside to develop a plan that will strengthen Michigan through changes in gubernatorial administrations and legislatures.

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