One of the biggest issues facing Michigan is talent loss. Well,
Michigan's new filming industry is giving recent grads a reason to stay.
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"It's given me a job, and it's opened up a lot of doors, and it's
given me some better opportunities for work," Zakalik said. "I don't
know if it's necessarily going to last for more than a few years, but
I'll stay here for as long as I'm getting work, and it's paying well."
A survey of more than 5,000 recent graduates of Michigan's public
universities between October 2007 and March found that almost half had
left the state. In the last 10 years, although the overall state
population grew, the number of residents between 25 and 34 dropped by
almost 20 percent.
Now, with the influx of movie industry jobs, some in that age bracket may choose to stay here - or come back.
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