Study touts impacts of future infrastructure upgrades

Jeff Donofrio

A study published this month found increased infrastructure investments in the U.S. would raise disposable income and create jobs in Michigan.

A new economic analysis from Business Roundtable, “Delivering for America & Michigan,” found increased investment in U.S. physical infrastructure would result in an additional $1,400 in disposable income for the average Michigan household every year for 20 years and create 30,000 additional new jobs in the Great Lakes State by 2030.

Prepared by the Interindustry Forecasting Project (Inforum) at the University of Maryland, the analysis shows that, because of increased infrastructure investment over a 20-year period, Michigan would benefit from: 

• $55 billion added to the 20-year cumulative output in the finance, insurance and real estate sectors
• $122 billion added to the 20-year cumulative output in the durables manufacturing industry
• $135 billion added to the 20-year cumulative output in other…

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