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Cities, states looking to retool images to lure young professional j tie is wi The gc ne from :ried out ight to tl nother’s 1 n By Martha Irvine THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAUGATUCK, Mich. —At 27, Kristin Gebben made a decision that cut against the flow: She packed up the life she’d started building in Seattle and moved back to her native Michigan. The lure was Saugatuck, a qLiaint artists’ haven near the shores of Lake Michigan, where she now takes early morning strolls with her yellow lab pup named Pete. It’s one of a few cities that Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is counting on to bring more young people to the state. •T feel like people work all their lives to settle down in a place like this — and I’ve done it now,” says Gebben, who found work at an art gallery and recently bought it with the help of an East Coast business partner. “But I’m one of the lucky ones.” Between 1995 and 2000, Michigan lost an estimated 43,000 young college gradu ates, who left the state for everything source;Broodsinsututicm from jobs to warmer year-round weather. It’s a story mirrored in many other cities, from expensive New York to crowded Los Angeles, which both lost more 25- to 34-year- olds than they gained during those same years. Now officials in some cities and states are look ing to reverse the trend. In Michigan, Granholm has launched the “Cool Cities” initiative, a grants program that she insists is more about economic development than just bringing “lattes and bookstores and nightclubs” to her state. Saugatuck. where residents are renovating an old pie factory into a center for the arts, was among the first to receive one of the state’s $100,000 grants. Already, the unfinished center houses the new Mason Street Warehouse theater, where 25-year-old Kelly Carey found a leading role in this summer’s first musical. “They not only created opportunities for us they’re good opportunities,” says Carey, whoct mutes to Saugatuck from Grand Rapids, aii “Cool City” grant recipient. Gebben, too,says arts center adds to Saugatuck’s appeal—mit it a more “happening” place. Philadelphia is using a civic leadership and) program to try and persuade students who# colleges and universities there to stay. Attempting to build upon small butpositivegro among 25- to 34-year-olds in the late ’90s,Meiii[ has dubbed itself the “never-sleeping, funky, 1 soul of the global economy,” pushing everyt from a citywide 8 optic network to music scene. And Cleveland partnership wittii Colgate and othen versities.hasaswf internship progr# which students' with host families 1 show them the r points of Clevel — from a vibrant and political scene more reasonable! of living. “Most have ne been to Cleveland AP their lives. And* of what they lif was not particularly favorable,” says Mari* Crosley, a Colgate alumna who is coordinate' the 10-week program known as “Summeron Cuyahoga.” While many of last summer’s participants' tially said their expectations for Cleveland" fairly low, after their summer in town 41 pen: said they would “definitely” consider a job# Some experts who track population won# focussing on 20somethings is the best tactic plugging brain drain. “They're like a revolving door. They W to one place — and they move away,” saysi Frey, a demographer and visiting fellow at Brookings Institution in Washington. “So an)' that thinks they can get a hold on this gronf expecting too much.” Ages 25-34 Atlanta Magnetic metropolitan areas An anaiysis ot migration data indicates many young people in recent years moved to cities with warmer climates and a relatively low cost o! living. Largest net increases in migration, 1995-2000 Ages 15-24 Austin, Texas San Diego Phoenix Raleigh, N.C. MKHS3 Atlanta E \ ex] inti edi rel mi Ui of ii camp titlec askir The Musi far. r it is < derir as A tryin INK with A; distu ance as ar as te amn ly th; leam cultu stude to ap mine studt sues thost maki wilf throi er. V Are you a student leader? C au 979 3680