In a news conference in lansing, Google, based in Mountain View, California, said it would bring 1,000 jobs to Ann Arbor by creating a headquarters facility for Google AdWords. The jobs, which will pay an average of about $50,000 a year — more than Michigan’s average household income of $44,667 — will be a good reason for students who like the Ann Arbor area to stay there after graduation.

Of course, not everyone is convinced this is all good. Vivek Shende worries that Google’s presence “will turn this town into a place that students can’t afford.” John Laird is concerned about a shortage of workers, and says that “what we need is more students to go into the computer sciences.” Detroit Free Press.