In a special announcement made at the Detroit Policy Conference, the Chamber announced its partnership with Startgrid in launching a collaborative community for entrepreneurs to come together to test, share and grow ideas that will change the world. To introduce …
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Economic Development Group Releases Portfolio Results
The Chamber’s Economic Development group has produced high-quality results throughout its portfolio of programs since its reset in 2010, highlighted by job creation, capital investment, new contracts for Michigan suppliers, and a strategic commitment to regional and state partnerships. The …
Continue ReadingA Message from Chamber Economic Development Leadership Council Chair, Tricia Keith
Optimism, realism and measurable progress continue to characterize Detroit’s redevelopment. All of these themes flowed through the recent Detroit Policy Conference, in which I was privileged to participate on a panel to address the diversification of Detroit’s industries. Health care, …
Continue ReadingInvestor Spotlight: Huntington Bank Partners with MEDC to Launch Microfinance Initiative
Huntington Bank has formed the Pure Michigan Micro Lending Initiative with the MEDC to address capital access issues affecting small businesses. Considered to be a first-of-its-kind program in the U.S., Huntington and MEDC are leading the program as part of …
Continue ReadingChamber’s Detroit Board Fellowship Program Records First School Board Appointee
The Chamber’s Detroit Board Fellowship Program notched its first participant to receive an appointment to a school board, as Ian Wiesner, a senior loan officer at Capital Impact Partners and a Leadership Detroit Class XXXIV graduate, was sworn onto the …
Continue ReadingInnoState Helps Macomb County Connect Local Advanced Manufacturers
The Chamber’s InnoState program participated in “Manufacturing Matters in Macomb County” on Friday, February 28, an event designed to demonstrate the region’s manufacturing assets. The event included a roundtable discussion with some of Macomb County’s most innovative manufacturers, as small …
Continue ReadingU.S.-Canada Bridge Funding at Risk
Wall Street Journal: March 28, 2014
“We are increasingly concerned that the administration, by way of inaction, will stand in the way of this national infrastructure project,” said Sandy Baruah, president and chief executive of the Detroit Regional Chamber, a business group.
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Register Today for Leadership and the Innovation Equation On Wednesday, April 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Leadership Detroit program is offering a discounted price to attend Leadership and the Innovation Equation at Henry Ford …
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Executive Director, Teach for America-Detroit
Jennifer White
Host and Community Outreach Director, Michigan Radio and State of Opportunity