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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Please join the Detroit Regional Chamber and Michigan dignitaries on Thursday, March 6 at the Westin Book Cadillac from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. to congratulate the Honourable Roy Norton, Canadian Consul General in Detroit, as he embarks on his new …

The matchmaking summit hosted by Ford and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Pure Michigan Business Connect program (PMBC) in March 2013 resulted in more than $11 million in supply contracts being distributed to Michigan-based companies. Ford and its Tier 1 …

Capitalizing on the 2014 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), the MICHauto program utilized several means to remind the international media and roughly 800,000 visitors that Michigan is the global epicenter of the automotive industry. MICHauto invested in a billboard …

The MICHauto program and the Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) hosted the Michigan Senate Economic Development and House Commerce committees for a joint legislative hearing at COBO Center on January 15, emphasizing the importance of technological development, talent attraction and …