Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah was on WDET with the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation’s Rod Miller and Crain’s Detroit Business’ Amy Haimerl to review metro Detroit’s year in business and discuss how the region continue to grow its small business and entrepreneurial presence.
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Detroit emerges from nation’s largest municipal bankruptcy
Los Angeles Times: December 11, 2014
The nation’s largest municipal bankruptcy ended Wednesday when the lawyer overseeing Detroit’s fiscal recovery declared the crisis over and gave elected officials control of their own budget for the first time in 20 months, a deal made possible in large part by the city’s exquisite art collection.
Continue ReadingNumbers show Metro Detroit is making progress
Detroit News: December 11, 2014
When you’ve been as deeply in the hole as southeast Michigan was over the past decade, it’s sometimes hard to tell how rapidly you’re climbing out. A new report from the Detroit Regional Chamber suggests the region is making solid economic progress.
Continue ReadingDetroit Regional Chamber report mostly upbeat
Detroit Free Press: December 11, 2014
“Over the past five years, there has not been a more compelling economic development story than that of the Detroit region,” the report begins. “The domestic automotive industry re-engineered from the brink of collapse now exceeds pre-recession production levels. Detroit’s historic exit from bankruptcy has changed the city from the symbol of urban decay to the nation’s underdog upstart.”
Continue ReadingSoutheast Michigan’s GDP grew 14 percent since 2009
Crain’s Detroit Business: December 11, 2014
Detroit Regional Chamber releases its first state of the region report, giving stats on education, entrepreneurship, income and more
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