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.

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.

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.

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.”

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

The Detroit Free Press: November 26, 2014

The 2015 Detroit Regional Chamber policy conference on Mackinac Island will focus on talent development, urban revitalization, and regional cohesion.

Huffington Post Detroit: November 25, 2014

It’s been two years since the Detroit Regional Chamber first offered to pay for the first two years of college for any Detroit resident who graduated from any Detroit high school. Thousands of students have taken advantage of this incredible opportunity, but thousands more could. Let’s hope the Chamber keeps this program alive, and that every Detroit student that wants technical training or a college education applies to the program.

WDET: November 19, 2014

Speaking on WDET, Author and Associate Dean of College Counseling at Cranbrook Kingswood School Patrick O’Connor commended the Detroit Scholarship Fund, a program administered by the Detroit Regional Chamber, for its work providing Detroit residents a tuition-free path to community college.

WDIV: November 9, 2014

Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah was on WDIV’s Flashpoint to discuss Detroit’s emergence from bankruptcy, how the international investment community views the city, and what impact the 2014 election will have on Michigan.

Reuters: November 7, 2014

Sandy Baruah, chief executive officer of the Detroit Regional Chamber, lauded the approach. “The ability to use some physical assets to help resolve objections got us to the point where the bankruptcy process could be executed sooner and with less hysterics and a higher level of agreement than we expected a year ago,” Baruah said.