Last week, the Detroit Regional Chamber brought together Mayor Mike Duggan, Operation HOPE CEO John Hope Bryant and 20 regional c-suite business leaders to kick off a recruiting campaign with the goal of opening 20 HOPE Inside Centers throughout the city.
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Sandy Baruah Discusses What the MICHauto Summit Will Mean for Michigan
WDET: September 28, 2015
Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah was on WDET’s Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson to discuss the major impact new mobility is having on the entire global economy and how the 2015 MICHauto Summit is working to bring that conversation to the forefront here in Michigan.
Continue ReadingSept. 24: Chinese Suppliers Eyeing Detroit, Looking to Invest; Cybersecurity is Disrupting the Auto Industry, Find Out How at the 2015 MICHauto Summit
From 3-D printing to vehicle-to-vehicle communication and cybersecurity, new tech companies are interrupting the traditional ways that vehicles are designed and brought to market. At the 2015 MICHauto Summit, a panel of leading business experts will explore how Michigan’s research and development and engineering centers must embrace this disruption.
Continue ReadingWork Hard and Work Smart
Mike Rowe stopped thinking of himself as a TV host more than a decade ago when he realized the people who perform the sometimes dangerous and unglamorous, yet fascinating and necessary jobs he was bringing to the screen didn’t need a celebrity; they needed help.
Continue ReadingChanneling Our Inner Mike Rowe
Four-year college degrees are important. That is not going to change, and it should not. But what needs to change is the conversation about career pathways and the definition of a good job.
Continue ReadingSkilled Trades Today
From running medical diagnostic equipment in hospitals, to keeping servers up and running, to ensuring that vital infrastructure is sound, and using advanced manufacturing techniques, skilled trades workers are often the glue that keeps America together.
Continue ReadingAn Image Problem
Changing the perception of the skilled trades goes deeper than just altering education. The perceptions – or rather misperceptions – are present in Hollywood and in pop culture.
Continue ReadingA Good Career
Skilled trade positions, and others like it, are central to bolstering Michigan’s industrial future. We cannot overemphasize the importance of preparing the next generation of specialized trades. Our future – Detroit’s future – depends on it.
Continue ReadingLeadership Detroit announces Class XXXVII
MLive: September 18, 2015
The Detroit Regional Chamber today announced the participants in Leadership Detroit Class XXXVII, a 10-month transformational leadership program designed to challenge emerging and existing leaders from Southeast Michigan to bring about positive change.
Continue ReadingFuture Framework
The future of manufacturing is right here in southeast Michigan. We have the power to take actions that will help ensure that this field remains a strong contributor to Macomb County and the region’s economy for many generations to come.
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