The Oakland Post: Nov. 28, 2017
As of 2015, around 60 percent of Americans had not obtained an associate’s degree or higher, according to Forbes. Oakland University has entered a full partnership with the Detroit Promise Program beginning fall of 2018 to provide Detroit students with the opportunity to combat that statistic.
Continue ReadingWDET November 21, 2017 For the past few years the Detroit Regional Chamber has looked at the broad picture of economic health in our region through its State of the Region report. This year the report shows Gross Domestic Product growth lags behind …
Continue ReadingLast week, the Michigan House of Representatives passed House Bill 5095, amending the state’s ballast water discharge regulations for ocean-going ships entering the state. The bill better aligns Michigan’s ballast water requirement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Vessel General Permit requirements.
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WJR 760 am: Nov. 2, 2017
Early this morning, Sandy Baruah joined Paul W. Smith on WJR 760 am to discuss the key findings from this year’s State of the Region report. Listen to their in depth conversation below.
Continue ReadingCrain’s Detroit Business: Nov. 1, 2017
Economic gains in per capita income, gross domestic product and private sector job growth were overshadowed by “two red flashing lights” in education attainment and the financial and physical health of Southeast Michigan residents in the Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2017 State of the Region report.
The chamber’s annual report highlights “a record of stability and success” while also pointing to areas the region needs to improve to help the long-term viability of commerce and economic growth, said Sandy Baruah, president and CEO of the Detroit Regional Chamber.
Continue ReadingDetroit Free Press: Nov. 1, 2017
The Detroit Regional Chamber released its annual State of the Region report Wednesday looking at the economy of the eleven-county southeast Michigan region.
Continue Readingdbusiness: Nov. 1, 2017
The Detroit Regional Chamber today released its State of the Region report during a luncheon event at Detroit’s Cobo Center.
“This past year was a year of tremendous growth. The renaissance of Detroit — and the region — is private sector led, technology focused, and sustainable,” says Sandy Baruah, president and CEO of the Detroit Regional Chamber. “For the fourth straight year, the Detroit region has outpaced the national average in private sector job growth. For the first time since before the recession, the region’s unemployment rate matched the nation’s unemployment rate.
Continue ReadingDetroit Free Press: Nov. 1, 2017
The Detroit Regional Chamber finds a lot to like in southeast Michigan’s economic performance in its latest annual State of the Region report.
“For the fourth straight year, the Detroit region has outpaced the national average in private sector job growth,” Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah said in his forward to the 32-page report. “For the first time since before the recession, the region’s unemployment rate matched the nation’s unemployment rate.”
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