Tom Walsh   When he was Florida’s governor from 1999 to 2007, Jeb Bush made education reform his top priority. Upon leaving office, he created the Foundation for Excellence in Education — a nonprofit working with state leaders to offer education …

Dawson Bell   John Kasich isn’t easily categorized.     His roots are in the working class of western Pennsylvania as the son of a postal worker, and grandson of Eastern European immigrants. Yet, at 68, the former Ohio governor and 2016 Republican …

Dawson Bell                       It may sometimes seem like Washington D. C. has become a free-fire zone for partisan warfare, where defeating political opponents takes priority over problem solving. But for most …

Dorothy Hernandez  Ari Weinzweig is co-founding partner of Zingerman’s Deli, which he started in 1982 with Paul Saginaw. Over the years, the small but mighty deli grew from a 1,300-square-foot deli in Ann Arbor to the Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, …

Stephen Henderson   Judge Damon Keith, someone I thought of as a role model and mentor, and more importantly as a friend, died on Sunday, April 28, at age 96.  He had such an extraordinary life, with 50 years on the …

Greg Tasker  Business success stories are inspiring, but so too is a company’s dedication to its surrounding community. That commitment to philanthropy is even more impressive when the next-generation of leaders take the helm—or branch out in other pursuits—to continue …

Michigan is home to nearly 10 million people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. From government to business, leaders are working to ensure Michigan’s place as a great place to live, work, and play and bolster its competitive economic edge …

From pressing national issues to the functionality of bipartisanship, political experts Donna Brazile, Matthew Dowd, and Harold Ford Jr. have a wealth of experience and knowledge on the country’s current political state.             Detroit-born Dowd …

Once again, the Mackinac Policy Conference will highlight the necessary role civility plays in making our society and democracy work.  This is an issue that the Detroit Regional Chamber has been focused on for a few years – making it …