State of the Region

Rick Haglund: Changing parents’ attitudes about the value of college is key for the economy
April 1, 2022Central Michigan University has long been known for giving low-income, middle-class and first-generation college students the opportunity to earn a…

Sandy Baruah Discusses the State of the Region Report on the Paul W. Smith Show
March 25, 2022The Detroit Regional Chamber President & CEO talks to Paul about the State of the Region report and he says…

Editorial: Region is bouncing back from COVID
March 25, 2022Metro Detroit is making a steady and impressive comeback from the devastating economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Report: Detroit Region and State Challenged by Labor and Supply Chain Issues
March 25, 2022The Detroit Regional Chamber (DRC) today released its 2022 State of the Region report sponsored by Citizens, which showed challenges…

Fed’s Evans backs ‘timely’ rate hikes, but says careful touch needed
March 25, 2022The Federal Reserve needs to raise interest rates "in a timely fashion" this year and in 2023 to curb high…

Fed’s Evans Says ‘Open’ to Half-Point Interest-Rate Hike
March 25, 2022Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said he’s “comfortable” with raising interest rates by quarter percentage-point increments, while…

State of Region report: Majority of Metro-Detroiters worried about inflation, but think they’re economically better off than before
March 25, 2022Some mixed responses coming out of a new State of the Detroit Region report released Thursday morning...

Flashpoint 2/28/21: Sandy Baruah On The State Of The Region
March 3, 2021Click On Detroit Feb. 28, 2021 Flashpoint with Devin Scillian Segment Two: Sandy Baruah, President and CEO of the Detroit…

Detroit Regional Chamber Reports on COVID-19 Economic Effects
February 26, 2021dusiness Feb. 25, 2021 Grace Turner The Detroit Regional Chamber, based in Detroit, examined the impact of COVID-19 on metro…

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