Investor News

• ArcelorMittal Partnership Driving Jobs, Investment for Our Region

  Last month, ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks celebrated a ribbon cutting for its new facility on Detroit’s east side, bringing an $83 million investment and 120 new jobs to Michigan. The Detroit Regional Chamber was a key partner in the company’s decision to move …

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• Keep Up On All of Destination Detroit’s Business Attraction Efforts From the Past Few Months

  The Detroit Regional Chamber’s award-winning Destination Detroit team has been busy traveling the globe and nation promoting the Detroit region to companies and site selectors. Some trip highlights from the past few months include: Oct. 29-30: Israel Fuel Choice and …

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• Chamber Releases 2018-2019 State of the Region Report

  Last week, the Detroit Regional Chamber released the fifth annual State of the Region report to more than 300 attendees at Ford Field. The report provides an economic overview of the Detroit region and where it stands compared to national …

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• Chamber’s Detroit Drives Degrees Makes the Business Case for Investing in Employees’ Education

  Last week, the Detroit Regional Chamber hosted Forward Detroit investors and Detroit Drives Degrees stakeholders to discuss ways to close the talent gap and continue propelling Michigan’s economy forward. With only 44 percent of all Michiganders having a postsecondary credential, …

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• Southeast Michigan’s New Online Platform to Give Businesses the Tools to Attract Talent

  Research shows that 36 percent of college students left Michigan within a year in 2017. For a region positioning itself to lead the world in technological innovation, the talent problem can no longer be ignored. To stop the flow of …

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• The Chamber Is Awarded $275,000 Grant Through Lumina Foundation and The Kresge Foundation Designation of Detroit As ‘Talent Hub’

  Last month, Lumina Foundation, in partnership with The Kresge Foundation, designated Detroit as one of 23 designated Talent Hubs in the country. The Talent Hub designation comes with a $275,000 grant awarded to the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Detroit Drives Degrees …

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• Driving the National Mobility Conversation at South by Southwest

  As Michigan positions itself to lead the global mobility revolution, attracting new technology startups and investment is critical. To support that goal, the Detroit Regional Chamber is engaged in targeted outreach to new markets and technology shows to promote the …

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• Health Care and Automotive: A Match Made in Innovation

  By: Megan Lasley As technology is ever-evolving, so is the automotive industry and furthermore, so is health care. During Forward Detroit’s Investor Briefing: Health Care’s Transformation and Innovation hosted by the Detroit Regional Chamber on April 26, panelists focused on …

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• Mobility Tech Leaders: Detroit Is Open for Business

  By: Megan Lasley  As Detroit continues to reinvent itself from a traditional automotive community to a bustling hub for startups, the city that put the world on wheels is leading the way in the next technological revolution. During a Forward …

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• PlanetM Landing Zone Amps up in First 90 Days, No Sign of Slowing Down

  Ninety days since the official launch of the PlanetM Landing Zone, efforts to attract and connect global mobility startups to the Detroit region are moving rapidly, with 18 global mobility startups, three Tier 1 OEM partners and a venture capital firm actively engaging at WeWork Merchant’s Row. The Chamber launched the PlanetM Landing Zone in October 2017, in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corp.

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