The Detroit Regional Chamber is hosting a session at Detroit Startup Week, a new type of conference held May 22 – 26 that builds momentum and opportunity around entrepreneurship, led by entrepreneurs and hosted in Detroit’s most popular entrepreneurial spaces. …
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‘Friends of the Children’ Seeking Support to Bring Youth Mentorship Program to Detroit
The Detroit Regional Chamber, in collaboration with the Detroit Free Press, welcomed Friends of the Children to its office on April 11 to provide a briefing on the program that hopes to launch a site in Detroit soon.
Continue ReadingW.K. Kellogg Foundation Awards $3.5 Million Grant to Detroit Promise to Help Students Pursue Higher Education
The Detroit Regional Chamber joined Gov. Rick Snyder and Mayor Mike Duggan to announce a $3.5 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in support of the Detroit Promise, a last-dollar scholarship program administered by the Chamber Foundation.
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‘Friends of the Children’ Seeking Support to Bring Youth Mentorship Program to Detroit
The Detroit Regional Chamber, in collaboration with the Detroit Free Press, welcomed Friends of the Children to its office on April 11 to provide a briefing on the program that hopes to launch a site in Detroit soon.
Continue ReadingStrengthening Economic Collaboration Between Michigan and Canada Key Topic of Business Roundtable
The Detroit Regional Chamber welcomed the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Canadian minister of innovation, science and economic development, for a roundtable discussion on March 29. This meeting was part of Bains’ trip to Windsor, Detroit and Lansing to meet with key …
Continue ReadingDetroit Tigers Suite Tickets Available for Chamber Members
The Detroit Regional Chamber’s suite at Comerica Park is available to Chamber members for Detroit Tigers games and other events. Located on the first baseline, the suite looks out directly at first base and is a great way to entertain business clients and guests.
Continue ReadingDetroit Drives Degrees Provides Platform to Discuss Region’s Talent Pipeline
The Detroit Regional Chamber held its Talent Outlook: Detroit Drives Degrees breakfast on Thursday, March 23 at the Detroit Athletic Club to discuss the region’s talent pipeline and report on the first year of the Chamber’s Detroit Drives Degrees (D3) initiative.
Continue ReadingMobility, Collaboration Among Topics Discussed at Governor’s Building the 21st Century Economy Commission Meeting
The Building the 21st Century Economy Commission held its most recent meeting in Detroit at the Chamber on Feb. 22. The Commission, created by Gov. Rick Snyder, has traveled across the state to gain public input from the business community on what needs to be done long-term to grow Michigan’s economy.
Continue ReadingGreat Lakes Metro Chambers Advocate for Infrastructure Funding, Trade and Immigration Policy Reform
The Chamber, along with members of the Great Lakes Metro Chambers Coalition, met with members of Congress and their staff during a two-day legislative fly-in to Washington, D.C. last week to discuss key issues important to the business future of the Great Lakes/Midwest region.
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