Happy Holidays from the Detroit Regional Chamber The Detroit Regional Chamber offices will be closed from Tuesday, Dec. 25 through Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2012. From all of the staff at the Chamber, we wish everyone a safe and happy holiday. …
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Special Update: Chamber Advocacy Team Has Great Success in Lame Duck Session
The Detroit Regional Chamber’s government relations team has had a successful showing in the lame duck session of the Michigan Legislature, playing a key role in the passing of several pieces of legislation. The Chamber team has consistently made bipartisan …
Continue ReadingDecember 11, 2012: Chamber Has Success in Lame Duck Session; Right-to-Work Moves Quickly in Legislature
Detroit Regional Chamber Makes Big Progress in Lame Duck Session The Detroit Regional Chamber’s government relations team is playing a key role in the advancement of several pieces of legislation during the Michigan lame duck session. The Chamber is seeing …
Continue ReadingDecember 4, 2012: Michigan Senate Passes Regional Transit Authority; Chamber Board Member Tricia Keith Named Executive of the Year
Michigan Senate Passes Regional Transit Authority, Positive Step for Michigan Economy The news that the Michigan Senate passed legislation to create of a Regional Transit Authority (RTA) last week comes as a positive step for the business climate and for …
Continue ReadingNovember 27, 2012: Campaign to Fix the Debt Launches in Michigan; Don’t Miss Opportunity Detroit: Annual Holiday Reception
Campaign to Fix the Debt Launches Michigan Chapter, Urges Attention to Fiscal Cliff and Long-Term Debt The Campaign to Fix the Debt, a national nonpartisan coalition of business leaders, elected officials, community leaders, academics and individual citizens, has launched a …
Continue ReadingNovember 20, 2012: Chamber, Harvard Partner on U.S. Competitiveness Event; Survey to Help Strengthen Local Economy
Chamber Partners with Harvard Business School for U.S. Competitiveness Project Event The Harvard Business School U.S. Competitiveness Project visited the Detroit area last week as part of a national tour of road shows looking to improve the ability of firms …
Continue ReadingNovember 13, 2012: Chamber Launches New, Region-Focused Website; Gov. Snyder Kicks Off Hire a Veteran Month
Detroit Regional Chamber Launches New, Region-Focused Website After months of preparation, the Detroit Regional Chamber has launched a brand new website at DetroitChamber.com. The Chamber plays an active role in moving the economic needle and inspiring change in the Detroit …
Continue ReadingNovember 6, 2012: Chamber Welcomes L. Brooks Patterson Back to Work; Election Day Today: Yes on 1, No on the Rest
Detroit Regional Chamber Welcomes L. Brooks Patterson Back to Work in Oakland County The Detroit Regional Chamber would like to welcome Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson back to work after a serious car accident in early August. Patterson has …
Continue ReadingOctober 10, 2012: Flagrant Foul Called on Anti-NITC Ads; Don’t Forget Leadership Detroit Awards Thursday
Michigan Truth Squad Calls Flagrant Foul on Anti-Bridge Ads, Debunks Ambassador Bridge-Backed ClaimsThe Michigan Truth Squad, a nonpartisan group dedicated to separating political facts from fiction, has called a “flagrant foul” on Ambassador Bridge-backed group The People Should Decide for …
Continue ReadingOctober 2, 2012: Regional Transit Crucial to Regional Economy; Chamber Returns from Gov.’s Trade Mission in China
Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy K. Baruah co-wrote an op-ed in the Detroit Free Press last week with U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI 9) and metro Detroit American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations President Chris Michalakis on the importance of a system of regional transit to the regional economy.
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