WJR 760 AM: January 31, 2013
Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah stopped by WJR’s The Paul W. Smith Show, broadcasting live from Lansing. Original air date: January 31, 2013.
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Export-Import Bank opens regional office in Detroit’s Techtown
Detroit Free Press: January 28, 2013
The Export-Import Bank of the United States has opened a regional office in Techtown, the bank announced this morning.
The expert finance center, one of 11 around the country, is designed to help local businesses of all sizes export their products to oversees markets.
Continue ReadingFederal, state and local officials say opening of Export-Import Bank office in Detroit will lead to more jobs
MLive: January 28, 2013
The opening of a federal Export-Import finance center will help create jobs in Detroit and in the state, federal, state and local officials said Monday at the Detroit Regional Chamber headquarters in Downtown Detroit.
“Our goal is to make things and grow things in Michigan, and then create jobs through exports,” U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow said. “For every $1 billion dollars in goods or services exported, we create 7,000 jobs. So we want to export our products, not our jobs, and the way to do that is expanding our support, particularly for small businesses.”
Continue ReadingDetroit Regional Chamber CEO: 3 Southeast Michigan sectors poised for export growth
MLive: January 28, 2013
What three sectors are most poised for export aid in the Detroit area?
They are the ones you would suspect, Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah said Monday, as a new office of the Export-Import Bank of the United States was announced for Detroit.
Continue ReadingSandy Baruah on The Frank Beckmann Show
WJR: January 23, 2013
Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah talked with WJR’s Frank Beckmann at the 2013 North American International Auto Show about MICHauto, the auto industry, and Belle Isle.
Continue ReadingSandy Baruah on The Craig Fahle Show
WDET: January 17, 2013
Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah talks with WDET’s Craig Fahle about the 2013 NAIAS, MICHauto, and what Detroit would be like without the auto show.
Continue ReadingBrad Williams on WWJ Discussing State of the State address
WWJ News Radio: January 16, 2013
Brad Williams, vice president of government relations at the Detroit Regional Chamber, talked with WWJ following Governor Rick Snyder’s State of the State address.
Continue ReadingSnyder backs absentee voter reforms, call for money for roads
The Detroit News: January 16, 2013
Lansing — Gov. Rick Snyder called on the Legislature in Wednesday night’s State of the State address to allow no-reason absentee voting, reform no-fault auto insurance and find a way to raise $1.2 billion in additional annual funding to fix the state’s crumbling roads.
The Republican governor’s transportation department director, Kirk Steudle, said the state needs $120 more annually from each vehicle in the state from a combination of gas tax and registration fees to raise enough money to fix roads and bridges.
Continue ReadingWest Bloomfield Legislators Receive Nod from Detroit Regional Chamber
West Bloomfield Patch: January 15, 2013
Sen. Mike Kowall and Rep. Mike McCready have been named two of six regional “Legislators to Watch” in 2013 by Detroiter Magazine, operated by the Detroit Regional Chamber organization.
According to the article, the two fellow former small business owners have what it takes to foster economic growth across the Metro Detroit area….
Continue ReadingDetroit Regional Chamber reveals speakers for Detroit Policy Conference on Feb. 28
MLive.com: January 14, 2013
DETROIT, MI – The newly minted Detroit Policy Conference will gather Metro Detroit business leaders at the MotorCity Casino Hotel on Feb. 28.
The 2013 Detroit Policy Conference – which debuted as the Detroit Business Conference in 2012 – features an agenda of key business, community and political leaders who are leading Detroit’s continued transformation.
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