Michigan Automotive Summit Speakers

• Brian O’Connell

  Director, State Government Relations, General Motors Public Policy Center

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• MICHauto Hosts Middle School Students for Tour of Nissan Tech Center

  Detroit Regional Chamber Economic Development Update: June, 2013

  Earlier this month, the Detroit Regional Chamber’s MICHauto program hosted students from Detroit’s University Prep Middle School for an interactive tour of the Nissan Technical Center North America in Farmington Hills. The students were treated to a morning of demonstrations on everything from computer aided design and engineering in vehicle safety and restraints to environmental and noise simulations.

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• Jeffrey Owens

  Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Delphi

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• Chamber Talent and Mobility Survey Featured on the Tony Conley Morning Show of WILS 1320 AM

  Tony Conley Morning Show: June 28, 2013

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• Detroit Regional Chamber Helps Three International Firms Locate in Detroit Region

  Detroit Regional Chamber Economic Development Update, June 2013

  The Detroit Regional Chamber’s Business Attraction team recently helped three international firms establish their first U.S. presence in the Detroit region. The Chamber expects to see these companies grow as they develop a customer base in the Detroit and North American markets.

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• Detroit Regional Chamber Markets Detroit Region’s Aerospace Industry at Paris Air Show

  Detroit Regional Chamber Economic Development Update, June 2013

  The Detroit Regional Chamber teamed with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Pure Michigan Business Connect program at the Paris Air Show last week to develop opportunities for the Detroit region’s aerospace sector. The Chamber conducted followup meetings with several firms that expressed interest in the region at Aeromart in Montreal in April.

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• Detroit Regional Chamber, Pure Michigan Business Connect Host Successful Matchmaking Summit with Timken

  Detroit Regional Chamber Economic Development Update, June 2013

  The Detroit Regional Chamber partnered with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC) program to host a “Connection Point” matchmaking summit with The Timken Company earlier this month. Fifty-eight companies selected by Timken, including The Dow Chemical Company, Dexter Research Center and Focus: HOPE Industries, received 20-minute, pre-arranged private meetings during the event.

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• Governor Snyder Launches Statewide Logistics Strategy

  Detroit Regional Chamber Economic Development Update, June 2013

  Governor Rick Snyder has issued the long-awaited Logistics and Supply Chain (LSC) Strategic Plan for Michigan, capping a 10-month effort to direct the development of this vital sector under a single, unified plan of action. The strategy outlines five core objectives to develop Michigan’s LSC assets, a sector which analysts generally recognize as a driver of global competitiveness.

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• Detroit Regional Chamber Survey Finds More Recent College Grads Staying in Michigan

  Detroit Regional Chamber Economic Development Update, June 2013

  The Detroit Regional Chamber announced the preliminary results of a comprehensive survey of recent college graduates in Michigan at the recent Mackinac Policy Conference designed to provide real data on state talent retention issues and learn more about motives behind the location decisions made by young people. The survey indicated that 63 percent of the targeted group of graduates remained in the state, a 12-percentage point increase from a survey of a comparable group in 2007.

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• Plante Moran Launches Healthcare Reform Website Featuring Tools to Navigate New System

  Southfield, Michigan, June 27, 2013 – Plante Moran, PLLC has launched a website to guide employers and healthcare providers through the intricacies of U.S. healthcare reform.

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