WJR 760: January 28, 2014
Detroit Regional Chamber vice president of government relations Brad Williams was on WJR’s Paul W. Smith Show, broadcasted from the MLive hub in Lansing. Williams discusses Chamber’s advocacy efforts on transportation funding as well as Governor Rick Snyder’s plans on immigration reform and protecting pensions and the DIA throughout bankruptcy. Original air date: January 28, 2014.
Continue ReadingWILS 1320: January 23, 2014
Detroit Regional Chamber vice president of government relations Brad Williams discusses the recent immigration announcement in Detroit.
Continue ReadingWJR 760: January 21, 2014
Frank Beckmann interviews Detroit Regional Chamber president and CEO Sandy Baruah live from the 2014 North American International Auto Show, talking about the show and the auto industry.
Continue ReadingCrain’s Detroit Business: January 16, 2014
In his fourth State of the State address Thursday night, Gov. Rick Snyder pledged to make Michigan more welcome to immigrants, provide some tax relief for workers and continue to invest in early childhood education. Snyder announced he will create the Michigan Office for New Americans through an executive order that is part of his strategy to attract well-educated immigrants to Michigan to help create jobs.
Continue ReadingMLive: January 16, 2014
“This is going to be the American century for manufacturing,” he told a crowd gathered Thursday at the Cobo Center in Detroit. “Mark my words. Not just the auto industry … manufacturing is coming back to America.”
Continue ReadingWJR: January 16, 2014
WJR’s Paul W. Smith speaks with Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah about Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to the 2014 North American International Auto Show, work from the Chamber’s MICHauto & economic development programs, progress on the upcoming Mackinac Policy Conference, and the continuing resurgence of the American auto industry.
Continue ReadingDbusiness: January 8, 2014
Malcolm Gladwell — a longtime writer for The New Yorker and author of five New York Times best sellers — will be the keynote speaker in May for the 2014 Mackinac Policy Conference, the Detroit Regional Chamber announced Tuesday.
Continue ReadingThe Michigan Chronicle: January 8, 2014
Tuesday the Detroit Regional Chamber announced best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell as a keynote speaker for the 2014 Mackinac Policy Conference. Held Tuesday, May 27 through Friday, May 30, the Conference will spur a comprehensive dialogue focused on the three pillars of entrepreneurship, education and impact.
Continue ReadingMlive: January 7, 2014
The Detroit Regional Chamber (DRC) has announced writer Malcolm Gladwell is the keynote speaker for the 2014 Mackinac Policy Conference, held May 27-30 at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
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