Candidate Spotlight – Rep. Rudy Hobbs for the 14th Congressional District Leadership positions in the Michigan Legislature are hard to win, and are not often given up. But that’s just what former House Minority Floor Leader Rudy Hobbs (D-Southfield) did when he …
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Accounting MOVE Project highlights Plante Moran as a 2014 Best Public Accounting Firm for Women
Southfield, Mich. – June 26, 2014 – Plante Moran, one of the nation’s largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms, was recently named by the Accounting MOVE Project as a 2014 Best Public Accounting Firm for Women. The MOVE …
Continue ReadingMcGraw Wentworth Promotes Ryan Bowers to Director of Marketing
Troy, Michigan – June 24, 2014… McGraw Wentworth, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC company, recently promoted Ryan (McCarthy) Bowers to Director of Marketing for the Troy, Mich., firm. Bowers joined McGraw Wentworth in 2006 as Marketing Manager. In her …
Continue ReadingBusiness Attraction Hosts CAAM Delegation, Continues to Link Chinese and Michigan Auto Industries
Economic Development Update: June 2014
The Chamber’s Business Attraction team recently hosted delegates from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) for the first time. The delegation was led by CAAM’s Secretary General Dong Yang and consisted of more than 20 Chinese automotive suppliers exploring investment and partnership opportunities in the Detroit region.
Continue ReadingChamber Signs Binational Agreement for Economic Cooperation
Economic Development Update: June 2014
The Detroit Regional Chamber has signed a binational Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with U.S. and Canadian economic development entities, pledging specific steps to develop the regional economy along both sides of the U.S.-Canada border.
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Economic Development Update: June 2013
DTW Poised for Growth with New Service from Multiple Airlines
The Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) has bolstered an already impressive roster of international and domestic air service with the addition of numerous new airlines and service routes over the past six months. Leading the way is Alaska Airlines, which will begin daily non-stop service on September 4, between DTW and its Seattle hub.
Continue ReadingMICHauto Announces GM’s Mark Reuss as Keynote Speaker for 2014 Summit on September 23 at COBO Center
DETROIT, June 25, 2014 –Today, the Detroit Regional Chamber’s MICHauto program announced that GM’s Executive Vice President of Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain, Mark Reuss, will deliver a keynote address at the 2014 MICHauto Summit on September 23 …
Continue ReadingDoes culture hurt or help innovation? Plante Moran asks Midwest businesses to examine another side of innovation in fifth annual survey
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 23, 2014 – Building on the findings from last year’s survey, Plante Moran is back for a fifth year asking businesses throughout the Midwest to identify the link between culture and innovation. The fifth annual innovation survey …
Continue ReadingHitachi Business Finance Sees Increased Need for Accounts Receivable Financing
Rochester, MI, June 24, 2014 – Hitachi Business Finance, a division of Hitachi Capital America Corp., today announced that the company completed $3.2 million in accounts receivable financing in the past two months. Of the deals, Hitachi Business Finance provided …
Continue ReadingDoes culture hurt or help innovation? Plante Moran asks Midwest businesses to examine another side of innovation in fourth annual survey
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 23, 2014 – Building on the findings from last year’s survey, Plante Moran is back for a fourth year asking businesses throughout the Midwest to identify the link between culture and innovation. The fourth annual innovation survey …
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