Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah was on WDET with the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation’s Rod Miller and Crain’s Detroit Business’ Amy Haimerl to review metro Detroit’s year in business and discuss how the region continue to grow its small business and entrepreneurial presence.
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STATEMENT FROM DETROIT REGIONAL CHAMBER ON THE PROPOSED PLAN TO FIX MICHIGAN’S ROADS
DETROIT, December 18, 2014: Today, Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy K. Baruah issued the following statement on the proposed plan to ask voters to provide more than $1 billion in funding for Michigan’s roads: “Functioning and safe roads …
Continue ReadingMayor Duggan to Keynote Detroit Policy Conference on Feb. 26
DETROIT, December 18, 2014 – Today, the Detroit Regional Chamber announced that Mayor Mike Duggan will deliver a keynote address at the 2015 Detroit Policy Conference. The fourth annual event, held on Feb. 26 at MotorCity Casino Hotel, will bring together business, community and political leaders for a day focused on the city’s new era and ongoing resurgence.
Continue ReadingDecember 16: Mellody Hobson, Walter Robb and Nate Silver to Keynote Mackinac Policy Conference; State of the Region Reveals Promising Growth for Southeast Michigan
DreamWorks Animation Board Chair Mellody Hobson, Whole Foods Co-CEO Walter Robb and leading political prognosticator Nate Silver are among the national all-star lineup of keynote speakers scheduled to take Michigan’s Center Stage at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2015 Mackinac Policy Conference. The annual, four-day Conference is scheduled for May 26-29 at the historic Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. This year’s themes will focus on talent, urban revitalization and cohesion.
Continue ReadingDetroit emerges from nation’s largest municipal bankruptcy
Los Angeles Times: December 11, 2014
The nation’s largest municipal bankruptcy ended Wednesday when the lawyer overseeing Detroit’s fiscal recovery declared the crisis over and gave elected officials control of their own budget for the first time in 20 months, a deal made possible in large part by the city’s exquisite art collection.
Continue ReadingNumbers show Metro Detroit is making progress
Detroit News: December 11, 2014
When you’ve been as deeply in the hole as southeast Michigan was over the past decade, it’s sometimes hard to tell how rapidly you’re climbing out. A new report from the Detroit Regional Chamber suggests the region is making solid economic progress.
Continue ReadingDetroit Regional Chamber report mostly upbeat
Detroit Free Press: December 11, 2014
“Over the past five years, there has not been a more compelling economic development story than that of the Detroit region,” the report begins. “The domestic automotive industry re-engineered from the brink of collapse now exceeds pre-recession production levels. Detroit’s historic exit from bankruptcy has changed the city from the symbol of urban decay to the nation’s underdog upstart.”
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The Detroit Regional Chamber created the inaugural State of the Region to provide an overview of key indicators to drive regional dialogue and better inform economic development champions of Southeast Michigan’s place in the global marketplace.
Continue ReadingSoutheast Michigan’s GDP grew 14 percent since 2009
Crain’s Detroit Business: December 11, 2014
Detroit Regional Chamber releases its first state of the region report, giving stats on education, entrepreneurship, income and more
Continue ReadingState of the Region
By Daniel Lai With Detroit swiftly exiting bankruptcy, the resurgent automotive industry and an emerging entrepreneurial economy, Southeast Michigan is poised for a bright future. That’s the message the Detroit Regional Chamber unveiled to nearly 250 attendees during its inaugural State of the Region at its annual meeting …
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