Detroit Free Press: February 27, 2015
The leaders, speaking today at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Detroit Policy Conference, addressed the practical challenges of rehabilitating the local workforce in the aftermath of the city’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
Continue ReadingRegistration for spring 2015 semester classes at Walsh College, a leading, all-business college and one of Michigan’s largest graduate business schools, is now open through Thursday, April 9. Classes begin Friday, April 3. On “Walk in Wednesdays,” students can meet …
Continue ReadingTROY, Mich., February 26, 2015 –IPS Technology Services recently placed two senior dot net developers with a client in the financial management sector. IPS Technology Services’ client—whose primary business is to provide non-profits with options to better manage finances—will benefit …
Continue ReadingSHERRIE FARRELL NAMED A MICHIGAN CHRONICLE 2015 WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE HONOREE Detroit—February 26, 2015—Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that Sherrie Farrell has been recognized by The Michigan Chronicle as a 2015 Woman of Excellence. Farrell was …
Continue ReadingThe Conference’s last session brought forward a candid discussion about race and economic opportunity in Detroit’s resurgence during the “Uniting Two Detroits” panel inspired by columns from Nolan Finley, editorial page editor for The Detroit News. The panel, sponsored by …
Continue ReadingFox 2 Detroit: February 26, 2015
Detroit Regional Chamber Vice President of Government Relations Brad Williams was on Fox 2 Detroit’s “Let It Rip” to share why a “Yes” vote on Proposal 1 is so crucial to Michigan’s economy and public safety.
Continue ReadingMichigan Radio: February 26, 2015
One of Gov. Snyder’s top education advisors made a rare public appearance at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s yearly Detroit Policy Conference Thursday. Paul Pastorek has been working behind the scenes in Lansing for months. According to the Governor’s office, he’s an “at-will consultant” helping design a major overhaul for Detroit’s struggling, fragmented education system.
Continue ReadingThe Detroit News: February 26, 2015
It’s one of the more diverse tech business in the region and it didn’t happen by accident. Pasky, who joins me today at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s policy conference to discuss uniting the two Detroits, explains how Strategic Staffing has put together a workforce that looks like Detroit.
Continue ReadingFox 2 News: February 26, 2015
DETROIT (WJBK) – All eyes are on Detroit, watching to see how the city recovers from bankruptcy. Talking points at Thursday’s Chamber’s Detroit Policy Conference address what’s next for the city, addressing the city’s blighted properties, mass transit and high car insurance rates.
Continue ReadingWDIV: February 26, 2015
DETROIT -Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan does not want to run the schools. He wasted no time Thursday morning taking that off the board at the Detroit Policy Conference. Duggan said he has his hands full bringing basic city services up to snuff.
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