The Arab American News: July 28, 2016
According to Detroit Regional Chamber President Sandy Baruah, the Chamber’s number one job is to attract capital, talent and business investment into the 11 counties in southeast Michigan.
Continue ReadingThe Arab American News: July 28, 2016
According to Detroit Regional Chamber President Sandy Baruah, the Chamber’s number one job is to attract capital, talent and business investment into the 11 counties in southeast Michigan.
Continue ReadingToday, Detroit Regional Chamber Vice President of Government Relations Brad Williams issued the following statement on the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan’s vote regarding ballot language for a millage proposal in the November election.
Continue ReadingDETROIT, July 27, 2016 – Today, the Detroit region’s corporate, university and civic leaders issued an open letter to Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel in response to questions over the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan’s millage proposal for the November election.
Continue ReadingThe Automotive Hall of Fame will induct four industry leaders celebrating and honoring outstanding automotive achievement at its ceremony in Detroit, Thursday July 21 at Cobo Center. MICHauto had the opportunity to speak with the Automotive Hall of Fame Chairman and President of Bridgestone OE Division, Michael Martini about what automotive leadership means past, present and future, and what makes this year’s inductees special.
Continue ReadingDetroit and the automotive industry’s comeback will be highlighted in a new featurette at the G20 Summit for global leaders in September. It is part of a project by Zheijang Satellite TV, who visited the region last week to document cities and states across the United States where there have been significant Chinese investment.
Continue ReadingDBusiness: July 12, 2016
The number of international students studying in Michigan grew nearly 32 percent over the past five years and now tops 32,000, representing more than $1 billion in annual economic activity, says a new report by The Global Talent Retention Initiative of Michigan.
Continue ReadingJuly 12, 2016, Detroit, Michigan — Corporate and regional economic leaders joined university officials to learn about the Michigan Global Talent Retention Initiative’s (GTRI) data on international student retention in Michigan. The “Filling the Talent Gap” report is an update to GTRI’s 2013 study of the use of the Optional Practical Training (OPT) portion of international student visas at seven key Michigan universities.
Continue ReadingThe Detroit Regional Chamber congratulates the 29 executives from gold member companies and seven members of the Chamber Board of Directors for being named as the 100 Most Influential Women in Michigan. Crain’s Detroit Business recognized these women for managing budget and civic …
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