The Detroit News: August 30, 2016
Re: Kaitlyn Buss’s August 24 column “Ford stiffens Detroit, Silicon Valley competition”: Michigan might be facing strong competition in the race to define the future of mobility, but we’re far from losing when it comes to being the smart choice for investing in the automotive industry.
Continue ReadingFollowing the release of the statewide M-Step assessment results, the Detroit Regional Chamber is calling on state leaders to stay the course, with respect to standards and assessments, in order to better prepare students to meet the demands of the 21st century workforce. The results, released today, reveal only modest gains from the previous year.
Continue ReadingDetroit Regional Chamber members will have an exclusive opportunity to hear from Wayne County Executive Warren Evans at the Chamber’s upcoming Networking Reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 13 at TPC Michigan in Dearborn.
Continue ReadingThis fall, the Detroit Regional Chamber will launch a new program designed to help students at risk of dropping out to navigate the rigors of higher education. Students who participate in the Detroit Promise scholarship program can access a suite of support services ranging from counseling to advice on exam prep through the Detroit Promise Path.
Continue ReadingFor Detroit to have sustainable economic growth, inclusion and collaboration among business, community, philanthropic, and government sectors must remain a top priority. That was a key takeaway from a panel discussion titled “Keys to Creating Places of Opportunity” featuring Detroit Regional Chamber President Sandy Baruah, The Skillman Foundation’s Tonya Allen, and Detroit Medical Center’s Conrad Mallett during the NeighborWorks Training Institute Symposium: Creating Places of Opportunity.
Continue ReadingToday, the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Political Action Committee (PAC) announced endorsements in several key races at the national, state and county level for Michigan’s general election in November.
Continue ReadingOver 100 Detroit students and their families filled the city’s Northwest Activities Center on Wednesday to celebrate the start of a new school year as new and continuing scholars in the four-year pilot for the Detroit Promise scholarship program.
Continue ReadingDetroit Free Press: August 5, 2015
The recent unfortunate feuding over a Regional Transit Authority measure for the November ballot revealed at least one good thing — how strongly the business community now backs helping Detroit.
Continue ReadingToday, Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah issued the following statement on the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan’s vote to put a proposal to fund transit on the November ballot.
Continue ReadingThe Detroit Tigers are on another hot streak. Entertain your customers and clients in the Detroit Regional Chamber’s suite at Comerica Park.
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