Chamber Today

• MICHauto Names Sen. Ken Horn Legislator of the Year; American Axle’s Bill Smith Honored for Volunteerism

  MICHauto presented Sen. Ken Horn (R-Frankenmuth) its 2016 Legislator of the Year award at its Annual Meeting at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn this week.

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• For Auto Industry, Attracting and Retaining Millennial Talent Requires an Inclusive Company Culture

  The millennial generation is the fastest-rising workforce and will comprise 75 percent of the global workforce by 2025, according to PwC.

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• Industrial Space, Talent Attraction Impacting Detroit’s Sustainable Growth

  As Detroit continues as a hotbed for the automotive and manufacturing industry, and foreign investors, creative solutions to the region’s limited industrial development space and the ability to attract and retain new talent will impact long-term prosperity.

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• Chamber Members Show Their Creative Side for Third Member Appreciation Day

  As a way of thanking members for their support this past year, the Detroit Regional Chamber gave away a handful of prizes throughout the third Member Appreciation Day on Dec. 7th.

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• Detroit Promise Expands Tuition-Free Program to Four-Year Universities

  Yesterday, on Nov. 28, the Detroit Regional Chamber joined with Gov. Rick Snyder and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan to announce the expansion of the Detroit Promise college scholarship program to include free tuition for eligible students at four-year educational institutions.

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• Michigan Cements Mobility Leadership with American Center for Mobility Groundbreaking

  One of the 2016 “To-Do” list items from the Mackinac Policy Conference is to support the establishment of the American Center for Mobility at Willow Run.

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• Detroit’s Next Opportunity: A Premier Destination for Health Care Innovation, Investment

  With high-quality hospitals, world-renowned programs and nationally recognized research universities and medical schools, the Detroit region is a premier location for innovators, investors and entrepreneurs who want to lead the health care industry.

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• New Destination Detroit Video Showcases Regional Collaboration

  Destination Detroit is North America’s premier regional business attraction team. The regional initiative brings together all the resources of one of America’s fastest growing locations.

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• Regional Businesses Connect Young Men of Color with Jobs, Pathways to Success

  In a visible sign of Detroit’s ongoing economic resurgence, more than 40 national and regional employers descended on Cobo Center on Monday to fill 300 full-time and 100 seasonal positions. The Pathways to Success summit, hosted by My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, connected employers with boys and young men of color.

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• HealthForward Event Focused on Bridging the Gaps Between Purchasers and Providers

  HealthForward’s Employer-Provider Collaborations Luncheon, held on Wednesday, Nov. 9 in partnership with the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), focused on bridging the gaps between purchasers and providers of health care and find common goals, metrics, and processes. Attendees included representatives from large self-funded purchasers, hospital and provider executives, and other key health care stakeholders.

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