Recently, the Detroit Regional Chamber released its third annual State of Region report, underwritten by Citizens Bank. Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah presented the report findings to nearly 300 business and community leaders at The Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit.
Continue ReadingThe Detroit News: January 26, 2017
It may be time for the poster child of American industrial decline to consider burying the poster.
Continue ReadingThe Detroit News: January 26, 2017
It is universally known and celebrated that the economic state of the Detroit region has made significant gains in recent years.
Continue ReadingDetroit Free Press: January 25, 2017
Listening to the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual State of the Region luncheon Wednesday, I got the feeling that the answers to Michigan’s major economic challenges lie outside the realm of, well, economics.
Continue ReadingDBusiness: January 25, 2017
The Detroit Regional Chamber today released its third annual State of the Region Report, with several economic indicators reflecting progress and encouraging confidence regarding Southeastern Michigan’s future.
Continue ReadingMLive: January 25, 2017
In a report released Wednesday on the state of Metro Detroit’s economy, employment figures show that jobs in the automotive industry have dramatically increased over the last seven years.
Continue ReadingDetroit Free Press: January 25, 2017
Moving on up, but not yet in ahead of the pack.
Continue ReadingCrain’s Detroit Business: January 25, 2017
Personal income growth for workers in Southeast Michigan outpaced most peer regions in recent years, but metro Detroit and surrounding counties continue to lag behind in educational achievement.
Continue ReadingCrain’s Detroit Business: January 25, 2016
A rosy Detroit Regional Chamber report on the region’s economic progress was contrasted Wednesday by realities that metro Detroit still struggles with underperforming public schools and an under-educated workforce.
Continue ReadingMLive: January 18, 2017
LANSING, MI — Michigan’s recent job growth has created a new problem: Finding qualified workers to fill those positions.
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