March 27, 2018 – The Detroit News
Gov. Rick Snyder said it’s no secret Michigan has come a long way in the last eight years, with rising income and declining unemployment. “When need to change the narrative. Yes, we’re back. We need to talk about where we are going in the future,” Snyder said on Tuesday during the Detroit Regional Chamber’s “State of the State, Now and in the Future.”
Continue ReadingMarch 27, 2018 – Crain’s Detroit Business
Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday urged metro Detroit leaders to reach a consensus on putting a regional transit plan before voters in November, calling Southeast Michigan “one of the worst areas in the country for regionalism.” Speaking at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s “State of the State” event, the outgoing Republican governor said regional mass transportation is needed to help workers get to job-training and educational opportunities as well as work.
Continue ReadingBridge Michigan – March 21, 2018
Michigan is enjoying an economic renaissance, but leaders aren’t doing enough now to address systematic problems with poverty, inequality and education.
That was the conclusion of a group of philanthropic, business and education leaders who gathered in Detroit on Thursday to discuss the state’s opportunities and challenges at The Center for Michigan and Bridge Magazine’s Solutions Summit on Personal Property.
Continue ReadingOakland Press – March 23, 2018
Rochester College will partner with Detroit Promise to offer scholarships to qualified Detroit-resident students graduating from a high school in the city of Detroit.
The partnership will begin in spring of 2018. For its first year involved in the program, Rochester College is a limited partner, which limits the total number of students whom they can support through Detroit Promise funding.
Continue ReadingWDIV – Local 4 – March 21, 2018
Rochester College has entered into a partnership with Detroit Promise, offering scholarships to qualified students graduating from Detroit high schools.
The program is a push for students to pursue postsecondary education. For its first year involved in the program, Rochester College is a limited partner, which limits the total number of students whom it can support through Detroit Promise funding.
Continue ReadingMarch 21, 2018 – Rochester College
In an effort to provide more students with the opportunity to advance their learning, Rochester College has entered into a partnership with Detroit Promise, offering scholarships to qualified Detroit-resident students graduating from a high school in the city of Detroit, beginning spring of 2018.
Continue ReadingThe Detroit News – March 15, 2018
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans is launching a massive, retooled 20-year regional transit plan pitch that needs voters to approve a $5.4 billion tax.
Continue ReadingCBS Detroit – March 15, 2018
An ambitious regional public transit plan introduced by Wayne County Executive Warren Evans seeks to raise taxes on metro Detroit residents. Evans on Thursday asked the Regional Transit Authority for feedback on the new plan and to consider putting it before voters on the November ballot.
Continue ReadingMarch 13, 2018 – Michigan College Access Network Press Release
The Detroit Regional Chamber earned MCAN’s Beacon Award because of their strong leadership in the college access and degree completion space, their innovative FAFSA Challenge, their long-term and ongoing support for the Detroit College Access Network and Detroit Drives Degrees initiative, as well as their support of the Detroit Promise
Continue ReadingMarcus Amick – March 5, 2018
Silicon Valley might be the first place that comes to mind when one thinks of groundbreaking technology, but there’s another major tech revolution underway some 2,300 miles east.
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