Chamber Today

• Making the Business Case for Investing in Employee Education

  The United States is moving toward a “knowledge economy” meaning that by the year 2020, 55 million jobs will require some education beyond high school. This equates to about 65 percent of all available jobs in the nation. Currently, 44 …

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• “Race to the FAFSA Line” Challenge Returns to Boost Federal Aid Going to Macomb, Oakland and Wayne County Students

  Detroit, Mich. (Oct. 1, 2018) – Today, the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual “Race to the FAFSA Line” challenge opened for school participation in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties. The Chamber’s Detroit Drives Degrees initiative promotes the challenge to encourage high school …

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• Opening Your Business to Student Career Exploration Pays Off

  Most students don’t have any idea what they want to do after high school or college. Some of that is due to the fact that there is little career exposure to young people. My school, Cornerstone Health and Technology, is different. I’m about to start my senior year of high school and I’ve already had three career exploration opportunities.

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• Internships Build Critical Skills to Grow Detroit Region’s Talent

  Cultivating and retaining local talent is critically important as our region and state prepare for the workforce of the future. As an intern with the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Detroit Drives Degrees initiative, I have an up-close view of the Chamber’s important work to increase the number of talented adults in the region with a postsecondary degree or credential through research and writing blogs. I’m also learning about myself and developing important 21st century skills for the workplace.

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• Detroit’s Adult College Students: ‘It’s Never Too Late to Go’

  For the region’s 690,000 adults with some college education, no degree or credential, returning to school can seem daunting, especially for individuals saddled with debt. Recognizing the need to grow Southeast Michigan’s talent pipeline, Detroit Drives Degrees is working with …

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• What is a Talent Hub?

  “In cities, much like America itself, talent defines what a city is and where it’s going.” – Jamie Merisotis, America Needs Talent About Talent Hubs In the last six years, hundreds of communities large and small have organized themselves to …

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• Southeast Michigan’s New Online Platform to Give Businesses the Tools to Attract Talent

  Research shows that 36 percent of college students left Michigan within a year in 2017. For a region positioning itself to lead the world in technological innovation, the talent problem can no longer be ignored. To stop the flow of …

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• Daniel Little Receives Inaugural Award for Excellence in Education and Leadership

  The Chamber, through its Detroit Drives Degrees initiative, presented Daniel Little, outgoing chancellor of the University of Michigan-Dearborn (UMD), its inaugural Excellence in Education and Leadership award during the 2018 Mackinac Policy Conference. The award recognizes impactful leaders that play …

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• Business Leaders: ‘We Need to Do Better on Michigan’s Education Message’

  Michigan faces unprecedented competition both domestically and abroad and a culture that puts a growing premium on knowledge. To succeed in the 21st century, employers must make a stronger commitment to ensure that both young people and adults are prepared …

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• Lumina Foundation and Kresge Foundation Designate Detroit as Talent Hub

  MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH. May 30, 2018 – Lumina Foundation, in partnership with The Kresge Foundation, today announced Detroit will join 23 other communities across the country designated as Talent Hubs. Talent Hub cities earn this designation by meeting rigorous standards for creating environments that attract, retain, and cultivate talent, particularly among today’s students, many of whom are people of color, the first in their families to go to college, and from low-income households.

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