Advocacy In Action

• 2019 Legislative Priorities Focus on Growing the Detroit Region

  The Detroit Regional Chamber’s Board of Directors recently adopted its legislative priorities for 2019. These 14 priorities, which are critical to economic development and growth of the region, include investing in infrastructure, support for […]

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• Business Casual Episode 3: North American International Auto Show

  In the latest episode of “Business Casual,” host Craig Fahle centers in on the 2019 North American International Auto Show, what to expect in June 2020, and how the automotive industry is transforming …

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• Roundup of Top Announcements from the 2019 NAIAS

  The Detroit Regional Chamber and Michigan Economic Development Corp. convened a team of statewide economic developers to attend CES 2019 in Las Vegas this week. […]

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• Economic Development Leaders Take Michigan’s Mobility Innovation Message on the Road to CES 2019

  The Detroit Regional Chamber and Michigan Economic Development Corp. convened a team of statewide economic developers to attend CES 2019 in Las Vegas this week. The trip featured representatives from Ann Arbor SPARK, The Right Place, and Macomb and Oakland …

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• January Member of the Month: Detroit Auto Dealers Association

  The Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) has been selected as Member of the Month for January in recognition of Executive Director Rod Alberts’ leadership role in transitioning the show from January to June beginning in 2020. The move will allow …

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• Employer and Employee Resources for Addressing Opioid Addiction in the Workplace

  From 1999 to 2017, almost 218,000 people died in the United States from overdoses related to prescription opioids. Michigan ranks 18th among U.S. states in annual opioid overdoses. At the 2018 Mackinac Policy Conference, a panel of business and government …

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• Brad Williams: What I Learned During My Time on Gov. Whitmer’s Transition Team

  Following the election of Gretchen Whitmer as the 49th governor of Michigan, Brad Williams, vice president of government relations for the Detroit Regional Chamber, was appointed to Whitmer’s transition policy team with the mandate to develop a plan to “fix the …

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