After a yearlong national search, the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan has named a new president.
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Ambassador Bridge reopens after nearly weeklong blockade
The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing was open Monday after protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 measures and other anti-government issues blocked it for nearly a week.
Continue ReadingLogistics company says mandates impacted business, then mandate protests impacted business
“If you take a look at just the amount of economic activity created by auto parts going across the border, it is staggering,” says Sandy Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit Regional Chamber.“ That is about $320 million dollars a day of economic activity,” said Baruah.
Continue ReadingThe Ambassador Bridge Closure and the Chamber Perspective
Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer, Sandy Baruah, joined NewsNation to discuss the trucker protest blocking the Ambassador Bridge and the potential impact on global and regional manufacturing.
Continue ReadingCanadian, US business associations call for immediate action to open Ambassador Bridge
The Detroit Regional Chamber joined business groups on both sides of the U.S. and Canadian border to issue the following statement calling for the Ambassador Bridge’s swift reopening.
Continue ReadingDebbie Dingell wanted to be a nun, instead she’s at the center of everything in Washington
When Debbie Dingell got elected eight years ago to replace her husband, John, in Congress, those who didn’t know her or her reputation well may have wondered whether she could establish herself in her own right and step out of his prodigious and historically long shadow.
Continue ReadingDetroit wants nearly $2.5B to fix infrastructure, bridge digital divide and expand services
Depending on how much federal funding Detroit can persuade the state to funnel from President Joe Biden’s $1.2-trillion infrastructure law, the Barton-McFarland neighborhood resident said she wants more to go toward public lighting and efforts to prevent illegal dumping at sites primed for new industrial use. Those are on her wish list — city leaders are working on their own — as Detroiters wait on various federal dollars and eye the city’s biggest needs.
Continue ReadingWhitmer to propose $500 million boost for economic development fund
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will propose Wednesday investing $500 million more into a fund aimed at luring large development projects, a move that may suggest the state is in contention for other deals after the program helped attract a $7 billion General Motors investment.
Continue ReadingFord to enter public-private partnership at new Detroit campus
Ford Motor Co. announced Friday that it is entering a public-private partnership with the state of Michigan and city of Detroit at its mobility-focused, 30-acre “innovation district” campus centered on the redeveloped Michigan Central Station.
Continue ReadingHow COVID is reshaping downtown Detroit’s retail, restaurant landscape
Downtown Detroit’s retail and restaurant renaissance has hit a speed bump with the closure of several high-profile businesses, raising questions about the district’s future as the COVID pandemic drags on and many office workers stay remote.
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