Nominations and applications for the EY Entrepreneurial Winning WomenTM North America program are now open. Launched in 2008, the program targets women founders who have built profitable small companies with the potential to scale sustainably. Selected participants gain evergreen access …
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Whitmer signs $4.7 billion bill to improve Michigan infrastructure, housing security
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill in Grand Rapids on Wednesday that uses billions of dollars in federal funds to improve state drinking water, sewers, parks, roads, dams and internet service, while helping renters and homeowners financially harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue ReadingDetroit program awards $2.5M in grants to 35 community groups
Detroit’s Housing & Revitalization Department has awarded nearly $2.5 million in grants to 35 community groups to boost nonprofits and neighborhood service programs across the city, officials announced Monday.
Continue ReadingDetroit has landed the 2024 NFL draft. Here’s what it means for the city.
The city of Detroit’s selection Monday as the host of the 2024 National Football League draft will likely be the biggest, and most anticipated, sports event held in the city in more than a decade.
Continue Reading$4.8 billion Lansing spending deal includes infrastructure, rental assistance
Michigan lawmakers late Wednesday unveiled and began passing a massive $4.8 billion midyear spending plan, one that will upgrade long-neglected infrastructure including water pipes, dams, roads and parks.
Continue ReadingCitizens Names Yasmeen Jasey as Michigan Market Executive
The Detroit Regional Chamber congratulates the Citizens team on the announcement of its new Michigan Market Executive, Yasmeen Jasey.
Continue ReadingAdvocacy in Action Update: Chamber Supports Term Limit Reforms; PAC Endorses Tom Leondard; Advocates for Wright Museum, Detroit Historical Society Millage
Update on the Chamber Government Relations team’s latest activity around term limits, PAC endorsement, and ballot initiative support.
Continue ReadingGov. Whitmer Announces I-375 Modernization Project
View the Chamber’s take on the state’s announcement of modernization project for I-375 into a street-level boulevard to encourage economic development in the area.
Continue ReadingDetroit Regional Chamber Announces the 2022 Detroit Cohort of Young American Leaders Program at Harvard Business School
The Detroit Regional Chamber announced the Detroit region’s seventh cohort of the Young American Leaders Program at Harvard Business School. View the cohort.
Continue ReadingChamber CEO Pi Day Discussion: Why government budgets aren’t analogous to a pie sliced and served
Detroit Regional Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Sandy K. Baruah spoke with WXYZ-TV on Pi Day to discuss government funding and how divvying up funds isn’t always “as easy as pie.”
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