Bridge Detroit Paula Gardner May 4, 2022 DETROIT — Michigan business leaders join their peers across the nation in trying to figure out how they should react to often-divisive social and state policies that affect their communities and their employees, …
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5 of 10 Republican candidates invited to gubernatorial debate at Mackinac Policy Conference
MLive Melissa Frick May 13, 2022 DETROIT, MI – Only half of the declared Republican candidates in the running for Michigan Governor were invited to participate in a GOP gubernatorial debate at the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference next month. The …
Continue ReadingDetroit chamber limits field for Michigan GOP gubernatorial debate in June on Mackinac
Detroit Free Press Dave Boucher May 12, 2022 Only five of the 10 declared Republican candidates for governor were invited to participate in the Detroit Regional Chamber’s primary debate, slated for early June at the organization’s annual policy conference on …
Continue ReadingMetro Detroit county executives address rumors, mental health crisis
Detroit Free Press Carol Cain May 14, 2022 DETROIT — It was as if we hadn’t skipped a beat Wednesday as Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, and Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter gathered with me …
Continue ReadingChamber Invites Top 5 Candidates to Participate in GOP Gubernatorial Debate
On May 12, the Detroit Regional Chamber invited five candidates for Michigan Governor to participate in a Republican Gubernatorial debate. The Chamber is hosting the debate, in coordination with the Michigan Republican Party, during its 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference on Thursday, June 2, at 4:30 p.m. at Grand Hotel.
Continue ReadingMackinac Policy Conference leaders set stage for business deals, bipartisanship
Michigan’s political and business leaders are scheduled to convene at the Mackinac Policy Conference in a month for the annual bipartisan bid to solve the state’s biggest issues. Crain’s Detroit Business shares a preview of the Chamber’s annual signature event.
Continue ReadingChamber Statement on Wright L. Lassiter III’s New Role
View a full announcement below: Crain’s Detroit Business Apr. 28, 2022 Laurén Abdel-Razzaq Wright Lassiter III, one of metro Detroit’s most prominent health care CEOs, is leaving his role leading Henry Ford Health to take up the helm at one …
Continue ReadingChamber President and CEO, Sandy K. Baruah joined Smart Women TV to Discuss the Climate Crisis and the Move to Electric Vehicles in Detroit
Detroit Regional Chamber Adds PCR Testing Option to Mackinac Policy Conference Safety Protocols; Verification Through CLEAR Health Pass Required
View updated safety protocols and programming options for the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Continue ReadingEditorial: Detroit economy depends on boosting talent
After two years of pandemic-disrupted learning, it’s no surprise that Michigan’s education attainment benchmarks are less than rosy.
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