Media Coverage

Michigan Braces for UAW Strike as Contract Negotiations Head to Final Week
September 6, 2023Sept. 14 looms as a pivotal day for Michigan and its auto industry, as the national contracts with the United…

Want to Fix Michigan’s Worker Shortage? Make College Make Sense Again
August 30, 2023Crain's Detroit Business Aug. 23, 2023 Julie Mack When Matthew Aragones graduated from high school, he thought that a diploma…

Chamber’s Brad Williams Discusses Buy Michigan Legislation on Michigan’s Big Show
August 28, 2023Brad Williams, Vice President of Government Relations at the Detroit Regional Chamber, was a recent guest on Michigan's Big Show…

Opinion: Education is Key to Building Michigan’s Talent Pool
August 24, 2023Greg Handel, Vice President of Education and Talent at the Detroit Regional Chamber, shares the importance of postsecondary education in…

Downtown Detroit’s Steady Recovery
August 16, 2023Downtown foot traffic is still behind pre-pandemic levels, but big bets on new office and housing developments could change that.

Rick Haglund: Want to Interest More Young People in Auto Jobs? Don’t Call Them Auto Industry Jobs.
August 7, 2023Michigan Advance Aug, 6, 2023 Rick Haglund Michigan is striving to become the nation’s leader in the development and manufacturing…

Executive Directive Signed to Speed Up State Permitting, Making Michigan More Competitive
August 4, 2023Today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2023-04, which aims to make state permitting processes more predictable, transparent, and efficient…

Sandy K. Baruah Discusses Detroit Regional Chamber’s New Headquarters on Michigan’s Big Show
August 3, 2023Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit Regional Chamber, was a recent guest on Michigan's Big…

Rocket Community Fund, Detroit Regional Chamber, and Last Mile Education Fund Announce Results of Detroit-Area Talent Fund Pilot Program
August 2, 2023DETROIT, August 2, 2023 – The Rocket Community Fund, Detroit Regional Chamber, and Last Mile Education Fund today announced results of the Detroit Area Talent…

Michigan Businesses Urged to Prepare for UPS Strike by Teamsters
July 24, 2023Michigan’s business community should be preparing now for a potential logistics-snarling national strike by UPS’ 340,000 unionized workers.

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