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.
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Chamber President and CEO, Sandy K. Baruah joined Smart Women TV to Discuss the Climate Crisis and the Move to Electric Vehicles in Detroit
Editorial: 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.
Continue ReadingReport shows businesses are not yet passing all increases in costs on to consumers
WXYZ Detroit Apr 13, 2022 Kim Russell 7 Action News met Dominique Da’Cruz as he worked to make Cruz Burgers. “It’s great. We call it an old school burger with a new school taste,” Da’Cruz said. The Detroit dad and …
Continue ReadingWJBK-TV: Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2022 State of Education Report
Watch a segment from WJBK-TV featuring the Detriot Regional Chamber’s 2022 State of Education report.
Continue ReadingWXYZ-TV: Detroit Regional Chamber Releases 2022 State of Education Report
Watch a segment on WXYZ-TV sharing key findings from the Detroit Regional Chamber’s third annual State of Education report.
Continue ReadingState of Talent: Chamber’s Greg Handel Discusses Annual Report on WDIV-TV
WDIV-TV’s Paula Tutman interviewed Detroit Regional Chamber Vice President of Education and Talent Greg Handel ahead of the 2022 State of Talent: Helping Business Plan for the Future event where the third annual State of Education report was released. Watch …
Continue ReadingWWJ-AM on the 2022 State of Education Report
Hear highlights of the 2022 State of Education report presented at the State of Talent: Helping Business Plan for the Future event in this segment from WWJ-AM.
Continue ReadingState of Education shows less students in Metro Detroit enrolling in college, graduating with degrees
The Detroit Regional Chamber released its State of Education report Wednesday, which showed that while college enrollment is down nationwide, Michigan lags even further behind.
Continue ReadingToo few metro Detroiters are earning post-high school degrees, report says
The number of metro Detroiters enrolling in college or post-high school training programs was already declining pre-COVID, but now it’s falling even lower.
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