March 19, 2020 DBusiness R.J. King The Detroit Regional Chamber is launching a COVID-19 Tele-Town Hall Series to address concerns and disruptions caused by the coronavirus. The regular Tele-Town Halls will feature state federal leaders at the front lines of …
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Opinion: Driving next-generation mobility in Michigan
March 11 – The Detroit News
The automotive industry, our state’s signature industry, is at an inflection point. The design, engineering and advanced manufacturing of next-generation mobility solutions represent an enormous opportunity for Michigan, while also posing an increasing economic threat if we do not act and lead.
Continue ReadingBrad Williams Joined Frank Beckmann on WJR 760 AM To Discuss The ‘Michigan Compact On Immigration’ Plan
March 4, 2020 WJR AM Radio The Frank Beckmann Show Listen to Brad Williams, Detroit Regional Chamber Vice President of Government Relations, and his conversation with Frank Beckmann of WJR, where he discusses the new ‘Michigan Compact on Immigration’ plan …
Continue ReadingBusiness leaders release ‘Michigan Compact’ in support of immigration
March 1 – Detroit Free Press
Concerned about what they see as divisive rhetoric during an election year, business leaders across Michigan issued a statement last week that stressed the positive role that immigrants play in the state.
Continue ReadingOpinion: Funding Going PRO vital to auto industry present and future
February 24 – Crain’s Detroit Business
Ask anyone in business and they will tell you the same thing — our state needs workers with the skills to fill the thousands of job openings at companies of all sizes, in all industries.
Continue ReadingFlashpoint 2/16/20: Sandy Baruah On Rethinking the electoral college
February 16 – Flashpoint
Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO, Sandy Baruah made an appearance on Local 4 News’s round-table discussion, Flashpoint, to help consider the need for our current electoral college and the class-action lawsuit against overtaxing in Detroit and Wayne County.
Continue ReadingMayor Duggan Hints at Another Term During Policy Conference in Detroit
January 30 – Fox 2 Detroit
Mayor Mike Duggan spoke about his political ambitions for the future at the Detroit Policy Conference during a preview of the Mackinac Policy Conference.
Continue ReadingDan Gilbert’s Still Making All The Big Decisions During Stroke Recovery
January 29 – Detroit Free Press
Detroit businessman Dan Gilbert is “getting out to the office a lot more” since his serious stroke last spring and remains involved in his companies, Matt Cullen, CEO of Gilbert’s Bedrock Detroit real estate firm, said at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual policy conference.
Continue ReadingHudson’s Site Skyscraper Will No Longer Be Tallest in Detroit
January 29 – Detroit Free Press
One of Dan Gilbert’s top lieutenants, Matt Cullen, CEO of Gilbert’s real estate firm Bedrock Detroit, told reporters at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual policy conference at MotorCity Casino Hotel. that designs for the Hudson’s site skyscraper have changed and the tower — set to be completed in 2023 — will not stretch higher than the Renaissance Center.
Continue ReadingHudson’s Site Tower Will Not Be Tallest in Michigan After All, CEO for Gilbert’s Bedrock Says
January 29 – Crain’s Detroit Business
Envisioned at one point to be up to 912 feet tall, the development on the site of the former J.L. Hudson’s department store in downtown Detroit isn’t going to top the 727-foot Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center on the Detroit riverfront, said Matt Cullen, CEO of Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock LLC real estate company, following a question-and-answer session with Sandy Baruah, president and CEO of the Detroit Regional Chamber, at the Detroit Policy Conference
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