COVID 19 Restart Center: Chamber Impact

Today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a number of Executive Orders that seek to help the state move forward post COVID-19.

The Detroit Regional Chamber is having the essential conversations with government officials and entities behind the scenes to help mitigate the COVID-19 crisis and ensure the health of businesses in the Detroit region coming out of the crisis.

Last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a number of Executive Orders that relaxed some of the “Stay at Home” orders. She updated Executive Order 2020-100 to extend Michigan’s “Safer at Home” order until June 12, 2020.

Employers are entering unchartered territory. They are reopening after a global pandemic brought the economy to a screeching halt for more than 8 weeks.

This week, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President for Policy, Neil Bradley, shared an update with the Detroit Regional Chamber leadership on key national legislative updates. 

While there has been much debate on Michigan’s reopening strategy, including protests at the Capitol in Lansing, the majority of respondents to the Detroit Regional Chamber’s May statewide poll support the pace adopted by the Whitmer administration.

On May 20, 2020, the Chamber released the findings from a new statewide poll of registered voters in Michigan that provides insight and data on how Michiganders have reacted to the state’s dual public health and economic crises.

The Detroit Regional Chamber is having the essential conversations with government officials and entities behind the scenes to help mitigate the COVID-19 crisis and ensure the health of businesses in the Detroit region coming out of the crisis. The Chamber’s Government Relations team is dedicated to advising the state on how to best accommodate the needs of businesses and communities through this difficult time.

Friday’s Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference in Lansing will provide one of the first substantive glimpses into the state’s fiscal outlook as the economy re-opens in phases, and will set the backdrop for budget negotiations amid historic unemployment.

The governor announced that the State of Michigan will save $80 million by participating in the federal Unemployment Insurance Agency Work Share program

Friday’s Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference in Lansing will provide one of the first substantive glimpses into the state’s fiscal outlook as the economy re-opens in phases, and will set the backdrop for budget negotiations amid historic unemployment.

PlanetM Landing Zone hosted its first virtual Mobility Meetup with guest speaker Mark de la Vergne, Chief of Mobility Innovation for the City of Detroit. Director of the Landing Zone Devon O’Reilly spoke with a Vergne on Detroit’s current projects to increase mobility access for its residents.

Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an Executive Order extending her “Stay Home Stay Safe” order until May 28. The order also allows Michigan’s manufacturing sector, including the automotive industry and Michigan’s Big 3, to open in phases starting on Monday, May 11.

The Detroit Regional Chamber and our national peers are having essential conversations with government officials and entities behind the scenes to help mitigate the COVID-19 crisis and ensure the health of businesses in the Detroit region coming out of the crisis.

On behalf of the undersigned chambers of commerce, civic groups, trade associations, and other non-profits, we urge you to extend eligibility for the Paycheck Protection Program to all nonprofit organizations when Congress considers the next COVID-19 emergency assistance legislation. 

Detroit Regional Chamber’s Brad Williams breaks down what is happening in Lansing this week.

Explore some highlights of key questions the Detroit Regional Chamber has asked to top business and government leaders during the Tele-Town Hall Series.

U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence spoke with the Detroit Regional Chamber in today’s Tele-Town Hall on how the federal response to COVID-19 is currently evolving to adapt to the unfolding crisis.

The Detroit Regional Chamber’s Government Relations team is dedicated to advising the state on how to best accommodate the needs of businesses and communities through this difficult time.

When COVID-19 first hit Michigan, MICHauto’s primary focus was to support the growing personal protection equipment (PPE) needs of healthcare workers on the front lines.

Michigan State University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel, and Wayne State University President M. Roy Wilson discuss in today’s Tele-Town Hall on how Michigan’s universities are hard at work to address the fallout of COVID-19.

The Detroit Regional Chamber’s Chief Operating Officer Tammy Carnrike assisted in hosting U.S. Army leadership at Detroit’s TCF Center field hospital to exhibit the state’s response to COVID-19.

Employees are anxious about getting back to work, but many are simultaneously afraid of the consequences of returning too soon. Dennis W. Archer Jr. addresses why all need to work together to ensure a smooth transition out of the crisis. 

The Detroit Regional Chamber’s Government Relations team has been in regular contact with state government leaders over the course of the COVID-19 crisis. Learn more about their work with the state’s Congressional Delegation to secure additional funding for economic relief programs.

The Detroit Regional Chamber asked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer the tough questions on how her administration will ensure both the health of Michiganders and businesses during the pandemic.

See the latest news from the Detroit Regional Chamber on the COVID-19 crisis. The Chamber team is in daily contact with state, federal and local elected officials to ensure members and their employees can access the necessary relief, resources, and information.