The Detroit Regional Chamber announced its to-do list following the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference focused on the business community’s changing civic role in polarizing times. Each year, the Chamber develops a set of action items to continue the progress and discussions that occurred on the island. Read the to-do list.
The 2023 Conference will take place from May 30, 2023 to June 2, 2023. Registration will open in November 2022.
View the action items from the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Continue ReadingListen to an interview from the Island with Sandy K. Baruah and Arn Tellem.
Continue ReadingDevin Scillian hosts an extended Flashpoint from Mackinac Island where political and business leaders from around Michigan assembled for the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Continue ReadingCrain’s Detroit Business David Eggert June 03, 2022 MACKINAC ISLAND — Leaders in Michigan left the yearly confab on Mackinac Island knowing that the state’s efforts to compete for jobs and people are coming up short. It’s not that there …
Continue ReadingMackinac Island — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Wednesday to accelerate permitting for infrastructure projects of $50 million or more. The rule directs state agencies to create publicly available schedules for permitting and review their plans to identify areas to streamline the process.
Continue ReadingBusiness groups on Thursday got behind legislation to expand a state tax credit for lower-wage workers, backing a key facet of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget plan that recently garnered legislative support. The earned income tax credit would rise from 6 percent of the federal credit to 20 percent under the Democratic governor’s proposal.
Continue ReadingOn the last day of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference, the Detroit Regional Chamber hosted a Gubernatorial Debate featuring Michigan Republican candidates Tudor Dixon, Ralph Rebandt, Kevin Rinke, and Garrett Soldano.
Continue ReadingThe panel started with a conversation about what Detroit’s philanthropy world is doing to move progress forward and close the inequality gap, especially in finance. Wallace believes more focus needs to be on understanding “the context and nuance” of various policy considerations and thinking more about better long-term solutions, not just a “band-aid” fix.
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