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The 2018-2019 State of the Region report is now available for download. The report provides an economic overview of the 11-county region and benchmarks against our peer regions. Learn where the region stands in critical economic indicators including per capita …
Continue ReadingTROY, Mich., December 4, 2018 – Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that Jessica Busch has joined the firm’s Troy office as Of Counsel. Ms. Busch focuses her practice on healthcare, corporate, mergers & acquisitions, administrative & regulatory, and …
Continue ReadingIf 91 base-10 digits are chosen at random, what is the probability that some of the digits can form a number x with n digits, and the rest can form a number b with (91-n) digits such that x = …
Continue ReadingDecember 4 – WJR
Sandy Baruah worked with President Bush and he tells Paul W. Smith he was a great guy and a good leader. He also talks to Paul about the state of the Detroit region.
Continue ReadingLast month, Katelyn Davis, director of MICHauto, attended DENSO’s North America Recruiter Summit in Nashville, Tenn. to share how MICHauto is setting Michigan apart when it comes to talent and discussed diverse talent markets. The two-day workshop for DENSO’s …
Continue ReadingMichigan employers are competing for a limited talent pool. Consider the facts: today, the unemployment rate in Michigan is lower than it has been in decades at 3.7 percent. There are 200,000 open jobs. In the next seven years, that …
Continue ReadingChange jobs. Start a new career. Make more money. Be my best self. Oakland Community College offers nearly 100 degree and certificate programs as well as continuing education and advanced training to get you started. New students must apply by …
Continue ReadingIn November, leaders from Canada, the United States and Mexico formally signed a new trade agreement to replace NAFTA. However, before policies can be established, the USMCA (US-Mexico-Canada Agreement) must be formally adopted by each country’s legislatures. Legislation approving the …
Continue ReadingMichael Porter of Harvard Business School is returning to the 2019 Mackinac Policy Conference, joined by the co-author of his most recent report, Katherine Gehl. The two will speak on how competition is failing the American political system.
Continue ReadingDykema, a leading national law firm, and Loss, Judge & Ward, LLP, a Chambers-ranked Washington, D.C., firm, today announced their strategic combination. The combination takes effect on January 1, 2019, and will double each firm’s Washington, D.C., presence. The depth …
Continue ReadingDecember 4 – The Craig Fahle Show
Craig takes a deeper look into the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual “State of the Region” report with Tammy Carnrike, Chief Operating Officer of the Detroit Regional Chamber.
Continue ReadingFoster Swift Collins & Smith, PC welcomes attorney Sarah J. Gabis to its Southfield office. Sarah will practice as a member of the administrative and municipal practice group. She joins Foster Swift from her private practice in Troy, Michigan. Sarah …
Continue ReadingDecember 4 – DBusiness
The Detroit region’s economy continued to improve during the past year in just about every measurable category, according to officials from the Detroit Regional Chamber at its annual Economic and Automotive Outlook today at Ford Field. The chamber reports year-over-year growth that outpaces the national average in real gross domestic product, per capita income, exports, patents, median home values, and residential construction permits.
Continue ReadingDecember 4 – Crain’s Detroit
The metro Detroit region’s low unemployment rate, booming rate of construction permits and millennial population and per capita income growth beating national averages is not enough to gloss over the hard truth about an educational attainment rate trailing peer regions. The Detroit Regional Chamber’s State of the Region report offers yet another sobering assessment of where Southeast Michigan lags most — and it starts in the classrooms of K-12 schools and continues at the campuses of public and private colleges.
Continue ReadingDecember 4 – Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Regional Chamber on Tuesday releases its annual State of the Region report, a compendium of facts and figures on the economy of southeast Michigan. The full report can be found at the Chamber’s website: detroitchamber.com. Here are some of the main takeaways:
Continue ReadingDecember 4 – The Detroit News
Just when the region is showing signs of “sustaining its upward trajectory,” as the Detroit Regional Chamber terms it in its fifth annual “State of the Region” report, two of its automotive heavyweights are signaling tougher times may lie ahead. Contradictory? Not exactly, according to the report to be released. The region’s growth in real gross domestic product is outpacing the national rate, notching a 2.7-percent gain compared to 2.2 percent nationally.
Continue ReadingDecember 4 – 910 AM Superstation
Sandy Baruah joins The Nolan Finley Show to discuss his op-ed tribute to former President George H.W. Bush and to discuss the 2018-19 State of the Region Report.
Continue ReadingDecember 4 – Crain’s Detroit Business
Crain’s Detroit Business reporter Chad Livengood talks to Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah about its State of the Region report.
Continue ReadingTo kick off the Detroit Regional Chamber’s fifth annual State of the Region event, Prof. Willy C. Shih of Harvard Business School discussed why retraining America’s workforce to adapt the skills needed for modern jobs should be a key priority …
Continue ReadingAt the Detroit Regional Chamber’s fifth annual State of the Region, Prof. Willy C. Shih of Harvard Business School presented a keynote address on what regions need to do to thrive in the 21st century. Specifically, he discussed investing in …
Continue ReadingThe Detroit region is growing in many critical economic indicators such as GDP and private sector job growth but continues to lag behind peer regions. That is the key message Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah laid out …
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Council Member District 4, Detroit City Council
President and CEO, Cascade Engineering
Founder and Executive Director, Detroit Phoenix Center
Speaker, Author and Entrepreneur
Senior Vice President, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, General Motors Co.
U.S. Representative (D-MI 5)
U.S. Representative (D-MI 14)
Deputy Director, Detroit Health Department
U.S. Representative (D-MI 9)
Professor and Associate Chair for Emergency Medicine, Assistant Vice President, Wayne State University
Director, New Economy Initiative
Vice President and Director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, Adeline M. and Alfred I. Johnson Chair in Urban and Metropolitan Policy, Brookings Institution
President and CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Managing Director, Endeavor Detroit
President, Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights
President, RJames Consulting LLC
December 6 – One Detroit
The Detroit Regional Chamber releases its annual 2018-2019 State of the Region report, and the One Detroit team discusses the findings on jobs, income and investment in the region.
Continue ReadingDecember 4 – WWJ News Radio
WWJ News Radio discusses the Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2018-2019 State of the Region report.
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Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder, May Mobility
December 5 – Detroit Today
Stephen Henderson speaks with Detroit Regional Chamber CEO Sandy Baruah and Wayne State University professor of urban planning Robert Boyle.
Continue ReadingDecember 4 – Fox 2 News
Fox 2 News covers the information covered in the Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2018-2019 State of the Region report.
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Author and Placemaker
Renowned author and placemaker, Jay Pitter, will keynote the 2019 Detroit Policy Conference on Thursday, Feb. 28. Pitter will share a vision for creating a more inclusive city where individual voices are heard, civic engagement is strong, and urban development …
Continue ReadingStarfish Family Services building master record system to consolidate client data by Sherri Welch ABOUT THE PROGRAM Data is key to helping nonprofits measure and communicate their impact and to making strategic decisions about where best to invest scarce resources. …
Continue ReadingWe provide end-of-life management of your batteries from collection to recycling done in a compliant manner with respect to the environment. We make this process as easy as possible for you. We are the industry experts and only partner with …
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Anchor, Detroit Public Television
CEO, Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone
President and CEO, William Davidson Foundation
Vice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer, DTE Energy
U.S. Representative (R-MI 10)
Vice President, Public Affairs, DTE Energy; Chair, DTE Energy Foundation
President and CEO, Michigan Nonprofit Association
Southeast Michigan Businesses are Grateful for the Governor’s Relentless Positive Action As Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder prepares to leave office on Jan. 1, it is hard to argue the fact that Detroit and Southeast Michigan aren’t better off than they …
Continue ReadingDETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Beth S. Gotthelf is a visionary who spearheaded the first-ever trade mission of Israeli Defense companies to a state, which has now led to the first-ever trade mission by a state of …
Continue ReadingDETROIT, Mich., December 12, 2018 – Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that The Bond Buyer, a national publication covering municipal finance, selected the Michigan Finance Authority’s issuance of bonds ($288.6 Million) to finance the acquisition, construction and equipping …
Continue ReadingLongtime Detroit Regional Chamber member, Farmington Hills-based WW, previously known as Weight Watchers, was chosen as the Member of the Month for December because of its recent effort to broaden the role the company plays in helping individuals live healthier …
Continue ReadingAs the state Legislature wraps up a whirlwind session before the holidays, take a look at some of the bills moving quickly supported by the Detroit Regional Chamber and that impact businesses in the Detroit region. Regulatory Climate Minimum wage …
Continue ReadingLast week, the Detroit Regional Chamber released the fifth annual State of the Region report to more than 300 attendees at Ford Field. The report provides an economic overview of the Detroit region and where it stands compared to national …
Continue ReadingSouthfield, Mich.—December 13, 2018—Automation continues to revolutionize the economy, but many thriving companies are not utilizing federal and state tax credits and incentives in the area of research and development that support Industry 4.0 adoption and growth, according to Clayton …
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U.S. Senator (D-MI)
President, Grand Rapids Community College
President and CEO, The Forum for Youth Investment
President and CEO, Consumers Energy and CMS Energy; Chair, 2019 Mackinac Policy Conference
Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School
President and CEO, The Kresge Foundation
Director, Arts and Culture, City of Detroit
Senior Advisor for Michigan Prosperity, State of Michigan
President and CEO, Business Leaders for Michigan
President and CEO, Merit Network
Anchor, WDIV-TV 4, NBC
Senate Majority Leader (R-16)
U.S. Representative (D-MI 8)
Host, WJR NewsTalk 760 AM
TROY, Mich., Dec. 14, 2018 – Walsh has been recognized by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency for its commitment to helping student veterans succeed in college. This is the eighth consecutive year that Walsh has been named a Veteran-Friendly School …
Continue ReadingAfter they recently passed the Michigan Bar exam, Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest law firms, has added the talents of four new attorneys. Taher K. Ali, Matthew J. High, Celeste C. Kinney and Kelly J. Shefferly …
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U.S. Senator (D-MI)
U.S. Representative (D-MI 11)
President and CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
U.S. Automotive Leader, Detroit Managing Partner, PwC
Chair, Board of Governors, Wayne State University; Senior Vice President, Corporate and Civic Engagement, Compass Strategies LLC
We live in an era of rapid change. The explosion of big data enables technology advances in many industries including transportation and electricity. One of the most exciting areas is where these two sectors overlap. How we view this change will determine Michigan’s future – do we embrace the change as opportunity or fight it as disruption?
Continue ReadingFor all the clean air promise of electrified vehicles, the long road to their mass deployment is full of potential twists and turns presenting risks to the automotive industry, especially suppliers tasked with bringing innovation to the segment and their OEM customers. For starters, research and development costs for electrification, whether it is for a mild-hybrid or pure electric, are significant. That means suppliers are making big investments today for a market presently less than 4 percent of sales with no certainty consumers will want them in the future, or if other variables such as loosened federal regulations may hinder their rollout.
Continue ReadingMichigan automakers continue to work toward more broadly employing electrification in their cars and trucks over the next decade to slash carbon dioxide emissions and unlock new forms of mobility. The strategies they are taking vary as widely as the logos on their buildings.
Continue ReadingGeneral Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra says the automotive industry will witness more change in the next few years than it has in the last 50 years, and that change largely will be driven by electrification.
Continue ReadingEpic. Generational. Transformative. Not the kind of words temperate-minded engineers, technicians and business leaders traffic in lightly. Except lately, when they talk about the not-so-distant future of automotive technology, and the rapid, revolutionary transition to electric powertrains. Buoyed by eye-popping projections for growth and billions in investment, the future of electric transportation is happening now. Look at what some of the region’s standouts in electrification are working on.
Continue ReadingMichigan has long been known as the global epicenter of automotive design, research and engineering. As the industry undergoes one of its most profound changes, companies large and small are leading the charge in developing next-generation technologies that are ushering in a new era of mobility solutions around connected, electrified and autonomous vehicles.
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U.S. Representative (R-MI 6)
With Michigan’s new governor and legislators poised to take office in the new year comes an opportunity to support Detroit in its continued growth and revitalization. Three years after exiting bankruptcy and nearly a decade since the Great Recession, Detroit …
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Board Member, A.A. Van Elslander Foundation
CEO, National Skills Coalition
CEO, NALEO Educational Fund, NALEO
CEO and Co-founder, Vectorform
Superintendent, Detroit Public Schools Community District
TROY, Mich., Dec. 18, 2018 – Valerio Dewalt Train Associates announces that Walsh’s Troy location at 3838 Livernois Rd. has been awarded a Citation for outstanding design in Informa’s American School & University® 2018 Architectural Portfolio. The project is featured …
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Co-founding Partner, Zingerman’s Community of Businesses
President and CEO, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Governor, State of Michigan
As 2018 comes to an end, Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah reflects on the Chamber’s priorities over the past year while looking forward to 2019. Thank you to all of our members, investors, Board members, government leaders and stakeholders …
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