Media Coverage

Editorial: Whitmer’s Road-funding Plan Unfairly Takes Aim at Businesses
February 18, 2025Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's latest $3 billion road funding proposal came with plenty that should concern Michigan’s business or any businesses…

Detroit Regional Chamber Teams Up With Colleges to Track Student Outcomes
February 17, 2025Photo credit: University of Michigan-Dearborn Crain's Detroit Business Feb. 13, 2025 Sherri Welch The Detroit Regional Chamber has launched a…

Whitmer: Tax Businesses, Marijuana as Part of $3B Road-funding Plan
February 11, 2025Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday floated a $3 billion plan to boost long-term road and bridge funding, including $2.2 billion…

Focus With Paul W. Smith: Detroit Regional Chamber Releases New Poll
February 6, 2025Detroit Regional Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Sandy K. Baruah joined WJR Newstalk 760 AM's 'Focus With Paul W.…

‘Jr Morning: Poll Commissioned on Canadian Tariffs, Gubernatorial Candidates
February 6, 2025Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Sandy K. Baruah joined WJR Newstalk 760 AM to speak about the results of…

Majority of Michiganders Believe a Trade War With Canada Will Hurt the Economy, Poll Says
February 6, 2025The U.S. and Canada have put a pin in placing competing tariffs on imports from one another for 30 days, but…

Majority of Michigan Voters Say Canadian Tariffs Will Hurt State’s Economy, Poll Finds
February 6, 2025Nearly 68% of Michigan voters said they believe the U.S. imposing a 25% tariff on Canadian imports will mean they…

Poll: Michigan Voters Still Concerned by Costs, Inflation, and High Interest Rates
February 6, 2025The Detroit Regional Chamber recently released findings from its latest statewide poll of 600 registered Michigan voters in partnership with…

New Scholarship Helps Cut College Costs, but Not Reaching Tens of Thousands in Michigan
February 6, 2025There is still a troubling narrative in the community about the value and cost of college, says the Chamber's Vice…

Florida: Together, Detroit and Ann Arbor Can Be Leaders in Innovation
January 28, 2025Creative Class Groups' Richard Florida highlights the need for a Detroit-Ann Arbor Innovation Corridor in an op-ed for The Detroit…

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