Investing in wellness.(Improvements & Innovations
Underway)(Brief article)
The state of Michigan is using a $100,000 Healthy States grant to
develop and implement worksite wellness efforts by the National
Governors' Association for Best Practices.
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Around the region: December, jingle bell bash.(EYE ON OUR
ECONOMY)
* Attendees had a chance to meet Chamber staff.
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* Far Right Food stations were set up throughout the museum.
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* The Chamber held a food drive . . .
Looking for new funding?(About your Benefits)(Hennessey
Capital)(Brief article)
Are you looking for unique financing solutions for your business?
Do you need non-traditional financing options? Hennessey Capital, a
finance company providing working capital solutions for . . .
Berline.(Awards & Achievements)(Brief article)
BERLINE, a leader in advertising, marketing communications and
public relations, is celebrating a landmark 35th anniversary in October
2007. The award-winning agency is recognized as one of the . . .
Private equity's new role: there are pros and cons to
private equity's new role in the automotive sector. While private
equity f
There are pros and cons to private equity's new role in the
automotive sector. While private equity firms new ideas and methods to
run the company more effectively, they also come with a very . . .
Regional collaboration: adjusting to the realities of worldwide
competition.(VOTE4BIZ)
The Detroit Region is facing some of its toughest economic
challenges, but with those challenges come great opportunities. I'm
optimistic we will rise to the occasion to overcome these obstacles . . .
Chinese connection.(About your Benefits)(China Chamber of
International Commerce)(Detroit Regional Chamber)(Brief article)
The Detroit Regional Chamber, through the Detroit regional Economic
Partnership, has signed an agreement of cooperation with the China
Chamber of International Commerce, Chongqing Chamber. This . . .
Strobl & Sharp, P.C.(Super Lawyers & Best Lawyers in
America)(Dennis M Devaney, Lynn M. Brimer and Alan M. Kanter
awarded)(Brief
Strobl & Sharp, P.C. announced that four shareholders of the aw
firm have again been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in
America 2008. The four are Lynn M. Brimer (Tax Law) Dennis M . . .
ZenaComp Incorporated.(Awards & Achievements)(Brief
article)
ZenaComp Incorporated, a full-service technology consulting firm
for small to medium size businesses and municipalities, announced that
Utley Brother's website, www.utleybros.com, was named a . . .
Service tax axed! Chamber staff works round the clock to repeal
terrible tax.(V0TE4BIZ)
In the early hours of the morning on October 1st 2007, the Michigan
Legislature passed a service tax to balance the 2007-2008 budget. The
tax had no committee hearings and was opposed by every . . .
What would they do? Our region's health care leaders give
their remedy for fixing the system.(Cover story)
Michael Duggan, president and CEO Detroit Medical Center
Improve quality--Requiring physicians' orders to be entered
electronically could dramatically reduce hospital errors. The Detroit
Medical . . .
Around the region: November: 5-minute networking at Joe
Louis.(MEMBERSHIP MATTERS)(Brief article)
* Far Left The Chamber held a 5-Minute Networking session at Joe
Louis Arena on November 16.
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* Participants had time for freestyle networking before and after
the event.
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Dickinson Wright, P.L.L.C.(Super Lawyers & Best Lawyers in
America)(Brief article)
Dickinson Wright, P.L.L.C. has been named "Law Firm of the
Year" by Community Legal Resources, which delivers free legal
services to nonprofit organizations building neighborhoods in Detrcit
and . . .
Skidmore.(Awards & Achievements)(Brief article)
Design USA, recognized Skidmore's design of a self-promotional
brochure and DVD highlighting the studio's storyboard and animatics
work as well as a logo and identity system created for Global . . .
Adapting to the times: communication technologies are shaping the
future of the industry.(COVER STORY)(North American Internatio
As the 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) dawns in
Detroit, the auto industry greets it at the threshold of yet another
transformation that will leave a changed industry in its . . .
Up and coming: mark your calendar with these regional business
events.(MEMBERSHIP MATTERS)(Calendar)
January 18
5-Minute Networking
Westin Southfield-Detroit Hotel
8- 10:30 a.m.
$.35 for members.
$70 for nonmebers
Gain new contacts for the New year! All attendees must be pre-new
stered . . .
The eDetroiter Weekly.(About your Benefits)
Driven by members. Written for members. The eDetroiter Weekly is a
new e-newsletter designed to supply you with news, tips, events and
information to help Chamber members do business. Are you a . . .
Miller Canfield.(Super Lawyers & Best Lawyers in
America)(Charles Mishkind awarded)(Brief article)
Charles (Sandy) Mishkind, a principal in the Grand Rapids office of
Miller Canfield, has been selected as one of the World's Top 25
Lawyers in labor and employment law by the Guide to the . . .
Putting the pieces of a logistics hub together.(COVER
STORY)
The French established Fort Detroit in the early 1700s because of
the strategic importance the region held for international commerce.
These early settlers understood Detroit was a gateway into the . . .
Driving the D: one D continues to work towards a spirit of
regionalism.(FOR OUR MEMBERS)
Edsel B. Ford II, lead champion of One D, hosted a breakfast
meeting in December at Tiger's Club in Comerica Park to update the
boards of the organizations supporting One D on the initiative. . . .
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