Detroit Regional Partnership

#Michigan is a top 10 U.S. state for clean energy job growth, with over 120,000 jobs in the state in 2023. The #DetroitRegion's advanced manufacturing industry is helping lead this transformation-- 10 key insights in the article below detail how. ⬇️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/gFvEDRUP Global Epicenter of Mobility (GEM)

Eleven major Detroit business leaders, including Detroit Regional Partnership President & CEO Maureen Donohue Krauss, FM, signed an open letter discussing #Detroit's “new narrative,” and its successful comeback from bankruptcy a decade ago.   The letter ran in Sunday’s Detroit Free Press. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gmaMA3h3

DRP is happy to welcome The Albert M. Higley Co. as one of our new investors! AM Higley is a construction firm that has worked with clients around the #DetroitRegion, like Bedrock Detroit, Canton Township, College for Creative Studies, University of Michigan, and Beaumont Health among others. Learn more about our investors: https://lnkd.in/gakkCe7N

Earlier this month, Sarah Gregory, VP of Strategic Partnerships & Talent at Detroit Regional Partnership and Lisa Brown, VP of Client Services at HR Collaborative held a webinar that discussed key workforce insights and outlined how companies can build a compensation strategy that attracts and keeps talent in #Michigan. If you missed it, check out the full webinar:  https://lnkd.in/g7bh8V_u

The #Detroit Region is shaping the future of mobility, and GEM is at the heart of it! Through our collaboration with industry leaders, startups and regional partners, GEM is proud to support the incredible progress driving advanced mobility innovation. From electric vehicle development to smart manufacturing, these partnerships are transforming our region into a global mobility hub.   🎥 Featuring: 🔹 Maureen Donohue Krauss, FM, CEO, Detroit Regional Partnership 🔹 J.V. de la Fuente, Director of Regional Initiative and Grant Compliance, SEMCA Michigan Works! 🔹 Ashlee Breitner, Director of Workforce Development, Electric Vehicle Center – University of Michigan 🔹 Elena Morales, Founder & CEO, SMTAutomation 🔹 Brittany M., Founder & CEO, OptimizeEV 🔹 Bernard Swiecki, VP of Mobility & Research, Detroit Regional Partnership 🔹 Shannon Selby, VP of Real Estate, Verified Industrial Properties, Detroit Regional Partnership   Watch now and learn how GEM is helping drive this transformation with the support of the U.S. Economic Development Administration 👉 https://lnkd.in/gBCdsGwe  

The Detroit Regional Partnership is excited to welcome Heidi Magyar, Community Impact and Heritage Operations Executive, General Motors, Michael Shaw, Program Director, Hudson-Webber Foundation, and Lamont Yoder, President, Corewell Health East to our Regional Leadership Circle! Thank you for helping drive the #DetroitRegion forward-- we couldn't work toward our mission without your support. Learn more about our Regional Leadership Circle: https://lnkd.in/gdHivrqd

The Detroit Regional Partnership has raised over $17 million for its Verified Industrial Properties Program (VIP by DRP).   VIP by DRP reduces the industrial site readiness timeline by 4-6 months by providing site owners and developers with due diligence reports, drone video, and extensive detailed maps amongst other perks.   All industrial site information is available at the click of a button on the VIP by DRP property portal, which functions as a catalog for prospective companies considering moving to the #DetroitRegion. The portal currently hosts 58 industrial properties, with plans to scale to 200 sites soon.   Learn more about how the VIP by DRP program is changing the game: https://lnkd.in/gk2Xq2Hy

DRP is happy to welcome The Boldt Company as one of our new investors! Boldt, a construction company with offices in Detroit, works on projects in power & energy, industrial & manufacturing, and healthcare amongst others. Learn more about our investors: https://lnkd.in/gakkCe7N

This November, our team member Will Butler is traveling to the Netherlands with our partners from Oakland County and the City of Novi to meet with companies interested in expanding to the #DetroitRegion. In 2023, DRP helped bring 22 new projects to the Detroit Region, which generated over 3,200 new jobs and contributed $1.2 billion in new investments. Learn why companies thrive here: https://lnkd.in/gHZZRWa Oakland County, Michigan Government City of Novi, Michigan

With 2.7 million workers, the #DetroitRegion’s workforce is larger than the working population of 28 other states. What's more-- even if other regions grow at a higher rate than #Detroit, it will take years for them to reach the size of our workforce. Our workforce allows companies to successfully launch from day one. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gt7fRiqu