DETROIT, Mich. (March 10, 2026) – The Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP), an economic development organization (EDO) focused on marketing and growing the 11-county Detroit Region, released its 2025 annual report today. The report, shared during the DRP’s annual meeting at the Shinola Hotel in Detroit, includes updates on the organization’s work to build stronger communities in the Detroit Region by attracting jobs and investment and progress toward the organization’s business attraction goals.
Throughout 2025, the organization attracted more than $343 million in investment and nearly 3,000 new jobs to the Detroit region.
The DRP’s 2025 efforts also resulted in the creation of more than 900 pathway jobs. These are jobs that do not require a college degree but provide an avenue to enter and advance through the workforce to pursue higher-paying jobs and careers, while strengthening the region’s talent pool.
“In an evolving economy, the regions that succeed will be those that stay focused, coordinated and bold,” said Maureen Donohue Krauss, president and CEO of the DRP. “The Detroit Region’s shared commitment to regional success – from our economic development partners to our public, private and civic stakeholders and beyond – is our difference-maker as we continue building on our common goal for a growing, thriving Detroit region.”
Also highlighted in the annual report are examples of large-scale investments the DRP has supported in the region. These include American Rheinmetall’s nearly $34 million investment in an Auburn Hills advanced manufacturing facility creating 450 jobs and AJG Aerospace’s aerospace manufacturing facility in Oakland County, a $33 million investment creating 125 jobs.
“Bringing opportunity to our region and communities requires more than any one individual or organizational effort. It requires a unified economic vision and a commitment to collaboration, which we have right here in the Detroit Region,” said Bob Riney, chairman of the DRP. “As we look back on another strong year of economic development in the region, we’re reminded of what we can achieve when we all come to the table.”
About the Detroit Regional Partnership
Launched in 2019, the Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP) is a public-private, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit economic development partnership focused on marketing and business attraction for the 11-county Detroit Region. The DRP works to attract investment in the region from out-of-state and international companies, serves as a convenient single point of contact for all regional resources and works with companies and site selectors to help manage their projects and support their transition into the region. It specializes in helping companies understand and access the competitive advantages of our region – from workforce data to state and local incentives.
Photos from the event
Photography by Jeff Kowalsky
