REGIONAL NEWS
Excel Engineering Opens Engineering and Testing Facility in Detroit Region
$3M Investment; Detroit Regional Partnership along with Wayne County and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) assisted project DETROIT, Michigan – (September 9, 2020) – Excel Engineering announces the acquisition of the former Ricardo...
DTE Energy Files Plan to Add Enough Solar Energy Generation to Power 120,000 Homes
- If the plan is approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission, DTE would increase its solar generation capacity by nearly ten times over the next two years - By 2022, DTE's wind and solar energy portfolio would generate enough clean energy to power 900,000 homes...
Clearcover, a Leader in Car Insurance Tech Selects Detroit for New Customer Operations Hub
Plans to bring over 300 jobs, assisted by the Detroit Regional Partnership, Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Detroit Economic Growth Corporation DETROIT – (August 25, 2020) – Following today's approval by the Michigan Strategic Fund, the rapidly...
Detroit Regional Partnership: Recent Closed Deals and Expansions
Expansions and Deals in the 11-county Detroit Region Review some of this year's most lucrative corporate projects featuring tech, transportation, automotive and more. From choosing a property to recruiting workers to navigating tax and regulatory considerations –...
Detroit Regional Partnership Shares Results from Talent Insight Survey
In July, the Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP) launched a survey focusing on finding post-grad job opportunities. Recently, Josh Carter, the DRP business intelligence strategy & development Intern and student at Michigan State University, shared the findings of...
Detroit Regional Partnership Launches Interactive Logistics Industry Story Map
The Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP) has identified seven targeted industry clusters with 22 sub clusters aimed at diversifying the region's economy while ensuring access to jobs for all in Southeast Michigan. DRP has identified the strength of the Logistics...
Detroit Regional Partnership Launches Digital Technology Interactive Story Map
The Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP) has launched its second interactive story map (from a series of seven maps) aimed at highlighting the region's digital technology industry while ensuring access to jobs for all in Southeast Michigan. The 11-county Detroit Region...
Detroit Regional Partnership Launches Corporate & Professional Services Interactive Story Map
The Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP) has launched its fourth interactive story map (from a series of seven maps) aimed at diversifying the region's economy while ensuring access to jobs for all in Southeast Michigan. The 11-county Detroit Region is strategically...
Detroit Regional Partnership Announces Leadership Change; Maureen Krauss Named New CEO, Replacing Barry Matherly
DETROIT, June 17, 2020 (NYSE: DTE) The Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP) today announced Maureen Krauss will become its new CEO. Krauss replaces Barry Matherly, who will be leaving the region due to family relocation requirements. Matherly, who joined DRP in...
Detroit Regional Partnership Makes Statement on Racial Injustice and Discusses Deep Prosperity Initiative
Like millions of Americans, the Detroit Regional Partnership is deeply disturbed, saddened and frustrated by the racially motivated murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery – who we'll never forget. We also know that there are countless other stories...
Detroit Regional Partnership Launches Interactive Mobility and Automotive Industry Cluster Story Map
The Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP) has identified seven industry clusters and twenty-one sub clusters. The targeted and highlighted clusters will diversify the region’s economy while ensuring access to jobs for all in the Southeast Michigan…
COVID-19’s Impact on Detroit: A Q&A with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago – Detroit Branch’s Paul Traub
In May 2020, Angela M. Ladetto, Vice President of Business Intelligence and Research, Detroit Regional Partnership, asked Paul Traub, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Detroit Branch, a series of questions about how COVID-19 has affected the...
Twenty Percent of the Detroit Region’s Residents Work in Industries Impacted Immediately by COVID-19
Impacted Workforce According to an analysis conducted by The Brookings Institution, there are 63 industries that are suffering immediate effects from the economic shutdown as a result of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Annually, these industries contribute...
Research, Engineering, and Design: The Talent Cluster in a Talent-Focused World
A New Approach One benefit of starting a new regional economic development organization is the ability to consider new approaches without being tied to previous thinking. At the Detroit Regional Partnership, we developed our strategies based on a deep understanding of...
”˜The Motor City’ Partners with ”˜Space City’ to Heighten Awareness for NASA’s Mission to Build the New Lunar Rover
In a collaborative effort to support NASA's Artemis Program to land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024 – the Detroit Regional Partnership is working with NASA and the Johnson Space Center to heighten awareness with “Top-Tier” Detroit-based automotive...