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Reinventing America: The Transformational Power of Technology
date: November 19, 2012
SOURCE: Forbes
Big Data, business analytics, and new cloud, mobile, and social technology are driving “one of the most important inflection points in the history of technology” by dramatically “transforming how individuals work and companies compete,” said Oracle chairman Jeff Henley in a speech last week.
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Oracle Chair Says Big Data, Analytics Bringing Big Changes To Business
date: November 14, 2012
SOURCE: The Detroit News
DETROIT — The convergence of Big Data, cheap storage and computing power is letting people do increasingly extraordinary things with IT, Oracle Corp. chairman Jeff Henley told an audience of about 200 at a Detroit Economic Club luncheon Wednesday.
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GM: Europe ‘More Serious’ Than 2008 Bubble
date: November 17, 2011
SOURCE: Bloomberg
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Treasury boss says U.S. Committed To Getting Out Of Auto Business
date: April 28, 2011
SOURCE: The Detroit News
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told the Detroit Economic Club
Thursday that the government remains committed to getting the bailed-out
auto companies back in the hands of private control as soon as
possible, while still balancing the need to get back as much of the
taxpayers' money as possible.save
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Timothy Geithner: We rescued GM, Chrysler 'To Save Jobs'
date: April 28, 2011
SOURCE: Detroit Free Press
Balancing cautious celebration with sober warnings, Treasury Secretary
Timothy Geithner told the Detroit Economic Club the Obama
administration will exit from its 2009 investments to rescue General
Motors and Chrysler even if it doesn’t recoup every taxpayer dollar.
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Detroit's Eastern Market To Open Tuesdays In July As Sen. Stabenow Promotes Expansion
date: April 12, 2011
SOURCE: Detroit News
Eastern Market draws tens of thousands of customers to Detroit every
Saturday, and Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow thinks it could do the same
on other days of the week.
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Stabenow Wants Eastern Market To Expand Sales Days
date: April 11, 2011
SOURCE: The Detroit News
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow says she is working with officials of
Detroit's Eastern Market to help them increase the number of days the
outdoor and shed merchants are open for business.
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Senator Stabenow: The Real Issue Is Jobs
date: April 11, 2011
SOURCE: CBS Detroit
DETROIT (WWJ) – As Congress tackles the budget crisis,
Michigan U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow says she doesn’t want to the
solutions to be at the expense of those who can least afford it.
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Red Wings Make Annual Visit to Economic Club of Detroit Luncheon
date: March 30, 2011
SOURCE: WXYZ.com
The Detroit Red Wings made their annual visit
to the Economic Club of Detroit luncheon in downtown Detroit on
Thursday afternoon.
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Mackinac Conference Agenda Includes Manufacturing Panel, Mark Reuss Keynote
date: March 29, 2011
SOURCE: Crain's Detroit Business
Cooperation is a theme of the June 1-3 Mackinac Policy Conference,
says this year’s conference chairman: Chip McClure, chairman, president
and CEO of Troy-based ArvinMeritor Inc.
With that in mind, the chamber and Detroit Economic Club will
collaborate on a panel designed to advance a conversation begun at the
Economic Club’s 2009 National Summit.
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Bank Will Join in Hardest Hit Fund
date: March 24, 2011
SOURCE: Detroit Free Press
Kieth Cockrell, Bank of America's Michigan president, said
Wednesday that the company is days away from officially announcing its
participation in Michigan's Hardest Hit fund, which helps residents in
danger of losing their homes.
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Metro Detroit Firm to Hire 100 Auto Engineers
date: March 12, 2011
SOURCE: The Detroit News
A Metro Detroit automotive firm is
hiring 100 new automotive engineers this year, thanks to a $10 million
investment by a Chinese parts and accessory company.
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China's Auto Sales Growth Seen Near 2010 Rate
date: March 11, 2011
SOURCE: The Detroit News
The Chinese auto market's sales growth in 2011 will be close
to last year's 32 percent increase despite a slow start, a top Chinese industry
executive said on Friday.
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Whirlpool's Investment Plan Targets up to $300 million for Michigan, CEO says
date: March 9, 2011
SOURCE: Crain's Detroit Business
Whirlpool Corp. will struggle with surging material
costs and the loss of consumer tax credits for several more months but
will recover later in the year for around 3 percent growth during 2011,
CEO Jeff Fettig said today in Detroit.
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Whirlpool Plans to Grow Revenue, Benton Harbor Headquarters
date: March 9, 2011
SOURCE: The Detroit News
Detroit — Whirlpool Corp. aims to increase its revenue 33 percent in the next three years, part
of its certainty that U.S. manufacturing will remain a bright spot in
the economy, the appliance maker's CEO said here today.
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Experts: Michigan's Recovery to Lag Nation's
date: March 1, 2011
SOURCE: The Detroit News
Detroit — Michigan will keep trailing the nation during a slow economic recovery that could continue four more years, two economists said Monday.
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Leading Economists Hopeful About Michigan's Future
date: February 28, 2011
SOURCE: Detroit Free Press
Two of the nation's leading economists expressed optimism Monday
about auto sales and Michigan's economy, but warned that it will take
several years before the country returns to full employment.
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Tom Walsh: Economists See Signs of Optimism
date: February 26, 2011
SOURCE: Detroit Free Press
Each time the U.S. economy gains traction, it seems new storm clouds appear.It's
an intriguing moment, therefore, against the backdrop of turmoil from
the Middle East to Madison, Wis., for high-profile economists Diane
Swonk and Mark Zandi to take the stage Monday at the Detroit Economic
Club.
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ePrize Exec Says Creativity Key to Detroit's Future
date: February 18, 2011
SOURCE: The Detroit News
The key for Metro Detroit to regain prosperity is to foster
innovation and creativity — something many companies tend to water down,
a local digital marketing executive told the Detroit Economic Club on
Thursday.
"This is our moment to get creative, and this is our
chance to change the world," said Josh Linkner, the founder and chairman
of ePrize LLC, who has founded other start-ups including Detroit
Venture Partners with Quicken Loans Inc. Chairman Dan Gilbert.
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Dow, Nature Conservancy pledge cooperation
date: January 24, 2011
SOURCE: The Associated Press
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Dow Chemical Co. pledged Monday to make
environmental protection a primary consideration in all its business
decisions and to operate its plants in more nature-friendly ways in
partnership with a leading conservation group.
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Big Four Group of Leaders Could Outgrow Nickname
date: January 15, 2011
SOURCE: Detroit Free Press
By: Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press Columnist
Could the "Big Four" gathering at the Detroit Economic Club luncheon
this Friday at Cobo Center mark the end of the line for that moniker?
Is
it time to trade in the Big Four for the beefier "Fab Five" or "Six
Pack" nickname instead as talk swirls about adding more players at the
table to take part in these?
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Sprint Takes Wireless Gear to Auto Industry
date: January 15, 2011
SOURCE: The Detroit News
Sprint, the nation's third largest cell phone carrier, is aligning its future with the automobile industry, company CEO Dan Hesse said Friday in Detroit.
Sprint
is pushing wireless solutions that could turn the car into an
entertainment center, connecting it to the Internet as well as
electronics like the home computer, television, movies and music, Hesse
told the Detroit Economic Club.
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Sprint Nextel CEO Talks Up Connected Cars, Trucks
date: January 14, 2011
SOURCE: CBS Detroit
The future of the wireless industry is all about connected devices
and machinery creating environmental, safety, efficiency and operational
benefits, the CEO of Sprint Nextel told the Detroit Economic Club
Friday.
Dan Hesse painted a picture of the future of wireless telephony far
more complex than the stereotype of the BlackBerry-addicted executive or
the text-happy teen-ager.
He talked about Sprint’s “Machine-to-Machine Connected
Transportation” initiative, and how the Overland Park, Kan.-based
company is working with a wide variety of partners to bring high-speed
wireless Internet connectivity to everything from trucks to buses to
taxis to airplanes to police cars to ambulances.
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Pence Addresses Detroit Economic Club
date: November 29, 2010
SOURCE: NBC News
In a speech today to the Detroit Economic Club, Indiana Congressman -- and potential presidential candidate -- Mike Pence outlined his agenda to grow the economy and restore what he called "American exceptionalism."
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Detroit Economic Club stage a favored stop for U.S. presidents, business leaders
date: November 28, 2010
SOURCE: Detroit Free Press
What's a political candidate to do when toying with the idea of running for president?
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Time Puts Bow Atop their Assignment Detroit Project with Econ Club Panel
date: November 11, 2010
SOURCE: MLive.com
In so many words, Time Magazine declared “Mission Accomplished” as they wrapped up their Assignment Detroit project with a panel discussion at the Masonic Temple hosted by the Detroit Economic Club.
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Rep. Mike Pence Pushes for Flat Tax in Economic Address
date: November 11, 2010
SOURCE: The Huffington Post
In an address to the Detroit Economic Club billed as a "major economic speech"
by his office, Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) laid out his vision for
restoring "American exceptionalism" and "a prescription for a fresh
start for the American economy." One of the most notable proposals was a
flat tax, which is likely to endear Pence to conservative activists for
a possible 2012 presidential run.
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