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New plan would cut foreclosures
date: July 10, 2008
SOURCE: The Detroit News
HUD secretary unveils pilot program, to start in September, at the Detroit Economic Club.
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HUD secretary announces pilot program to reduce foreclosures
date: July 9, 2008
SOURCE: Crain's Detroit Business
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve
Preston announced a pilot program that would reduce housing
foreclosures in his speech today at the Detroit Economic Club.
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HUD Secretary unveils foreclosure prevention program in Detroit
date: July 9, 2008
SOURCE: Oakland Business Review
Steve Preston has been on the job as the Secretary for
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a month. He
chose Detroit, which he called "the epicenter of the foreclosure
crisis," for his first major address as HUD secretary to announce an
aggressive foreclosure prevention assistance program.
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Delphi's Miller could address health care next, He says bankruptcy exit is priority
date: June 5, 2008
SOURCE: Detroit Free Press
During a speech to the Detroit Economic Club on Wednesday, Miller noted
areas to pull $1 trillion of waste out of the system by, among other
things, reducing the number of malpractice suits, expanding wellness
programs to prevent illness and replacing paper records with electronic
ones.
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SURVEY SAYS CLUB IS THE TOP FORUM OF ITS KIND
date: May 27, 2008
SOURCE: Detroit Economic Club
A new survey of Fortune 500 communications and marketing
executives ranks the Detroit Economic Club among the most influential
corporate conferences for CEOs and C-Suite Executives. The survey also
ranks the Club as the top organization of its kind – a regionally-based
membership organization that offers an ongoing speaking forum.
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BURSON-MARSTELLER STUDY REVEALS THE TOP 10 MOST VALUED PODIUMS FOR CEOs AND C-SUITE EXECUTIVES
date: May 19, 2008
SOURCE: Burson-Marsteller
New York – The World Economic Forum, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes sponsor the most influential corporate conferences, according to corporate communications and marketing executives at Fortune 500 companies surveyed for Burson-Marsteller's Most Valued Podiums study 2008.
According to the study, the most sought after forums for senior executives are:
The Top 10 MVPs for CEOs and C-Suite Executives
1. World Economic Forum
2. The Wall Street Journal
3. Forbes
4. Fortune
5. World Business Forum
6. Detroit Economic Club
7. Economist Magazine
8. CFO Magazine
9. Consumer Electronics Show
10. Wharton Business School
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