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SAID IT AT THE DETROIT ECONOMIC CLUB...
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Gubernatorial Candidates Joint Appearance at the Detroit Economic Club |
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Michigan's U.S. Senate Candidates to Debate at DEC |
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Chairman & CEO of The Dow Chemical Company Coming to DEC |
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University Presidents Discuss Issues Facing Higher Education |
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GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt on Innovation and Globalization |
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Get Informed for Decision 2006 |
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 The Honorable Jennifer Granholm  Richard DeVos, Jr. |
Gubernatorial Candidates Joint Appearance at the Detroit Economic Club The Honorable Jennifer Granholm
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 When: Thursday, October 12, 2006 Speaker Reception 11:30 a.m. Luncheon Noon - 1:30 p.m. Cobo Center Tickets: Tickets are $35 each for Detroit Economic Club members, $40 for guests of members, $55 for nonmembers. RSVP Today! Visit our Web site at www.econclub.org or call (313) 963-8547. |
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 The Honorable Debbie Stabenow  Mike Bouchard |
Michigan's U.S. Senate Candidates to Debate at DEC The Honorable Debbie Stabenow
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When: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 Speaker Reception 11:30 a.m. Luncheon Noon - 1:30 p.m. Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center Tickets: Tickets are $35 each for Detroit Economic Club members, $40 for guests of members, $50 for nonmembers. RSVP Today! Visit our Web site at www.econclub.org or call (313) 963-8547. |
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Chairman & CEO of The Dow Chemical Company Coming to DEC Andrew Liveris
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Presiding
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SAID IT AT THE DETROIT ECONOMIC CLUB...
| September 25, 2006 -- The DEC hosted a panel of
university presidents who discussed the key role Michigan's higher
education institutions play in the state's transition
to a knowledge-based economy. The panel included Dr. Glenn Mroz, president
of Michigan Technological
University, Dr. Keith Pretty, president of
Walsh College and
president-elect of Northwood
University, and Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon, president of
Michigan State University. "We’ve got 15 great public universities, 28 wonderful community colleges, and these together are really an extraordinary asset that many other states would really envy to have as we look at having to change and transition our economy going forward," said Pretty. In discussing the changing role of education in driving a globalized economy, Mroz highlighted the vast number of outcomes needed to transition into today's workforce. "People... have to be able to do a number of different things. Number one, they have to be able to develop science and technology. Number two, they have to understand it -- they have to understand it socially, economically, ecologically. They need to have to be able to apply it, they have to be able to manage it, and they have to be able to communicate it. And they have to be able to do this across geo-political boundaries and across cultures," said Mroz. When challenged on rising tuition costs and Michigan's low rankings with regards to affordability in higher education, Simon called for a re-evaluation in state funding. "I think if you look at public universities in Michigan, and I’ll speak for Michigan State, we have about ten percent less from the state than we did in 2002. If you think about inflation-adjusted dollars, we’re operating on dollars that were equivalent to the early 1980’s," said Simon. |
| September 20, 2006 -- The Detroit Economic Club
(DEC) welcomed Jeffrey Immelt, chairman & CEO, General
Electric Company (GE), to speak on "Leadership and Innovation." Immelt noted that for a century-old company like GE, founded on the innovations of Thomas Edison, it is critical to look ahead and not be tied too closely to the past. "I would say in my heart, if you're an old, big company the way we are, if you hate bureaucracy, if you love innovation and are willing to take risks to fund innovation, if you are not afraid of globalization, but you embrace it for the amount of change it can drive, if you totally are consumed by customers and if you insist that people accomplish something and help them accomplish something as being the way they get awarded in their career, you have the fountain of youth," said Immelt. During the question and answer period following Mr. Immelt's prepared remarks, he was asked whether or not General Electric will remain committed to Michigan as a business location. His answer was no. "When you run a big public company like GE and you work for investors, the truthful answer is you can't be married to any particular state or city or a country or a town or anything," said Immelt. "You've got to go where competitiveness takes you and you've got to go where the world goes. Now I can tell you what I'm committed to -- I'm committed to investing in technologies that can be manufactured profitably in this country, not just now, but 30 or 40 years from now." |
| The 2006 midterm elections are only five weeks away. There
will be big Senate and House races at the federal and state level,
in addition to numerous
municipal and statewide ballot proposals. These are challenging times
for our state and our country, so having an informed electorate is
of the utmost importance. The Detroit Economic Club is giving members, guests and the community at-large two opportunities this month to hear from the candidates before they head to the polls in November. On October 12, Michigan's gubernatorial candidates will take to the DEC podium at Cobo Center. Following that, don't miss your chance to hear incumbent Senator Debbie Stabenow square off against challenger Mike Bouchard at the DEC on October 18 at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. All the best, Beth |
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