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Panel
Discussion: Crain's Detroit Business
40 Under 40 Honorees
Jon Campbell, Jr.
President
JMC, Inc.
Michele Hodges
President
Troy Chamber of Commerce
Denise Williams
Dean of Admissions
University of Detroit Mercy
Hosted by the DEC Junior Executives
Why
attend:
Meet some of the 2006 Crain's
Detroit Business 40 Under 40 Honorees for
a special panel discussion about the successes and challenges in the
journey to the top. Come for a night of inspiration and networking with
aspiring 40 Under 40 candidates. Enjoy delicious hors d'ouevres and a
cash bar. All DEC members and guests are welcome to attend.
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When:
Monday, November 6, 2006
6:00 p.m. Reception
Hors d'ouevres and a cash bar
7:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
Townsend Hotel,
Birmingham
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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Renault
- Nissan Leader Carlos Ghosn to Speak at DEC
Topic:
Inside the Alliance: The Win-Win Nature of a Unique Business
Model
Why
attend:
In the 21st century, the era of the global economy, business alliances
can produce competitive advantages and commercial success. The Renault-Nissan
Alliance is a unique automotive industry business model that ensures
separate management, separate corporate cultures and brand identities,
and mutual benefits. Carlos Ghosn will provide insight into the Alliance’s
seven-year track record and future potential.
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When:
Thursday,
November 16, 2006
Speaker Reception 11:30 a.m.
Luncheon Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Cobo Center,
Detroit
Tickets:
Tickets are $35 each for Detroit Economic
Club members, $40 for guests of members, $65 for nonmembers.
RSVP Today! Visit our Web site at www.econclub.org or
call (313) 963-8547.
Presiding Officer:
Sandra Pierce
President & CEO
Charter One Bank - Michigan and Indiana |
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 THEY
SAID IT AT THE DETROIT ECONOMIC CLUB...
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Dow
Chemical Chairman Discusses the American Energy Crisis at the Detroit
Economic Club
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October 30, 2006 -- The Detroit Economic Club
hosted Dow Chemical Chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris, who offered
his thoughts on the importance of a strong domestic manufacturing
base against the backdrop of a world economy that is rapidly becoming
a single market.
As a source
of high-paying
jobs and of innovation and invention, the manufacturing sector
is vital to the long-term health of the American economy. Yet Liveris
noted that high input costs in the United States, and especially
high energy costs, are driving industrial development out of the
country.
"Faced with the choice of investing here in the United States,
with the certainty of higher and more volatile natural gas prices,
how can I recommend to my board and to my shareholders to invest
here? And Dow isn’t the only company being faced and having
to make that kind of decision," said Liveris. "I'll
give you a clear factoid: currently, there are plans to build
more than eighty large-scale chemical plants across the globe in
the coming decade... with price tags of a billion dollars or more,
and thousands of good jobs. And not
one
of them
is slated
for the United States." |
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Rev.
Jesse Jackson, Sr. Looks at the Future of U.S. Cities
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October 23, 2006 -- The DEC hosted the Reverend
Jesse Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow
PUSH Coalition, Inc. in a meeting at The Masonic in Detroit. This
was his third appearance at the Detroit Economic Club, dating back
to 1984. Reverend Jackson was introduced
by Walbridge Aldinger chairman and CEO John Rakolta, Jr.
Rev. Jackson shared his ideas on
providing a tax incentive-based formula for reinvesting in America. "We
need a policy, a formula, a plan to revitalize and reincentivize investment
in urban America," said Reverend Jackson. "Cities are built on rivers
or major arteries of transportation -- geographical hubs for commerce,
industry,
manufacturing and trade to create intersecting economic interests.
There is presently a plan to decapitalize or decapitate the cities." Jackson
said that America's urban areas have not gotten the resources they
need to succeed.
Reverend Jackson commented on affirmative action, a hot topic in
Michigan, where a ballot proposal aims to strike down affirmative
action. "Affirmative action -- a plan to include,
expand and grow, is seen by some as taking from, when it's adding
to," said Jackson. "Affirmative action
is not a minority issue, it is a majority issue. Women and people
of color are the majority, not the minority." |
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Michigan's
U.S. Senate Candidates Debate Live at DEC
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October 18, 2006 -- The DEC hosted a live
debate between Michigan's candidates for the U.S. Senate: the Honorable
Debbie Stabenow and the Honorable Michael
Bouchard. The debate was moderated by Lloyd Jackson of News/Talk
760 WJR.
The candidates discussed Michigan's economy, health care
and other issues. Each candidate offered a position on the war in
Iraq -- a key issue in the minds of many voters.
"I had voted to go into Afghanistan because that's where
the people were that attacked us, and by the way, they still have
not been brought to justice," said Stabenow. "I could not in good
conscience vote to go into Iraq because the intelligence information
was not
there.
And now we see publicly that it was not there."
Sheriff Bouchard commented that mistakes have been made in Iraq.
"But, I'm certainly encouraged by the bipartisan group with Secretary
Baker
and Lee Hamilton that are looking for alternatives and solutions,"
said Bouchard. "We have to really push. Push hard and expedite
the solution there and begin to draw down our troops and get out
of
Iraq. That
goes
without saying. But having said that, we simply can't just pull
our people out arbitrarily." |
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DID
YOU MISS SOMETHING?
Beth Chappell, President and CEO, Detroit
Economic Club |
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Busy schedules
sometimes make it impossible for Detroit Economic Club
members to make all of the meetings that they'd like to attend. In
my days in the corporate world, I would have to plan my schedule very
carefully in order to manage my time effectively. For members who are
too busy to attend meetings, but don't want to miss out on the knowledge
and insight that comes from attending meetings, the Detroit Economic
Club offers several ways for members to catch up on what they might
have missed.
Through our partners at Lawrence Tech, members and guests can purchase a
DVD of past meetings. In partnership
with Detroit
Public Television, Detroit Economic Club Presents airs
on Sunday afternoons at
12:30 p.m. on Channel 56. Detroit Economic Club Presents features
highlights from past meetings. For a complete schedule of upcoming
programs, visit Detroit
Public TV's Web site. Another way for members
to access past meetings is to log in to the members-only
area of the DEC Web site and
click on "Communities" to access transcripts of past speeches.
I know there are many demands on our time. That is why the Detroit
Economic Club makes it easy to stay on top of what's happening. I hope
to see you at an upcoming DEC meeting.
All the best,
Beth |
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turkey, be sure to show off your Detroit Economic Club membership with
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for those remaining sunny weekends.
As always, DEC gift certificates make perfect gifts, whether
you're looking to reward a key client, employee or partner, or if you're
shopping for a birthday, anniversary or thank you gift for the person
who
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