Detroit’s resurgence from a 2013 bankruptcy to a city brimming with vitality started with collaboration. A lot of it. “Public-private partnership and civic leadership are really in Detroit’s DNA,” said Jared Fleisher, vice president of government affairs and economic development for Rocket Companies. “The story of more»

Before Olympia Development of Michigan builds a project, it builds relationships with residential and business stakeholders. “A lot of times, particularly in Detroit, people can be development-averse,” said Rian English-Barnhill, vice president of government affairs and community relations for Olympia. “They are afraid of what comes next. more»

Detroit nonprofit executive Sonya Mays compares the real estate industry to an arcade game created in the 1970s. “This work is like Whac-A-Mole,” said Mays, CEO of Develop Detroit. “You think you have figured out one thing, and then something else pops up over here.” Mays appeared on a Housing and Inclusive Development panel more»

When Mike Duggan contemplated running for mayor of Detroit, the city was roughly $20 billion in debt and unable to deliver the most basic of municipal services. “Every neighborhood thought they had been forgotten,” he said. “Half the streetlights in the city were out. The ambulance didn’t show up for an hour. The parks had been more»

The Tulsa Regional Chamber this week completed its 2024 Intercity Visit, the 15th in an annual series of visits to peer cities to learn best practices and hear success stories. This year’s destination was Detroit, Michigan. More than 125 attendees from across northeast Oklahoma – including city and county elected officials, business leaders, more»

Innovation through cross-pollination. That was the thrust Thursday night of the Tulsa Regional Chamber, which for the first time convened all three of its industry councils – Manufacturers’, Aerospace and Technology – to exchange ideas. More than 60 business, tribal, government and nonprofit leaders from the area attended the Tri-Council more»

The Tulsa Regional Chamber’s Education Leadership Summit convened more than 125 leaders from the region’s public-school districts and higher education institutions Wednesday morning to discuss the opportunities and challenges in preparing students for the modern workforce. Dr. Laura Latta, executive director of the Tulsa Higher Education more»

Lonnie Paxton, the Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore designee, and Oklahoma Rep. Kyle Hilbert are comfortable working together, and part of it stems from a shared history. Paxton’s oldest son competed in Future Farmers of America speech contests throughout high school with Hilbert, the incoming House Speaker. “We don’t just put on an more»