The Tulsa Regional Chamber announced today the hiring of Kim Wilmes as senior vice president of economic development, effective Oct. 28. Wilmes will lead the Chamber’s economic development efforts through Tulsa’s Future, the Chamber-led public-private regional economic development partnership. A 22-year economic development veteran, she also more»

When national media coverage about Detroit’s money woes and public corruption scandals began to peak more than a decade ago, Detroit graphic designer Tommey Walker felt his city was being ambushed. So, he flipped the script in 2012, creating a “Detroit vs. Everybody” brand designed to help restore Motown’s identity. In December, more»

A glitch in a car’s instrument panel isn’t the easy fix it used to be. In 1970, the electronics system represented 5% of the vehicle’s total cost, said Glenn Stevens, executive director at MichAuto. That figure is expected to rise to 50% by 2030. “That’s mind-blowing,” Stevens said. Stevens addressed changes and more»

Circumstance, as much as anything, has led to the meteoric rise of Tulsa Remote, its managing director said Wednesday. "Tulsa Remote in many ways was kind of ‘right place, right time,’” Justin Harlan said. “I don’t believe that if Tulsa Remote launched 20 years ago that many of you in the program would have made the decision more»

One of the best ways to boost a city’s economy is to increase its volume of direct flights. That was among the messages amplified by a business-centric panel at the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s Intercity Visit to Detroit. Detroit, which is minutes from the Canadian border, has about 1,400 international firms in its region, municipal officials more»

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»