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Tuesday Buzz: Getting Ready for Detroit

Associations Now

Some of the most informative guides you can find ahead of the 2015 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition, taking place in Detroit this weekend. You may have heard that the 2015 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition is taking over Detroit this weekend. The old Detroit Free Press building got its plywooded windows covered today w/graphics.

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Detroit Metro CVB: Bankruptcy Won’t Affect Conferences

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$ 12B The amount of private-sector investment that Detroit Chamber of Commerce CEO Sandy Baruah says has been infused into the city’s economy in the past five years, creating 12,000 new jobs. The City of Detroit may be going through tough times, but its meetings industry is staying strong. We may be one of the first.

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JPMorgan Chase Gives Major Boost to Detroit Nonprofits

Associations Now

Meet In Motor City The association community will get a glimpse of just how far Detroit has come in the last few years when members of the industry gather for ASAE’s 2015 Annual Meeting and Exposition, taking place August 8 to11. JPMorgan Chase is going all in on helping Detroit make a full comeback. Graham, IV, FASAE, CAE.

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Conference Circuit: Meeting of the Minds Heads to Detroit

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The rate at which people and businesses abandoned Detroit over the last half-century is well documented. Although the city filed the nation’s largest municipal bankruptcy case last year, its political and business leaders say Detroit is on the cusp of significant renewal. Its population dropped from 1.85 will also be on hand.

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Top Auto Groups Combine in Major Industry Merger

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Previously, AAM members included the “big three” Detroit carmakers and several major foreign ones, and Global Automakers represented the U.S. Former Global Automakers President and CEO John Bozzella will lead the combined association, while AAM’s former leader, David Schwietert, will serve as chief policy officer.

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Motown magic continues to attract business

Aaron Wolowiec

Detroit’s Cobo Center. I’m sure I can speak for my fellow Michiganders: We’ve watched with heartbreak as Detroit, once the most prosperous city in the country, has struggled to financially support its declining population. A recent Detroit Free Press column by Tom Walsh piqued my interest for this blog. It’s not pretty.

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Funding Initiative to Support Black-Owned Businesses Hits the Local Level

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cities: Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York City, and Raleigh, North Carolina. In a news release, AEO President and CEO Connie Evans called the Action Lab “a vital step” to reaching the broader goals of the Tapestry Project. The association will bring the Action Lab to five major U.S.