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Top Auto Groups Combine in Major Industry Merger

Associations Now

The auto industry is shifting into a new gear this week in a move that brings the global sector together in a single trade group. Previously, AAM members included the “big three” Detroit carmakers and several major foreign ones, and Global Automakers represented the U.S. operations of automakers based in other countries.

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With New Name, Detroit Sports Media Group Makes a Pitch for New Members

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Long the home for TV and radio journalists, the Motor City group now welcomes sports journalists across media and will boost initiatives to support emerging professionals aspiring to cover Detroit’s sports scene. To that end, Thompson says, DSM is revamping its website to become a hub for sports reporting in the Detroit area.

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Knight Foundation Boosts Funding for Local Journalism in Detroit Area

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The foundation, through its investments in the Detroit Journalism Cooperative and the Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund, will commit $1.8 Detroit is still on the comeback trail—and that includes its media outlets, too. The partners in the Detroit Journalism Cooperative help make that happen.”.

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JPMorgan Chase Gives Major Boost to Detroit Nonprofits

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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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How Detroit Got Its Groove Back

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We had to work extremely hard to convince customers that Detroit is operating and is suitable for major conventions. Detroit may be dealing with bankruptcy , but you wouldn’t know it by looking at its convention and hotel room bookings for the next couple of years. Why the big jump? That’s up from 129,000 in 2013.

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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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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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