Detroiter articles from January 2006

Detroiter archives from January 2006

Chamber's economic-development efforts reach out across the globe.(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2006... I would like to thank the Detroit Regional Chamber for all of its assistance with the recent Trade Mission to China. The coordinated effort was outstanding. John Carroll (senior vice president of business development and executive director of...

To shape our destiny: Chamber charts a positive course for our future.(From the President)(Design Regional Detroit)
January 1, 2006... The Detroit Regional Chamber is embarking on the most important initiative in my tenure with this organization. It's called "Design Regional Detroit," and it is perhaps the single most significant undertaking in our 103-year history. ...

Are we proud? You bet! Chamber wins prestigious 'Caleidoscope of Culture' and 'Outstanding Chamber of Commerce' awards.(PRODUCTS/SERVICES/EVENTS)
January 1, 2006... Make room on the trophy shelf! The Detroit Regional Chamber is the proud recipient of two more honors-the 2005 Caleidoscope of Culture Award from the Caleidoscope of Culture Foundation and the 2005 Outstanding Chamber of Commerce Award from the...

New members/products/services/events.(InBox)(new members in the Detroit Regional Chamber)(Directory)
January 1, 2006... NEW MEMBERS/PRODUCTS/SERVICES/EVENTS Welcome to these new members who joined the Detroit Regional Chamber from Aug. 16 through Nov. 30, 2005: GOLD KeyBank-Michigan Ann Arbor SILVER ...

Scorecard: 2005-06 first quarter highlights.(DetroitRegionalChamber)
January 1, 2006... THE CHAMBER IS THE STATE'S LEADING CATALYST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Detroit Regional Economic Partnership staff and volunteer initiatives resulted in 6 completed projects and 7 business expansions for a total $73 million in new...

China adventure: a first-person report on the art of doing business in China--then and now.(COVER STORY)
January 1, 2006... From tea served aboard the Orient Express by ladies in Mao jackets to meetings in rooms as cold as Manchuria in winter, doing business in China in the 1970s - when central planning was the ironclad rule-was a vastly different experience than it...

Accent on Asia: the Detroit Regional Economic Partnership, the economic-development arm of the Detroit Regional Chamber, is active in marketing the region across Asia through its New Markets & Asia and Regional Business Development programs.
January 1, 2006... NEW MARKETS & ASIA PROGRAM The New Markets & Asia Program is responsible for marketing the Detroit Region and driving international business development with companies, primarily in the automotive industry, in Asia, Mexico, South/Central...

Successful selling: how to keep your prospects from running away from you.(Report from the Front Lines)
January 1, 2006... I learn a lot from watching television. For example, I've learned from cop shows that if a bad guy is shooting at you, it's much better to zig and zag than run in a straight line because an unpredictably moving target is hard to hit. It's...

Value added resellers: VARs help you get the right technology at the right price.(Technology CENTRAL)
January 1, 2006... Value added resellers, or VARs, are businesses that repackage and improve hardware manufactured by an original equipment manufacturer. Like a consumer walking into a Best Buy looking for a personal computer, large corporations and companies...

Before you hire, do some homework: backgrounds checks are becoming standard HR practice, but you need to tread carefully.(Workforce CENTRAL)(Interview)
January 1, 2006... Bad hiring decisions can affect your company's finances as well as the morale and productivity of your staff. In addition, terminating a bad fit will require you to start the hiring process all over again. As the use of background checks has...

A 2006 checklist for health-care benefits.(Health Care CENTRAL)
January 1, 2006... Here are the key issues to address as your business looks forward to 2006: Group term life insurance--If you provide company-paid life insurance, you may need to address an imputed income issue for certain life benefit amounts: * If...

Consider voluntary benefit options: for many employers, they're a way to ease the pain of cutbacks in health-care coverage.(Health Care CENTRAL)
January 1, 2006... Employee benefits--particularly health benefits--have become a financial burden to most employers. As a result, many are making the agonizing decision to reduce plan benefits and increase employee contributions. To ease the pain, however, some...

2005-2006 Member to Member supplement: this supplement to the Alphabetical Listing in the 2005-2006 Member to Member Directory that appeared in the Detroiter's Third Quarter 2005 Business Resource Guide issue includes companies that were either listed with incorrect or outdated information or whose listing came in after the publication deadline.(Detroit Regional Chamber)
January 1, 2006... Alphabetical Listings Listings in this section include the name of the company, type of product or service it provides, contact person with title, address, city, ZIP code and phone. Alphabetical Listing Acme Plating Inc. ...