This week’s “50 CEO’s on the D: Detroit Renaissance Reports” podcast features Michael Johnston, the Chairman and CEO of Visteon Corporation.
Doug Rothwell and Johnston discuss Michigan’s place in the global market in the evolving world of the automotive industry. In this interview, Johnston explains the importance of Michigan’s role as a leader in innovation even in the face of globalization and other challenges.
This week’s “50 CEO’s on the D: Detroit Renaissance Reports” podcast features Lou Anna Kimsey Simon, the President of Michigan State University in East Lansing. Lou Anna and Doug Rothwell discuss the University Research Corridor. She explains the importance of the partnership of Michigan’s top research universities in order to attract workers to the state and foster more robust job creation in the marketplace.
This week’s "50 CEO’s on the D: Detroit Renaissance Reports" show features Kieth Cockrell, Region Executive and President of the Michigan Market for Bank of America.
On the podcast, Kieth discusses Bank of America’s latest acquisition of LaSalle, a move that brings his company to Southeast Michigan. In this interview, Kieth and Doug reflect on the change and transformation taking place in Michigan and how his company is planning to lead and support the growth and development of this region.
This week's episode of "50 CEOs on the D: Detroit Renaissance Reports" features Cynthia Pasky. Cynthia is the CEO of Strategic Staffing Solutions. Cynthia and Doug Rothwell discuss how the image of Southeast Michigan can either help or hurt economic development. They also discuss the creation of the DNewsBureau and how that organization will work with the media to ensure that the complete story of Southeast Michigan's economy is told.
This week's episode of "50 CEOs on the D: Detroit Renaissance Reports" features David Joos. David is the CEO of CMS Energy (parent company of Consumers Energy). David and Doug Rothwell discuss how energy consumption and supply in Southeastern Michigan can affect the development of the area. They delve into topics such as deregulation of the energy industry, alternative energy needs, and the economic advantages of competitively priced energy.
Detroit Renaissance CEO Doug Rothwell moves from the host chair to the guest chair on this week's podcast. Doug discusses the Road to Renaissance and outlines how the 6-part program was developed, what he hopes it will achieve and how it's progressing.
13:45 minutes (12.6 MB)This week's "50 CEOs on the D: Detroit Renaissance Reports" show features Jim Nicholson, President and CEO of PVS Chemicals. On the podcast, Jim talks with Doug Rothwell about the $100 million "New Economy Initiative," which is designed to transform Southeast Michigan's multi-billion dollar economy.
Host Doug Rothwell interviews Domino's Pizza CEO David Brandon on the importance of making structural reforms at the state level in order to improve Michigan's competitiveness. In this latest installment of "50 CEOs on the D: Detroit Renaissance", Dave discusses how improved business intelligence tools would help the state make better informed budgeting decisions. He also talks about the need to make tough choices today to position the State of Michigan for a better long-term future.
Chip McClure, CEO of ArvinMeritor, talks with host Doug Rothwell about the importance of Southeast Michigan working together as a region to attract more jobs and grow the economy.
Host Doug Rothwell interviews the CEO of Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company, Rick Russell, on the subject of economic competitiveness for Southeast Michigan in this first-ever episode of "50 CEOs on the D". The interview discusses the importance of improving the business climate in Michigan and how Detroit Renaissance used a benchmarking process to measure the region's strength and weakness relative to competitor cities.
