Getting back into business reveals a tale of two cities

Jul 8, 2021

One Detroit contributor and Detroit News Editorial Page Editor Nolan Finley talks with Sandy Baruah, Pres. and CEO of the Detroit Regional Chamber, about the 2 biggest challenges local businesses are facing as they reopen and reengage with their customers as well as what business leaders are saying they need from state and federal policymakers. Finley and Baruah also discuss what the 2021 Mackinac Policy Conference will look like this year.

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by Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, Orlando Bailey, Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit, Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press and Micah Walker (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
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