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Detroit Regional Partnership Accredited by the International Economic Development Council
DETROIT, Mich. (September 15, 2025) – The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) announces that the Detroit Regional Partnership has been recognized as one of 92 economic development organizations accredited by IEDC as an Accredited Economic Development...
Request for Proposals: Global Epicenter of Mobility Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) Module
The Global Epicenter of Mobility (GEM) seeks assistance via this RFP to study the potential for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) to accelerate the transformation of the mobility sector in the Detroit Region. This initiative is in response to advancements...
Detroit Regional Partnership Verified Industrial Properties Program Honored with RACER’s 2025 Edge Award for Advancing Redevelopment of Former GM Properties
Shannon Selby, Vice President of Real Estate was honored to accept The RACER Trust’s 2025 RACER’s Edge Award on behalf of The Detroit Regional Partnership for the Verified Industrial Properties Program (VIP BY DRP) recently at the National Brownfields Conference...
Detroit Regional Partnership’s Shannon Selby Honored with Linda Garczynski Brownfields Person of the Year Award for Brownfield Leadership
The Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP) is proud to announce that Shannon Selby, Vice President of Real Estate, was recognized with the Linda Garczynski Brownfields Person of the Year Award at the Phoenix Awards during the 2025 National Brownfields Training...
Expert Insights Project Helps Companies with Setting Pay Scale
The right pay scale can be the difference between attracting or losing top talent. In today’s competitive labor market, setting the right pay scale isn’t just a budgeting exercise — it can create a strategic advantage. Companies entering the Detroit region...
Thank You for Attending DRP’s Expert Insights Happy Hour!
The Detroit Regional Partnership hosted its Expert Insights Happy Hour on July 15 at the Madison Building in downtown Detroit. We had a wonderful time connecting with our investors and friends and listening to an informative panel on best practices for retaining...
Connecting With Companies Looking to Expand in North America
There’s no better direct marketing for the Detroit Region than meeting with companies looking to expand in North America, especially those in industry sectors that play to the Region’s strengths. This spring the Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP) has hit trade and...
Detroit Regional Partnership Appoints Robert G. Riney as Chairman of Board of Directors
DETROIT, Mich. (June 3, 2025) – The Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP), an economic development organization (EDO) focused on marketing and growing the 11-county Detroit Region, has appointed Robert G. Riney, President and CEO of Henry Ford Health, as Chairman of...
Selling Industrial Properties Requires Getting Your Hands in the Dirt
Selling a vacant industrial property is a lengthy and oftentimes costly process. It requires knowing the strengths and weaknesses of a property and then ensuring the right purchaser sees it – but before all of that, it requires getting your hands in the dirt. That...
Strengthening Cross-Border Water Innovation: AquaAction Expands to the United States
Washington, D.C. – May 12, 2025 – AquaAction is making waves in water innovation with the official launch of its U.S. headquarters at Bedrock’s Urban Tech Xchange (UTX) in Detroit, Michigan. President Soula Chronopoulos unveiled the expansion at the SelectUSA...
Detroit Regional Partnership Reports Attracting More Than $9.4B in Investment and 36,500 Jobs, Celebrates Successful First Five Years
Since 2020, the DRP has helped attract 121 projects that created an estimated $9.4 billion in investment and more than 36,500 jobs.
