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Global Detroit Stands as Model for White House Task Force on New Americans
On June 14-15, Metro Detroit hosted the White House Task Force on New Americans run by the Domestic Policy Council as one of just a handful of local site visits to view best practices in immigrant workforce training, entrepreneurship, social integration and refugee...
A Conversation with Matt Fry, Global Detroit’s New Communications Director!
Get to know Global Detroit’s new Communications Director, Matt Fry. Matt sits down with Sofia Kuczer to talk about art, inclusion, as well as a mutual love for all things Detroit and antiques!
Global EIR National Peer Network Rocks the Motor City!
Global Detroit hosted the Global EIR National Peer Network Convening in Detroit on March 30 and 31.
Global Detroit Welcomes Dr. Alaina Jackson as First Managing Director
If there ever was a candidate for Global Detroit’s first managing director position who seemingly lived her life in preparation for the position it is Dr. Alaina Jackson. Her biography suggests a near perfect fit for the position to lead Global Detroit’s Southeast...
New Faces and Difficult Goodbyes
If you’ve been around Global Detroit over the past month, you may notice the absence of some team members who were absolutely critical to building Global Detroit into the incredible organization that it is today. At the end of September, we said goodbye to Sloan...
Startup Program for International Founders Launched at CCS
First CCS Global Entrepreneurs in Residence team offers new realm of information for corporate HR The College for Creative Studies (CCS) recently became the third Michigan university to partner with Global Detroit to help immigrant and international entrepreneurs...
Global EIR National Peer Network Holds Inaugural Convening
New (July 2022) research from the National Foundation for American Policy chronicles the enormous contributions that immigrant founders have made to America’s startup community. In fact, 55% of America’s most valuable startups (319 of the 582)—companies valued at over...
Lieutenant Governor Joins Global Detroit and Industry Leaders for Research Release on Importance of International Student Retention
New research highlights growing importance of international student retention talent to Michigan Detroit, Michigan – Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist joined leaders from the Detroit Regional Chamber, private industry and Digital Lakes to discuss Global Detroit’s...
Global Detroit Advocacy Results in Inclusive Statewide Housing Plan
Global Detroit’s core belief is that inclusive strategies result in increased economic opportunity and prosperity for all residents. Over the years, we have learned that immigrant inclusion is most impactful when policymakers, public sector actors and private sector...
Global Detroit Leadership Update
In February, we announced a new chapter for Global Detroit: our founding executive director, Steve Tobocman, would be assuming a new role and we would be bringing on a new leader for the organization. Today we are very excited to...