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Mackinac Policy Conference: Rishi Moudgil, executive director of the Michigan Founders Fund

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Bill Pink, Ferris State University president

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Bob Riney, president and CEO of Henry Ford Health

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Greg Williams, Acrisure CEO

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Aric Nesbitt, Senate minority leader

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Mackinac Policy Conference: David Miller, president of University of Michigan Health System

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Simon Whitelocke, ITC Michigan President

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Mackinac Policy Conference: David Egner, Ralph C. Wilson Foundation CEO

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Mackinac Policy Conference: David Parent, Michigan managing principal for Deloitte LLP

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Katy Trudeau, Eastern Market Partnership president

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Joe Tate, Michigan House speaker

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Suzanne Shank, conference chair

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Mackinac Policy Conference: David Parent, Michigan Managing Partner for Deloitte

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Ashley Williams Clark, Vice President of Detroit Future City

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Linda Apsey, Chairman and CEO of ITC Holdings

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Charity Dean of the Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Eric Lupher, president of the Citizens Research Council of Michigan, and Ani Turner

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Rip Rapson, CEO of the Kresge Foundation, and Richard Florida, urbanist and author of “Rise of the Creative Class,”

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Josh Sirefman, CEO of the Michigan Central Innovation District

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Bob Riney, President and CEO of Henry Ford Health

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Skillman Foundation President and CEO Angelique Power, Imani Harris from 482Forward, and Evamelo Oleita, youth organizer, co-founder of Black Lives Matter

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Grand Valley State University President Philomena Mantella

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Chair Matt Elliott, Michigan Market Leader, Bank of America

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The Build Up with Dave Blaszkiewicz

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The Build Up with Sue Mosey

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The Build Up - NAREE edition

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Michael Lee on WJR: Dug Song's next act, Project Elephant and more

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Michael Lee on WJR: Lear Corp's future,

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Michael Lee on WJR: Betting on EV battery plants, COVID relief funds and more

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The Build Up with Ammar Alkhafaji

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Michael Lee on WJR: GM back to the office | Detroit as tech hub | Automaker leases up

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Michael Lee on WJR: Comerica's new big office lease, Detroit Homecoming and auto show evolution

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The Build Up with Richard Hosey

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Michael Lee on WJR: Downtown visitors rebound, private equity loves car washes, auto show returns and more

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The Build Up with Ryan Maibach

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Michael Lee on WJR: Rocket CEO's stock buys, Black-owned businesses' staying power and more

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The Build Up with Michael Cooper

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Kelley Root on WJR: What's ahead for suppliers? | Examining Gilbert's affordable housing deals

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Kelley Root on WJR: Restaurants push back | Mortgage industry woes hit home | Grand Rapids boosts hotel district

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The Build Up with Ron Boji

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Michael Lee on WJR: Dixon gets Trump bump ahead of primary, Gen Z workers riding high, what's next for Selfridge and more

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Michael Lee on WJR: Why it's so hard to fix flooding issues | Record home prices, lower mortgage demand

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The Build Up with Lynette Boyle and Michael Martorelli

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Kelley Root on WJR: Food banks struggle | Ross lobbied for $100M for project | Greektown Casino's legacy | Nurse transforming a block

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Kelley Root on WJR: Self-checkout is taking over | Wedding vendors slammed | U.P.’s tech business boom

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Michael Lee on WJR: Great Lakes cruises get big | $100 million in state money for UM project | What's in the state budget

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The Build Up with Joe Luther

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Kelley Root on WJR: Abortion decision reverberates | Looking to Greektown's future | Kellogg's big move

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The Build Up with Albert Berriz

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Michael Lee on WJR: Lesson for EV startups | Historic Ford home for sale

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Kelley Root on WJR: Gas prices change game for businesses | Vacation home sales on fire | Giving Guide 2022

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The Build Up with Monique Becker & Elyse Wolf

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Michael Lee on WJR: Highest-paid CEOs | Takeaways from Mackinac | Big plans at zoo

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Kerry Duggan and Jonathan Overpeck

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Trevor Lauer, president and COO, DTE Electric

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Angelique Power, president and CEO, Skillman Foundation

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Bob Riney, Chief Operating Officer and President of Hospital Operations, Henry Ford Health

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Ric Devore, President, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Peter Quigley, president and CEO of Kelly Services

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Hayley Murphy, CEO of the Detroit Zoo

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Simon Whitelocke, president, ITC Michigan and vice president, ITC Holdings Inc.

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Mackinac Policy Conference: David Parent, Michigan Managing Partner, Deloitte

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Quentin Messer, CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp.

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Jeffrey Donofrio, president and CEO, Business Leaders for Michigan

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Arn Tellem, vice chairman of the Detroit Pistons and chairman of the Mackinac Policy Conference

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Garrick Rochow, CEO of Consumers Energy

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Sandy Pierce, SVP of Huntington Bank

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Mackinac Policy Conference: Awenate Cobbina, CEO of Bedrock Manufacturing

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Kelley Root on WJR: Mackinac Policy Conference returns | Expanded vision for Detroit Center for Innovation

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The Build Up with Rainy Hamilton Jr

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Michael Lee on WJR: Teardowns make way for updated homes | 5-Hour Energy founder buys TV station

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Kelley Root on WJR: Doing business in Russia, mortgage companies prep for bumpier road, IVF and abortion ban and more

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The Build Up with David and Jared Friedman

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Kelley Root on WJR: Employers grapple with abortion changes, young mall owner creates buzz, pressure on auto suppliers and more

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Michael Lee on WJR: Lassiter's exit from Henry Ford Health | Auto show 2022: What's new

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Michael Lee on WJR: Greektown casino changes | Large employers exit office spaces | Affordable housing crisis in Detroit

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The Build Up with Sonya Mays and Amin Irving

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Kelley Root on WJR: EV shift may hurt small manufacturers | New hotel for Hudson's tower site

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Small Business Spotlight podcast: Tips for choosing office space

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The Build Up: Diane Batayeh

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Michael Lee on WJR: Evart blooms with cannabis, mining jobs | Marinas consolidate | Rehab program boosts neighborhoods | Navigating the metaverse

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Kelley Root on WJR: Gilbert bids for Chelsea FC | Skilled workers shortage hinders development | NFL Draft brings opportunity, costs

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The Build Up: Kevin Johnson

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Kelley Root on WJR: Why Michigan can't fix roads fast enough | Duggan's top 100 commercial blight targets | 'Bonkers' homebuying market

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Michael Lee on WJR: Iconic Detroit mansions on the market | Making time for play at work | City considers 'veriport'

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Small Business Spotlight: It's tax season

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The Build Up: Antoine Bryant

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Michael Lee on WJR: Historic sale in Detroit | Back to the office? | New theater in works in Marine City

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Kelley Root on WJR: Moves against Russia hurt and help Michigan businesses | Songs aren't typical philanthropists

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Kelley Root on WJR: Businesses feel impact of Russia-Ukraine war | Midsize hospitals plugging holes | Hotels get pet-friendly

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Michael Lee on WJR: Challenges for Oakland Hills after fire | Cannabis consumption lounges coming | Detroit ramps up commercial demo effort

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Small Business Spotlight podcast: Keeping it in the family

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Michael Lee on WJR: Who pays for bridge blockade losses? | Broadband expansion | Joe Louis site construction begins

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Kelley Root on WJR: Spectrum can help Beaumont bounce back | Ford's train station 'ecosystem' | First wireless charging road

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Michael Lee on WJR: Knowledge economy | Mental health industry crisis | Tax-cut fever |