Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO AGGRESSIVELY MARKET, GROW AND SUPPORT THE 11-COUNTY SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN REGION.
THE DRPF IS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. IT SEEKS TO MARKET THE 11-COUNTY SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN REGION TO BOTH DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL INVESTORS WITH THE GOAL OF ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESS, JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND INVESTMENT TO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: DRPF FULLY COMMENCED PROGRAM OPERATIONS ON JULY 1, 2019. BY DECEMBER 31, 2019, THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM WAS ABLE TO WIN 13 NEW PROJECTS FOR THE REGION. THESE NEW PROJECTS RESULTED IN $684 MILLION IN NEW INVESTMENT TO THE REGION, 3,471 NEW JOBS (839 OF THOSE BEING PATHWAY JOBS), $249 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL PAYROLL AND $74.5 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES.
RESEARCH: IN 2019 THE RESEARCH PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO PRODUCE REGIONAL ECONOMY WHITE PAPERS, SUPPORT PARTNERS WITH NUMEROUS REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, AND BEGAN WORK ON ESTABLISHING A COLLABORATIVE DASHBOARD OF CRITICAL METRICS FOR THE REGION. THE RESEARCH TEAM ALSO PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE LEAD GENERATION PROCESS OF THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM LEVERAGING DATA-DRIVEN, CLUSTER BASED INTELLIGENCE, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING THE RFI PROCESS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THE 53 PROJECTS THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN THROUGHOUT 2019.
SEMI ECOSYSTEM: THE SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN ECOSYSTEM IS A CONVENING OF ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS FROM PROSPECTIVE COMPANIES CONSIDERING THE REGION. THESE ORGANIZATIONS WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC FOUNDATION OF THE 11-COUNTY SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN REGION AND MAKE OUR REGION A MORE ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO DO BUSINESS. IN 2019, THE ECOSYSTEM WAS FORMED AND SIGNED COMMITMENT LETTERS TO SUPPORT OUR PROSPECTS. WE HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH MANY ECOSYSTEM PARTICIPANTS TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES TO THE REGION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Barry Matherly | PRESIDENT & CEO | 39 | $463,145 |
| Justin Robinson | SVP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | 1 | $113,648 |
| Tesia Mamassian | SECRETARY | 39 | $37,636 |
| Dave Meador | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Torgow | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Telang | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Scott | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cindy Pasky | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| La June Montgomery Tabron | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chip Mcclure | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Wright Lassiter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Illitch | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Hackel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Warren Evans | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Duggan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Coulter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Cullen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sandy Baruah | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gerry Anderson | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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