Great Lakes Economic Forum 2022

Attendees joined CGLR at the 2022 Great Lakes Economic Forum in Chicago from June 26th – 28th, 2022 to network with hundreds of business executives, government officials, thought-leaders, and subject matter experts from the binational Great Lakes economic region. After its launch in Chicago in 2015, the premier Great Lakes Economic Forum is returning to the […]

The Future of the Great Lakes Series – Water Infrastructure

Billions of dollars in spending are headed to North America’s communities, and investing in the nation’s water infrastructure has been made a major strategic priority.  But where – and how –  should those dollars be spent? And who is influencing those decisions? On September 9th, the Council of the Great Lakes Region teamed up with […]

The Future of the Great Lakes Series – Building the World’s Automobility Hub

The Great Lakes Region has always been a world leader in the future of the automobile. Now, the region is taking it to the next level — in automobility.  As the global transportation industry retools to electric and autonomous vehicles, automobility is the opportunity to create new software, data technology, autonomous and electric vehicles, EV […]

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Water School Resources for Leaders to Learn

It may be the end of the school year for the kids, but school is in session for leaders in the Great Lakes Region.  Water School, that is, and specifically the Michigan State University Extension Water School.  The Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation and Michigan Sea Grant hosted a Water School Twitter […]

May 13: Our Electric Future–Renewables & Storage in the
Great Lakes Region

On May 13, the Council of the Great Lakes Region co-hosted a virtual event focusing on the huge opportunity for renewable energy and storage in the Great Lakes Region. As the world’s transportation, energy and infrastructure systems all embark on a massive electric transformation, the binational Great Lakes region can become the world’s clean energy […]

Shifting to a Circular Economy: Lessons from Great Lakes Leaders O-I Glass & Clarios

For more information on the commitment to the circular economy in the Great Lakes, see our Circular Great Lakes Initiative. For the latest in responsible batteries and EVs, see ‘Electrifying Mobility in the Great Lakes Region.’ The Circular Economy is getting a lot of attention these days, but it’s nothing new to Clarios, the world’s […]

Great Lakes Economic Forum 2017: Detroit

The Council of the Great Lakes Region hosted its third Great Lakes Economic Forum, presented this year by Toyota Canada, in Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario from April 24-26, 2017.

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