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O’Keefe to Moderate “State of the State – Growing Michigan Businesses”

O’Keefe to Moderate “State of the State – Growing Michigan Businesses”

April 7, 2025

Grow Michigan will host “State of the State – Growing Michigan Businesses,” a special presentation on April 17 in Troy, Michigan.

The presentation, a morning event, will feature insights from local business and banking professionals on the current market that Michigan businesses are facing and innovative funding solutions to fuel growth.

Speakers will include Steven P. Davis, Michigan Market President of Comerica Bank, as well as Chris Cook who serves as Director – Capital Access for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Leon Richardson, President & CEO of Chemico LLC.

The event will be moderated by Pat O’Keefe, CEO and founder of O’Keefe, a transactional strategic and financial advisory firm, alongside Kenneth Kelly, Chairman and CEO of First Independence Bank, a minority depository institution, based in Detroit, Michigan.

The event will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 17, at the San Marino Club, located at 1685 E. Big Beaver Road in Troy, Michigan.

Interested individuals can register online at growmichiganfund.com/events.