Martin Manna, president/CEO of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce, and Ken L. Harris, president/CEO of the National Business League, released a joint statement Friday. The Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce and the Detroit-based National Business League on Friday posted a joint message on Facebook, calling on the communities they represent to temper emotion and...
Chaldean Chamber, Foundation table plan for satellite site in northern Iraq as conflict heats up
Martin Manna, President, Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce/ Chaldean Community Foundation The Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce and affiliate Chaldean Community Foundation have tabled a plan to establish a satellite presence in northern Iraq to provide business investment and social services support in the region, following Iran attacks on U.S. bases in the Middle...
Chaldean American chamber calls for Lemmons resignation over Facebook comments
The Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce is calling for the resignation of Michigan Senate staffer LaMar Lemmons in the wake of a recent Facebook post taking aim at the Chaldean business community. Lemmons, a former member of the state House of Representatives from 1999 to 2006 and former president of the Detroit Public Schools board from 2012 to 2016, currently serves as...
Chaldean chamber says it will seek ethnic intimidation charges over charter commissioner’s Facebook post
Chamber President Martin Manna said the activists postponed the rally at the request of the chamber while it meets this week with Alexander, Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich, D-Flint, as facilitator; and Sens. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake and Michael MacDonald, R-Macomb Township, who represent large Chaldean constituencies and asked to be a part of the conversation. "Our goal...