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Busy September at Chamber
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Your Chamber had a very busy last week of September!
West Michigan Policy Forum
Cindy Larsen, Rachel Stewart and Carla Flanders attended the WMPF. It brought over 400 business leaders together to decide the region's priorities. Moving public employees out of pensions and into 401(k)-style plans, and eliminating the state's income tax were the two highest ranked.
Business After Hours
A joint Business After Hours held at Moss Ridge Golf Club brought together members from seven area chambers.
Board Meeting
The meeting had a great turnout and decisions were made regarding new events and programming moving into 2017.
Business for Breakfast
It welcomed over 400 people to the Holiday Inn in Downtown Muskegon. The program highlighted the more than $1 billion worth of planned and ongoing investments. Click Here to learn more. It concluded with a presentation from representatives from the Pure Muskegon group on Windward Pointe. Click Here to learn more.
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Meet Your Chamber Ambassadors
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Your Chamber re-vamped its Ambassador Committee page to give the Ambassadors more exposure and provide an easier way for visitors of the page to meet these volunteers and learn more about their businesses.
Click Here to view the new Ambassador Committee webpage.
We are constantly working to promote our volunteers more, so be on the lookout for more volunteer features coming soon.
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Your chamber is working hard to make the Hines Building Welcome Center as impactful as possible.
Chamber employee Sue Carpenter, has been organizing flyers and rack cards and beautifying the display racks, so Chamber members can easily be found.
If you have updated marketing flyers or rack cards, we would love to feature them in one of our display racks. Just drop them off at the Chamber office or contact Sue at 231-722-3751.
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#tbt - Your Chamber Offices
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Nearly 10 years ago, your Chamber was preparing to move into its new building.
The project would have never come to fruition without all of the investors that stepped forward to financially help with the project. Not only did our office and all of our meeting rooms turn out great, but your Chamber is constantly receiving calls from all over the state complimenting our office and asking questions about different aspects of such a big project.
Your Chamber would like to give a
HUGE THANK YOU! Your investment is still noticed 10 years later.
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Member Benefit:
New Corporate Gifting Rewards Program
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We're making it easy for you to support your fellow members and local businesses this holiday season with the new corporate gifting program of Lakeshore Community Cash. You will receive 3% off and specialty holiday packaging on any purchase over $5,000.
Click Here
for a corporate gifting order form.
Lakeshore Community Cash certificates keep money in our community and offer area employers an easy and highly appreciated platform for corporate gifting. Click Here to learn more or view a list of participating merchants.
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110% Chamber Supporters
(July 2016 - September 2016)
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Aflac - Western Michigan Regional Office | Airport Tour and Travel | AlignLife of Norton Shores | Batka's Cleaning Service LLC | Baymont Inn & Suites Muskegon | Betten Baker Chevrolet Cadillac GMC | Central United Methodist Church | Cherry House Properties | ChoiceONE Bank | Cinema Carousel | Complete Restoration & Cleaning Services, Inc. | Crowd Control Inc. | Excel Propane Co. | Family Financial Credit Union | Fox Financial Services | Golden Corral | GoodTemps Staffing Services | Great Lakes Finishing, Inc. | Hackley Community Care | Hampton Green Farm | Hampton Inn Muskegon | HomeTown Pharmacy - North Muskegon | Hope Project, The | HS&C Wealth Management | J & J Electrical Services, Inc. | Kathy's Pet Haven | Lakeshore Employee Benefits | Lakeshore Office Furniture | Ledger Solutions, LLC | Lexes Obstetrics & Gynecology | Living Word Church of Muskegon | MALEC Engineering Solutions | McDonald's Homemade Candies - Century Club Center | MedExpress Urgent Care | Medler Electric Company | Monarch Powder Coating | Muskegon Area Intermediate School District | Muskegon Environmental Research & Education Society | My Auto Import Center | Northern Machine Tool | Northside Storage of Muskegon | Osteopathic Foundation of West Michigan | Pioneer Resources, Inc. | Planet Fitness | Plato's Closet | PTI Dedicated Services, LLC | Quality Tool & Stamping Co., Inc. | Quigley Draperies, Inc. | Ramos & Sons Body Shop | Red Lobster Inns of America | Rehmann | Rolar Products, Inc. | SB Community Federal Credit Union | Scherdel Sales & Technology | Se4sons Gastropub & Banquet Center | Seminole Shores Living Center | Sonus Hearing Care Professionals | Spanky's Pizza Shop & Restaurant | Spectrum Health System | Stewart Engineering & Sales Co | Subway, Inc.- GNS Corporate Office | Sun Agency, Inc. | Talmer Bank | The Bicycle Rack, Inc. | The Hinman Company | The Lakes Mall | The Meat Block, Inc. | The Right Place, Inc. | Threadlines Inc. | West Shore Bank | Westpack, Inc. | WMU-Muskegon | YMCA Camp Pendalouan
Click Here to view the full list of 110% Chamber Supporters
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Date: Thursday, October 20
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: West Michigan Works! Office
Topic: The Muskegon STAR! Program provides individuals the tools to excel at customer interaction and enhance the overall experience for tourists, guests, friends, and fellow employees. BE THE REASON
someone moves to, invests in, or visits the Muskegon Lakeshore.
Price:
$25
Program Partners:
Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce and West Michigan Works!
Date: Friday, October 28, 2016
Time: 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: Downtown Muskegon Holiday Inn and Conference Center
Topic: Hear announcements, plans underway, and investments being made to help prepare the next generation of workers.
Price: $18/member
$225/corporate table of 8
Program Sponsors: GoodTemps and Mercy Health
Business After Hours
Date: Thursday, November 3, 2016
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Bella Maria's Ristorante & Event Center
Topic: Meet this year's Agents of Change. Agents of Change are community members or organizations that have made a positive impact on the greater Muskegon Lakeshore community through their leadership or action.
Price: $5 donation at door
Event Host: Bella Maria's Ristorante & Event Center
Event Partner: WGVU Public Media
Event Sponsor: Consumers Energy
REGISTRATION FOR ALL EVENTS CAN BE MADE ONLINE. CLICK HERE
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The General Election is November 8, don't forget to vote!
CLICK HERE for a printable version of the 2016 Candidate Star Ratings. These candidates have been interviewed and rated based on their views and intent to act upon the issues that impact businesses in Muskegon.
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The Survey Is Coming, The Survey Is Coming!
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Your Chamber wants your feedback! Be on the lookout for a Membership Survey that will be coming your way.
All participants will be entered into a drawing for $100 of Lakeshore Community Cash!
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Find the Bar!
Whether or not you're drinking, it's a great idea to position yourself at the edge of the bar. Here, you can easily strike up conversation with people as they wait in line or as they turn with a drink in hand.
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