Our Cornerstone - March 2023

Thank you to our Investors that have taken the time to update your business information through your Info Hub.

The Info Hub will allow Investors to:

Update account information
Manage payment preferences
Register for events
Communicate with other members through the online Forum
Access the Investor Directory
Post internal job openings

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Take this opportunity to move around the Info Hub and get acquainted with the new look.

As always, your Alliance Team will be available to answer any questions you may have.

We look forward to hearing your feedback!

April 11, 2023

STATE OF THE COUNTY

Presenters:

Sheriff Troy Goodnough

Chief District Court, Judge Michael Brown

Monroe MichiganWorks Office Director, Stacey Goans

Commission on Aging and Community Engagement

Deputy County Administrator/Chief Financial Officer, Aundrea Armstrong

County Administrator/Chief Financial Officer, Michael Bosanac

First Merchants Bank HQ

7:45am - 9:00am

We look forward to seeing you there!

Koffee Klub RSVP here

Spotlight on the Redevelopment of the Mall of Monroe

We are excited to hear about the new exciting things happening at Monroe County's Mall of Monroe.

WTVG (ABC) - Toledo, OH 13abc News broadcasted a story recently about the transformation taking place. In case you missed it, you may view it here:

Watch Video Here

We want to thank the Cafaro Foundation, and especially Tim Matune, Senior VP Asset Redevelopment for Cafaro, Rhonda Howard, Property Manager for the Mall of Monroe, and Frenchtown Township's David Uhl and Kyle Bryant. Their dedication and support of the success of this venture is paying off. They have taken their ideas and repurposed and revitalized this property into something that will benefit Monroe County for years to come.

Congratulations to the Mall of Monroe!

Job Postings

Insurance Sales/Customer Service

Associate Dentist

Registered Dental Hygienist

Investors: to post job openings log in to your Info Hub.

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MCBA March Koffee Klub

Monroe County Bicycle & Pedestrian Trails & The Economic Impact of Tourism in Monroe County

Monroe County Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Panel, Florence Buchanan, Lucie Fortin and Jim Gardner shared the plans to make Monroe County a contender in the "place to be" for bike and pedestrian trails and gave examples through maps of how these trails connect from Ohio up through MIchigan for the more avid cyclist.

The attendees also heard from Drew Bentley and Cara Bischoff from the Monroe County Tourism Board sharing how the Board has started marketing the county with the Monroe County Brand - Michigan's Cornerstone.

The Tourism Board is looking for Ambassadors to help promote tourism in the county.

For more information, please contact Drew Bentley at The River Raisin Banquet Center.

Pictured from left to right: Chairperson of the Monroe County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Panel, Florence Buchanan, Luna Pier Mayor James Gardner, Tourism Board members, Cara Bischoff and Drew Bentley.

Thank you to our Event Sponsors: La-Z-Boy, Inc. & Tim Hortons

MDOT is looking for your input on design options for a future I-75 project in #Monroe. Click on "video" above to watch the project video.

Click Here for Survey

To learn more, please click here to visit the project website.

Welcome New Investors!

Mary Gantzo

Gantzos Legal

Key Bank - Nicole Thorpe

Jesse Stanford County Treasurer

March Investor Renewals

Thank you to the following businesses that continue to support the

Monroe County Business Alliance

Allore Funeral Home
American Red Cross
Bakers Gas & Welding Supplies - ACE Hardware
Battery Wholesale
Calder Dairy & Farm
Children With Hair Loss
Culligan of Ida
David G. Swartout - Builder
Davison Building & Development
Directions Credit Union
Dundee Lumber
EXP Realty Monroe
Forest View Recreation Bar & Grill (Bowling, Sand Volleyball, Golf Simulators & More)
Fountain View of Monroe
Frenchtown Charter Township
Friends of the Family Home Health Care - Monroe, LLC
Generators Plus Co.
Harwood Investment Strategies, LLC
Insurance Center of Monroe
Kohler Architecture, Inc.
LaScala, Inc.
Merkle Funeral Service, Inc.
MNX Solutions
Paul's Quality Collision
River Raisin Centre for the Arts
Sherwin Williams
SMB Construction Co., Inc.
Spartan Steel Coating
The Employers' Association
The Spiratex Company
The Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG)
UIS Insurance & Investments
Village of Dundee

Monroe County Business Alliance (MCBA) Offers

Certificate of Origin

Many exporters are unaware of one of the most useful benefits Chamber Services provides to exporters: export documents.

A certificate of origin certifies the country the goods originate, and it may be required by the government of the country where your goods are being imported. It is also frequently used to determine how much duty the importer will pay to bring in your goods.

Most countries except a generic certificate of origin form that includes information about the exporter and importer, the description and harmonized tariff code of the goods, and the country of origin.

Importers depend heavily upon assistance and cooperation from there U.S. Suppliers in producing accurate and well documented declarations of origin. These certificates are usually prepared by the exporter and stamped by your local Chamber Services. Chambers Services will authorize certificates of origin documents used in global trade.

Working with your Local Chamber Services

Each country has their own set of Chamber of Commerce that will specialize in certificate of origin documents. For example, if you've shipped products from the USA to Canada and you can contact any local or state American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) and submit your NAFTA certificate (now renegotiated as the USMCA) or declaration of origin template. MCBA Chamber Services manually signs and stamps original documents. There is typically a fee charged for stamping certificates of origin, however, for our MCBA investors this fee may be reduced or even included in your investor package.

Join a Networking Referral Group

The Cornerstone Connections Group, (formerly Chamber Connections) provides a unique and valuable opportunity to engage new business clientele, discover reliable vendors, and build a team of energetic and passionate allies in the business community.

Chamber Connections Group meet 2 times per month, have 1 member per industry in each group, and provide the opportunity to pass referrals, share information about your services, and utilize fellow group members to generate new customers while also helping your fellow entrepreneurs to grow their business!

The Connections group is a no-cost benefit to MCBA Investors

For more information contact, Chip Williams - 517-740-1134 / Chip122772@gmail.com