Our Cornerstone -January 2023

Hello,

We are excited to introduce to you the Monroe County Business Alliance newsletter,

Our Cornerstone! A fresh new look with the same great information which will now include even more community happenings.

We hope that this becomes a welcome site in your inbox and that you enjoy the events and news that we share about the great things happening in Monroe County.

Thanks for allowing us to be a little part of your day.

Monroe County

Quaint destinations, World-changing innovations. It all begins here.

CHAMBER SERVICES RESTRUCTURE:

As we move into a new year and a new direction, the newly created Business Alliance has been working diligently to provide an organization that creates value for our investors. An area that we have spent a considerable amount of time with is the pricing model for Chamber Services. In the past it was one size fits all. We have revamped that model and now offer a tiered approach to our businesses.

The new structure is as follows:

Basic/Non-Profit - 2 Employees or less $200.00
Small Business - 3 to 50 Employees $500.00
Medium Business - 51 to 100 Employees $750.00
Large Business - 101 to 250 Employees $1000.00
Enterprise Business - 251 and greater $2000.00

*The above quotes are for your annual investments.

Included with each investment are the following benefits:

Subscription to all Communications
Recognition upon Alliance Investment
Member Directory Web Listing
Member Window Decal (New ones coming Soon)
Business Referrals
Volunteer Opportunities
Ribbon Cutting Service
Listing in Events Calendar
Alliance Digital Logo File
Discounted Event/Activity Tickets
Featured Business of the Month
Job Postings
Use of Meeting/Conference Rooms

In addition, there are many more opportunities to market your business both inside and outside Monroe County. We encourage you to view our newly created investment package, which is choked full of value for your company. Link this to your wonderful collateral support materials.

Join a Networking Referral Group

Monroe County Business Alliance Chamber Connections Groups 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 Groups 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!

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

Register below for February's Lunch & Learn. The topic will be the importance of Career Technical Education. The speakers will include CTE Directors from local schools along with students giving their personal testimonials. This event will be held at Forest View Lanes in Temperance. Networking and lunch beginning at 11:30, with the program beginning promptly at 12:00pm - 1:00pm.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Lunch & Learn RSVP here

IRS Sets Optional Standard Mileage Reimbursement Rates for 2023

The Internal Revenue Service has announced their optional standard mileage reimbursement rates for 2023.

Effective January 1, 2023, the standard mileage rate for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) is now:

65.5 cents per mile driven for business use, up 3 cents from the midyear increase setting the rate for the second half of 2022.
22 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes for qualified active-duty members of the Armed Forces, consistent with the increased midyear rate set for the second half of 2022.
14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations; the rate is set by statute and remains unchanged from 2022.

Information provided by Employers Association.

JOB POSTINGS

We are now accepting job postings from MC Business Alliance investors.

Send your openings with a brief description to dlingle@mcbusinessalliance.com. Postings will run until the position is filled.

January Investor Renewals

Thank you to the following businesses that continue to support the

Monroe County Business Alliance Chamber Services

DTE Energy
The Mannik & Smith Group Inc
Iott Insurance Agency
YMCA, The Monroe Family YMCA
Wellspring Lutheran Services
Custer Estates
Monroe Community Mental Helth Authority
Southeastern Border Association of REALTORS
Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA)
Yinger Pharmacy Shoppe
Fluid Equipment Development Co (FEDCO)
Performax Physical Therapy
Jefferson Schools
McMullin Dental Care
GreenStone Farm Credit Services
Surgical Institute of Monroe
Mugsy's Sports Grille & Bar
Bedford Township Government Center
Wind Rose Rack & Launch LLC
TRU by Hilton, Monroe

River Raisin National Battlefield Park, partnering with the Friends of the River Raisin Battlefield and the Monroe County Museum System will be hosting the 210th Anniversary Commemoration Event on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at the Visitor Center located at 333 N. Dixie Hwy., in Monroe, Michigan.

Stop in the Visitor Center to see the latest history publications from leading authors of the Battles and Michigan made items in the River Raisin Trade Depot gift shop, with all proceeds benefitting the River Raisin National Battlefield Park Foundation. Foundation Members receive at 10% discount in the gift shop. River Raisin Trade Depot is open during Park hours seven days a week, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

For more information, please call the River Raisin National Battlefield Park Visitor Center at 734-243-7136 or go online at www.nps.gov/rira or www.battlefieldfoundation.org

Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health announced it will no longer be referred to as BHSH System. The new system name, Corewell Health^™,

Selecting a name is part of the integration agreement between Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health. As a unified system, patients, families and health plan members can expect to receive high-quality care, services and outcomes, with a wider breadth of services now available across the state.

January Koffee Klub

The State of our Community Koffee Klub continues to be a big draw for Monroe County. Our presenters delivered important happenings from each of their respective areas to a full house at the First Merchants HQ, Chaffin Assembly Room.

Presenters:

Al Barron - Supervisor, Monroe Charter Township

Mayor Bob Clark - City of Monroe

Mayor James Gardner - City of Luna Pier

Al VanWashenova, Supervisor, Frenchtown Charter Township

Kyle Bryant - Clerk, Frenchtown Charter Township

Al Prieur - Deputy Township Supervisor, Bedford Township

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and why it matters to your business

Whether or not you’ve had a chance to focus on it, the recently passed IRA may positively benefit your company or organization.

The new law significantly expands tax incentives and direct payments, making solar power and battery storage projects even more financially beneficial.
To learn more, download the latest report in our series, which explains incentive tax credits and direct payments.

And if you didn’t get a chance to review the previous reports in the series, you can download #1 here, and #2 here .

Information provided by Rudolph Libbe.

For more information contact Nick Hammond at 419.725.3046 or Nick.Hammond@rlgbuilds.com.

In addition, here locally, Public Act No. 270 of 2010 (“Act 270”) authorizes local units of government to adopt Property Assessed Clean Energy (“PACE”) programs to promote the use of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements by owners of certain real commercial and industrial property located within the boundaries of Monroe County, Michigan. P.A. 270 allows private commercial lenders to finance energy projects; authorizes local units of government to issue bonds, notes and other indebtedness; and authorizes the assessment of properties for the cost of the energy projects.

Act 270 provides for repayment to the local unit of government or directly to the commercial lender through a voluntary property assessment. The property assessment remains with the property and has the same priority as other property tax and assessment liens in the event of foreclosure.

If you are considering renovation or a new project and are interested in learning how Monroe County's PACE program may benefit your project contact Matt Vanisacker at &34-241-8081 ext 2 or MVanisaker@MCBusiness Alliance.org.