Chamber News & Updates - 5 August 2021

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5 August 2021

"Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint."

- Angela Duckworth

- Author of "Grit, the Power of Passion and Perseverance"

Check out this weeks events HERE remember, it is FREE to post your events on this community wide calendar!

Featured Events

Thunder Over Michigan

This weekend! August 7th - 8th

Willow Run Airport

Monthly Chamber Chat / Lunch & Learn

Wednesday August 11th 12:15pm

ZOOM in and meet with your fellow chamber members, get reports from Washington, Lansing, and Local representation ... best 30-minutes you'll spend this month!

Mask-wearing guidance for vaccinated now covers 46 percent of Michigan population

LANSING — Nearly half of Michigan residents live in counties where the federal government is urging the fully vaccinated to wear masks in public indoor settings because transmission of the coronavirus is "high" or "substantial."

The guidance affected 31 counties as of Monday — including large ones such as Oakland, Macomb and Ingham — up from 10 mostly small, rural counties when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendations were issued nearly a week ago. The counties are home to more than 4.5 million residents, 46 percent of the state's population.

Michigan's seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases was 678 on Saturday, an increase from 241 two weeks before. The case rate, 76.8 per 100,000 people, was lower than in all but four states, based on data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Chamber Member

Summer Mixer & Appreciation Event

August 31st 5pm - 7:30pm

Members, bring a guest and enjoy our annual end of summer membership mixer!

Appetizers, Open Bar, and Networking at the Eagles Pavilion on Beck Road.

$10 gets you in, and also an entry into the 50/50.

$10 Registration

Additional Events

Chamber Member

Networking Coffee Hour

August 18th 8am - 9am

Join us at the Crafted Beanery for a networking coffee hour. Wednesday August 18th from 8am - 9am ... This is an IN PERSON Networking event.

Why should you be there?

Free Coffee
Meet your fellow members
Give your elevator pitch and promote your business
Provide input for the Board Strategy Session
Did I mention free coffee

Taste of Belleville

August 19th 5:30 - 9pm

The annual Bridge Walk. Taste of Belleville and of course the Rotary Duck Race is coming up ... Circle the date August 19th and come out for some fun, which also happens to be the last night of Music Lakeside for 2021.

Food, music, raffles, and fun!

Non Members - Save 15% - EBIRD15
Members - Save More - MEM2021

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State of the Community

Early Bird Specials

Save 15% (Members save more)

Tuesday September 14th

11am - 1:30pm

Rub elbows with business and community leaders, grab a fantastic hot lunch from Angel Food, and find out first hand what is planned for the community! Early Bird Specials to the first 40 registrations!

News | Information | Advocacy

76% of Smallest Businesses Suffered Lost Revenues

The smallest U.S. businesses — those with no employees other than the owner — struggled during the past year with 76 percent of them suffering a decline in revenue over 12 months, a new survey by regional Federal Reserve banks found.

Just 13 percent reported revenue growth in the survey, which was led by Cleveland Fed researchers and published Monday. The result showed that the smallest businesses suffered more than large companies during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fed research found.

Among the nonemployers, 32 percent characterized their financial condition as "poor" at the time of the survey, and 81 percent of nonemployer businesses experienced some type of financial challenge in the 12 months prior to the survey. Compared to employer businesses, nonemployers more often turned to personal funds and reported some impact to household finances as a result of those challenges.

Fed officials took a step last week toward eventually scaling back their pandemic support for the U.S. economy. They also said that the economy had made progress toward goals on employment and inflation, a move closer to tapering of $120 billion in monthly asset purchases. They will assess future progress at upcoming meetings.

Several Factors Negatively Impacted Economic Growth in Q2

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the GDP numbers for the second quarter today, showing the economy grew 6.5 percent from April through June. Forecasters were expecting growth of around 8.5 percent, so this was a large miss.

There were several reasons growth missed its mark during the second quarter:

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Construction Begins Today!

Press Release from VBT DDA

The Van Buren Township DDA is pleased to announce a repair project on Belleville Road.

In early 2021, the VBT DDA was preparing for a sidewalk repair/replacement project and requested that the engineer also take a look at potential repairs to a section of Belleville Road. Since Belleville Road is a Wayne County road, the DDA submitted the road repair to Wayne County as a “shovel ready” project. On Tuesday, August 3, Wayne County Roads confirmed that they had reviewed the submitted files and determined it to be a worthy project.

The repairs will be on both, the northbound and southbound, sides of Belleville Road from the South I-94 Service Road going south to the bridge entering the City of Belleville.

Wayne County Roads has advised that they will begin cutting out sections of the roadway on Thursday, August 5. The project has an estimated timeline of approximately three weeks, weather dependent.

Construction is never pleasant to deal with but this short term inconvenience will lead to long-term relief. Please be mindful of potential delays and possibly seek alternate routes.

Thanks to our Corporate Members