“No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.”
- Andrew Carnegie
On this day in 1900, Carnegie Steel Company was formed
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2019 Board - Our kickoff to the
What's next? Maybe you know?
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Applications for Board of Directors are being accepted - Nominations Close March 31st |
Do you want to be part of the TEAM? Have ideas that the chamber should implement? Offer advice and a specialty that we may be missing? Members in good standing, please submit your application before March 31st if you are interested. |
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Please complete this survey for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce! |
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Make Your Voice Heard on the Workforce Crisis |
Businesses across every industry are experiencing immense struggles to fill much-needed positions – challenges facing workplaces across the country. Here at the Michigan Chamber, we know our members aren’t excluded from this phenomenon with 65% of you reporting recently that finding or retaining talent/workers is your most pressing issue.
It’s critical that Michigan is at the forefront of national discussions in how to best address the workforce crisis and build up talent pipelines while positioning employers for growth and the future. That is why we strongly encourage you to join in collaboration with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and make your voice heard through the America Works Initiative survey.
The America Works Initiative is designed to better understand how workforce shortages have impacted each state – including ours. The program recently launched a brief survey, which asks employers about their labor force conditions to help quantify and breakdown the problems and help form national solutions to the ongoing shortage of employees. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to make your business heard at the national level!
If you would like to participate, please click here. The survey will be open until Monday, March 28, 2022.
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The MIHAF program can provide up to $25,000 to help with:
- Mortgage/housing expenses and escrow shortages
- Utilities, gas, electric, water, sewer
- Internet broadband services
- Land contracts, mobile home consumer loans, park lot fees
- Property taxes
- Condominium or homeowners association fees
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Homeowner’s property insurance, hazard, flood, or mortgage insurance
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Up to $25,000 for homeowners |
This February, the Michigan State Housing and Development Agency (MSHDA) launched the Michigan Homeowners Assistance Fund (MIHAF). This program helps Michiganders who experienced housing-related hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding is still available, but it is limited.
To be eligible, homeowners must:
- Have household incomes less than 150% of Area Median Income (AMI) - for example, less than $120,000 for a family of four in Kent, Macomb, and Wayne counties
- Own and occupy the property as their primary residence
- Have and explain a financial hardship directly related to COVID-19 on or after January 21, 2020
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Our BHS Tigers have made it to the Semifinals in the State Basketball Championship!
Let's all root, root, root for the Tigers! 2pm Friday!
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Regional Chamber Black Tie Gala! |
We have an outstanding relationship with our regional chamber, SWCRC - If you are thinking about expanding your reach to downriver communities, this would be a great event for you to network at, or even display ... Check out their advertising, and exhibit opportunities!
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Welcome New Members this Week |
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Lake Fest - Information and Updates |
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Artisan & Nonprofit Applications for Tent space |
We are now accepting applications for arts, crafts, and nonprofit groups. If you plan on exhibiting, you must have an application on file - Nonprofits, there will not be any payment required, we do however need to have your application on file!
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Secure your Dragon Boat Team |
You can secure your team of 21 for this years event June 25th - thee are limited amounts of teams, so please secure this now. Nonprofits, use this as a fundraiser - you pay only $500 for a team of 21, you can sell seats to your team for up to $100 and pocket the profits for your organization - last year 5 teams made over $5,000 int total -
Private business - this is a great opportunity as a team building event or for you to sponsor a team of your own! It's cheaper than taking 21 team members to dinner - and a lot more fun!
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Sponsorship Opportunities! |
We have several commitments from the business community for our upcoming Lake Fest! There are still more opportunities to invest! We guarantee 90-days of promotion in this newsletter, FaceBook, Instagram, and full page ads in The Beat, The Van Buren Today, and the Independent.
What is the ROI? Last year, in a survey of over 400 attendees - 70% of them could name at least 5 sponsors. Each of last year's 31 sponsors were recalled by the people in that survey - ROI is very high, literally thousands of exposures over the next 90-days! The quicker you commit, the more mentions you get! Billing won't go out until Mid-May!
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Thanks to our Corporate Members |
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248 Main Street - Belleville, MI 48111
(734) 697-7151
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