Michigan Chamber Of Commerce Elects Officers For 2015
Members of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce have elected new officers to its Executive Committee for 2015. The Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Michigan Chamber set policy and establish priorities for the statewide business organization on key economic issues that affect job creation and business growth in Michigan.
Denice M. LeVasseur, President of LeVasseur & LeVasseur, PC, in Southfield, will serve as Chair of the Michigan Chamber's Board of Directors for 2015. She replaces Scott L. Holman, President, CEO & Owner of King Lake Wilderness, LLC, in Covington, who will become the Immediate Past Chair. Mark Davidoff, Michigan Managing Partner at Deloitte LLP, in Detroit, was re-elected Treasurer.
"Thanks to smart policies and effective leadership by Governor Snyder and legislative leaders, Michigan is growing again and so is the Michigan Chamber," noted LeVasseur, who serves as the principal shareholder and managing attorney at her law firm that specializes in workers' compensation. Read more: Michigan Chamber
Arkansas governor, economist speaking at annual meeting of state Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe and the chief economist for the Heritage Foundation are speaking at the state's largest business group's annual meeting.Beebe and Stephen Moore with the Heritage Foundation are scheduled to speak Wednesday at the annual meeting of the Arkansas state Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas. The group is holding its annual meeting at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock. Read more: Digital Journal
New Waseca Chamber programs for students, budding leaders
The chamber is working with Waseca High School to involve up to 27 students from the senior class to participate in a new initiative, Discover Waseca Careers. The program will include interactive site visits to local businesses and a behind the scenes look, giving the students exposure to career opportunities. The students will interact with business executives.
Site visits will include manufacturing, technology and engineering, finance and accounting, health, professional, entrepreneurship, agribusiness, automotive, plumbing and heating and electrical trades. Read more: Waseca County News
Chamber Tweet of the Day: Kurt Bauer, president, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
Kurt R. Bauer
Great jobs available in WI mfg. 100% placement at Fox Valley Tech. Watch: http://www.wearegreenbay.com/1fulltext-local5live/d/story/local5live/26422/6oMj1l8dGkyg11ZYV1q9HQ …
Ron Crouch speaks to Murray-Calloway County (Kentucky) chamber group on demographics
Ron Crouch began his presentation on the millennial workforce at Tuesday’s Murray-Calloway County Chamber of Commerce Business@Breakfast the same way he does virtually everywhere he speaks.Crouch asked attendees to clasp their hands together twice before asking them to clasp them again, this time differently than how they would naturally. He said his presentation would likely make them similarly uncomfortable.
“I go around sort of as the state contrarian, and make people mad sometimes,” Crouch said. “I’ve only had a few people walk out of my presentations, so hopefully, you won’t do that today. Hopefully, we can disagree in an agreeable fashion. The major issue is major changes going on. Not good news or bad news, but major shifts.” Read more: Murray Ledger & Times
Columbus Area (Nebraska) Chamber Committee eyeing visual improvements along 23rd Street
A local group wants to enhance the appearance of a major transportation route through Columbus to impress businesses eyeing the city while giving visitors a good first impression. Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce’s Streetscaping Committee is working with the Nebraska Department of Roads on a plan that could add aesthetic improvements along 23rd Street when the highway is reconstructed a few years from now.
“There are areas that we feel could definitely benefit from a change in look,” committee member Joe Steffensmeier told the Columbus Planning Commission during a presentation last week. Read more: Columbus Telegram
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