Sheboygan Chamber collaboration: Two Year Process of Putting on the PGA Championship and it's local Impact
Kohler Group Director of Golf, Jim Richerson, took time at PGA Championship Media Day at Whistling Straits north of Sheboygan, to tell our Melissa Barclay about the process of putting on a major and it's local impact. That process starts two years in advance when the PGA embeds a Championship Director on site. A staff of thousands then slowly builds in Sheboygan County working on every aspect of the tournament including 44 volunteer groups numbering 3,400 alone.
Richerson went on to describe three partnerships, one between the Kohler Group and the PGA, and the others with the Sheboygan Chamber of Commerce and Wisconsin Tourism to greet the 40,000 to 50,000 daily attendees using area hotels, restaurants, and businesses. Read more: WHBL.com
Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce collaboration: Hoist Liftruck is moving into East Chicago
On the front page of today's Times newspaper there was an announcement that Hoist Liftruck Mfg. is moving into East Chicago and creating hundreds of new jobs. I am proud to announce that the company is moving into Indiana because of the efforts of the Lake County IN Economic Alliance (LCEA). The LCEA was an idea that started with the Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce. We recognized that we did not have a single entity that was working on Economic Development for our county and that many opportunities were being missed. We then partnered with the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce and formed the LCEA.
Although the company is moving into East Chicago this is a huge opportunity for all of our members for we know that the employees will live in many of our communities as well as do business in our communities. This is a huge win for us all!
I am proud to serve on the Board of Directors for the LCEA and know that there are many projects that are in the works. Here is a link to a press release regarding the project. Read more:
The Times --- Warm Regards, Sue Reed, President, Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce
Charlottesville Chamber supports development area restoration in Albemarle
The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce today announced the Chamber’s strong support for “prompt action” to restore acreage previously lost for development under Albemarle County’s land use regulations.
The Chamber’s support came in a July 29th Chamber memorandum to both the Albemarle County Planning Commission and Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. The memorandum stated:
“…Earlier this week our Chamber Board of Directors, as our region’s leading regional business & economic development advocate, determined that our Chamber firmly supports this reasonable partial restoration of the lost development area acreage and other such future reasonable adjustments that do not present manifest shifts to the important development/rural area balance.
“Our Chamber of Commerce strongly urges the Albemarle County Planning Commission and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors to take prompt action to approve this important measure.”
The Albemarle County Planning Commission and Albemarle County Board of Supervisors currently have under consideration a proposal to effect a partial restoration of lost development acreage.
Greater Springfield Chamber interest: Summer youth program opens job opportunities
The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce is always striving to foster a more inclusive community in Springfield and Sangamon County. Through our diversity development program, we hope to provide minorities more opportunities to succeed and thrive in our economy. The Chamber, through the Quantum Growth Partnership (Q5), collaborates with The Springfield Project (TSP) every year for the Summer Youth Employment Program.
What is the Summer Youth Employment Program?
The Summer Youth Employment Program has provided more than 400 minority high school and college students with internship opportunities at local businesses (at no cost to the businesses) over the last seven years. The program is an initiative with The Springfield Project (TSP), the public/private sector and local universities. This year’s program began in June and students will participate in the program for a minimum of six weeks.The program not only develops and hones skills for students, it also provides income that can help these students continue to grow into the talented workforce our business community needs and expects.The Summer Youth Employment Program means financial independence for the duration of the employment period, while at the same time offering students the experience of exploring various career opportunities. For many students, the work helps create or focus their career goals, while providing some of the necessary funding to pursue the appropriate education and training to reach those goals. Read more: State Journal-Register
Chamber interest: Michigan Gov. Snyder's chief of staff Muchmore to retire
Gov. Rick Snyder's longtime chief of staff is leaving the office at the end of the year, the governor announced Tuesday.
Dennis Muchmore's retirement is effective in January, when Muchmore will become a counselor to Snyder and oversee special projects. He has been Snyder's chief of staff since the Republican took office in 2011.
Muchmore, 68, will be replaced by Snyder's communications director, Jarrod Agen.
Agen, 37, has been Snyder's communications director since January 2014 and was acting director of strategy before the arrival of John Walsh. He has held several positions in the federal government, working for the Department of Homeland Security, Department of State and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Deputy chief of staff Beth Clement will stay in that role and also become Snyder's first cabinet secretary, coordinating with state department and agency directors.
"Dennis Muchmore has guided this administration throughout our state's dramatic comeback and his public service towards the betterment of Michigan is to be admired," Snyder said in a statement, adding that "his mark on Michigan will last for decades."
A veteran of Capitol politics, Muchmore was an aide in the state Senate, a Michigan Chamber of Commerce senior vice president, founded a lobbying firm, served as executive director of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs and worked at an executive recruitment and job search firm. Read more: Ionia Sentinel
Chamber news: Mississippi Economic Council transportation task force on track to wrap up work in late fall
Congress’ failure to renew federal highway funding beyond the next three months is not expected to keep a Mississippi Economic Council transportation task force from delivering an assessment of the state’s transportation needs and how to pay for them.
Supporters of decreasing the state’s $2 billion road & bridge maintenance backlog are counting on the task force’s assessment and recommendations to be the catalyst for the first changes since 1987 in the way the state funds its building and maintaining of roads and bridges.
The chair of the committee, Sanderson Farms CEO & Chairman Joe Sanderson, has said he expects the final proposal will call for a combination of new or increased user fees and a new motor fuels tax,
Congress’ inability to approve a multi-year highway bill should not delay the study panel’s goal of presenting its transportation blueprint in mid November, said Blake Wilson, CEO of the Mississippi Economic Council, the state chamber of commerce.
The task force, he said, is working independently of anything occurring in Washington.
Blake said that in deciding proportionate shares of road and bridge spending, the task force is “factoring-in that things will stay as they are” at the federal level.
The 15-member MEC panel, known officially as the Blueprint Transportation/Infrastructure Task Force, is made up of business leaders from around the state. It has received key research from Mississippi State University and the University of Southern Mississippi that defines the state’s transportation problems and examines how other states have addressed transportation shortcomings. Read more: Mississippi Business Journal
Greater Louisville Inc. names 2 vice presidents, including Deana Epperly Karem
Deana Epperly Karem, who has been executive director of the Oldham County Chamber & Economic Development Department, has been named vice president of economic development for Greater Louisville Inc., the metro chamber of commerce.
In another appointment, GLI has named Brian Jones vice president of membership and investor development. In that post he will lead GLI’s effort to attract and retain corporate and individual members and investors.
Karem will spearhead GLI’s effort to leverage the region’s assets to attract, retain and expand businesses, in order to advance the regional economy and promote long-term job growth. Karem’s primary responsibility will be leading GLI’s new regional economic development organization.
“Deana’s solid reputation and background in business attraction and expansion makes her an excellent fit for this role,” said GLI President and CEO Kent Oyler.
Karen said her GLI job will allow her to “be a champion for all of the 15 counties in the metro area — on both sides of the river.” Read more: - Louisville Courier-Journal
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