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We’ve heard from many of our members in the past couple of weeks about how much they enjoyed the venue
and format of this year’s Annual Dinner. It certainly seems as if the move to the Wharton Center was a huge
success in the eyes of Chamber members.
I think it is also important to note that the reason we modified the format of the Annual Dinner this year
was because of feedback we have received from attendees of previous events. A survey following last year’s
Annual Dinner showed that the great majority of our members feel that networking opportunities are the most
important feature of the Annual Dinner. The strolling dinner format at this year’s event not only provided the
time for relationship building, but did so against the elegant backdrop of the beautiful campus of Michigan State
Tim Daman University.
President and CEO The change in venue and format of the Annual Dinner is part of the Chamber’s overall event strategy for
Lansing Regional 2010. We are proud of the high quality networking events and educational programs that we consistently deliver
Chamber of Commerce to our members. However, as we evaluated our total program and staff resources, the Chamber team determined
that we would best serve our members this year by focusing on the highest quality experience at our events while
slightly reducing the number of activities during the year.
The lineup of Chamber programs for 2010 is impressive, including our best-ever lineup of speakers at
The Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club, the annual Legislative Dinner in March, the always popular Lansing Open Golf Tournament and
of Commerce is here to serve its the 5th Annual Celebration of Regional Growth, just to name a few.
members and our commitment to I welcome your feedback on any and all of our programs and events in 2010. The Lansing Regional Chamber
quality is unwavering. of Commerce is here to serve its members and our commitment to quality is unwavering.
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Legislative Leadership to Address
Annual Chambers Legislative Dinner
Top legislative leadership will be on hand to address
a crowd of Chamber officials from around Michigan at the
annual Chambers of Commerce Legislative Dinner, which
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takes place in conjunction with the Michigan Association
of Chamber Professionals (MACP) Annual Conference.
The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (LRCC) will
again host the Legislative Dinner on Wednesday, March and a program. Expected/invited to join the panel discus-
24 at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Lansing. sion following dinner are: Senate Majority Leader Mike
“The Annual Legislative Dinner gives business lead- Bishop, House Speaker Andy Dillon and House Minority
ers locally and across Michigan a rare opportunity to hear Leader Kevin Elsenheimer. Tim Skubick, host of Michigan
leading lawmakers talk about issues that matter most in Public Television’s popular Off The Record program will
the business community,” said Kristin Beltzer, LRCC senior again serve as the moderator.
vice president, Government Relations and Public Affairs. Tickets for the Legislative Dinner are $65 or $520
The 2010 Legislative Dinner presented by for a table of eight. Register by contacting Jason Green at
AT&T begins with a reception at 5:30 followed by dinner jgreen@lansingchamber.org or 517-853-6474.
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C2AE announced that current Chairman and CEO, Ingham Regional Healthcare Foundation announced
Raymond Tadgerson is retiring after 39 + years with the Dennis M. Louney as its incoming board chairman.
firm. He will remain with the firm in a reduced capacity,
serving as director of marketing and business development. Canada Dry Bottling Co. of Lansing has recognized
the following employees with 2009 service awards: John
Tracey Maroney has been promoted from quality assurance McGlocklin – 30 years; John Montgomery – 25 years;
officer, to executive director of the Insurance and Financial Chris Brooks – 20 years; James Decatur – 10 years;
Services Council at Capital Area Michigan Works! Dale Kniffen – 10 years; Scott Theisen – 5 years;
Brian Breen – 5 years; Andy Lammers – 5 years; and
The Board of Directors of Child & Family Services is Becky Medeiros – 5 years. Michael H. Rhodes Kevin J. Roragen
pleased to announce that Darlene “Dusty” Fancher,
of Midwest Strategy Group has been elected to join their Sam Clark has been appointed
ranks. as president of Clark Construc-
tion.
Sparrow Hospital is pleased
to announce the appointment of
Michael R. Clark, M.D., as chief
of the medical staff for a two-year
term.
Ted S. Rozeboom Jeffrey L. Green
Craig Bishop has been promoted to president of First- The Loomis, Ewert, Parsley, Davis & Gotting P.C. law
bank – St. Johns. firm is pleased to announce its 2010 officers and Execu-
tive Committee. Michael G. Oliva was elected president;
Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C. is delighted to Michael H. Rhodes, vice president; Kevin J. Roragen,
reveal Dana Bennett as their most recently elected share- treasurer. Ted S. Rozeboom was elected secretary.
holder. Jeffrey L. Green was also re-elected to the Executive
Committee.
The Board of Directors of Willingham & Cote’, P.C.
elected the following officers to serve for 2010: Michael The board of Michigan Millers
W. Stephenson, president; Curtis R. Hadley, vice Mutual Insurance Company
president; Anthony S. Kogut, treasurer; and, Lee B. of Lansing has named Tom Lin-
Reimann, secretary. dell to the position of president
Heather Wurm Rhonda Fleming
and CEO.
FOSTER ZACK P.C. is pleased to announce that Heather Patricia Claire and Leon Letter of Willingham &
Wurm, a certified paralegal, will now be office administra- Cote’, P.C. spoke at a Lorman Education Services semi-
tor and Rhonda Fleming has been promoted to paralegal nar on January 27.
from legal assistant.
Cheryl Peterson was recently hired as manager of the
C2AE’s Steve Jurczuk, AIA, LEED® AP article was pub- Shiawassee Service Center for the Mid-Michigan Chapter Angie Atkins has joined the Hot Prospects Direct mail
lished in the January/February 2010 issue of the Michigan of the American Red Cross. team.
Municipal League’s official publication, MML Review.
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The law firm of Miller Canfield is pleased to announce The City of East Lansing in partnership with the Lan-
Two Men And A Truck Chairwoman of the Board Mela- Employees of Capitol National Bank presented the
nie Bergeron, CFE, was honored by the International Greater Lansing Food Bank with a check for $3,100,
Franchise Association as the Bonny LeVine Award recipi- which resulted from an employee fundraising drive over
ent. the past several months.
Attorney Michael S. Hill has joined the Gallagher Law The Michigan Chapter of Associated General Contractors
Firm where he will focus on real estate, business and (AGC) has honored Clark Construction as a winner of
bankruptcy law. the 2009 Build Michigan Award for construction of Fire-
Keepers Casino in Battle Creek.
Honigman Miller Schwartz
and Cohn LLP (Honigman) Paramount Coffee Co. has announced the asset pur-
is pleased to announce that chase of Arbor Mitchell Coffee & Vending Services.
June Summers Haas, a part-
ner in the firm’s Tax Appeals PTD Technology (PTDtechnology.com) has launched a
Department, was named by new blog aimed at informing users of the latest and great-
State Tax Notes magazine to its est technology developments.
“All-Decade State Tax Team.”
The law firm of Loomis, Ewert, Parsley, Davis & Got-
ting, P.C. has issued a challenge grant to the Lansing
Kellie Dean, CEO and president of Dean Transporta- Symphony Orchestra (LSO), encouraging the organiza-
tion was inducted into the Special Olympics Michigan tion to raise $90,000 of new or increased contributions by
Hall of Fame, for more than 30 years of support to the June 30, 2010. The firm will match all new or increased
athletes of Michigan. contributions to the orchestra on a 1:3 basis, for a
$120,000 total campaign goal.
Plante & Moran, PLLC has promoted Joshua Thomp-
son to associate in its East Lansing office. Creative Wellness hosted a fundraiser and about $4,500
was raised for The Mid-Michigan Chapter of the
American Red Cross to assist the victims of the earth-
COMPANY NEWS quake in Haiti.
Plante & Moran, PLLC has been named to FORTUNE Lansing City Market officials have taken another step
Magazine’s list of “100 Best Companies to Work For” for toward full revitalization of the century-old establishment
the 12th consecutive year. by unveiling a new Market logo.
A.J. Tate, a Little Brother in the Big Brothers Big Sisters The Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau
Michigan Capital Region program is one of five Michi- is proud to release the newly published 2010 Greater Lan-
gan high school students selected to receive the first ever sing Official Visitor Guide.
Lloyd Carr MVP Mentoring Awards.
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