Happy New Year, and welcome to 2008 everyone! Thank you for your membership this past year. Your support, volunteerism and dedication to the Chamber is greatly appreciated. A special "thank you" is in order for outgoing positions:

• President Phil Moore who served a two year term, for his outstanding leadership.
• Board of Directors: David Walsh, Rodys Dancer, Jeff Naessens, and Kim Hodge
• Alma Action Association Chair - Rodys Dancer
• Business School Alliance Co-chairs - Bill Henderson and Bob Lange
• Membership Chair - Cindy Bosley

  To our existing Committee Chair...

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Good afternoon,With the New Year come new changes! Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has come out with a revision of the 2008 Medicare Advantage Enrollment Form Procedure and Instructions on how to utilize the online tool. Below are the highlights of the revisions as well as a few reminders during this year's...

Happy New Year everyone. My name is Lisa Comer and I am the Chairperson for the Alma Action Association (AAA) for 2008. I own The Book Shoppe in downtown Alma. I have been involved in the AAA since purchasing my store in 1999.

I sincerely hope that everyone had a great Christmas and am looking forward to 2008. "Come Home to Alma for the Holidays," was a success. The streets were full of families having fun and enjoying...

The Middle of the Mitten Association is looking forward to an exciting 2008! We hope you all had a nice holiday season and are anxious to get started into the New Year. Mitten meetings will continue to be held on the second Tuesday of every month at 12:15 p.m. in Council Chambers in St. Louis City Hall and everyone is welcome to attend.

Many fun events are scheduled for St. Louis this year with the first one being the second annual Comedy Night, to be held on Saturday, March 1. Last year's event was a big success as over 200 people attended and we are looking for an even larger turnout this year. Tickets will be very affordable...

I would like to thank all the volunteers that have made the events this pastyear so successful. I have enjoyed working with great community supportersand I am looking forward to another successful year in 2008. Thank you so much to Treasurer Marita Harkness and Secretary Cathy Timmons who have also volunteered their time to the committee as well as to the community and do such a wonderful job. I would also like to thank them for volunteering to take on these responsibilities again...

DLEG alerts Michigan businesses of scheme to pay fee to fake national registry to avoid dissolution.

January 2, 2008 - Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth (DLEG) Director Keith W. Cooley warns Michigan corporations to be aware of a possible scam that involves business directory solicitations that may look deceptively like a...

You may be skeptical about the title -- and I don't blame you if you are. Clearly, we have all seen the decline of manufacturing affecting our family members and friends, with the news of plant closings becoming all too familiar. I grew up in a nearby town that recently lost its single largest employer and taxpayer - I had aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins who worked there, and now the plant is almost...