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Consumers Energy Celebrating 125 years of Powering Michigan -
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Celebration of Regional Growth salutes the four recipients. -
Making the Grade at Lansing City Council -
Emergent BioSolutions. Great Science. Great People. -
Small Business BIG Results -
Greater Lansing Progress... It’s Your Community, Too -
Gaining an Edge With Social Media
Recent News & Updates
May 3
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For Immediate Release
Ross Woodstock
May 2, 2012 ...
Apr 30
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A dozen streetlights. Humble beginnings of Consumers Energy.
An entrepreneurial idea of an Adrian flour mill operator and a foreman at an iron and engine works in Lansing started the company that today serves 6.8 million of Michigan’s 10 million residents and is celebrating its 125th anniversary.
It was back in 1886 when William A. Foote and Samuel Jarvis secured their first franchise from the City of Jackson to illuminate the downtown area with a dozen streetlights...
Apr 30
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The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce is pleased to once again partner with the Eastwood Towne Center to offer the 2nd annual Grub Crawl, to be held Wednesday, June 13 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The 2012 Grub Crawl, a food and drink sampling tour, features scrumptious hors d'oeuvres and special libations provided by the restaurants below:
• P.F. Chang’s China Bistro
• Max & Erma’s
• Claddagh Irish Pub
• Mitchell’s Fish...
Apr 30
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The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (LRCC) invites business executives in the area to join the 2012 Business Executive Round Table. The group was formerly known as Smart Business Relationships.
“The Business Executive Round Table is an excellent way to bring executives together to complement each other’s skill sets and abilities,” said Cynthia Eiseler, business development manager for LRCC. “It is not a selling environment but rather an idea sharing...
Apr 30
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Panelists representing legislative leadership and the Snyder administration told the audience at the 2012 Legislative Dinner that they have serious doubts that a downtown casino will ever be built in Lansing. The group also endorsed the idea of an August ballot proposal for transportation funding, and showed little appetite for consideration of Right to Work legislation in 2012.
Those were just a few of the highlights of the annual Chambers of Commerce event, sponsored by the...
Apr 30
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More than two dozen potential candidates for public office learned the ins and outs of managing a political campaign during the recent Make a Difference, Run for Office Workshop sponsored by the Lansing Regional Chamber Political Action Committee (LRC-PAC).
The 27 workshop attendees learned about the multiple regulatory requirements associated with a campaign from Evelyn Quiroga of the State Bureau of Elections. Campaign strategist Matt Resch spoke about the tools to deliver a solid...
Apr 30
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Michael Finney, president and CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), will be the keynote speaker for Port Lansing’s 2012 Global Logistics Conference. Finney will be joining over 20 global logistics, international business and financing experts who will be speaking at East Lansing’s Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on Tuesday, May 15 for the conference.
“This is a great opportunity for local business professionals to gain beneficial advice...
Apr 30
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The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (LRCC), in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s (MEDC) Pure Michigan State Trade & Export Promotion (STEP) program, will be participating in an important trade mission to Brazil to network with business professionals and learn about the many trade opportunities that exist in Brazil’s rapidly growing market. The trade mission is scheduled for May 20-26, 2012.
The Brazil trade mission will be led by...
Apr 30
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The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (LRCC) will host a trip to China from October 16-25, 2012 to provide people in the Greater Lansing region exposure to the culture and market and to numerous business opportunities that exist in China. The trip is targeted for Chamber members, but open to interested business and community leaders.
“This is an excellent opportunity to travel to China as a tourist, as a community, and as a business team in an unusually affordable way, to...
Apr 30
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The third annual regionalism forum on sponsored by the Lansing Economic Club will be highlighted by the release of a regional emergency services study recently completed by Michigan State University. The May Economic Club luncheon is slated for Thursday, May 10 from 11:45-1:30 p.m. at the Michigan State University Kellogg Center.
Panelists speaking at the regionalism forum include Dr. Eric Scorsone of Michigan State University and Doug Rothwell, president of Business Leaders for...
Apr 30
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There is a quote by Irving Berlin that Jim Herbert keeps visible in his office at Neogen Corporation: “The toughest thing about success is you’ve got to keep on being successful.” That quote serves as a daily reminder for Herbert, that success is not something that can ever be taken for granted.
Herbert, who has served as CEO of Neogen since its founding in 1982 shared the firm’s corporate success story before a crowd of 400 at the March Economic Club...
Apr 10
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For Immediate Release
Ross Woodstock
Kolt Communications, Inc
517-706-0001/517-410-7636
Ross@koltpr.com
April 10, 2012 ...
Apr 10
editor
For Immediate Release
Ross Woodstock
Kolt Communications, Inc
517-706-0001/517-...
Apr 4
editor
For more than a century, the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (LRCC) has served as the voice of probusiness ideals in the Greater Lansing region. Through the years, LRCC has worked with public and private sector partners to promote a favorable climate for economic growth and job creation in our community.
In the annals of Chamber history, 2011 may be remembered as the year in which LRCC was able to successfully engage its membership and the broader community in a collaborative...
Apr 4
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The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (LRCC), working in partnership with Capital Region Airport Authority enjoyed the dividends of a multi-year effort to develop an international cargo program in the region. The first international shipments of materials through Port Lansing and the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) located at Capital Region International Airport occurred in September.
The General Purpose Zone, located at the airport, was activated in December 2012 and is now being utilized and...
