| Get in on The Fun! Sign Up Your Business For Festival on The Bay! |
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The 14th Annual Festival on the Bay is August 19-20, 2016 at the Petoskey waterfront and volunteer opportunities are available! Volunteering is a great way to be part of a truly fun environment while supporting our community. If you would like to help, the festival can always use volunteers for various shifts, and being a volunteer at the festival provides great exposure for your business or organization and team building.
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| Thriving Petoskey's Declaration of Interdependence |
Our own Carlin Smith of the chamber and Ashley Whitney of Harbor-Brenn Agencies continue their year-long study on Conscious Capitalism through Thriving Michigan . Carlin just posted an editorial piece on the importance of stakeholders to an organization. It's a chance for you to learn about Conscious Capitalism through Carlin's and Ashley's efforts.
Thank you to our sponsors for their support of Thriving Petoskey!
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| Primary Election One Week Away |
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The Tue. Aug. 2 Primary Election will have critical implications in our region. There are contested County Commission Races in six of the seven districts in Emmet County. In most cases, the candidate chosen in the primary will be uncontested in the November General Election. Voters here will also be selecting Republican Candidates for the First U.S. Congressional District. Former Senator Jason Allen, Retired Lt. Gen. Jack Bergman, and Senator Tom Casperson are competing in that race on the GOP ticket. The winner will take on either Gen. Jerry Cannon or Lon Johnson on the Democratic side. In the 107th State House Race, incumbent Representative Lee Chatfield is facing competition from Kathy Twardy of Sault Ste. Marie. Phil Bellfy is running unopposed on the Democratic ticket.
The Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance has compiled candidate responses for a virtual, on-line candidate's forum. This forum features state and federal races from throughout northern Michigan. Please do all that you can to be an informed voter on August 2nd. You can access the virtual forum here: https://nmichiganbusiness.com/2016/07/14/2016-virtual-candidate-forum/
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| Air Service Task Force Hosts Route Planners |
Officials from SkyWest Airlines visited northern Michigan last week to get a better understanding of the market served by the Pellston Regional Airport. The SkyWest employees were guests of the Air Service Task Force, a multi-chamber committee that advocates on behalf of our regional airport. The Familiarization Tour featured stops in Harbor Springs, Petoskey, Mackinac Island, and Bay Harbor. The task force extends its appreciation to Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry, the Grand Hotel, Chris Shepler, Stafford's Hospitality, Diane Dakins, the Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau, Daniel DeWindt, Carlin Smith, ASTF Chairman Jim Kan, airport manager Kelley Atkins, and Mackinaw Shuttle for their assistance and contributions to the tour. SkyWest provides regional air service for several major airlines including Delta. This summer, they are providing flights to and from Detroit and Minneapolis.
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Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce | 231-347-4150 | www.petoskeychamber.com 401 E. Mitchell St. Petoskey, MI 49770 |
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