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The November Elections
Were in This Together
Top Young Proessionals10 Over the Next Ten
Mayo Clinic Executiveto Address Economic Club
ELECTION2013EMBRACING A
UNIFIED VISION
Virg Bernero
Jessica Yorko
Tina Houghton
Kathie Dunbar
Judi Brown Clarke
PLUS
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Tim DamanPresident and CEO
Lansing Regional
Chamber o Commerce
As much as anything,
the 2013 local elections are areerendum on building a team
that will embrace a unifed vision
or the City o Lansing.
Everybody wants to move the region orward. The challenge oten times is in
getting people to agree on how best to accomplish that. When dierences exist,
people with a spirit o collaboration are able to identiy common ground and orge
compromises that benet the greater good.
Unortunately, in the political arena, the spirit o collaboration and cooperation
doesnt always break through. This has been most evident in recent years in the
public dierences with members o the Lansing City Council. The result hasserved to tarnish the image o the region, which doesnt help when it comes to
attracting new investment and jobs or Greater Lansing.
As much as anything, the 2013 local elections are a reerendum on building a
team that will embrace a unied vision or the City o Lansing. Its about who will
set aside partisanship and game playing and the desire to one-up a oe to make
tough decisions that are needed to strengthen the city and the region as a whole.
From the Lansing Regional Chambers point o view, one o the most signicant
developments in this election season has been the decision or the Chamber and
the United Auto Workers (UAW) to orge a partnership and jointly support thesame candidates or Mayor and Lansing City Council. In the course o working
towards our joint endorsement news conerence, it was evident to all o us that
the UAW and the Chamber share the same desire to move the region orward and
create more jobs.
Despite dierent backgrounds and varying approaches to some issues, our two
organizations were able to identiy common ground. Since our initial decision
to work together, the UAW and the Chamber have been building a stronger
relationship, predicated on a growing level o trust. The very same thing can and
must happen at Lansing City Hall.
We need a team approach in Lansing City government. There are some tough
challenges ahead, especially implementing reorms needed to restore the City
to scal health. It is also clear in recent months that the general public is much
more open to regional approaches that encourage greater collaboration and
consolidation o government services. We now need leaders with the same desire
to work together or the greater good.
Our region needs a vibrant central city in order to reach our ull potential. That
requires bold leadership and working cooperatively to make tough decisions or
the common good.
I it aects the City o Lansing, it aects East Lansing, Meridian, Delta, Delhi
and Lansing Townships, and the rest o the tri-county region.
We are in this together!
A Message From The President
We Are in This Together
Accident Fund ........................................5
Blue Cross Blue Shield ...........................9
C2AE ......................................................3
Fit Leaders Program ............................ 13
Greater Lansing Business MonthlyFinancial Expo ......................................13
LSJ Media .............................................12
McLaren ..................................................4Mercantile Bank...................................BC
MSUFCU ...............................................18
Physicans Health Plan ........................... ..7
Ross Woodstock ...................................14
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ADVERTISERS
2013Board o Directors
OfcersBOARD CHAIRPaula Cunningham
Capitol National Bank
PAST CHAIRNancy McKeague
Michigan Health and Hospital Association
CHAIR ELECTBill Kimble
C2AE
LEGAL COUNSELJe Hicks
Dart Container Corporation
TREASURERJe Fineis
Andrews Hooper Pavlik PLC
PRESIDENTTim Daman
Lansing Regional Chamber
Division DirectorsINTL BUSINESS SERVICES
Jean SchtokalFoster, Swit, Collins and Smith, P.C.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONSKevin McKinneyMcKinney & Associates
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONJoe Ford
Netvantage Marketing
MEMBERSHIP SERVICESDeb Muchmore
Marketing Resource Group
At-Large
FOCUSEDITORS
Ross WoodstockMichelle Rahl
DESIGN & PRINTINGSpartan Printing, Inc.
MAILINGBRD Mailing Incorporated
COVER DESIGNSpartan Printing, Inc.
INTERIOR PHOTOGRAPHYFresh Image Design, LLC
Dave BakerFarm Bureau Insurance
Melanie BergeronTwo Men & A Truck
Mark BurnhamMichigan State University
Leslie BroganComcast
John BrownJackson National
Lie Insurance
Stella CashSparrow Health System
Patrick DeanDean Transportation
Andre HutsonConquest Fitness and Health
Dave MulderMeijer, Inc.
Steve ReynoldsAccident Fund Holdings
Patrick SalowHayes Green Beach Hospital
Jason SandersFith Third Bank
Tim SalisburyPNC Bank
HeatherShawa-DeCookDemmer Corporation
Tom StewartCommon Wealth Enterprises
Bob TreziseLEAP, Inc.
Ryan VartoogianSpartan Internet Consulting
Bill WoodburyAuto-Owners Insurance
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News & Events
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2DELTA GOVERNMENT RELATIONSCOMMITTEE, 8 9 a.m. Lexington Lansing Hotel, 925 S. Creyts Rd., Lansing,MI 48917. The Delta Government Relations Committee meets the rst Wednesday
o each month to provide a orum or business leaders to discuss important issues
aecting Delta Township. To ensure adequate seating, please RSVP to Kristin Beltzer
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8MEMBER MIXER, 5 - 7 p.m., AL!VE, 800 W.Lawrence Ave., Charlotte, MI 48813. Grab your tennis shoes and gym shorts and lets
sweat at AL!VE, an experience-based destination health park that provides inspiration
and support or greater mid-Michigan communities to transorm, empower, and
enhance their personal well-being. AL!VE will oer appetizer cooking demo eaturingChe Justin Straube rom Seasonal Grille in Hastings; interactive crat beer and wine
tasting with the President o the Greater Lansing Tasters Guild, Patrick Sustrich; VIP
tours o AL!VE with Lead Creationaire, Dana Pray; relaxing chair massages; and two
door prizes. $10 member, $30 non-member. Includes hors doeuvres.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17HEALTHCARE FORUM, 8 a.m. 11:30 a.m.Kellogg Hotel & Conerence Center, East Lansing. This years Healthcare Forum will
ocus on Practical Healthcare and will include an ACA Bootcamp (in which we walk
through and calculate several dierent pay-or-play scenarios) and a presentation on
Building a Culture o Health in the Workplace . Tickets are $99/members,$149/non-members or $500/table o 8 and includes admission to the Economic Club Luncheon
immediately ollowing. Pre-registration is required. Register at www.lansingchamber.
org. For more inormation, contact Jennier Wagemann at 517-853-6456 or
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 ECONOMIC CLUB, 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
(immediately ollowing the Healthcare Forum), Kellogg Hotel & Conerence Center,East Lansing. Speaker: Shirley Weis, vice president and chie administrative ocer,
Mayo Clinic and Dennis Swan, president and CEO, Sparrow Hospital. Sponsored by
Sparrow Health System. Program begins at noon; please arrive early or registration &
networking. Single tickets $40, or tables o 8 $300 (includes lunch). Pre-registration is
required. To register or this event, please visit www.lansingchamber.org.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6DELTA GOVERNMENT RELATIONSCOMMITTEE, 8 9 a.m. , Delta Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Drive,Lansing, MI 48917. The Delta Government Relations Committee meets the rst
Wednesday o each month to provide a orum or business leaders to discuss importantissues aecting Delta Township. To ensure adequate seating, please RSVP to Kristin
Beltzer at [email protected].
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12MEMBER MIXER, 5 - 7 p.m., FantasticFinds, 2925 Wood St., Lansing Charter Township, MI 48906. The bridal and prom
dress shop has almost doubled their space with an 11,000 square oot addition to
their acility, which is the oldest home in Lansing Township. $10 member, $30 non-
member. Includes hors doeuvres.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21CELEBRATION OF REGIONAL
GROWTH AWARDS, 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m., Kellogg Hotel & ConerenceCenter, East Lansing. The Celebration o Regional Growth Awards are sponsored
by PNC and Loomis, Ewert, Parsley, Davis & Gotting, P.C. Program begins at
noon; please arrive early or registration & networking. This event is part o the 2013
Economic Club Speaker Series. Additional tickets are $55/single or tables o 8 are
$400 (includes lunch). Pre-registration is required. To register or this event, please
visit www.lansingchamber.org.
EAST LANSING/MERIDIAN GOVERNMENT RELATIONSCOMMITTEE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED FOR THE
REST OF THE 2013 SEASON. THEY WILL RESUME IN 2014.
8TH ANNNUAL CELEBRATION OFREGIONAL GROWTH AWARDS!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2111:30 A.M. 1:30 P.M.
KELLOGG HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER*THIS EVENT IS PART OF THE 2013
ECONOMIC CLUB SPEAKER SERIES*$55 SINGLE TICKETS/$400 TABLE OF EIGHTREGISTER: WWW.LANSINGCHAMBER.ORG
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Aerotek, Inc.
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Armond DaltonPublishers, Inc.
Bishop InternationalAirport
C2AE
Capital AreaDistrict Library
Capitol National
BankCASE CreditUnion
Child and FamilyCharities
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City o EastLansing
Comprehensive
EmergencyManagementAssociates, LLC
Cornerstone WealthPartners
Cravings GourmetPopcorn
DC Engineering,PC
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Keystone DesignGroup | Architects
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CareLexington LansingHotel
Lyle Kissee
MichiganAssociation oUnited Ways
MichiganAutomobile DealersAssociation
MichiganFederation ForChildren AndFamilies
Michigan Plumbing
Micro InvestmentCo.
MidwestCommunications
Miller, Caneld,Paddock and Stone,
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Nexcare HealthSystems
Nolan, Thomsen &Villas, P.C.
NorthStarCooperative, Inc.
Okemos AutoCollection - BMWMercedes BenzPorsche
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HACKER-KING-SHERRY AGENCY, INC.35 years
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Chamber MilestonesWed l ike to oer a special salute to these great organizations that
reached milestone anniversaries as Chamber members this month.
Thank you or your continued support through the years!
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The Economic Club Luncheon will come at the
conclusion o the Chambers annual Healthcare
Forum, which is ocusing this year on Practical
Solutions to Managaing Healthcare. Keynote
speaker or the Healthcare Forum will be Dr.
Vern L. Smith who is managing partner o Health
Management Associates. The Forum will includea boot camp on the Aordable Care Act, which
takes eect in 2014. ACA panelists include:
Greg Brogan, Managing Partner, Brogan, Reed,
VanGorder and Associates., Nicole J Mitchell, CPA,
CEBS, Director - Middle and Small Group Business
Segment Perormance, Blue Cross Blue Shield o
Michigan and Nicole E. Stratton, Attorney, Foster
Swit Collins & Smith PC. The hal-day wraps up with the presentation Building
a Culture o Health in the Workplace by Jennier Dubey, CPT, CCWC Wellness
Leadership Coach- Proessional Wellness Speaker and President- EVOLVE
Training.
Tickets are $99/members, $149/non-members or $500/table o 8 and includes
admission to the Economic Club Luncheon. The Economic Club Luncheon may
be purchased separately with single tickets $40, or tables o eight $300 (includes
lunch). Pre-registration is required. Register at www.lansingchamber.org.
For more inormation, contact Jennier Wagemann at 517-853-6456 or
Mayo Clinic Executive to Address October Economic ClubEvent to Conclude Annual Healthcare Forum
Economic Club
The rst women to hold the number two executive
post at the amed Mayo Clinic in Rochester,
Minnesota will address the October Economic Club
Luncheon on Thursday, October 17. Shirley Weis,
Mayos chie administrative ocer and vice president,
will be joined in her remarks by Dennis Swan,
president and CEO o Sparrow Health System, whichis the only hospital in Michigan to have an aliation
with Mayo.
In her role, Weis oversees a $9 billion system that
treats more than one million people annually in
Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota and
Wisconsin. She has been instrumental in diversiying
Mayos business model with the addition o health inormation publishing, clinical
laboratory reerence services and technology commercialization. Prior to joining Mayo,
Weis served a decade in Michigan hospitals and with Blue Care Network, Mid-
Michigan.
Weis talk will be titled Healthcare Reorm--What Still Needs to Be Done, and she
will ocus on the ollowing:
The Healthcare Environment
Mayo Clinic Strategic Priorities
Mayo Clinics Solutions
Mayo Clinic Care Network and Sparrow
Shirley Weis Dennis Swan
The a ll po rtion o the 2013 Economic Club
speaker series was kicked o by an inormative and
humorous discussion o the Big Ten Conerence
by Jim Delany, Big Ten Commissioner and Mark
Hollis, Athletic Director or Michigan State
University. Over 500 people attended the luncheonheld Thursday, September 12 at the Kellogg Hotel
and Conerence Center.
Utilizing the ormat ound on the ESPN program
Pardon the Interruption, Hollis quizzed Delany on a
variety o topics including: conerence expansion, the
launch o the Big Ten mens ice hockey conerence,
the Big Ten Network, NCAA governance, the role o
student-athletes and so much more.
Delany, who is celebrating his 25th year as Big Ten
Commissioner, commented that technology has had
one o the biggest impacts on collegiate sports.
Technology has helped us build our Big Ten brand
and improve the overall sporting experience, but we
also have to compete against man caves with giant
high denition TVs and elaborate sound systems, said
Delany. We have to allow or both experiences to
be extraordinary.
The college ootball playo systemwas another hot topic with Delany
saying that the current BCS system,
wrapping up next year, was both very
controversial and very successul.
Delany credited the BCS with the
current success o college ootball and
said that any decision to change the
playo system is not taken lightly.
All decisions are based on research and
lots o dialogue or complete buy-in.
There is no gain without pain.
The Lansing Regional Chamber
Economic Club thanks our luncheon
sponsor Foster Swit Collins & Smith,
P.C. and our host sponsor, the Kellogg Hotel and
Conerence Center. Special thanks to Mark Hollis or
moderating our luncheon and to Shelley Applebaum
or her assistance.
The Fall Economic Club Series Kicks OWith a Big Ten Bang
MSU AD Mark Hollis and Big Ten Conference CommissionerJim Delany provided a lively and informative conversationbefore the Lansing Economic Club.
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ELECTION 2013Embracing A Unifed Vision
LRCC and the UAW held a joint news conference this summer toannounce their candidate endorsements, l-r: Norwood Jewell(UAW), Jessica Yorko (Lansing City Council, 4th Ward), Kathie Dunbar(Lansing City Council, At-Large), Virg Bernero (Lansing Mayor),Judi Brown Clarke (Lansing City Council, At-Large candidate), TinaHoughton (Lansing City Council, 2nd Ward) and Tim Daman (LRCC).
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LRC-PAC ENDORSED CANDIDATES
Candidate: Virg Bernero
Ofce: Mayor
Background: Seeking reelection to his thirdterm. Lansing has leveraged more than $1billion in new investments and 10,000 new
jobs during his tenure. Key initiatives includeimplementing recommendations o theFinancial Health Team, regional cooperationtowards a metro fre department andredevelopment o the Red Cedar Gol Course.
Quote: Even in todays challenging economictimes, the evidence o our progress can be seen in historic job-creatingprojects and new revenue with over 120 projects like the AccidentFund headquarters, Davenport University and the Knapps Centerredevelopment.
Candidate: Kathie Dunbar
Ofce: City Council, At-Large
Background: Seeking reelection to her thirdterm. Dunbar serves the Lansing communityas executive director o the South LansingCommunity Development Association and asrace director or the Hawk Island Triathlon.She led eorts to create a strategic planor revitalizing REO Town and to install raingardens along Michigan Avenue.
Quote: I know how to bring people together to get things done. I dreambig and I love brainstorming new ideas.
Candidate: Judi Brown Clarke
Ofce: City Council, At-Large
Background: Seeking her frst term.Brown Clarke currently works at MichiganState Universitys BEACON Center,where she promotes broader inclusion ounderrepresented students and aculty in
science, technology, engineering and mathcareers. Distinguished record o public service.Judi won the silver medal in the 400 meterhurdles in the 1994 Olympic Games.
Quote: I am confdent that my personal, proessional, and educationalbackground, coupled with my compelling desire to see my communitythrive, has provided me with the necessary skills to eectively perormthe expectations required o a Lansing City Council member.
Candidate: Tina Houghton
Ofce: City Council, Second Ward
Background: Seeking her second term.Houghton currently works or UniversityOutreach and Engagement, the Center orService Learning and Civic Engagementat Michigan State University. Houghton isactive in a number o community servicesand organizations. Her top three prioritiesare to create good paying jobs, preservethe environment and help strengthen bonds
between the dierent communities in the region.Quote: I believe it is important to have a diplomatic voice on Counciland have the ability to not get caught up in the politics o the work athand. I bring that element to council.
Candidate: Jessica Yorko
Ofce: City Council, Second Ward
Background: Seeking her second term. Yorkois Ingham Countys Environmental JusticeCoordinator, where she helps residents create
and obtain healthy housing, clean outdoorair and resh ood. Yorkos three-tier platormstresses the need or good job creation, aninitiative to treat all people with respect byincluding them in Lansings rebirth, as well as anobligation to protect the environment.
Quote: One o my strongest attributes is the ability to listen to peopleand uniy them to work together towards policy and environmentalchanges that make their lives better.
The joint announcement by the UAW and the Lansing Regional Chamber o
Commerce refects the level o collaboration that is badly needed i the City o
Lansing is to overcome its challenges and reach greatness, said LRCC president &
CEO, Tim Daman. We believe this group o candidates has the potential to oster
an exciting new era where the Mayor and City Council are working cooperatively to
move the city orward.
The need or the Mayor and City Council to work together will be tested as soonas the Election Day votes are counted. The citys scal challenges were studied
by a Financial Health Team appointed by Mayor Bernero, resulting in a series o
recommendations that have been endorsed by the LRCC.
We are well past the point where the city can ignore the scal reality staring us in
the ace, said Daman. Now, more than ever the Lansing City Council and Mayor
Bernero must work together to implement the reorms that are needed, not only or
the City o Lansing, but or the uture o the entire Greater Lansing region.
Though the challenges are signicant, Mayor Bernero see a potential or real growth
in the next our years.
The sky is the limit or Lansing, said Bernero. I see tremendous possibilities to
build on the progress weve enjoyed over the last eight years. But we need City Council
members who are doers, who will always strive to do what is right or Lansing, and
who are committed to growth and opportunity or all o our citizens. With the right
team in place on Council, I know we can become one o the great Midwestern capitalcities and regions. I have no doubt about that, and I will give my all to make it happen,
just as I have or the last eight years.
The voters will decide on November 5, 2013.
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Membership Services
Since 1982, the ATHENA Award honors those who
have demonstrated leadership in their eld, opened
doors o opportunity or women, contributed time and
talent to the community, and are role models to others.
Who in the Greater Lansing region embodies this
spirit?
The Lansing Regional Chamber o Commerce is
seeking nominations or this years deserving winner.
The nomination delves into the nominees support o proessional women, business
accomplishments, community service eorts and any other memberships, awards,
publications, etc. that are deemed relevant. Nominations are being accepted until
October 31, 2013. Nomination orms can be ound at www.lansingchamber.org
The 2013 ATHENA Award will be presented at the annual ATHENA luncheon
on Thursday, December 12. Stella Cash o Sparrow Health System was the 2012
ATHENA Award recipient.
Athena AwardNominations Deadline isOctober 31
The Lansing Regional Chamber is proud to launch, or the rs t time in it s 110-
year history, a membership aimed at connecting college leve l students who are
nearing graduation with local businesses and business leaders to help support
their development as proessionals.
The Lansing Regional Chamber views this as a pro-active talent ini tiative as
these students make crucial decision about their uture. The more invested they
are in this region, the more apt they are to keep their talents here in the GreaterLansing community.
The Chamber is br inging in a col lege student to manage the studen ts we have in
this pilot program (Michigan State University, Lansing Community College and
Davenport University are our rst participating schools). John Duda, the male
cover model rom our October edition o FOCUS Magazine, is a current MSU
student graduating next spring with his degree in Political Science. He will help
the Chamber oversee and execute the student membership program, including
coordinating the advisory committee. John can be reached at 517-290-6990 or
jduda@lans ingchamber.org.
Membership benets or the student member include: a named listing in
FOCUS as well as a monthly subscription to the magazine; access to networking
and educational events; two ree Member Mixers and then member pricing
thereater; one ree Economic Club then member pricing thereater; and access
to bi-monthly student workshops.
Chamber LaunchesStudent Level Membershipas Talent Initiative
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Learn how to make smart business decisionsand savvy financial choices at the GreaterLansing Business Monthlys FinancialExpo October 24, 2013. Learn more atwww.glbmfinancialexpo.com.
Capitol National Bank president and CEO, Paula
Cunningham, and Dr. Joan Jackson Johnson, director o
human relations and community services or the City o
Lansing, will be inducted into the Michigan Womens
Hall o Fame. Cunningham and Johnson are among
19 Michigan women to be inducted during ceremonies
at the MSU Kellogg Hotel and Conerence Center on
October 17.
In addition to being the rst emale president and
CEO o Capitol National Bank, Paula Cunningham has a long history o service in education and community
involvement in the Greater Lansing region. She was the rst emale president o Lansing Community College
and the rst Arican American emale to serve as chair o the Lansing Regional Chamber o Commerce. Paula
has always been generous with her commitment to non-prot organizations in the region, serving on
the boards o numerous charitable organizations. Paulas passion or education led her to join with severalother community leaders in 2012 to launch the L3 Entrepreneurial Academy, a public charter school that
emphasizes entrepreneurship.
Long known as an advocate or the poor, Dr. Joan Jackson Johnson has made endless contributions to the
community, serving as a volunteer or Advent House preparing meals or men, women and children that are
homeless and in transition. She is also a ormer member o the Board o Directors o the Black Child and Family
Institute, Child Abuse Prevention, Greater Lansing Arican American Health Institute, Catholic Services, St.
Vincent Home, CEI Community Mental Health, Arican American Family Reunion/Parade, CATA, Loaves and
Fishes Core Community, and the Michigan Association or Children with Emotional Disorders.
Two Lansing Women to be Inductedinto the Michigan Womens Hallo Fame
The Lansing Regional
Chamber is looking or local
business partners to provide
locations or eld trips, jobshadow experiences, or guest
speaker opportunities or the
student members.
Please contact Rich Howard
at 517-853-6467 or
i you are interested in working
with us to ensure the s tudent
membership is as rich an
experience as possible!
Chamber Is Looking For Partners
Membership Services
Paula Cunningham Joan Jackson Johnson
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This Model WorksDocuments Community Eorts toKeep GM
A Forum to Hatch New Ideas
It turned out to be one o the most dening moments in the history o Greater
Lansing. In the mid 1990s, the region aced the prospect o losing General Motors
or good. A group o community leaders including then Lansing Mayor David
Hollister, the Lansing Regional Chamber o Commerce and its board chair, Jack
Davis, and C2AE CEO Ray Tadgerson, put together a remarkable community
eort to save GM.
It took years o mostly behind-the-scenes work and it nally paid o. Not only
did GM stay and commit to Greater Lansing or the long term, the automaker
invested billions in a new plant in Delta Township and renovations to the Lansing
Grand River Assembly plant, both now among the nest, most state-o-the-art auto
acilities in the world.
Leaders o the Keep GM eort want to tell their story to the world and have spent
the past several months preparing a documentary they hope will air on a national
network, such as the History or Discovery Channel. Hollister and Tadgerson have
hired a local production house, MessageMakers, to produce the program, entitled
This Model Works.
The project team met recently with the Board o Directors o the Lansing Regional
Chamber o Commerce to update them on the progress o the documentary. The
group has already lmed more than 30 hours o interviews.
We not only want to memorialize one o the turning points in this regions history,
but we also believe that what was accomplished here can be a model or other
communities acing a crisis, said Hollister.
The group producing the documentary estimates the project will cost $200,000.
They are more than three-quarters towards their goal, and continue to encourage
donations rom public members interesting in supporting the project.
The Hatching, which is a partnership between LEAP,
Inc., Spartan Innovations and the NEO Center, allows
entrepreneurs to pitch new ideas to judges and an audienceo innovators in a spirited and competitive atmosphere.
The winner receives $1,000 or startup costs as well as legal
services to create the new business entity provided by Loomis,
Ewert, Parsley, Davis & Gotting P.C. Additionally, each
months winner will advance to the next round o pitches that
will take place at the Launched: Celebration of Entrepreneurship
event in December or the chance to win $10,000.
Lansing is becoming the premier region or startup activity in the State o Michigan, said Bob Trezise,
President and CEO o LEAP. Programs like the Hatching are drawing positive attention to our
SmartZone and acceleration activities while drawing in some extremely innovative companies.
People interested in participating and pitching in the upcoming events are asked to submit their ideas to
www.thehatching.org.
Ross Woodstock
Executive and Professional CoachingKolt Communications
HelpingPEOPLE Succeed.HelpingORGANIZATIONS Grow.
[email protected] | 517-706-0001
www.ROSSWOOdSTOck.com
Former Lansing Mayor David Hollister explains some of the detailsof the documentary This Model Works to the Lansing Regional
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
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The best time to create a return-to-work (RT W) program is beore one is
needed. As an employer, you can play a signicant role in the recovery o an
injured worker by allowing them to return to work with temporary restrictions.
According to a study by Craword & Company, employers with an RTW
program report an average o 5.1 weeks or injured employees to reach maximum
medical improvement compared to 13 weeks or companies without a program
in place.
Planning or an injured worker to return to the workplace should start on the
rst day o an injury, not two to three weeks later. Building an eective RTW
program now will ensure that youre prepared in the event o a workplace injury.
Your plan should inc lude descr iptions o temporary work restri ctions , inc luding
the ollowing:
Transitional Work Includes assignments that meet specic medical
restrictions set by the physician, which allow the injured worker to perorm
some o their previous job requirements or a dierent job identied by the
employer. Transitional work should be evaluated oten, including requentcommunication with the injured worker and the treating physician.
Modied Work Allows the injured worker to perorm their original job
unctions with some changes, such as changing the work station or tools
used, removing tasks that the injured worker cannot perorm, reducing the
time spent on a particular task, moving the location o the job to avoid
dusts, etc.
Alternative Work Involves oering the injured worker a position that
meets their temporary work restrictions.
Reduced-Hours Work Oering less than ull-time work to meet the
temporary work restrictions.
Job-Sharing Flexible work option in which two or possibly more
employees share a single job.
With RTW programs, in jured workers are able to remain productive members
o the workorce, helping them return to their normal wages more quickly.
RTW programs create a positive work culture by showing employees that they
are valued. They also have a positive impact on overall workers compensation
experience mods, which lowers insurance premiums.
A win/win or the employer and employee alike!
I youre an Accident Fund policyholder, log on to our website at
www.accidentund.com and check out our WorkSae Toolbox and other avail able
saety tools. I youre not a customer, contact the Chamber to nd an Accident
Fund agent near you!
Eective Return-to-Work Programs:Win/Win or Employers & Employees
Former Chamber Board
President Ed SoudersPasses Away
Long-time Lansing area businessman Ed
Souders passed away this July. Souders spent
his entire career in the computer industry,
working 30 years with IBM, and then opening
his own business, Entre Computer Center,in Lansing. He had a lie-long dedication
to community service, working on several
non-prot boards including Capital Quality
Initiative and serving as president o the
board o the Lansing Regional Chamber o
Commerce in 1980. He was also a recipient o
the Chambers prestigious Community Service Award. Sounders continued
investing in this region ater his retirement, working with the SCORE,
a nationwide group o retired executives who counsel aspiring business
people.
Ed Souders is survived by his wie o 60 years, Lillian, ve children and 10
grandchildren.
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PEOPLE NEWS
Patrick Spyke has beenpromoted to the newly
created position o executive
vice president or LAFCU.
In his new position, Spyke
will oversee the operations ,
lending, marketing and
acilities departments and
will report directly to Robin
Frucci, LAFCU CEO.
Doug Stites, CEO o
Capital Area Michigan
Works! was awarded the
LEAP Award o Excellence
rom the Lansing Economic
Area Partnership or his
dedication to employer
recruitment and retention
in the greater Lansing area.
Stites was also awarded
the Michigan Works! Champion o WorkorceDevelopment Award or his 38 years o ser vice and
commitment to improving Michigans workorce.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School has the distinction
o being the only law school in the country with
two members o its aculty eatured in the recently
published bookWhat the Best Law Teachers Do
(Harvard University Press, 2013). The book names
Associate Dean Nelson Miller and Proessor
Phillip J. Prygoski as two o the 26 best law
teachers in the United States.
Monarch Community
Bank has announced
the promotion oRyan
Maloney to loan
production oce manager.
Four attorneys in the Lansing oce oWarner
Norcross & Judd LLP have been selected or The
Best Lawyers in America 2014; Richard J. Aaron,
Jerey W. Bracken, Troy M. Cumings and
Steven D. Weyhing. Additionally, Aaron was
named Lansing Energy Law Lawyer o the Year,
while Bracken was named Lansing EnvironmentalLitigation Lawyer o the Year. Warner Norcross was
ranked the top rm in Lansing or environmental
litigation, construction litigation and eminent
domain and condemnation law.
TWO MEN AND A TRUCK, the largest
ranchised moving company in the U.S., is pleased
to announce the addition o ve new employees
at its corporate headquarters in Lansing, Mich.
Jake Gaitan was recently named to IT director;
Andrew Bredin is the new business analyst orthe corporate headquarters. Mary Anne Gray was
recently named QuickBooks support specialist. Kim
Morey has joined TWO MEN AND A TRUCK
as an ater hours customer response representative
in the sales department. Marnie Bullock is the new
administrative services assistant. Melanie Zaremba
was named eld trainer and development specia list.
Fraser Trebilcock attorneyDouglas J. Austin has
been named the Best Lawyers 2014 Lansing RealEstate Lawyer o the Year, and attorneyGraham
K. Crabtree has been named the Best Lawyers
2014 Lansing Appellate Lawyer o the Year. In
total, 18 attorneys rom Fraser Trebilcock have
been selected or inclusion in The Best Lawyers in
America 2014. Those selected include: Douglas
J. Austin, Stephen L. Burlingame, Michael E.
Cavanaugh, Graham K. Crabtree, Anita G.
Fox, Jennier Utter Heston, Max R. Homan,
Peter D. Houk, Mark E. Kellogg, Elizabeth
H. Latchana. Darrell A. Lindman, David E.S.Marvin, Thaddeus E. Morgan, Brian P. Morley,
Gary C. Rogers, Thomas L. Sparks, Marlaine C.
Teahan and Ryan M. Wilson.
Capitol National Banks
chie operating ocer, Lori
Garcia, has been elected
as the new president o the
Board o Directors o the
Inormation TechnologyEmpowerment Center.
Twenty-eight lawyers rom Foster Swit Col lins
& Smith PC Lansing oce were recently selected
by their peers or inclusion in The Best Lawyers in
America 2014: Charles E. Barbieri, Scott A.
Chernich, Allan J. Claypool, Eric E. Doster,
Anna K. Gibson, Brian G. Goodenough,,
Michael G. Harrison, Matt G. Hrebec, Melissa J.Jackson, Charles A. Janssen, James B. Jensen,
Jr., Stephen I. Jurmu, Richard C. Kraus, David
M. Lick, Iris K. Linder, Stephen J. Lowney,
Scott L. Mandel , Gary J. McRay, Thomas R.
Meagher, Douglas A. Mielock, Steven L. Owen,
Frank H. Reynolds, Michael D. Sanders, Jean
G. Schtokal, Webb A. Smith, Scott A. Storey,Deanna Swisher, and Brent A. Titus.
Jaqui Stoneman o First National Bank o America
has been appointed to the Board o Trustees o
Burcham Hills Retirement Community.
Lansing Christian School has namedWendy
Homan as head o school. Zach VanDuinen
has been named athletic director and boys varsity
basketball coach.
Richard J. Aaron andJerey W. Bracken,partners with the law rm oWarner Norcross &
Judd LLP, have both been named Super Lawyers
in the eighth annual publication oMichigan Super
Lawyers Magazine.
Debra VanHevele has been named president or
Comerica Banks Lansing region.
The Lansing Lugnuts,
the Class A minor league
baseball team aliatedwith the Toronto Blue Jays,
recently hired Stephanie
Moon as their special event
manager. She is responsible
or all special events on non-
game days.
PERL Mortgage in
Okemos is pleased to
announce the addition oSumeet Saxena to their
team as a loan coordinator.
Cohl, Stoker & Toskey,
P.C., a Lansing law rm
specializing in labor and
municipal law, is pleasedto announce that Matt
Nordjord has joined its
rm.
Patrick Spyke
Doug Stites
Nelson Miller
Lori Garcia
Ryan Maloney
Phillip J. Prygoski
Zach VanDuinen
Stephanie Moon
Wendy Homan
Sumeet Saxena
Matt Nordjord
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GreenStone Farm Credit Services has awarded
$12,000 in scholarships to incoming collegereshmen. Five o the award winners are beginning
classes at Michigan State University (MSU),
while one winner is attending the University o
Wisconsin Madison (UW ). The award winners
attending MSU are: Richard Dubke (Carleton,
MI), Kyle Francisco (Olivet, MI), Hunter Hrabal
(Breckenridge, MI), Marielle Kouassi (Livonia,
MI) and Emily Middleton (Mayville, MI).
Kelly Wilert (Two Rivers, WI) was awarded the
Wisconsin scholarship.
The Michigan Certifed Development
Corporation has announced the appointment o
veteran Michigan businessman/banker Michael H.
Chatas as president.
Alliance Obstetrics
and Gynecology has
announced that Dr.
Todd Moyerbrailean,
D.O. recently earnedBoard Certication in
Urogynecology.
Speaker o the House Jase
Bolger has announced the
appointment oFraser
Trebilcock Attorney Louis
Brown Jr. to the Michigan
Freedom Trail Commission.
MSU Federal Credit Union has announced the
promotions oSara Dolan to chie nancial ocer
and Ronda McCoy to chie lending ocer.
The PNC Financial
Services Group, Inc.
has appointedWilliamJaconette to vice president
and team director or PNC
Wealth Management in
Mid-Michigan.
Sen. Rick Jones, Rep. Tom Leonard, Rep. Andy
Schor and others joined Michigan Department oEnvironmental Quality director Dan Wyant, MDEQ
ocials and Granger team members during a tour
o Grangers acilities held on Friday, Aug. 23.
Thirty-one Foster Swit Collins & Smith PC
attorneys were included in Michigan Super Lawyers
or 2013. Foster Swits Lansing oce has 15
attorneys ranked as2013 Michigan Super Lawyers
and our attorneys named2013 Michigan Rising
Stars2013 Michigan Super Lawyers: Charles E.
Barbieri, Allan J. Claypool, Melissa J. Jackson,Charles A. Janssen, Stephen I. Jurmu, Richard
C. Kraus, David M. Lick, Stephen J. Lowney,
Scott L. Mandel, Gary J. McRay, Thomas
R. Meagher, Douglas A. Mielock, Frank H.
Reynolds, Webb A. Smith, and Scott A. Storey.
2013 Michigan Rising Stars; Zachary W. Behler,
Liza C. Moore, Joshua K. Richardson and David
R. Russell.
Executive Ofce Parkand Conerence Center
is pleased to announce the
recent hiring oMelissa
Miller as their new
marketing director.
Chad Corp, CGCS, Crystal Mountains certied
gol course superintendent, has been selectedto attend the inaugural Healthy Tur, Healthy
Tomorrow Plant Health Academy presented by
Bayer CropScience.
Edge Partnerships CEO Lorri Rishar was
recently elected to a three-year term on the Small
Business Association o Michigan (SBAM) Board o
Directors.
COMPANY NEWSFor the ourth consecutive year, Siena Wealth
Advisors o Grand Ledge has made an exclusive
list as one o the top investment advisory rms in
the nation, byAccounting Today Magazine. In 2010,
2011, 2012, and again in 2013, only Siena and three
other investment advisory rms rom Michigan made
the exclusive list as the nations top CPA investment
advisory rms. Siena is the only investment advisory
rm headquartered in Greater Lansing to make the
exclusive list.
The Capital Region Airport Authority announced
that TOC Logistics International, LLC has openeda new logistics oce and Foreign Trade Zone
warehouse operation at the Port Lansing Global
Logistics Centre. TOC Logistics is headquartered in
Indianapolis, Indiana with a global ootprint covering
over 100 countries worldwide.
Peckham Farms products are now being sold
in Meijer stores in the Lansing area, as a part o
Meijers longstanding commitment to supporting
locally grown, sustainable produce in its stores.
Ocials rom Landll Management Company and
Granger recently cut the ribbon at an open house
or the Orchard Hill Generating Station which will
provide green energy to many homes and businesses
in Michigan.
Back to school also means back to practice or
thousands o student athletes and coaches. The
American Red Cross has training and resources
available or people to learn how to treat a variety o
emergencies and injuries that may occur throughout
the sports season. Inormation on courses andadditional resources are available at redcross.org.
Clark Construction Company has been included
on a list o the top 25 privately held companies in
Greater Michigan, as compiled byCrains Detroit
Business.
Greater Michigan Construction Academy
(GMCA) along with Community Construct, The
ROCK Youth Center and other area businesses,
is launching its second program to introduce highschool students to careers in construction. The
program organized by GMCA runs or 11 weeks
beginning on October 2, 2013 and meets weekly ater
school hours and at no cost to students participating.
Members On The Move
Joining in the celebration of the Orchard HillGenerating Station (from Left): Sue Moser, ColomaWatervliet Chamber of Commerce; Senator JohnProos; Dan Hutchins, supervisor Watervliet Township;Senator Tonya Schuitmaker; US Congressman FredUpton; State Representative Margaret OBrien; KeithGranger, CEO Granger; Dan Betts, general managerLandfill Management Company.
Louis Brown Jr.
Sara Dolan
William Jaconette
Ronda McCoy
Todd Moyerbrailean
Melissa Miller
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Consumers Mutual Insurance o Michigan has launched a unique statewide
campaign to educate consumers about how health reorm changes aect them.Through http://simplyhealthee .com, a ree online websi te hub that includes
videos, fiers, and other resources, a character named Healthee guides consumers
and small businesses through the most important elements o health reorm.
Crystal Mountain continues to make signicant improvements on and o the ski
slopes with $4 million worth o investments and three new runs to challenge skiers
and riders or the 2013/2014 ski season.
NAI Mid-Michigan and TMN Commercial announced the merger o two
commercial real estate giants to provide operating advantages and deeper and
broader level o ser vice to the Mid-Michigan commercial real estate community.
Public Policy Associates (PPA) is among 23 Michigan employers to win the
2013 Alred P. Sloan Award or Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. PPA
is one o only eight businesses in the state that have been honored each o the past
ve years.
DBI will be hosting its 2013 Oce Expo on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at its
Lansing showroom at 912 E Michigan Ave rom 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The Expo,
which celebrates 30 years or the company, welcomes visitors to see and experience
new products and technology or the oce. Appetizers and drinks will be providedby local ood vendors. To RSVP, call 517.485.3200 or visit dbiyes.com to register.
On Sunday, Sept. 15, about 3,000 runners and walkers participated in Cooley
Law Schools 5K Race for Education and Impression 5s Capital City River
Run Half Marathon all part o the Capital City River Run Weekend o Races.
Race participants nominate a avorite school or a chance to win money in two
ways - race proceeds and through the school competition.
The nal piece o steel was set in place at the Dart Container 500,000 square-oot
warehouse expansion in Mason on Wednesday, September 4. The construction
milestone marked the topping o o the expansion o the Dart Containerheadquarters, which is located at 500 Hogsback Road in Mason. Clark
Construction is serving as Construction Manager or the Dart expansion project.
Ocials, alumni, aculty, sta, students and riends oWestern Michigan
University and Thomas M. Cooley Law School met on the WMU campus
Sept. 17 to witness the ormal signing o an aliation agreement between the
schools and celebrate a range o initiatives expected to grow out o the move.
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Chamber In Action
On Thursday, August 22, Davenport University officially celebrated theirnew building located at 200 S. Grand Ave. with a ribbon cutting ceremonyand over 100 local officials and community and business leaders. Featuring a55,000 square-foot, nine-story building with 17 classrooms, the new campusessentially doubles the size of Davenports presence in downtown Lansing and
allows for up to 2,000 students. Remarks were made by Richard J. Pappas,Ed.D, President, Davenport University; Virg Bernero, Mayor, City of Lansing;Ron Boji, President, Boji Group; and Helen I. Hartwell, Davenport Universitystudent Lansing Campus.
Volunteers of America celebrated the opening of their new Delta River SeniorVillage in Delta Township with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, August 13.With the help of the Lansing Regional Chamber, the ribbon was cut for thethree-story building with 38 apartment homes for seniors aged 62 and up.(From L to R): Kenneth Fletcher, Sharon Dade, Alex Brodrick, Tim Obrien, Rev.
Wendy Pratt, Debbie Cary, Karlynne Tucker-Scaggs, Michael Polsinelli, KevinMcGraw, and James Pappas
On Thursday, August 22, representatives from Guitar Center Lansing
celebrated with a ribbon cutting the opening of their newest location inFrandor at 517 Mall Ct., Lansing. This is the first and only location in Michiganto offer Guitar Center Studios with musical instruction, in addition to privateand group instrument instruction, workshops and clinics and rockshowcoaching. (From L to R): Melissa Nay, Lansing Regional Chamber; JasonRoedel, Assistant Store Manager; Kevin Zielinski, Store Manager (cuttingribbon); Griffin Bastian, Guitar Center staff; James Gardin, Guitar Center staff;Susan Hengesbach, Lansing Regional Chamber.
RIGHT: Friends and family came out to support Kory Wertz, Owner and Trainer ofODP Fitness for his Grand Opening and ribbon cutting held September 4, 2013.ODP Fitness, located at 2004 N. Larch St., Lansing, is a unique training studio,supporting the Open Door Policy and functional movement for all levels ofgym-goers. Celebrating with Kory Wertz (center with scissors) are: Mary Wertz,Van Wertz, Trevor Wertz, Jaelan Wertz, Brody Wertz, Faith Morgan, Brett Morganand LRCC Ambassadors Melissa Nay and Susan Hengesbach (holding ribbon).
A re-grand opening was held Friday, August 23 for Capital Strategies as theyopened a new location at 4039 Legacy Pky., Suite B, Lansing. Capital Strategiesis a comprehensive financial planning firm with expertise in investments andinsurance services. Joining Capital Strategies to celebrate is staf f, friends, family,
and members of the Lansing Regional Chamber. In the photo holding the scissors:David M. Lademan, President (left); Gary Wedge, Vice President (right); andShannon Poynter, Business Development Director (middle, with glasses).
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