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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

WKAR ...................................................15

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

at [email protected].

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

[email protected].

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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MARATHON2104 Hamilton Rd.

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Please remember to use the member login portion of the Chamberwebsite to keep your contact information up-to-date. This will

ensure that you receive all Chamber communications in a timelymanner. Contact us at 517.487.6340 if you have any questions or

are not receiving our communications.

Welcome New Members

Greater womens servicesfor Greater Lansing

mclaren.org/lansing

y e a r s o f g r e a t e r c a r e

If youre a woman, you know just how important it is

to have a trusted expert to care for your obstetric and

gynecologic needs. For years, McLaren Greater Lansing

has been a leader when it comes to providing quality

womens health care services, making board-certified

physicians and highly trained staff available to ensure

nothing but the highest level of care.

From obstetric services to overall gynecologic health

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Aerotek, Inc.

ArchitecturalSolutions LTD

Armond DaltonPublishers, Inc.

Bishop InternationalAirport

C2AE

Capital AreaDistrict Library

Capitol National

BankCASE CreditUnion

Child and FamilyCharities

Christine A.Tenaglia

City o EastLansing

Comprehensive

EmergencyManagementAssociates, LLC

Cornerstone WealthPartners

Cravings GourmetPopcorn

DC Engineering,PC

Ellis CleaningCompany

Eyde Company(The)

First National Banko America

Fox Brothers Co.

Goodwill Industries

CMHGrandhaven LivingCenter

Hacker-King-Sherry Agency, Inc.

Health Staers oMI, Inc.

Henderson Glass

Hobbs + BlackArchitects, Inc.

Hostetler Fontaine& Associates

ICS MarketingSupport Services

Impression 5Science Center

Ingham RegionalAssisted Living

Johnny MacsSporting Goods,Inc.

Jon Anthony Floristdba Ha-Jon, Inc.

Junior Achievemento Mid-Michigan

Keystone DesignGroup | Architects

Kositcheks

LansingEntertainment &Public Facilities

AuthorityLansing Mall

Lansing MovingAgent For AlliedVan Lines

Lansing Urgent

CareLexington LansingHotel

Lyle Kissee

MichiganAssociation oUnited Ways

MichiganAutomobile DealersAssociation

MichiganFederation ForChildren AndFamilies

Michigan Plumbing

Micro InvestmentCo.

MidwestCommunications

Miller, Caneld,Paddock and Stone,

P.L.C.NAMI Michigan

Nexcare HealthSystems

Nolan, Thomsen &Villas, P.C.

NorthStarCooperative, Inc.

Okemos AutoCollection - BMWMercedes BenzPorsche

Paramount Coee

Penn Street Bakery

Pollack Glass Co.

Prevention and

Training Services,Inc.

Pritchard WilsonHeating & AirConditioning

Quality DairyCompany

Schultz, Inc.

Sprint

Staybridge Suites

Lansing - OkemosT.L. Hart, Inc.

The CentennialGroup

The MarkerboardPeople Inc.

Total Vein CareClinic / North 44Medspa

TownePlace Suitesby Marriott

Trick Titanium

Tri-County OceOn Aging

Warner Norcross &Judd LLP

Woodworks &Design Co., Inc.

XG Sciences, Inc.

Youth For Christ/Campus Lie

Thank You Renewing Members

HACKER-KING-SHERRY AGENCY, INC.35 years

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF AMERICA30 years

JOHNNY MACS SPORTING GOODS, INC.20 years

CITY OF EAST LANSING20 years

WOODWORKS & DESIGN CO., INC.5 years

STAYBRIDGE SUITES LANSING-OKEMOS5 years

SCHULTZ, INC.5 years

PREVENTIONAND TRAINING SERVICES, INC.

5 years

NAMI MICHIGAN5 years

ICS MARKETING SUPPORT SERVICES5 years

COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTASSOCIATES, LLC

5 years

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!

The WorkSafe PeopleThe WorkSafe People


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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

[email protected].

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

[email protected]

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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Membership Services

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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Your communityis tuned in to WKAR.

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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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Members On The Move

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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Members On The Move

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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