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SUMMARY:Business Recognition Awards Ceremony & Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The 2022 Business Recognition Award Ceremony & Annual Meeting Presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Honor Credit Union returns Thursday\, February 24th at 7:00 a.m.! Join us in-person or virtually for a full celebration of success from of our peers\, and all the growth that is happening in Michigan's Great Southwest in 2021!\n\n\n\nProudly sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan\, Honor Credit Union\, Comcast Business\, Sturgis Bank St. Joseph Banking Center\, Mid-West Family Southwest Michigan\, MoodyOnTheMarket.com\, 1st Source Bank\, Kruggel Lawton CPAs\, Horizon Bank\, Waterfront Framing & Design\, Lake Michigan College Mendel Center\, and United Federal Credit Union.  \n\n\n\nCongratulations to our Winners (highlighted in yellow) and Nominees: \n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n				\n					\n						\n						Best New Business\n\n						\n							The Brick House\n							Dallas Commercial Cleaning\n							Happy Poochie Eatery\n							Local Pour\n							The Market\n							State Street Meats\n						\n\n						 \n\n						Economic Impact Award\n\n						\n							B&L Information Systems\n							GT Independence\n							United Federal Credit Union\n						\n						\n					\n				\n			\n			\n			\n			\n				\n					\n						\n						Small Business of the Year Award\n\n						\n						\n							Advanced Family Eye Care\n							LEO + LAINE\n							MailMax\n							Waterfront Framing & Design\n						\n\n						 \n\n						Non-Profit Excellence Award\n\n						\n							Berrien County Historical Association\n							Citizens Mediation Services\n							Junior Achievement\n							Region IV Area Agency on Aging\n						\n						\n						\n					\n				\n			\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n				\n					\n						\n						 \n\n						\n						Rising Star Award\n\n						\n							Rhiannon Cizon\, Berrien County Historical Association\n							Chris Mason\, Watermark Brewing\n							Nick Shelton\, City of Niles Mayor & Shelton's Farm Market\n							Ashley Slack\, Southwest Michigan Community Action Agency\n						\n\n						 \n\n						The Pat Moody Award\n\n						\n							Bob Burch\, Sturgis Bank & Trust\n							Gayle Olson\, Mid-West Family Southwest Michigan\n							Roger & Pam Seely\, Roger's Foodland\n						\n						\n						\n					\n				\n			\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n\nKeynote Speaker: Jim Holcomb\, new President & CEO of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce\, which will include an economic outlook for 2022. Holcomb first joined the Michigan Chamber in 2008 to lead its Business Advocacy Team which he designed\, coordinated and implemented strategies to enact the Chamber's legislative agenda and advance policies. From there\, he jumped to Executive Vice President and General Counsel\, then in January of 2022 Holcomb officially assumed the role of President & CEO. During his tenure at the Michigan Chamber\, Holcomb is credited with strengthening Michigan's business and economic competitiveness and has earned the Chamber repeated top honors as the "Most Effective Association" in a biennial survey of Michigan capital insiders. \n\n\n\n\n\n**At this time\, we are planning for a hybrid event\, we will continue to monitor all things COVID and will shift to being fully virtual if needed. Per Lake Michigan College's policy\, masks are required to access the venue\, while moving around inside the building\, and when not eating/drinking.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The <strong>2022 Business Recognition Award Ceremony &amp\; Annual Meeting </strong>Presented by <a href="http://bcbsm.com">Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan</a>&nbsp\;and <a href="http://honorcu.com">Honor Credit Union</a><strong> </strong>returns Thursday\, February 24th at 7:00 a.m.! Join us in-person or virtually for a full celebration of success from of our peers\, and all the growth that is happening in Michigan&#39\;s Great Southwest in 2021!<br />\n<br />\nProudly sponsored by <a href="http://bcbsm.com">Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan</a>\, <a href="http://honorcu.com">Honor Credit Union</a>\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://business.comcast.com/">Comcast Business</a>\, <a href="http://sturgisbank.com">Sturgis Bank St. Joseph Banking Center</a>\,&nbsp\;<a href="http://midwestfamilyswmi.com">Mid-West Family Southwest Michigan</a>\, <a href="http://MoodyontheMarket.com">MoodyOnTheMarket.com</a>\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.1stsource.com/">1st Source Bank</a>\, <a href="http://klcpas.com">Kruggel Lawton CPAs</a>\, <a href="http://horizonbank.com">Horizon Bank</a>\,&nbsp\;<a href="http://waterfrontframing.com">Waterfront Framing &amp\; Design</a>\,&nbsp\;<a href="http://themendelcenter.com">Lake Michigan College Mendel Center</a>\, and&nbsp\;<a href="http://unitedfcu.com">United Federal Credit Union</a>.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nCongratulations to our Winners (highlighted in yellow) and Nominees:&nbsp\;\n<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse\; table-layout: fixed\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Roboto\, RobotoDraft\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; min-width: 100%\;" width="100%">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td align="" style="margin: 0px\;" valign="top" width="50%">\n			<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse\; table-layout: fixed\; min-width: 100%\;" width="100%">\n				<tbody>\n					<tr>\n						<td align="left" class="m_2619572512115634208editor-text m_2619572512115634208editor-text" style="font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; margin: 0px\; font-size: 12px\; color: rgb(64\, 63\, 66)\; display: block\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; line-height: 1.2\; padding: 10px 10px 10px 20px\;" valign="top">\n						<div><span style="font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(71\, 155\, 70)\; font-weight: bold\;">Best New Business</span></div>\n\n						<ul style="padding-right: 0px\; padding-left: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px\;">\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">The Brick House</li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">Dallas Commercial Cleaning</li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">Happy Poochie Eatery</li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">Local Pour</li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00\;">The Market</span></li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">State Street Meats</li>\n						</ul>\n\n						<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n						<div><span style="font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(71\, 155\, 70)\; font-weight: bold\;">Economic Impact Award</span></div>\n\n						<ul style="padding-right: 0px\; padding-left: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px\;">\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00\;">B&amp\;L Information Systems</span></li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">GT Independence</li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">United Federal Credit Union</span></li>\n						</ul>\n						</td>\n					</tr>\n				</tbody>\n			</table>\n			</td>\n			<td align="" style="margin: 0px\;" valign="top" width="50%">\n			<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse\; table-layout: fixed\; min-width: 100%\;" width="100%">\n				<tbody>\n					<tr>\n						<td align="left" class="m_2619572512115634208editor-text" style="font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; margin: 0px\; font-size: 12px\; color: rgb(64\, 63\, 66)\; display: block\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; line-height: 1.2\; padding: 10px 20px 10px 10px\;" valign="top">\n						<div><span style="font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(71\, 155\, 70)\; font-weight: bold\;">Small Business of the Year Award</span></div>\n\n						<div>\n						<ul style="padding-right: 0px\; padding-left: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px\;">\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">Advanced Family Eye Care</li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00\;">LEO + LAINE</span></li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">MailMax</li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">Waterfront Framing &amp\; Design</li>\n						</ul>\n\n						<div><span style="font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\; font-weight: bold\;">&nbsp\;</span></div>\n\n						<div><span style="font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(71\, 155\, 70)\; font-weight: bold\;">Non-Profit Excellence Award</span></div>\n\n						<ul style="padding-right: 0px\; padding-left: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px\;">\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">Berrien County Historical Association</li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00\;">Citizens Mediation Services</span></li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">Junior Achievement</li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">Region IV Area Agency on Aging</span></li>\n						</ul>\n						</div>\n						</td>\n					</tr>\n				</tbody>\n			</table>\n			</td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n\n<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse\; table-layout: fixed\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Roboto\, RobotoDraft\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; min-width: 100%\;" width="100%">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td align="" style="margin: 0px\;" valign="top" width="100%">\n			<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse\; table-layout: fixed\; min-width: 100%\;" width="100%">\n				<tbody>\n					<tr>\n						<td align="left" class="m_2619572512115634208editor-text m_2619572512115634208editor-text" style="font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; margin: 0px\; font-size: 12px\; color: rgb(64\, 63\, 66)\; display: block\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; line-height: 1.2\; padding: 10px 20px\;" valign="top">\n						<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n						<div>\n						<div><span style="font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(71\, 155\, 70)\; font-weight: bold\;">Rising Star Award</span></div>\n\n						<ul style="padding-right: 0px\; padding-left: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px\;">\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">Rhiannon Cizon\, Berrien County Historical Association</li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">Chris Mason\, Watermark Brewing</li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00\;">Nick Shelton\, City of Niles Mayor &amp\; Shelton&rsquo\;s Farm Market</span></li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">Ashley Slack\, Southwest Michigan Community Action Agency</li>\n						</ul>\n\n						<div><span style="font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(71\, 155\, 70)\;">&nbsp\;</span></div>\n\n						<div><span style="font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(71\, 155\, 70)\; font-weight: bold\;">The Pat Moody Award</span></div>\n\n						<ul style="padding-right: 0px\; padding-left: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px\;">\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00\;">Bob Burch\, Sturgis Bank &amp\; Trust</span></li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">Gayle Olson\, Mid-West Family Southwest Michigan</li>\n							<li style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; line-height: 1.2\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\;">Roger &amp\; Pam Seely\, Roger&rsquo\;s Foodland</li>\n						</ul>\n						</div>\n						</td>\n					</tr>\n				</tbody>\n			</table>\n			</td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n<br />\n<span style="font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; white-space: pre-wrap\; font-size: 16px\; color: rgb(6\, 32\, 83)\; font-weight: bold\;"><img alt="" height="242" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1569/Image/Holcomb_Jim_2018.jpg" style="width: 200px\; height: 242px\; float: left\; border-width: 5px\; border-style: solid\; margin: 5px\;" width="200" /></span><strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Keynote Speaker:</span></span></strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap\;"> <strong><span style="white-space:pre-wrap\;">Jim Holcomb</span></strong></span></span></span><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-variant-caps:normal\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;widows:2\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;text-decoration-thickness:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;white-space:pre-wrap\;word-spacing:0px\;">\, new </span></span></span><strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-variant-caps:normal\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;widows:2\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;text-decoration-thickness:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;white-space:pre-wrap\;word-spacing:0px\;">President &amp\; CEO</span></span></span></strong> <span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-variant-caps:normal\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;widows:2\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;text-decoration-thickness:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;white-space:pre-wrap\;word-spacing:0px\;">of the</span> </span></span><strong><span style="color:green\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Michigan Chamber of Commerce</span></span></strong><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-variant-caps:normal\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;widows:2\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;text-decoration-thickness:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;white-space:pre-wrap\;word-spacing:0px\;">\, which will include an</span> </span></span><span style="color:#008000\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><strong><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-variant-caps:normal\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;widows:2\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;text-decoration-thickness:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;word-spacing:0px\;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap\;">economic outlook for 2022</span></span></strong></span></span><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-variant-caps:normal\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;widows:2\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;text-decoration-thickness:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;white-space:pre-wrap\;word-spacing:0px\;">. Holcomb first joined the Michigan Chamber in 2008 to lead its Business Advocacy Team which he designed\, coordinated and implemented strategies to enact the Chamber&rsquo\;s legislative agenda and advance policies.&nbsp\;From there\, he jumped to Executive Vice President and&nbsp\;General Counsel\, then in January of 2022 Holcomb officially assumed the role of President &amp\; CEO. During his tenure at the Michigan Chamber\, Holcomb is credited with strengthening Michigan&rsquo\;s business and economic competitiveness and has earned the Chamber repeated top honors as the &ldquo\;Most Effective Association&rdquo\; in a biennial survey of Michigan capital insiders.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<b>**At this time\, we are planning for a hybrid event\, we will continue to monitor all things COVID and will shift to being fully virtual if needed. Per Lake Michigan College&#39\;s policy\, masks are required to access the venue\, while moving around inside the building\, and when not eating/drinking.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="394" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1569/Image/2022BRBFacebookCover2.png" style="width: 700px\; height: 394px\;" width="700" /></b>
LOCATION:Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Grand Upton Hall 1100 Yore Ave Benton Harbor\, MI 49022
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