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Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A record number of businesses are taking part in the 2013 Small Business Celebration of the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce.

Friday, January 25, 2013  At it's annual dinner, the Traverse City Chamber of Commerce presented its Distinguished Service Award to entrepreneur and humanitarian Terry Berden.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Village of Kalkaska officials are calling their recent purchase of more than two acres of land a huge step toward reaching their downtown redevelopment plans. On Friday, the Village closed a purchase deal on the old Erb Lumber property located behind the east side of Cedar Street, which is considered Kalkaska's main thoroughfare.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  The Downtown Traverse City Association exceeded their goal with the Downtown Gift Certificate program this year.

Monday, November 19, 2012  "Very early on in one of my first meetings I was asked to serve coffee, and this was 20 years ago, everybody in the room sort of took a collective gasp to see how I was going to do it," said Marsha Smith, Executive Director of Rotary Charities of Traverse City. "So I got up and I left the table and went over to where the coffee pot was and I came back and I said to the gentleman who requested it, 'Here's your coffee sir, would you like it in your cup or in your lap?', and of course everybody laughed and that was the last time I was ever asked to serve coffee at a meeting."Marsha Smith is the Executive Director of Rotary Charities of Traverse City and she has been for the past 16 years. "We have the wonderful opportunity and privilege of helping non-profits, units of government and schools make our community better," Smith said. "So we do that by giving away grants with two cycles a year and we also provide services and programs."

Monday, November 05, 2012  Oblinger's job is to lead strategic development for the Chamber's programs and services, membership strategies, and its branding and communications process."I do have a job that requires, on average, more than 50 hours a week," Oblinger said. Though her career is very demanding, requiring a lot of her time and hard work, Oblinger says the real work is trying to juggle her career and her personal life.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  7&4 News wanted to get first-hand reaction from community leaders about Tuesday's State of the Union address made by President Obama.

Thursday, September 29, 2011  During 7&4 News Today, Steve Merten with the Larkin Group in Traverse City and Doug Luciani from the Traverse City Area Chamber talked about a chamber work comp program.

Wednesday, June 02, 2010  It's a business that designs and fabricates custom kitchen items and commercial kitchen products.

Sunday, March 21, 2010  Health and Wellness are the topics of the day, with three different guests on "Chamber Connections."

Monday, March 08, 2010  After two terms in the State Senate, Jason Allen will leave Lansing at the end of the year. But what does he think needs to be done between now and then?

Sunday, November 08, 2009  For the Dennos Museum Concert Series, the arts aren't just entertainment - they're also educational.

Sunday, October 18, 2009  This week the show is focusing on transportation issues related to the "Grand Vision" project.

Sunday, June 28, 2009  This coming week, the chamber is focusing on leadership in Grand Traverse County, specifically "Leadership Grand Traverse"