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Mona Lake Productions and its president Bob Scolnik present a free concert Friday, August 6, featuring the group The Oat Bran Boys at Norton Shores’ Ross Park. Gates open at 6 pm and the concert begins at 7 pm. Concert-goers are encouraged to bring picnic dinners, coolers and lawn chairs. The concert is being underwritten by Mona Lake Productions as a celebration for the community.

Continuity receives great write-up in Muskegon Chronicle

Jen Cross' new antique, vintage and renewed goods retail store on Third Street in downtown Muskegon received a nice write-up in the Aug. 2 edition of The Muskegon Chronicle. The story highlights the risks and rewards associated with entrepreneurs like Cross, who opened the store Continuity earlier this summer. Read the entire story by clicking this link.

Hooker DeJong  Architects Honored For Design Work in Ohio

New Betten Honda in Muskegon

Shoreline Vision raises money for visually impaired

ServePro promotes Stacy VanEck

Servpro of Muskegon & Holland/W. Ottawa County congratulates Stacey VanEck on her recent promotion to Sales Manager.  Stacey graduated from Grand Valley Seidman School of Business with a Bachelor’s in Marketing and Management.  Stacey’s attention to detail, excellent people skills and willingness to learn will be a definite asset to the Servpro Management team.

Lakeshore Document Services plays key role in weeklong event

Healthcare Risk Management Week had a positive impact along the lakeshore June 14-18, 2010, and a Chamber member played a major role in that success. Lakeshore Document Services helped agencies discover ways to protect patient records. The company is a full-service document management company that specializes in information destruction, document storage and management, book scanning and digital conversion for microfilm and microfiche. Click here to read the official press release.

FineLine Creative hires new account manager

FineLine Creative, a Muskegon based marketing and creative services firm announced today Shelli Bell has joined the team as an account manager. In this role, Bell will be responsible for managing current accounts, business development, customer relations, marketing planning and research, vendor and media relations.

Chamber Member Receives Impressive Certification 

Lakeshore Document Services in Norton Shores has earned AAA certification from the National Association of Information Destruction (NAID) for plant-based operation paper and printed media destruction.  The certification program establishes standards for secure destruction processes and evaluates areas of the business including building security, employee hiring and screening, disposal procedures and insurance.The NAID AAA certification awarded to Lakeshore Document Services comes after an exhaustive audit process that covered every facet of Lakeshore¹s information destruction process.

 Holiday Inn Muskegon Harbor - Relaunch Open House

January 12, 2010 - Muskegon, MI--The Holiday Inn Muskegon Harbor will celebrate its “relaunch” with an event Jan. 19 from 4-7 p.m.  The downtown hotel and meeting center, 939 Third, has been upgraded along with the entire Holiday Inn chain.  Muskegon Mayor Steve Warmington is scheduled for a ribbon cutting at 5:30 p.m. The event will include refreshments, live entertainment and door prizes.

Qonverge Opens Grand Rapids Office

West Michigan marketing and communication firm strengthens local presence

November 1, 2009 – Grand Rapids, MI -- Qonverge is proud to announce the opening of its Grand Rapids office located at 250 Monroe NW, Suite 400, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, Phone: (616) 240-2543, Fax: (616)717-5701, Web Site: www.qonverge.com.

“Qonverge is no stranger to Grand Rapids. We currently work with Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore, U.S. Green Building Council West Michigan Chapter and the Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Opening a local office is a way to better serve these clients and reach new companies in the Grand Rapids area,” said Jason Piasecki, CEO for Qonverge.

“Qonverge will be an active member in the Grand Rapids community,” said Remie Pleva, Qonverge Business Development Executive. "We are looking forward to bringing our unique combination of Web, print and video marketing to the area."

For additional information contact Qonverge’s Grand Rapids Office at (616) 240-2543 or visit
www.qonverge.com.