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Former House Speaker Lee Chatfield named CEO of Southwest Michigan First

Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield has been named the CEO of Kalamazoo-based economic development organization Southwest Michigan First.The former Republican lawmaker from Emmet County in northern Michigan was term-limited out of office after six years in the state House late last year,…

Downtown Kalamazoo Event Center Idea Inches Forward

Downtown Kalamazoo Event Center Idea Inches Forward The idea of putting a Regional Event Center in Kalamazoo may have gotten another nudge toward reality, as Southwest Michigan First has hired Lee Chatfield as their new CEO.  Chatfield, the former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, helped pass the Regional Event Center Financing Act, which Governor Whitmer signed into law just before Chatfield left office after being term-limited. The new law opened the door for facilities to be funded, not by property tax increases, but by a 4% lodging tax to provide a funding stream.   Any such lodging tax would have to be approved by local County and City Commissions.

Former Michigan House Speaker named CEO of Kalamazoo-based Southwest Michigan First

Former Michigan House Speaker named CEO of Kalamazoo-based Southwest Michigan First Updated Feb 11, 2021; Posted Feb 11, 2021 Speaker of the House Rep. Lee Chatfield pictured at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on Thursday, April 25, 2019.Neil Blake | MLive.com Facebook Share KALAMAZOO, MI Regional economic development organization Southwest Michigan First has hired Lee Chatfield, the former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, to serve as its new chief executive officer. Southwest Michigan First, which is based in Kalamazoo but serves a larger seven-county region, made the announcement in a news release posted to its website on Thursday, Feb. 11. “We are proud to welcome Lee Chatfield to our team as CEO and are excited to work with him to do even more to improve our region and assist companies in creating Michigan jobs,” Southwest Michigan First Chairman Aaron Zeigler said in the release.

Former Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield appointed CEO of Southwest Michigan First

Former Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield appointed CEO of Southwest Michigan First State of Michigan and last updated 2021-02-11 16:47:42-05 KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Lee Chatfield, former speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, has been appointed CEO of Southwest Michigan First, according to a news release Thursday. “We are proud to welcome Lee Chatfield to our team as CEO and are excited to work with him to do even more to improve our region and assist companies in creating Michigan jobs,” said Aaron Zeigler, chairman of the regional development organization. “Southwest Michigan First has had incredible leadership and success over the years, but we are eager to see Lee grow our company and expand our impact and footprint even more. We believe he has the right vision and work ethic to partner with our team to take us to new heights. We couldn’t be more excited.”

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