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The Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce is being disolved and the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber will move in to serve as a representative for greater Stevensville area business owners. Lakeshore Chamber Board President Tom Norbey shared the news with members this week in the form of a letter which outlined the rationale behind the decision and what it means moving forward. He said it’s become difficult to find the volunteers for the Lakeshore Chamber to meet the needs of members. According to Norbey, many Lakeshore Chamber members already carry dual memberships with the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber. The two chambers have worked out an agreement that will offer reduced membership rates for any Lakeshore Chamber member that did not already hold a membership with the regional chamber. Norbey says the regional chamber, “with local, full-time staff leveraging a resource-rich regional network, not only understands what our member’s needs are, they have the knowledge, connectio
HAMMOND â The city is preparing to button up various long-term developments in the near future, but development is far from over in Hammond.Â
In a few months, work at Oxbow Landing will be complete, Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. said Thursday during his 17th State of the City address with the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce.
Located along an oxbow on the Little Calumet River, the development was once home to the crime-ridden River Park Apartments.
Promising to demolish the apartments is what helped McDermott win his bid to become mayor in 2004, he said.
And he did just that.
In 2004, the city spent $20 million to purchase and tear down River Park Apartments. Since then, the mixed-use development has become home to two hotels, two first-class commercial buildings, Byway Brewing and Buffalo Wild Wings.
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