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BE 0 HARBOR The
T in Citie Area Chamber of
Commerce, alamazoo County
Chamber of Commerce, ttle
Cree Chamber of Commerce
alon ith other ell bers of
commerce and corpor tio s are
co- on ring the Second
annual Southwe Mi4�DIl
Small Busine Conference on
October 1, 1986 from 8:00 a.m.
until 4: 30 p.m. at the John E.
Fitzer Busine Center, e em
ichigan Univer . y, Kalamazoo,
ccording to Twin Citie Area
Chamber President Andrew J.
T ac$.
The purpo of this con-
ference, ccording to T acs,
i to provide a voice for small
busine ses in Southwest ichi-
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gan.
genda items include: 1)
White Hou Conference on
Small Busines Delegates Report.
2) Liability Reform with
Mike Ortega of iller, Can-
field, Paddock Stone; il-
liam Good n, consultant to the
Independent Insurance Agents
of ichigan; and Rick Grattan,
general counsel for ichigan
St te Chamber of Commerce.
3) The Capital Re roes
Panel will include ark
orante, ssistant to the Presi-
dent, ichi an Strategic Fund
and Kathy Ed ards,
Department of Commerce,
Manufacturing Service Bureau.
Frederic G.H. eijer. chairtDan
of the board, eijer, . Inc., ill
be the eynote speaker.
Three wor ops ill run
concurrently after hmch to
develop ions and pro-
po s th t ill help improve
the economic gro th of small
busine and the result will
be pre nted in Lan . g.
busine men
women d the contribution
they hem de to the country
and 1 ec nomy. Thi . the
fourth ye the wee h been
proclaimed.
During D ee govern-
ment g ncies will on r
event to help participants 10-
c te new busine opportunitie,
1 am the I te t technique in
busine management and ex­
pand their networ of busine
ci t .
Per n wishing to ttend
any of the e ent durin ED
ee should cont ct the local
om e of BA or BOA.
THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN
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Surplus commodity give away
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Brochure and re rvation
form h ve been mailed to Twin
Cities Area Chamber of Com­
merce members, but anyone
to ttend may call the
Chamber offlce at 925-0044
for registration information.
BENTO HARBOR - Fed­
eral Surplus Comrnoditie ill
be distributed at 16 ites in
Berrien County by the B10 m­
land Area Community Action
AgeJ\cy, 100 . Main St.,
Benton Harbor, ichigan on
Tue ay, September 30, 1986.
Only thole people ho ent
through the initial application_
in. The American Legion ite
clo sat 12 oon.
The following i a li of all
distribution site: Benton Har­
bor - 224 Pipe one; Calvary
Lighthou , 2651 E. ain; The
Salvation Army, 272 Pipe one;
Benton Harbor/Benton T p.
Senior Cen er, 53 all St.; and
�ontinued on P • 8
and certification proce or the
recertifjcation prooe and were
i ed a USDA Surplus Com­
modity Card will be eligible
to receive the food. Di tribu­
tion at each ite will take place
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Agency is ing e h
individual to bring a box or
It to put their commoditie
to
ORLANOO - 1bc Blac Pre • th
AACP and the ionaJ Urban Lea •
ere pre nted Distingui hed Service
A rd by the Airmen, Inc. t
their recent 15th Annu I Convention.
The three bI i tituti n were n­
ored for their pivotal upport - more
than 4S year go - in helpin create