Chamber Blog

Each year, Leadership Grand Rapids, also known as LGR, welcomes a class of leaders to take part in an intensive community and professional leadership experience. The program, founded on the […]

Every year at the ATHENA Awards Celebration, we gather to CELEBRATE those who embody, encourage and promote the inclusion of women. The ATHENA Leadership Award is presented to an outstanding leader who […]

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends six feet of distance between people and the use of face masks to help prevent the spread of disease from person to person. […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has touched every business, and the impact of government decisions is unmistakable. Your Chamber Government Affairs Team works tirelessly to bring you up-to-date information and resources to […]

Monday, March 16 marked the beginning of a new era for many restaurants and bars in Michigan with Governor Whitmer limiting food establishments to take-out services only due to the Coronavirus pandemic. […]

About Kim Dabbs Kim Dabbs presented the keynote at the July ATHENA Leadership Forum. She is a social entrepreneur, advocate, innovator, and leader of social innovation for Steelcase. Dabbs, a […]

Today, the Grand Rapids Chamber and 14 other statewide business organizations called on Michigan’s Congressional Delegation to unify behind smart compromise Federal legislation to provide financial relief to Michigan, and […]

(Grand Rapids, Mich. – June 18, 2020) – The Grand Rapids Chamber applauds the Michigan House of Representatives for unanimously passing critical legislation to support businesses in our community. “The […]