2012 www.lansingchamber.org 1 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Chamber Members, Welcome to the Lansing Regional The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce and our seven Chamber Chamber of Commerce 2012 partners from Charlotte, Clinton County, DeWitt, Eaton Rapids, Community Guide & Membership Grand Ledge, Mason and Williamston encourage you to explore the Directory. I am confident you numerous benefits of Chamber membership that are detailed in this will find this year’s Directory to publication. Your Chamber of Commerce is working hard to provide be a valuable tool filled with rich services and programs that will help you grow your business. resources that will assist you and your organization in many ways. On behalf of my colleagues at the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce and our regional Chamber partners, I would like to The 2012 Community Guide is thank you for your membership investment in our organizations and designed to offer you important extend our best wishes for a highly successful 2012. information about our region including economic growth highlights, demographics, information about homes and housing, transportation, educational institutions, Sincerely, health care and an impressive description of our numerous cultural assets. The material contained in the Community Guide can be useful in compiling reports and presentations and for building awareness about our region with people outside Greater Lansing. Many of our members have told us over the years that the Tim Daman Membership Directory section of this publication is one of their most President/CEO important resources for making connections to other businesses and Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce organizations in the region. Within the Membership Directory, you will find important contact information for all Chamber members within the tri-county region. 2 2012 Community Guide & Membership Directory2012 www.lansingchamber.org 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS LRCC COMMUNITY GUIDE & MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY LETTER from THE PRESIDENT ..........................................................3 2012 STAFF DIRECtorY ....................................................................6 2012 BOARD OF DIRECtors ............................................................7 CHAMBER BENEFITS ..........................................................................8 CHAMBER EVENTS AND proGRAMMING ........................................10 SPONSORSHIP AND MARKETING ....................................................12 TIERED MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE ...................................................13 REGIONAL OVERVIEW .....................................................................18 REGIONAL BUSINESS GroWTH ......................................................20 REGIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS ............................................................25 LOCATION AND TRAnsportATION ...............................................27 HOMES AND HOUSING ...................................................................28 EDUCATION ....................................................................................29 HEAlth CARE .................................................................................33 34 .......................................... CHARLOTTE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 35 ............................... CLINTON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 36 .................................................DEWITT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 37 ............................ EAton RAPIDS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 38 ...................................... GRAND LEDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 39 ........................................ MASON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 40 ............................. WILLIAMSTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2012 CATEGORICAL BUSINESS LISTING .........................................41 COMMUNITY ALPHABETICAL LISTINGS LANSING ..................................................................................90 CHARLOTTE ........................................................................... 113 CLINTON COUNTY ................................................................ 118 DEWITT ................................................................................. 123 EATON RAPIDS ...................................................................... 124 GRAND LEDGE ....................................................................... 126 MASON .................................................................................. 129 WILLIAMSTON ....................................................................... 135 ADVertiser INDEX....................................................................... 139 This publication was produced for the LANSING REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 500 E. Michigan Ave., Suite 200 • Lansing, MI 48912-1185 (517) 487-6340 • (517) 484-6910 fax www.lansingchamber.org 4 2012 Community Guide & Membership Directory2012 www.lansingchamber.org 5 2012 STAFF DIRECTORY 2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS TIM DAMAN KRISTIN BeltZER BRENT CASE CYNTHIA EISELER President/CEO Senior Vice President of Vice President of International Director of Membership [email protected] Gov. Relations & Business Services Development NANCY MCKEAGUE RON SIMON PAULA CUNNINGHAM JEFF HICKS JEFF FINEIS (517) 853-6452 Public Affairs [email protected] [email protected] Chair of the Board Past Chair Chair Elect Legal Counsel Treasurer [email protected] (517) 853-6464 (517) 853-6467 Michigan Hospital Association Auto-Owners Insurance Capitol National Bank Hicks & Mullet, PLLC Andrews Hooper and Pavlik (517) 853-6453 DIVISION DIRECTORS TONY DELUCA JASON GREEN MArthA HOWLEY MICHELLE RAHL Membership Manager Government Relations Manager Executive Assistant Events & Programs Director [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (517) 853-6463 (517) 853-6474 (517) 853-6466 (517) 853-6457 TIM DAMAN JOE FORD JEAN SchtokAL DEB MUCHMORE KEVIN MCKINNEY President Marketing & International Business Services Member Services Government Relations Lansing Regional Communications Foster, Swift, Collins Marketing Resource Group McKinney & Associates Chamber of Commerce Netvantage Marketing & Smith MEMBERS AT LARGE Bill Kimble, C2AE Lon Bohannon, Neogen Bob Trezise, LEAP Inc. Mark Burnham, Michigan State University Dave Mulder, Meijer, Inc. Melanie Bergeron, Two Men & A Truck David Baker, Farm Bureau Insurance Pat Gillespie, Gillespie Group KARI SMITH KIM LANGENBERG PEGGY LUCKHURST MAEVE MACDONALD Dennis Swan, Sparrow Health Systems Patrick Dean, Dean Transportation Special Projects Coordinator Procurement Counselor Technical Director, Finance & Operations Marketing & Heather Shawa-DeCook, Demmer Corporation Ryan Vartoogian, Spartan Internet Consulting [email protected] Assistance Center [email protected] Communications Manager J. Peter Lark, Lansing Board of Water and Light Sean Kirk, Emergent BioSolutions (517) 487-6112 [email protected] (517) 853-6459 [email protected] (517) 853-6445 (517) 853-6457 Jason Sanders, Fifth Third Bank Steve Reynolds, Accident Fund Insurance Co. John Brown, Jackson National Life Insurance Tim Salisbury, PNC Bank Leslie Brogan, Comcast 6 2012 Community Guide & Membership Directory2012 www.lansingchamber.org 7 CHAMBER BENEFITS The Mission of the Chamber is to be the OUR VISION AND preeminent business advocacy organization in COMMITMENT TO MEMBERS the Greater Lansing region by collaborating for The vision of the Lansing Regional Chamber economic growth, creating new opportunities is to be the most valuable business resource in for our members and upholding pro-business the region for facilitating a positive economic ideals through the advancement of sound climate. We are the largest regional business public policy. organization dedicated to saving members money and helping them generate new LEADERSHIP. INFLUENCE. ACCESS business. We achieve this through a variety For more than 110 years the Lansing Regional of programs that create new customers, give Chamber of Commerce has been dedicated to members visibility and provide them with the helping employers and businesses in the region support of 1,100 other members. grow by providing business education and Chamber Membership entitles you to a wide • DBI We Do Business: Your membership allows you to enjoy networking, enhancing member visibility and With 80 percent of all chamber members variety of exclusive programs designed to save discounts up to 60 percent on core office supplies and up to advocating for a prosperous economic climate. employing less than 20 people, the Lansing you money and provide you with a competitive 40 percent on regular catalog items including office furniture. Regional Chamber has long-standing tradition edge. Current program offerings include: • JMANN: Offers a 10 percent discount on a human resources Membership in the Lansing Regional helping small businesses grow and prosper. As • Blue Cross Blue Shield/Blue review. This recognizes strengths and identifies any needs for Chamber supports the following programs: the primary small business support association Care Network of Michigan: The improvement in your HR “people practices.” in the tri-county region, the Chamber offers • Membership Services: Assist Chamber’s sponsored program • LSJ: Offers a 25 percent discount to Chamber members for growth opportunities through programs our members in growing their and exclusive relationship with the open rates on any display or mobile ads shown on lsj.com. business by supporting member