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Golfers Get Ready!!

Golfers Get Ready!!

What does a golf cart, beautiful Friday afternoon outside, and mingling with friends all have in common?  The Sparta Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing on Friday, August 17, 2012!

Tee Off at 10:30 am, lunch at the turn, and prizes!  Only $50 per person or a 4 player team with sponsorship is only $275!  A great afternoon of raising money for the Sparta Chamber events and networking on the golf course!

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Golfers Get Ready!!

Golfers Get Ready!!

What does a golf cart, beautiful Friday afternoon outside, and mingling with friends all have in common?  The Sparta Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing on Friday, August 17, 2012!

Tee Off at 10:30 am, lunch at the turn, and prizes!  Only $50 per person or a 4 player team with sponsorship is only $275!  A great afternoon of raising money for the Sparta Chamber events and networking on the golf course!

Click Here for registration

Classes FIT for All at the Expo on Saturday!

Classes FIT for All at the Expo on Saturday!

Ever wonder if a workout class might be right for you?  Check out these different workout style classes for free held at the Expo on Saturday, March 3!  Classes include: Zumba, Yoga, P90X, and more!  Check out which class would work for you as these free classes are open to the public to try during the Sparta Business Expo!

Sparta Expo to be held March 3rd

Sparta Expo to be held March 3rd

Visit spartachamber.com for additional information.

Sparta Business Roundtable & Luncheon

Sparta Business Roundtable & Luncheon

Monday, March 26, 11:30am, Sparta Civic Center

The Sparta Business Roundtable is an opportunity to have important corporations and industry in the Sparta area discuss matters that affect business & economic development on a local level. This meeting will also be an opportunity to meet other businesses & industry leaders in Sparta.

Featured Speakers:
Jon Sorber is one of the original "two men" along with his brother, Brig. The pair started the business when they were in high school as a means to earn extra money. With a 1967 pickup truck as their sole resource, Brig and Jon placed an ad in a local shopping guide that read, "Two Men and a Truck to move your belongings" along with a stick figure designed by their mother, Mary Ellen Sheets, which is now the corporate logo.

Leadership West Michigan Graduates 27 in December 2011

Leadership West Michigan Graduates 27 in December 2011

The 2011 class of Leadership West Michigan (LWM) graduated on December 15, 2011. The class of 27 participated in 8 day sessions over the past 4 months which included a two day bus tour of the region and culminated in Regional Trustee day and graduation.

Patricia Ackerberg - Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce  
Justin Arnold - WMPS  
Charles Ash, Jr. - Warner Norcross & Judd LLP  
Douglas Bagley - Ottawa Area ISD - MTEC  
Michael Brecht - St. Mary's Health Care  
Marlene Brostrom - Michigan Works Ottawa County  
Cindy Brown - Hello West Michigan  
Frederick Bw'Ombongi - Spectrum Health  
Valerie Byrnes - Barry County Chamber of Commerce  
Kyle Dannenberg - Ottawa Area Intermediate School District  
Lori Duff - TrueNorth Community Services  
Kathy Finkler - Davenport University  
Jeffrey Hoerle - Priority Health  
Ammy Johnson - Harbor Hospice  

Kent Gagnon Joins ChoiceOne Bank

Kent Gagnon Joins ChoiceOne Bank

 

Sparta, MI (November 21, 2011) – ChoiceOne Bank is pleased to announce the addition of Kent G. Gagnon as Business Development Officer. In this position, Gagnon is responsible for creating new opportunities and developing long-term relationships with the local business leaders in the communities the Bank serves.

“As more businesses recognize us as the local choice for all their banking needs, Kent will help us nurture these relationships,” said ChoiceOne Bank President and CEO James Bosserd.  “Kent has a successful career in banking and shares our values of serving our customers as the local community bank.”

With 23 years of extensive banking experience with two major banks, Gagnon has moved through the ranks of banking including branch management, treasury management and business development.