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The mission of the Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce is to provide leadership and support for the economic advancement of our community, while building programs that benefit our members.

Latest News from your Chamber

  • September 30th, 2019

    Cloud-based Accounting Software is the Future for Businesses

    Savvy business owners agree gone are the days of shoe-box bookkeeping, ledger paper and even desk-top software, which is being replaced by cloud-based accounting programs such as Quick Books Online.
     
    Mandy Wallace, staff accountant for Accounting Consultants, was guest speaker of the Chamber's Lunch & Learn September 10. Wallace is also a Chamber trustee.
     
    "Our world is changing rapidly," Wallace said. "Technology is a driving force behind those changes."
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  • September 30th, 2019

    Chamber Spotlight Shines on Jim D's Body Shop

    “The more things change, the more they stay the same”.
    This translated quote by nineteenth century editor and writer, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, could be considered the standard work ethic of Jim D’s Body Shop.
    The third-generation auto body repair shop has undergone numerous adjustments and improvements in its 47-year existence to maintain its slogan, “Collision Repairs a Specialty”.
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  • September 30th, 2019

    Hospital Marks 14th Year as Major Holiday Underwriter

    As planning begins for the holiday retail season, the Chamber is pleased to announce Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital for the 14th consecutive year has stepped forward as the major $2,000 underwriter of this community’s Christmas celebration.
     
    The four-fold event features family activities during Open House Weekend, Nov. 15 & 16, Small Business Saturday and continues Friday, Dec. 6, as the magnificent lighted procession of 100 holiday floats, costumed characters and marching bands usher in one of this community’s best-loved traditions. 
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