BIRMINGHAM, MI, January 20, 2016 – U.S. Sen. Gary Peters headlines a list of distinguished panelists as the Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber kicks-off its annual Forecast Series.
Peters, an Oakland County native, won his seat last November, replacing Carl Levin as one of Michigan’s two U. S. senators. Prior to that, he had served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since being elected in 2008.
“We are thrilled to bring Mr. Peters back to Oakland County to hear firsthand the concerns of the local business community,” said Chamber President Joe Bauman. “Gary has been a good friend to the Chamber for many years, and as a former small business owner himself, he has worked diligently in Washington to represent the interests of the business community first in the House and now the Senate.”
Peters will keynote the Chamber’s Government Forecast, scheduled for 8-9:30 a.m. Monday, March 7, at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, which will play host to all three breakfast programs.
First up in the three-part, annual Forecast Series is the Chamber’s Economic Forecast, scheduled for 8-9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2. Scheduled speakers are Tony Vernaci, Vice President, Global Business Development for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation; and Paul Traub, Business Economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Detroit Branch. The session will be moderated by real estate attorney Linda Watson of the Clark Hill law firm.
The Series will wrap-up on Tuesday, April 5, with the Real Estate Forecast featuring a keynote address by Dan Elsea, President of Brokerage Services for the Real Estate One Family of Companies.
Tickets for each of the sessions are $40 members for Chamber members, and $50 for guests. Corporate tables of eight are available for $290, and attendees can save $20 by registering for all three events. Register online at www.bbcc.com or call (248) 430-7688.
Forecast series major sponsors include the Bank of Birmingham, Clark Hill PLC., Comcast, Fenner, Melstrom and Dooling PLC, Greenleaf Trust and the Birmingham Shopping District. Additional sponsorship opportunities and display tables are available by calling the Chamber offices at (248) 644-1700.
The Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber is a member organization dedicated to promoting economic development, strengthening the business climate and maintaining the quality of life in Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township and Franklin. For more information, please visit www.bbcc.com.
Contact: Joe Bauman joeb@bbcc.com
(248) 430-6135
Photo: Gary Peters, U.S. Sen.
www.peters.senate.gov