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Monday, January 28, 2013

Heed This Sign: Last Chance

 Please Heed This Sign:

The Chamber's leadership is, once again, advocating on your behalf. Yet, we need you to join us in having your voice heard. If you have interest in knowing what will change in the proposed City of Duluth sign code (ordinance), join me:

Thursday, February 7, 2013
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Duluth City Hall, Room 303

Keith Hamre, the City's Director of Planning & Construction Services, will provide us the details. Keith will also ask us for our feedback. In the days that follow our February 7 meeting, the Duluth City Council will most likely approve into law the new sign ordinance. So, this will be our last chance to impact what is included in the updated sign code.

Your comments will help the City's decision-makers better understand the business community's viewpoint on both the existing sign code and the proposed sign code. I encourage you to attend the meeting if you are wondering, "Do I have to change my sign because of the new regulations?" Or, "What must I do now if my sign was put up without a permit?"

I applaud Keith Hamre and the Duluth City Councilors for providing us with this final opportunity to better understand, and have input into, the proposed sign code.

Please let me know if you have questions or concerns. I can be reached at dross@duluthchamber.com or 740-3751.

In unwavering support,

 
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posted by David Ross at 10:30 AM
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Promoting Our Shining City

The Chamber is an unwavering and enthusiastic advocate for our beloved community. I am not trying to impress you. I am simply trying to impress upon you that promoting our fair city is a big part of what we do.

Actually, promoting Duluth is an easy job. It is a delight. We have an abundance of compelling attributes which the Chamber is quick to highlight to visitors and to prospective Duluthians. Duluth is a vibrant community, filled with remarkable people and places. We enjoy an extraordinary city that supports, cares for and creates opportunities for all of our citizens.

It is our privilege to annually produce and distribute the embodiment of our promotional efforts in one convincing wealth of information, our Duluth Area Business & Community Guide. We are good at producing it. Each year, we distribute 6,000 copies of the guide. We will soon complete and distribute our 143rd annual guide. That is correct, the Chamber produced our first guide in 1870.

The guide clearly conveys a hearty welcome to those who have arrived on our shores. And, these are no ordinary shores. Duluth triumphantly rises from the Greatest of the Great Lakes, Lake Superior.

We let visitors and prospective community members know that if they are considering making our city their home or place of business, wait no longer. We are ready to help them settle in for a few years or for a lifetime.

Additionally, we let our readers know this is one of the most productive places they are ever going to experience. We have talented individuals who take pride in working hard and contributing to the success of local businesses. We also let them know we are ready to showcase Duluth. We believe the more they know about the world's largest, farthest, inland seaport the more they will be drawn to it.

It is a pleasure to promote this big city with a small town personality; this rugged outpost with a cosmopolitan flair. With a fascinating history and a heritage as a hard-working industrial town, we have balanced and diversified our industrial roots with tourism, health care, technology and education. Additionally, our growing reputation in the aviation industry illustrates that the sky is the limit for Duluth.

We are thankful that prospective Duluthians and visitors routinely connect with us. It is an honor to represent you and our community when they do. Promoting our Shining City is a responsibility that we savor.
In support,   

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posted by David Ross at 8:01 AM
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