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Upcoming Events

Christmas Open House Weekend & Theta Mu Craft Show, cancelled due to pandemic

November 13, 2020 - November 14, 2020
10:00am - 5:00pm

Small Business Saturday

November 28, 2020
10:00am - 11:00pm

Candle-light Christmas Parade, Cancelled due to Pandemic

December 04, 2020
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Ice Time Festival, cancelled due to the pandemic

February 06, 2021 - February 06, 2021
09:00am - 4:00pm

Easter Eggstravaganza

March 27, 2021
10:30am - 12:30am

Dowagiac Memorial Day Parade

May 31, 2021
10:30am - 12:00am

Dowagiac Farm & Artisan Market

June 02, 2021
09:00am - 2:00pm

Summer in the City Festival

July 16, 2021 - July 17, 2021
10:00am - 5:00pm

Cass County Fair

August 01, 2021 - August 07, 2021
11:00am

Rod & Roll Classic Auto Show

August 21, 2021
07:00am - 4:00pm

Under the Harvest Moon Festival

October 09, 2021
10:00am - 4:00pm

Latest News from your Chamber

  • November 30th, 2020

    Pure Michigan Small Business Relief Initiative to Provide $10-Million in COVID-19 Relief

    The Michigan Strategic Fund on Monday approved a $10-million grant program to help meet the urgent needs of small businesses disproportionately impacted the COVID-19 virus. The Pure Michigan Small Business Relief Initiative will utilize federal CARES Act funding to award grants of up to $15,000 to small businesses across Michigan, with applications being available beginning December 15.Learn More
     

  • November 30th, 2020

    From the Desk of Our President Kim MacGregor

    Hello All!

    It seems appropriate we send out my final column on Giving Day. I hope you were able to join – even if only in a kind word. These are challenging times and every organization and business could use some help. Reach out, if you can, and contribute, buy, or just spread a good word. 

    This has been a trying year. I hope we have taken the time to reflect – reflect on our own circumstance, on our behaviors, and on our goals. We can change or tweak going forward. We can reach out with a helping hand, instead of a foul mouth. We can be the first to praise, rather than denigrate. We can help our community and its people become stronger. It is in OUR power to do this. I recognize it is not always easy – you can walk into a meeting for a charity and people are bullying in there! I know it's unbelievable, but they do.

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  • November 30th, 2020

    Chamber Honors Seven Member Businesses

    Seven businesses that went above and beyond helping the community during the onset of the pandemic were recently honored by the Chamber in its annual Celebration of Members.
     
    While state mandates prevented the organization from holding its fall dinner, which typically draws more than 100 business leaders, the award presentations were videotaped, now appearing on the Chamber’s Facebook page. 
     
    “Certainly these are unprecedented times,” said Kim MacGregor, Chamber president of Edward Jones. “However, we have persevered and we have some stories to tell.”
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