The Marysville Globe-The Arlington Times asked 11 local agencies what their plans are for 2015. This response came from the Greater Marysville-Tulalip Chamber of Commerce.
The Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce celebrates its successes of 2014 and eagerly looks forward to even more in 2015, especially in the midst of great change.
GMTCC’s President/CEO of the past 22 years, Caldie Rogers, recently retired, and an executive search is under way with the expectation of the selection of a new president/CEO within the first quarter of 2015. The new president/CEO, under the direction of the board of directors, will continue to guide GMTCC in the support and strengthening of businesses in the Marysville-Tulalip communities.
This will entail renewed cooperation with the city of Marysville and the Tulalip Tribes with a focus on cementing and strengthening the spirit of unity that currently exists. Accomplishing this also will require the continued cooperative interacting with many other local, regional, statewide, and national business organizations and political entities and organizations.
GMTCC’s Business Before Hours meetings at Tulalip Resort Casino will continue to feature the popular and valuable “State of the City,” “State of the Tribes,” “State of the Legislature,” and “State of the (Naval) Station” presentations as well as B2B networking events, talks about summer activities available to families and individuals both in Marysville and in Tulalip, and motivational speakers to give business owners fresh ideas about how to improve their businesses. During years of elections for public office, GMTCC intends to continue to produce candidate forums so that citizens can become more informed voters on current topics, especially as they relate to local business. GMTCC will continue to train interns in the basics and nuances of office procedures and professional conduct so that the interns can acquire meaningful employment in the business workplace. GMTCC also will continue to recruit and train volunteers to staff the Visitor Information Center co-located with GMTCC as well as manage the operation of the VIC with its vital business resources.
GMTCC will host local workforce development efforts as well as provide business incubator support as opportunities become emergent. In 2015 local initiatives will be revitalized by GMTCC to benefit local businesses. These initiatives include the successful “Buy Local” campaign of recent years as well as the much-awarded “Military Family Friendly Employment Initiative” that advocates for employment of trailing spouses and family members of deployed service members. GMTCC also intends, when funds become available, to revamp its website so that it is easier to use for chamber members, as well as more informative and easily browsed for general users.
The coming year promises to bring significant changes as well as many opportunities for success for GMTCC. The chamber embraces these opportunities and will continue to provide its services to our business communities for their continued success. “GMTCC is THE Voice and Resource for business”.
