A report by WJRW says that the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce has selected a new president and CEO who will bring with him first-hand experience in establishing a Chicago-area commuter rail system and a record of defeating new business taxes.
According to excerpts from the story:
The Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce will have a new President & CEO as of April 4. Rick Baker, an executive with more than 23 years of chamber experience, has been chosen to succeed Jeanne Englehart, who will wrap up her seven-year tenure at the Chamber next month.
Baker is currently President and COO of the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce in Moline, IL and Davenport, IA, an organization with 1,800 member businesses, 34 professional staff and a $4.6 million budget. It covers an Illinois and Iowa business community of multiple municipalities in a bi-state metro
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