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Author: Melinda Stephan

Entrepreneur runs chamber

Entrepreneur runs chamber

[bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_P4_Stephan_EntrepreneurRunsChamber[/bbrvideo] To understand the needs of local businesses, it helps to be a business owner. Like many business owners, Lori Wemhoff, President of LMS Creative Communications, Ltd., had reservations about starting her own business, but saw potential. Wemhoff made a brochure to advertise for a friend’s new business and realized she could turn an interest into a lucrative company. So with confidence in her abilities in marketing and promotions and an office in the middle of downtown Kent, Wemhoff…

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Kent business and the KACC

Kent business and the KACC

[bbrvideo]BBR_P3_STEPHAN_Business_1[/bbrvideo] Downtown Kent has seen a lot of changes in the past few years, most notably an influx of new businesses. This is exactly what the executive director of the Kent Area Chamber of Commerce likes to see.  Lori Wemhoff says that “increasing membership [in the Chamber] from a down period” has been her greatest challenge since becoming Executive Director in 2009. And the Chamber has grown. In fact, the Chamber has grown approximately 85% in the past five years,…

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KACC’s Lori Wemhoff: ‘Sleep is overrated’

KACC’s Lori Wemhoff: ‘Sleep is overrated’

The Kent Area Chamber of Commerce (KACC) Executive Director, Lori Wemhoff is not as worried about sleep as she is about growing Kent businesses. Wemhoff has never shied away from advancing community activity, or from a challenge. She has an expansive background in public relations and marketing in a variety of industries including intercollegiate athletics, corporate business development, healthcare and international architecture. Wemhoff was also president of her own marketing firm, LMS Creative Communications, which led her to association with…

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