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Entrepreneur runs Chamber

Entrepreneur runs Chamber

Many areas have seen an improvement since the economic downtown a while back, but a local entrepreneur in Kent, Ohio is playing a dual role in trying to keep business booming.  BBR’s Melinda Stephan has the story. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_P5_Stephan_EntrepreneurRunsChamber2[/bbrvideo] “And I have a problem with telling people ‘no.’” Lori Wemhoff has a hard time saying “no.”  That might be why she owns her own business and runs the Kent Area Chamber of Commerce. As a small business owner, Wemhoff is…

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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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