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20 BUSINESS & INDUSTRY GUIDE2010 Business & INDUSTRY GAYLORD/OTSEGO COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GAYLORD/OTSEGO COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Location: 101W. Main St. (corner of Main and Center streets in Gaylord) Mailing address: P.O. Box 513, Gaylord, MI 49734 Administrative office: 732-6333 Information center: 732-4000, 800-345-8621 Fax: 732-7990 E-mail: info@gaylordchamber.com Web site: www.gaylordchamber.com The Gaylord Area Chamber of Commerce promotes the community and represents the interests of around 500 member businesses, while providing a myriad of benefits to them. These include: access to BCBSM health insurance, discounts on products and services, a countywide leadership program, referrals and brochure distribution, mailing lists, freeWeb pages, and special networking events, such as Business After Hours, the golf outing and the annual Business Showcase. The chamber, along with the Gaylord Area Convention & Tourism Bureau, also operates the Visitors Information Center at 125 S. Otsego Ave. The chamber is managed by Paul Beachnau, CEO, and overseen by a volunteer board of directors. OTSEGO COUNTY —OTSEGO COUNTY ECONOMIC ALLIANCE— ECONOMIC ALLIANCE The Otsego County Economic Alliance Inc. is the economic development partnership serving Gaylord and Otsego County. Its mission is to facilitate economic growth through a public/private partnership that maintains economic vitality and stimulates economic growth while preserving the quality of life. The Alliance is a collaborative, community supported, full-service economic development organization. It provides leadership, vision and education; promotes economic development; and provides services and assistance to develop highwage, high-skill, base industries in the county. The Alliance provides business expansion and location assistance, including infrastructure development, tax abatements, financing, access to state-level incentives, and location proposals; research and information; export assistance; small business planning assistance and micro-loan financing; and is a liaison to local government. Jeff Ratcliffe is executive director for the Alliance, with an office at 1062 Cross St., Gaylord. The Alliance may be reached by phone at 731- 0288, and by fax at 731-0289; or on theWeb at www.gaylord-otsego.com. INDUSTRIAL PARKS —INDUSTRIAL PARKS— From manufacturing and warehousing to wholesale, distribution and industrial services, the Gaylord area has developed a variety of sites to accommodate business growth. The city of Gaylord completed development of a 240-acre industrial park in 2004. This modern Class-A industrial park, located on Milbocker Road, features Class A road access to both I-75 Gaylord interchanges, municipal water and sewer, underground power, multiple broadband telecommunications options, natural gas, tax incentives, rail access, protective covenants, and M-1 industrial zoning. The park is home to Crossroads Industries and an expanded FedEx ground terminal. The Gaylord Air Industrial Park currently has only 10 acres available. This 166-acre park, located on Dickerson and Milbocker roads, features Class A road access to both I-75 Gaylord interchanges, municipal water and sewer, underground power, NAME: GAYLORD GUIDE; WIDTH: 16P10.5; DEPTH: 2.06 IN; REQUEST New & Used Firearms Tactical & Spor ting Rif les – Shotguns Handguns – Ammo Magazines – Optics Knives – 50 Bmg Cash For Guns Buy Sel l Tr ade WATERS GUN SHOP I-75 EXIT 270 10740 OLD 27 S. WATERS, MI 49797 989.448.8270 RONALD F. SCHWARZ FFL rondo@voyager.net NAME: GAYLORD GUIDE; WIDTH: 16P10.5; DEPTH: 2.06 IN; REQUEST TODD L. SEIDELL A RCHITECT Phone: 989.731.0372 114 N. Court Avenue, Suite 201 Post Office Box 2189 Gaylord, Michigan 49734
GUIDE2010 BUSINESS & INDUSTRY 21 natural gas, multiple broadband telecommunications options, tax incentives and M-1 industrial zoning. The Gaylord Air Industrial Park is home to a wide variety of business uses, from freight terminals, tool & die shops to oil and gas service companies and other manufacturers. In Livingston Township, Card Commercial Park, a privately developed business park, has seven available lots totaling about 13 acres. This park, located off of Meecher Road next to the north Gaylord I-75 interchange, features Class-A road access, type II water system, underground power, natural gas, telephone, and B-3 light industrial zoning. The developer offers build-to-suit, lease or own options. For more information on available sites and buildings, contact the Otsego County Economic Alliance at 731-0288 or www.gaylord-otsego.com. TOURISM —TOURISM— With 17 championship golf courses, dozens of lakes, miles of trails for hiking, biking, skiing and snowmobiling, Otsego County is a year-round vacation destination. Promoting golf, snowmobiling and recreational opportunities is the Gaylord Area Convention & Tourism Bureau’s job, headed by executive director Paul Beachnau and governed by a board of directors. For more information, contact the Gaylord Information Center (operated by the Tourism Bureau and the Gaylord Chamber of Commerce), located at 125 S. Otsego Ave., at 732-4000 or 800- 345-8621, or at www.gaylordmichigan.net. OIL & GAS —OIL & GAS— The drilling and production of natural gas in the area provide hundreds of jobs. Numerous oil and gas development and production companies call Otsego County home. Here are some important oil- and gas-related connections for the area: • Michigan Oil & Gas Association, 124W. Allegan St., Ste. 1610, Lansing, MI 48933; 517-487- 1092 • Dept. of Environmental Quality, 2100 M-32 West; 731-4920 (Gaylord • State Geological Survey Division, 735 E. Hazel St., P.O. Box 30256, Lansing, MI 48909; 517-241- 1515 • Michigan Public Service Commission, 6545 MercantileWay, P.O. Box 30221, Lansing, MI 48909; 800-292-9555; 517-241-6180
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