Manitoba Chamber of Commerce
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4 MBiz | november 2016 I t is hard to believe that we are already looking at the last few weeks of 2016! As the umbrella organization for 69 local Chambers, the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce (MCC) is often asked what are the greatest challenges we encounter. While we could look at any one of our major policy areas (economic competitiveness, workforce, northern economic development, and tourism), I often find the toughest challenge is telling the stories of the amazing businesses that make up the Manitoba business community. One of the privileges of this job is connecting with our local Chambers and meeting the businesses that are reinvigorating rural Manitoba. Whether it's in Swan River's Spruce Products Ltd. and Hudson Bay Railway, getting a sneak preview of the new Farmery Brewery plant in Neepawa, or a visit to the Buhler Industries – Versatile plant in Winnipeg, there are countless success stories throughout Manitoba. One of our hopes moving into 2017 is to be more boisterous and help tell these stories to Manitoba. Along with touting more Manitoba success stories, the road ahead for MCC will continue with a focus on advocacy, as we work with the new provincial government to bring a visionary approach to economic development for all of Manitoba and take a larger step towards making our province more competitive with other jurisdictions. MCC is also in the early stages of a branding exercise that, we hope, will better align our work and message to strengthen the entire Chamber network. On behalf of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce, our 69 local Chambers, and close to 10,000 member businesses, we thank you for your continued support and we hope you enjoy the latest edition of MBiz magazine. Chuck Davidson President and CEO Manitoba Chambers of Commerce A MESSAGE FROM MCC PRESIDENT & CEO CHUCK DAVIDSON Meeting the challenges of leadership, and celebrating business success NOVEMBER 2016, VOL. 10 BIZ MB MANITOBA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE mbchamber.mb.ca PRESIDENT & CEO Chuck Davidson DIRECTOR OF POLICY & COMMUNICATIONS Cory Kolt WINNIPEG FREE PRESS winnipegfreepress.com PUBLISHER Bob Cox MANAGER OF NICHE PRODUCTS Barb Borden barb.borden@freepress.mb.ca EDITOR Pat St. Germain pstgermain@mail.com WRITERS Bob Armstrong Andrea Geary Sherry Kaniuga Cory Kolt Patrick Rediger David Schmeichel Pat St. Germain Lindsey Ward PHOTOGRAPHY Darcy Finley Numerous organizations supplied DESIGN Jane Chartrand View online at: winnipegfreepress.com/ publications Proudly GROWN and BREWED in Neepawa, Manitoba HARVEST! l Our TASTE TASTE Our l HARVEST! NEW! ESTATE BREWERY