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Rob Kailey is a working schmuck with no ties or affiliations to any governmental or political organizations, save those of sympathy.
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Thu Dec 03, 2009 at 08:38:15 AM MST
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| So, the Missoula Chamber of Commerce sends out an "email blast" that promotes shopping in...Spokane, Washington, and, you know, Missoula businesses are pretty ticked off. That makes sense.
But it's this quote from Chamber President, Kim Latrielle, that pretty much explains why CoCs operate the way they do:
The Missoula Chamber does not market or recruit memberships from other communities, Latrielle said, "but more and more businesses are utilizing outside chambers to break into other local communities, counties and states."
"We don't seek out members from outside our area, but we have a policy that we don't turn membership away - membership is open to anybody who applies, has a business license and pays membership dues," she said.
The "Missoula" in the "Missoula Chamber of Commerce" is meaningless, as is the idea that the "chamber of commerce" is representative of commerce. There's no principle at the heart of the CoC. That's important to remember when you hear the CoC rage against unions, workers, and climate change. |
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