Ribbon-Cutting Ceremonies

Celebrate your grand opening, a milestone anniversary, groundbreaking, or other special business occasions! The Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce will assist in setting up a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (during normal business hours Monday - Friday).

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The Chamber will provide the following services to Chamber Investors prior to the event:

Create a Facebook event and add your business as a co-host
Promote the event on Facebook
Create a featured event on the Chamber website www.ManisteeChamber.com

Additionally, the Chamber will provide the ribbon, giant scissors, and invite Chamber ambassadors to the event. The business is responsible for coordinating staff to be in the pictures, specific guest invitations, press releases, and media contact.

Ribbon-Cutting Request Form

Join Us in Congratulating:

A Clean Start

A Clean Start celebrated their Grand Opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 16th, 2024.

Originally from Plainfield, Illinois, A Clean Start is a trusted moving company providing property preservation and transitional estate services since 2009, with particular experience working with residents looking to retire or move into assisted living facilities. Now, after 15 successful years, they are expanding into Northern Michigan! A Clean Start will serve in Manistee, Ludington, Frankfort, and Traverse City areas.

A Clean Start provides property assessment and a variety of other services for residents, including packing, moving, organizing, clean-outs, and preparing any residential property to sell. In a time where the subject housing is prevalent as ever, continuing to have services such as A Clean Start support our community is more valuable than ever.

Contour Air

Contour Air celebrated their Grand Opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 17th, 2024

Contour Airlines offers a premium, low-fare airline product that includes a complimentary first checked bag and snack and beverage service on all flights. Contour operates a growing fleet of Embraer regional jets featuring leather seating with expanded legroom in every row. Tickets are available for purchase on Contour’s website at contourairlines.com, by calling the Contour Customer Care department at (888) 332-6686.

Speaking during the ceremony was Barry Lind (Manistee Blacker Airport, Director), Mike Eagan (Manistee Blacker Airport Authority, Board Chair), Matt Chaifetz (President & CEO, Contour Air), Representative Curt Vanderwall (102nd District, Michigan House of Representatives), Stacie Bytwork (President & CEO, Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce), and Sammie Lukaskiewicz (Executive Director, Manistee Tourism Authority).

2024 Ribbon-Cutting Ceremonies

The Studio

Riverside Toys

BlueWave

The Outsider (Expansion)

The Sunshack

The Piping Plover

The Golden Stag (Anniversary)

The Armory Youth Project (Expansion)

Travelers Motel

Third Life Brewing (Anniversary)

Bungalow Inn (Anniversary)