Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce

Great article in Northwest Indiana Business Magazine - breaking down the benefits of East Chicago - living and working!! I❤️MY CITY rings true! https://lnkd.in/gsfNaxaG

Biden blocks Japan's Nippon Steel from Acquiring U.S. Steel https://lnkd.in/gUgyZxy6 As U.S. Steel is an integral part of our community, we recognize the various perspectives surrounding the potential sale. Our steel workers are facing challenges with aging factories, and we remain hopeful for their safety and job security here in Indiana. In 2023, 25% of the nation's steel was produced in Indiana. The iron and steel industry directly employs 28,000 workers in Indiana, Gill said. That’s a total economic impact of more than $12 billion, factoring in suppliers and workers’ spending. Additionally, many local businesses rely on the steel mills for their operations. We believe it is important to explore options that support a U.S.-based buyer to ensure our steel workers can continue their important work in our community. Together, we can work towards a sustainable future for our steel industry. This is a statement to acknowledge support for our industry partners and their uncertain outcome. This is a not meant to be a political statement.

Franciscan HEALTHeACCESS is presenting at our Coffee & Commerce on January 14 Ixxa Coffee. Lakeshore Chamber has partnered with Franciscan Health to offer their direct-to-employer health and wellness clinic, HEALTHeACCESS, to you and your employees at a discounted rate. With 14 locations state-wide this is an excellent opportunity to provide affordable and accessible healthcare.

Welcoming our NEWEST member Prestige 2.0 with a Ribbon Cutting January 7 at 11 CST 7134 Calumet Ave., Hammond, IN If you are curious about weight loss, hormone balance, hair replacement, peptides, etc. -- come by to hear from Prestige 2.0. Dr. Joshi is offering 50% off first weight loss injection. Dr. Jay Joshi will work directly with you for your New Year's Goals. Get personal guidance, don't go it alone! Join us!

Our small businesses and community are stronger with the work and dedication you have provided with care. Thank you for your service. Best to you on your next turn in the road. Thank you!!!

Stable living leads to stable communities. Way to go CoAction (and partners) for this investment.

Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana making great investments in our services and organizations in NWI. Thank you!

AI is one of the most efficient tools we’ve seen since the advent of the computer. But if you’re using it to generate content and then just copying and pasting, you’re missing out. And that kind of “laziness” could be costing you customers. First, we’re going to assume you can write a good solid prompt. Telling AI what role you want it to have (you are a brilliant small business owner, for example), who your audience is, what kind of content you’re looking for, and what tone you want, is essential to getting a solid first draft. Here’s what you do from there to create non-robot-like narratives and articles: Add Stats Stats generated from AI can be questionable (unless you select a tool like Perplexity that cites its sources). That’s why it’s best to research your own. That gives your content a unique and local flavor. Link It with Your Narrative What’s your business story? Add parts of that into the article you just generated. You can include personal recollections, stories, and/or business examples. This livens things up but there’s another reason you want to add your own flavor. Add Art I know I’ll catch a little flack for this, but when you add your own artistic flair, you are again distinguishing yourself in the market. You are helping your audience get to know you, not AI. Add a Theme This is something the AI can do for you, if requested. Doing so helps differentiate the content generation it’s doing for you from that of your competition. But if you add another step to the article and give it a theme, your post will be more unique. For instance, you might say write a post about how fixing a leaky faucet will make you feel better about your contributions to the environment. That little direction makes your article slightly different from everyone else. It will help give context and drive action on the importance of prompt repairs. AI is one of the best productivity tools you can implement in your business. But you want to do it in a way that does not jeopardize the quality of your content. Adding emotion and placing your personality into the piece will make it your own. Finally, while there are a lot of AI tools out there, be consistent in the ones you use for your business content creation. Speak to it the way you would a friend or a long-time employee. Show your personality. Upload pieces of content you’ve produced that you like. AI will respond to you in much the same way a beloved friend will learn your preferences and personality over time. If you do this, eventually the narrative and adding personality suggestions in this article will happen naturally with AI. Now if only I could get it to fold my laundry. That would be a real win. Christina Metcalf is a writer/ghostwriter who believes in the power of story. LinkedIn: @christinagsmith

Networking is eternal vigilance to recall, reconnect, connect and lean in to those who may help or may need your help. It should come natural but if it doesn't connect with us Tuesday, December 10 @ 8 AM at Ixxa Coffee and we will help you -- We have Prestige 2.0 joining us to talk about "Food is Medicine" - join us!!

Akhtar Zaman is a terrific Member of our chamber and we are happy to share this honor on his behalf. Way to go!