Muskegon economic leaders push to attract more business start-ups to Muskegon County

An article in the Muskegon Chronicle says that the chamber of commerce coalition is behind a new push to attract business start-ups to the region.According to excerpts from the story:Those who knew Jennifer Cross in 1997 at Mona Shores High School aren’t surprised. Classmates who saw her single-minded focus with the school’s D.E.C.A. Club understand the risk and hard work she has expended to open Continuity at 1115 Third. Her “antique, vintage and renewed goods” retail outlet in a developing urban neighborhood south of the Muskegon’s downtown business district has been open for a month. Cross is a perfect example of what the Muskegon Area Chamber of Commerce is preaching with its “entrepreneur-driven economy” initiative. In fact, Cross left the chamber earlier this year to start her own business and remains a promoter of Muskegon and its small business community. Read the complete story here.