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SUMMARY:Economic Strategy Session II: Attracting and Retaining Talent
DESCRIPTION:Attracting & Retaining Talent \n\nThe Power of Benefits\n\n\nEmployer-offered benefits play a significant role in attracting and retaining talent. As a business owner\, it can be challenging to determine if your benefits package is in line with other employers in our region. In our second Economic Strategy Session\, Attracting & Retaining Talent\, learn how competitive benefits can set your business apart from others in our area and help you retain your current workforce and attract top talent.\n\n\n\nThe panel will focus on industry-specific tips while highlighting information from the 2023 Traverse Connect Benefit survey completed in partnership with Networks Northwest. Learn what others businesses in our region offer to stay competitive!\n\n\n\n \n\nModerator:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDeidra Charnes:\n\nDirector of Human Resources\, Cherryland Electric\n\nVice President of Professional Development & Programming\, TAHRA\n\n\n\n \n\n\n	\n		\n			Lauren Harris\n\n			Employee Benefits Specialist\, Advantage Benefits Group\n			Dave Mengebier \n\n			President & CEO\, Community Foundation         \n			Liz Lancashire\n\n			General Manager\, Fustini's Oils & Vinegars
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div font-size:="" segoe="" ui="">\n<p paraeid="{1a761e5a-b083-431e-9389-f44e611dc039}{100}" paraid="411543861" style="text-align: center\;" xml:lang="EN-US"><strong style=""><font color="#003399"><span style="font-size: 20px\;">Attracting &amp\; Retaining Talent&nbsp\;</span></font></strong><br />\n<span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 153)\; font-size: 18px\;">The Power of Benefits</span></p>\n\n<div font-size:="" segoe="" ui="">\n<p paraeid="{1a761e5a-b083-431e-9389-f44e611dc039}{100}" paraid="411543861"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Employer-offered benefits play a significant role in attracting and retaining talent. As a business owner\, it can be challenging to determine if your benefits package is in line with other employers in our region. In our second Economic Strategy Session\, Attracting &amp\; Retaining Talent\, learn how competitive benefits can set your business apart from others in our area and help you retain your current workforce and attract top talent.<br />\n<br />\nThe panel will focus on industry-specific tips while highlighting information from the 2023 Traverse Connect Benefit survey completed in partnership with Networks Northwest. Learn what others businesses in our region offer to stay competitive!</span></span></span></p>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n<p color:="" helvetica="" style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="p1" color:="" helvetica="" style="margin: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-stretch: normal\; line-height: normal\; text-align: center\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 153)\; font-size: 18px\; text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Moderator</strong></span>:</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; font-family: proxima-nova\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\;" />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="296" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1950/Image/Molly_2023/DeidraCharnesHeadshot.jpg" style="width: 200px\; height: 296px\;" width="200" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; font-family: proxima-nova\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; font-family: proxima-nova\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\;" />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/deidra-charnes-shrm-scp-388471181/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 153)\; text-align: center\;"><strong>Deidra Charnes</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 153)\; text-align: center\;">:</span></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\;" />\n<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-variant: inherit\; 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font-size: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; text-align: center\; background-color: transparent\; box-sizing: border-box\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: proxima-nova\, sans-serif\; vertical-align: baseline\; text-decoration-line: none\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003399\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e1ba93f9-7fff-dd9f-81cb-cd209927c20d" style="box-sizing: border-box\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-variant: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-variant-ligatures: inherit\; font-variant-caps: inherit\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-weight: 700\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; background-color: transparent\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Lauren Harris</span></span></span></a></u></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><em>Employee Benefits Specialist</em>\, Advantage Benefits Group</span></span></span></span></th>\n			<th scope="col" style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mengebier-758a809/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003399\;">Dave Mengebier</span></a><span style="color:#003399\;">&nbsp\;</span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><em>President &amp\; CEO</em>\, Community Foundation &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span></th>\n			<th scope="col"><strong><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><a href="https://www.fustinis.com/order/category/vinegars_11/?gclid=Cj0KCQiApKagBhC1ARIsAFc7Mc6qnJHSyLh1G3_NIB-siUgnPK26R1OA_DfSABniCIAS17NVmJk3LSIaAsvuEALw_wcB" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003399\;">Liz Lancashire</span></a></span></span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><em>General Manager\,</em> Fustini&#39\;s Oils &amp\; Vinegars &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</span></span></span></th>\n		</tr>\n	</thead>\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="text-align: center\;"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1950/Image/Molly_2023/LaurenHarrisHeadshot.jpeg" style="width: 200px\; height: 200px\;" width="200" /></td>\n			<td style="text-align: center\;"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1950/Image/Molly_2023/David-MengebierHeadshot.jpeg" style="width: 200px\; height: 200px\;" width="200" /></td>\n			<td style="text-align: center\;"><img alt="" height="255" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1950/Image/Molly_2023/LizFustinisHeadshot.jpg" style="width: 175px\; height: 255px\;" width="175" /></td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n\n<p class="p1" color:="" helvetica="" style="margin: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; 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LOCATION:Traverse City Country Club 1725 South Union St. Traverse City\, MI 49684
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URL:https://business.traverseconnect.com/events/details/economic-strategy-session-ii-attracting-and-retaining-talent-6562
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