Business Expo Comes to Lake Orion High School

Expo runs 4-8 p.m. on May 9.

The Orion Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its 9th Annual Community Business Expo on May 9 at Lake Orion High School. The event runs from 4-8 p.m. and is free to the public.  The casino-themed event is expected to draw about 1,000 patrons and coincides with parent-teacher conferences at the school.  The expo allows businesses to share information about their services, sell their merchandise and distribute free samples, and introduces residents to local businesses and their owners. Registration information is available on the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce website.

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Casino-Themed Community Business Expo is May 9

The ninth annual Orion Area Chamber of Commerce event at Lake Orion High School will showcase a variety of services and merchandise, as well as free food samples.

UPDATE: Cash Mob Tonight (Nov. 27) at Simply Marcella in Downtown Lake Orion

The secret is out! The Cash Mob for Tuesday, Nov. 27, is at Simply Marcella in Downtown Lake Orion.

Update: The secret is out! The Cash Mob from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, is at Simply Marcella.  Enjoy shopping, wine and jewelry at 34 South Broadway in downtown Lake Orion. You’ve heard of flash mobs; those fun, seemingly spontaneous events where a large group of people suddenly bursts into song or dance, much to the amusement of onlookers? In similar fashion, the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce has organized two cash mobs this holiday season to support local businesses. In a cash mob, social media is used to bring a group of people together to shop at one business. The actual location is a secret until the last minute. And the Chamber isn’t giving out any hints. The next cash mob is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27. The curious and …

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Orion Business Expo Draws Record Number of Vendors

Alaina Campbell, executive director of the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce, was thrilled with the success of this year's expo.

There was a lot to see Thursday night at the Orion Area Chamber's 8th Annual Community Business Expo. About 100 vendors participated in the successful networking event at Lake Orion High School and hundreds of community members filed through the field house checking out what local businesses had to offer. Alaina Campbell, executive director of the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce, was thrilled to have 100 businesses participate, noting that it was the most they have ever had participate in the expo. Promotional goodies, food samples and prizes were distributed throughout the event and every hour on the hour music was cranked and attention was directed to a flash mob. Kids had a blast as well at this family fun, free event by playing in the …

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Don't Forget: Community Business Expo Tonight

Patch will be among the 100 vendors at Lake Orion High School sharing information and goodies.

The Lake Orion High School field house will be packed tonight for the 8th Annual Orion Area Chamber of Commerce Community Business Expo. Lake Orion-Oakland Township Patch will be among the 100 vendors that will have stations at the 4-8 p.m. event. We hope you'll stop by and say hi! Be sure to let us know how we're doing and what you would like to see more of on our site. If you have any questions about Patch, this will be the perfect opportunity to get those answered. We want you to leave our booth armed with information – and some goodies, too! Speaking of goodies, we will have a prize wheel set up. "We're very excited. This is the most we have ever had," Alaina Campbell, executive director of the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce, said of …

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New Substation Commander Introduced at Orion Chamber Event

May's Chamber luncheon featured members of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office including Lt. Daniel Toth.

Orion Township Substation's Lt. Daniel Toth, who recently replaced Lt. Bruce Naile, was in the spotlight at Orion Area Chamber's May luncheon on Thursday. Toth and other Oakland County Sheriff's Office representatives were the featured speakers for the gathering. Toth provided attendees with tips on how to make their businesses safer. The luncheon took place at Boulder Pointe Golf Club and Banquet Center in Oxford and was hosted jointly with the Oxford Chamber of Commerce. Joe Johnson of Orion Neighborhood Television submitted this video footage of the luncheon.

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Meet Patch at Community Business Expo Next Week

Patch will be among more than 80 businesses that set up shop at this Orion Area Chamber event.

More than 80 businesses will be at Lake Orion High School Field House from 4-8 p.m. May 10 to participate in the 8th Annual Orion Area Chamber of Commerce Community Business Expo. The expo is a great opportunity to learn about all the new businesses in town and visit longtime businesses as well.  Plus, Patch will be there! Be sure to stop by the Oakland Township-Lake Orion Patch booth and tell us how we’re doing. Let us know what you would like to see more of on our site. If you have any questions about Patch, this will be the perfect opportunity to get those questions answered. We want you to leave our booth armed with information and some goodies, too! Businesses at the event will be passing out samples, restaurants will be distributing …

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