Company is Coming!, April 12

National Tourism week is May 5 through May 11. Since we have company coming, the 7th annual Bay Area Brigade has been organized, by the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee, to clean up Highway 101 on Saturday April 27th from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. We have the highway broken into areas to be covered by Pirates, Bulldogs or Lakers. At 7:30 am, Saturday, we will all gather at the NB Fire Station to register and receive our vests, gloves, bags and trash pickers. When your three-hour shift is done, everyone will head for the CB Fire Hall for a free BBQ Lunch and to find out which team will receive the Bay Area Brigade Trash Trophy for most stuff collected. If you don’t have a team and still want to help, come on down to the starting point on Saturday and we will match you up with a team to help make Oregon’s Bay Area sparkle!  If you think your business isn’t a tourist related, think again. In 2017, for example, Coos County visitors spent $25 million on ground transportation and motor fuel. They spent over $29 million in retail stores and another $25 million in grocery stores. In total, visitors spent some $271 million in Coos County. So hey, let’s all get out and spruce up the Highway. Company is coming! The Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit, professional business organization made up of the Coos Bay, North Bend, and Charleston communities. The Chamber works for a healthy economic climate of good jobs, more customers and efficient government. The Chamber’s strength lies in the number and diversity of its membership. With more than 525 members representing every aspect of this area’s economy, we use their vast collective experiences and energy to make a positive difference in our community.