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Chamber announces businesses of the year

By Sarah Shurge tography company. “It was awesome getting an award
“It’s important to all the busi- Lastly, the winner for Young En- like that. It was one of the first
nesses to get acknowledged, and it’s trepreneur is Chelsea Rushlow with awards that I have accepted in my
exciting to win something,” said Imperial Press. Rushlow has been in life as an adult on my own,” said
Chelsea Rushlow, Wayne Chamber sales, printing, mailing and market- Rushlow. Rushlow has been an ac-
President. “It’s kind of like a thank ing since 2007, and while working tive member in the chamber since
you for working so hard keeping the for Imperial Press, she is constantly 2007 and a board member since
chamber afloat.” building business relationships and 2019.
The Wayne Chamber of Com- helping the community as much as “I just want to acknowledge and Woman Owned Business, Kim White-
merce is an organization in the city she can. thank businesses that have helped Jenkins, Small Business of the Year,
that is comprised of small busi- Each winner received a unique us out throughout the year and ac-
nesses within the city. It is a network- plaque from the Wayne Chamber, en- knowledge what they do for the com- Chuck Rushlow, Young Entrepreneur,
ing organization. A promotion graved with their category title. munity,” said Rushlow. Chelsea Rushlow.
organization. An organization that
keeps small businesses together and
informed. “I love chambers. I belong
to multiple chambers in Southeast
Michigan. I love what they do for the
community to keep local businesses
thriving,” said Rushlow.
Each year, the chamber hosts an
Annual Christmas Luncheon. This
year, the luncheon was on Thursday,
December 1st, at Wayne Tree Manor
and winners for Businesses of the
Year were announced.
There were five different cate-
gories for winners: Small Business,
Woman Owned, Emerging Business,
Veteran Owned, and Young Entrepre-
neur. Winners were picked by voting
done by members of the chamber.
The winner for Small Business is
Chuck Rushlow from Imperial Press.
Chuck was one of the youngest
chamber presidents and still finds
money and time to support the
chamber. The Imperial Press alone
has donated over $10,000 dollars to
the chamber.
The winner for Woman Owned is
Kim White-Jenkins with Helium Stu-
dios. Kim not only has her studio fea-
turing 100+ artists and makers'
local, indie, and handmade goods,
but she has been known to help out
with non-profits over the years.
The winner for Emerging Busi-
ness is Tiffany Walker with Moonlit
Mystic. Tiffany officially opened her
store on Friday, May 13th, 2022. It is
an edgy and eclectic metaphysical
store unlike anything that exists in
Wayne. You can find crystal carvings,
jewelry, books, and much more.
The winner for Veteran Owned is
Stan Shelton with J & S Portrait
America Photography. Stan is a vet
from November 1965 to October
1967 assigned at Fort Wright Alaska.
After the army, he decided to pursue
his true passion for photography
and in 1989 he started his own Pho-
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