Southwest Detroit Business Association Hosts Community Investment Breakfast, June 21

June 13, 2012 - PRLog -- DETROIT – June 13, 2012 – The Southwest Detroit Business Association (SDBA) is hosting its annual Community Investment Breakfast from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 21, at The James Group, 4335 W. Fort St. in Detroit.  Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, the 2012 honorary chair, will deliver the keynote address to an anticipated audience of more than 300 attendees.

The annual networking event brings together local and regional community leaders, entrepreneurs and residents to acknowledge the positive contributions made by the SDBA while celebrating the economic vitality of its business community.

FOX 2 News anchor Huel Perkins will once again serve as the host for the breakfast. The 2012 Community Investment Breakfast honorees include:

•   The Clark Street Award for Public Investment                  
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office
The Michigan Department of Transportation

•   The Bagley Award for Latino Heritage Investment
The Carbonell Family – Café con Leche

•   The West Vernor Award for Individual Community Leadership
   Erik Howard – Inside Southwest Detroit, Expressions and the TAP Gallery

•   Spirit of Southwest Detroit Award for Private Investment
   El Barzon – Norberto Garita

•   The Community Partner Award
   Urban Neighborhood Initiatives

•   Kathy Wendler Award
   Lydia Gutierrez – Hacienda Mexican Foods

“Our annual Community Investment Breakfast is an opportunity to acknowledge our rich industrial and migration history while thanking the many partners who have contributed to the economic well-being of Southwest Detroit,” said Kathy Wendler, president of the Southwest Detroit Business Association.  “From our residents who fix up their homes to our more than 1,700 small businesses that make our community a shopping destination, Southwest Detroit is proud to be a local hub for economic growth.”  

The theme of this year’s annual Community Investment Breakfast is “On the Road to Economic Growth” and spotlights the SDBA’s work to ensure that economic investment turns over in the community, including new jobs, business contracts and neighborhood development.

Tickets are $50 and available online at www.savorsouthwestdetroit.com or by phone at (313) 842-0986, extension 41.  For more information about the Southwest Detroit Business Association, visit www.southwestdetroit.com.  
The 2012 Community Investment Breakfast is sponsored by Chase, Comerica Bank, Flagstar, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Edw. C. Levy Co., The Display Group, The James Group and Urban Partnership Bank.

About the Southwest Detroit Business Association
Founded in 1957, the Southwest Detroit Business Association fosters innovation, drive and commitment in our community.  We support our community’s vision for a healthy, vibrant neighborhood.  The SDBA works with local businesses, investors, entrepreneurs, customers and neighbors to develop a place where more and more people are choosing to live, work, shop and play – a place where you find Business Building Business and Community Building Business. For more information, visit www.southwestdetroit.com.