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CHAMBER NEWS FOCUS MAGAZINE | MAY 2023

Lansing Regional Chamber Announces Recipients of

Community Service, Outstanding Small Business,

Diversity Star and Legacy Awards

RECIPIENTS TO BE HONORED AT THE LRCC ANNUAL DINNER ON MAY 10

he Lansing Regional the transformation of
Chamber of former school buildings
TCommerce (LRCC) into office and research
has announced the facilities. Jim and his
recipients of four major wife Judith, both cancer
awards, which will be survivors, donated $2.5
presented at the LRCC’s million towards the
upcoming Annual Dinner construction of the
on Wednesday, May 10. Sparrow Herbert-Herman
Cancer Center. The
The award recipients couple later donated
include: an additional $5 million,
which is the largest gift
• James Herbert, in the history of Sparrow
Neogen Corporation, Health Systems, to fund
Community Service advances in the diagnosis
Award and treatment of cancer
• F.D. Hayes through genomics and
Electric Company, precision medicine.
Outstanding Small
Business Award “We look at what we’ve done as a way to give back,” said
• CASE Credit Union, Diversity Star Award Herbert. “In the bible it says ‘to him who much is given,
• Comerica Bank, Legacy Award much is expected.’ We were certainly given a lot and
we’ve been trying to give some of that back.”
“All four of our award winners have established
remarkable legacies in our region. It is a privilege for the Outstanding Small Business:
Chamber to recognize these well-deserving individuals F.D. Hayes Electric Company
and organizations,” said Tim Daman, president and CEO,
LRCC. “Jim Herbert has built an incredible legacy as a F.D. Hayes Electric Co. celebrates
leader in business and philanthropy. F.D. Hayes Electric 100 years in business in 2023. One
has established a century of being one of Michigan’s of the trademarks of their longevity
leaders in their industry. CASE Credit Union is building has been the commitment to
a legacy as a leader in diversity, equity and inclusion. family values, which has held true
Comerica Bank continues its longstanding commitment through four generations. Now, with
in helping grow business and our region as a whole.” Doherty President & CEO Megan Doherty at
the helm, F.D. Hayes is a family-run
Community Service: James and woman-owned
Herbert, Neogen Corporation business that remains
one of Michigan’s
James Herbert was one of the leading residential
founders and longtime CEO of and commercial
Lansing-based Neogen, which electrical and data communications businesses. F.D Hayes
specializes in food and animal Electric was a 2021 Awardee of the Michigan Celebrates
safety as well as life sciences and Small Business 50 Companies to Watch. The company
toxicology. In addition to building a has received numerous other awards including the
global leader in the industry, Herbert Associated General Contractors Marvin M. Black Excellence
Herbert
and his team helped rejuvenate in Partnering Award for the Magnesium Products of
urban neighborhoods in the Lansing region through American project in Eaton Rapids.

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