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Nine different chambers of commerce to host Diversity Expo July 30

By: Taylor Christensen | Metro | Published July 19, 2024

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Farmers Market will be the location of the Diversity Expo, hosted by nine local southeast Michigan chambers of commerce, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. July 30 at 316 E. 11 Mile Road.

The expo is featuring minority, women, veteran, and LGBTQ+ owned businesses at the Royal Oak Farmers Market.

Among the participating chambers of commerce are Troy, Birmingham Bloomfield, CONNECT Macomb, Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce, Miindia.com, Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce, and Southfield Chamber of Commerce.

Local businesses will be at the expo to showcase their products and promote their businesses.

More than 90 local businesses with minority, women, veteran and LGBTQ+ ownership will be in attendance at the expo.

“We are very excited to bring this event back for a third year in a row,” said Tara Tomcsik-Husak, president and CEO of the Troy Chamber. “We are proud to partner with our neighboring Chambers of Commerce to support minority, women, veteran and LGBTQ+ ... business owners and the impact they have on their cities. When we are supporting diversity in business, we are supporting a greater and more inclusive community.”

The event is free and open to the public. Register in advance or get sponsorship opportunities and exhibitor table information at bit.ly/44C4Jhr.