You can also see Tax Court Summary 2012-91 (Chambers) for some real snoozer material.Posted by Jason Watson, Watson CPA Group, 719-387-9800

Get involved at local events, at the Chamber of Commerce, or with local businesses to directly interact with your local community.

For economic indicators, look for the local chamber of commerce, regional planning commission, or convention & visitors bureau. 

Amelia, I actually live in the Brandon area...I actually used to be on the Board of Brandon's Chamber of Commerce.

“It’s almost like we are a Silicon Valley again, because if you look back over a century…we were a hub for natural resources, innovation and people — and we are seeing that again,” said Glenn Stevens, executive director of MICHauto and the Detroit Regional Chamber’s vice president of automotive and mobility initiatives.The global automotive industry has multiple cities wanting to stake the claim that they are the center for future automotive technologies.

To find meetups and private lenders as a real estate investor, it is important to explore options such as Real Estate Investment Associations (REIAs), online platforms like BiggerPockets and Meetup.com, social media groups (Facebook), local real estate investing seminars, and networking through the Chamber of Commerce or business groups.

Another tech startup trades West Coast for booming Austin sceneMarkaaz plans to hire as many as 70 people by the end of this year and aims to expand the Austin workforce to about 150 by the end of 2022, according to Opportunity Austin, the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce’s economic development initiative.

(Part of me does wonder about the 'echo chamber' effect in this type of structure of "select the one you want then talk to others who want the same about it." 

We are local business owners, Chamber ambassadors, have children in school here and this is our wonderful home. 

When you pop in as a new member to BP and just want an echo chamber, you will find it somewhere, but it won't help you.