Long-time Farmington Area Resident Keynotes Chamber Expo

In January, long-time WJR 760 AM radio president and general manager Mike Feezey left the station to become president of Huntington Bancshares' southeast Michigan region. At Thursday's Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce Expo, he explained why.

The Farmington resident said in his keynote address, "I came to Huntington to fulfill a mission to turn this state around, and we are doing that."

Feezey said Huntington is the top Small Business Association (SBA) lender in Michigan, and the third highest SBA lender in the U.S. "That says something about the appetite we have for small business," he said.

In June, the bank launched a $2 billion lending initiative and is about a year ahead of schedule, having pumped $800 million worth of investment into Michigan.

The Chamber Expo drew about 60 businesses to Farmington Hills Manor on Orchard Lake Rd. for an afternoon of networking and promoting their products and services.