Greater Green Bay Chamber: CHAMBER WELCOMES BANKS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Press release from Greater Green Bay Chamber:

05/11/2021

Contact: Kelly Armstrong, vice president of economic development, 920.496.2113 or karmstrong@greatergbc.org 

Green Bay, Wis. (May 11, 2021) - The Greater Green Bay Chamber economic development team is excited to welcome Lamarr Banks as the Urban Hub community manager. 

Banks will be responsible for the development and day-to-day operations of programming through the Urban Hub co-working space located at 340 N. Broadway, Ste. 200, Green Bay, as well as provide key assistance to Greater Green Bay entrepreneurs and businesses to help them grow. In his role, he will promote the Startup Hub throughout Brown and surrounding counties, launch Chamber accelerator programming efforts, implement programming for the Urban Hub to assist local entrepreneurs and manage onsite needs of the Urban Hub. 

Banks will be responsible for the development and day-to-day operations of programming through the Urban  Hub  co-working space located at 340 N. Broadway, Ste. 200, Green Bay , as well as provide key assistance to  Greater Green Bay  entrepreneurs and businesses to help them grow.  In his role, he  will promote the  Startup Hub  throughout Brown and surrounding counties, launch  Chamber accelerator programming efforts, implement programming for the Urban Hub to  assist  local entrepreneurs and  manage onsite needs of the Urban Hub.

With a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and several years’ experience in the financial industry, Banks describes himself as a “student of life, passionate about building a better future for people.” He is excited to be a part of the economic development team and looks forward to leveraging the resources of the Urban Hub to help entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses. 

“We are excited to have Banks on the team,” says Kelly Armstrong, vice president of economic development at the Greater Green Bay Chamber. “He has great energy to take the Urban Hub to the next level and provide additional resources into our entrepreneurial ecosystem.” 

You can reach Banks at lbanks@greatergbc.org or 920.940.3245. 

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