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Baptism by Fire, Building Bridges in Portage | Chicago News
Jamie Gore, the new executive director of the Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce, is already making waves—literally and figuratively—after a derecho knocked out power across the region. With her own home dark for days, she powered through using her cellphone in the chamber’s lit office, diving into files and even interviewing city officials before the lights went out. What started as a crisis became a catalyst: she’s met more neighbors in two weeks than in all her time living there, deepening her love for Portage and fueling her mission to connect every local business. A former preschool…
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