Blaine chamber launches new website

The Blaine Chamber of Commerce has launched a new website with an array of features.

The new website went live on July 22 and replaces the old Blaine Chamber of Commerce website, which had not been updated in years. “It was outdated and it wasn’t user-friendly,” said Donna Raimey, the chamber’s new program and events coordinator.

Raimey, who designed and wrote the pages of the new website, said it will allow the chamber to modernize its web presence.

A highlight of the new website will be an interactive calendar that allows the public to see what events are coming up. The calendar is searchable and allows users to set a reminder about any event that they are interested in attending. An online request form allows members of the public to submit events for inclusion in the calendar.

Another addition is a searchable database of the chamber’s members, who will be able to log into the system to upload their logos, change their descriptions and categories and communicate with other members of the chamber. In addition to communicating with other members, they can offer online coupons and other deals to each other in a member-to-member marketplace.

The site is run by GrowthZone, a provider of association management software, using the Minnesota-based company’s ChamberMaster software. Meanwhile, the site’s new nautical-themed logo was designed by Serge Samoylenko of Bellingham-based Spoken Designs.