(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - The Holland Chamber of Commerce today named Rich Lievense as its Small Business Person of the Year. He’s the President and Chief Executive Officer with Lake Michigan Financial Corporation, who owns both the Bank of Holland and the Bank of Northern Michigan. Last month, the Bank of Holland hit the one billion-dollar mark in assets in its 12th year of existence. Lievense is now the local candidate for state SBPY honors.

-Gary Stevens, WHTC/WYVN News