Spokane Ad Angers Missoula Biz

A recent e-mail from the Missoula Chamber of Commerce has angered downtown Missoula businesses, prompting many shop owners and community leaders to wonder about the chamber’s priorities and loyalties. An e-mail sent to chamber members, titled “Member to Member AdVantage Announcements,” featured an advertisement from the Holiday Inn Express Spokane for a “Ladies Get-A-Way for Savvy Shoppers” - in Spokane. … “In a better economy, in better times it probably wouldn’t be a big deal,” said Rod Austin, director of the Business Improvement District of Missoula. “But right now, locally, there are a lot of businesses that need all the help they can get”/ Betsy Cohen , Missoulian. More here .

Question: Do you understand the reaction of the Missoula business owners who are upset about the chamber advertisement from Spokane? Or is this much ado about nothing?