Northeast Michigan Web Site Earns CityAmerica.com Showcase Recognition

Bay City, MI, July 16, 2008 --(PR.com)-- TriCityLocal.com, was recently chosen as a CityAmerica.com "showcase site" out of over 500 active city directory sites in the United States. Serving Bay City, Saginaw and Midland, Michigan, TriCityLocal.com provides a local business directory, local news and event listings and a variety of interactive entertainment and informative content for its site visitors.

The site is owned and operated by Barbara Casper of Bay City, Michigan whose parent company, Bay Imaging and Technology Services, LLC (BITS) is responsible for the site's development. Barbara is a freelance graphic designer and web site developer.

TriCityLocal.com has been in operation since January of 2007 and provides local information to over 7,000 unique vistors per month.

TriCityLocal.com was developed to provide local residents and businesses with an opportunity to promote their area and their businesses and to help stimulate the local economy.

The site provides a number of unique and interactive features. For example, TriCityLocal.com offers its visitors the option to self-publish their own articles, news releases and event information.

The site also offers national news and sports, photo contests, a local photo gallery, games, teens and children activities, and a large social area known as My Tri-City Local. My Tri-City Local is similar to MySpace.com where visitors and residents are able to interact, join local clubs and groups, post media and blogs and create their own personal space online.

Local news and information can be posted to the site at: http://www.tricitylocal.com/pages/submit_news

Local events can be added to the site's event calendar at:
http://www.tricitylocal.com/pages/EventsCalendar

To learn more, visit: www.tricitylocal.com.

To learn about its recent recognition, visit: http://www.cityamerica.com/pages/Showcase.

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