Ann Arbor Gold was a gift certificate program sponsored by the Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce and administered by CertifiChecks, Inc. of Dayton, Ohio. The program shut down abruptly in 2009 after Certifichecks declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
In the news
- Certificheck bailout for some consumers, Disenfranchised American, March 2009
FORT LEE, Va. – The Defense Commissary Agency will accept outstanding CertifiCheck gift certificates from authorized customers thanks to a plan approved today by the Department of Defense. The approved plan allows DeCA commissaries to honor CertifiCheck gift checks now through July 31, 2009.
- Bankrupt vendor leaves those with Chamber of Commerce 'Ann Arbor Gold' in the cold, Ann Arbor News, February 2009
For the past dozen or so years, the system has worked just fine, said Jesse Bernstein, the Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce, which issued the certificates. The Ann Arbor Gold program had more than $2 million in sales, said Bernstein, chamber's president and CEO.
- A2: Ann Arbor Gold, Ann Arbor Chronicle, February 2009
Ann Arbor Gold, a program of the Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce used to encourage shopping at local merchants, has shut down. The company that administers the program, CertifiChecks, is filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Dayton, Ohio, according to an announcement on the firm’s website.
