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Made in USA “Open Call” Summit

Tuesday, July 08, 2014 9:00 AM   CDT 
Walmart will host our first Made in USA "Open Call" Summit on July 8 in Bentonville, Ark., at the Walmart Home Office.
The Open Call Summit will be focused on new business development. Current suppliers that wish to present new categories will be featured alongside suppliers with U.S. manufacturing capabilities, who are not currently doing business with Walmart. Senior leaders, buyers and merchant leadership will be available for meetings. 
Who should attend:

• Current Walmart U.S. suppliers with U.S. manufacturing business opportunities outside of their current department

• New, potential suppliers with U.S. manufacturing capabilities

Agenda
9 a.m. to 10 a.m.:  General Session -- Home Office Auditorium / Simulcast in MLK Large Room 4 & 5                       
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.:  Supplier Meetings -- Walmart Home Office/ MLK Meeting Rooms

Offsite parking and shuttle service will be available for meetings at the Home Office.
Registration for this event is now open: http://madeinusaopencall.com/


Indiana Chamber of Commerce Week May 5th-9th

Indiana Governor Pence has signed an Executive Proclamation declaring
May 5-9, 2014 as CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEEK in the State of Indiana. Feel free to share this on social media sites and with local press. Watch your inbox next week for sample feature news articles from ICEA that you can localize to help celebrate this initial endeavor in Indiana. For more information, contact Shelli Williams, IOM, President, Indiana Chamber Executives Association.


Murray Chamber of Commerce CEO Named to Ky. Chamber Executives Board

Kentucky Chamber of Commerce officials have selected the Murray-Calloway Chamber President and CEO  to serve on the board of directors of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Executives Association.
Aaron Dail will serve a three-year term, beginning this October. Read More: WKMS

SBA 100 Create More than Ten Thousand Jobs

SBA understands the enormous contribution small businesses make to our economic growth. In regions large and small, small businesses create jobs and invest in their communities.

This year, SBA recognized 100 businesses who created 100 or more jobs. Those busineses alone are responsible for more than 10,000 jobs across the U.S.

Click here to see profiles of SBA 100 busineses and learn more about what helped them succeed.

Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotation (Leadership)


“Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.” ~ Colin Powell

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