OKC Chamber: New retailers attracted to thriving OKC market; Ferndale Chamber Welcomes New Executive Director Marina Glagolev; Carbondale Chamber of Commerce pumps up pride with free 'Welcome to Saluki Country' posters; St. Clair Missouri Chamber Hires New Director; Indiana Chamber forecasts water shortages; Chamber business: Northeast KC hopes its economy will benefit from new Chouteau Parkway; Arkansas SBA September Classes; Got business tax questions, Faribault? Myron Frans has answers; Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotations: (Attitude)

Chamber grand openings: New retailers attracted to thriving OKC market

West Elm opened its doors in Classen Curve on Thursday. The city reported that in the near future two other new major retailers will be moving in at Memorial Road and Western Avenue -- Cabela's and Top Golf. They have signed on to open at a major new mixed-use development (http://chisholmcreek.com/). The growing number of new businesses is no surprise to the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce.

“Whether it's a retailer or a business of another kind, I think they are coming because they see an opportunity to hopefully make money and be part of a thriving and vibrant place,” said Kurt Foreman, OKC Chamber of Commerce executive vice president. “I think that is what we are.” Read more: KOCO.com

Ferndale Michigan Chamber Welcomes New Executive Director Marina Glagolev

The Ferndale Area Chamber/Oak Park Alliance Chamber of Commerce has made their decision for who will take the Executive Director Position. Marina Glagolev will start officially on Aug. 18, 2014. Glagolev is the former Director of Philanthropy at Evangelical Homes of Michigan, and has also worked for Presbyterian Villages of Michigan, Baldwin Center and the Kresge Foundation. Read more: Oakland County one fifteen

Carbondale Illinois Chamber of Commerce pumps up pride with free 'Welcome to Saluki Country' posters

The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce is attempting to pump up Saluki pride this fall with posters promoting Southern Illinois University. Chamber Executive Director Les O'Dell tells the Southern Illinoisan (http://bit.ly/1sP75jO ) that the "Welcome to Saluki Country" poster will be available this week. He says the chamber ordered 12,000. Read more: Daily Journal

St. Clair Missouri Chamber Hires New Director

After about a three-week wait for a stamp of approval from the state, the St. Clair Area Chamber of Commerce finally has its new executive director. Board President Nathan Tate announced late Thursday that Rebecca Blankenship, who was serving as a part-time assistant in the Chamber office, officially has been promoted to the executive director’s chair. She was the search committee’s top choice, Tate said. Read more: Emissourian

Indiana Chamber forecasts water shortages

Indiana isn't facing the dramatic water shortages hitting California, but a new report from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce warns the state's water supply won't be adequate to meet future needs unless government better manages and distributes the valuable resource.

A study released today by the chamber's foundation calls for the development of a statewide water resource plan to better conserve and manage the state's water supply.

Without it, the chamber warns, "a large portion of the state likely won't have the local water resources needed to meet growing needs." Read more: Indy Star

Chamber business: Northeast KC hopes its economy will benefit from new Chouteau Parkway

Residents of Northeast Kansas City now have a quicker, more eye-pleasing route to destinations in Clay County. But a local business leader is hopeful that the Northland’s new $36 million Chouteau Parkway will bring traffic the other way, too.

Bobbi Baker, president of the Northeast Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, said she hoped the parkway would prompt Northlanders to head a little farther south to Northeast Kansas City “to shop our international marketplaces.” Read more here: Kansas City Star

Arkansas SBA September Classes

Email Marketing 101

Starting a Business in Arkansas

5 Social Media Strategies for Small Business

Trade Shows Should Be Fun and Profitable!

QuickBooks Introduction

Introduction to the SBIR/STTR Program (Webinar)

How to Get a Government Contract

Act Now! Disaster Preparedness for Small Business (Webinar)

And 31 other September classes at Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center

Got business tax questions, Faribault? Myron Frans has answers

Minnesota Department of Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans will be in Faribault on Friday to answer tax questions and discuss recent changes to tax law. State Sen. Vicki Jensen, DFL-Owatonna, and the Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce will host the free presentation from 8-9 a.m. on Friday at the Chamber. Read more: The Leader 

 

Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotations: (Attitude) 

“Be happy and the reason will appear.” Jeff Olson, The Slight Edge