Former Illinois Chamber President Doug Whitley speaks on public policy, business at SIU lecture
The second installment of a lecture series, The State of the American
Worker, featured Doug Whitley, former president and CEO of the Illinois
Chamber of Commerce, Friday at the SIU Transportation Education Center.
The event was hosted by The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.
Whitley
addressed business issues and state government in a lecture titled, The
Public Policy Agenda of the Illinois Business Community. Last week,
Sarita Gupta, executive director of Jobs with Justice, gave the lecture:
How We Build a Better America. Gupta’s viewpoint focused largely on
labor issues, while Whitley gave perspective to contemporary business
struggles.
Whitley, who founded and co-chaired the
Transportation for Illinois Coalition, began his presentation discussing
what he described as a “cornerstone of Illinois’ economy,”
transportation.
“What makes Illinois a great state, is where we’re located.” Whitley said. “We are the largest inland port in the world.” Read more: Southern Illinoisan
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Bowling Green Area Chamber Awards Event: Kentucky official salutes Warren's economic power
Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson believes Warren County is an “economic engine” for the rest of Kentucky.
Abramson was the
keynote speaker Tuesday at the Knicely Conference Center for the annual
Targeted Business and Industry Awards Banquet, where ShopHQ received the
John B. Holland Business of the Year Award.
The Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce
presented awards to 15 companies in six categories. Other than the main
award, the categories included the Newcomer Awards, Business Expansion
Awards, Export Excellence Award, Business Innovation Awards and
Green-to-Gold Award. Read more: Park City Daily News
Chamber Chair among three women to receive Iowa business awards
Three Iowa women will be honored at a luncheon later this month by the Iowa
chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners.
Connie
Wimer, chairman of Business Publications Corporation Inc., will be the
first woman business owner to receive NAWBO Iowa's Hall of Fame Legacy
Award.
Wimer's
business ownership began when she purchased Iowa Title Co. in 1976. She
later purchased a small legal paper that grew to become Des Moines'
Business Record. Today, Business Publications Corporation Inc. produces
many print and online publications, including Lift IOWA, dsmmagazine, ia magazine and the Book of Lists, among others.
Wimer
was the first woman to chair the Greater Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Federation and be elected to the Greater Des Moines Committee's
Business Hall of Fame. Read more: Business Record
Taste of Conway, Business Expo set Thursday
The Conway Area Chamber of Commerce will present its annual Business
Expo and Taste of Conway on Thursday at the Conway Expo Center.
Taste of Conway gives residents an opportunity to try foods from many
different local restaurants at the same time and place. From 5-7 p.m.,
patrons will sample everything from catfish to cupcakes from 25
different restaurants around town. Tickets are $15 per person.
Mary Margaret Satterfield, director of events for the Conway Area
Chamber of Commerce, said the restaurants participating in this year’s
Taste of Conway are Tacos 4 Life, How Do You Roll, The Purple Cow, Bliss
Cupcake Café, Stoby’s, Julie’s Sweet Shop, Panera Bread, Cross Creek,
Colton’s, PattiCakes, Zaxby’s, Aramark, Eat My Catfish, Pitza 42, Umami
Sushi Lounge, Kum and Go, Taziki’s, Marco’s Pizza, Don Pepe’s, Mexico
Chiquito, TGI Friday’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill and Topper’s Pizza. Read more: Log Cabin Democrat
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New Pacific Area (Missouri) Chamber Director Excited About Her Role
The new voice of the Pacific Area Chamber of Commerce is driven by a commitment to the business community and a desire to make the Chamber heard in ways that will show off what the area has to offer. Tiffany Wilson has been on the job for three months as Chamber executive director.She is thrilled at having landed in such a public job, although after working in auditing and banking policies for Bank Star Pacific, she’s not exactly sure how it happened. One of the first steps in training to be the public spokesperson for local businesses was to attend the two-day Chamber of Commerce Executives of Missouri (CCEM) Chamber management academy. Read more: eMissourian
Chamber Small Business Finance: Five Keys to Using Financial Statements to Maximize Cash Flow and Increase Access to Capital
"Know
Your Numbers" Workshop October 21, 2014 –Schoolcraft College - Five
Keys to Using Financial Statements to Maximize Cash Flow and Increase
Access to Capital
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Experienced business owners and key staff who want to have a better
understanding of how to use their financial statements in business
decisions.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
· Identify opportunities and challenges with your balance sheet and income statement
· Discuss the proven ways to increase your company’s cash flow
· Apply breakeven analysis to improve decision making
· Understand and plan the working capital to support your
growth · Strengthen the partnership with your lender
October 21, 2014 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Location: Schoolcraft College - 18600 Haggerty Road; Livonia, MI 48152
Cost:
$25 (includes workbook, no charge to Fifth Third Bank customers)
Register online: Know Your Numbers
Questions? Call (734) 462-4438
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