Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber CEO Nastasi, Gov. Phil Bryant among 60 to rappel 27 floors off Beau Rivage to support Habitat for Humanity
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant will be one of 60 people to rappel 27 stories off the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino this weekend to bring attention to Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The "Over The Edge" rappelling fundraiser takes place this weekend with a VIP Day event Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. and the Edgers Day event Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The urban rappelling experience has become a popular fundraising event across the United States, with more than 500 events and 25,000 participants since 2003.
Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Beau Rivage Resort & Casino partnered to bring the first "Over The Edge" event to Mississippi.
Nine media personalities and community leaders including Gov. Bryant, Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes, Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce CEO Kimberly Nastasi, Beau Rivage Executive Anthony Del Vescovo and others will be the first to go over the edge. Read more: GulfLive.com
Chamber leaders: Measuring the payoff of re-branding Frankfort (Kentucky)
Community Development comes up with system to gauge success of programs
Marketing may not be an exact science — but success can still be measured. Members of the Frankfort Area Chamber of Commerce-led Community Development Committee, which hopes to re-brand the community with a comprehensive marketing campaign, aim to set metrics they say could better quantify an investment in what will likely be a multi-million dollar campaign over the next several years. Read more: The State-Journal
Mike Huber: Private sector must help rebuild Indy's image
Two stories have dominated local headlines in April: Indiana's bruised reputation over the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and our region's warm welcome to the more than 70,000 visitors who flooded into Indy for the most-watched Final Four in 20 years.
The Final Four put a well-deserved spotlight on the progress our region has made over the last four decades. The controversy over RFRA showed how quickly it can all be put at risk.
If there was a positive that came out of RFRA, it was how our city and its business leaders rallied to work with our elected officials to find a legislative fix and reaffirm that "Indy Welcomes All" who want to live, work or visit here. Regardless of intentions, RFRA became a divisive law, but it unified our community — and our strong stance for protection for all Hoosiers helped lessen the fallout.
But we need the private sector to keep speaking out, with actions matching words. We need more civic-minded corporate executives to join the movement that's transformed Indianapolis over the last generation. Read more: Indy Star
Michigan Chamber Of Commerce Urges Voters Not To Sign Flawed Petition That Would Severely Limit Michigan's Energy Future
The Michigan Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement by Michigan Chamber President & CEO Rich Studley in response to today's decision by the State Board of Canvassers to allow a ballot question committee to try for a third time to totally prohibit a safe and proven method of energy exploration.
"We're very disappointed in today's decision by the State Board of Canvassers to allow a badly flawed petition to ban hydraulic fracturing in Michigan to be circulated by a group that is not being straightforward with voters about the content of their proposal. The petition language is deliberately vague and fails to give voters fair notice that this proposal is an unprecedented attack on private property rights that would limit energy production, result in lost jobs, increase the cost of home heating and substantially reduce state funding for parks and recreation."
"We strongly urge voters not to sign this flawed petition that would severely limit Michigan's energy future." Read more: Michigan Chamber
Jill Eidukas: Lisle chamber events promise fast feet, vintage cars
The Lisle Area Chamber hosted its 16th annual 5K/10K run March 22. Runners from all over the area and a few from Wisconsin enjoyed the beautiful Lisle Community Park.Trophies were awarded to the top male and female runners. Congratulations to 5K gold medal winners, Kim Gialdini of Downers Grove (21 minutes, 58 seconds) and Nathan McPherson, (17:07) of Elmhurst. The 10K gold medal winners were Lisa Czepiel of Elk Grove Village (43:44) and Brent White (43:31) of Homer Glen. Medals were presented to the top three male and top three female finishers in each age bracket. Results are posted at www.racetime.info.
Rich Janor of Janor Sports kept the festivities going as our announcer in the Lisle High School gym where runners warmed up after their race. Thank you to our sponsors, Molex, Inc., Lisle Park District, AthletiCo, Blake-Lamb, DuPage Medical Group, Dick Pond Athletics, Essig Printing, i9 Sports, Lisle Savings Bank, Janor Sports, Williams Chiropractic, Walgreens, Leo’s Cleaners, Jewel Food Stores, Lisle Convention & Visitors Bureau and Riedy’s Tee Time. Read more: mySuburbanLife.com
Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce to hold healthcare forum
The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce will kick off its new Community Conversations series with a health care forum from 8–10 a.m. April 1 at the Fredericksburg Country Club, 11301 Tidewater Trail.
Speakers will include Sean Connaughton, president of the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association; Jeff Lungren, chief health care and immigration lobbyist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and David S. Talbert, senior vice president of Marsh & McLennan Agency, LLC.
Community Conversations will be a
series of policy forums featuring local and state representatives,
high-level officials and field experts who can answer questions that are
most important to the Fredericksburg region.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe will speak at the second event in the series, which will be held at 8 a.m. on May 13. Read more: Fredericksburg.com
Everyone loves Madison, Wisconsin, for its brats, beer and cheese, but the city’s business owners have found a lot more to love.
“The customer base here is fantastic,” says Tony Trapp, founder of Tony Trapp Remodeling and Repairs.
Trapp originally moved to Madison to attend the University of Wisconsin, and like many Badger alumni, he hasn’t left. He loves the city, the people and the cross-country skiing in the winter. Plus, his home remodeling business has been successful: When he started in 2002, it was just him and his Toyota Corolla. Now, he has two commercial vans and four employees on payroll.
When it comes to starting a business, location is key. A business’s location determines its customer base, informs its marketing and branding strategy and even affects its financials. For longtime residents and transplants alike, it’s important to understand a city from a business perspective before starting a new venture there. NerdWallet talked to Madison business owners and business experts about what to know beforehand. Read more: Nerd Wallet
When Mike Harvey saw data that showed northwest Arkansas’ job growth lagged behind the national rate in 2014, he could only scratch his head.
His experience was completely different from what the numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics were telling him in January.
Turns out, Harvey was right: new revised data from March show that northwest Arkansas added 7,000 more jobs — 10,000 compared to 3,000 — than previously reported, a 4.56 percent increase from the year before.
The Northwest Arkansas Council held a meeting Friday with local mayors and chamber of commerce presidents to discuss the new revised data.
Harvey, the COO of the Northwest Arkansas Council, said northwest Arkansas remains one of the top 30 job growers in the country. Other cities or regions on that list, Harvey said, benefit from being close to a major city, are retirement cities or have boomed because of their locations to energy fields. Read more: Arkansas Business
Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotations (Vision)
Chamber interest: Starting a Small Business in Madison, Wisconsin
Everyone loves Madison, Wisconsin, for its brats, beer and cheese, but the city’s business owners have found a lot more to love.
“The customer base here is fantastic,” says Tony Trapp, founder of Tony Trapp Remodeling and Repairs.
Trapp originally moved to Madison to attend the University of Wisconsin, and like many Badger alumni, he hasn’t left. He loves the city, the people and the cross-country skiing in the winter. Plus, his home remodeling business has been successful: When he started in 2002, it was just him and his Toyota Corolla. Now, he has two commercial vans and four employees on payroll.
When it comes to starting a business, location is key. A business’s location determines its customer base, informs its marketing and branding strategy and even affects its financials. For longtime residents and transplants alike, it’s important to understand a city from a business perspective before starting a new venture there. NerdWallet talked to Madison business owners and business experts about what to know beforehand. Read more: Nerd Wallet
Chamber delight: Revised Data: Northwest Arkansas Job Growth Better Than First Reported
When Mike Harvey saw data that showed northwest Arkansas’ job growth lagged behind the national rate in 2014, he could only scratch his head.
His experience was completely different from what the numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics were telling him in January.
Turns out, Harvey was right: new revised data from March show that northwest Arkansas added 7,000 more jobs — 10,000 compared to 3,000 — than previously reported, a 4.56 percent increase from the year before.
The Northwest Arkansas Council held a meeting Friday with local mayors and chamber of commerce presidents to discuss the new revised data.
Harvey, the COO of the Northwest Arkansas Council, said northwest Arkansas remains one of the top 30 job growers in the country. Other cities or regions on that list, Harvey said, benefit from being close to a major city, are retirement cities or have boomed because of their locations to energy fields. Read more: Arkansas Business
Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotations (Vision)
“Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered.”
— Daniel Webster, June 17, 1825, Speech Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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