Cuba trip planned for Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce
The Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce is planning its second cultural exchange trip to Cuba. The chamber says the educational visit is scheduled for April.
The chamber is planning an educational meeting for those who are interested in visiting Cuba on Monday night in Norfolk. The chamber will review its first trip to the island that took place in May after travel restrictions were eased for U.S. citizens wanting to travel to Cuba.
The chamber says its members, business leaders and community members from Hampton Roads are all welcome to travel. Read more: WTOP.com
Best Chamber Practices: New Chamber Branding --- Romeoville Area Chamber of Commerce
Best Chamber Practices: New Chamber Branding --- Romeoville Area Chamber of Commerce
We are so excited to share this with the entire community and wanted to let you know that great things are happening! We have a growing membership and our community is reaping the benefits!
We love that local area businesses are coming together with our Chamber Committees to bring more amazing resources to Romeoville!
If you are not currently a member contact us today to find out how to
be a part of the ongoing progress!
Call or Email today!
Regards,
Michelle Jarnutowski
Executive Director
(815) 886-2076
info@romeovillechamber.org
info@romeovillechamber.org
Chamber program: Youth Leadership Oshkosh to be honored at October Leadership Wisconsin Conference
Recognizing and celebrating leadership is an important way Leadership Wisconsin achieves our mission — developing leaders to strengthen communities. The Leadership Excellence Awards recognize individuals, organizations, and leadership programs that positively impact their communities, inspire and engage others, and show commitment to leading with inclusion, diversity, collaboration and civility.
The Shaping Wisconsin Leaders Award recognizes a Leadership Development Program that: has demonstrated impact on individual leaders, community, organizations, and/or Wisconsin; serves as an example for other leadership development programs; demonstrates a commitment to inclusion, diversity, collaboration and civil dialogue; and has an innovative curriculum that develops civic-minded leaders.
The Youth Leadership Oshkosh (YLO) program, in its 14th year, is a program of the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce that brings together 24 public and private high school juniors. The program creates awareness of the community — its challenges and potential — and prepares youth to serve as leaders in their high school and the community. The program also offers students the opportunity to connect and interact with community leaders, gain awareness of and motivation for volunteering, develop an appreciation for what is needed for a vital community and understand the uniqueness of Oshkosh. Read more: The Northwestern.com
Leadership Lansing reaches full enrollment
Leadership Lansing has reached full enrollment in its first year.
The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce’s eight-month program has 36 participants who will engage in seven workshops that feature key institutions, industry sectors and business leaders in Greater Lansing to foster leadership among community members.
“We identified a need in the community to help develop the next generation of community leaders,” said Tim Daman, chamber president and CEO, in a news release. “It is exciting to see a broad cross-section of organizations enroll employees they view as the emerging leaders in their company and the region.” Read more: Lansing State Journal
Elkhart County EDC President Mark Dobson shares thoughts on area's collaboration, growth
After being named the new president of the Economic Development Corporation of Elkhart County, Mark Dobson sat down with The Elkhart Truth to share his plans for the organization’s future.
Dobson, 53, of Elkhart will take over the position Oct. 14. He’s worked in economic and community development for more than 30 years and was most recently president of the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce. He was also named the Indiana Chamber Executive of the Year in 2014 for his implementation of the organization’s strategic plan.
During his interview with the Truth, he talked about his professional experience, as well as the county’s challenges and strengths.
Q: Can you tell me about your work before starting at the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce?
Previously, I started my career in a family business, B&R Oil Co. When we were all involved, it became the largest Phillips 66 distributor in the nation. Its headquarters were in Granger. It was a great operation; my father is a brilliant man and really drove a great organization. I transitioned out of that in the late ’90s, was doing real estate, development and sales in St. Joe and Elkhart County. In 2000, I was asked to run for St. Joseph County Commissioner, so I was a two-term county commissioner, and then I transitioned from that to the chamber world.
Q: How did you transition from local government to community and economic development?
When I ran for office, I believe the issue was we needed to try to create jobs in St. Joe County to grow the economy. A whole lot of ills and problems can be solved when people are working good jobs. When you are in office, you do everything you can. Most elected officials I know do the best job they can and try to always do the right thing, but you always feel like, given the nature of partisan politics, that there’s an element that trusts everything you say because they’re of the same flavor and there’s an element who think, ‘This guy is wacky,’ because you’re of the other flavor. And I felt like, if we really wanted to grow, I think that getting into the chamber world and economic and community development was a better way rather than politics. So that’s really what brought me to the chamber world. I served for a year in St. Joe County and then transitioned to Kosciusko for the past six years. And I’ve had a great run; it’s been phenomenal here.
Q: Do you have a plan for what you first want to focus on in your new position?
The EDC have been really great in working with businesses in Elkhart County for job retention, job expansions within the industries that are there. The board thinks that that direction has been great, but they also want to see Elkhart County get sold outside of the region. I call it selling Elkhart County to the world. I’ll be traveling, meeting with site selectors, meeting with folks who could potentially bring new businesses to Elkhart County, so the staff is doing a phenomenal job on the retention piece. We can always improve. Any organization can improve what you do, but I don’t see a need to turn that on its head. It will be this new focus of getting outside of the community with the opportunities that Elkhart County represents for new business. Read more: Elkhart Truth
Frankfort Area Chamber Sponsor: More Money to Preserve Historic Homes and Buildings?
The City of Frankfort and Kentucky Heritage Council are partnering to host a workshop teaching people how to utilize state and federal historic grants in areas designated on the National Historic Register.
Funding Building Rehab: A Historic Tax Credit and Grant Workshop will be hosted Saturday in the Community Room of the Paul Sawyier Library from 9:30 a.m. until noon.
City Manager Tim Zisoff said the workshop will also incorporate information on the city’s historic preservation grant program.
Other organizations sponsoring the Workshop are Downtown Frankfort, Inc., the Frankfort Area Chamber of Commerce, the Franklin County Trust, Preservation Kentucky, the Small Business Development Center and the Kentucky Capital Development Corporation.
KCDC Executive Director Terri Bradshaw said Historic Preservation can play a key role in Economic Development. Read more: The State Journal
Olivia Munn Named Director of Coast Young Professionals & Leadership Gulf Coast Liason
Olivia Munn was named the director of Coast Young Professionals & Leadership Gulf Coast Liaison by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Inc. Munn earned her bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing, management and international business from Mississippi State University. Source: Sun Herald
Pat McGaughey: If a chamber member restaurant names a sandwich after me, I'm going to...
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Sally Jo Harrison - Mesa, AZ
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..TELL THE WORLD!
And Sally Jo Harrison at the Mesa, Arizona Chamber of Commerce did just that! Talk about a brilliant stroke of marketing by Ike's Place now featuring Sally's Chamber Club Sandwich.
This is a perfect example of a member multiplying the value of their membership and promoting the local Chamber of Commerce at the same time. This member just can't buy the great marketing Sally provided them on social media. Brilliant.
I think the term here is Win-Win! But there's more, this is a perfect example of how and why a national chain can benefit from every local chamber where they are located. The foundation of Global is Local.
I think the term here is Win-Win! But there's more, this is a perfect example of how and why a national chain can benefit from every local chamber where they are located. The foundation of Global is Local.
Source: wwww.chambermentor.com
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