Fairfax Chamber Announces 2016 Innovation Awards Application Period
2016 Greater Washington Innovation Awards Will Celebrate Innovation and Creativity of Individuals and Organizations Across Multiple Industries
Tysons, Va. – Today, the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce (Fairfax Chamber) announced that the application period for the 2016 Greater Washington Innovation Awards is now open through January 22, 2016.
Now in its second year, the Greater Washington Innovation Awards is the premier event celebrating the thought leadership, innovation and creativity of the individuals and organizations in select industries in the Greater Washington metro area. The Innovation Awards span across a variety of industries and includes products and services.
Awards categories include:
· Tech Innovator of the Year
· Public Service Innovator of the Year
· Professional Service Innovator of the Year
· Hospitality, Tourism & Entertainment Innovator of the Year
· Health & Life Sciences Innovator of the Year
· Marketing & Advertising Innovator of the Year
2015 Inaugural event winners include:
· Clarabridge: Tech Innovator of the Year
· Fairfax County Public Private Partnerships and Neighborhood and Community Services/ SySTEMic Solutions Partnership: Public Service Innovator of the Year
· cove: Professional Service Innovator of the Year
· Wolf Trap Foundation for Performing Arts: Hospitality, Tourism & Entertainment Innovator of the Year
· Inova Fairfax Hospital: Health & Life Sciences Innovator of the Year
· AOL: Marketing & Advertising Innovator of the Year
Additionally, in 2015 Emanuel F. Petricoin, Ph.D, University Professor and Co-Director, Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine in the School of Systems Biology, George Mason University, was honored with the Innovator of the Year award; and Joe T. May, Founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer, EIT, LLC, was honored with the Lifetime Innovator award.
To learn more about the 2016 Greater Washington Innovation Awards, visit the Fairfax Chamber’s website. To apply online, click here.
Indiana Chamber to push for expanded civil rights law
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors announced Thursday that its board of directors has voted "overwhelmingly" to support expanding the state’s civil rights law to include protection for sexual orientation and gender identity.
The board is comprised of more than 100 business executives and civic leaders from throughout the state.
“We believe this expansion is a necessary action for the General Assembly to take,” Indiana Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar said in a written statement. “After the negative perception of our state generated by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in the spring, we need to get this right in order to secure the reputation of Indiana as a hospitable and welcoming place."
The vote took place at the group's annual fall meeting, where the group establishes public policy positions it will support during the upcoming General Assembly.
"The time has come for Indiana to expand protections against potential discrimination," Brinegar said. "This action will increase the state’s future business competitiveness in the recruitment, attraction and retention of talent, as well as enhance respect for all employers and employees." Read more: Indianapolis Business Journal
MMAC initiative: It's time for a lakefront cultural campus - Opinion
If we could snap our fingers and create a single destination for many of Milwaukee's major cultural and educational attractions, would we? Imagine having the ability to move freely by foot among a natural history museum, a children's museum, a science and technology center and an art museum on Milwaukee's lakefront.
It will take more than a snap of our fingers, but after more than $200 million in mainly private investment at the Milwaukee Art Museum and Discovery World, critical pieces are in place to breathe life into such a campus, and our community should engage in meaningful dialogue about the resources it would take and the work that can be done to establish a destination that will provide important access to cultural assets and benefit the region's kids and families for generations to come.
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce recently announced its intention to push for a dedicated funding source for local cultural institutions. At this stage, it has pinpointed only the county-funded institutions such as the Milwaukee County Zoo, the Milwaukee Public Museum and the Milwaukee Art Museum for these resources. Read more: Journal Sentinel
Business Ledger expo serves up suburban hospitality to record crowd
A record crowd of business people got a taste of the Northwest suburbs' hospitality industry Thursday during the Daily Herald Business Ledger Hospitality Expo -- Chicago Northwest.
More than 900 people wandered the Stonegate Banquet and Conference Centre in Hoffman Estates to check out more than 70 vendors showing off their specialties. Businesses from hotels and meeting sites to restaurants and caterers, as well entertainers such as magicians and casino night operators, were represented.
The event drew the largest crowd in the history of the Business Ledger's annual event, according to Chris Craven, advertising team leader and coordinator of the Business Ledger's three yearly Hospitality Expos.
"It really shows the need for events like these that bring people from the industry together to network and to generate new business," Craven said.
For many of the vendors, the event was not only a way to drum up business but also to network with others in the industry in a relaxed format. Jasmine Carlson and Lauren Rullo of Weber Grill Restaurant in Schaumburg noted the atmosphere at the Thursday event was different from other events they've attended. Read more: Daily Herald
Muskegon-Lakeshore chamber initiative: Learn more about Muskegon's 2015 Agents of Change
A wide range of individuals involved with community projects are being recognized by the Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce as 2015 Agents of Change.
The chamber of commerce recognizes individuals or projects that have made a positive contribution to the Muskegon Lakeshore each year. There are nine recipients of this year's honor.
"The Muskegon Lakeshore continues to transform at a fast pace," said Cindy Larsen, president of the Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce. "These dedicated individuals have passion and are dramatically changing the landscape of our community."
The recipients range from art installations to projects that demonstrate developmental leadership, entrepreneur support and innovation.
Here is a closer look at the 2015 Agents of Change:
MUSKEGON, MI -- Created by sculptors Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein, the sculptures are titled "The Realist," "The Great Spirit," "The Scold," "The Tourist" and "The Taste Maker."
MUSKEGON, MI -- The design features a stage floor 30 inches off the ground on a limestone block base. It has a slanted black metal roof and includes both stair and ramp access.
MUSKEGON, MI -- Kitchen 242 opened earlier this spring to entrepreneurs hoping to start their own food-related businesses as well as others who need a big kitchen or want to host classes
MUSKEGON, MI -- The Muskegon Manufacturers Health and Wellness Clinics are the result of a partnership between Eagle Group, Fleet Engineers and Port City Group. Read more: M LIVE
Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce working to fill jobs in South Central Kentucky
In 2013, the Bowling Green Area Chamber released the Urgent Call to Action
Study which noted that in manufacturing alone, South Central Kentucky will have 4,500 open positions by 2016, representing $3 billion in gross domestic product in the 10 county South Central Kentucky region. The job openings will double to 9,000 by 2020. At the same time, Bowling Green's economy continues to grow with 14 announcements in 2015 alone, bringing a total capital investment of $824,257,235 and the creation of 813 new jobs. In order to support that growth, South Central Kentucky must have a strong talent pipeline.
Study which noted that in manufacturing alone, South Central Kentucky will have 4,500 open positions by 2016, representing $3 billion in gross domestic product in the 10 county South Central Kentucky region. The job openings will double to 9,000 by 2020. At the same time, Bowling Green's economy continues to grow with 14 announcements in 2015 alone, bringing a total capital investment of $824,257,235 and the creation of 813 new jobs. In order to support that growth, South Central Kentucky must have a strong talent pipeline.
In response, the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce is implementing several initiatives to ensure that pipeline is in place for our businesses. From a $1.4 million private sector investment for The Leader in Me in our schools to the development of career academies in our high schools to the development of a Preferred Employer Network that ensures companies receive candidates that possess desired credentials, the Chamber offers a full slate of solutions to ensure that our companies have thetalent they need.
they need.
The Chamber is also increasing outreach outside our region to attract the highest quality candidates for our businesses. Thanks to the efforts of Speaker Pro Tem Jody Richards, the Chamber partnered with the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program (EKCEP) earlier this fall to bring South Central Kentucky businesses to their 2nd Annual Mega Job Fair for workers affected by the recent downturn in the coal economy - a partnership that has already proven to be successful. Read more: WBKO
. Thanks to the efforts of Speaker Pro Tem Jody Richards, the Chamber partnered with the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program (EKCEP) earlier this fall to bring South Central Kentucky businesses to their 2nd Annual Mega Job Fair for workers affected by the recent downturn in the coal economy - a partnership that has already proven to be successful. Read more: WBKOChamber Best Practices: SHOP OXFORD Call for gift ideas under $50! It's a new spin on an old tradition!
In a continued effort to boost our local economy, the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce has launched its 15th annual “Shop Oxford” holiday campaign. This program is an outreach effort designed to reintroduce those shoppers who may have gone elsewhere, as well as attract new shoppers, to the large variety of local merchants we have right here in our hometown. Not only will the customers learn more about the impressive array of items offered locally, the merchants will benefit from increased sales, and in turn increase the money invested back into the community through taxes.
In conjunction with this effort, the Chamber plans to once again publish its annual “List of Holiday Gift Ideas for Under $50” for local consumers to use as a reference guide this holiday season. But this time we are taking it a step further. We want your gift ideas in different price categories, which will allow you to list even more items!
If you are a retailer, local restaurant or local service provider, you can take advantage of this great [FREE] publicity.
What the Chamber needs from you to be included in the Gift Guide:
Send us one gift idea from each price point category from your business that you would like highlighted this holiday season. We will need the:
name of each item for the following price points - $0 to $10, $10 to $20, $20 to $30, and $30 to $50
price of each item or the price point it fits into
Images of each item
Send us your logo
The gift ideas list will be featured in:
Gift ideas featured in The Oxford Eagle
Chamber’s LOU View weekly mass email for several weeks
Special Shop Oxford edition email of Gift Ideas including images
Distributed in the Visit Oxford office
Distributed at various locations around town
Featured on the Chamber’s website, www.oxfordms.com
Shop Oxford's Facebook page will spotlight all gifts and stores individually throughout the holiday season
The Chamber’s Twitter page will spotlight all gifts and stores individually throughout the holiday season. Follow us on Twitter at OxfordMSChamber.
All gift ideas should be sent to pam@oxfordms.com NO LATER THAN NOON ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD so that we may get the information out in a timely manner. The sooner you get it to us, the sooner we can start promoting it! We appreciate your support of this effort, and don’t forget to SHOP LOCAL and Shop Oxford this holiday season. After all, the best gifts come from Oxford!
Warmest holiday wishes,
Jessica Windham/Pam Swain
Shop Oxford Chair/Vice President, Chamber
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Town Square Publications parent company, Paddock Publications, with over 100 years’ experience of print product development and dedicated customer service in communities throughout the Midwest, allows Town Square Publications to offer you attractive royalty and non-dues revenue share streams, provide direct distribution of your custom designed printed publications, including digital and mobile integration, and all with the quickest turn-around times available in the industry. Town Square also offers multi-media maps in both print and online formats, both with our No-Cost guarantee. More information: Town Square Publications
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