Naperville Area Chamber: Marketplace Fairness Act
Shoppers take to the sidewalks in downtown Naperville, but the ones getting the real steal are online customers who currently don’t have to pay a sales tax.
That’s putting local brick and mortar stores at a disadvantage.
“Knowing that we are at a complete disadvantage starting at 7.25% sales tax difference right at the gate. So people would come pick your brain, you would help them with finding the right book for the right reader, and then the sale you wouldn’t get the sale, and you know a lot of times it would go online,” said Becky Anderson, Naperville City Councilwoman and Co-Owner of Anderson’s Bookshops.
In an effort to offset that, Naperville City Council voted to unanimously support the Marketplace Fairness Act, proposed legislation pending in the U.S. Congress that would require most online retailers to collect a sales tax.
Nicki Anderson, President & CEO of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce is all for the idea.
“If you go to a brick and mortar there’s sales tax, what they don’t think about is that sales tax helps pay for the infrastructure of our state or helps to pay for our community. So if we look at the way that it’s set right now, it puts brick and mortar, a smaller business at a disadvantage because people want to save money and they look at online sales as a way to save money,” said Anderson.
Though the council’s vote won’t make any changes to the legislation, they hope it can rally support before it’s voted on in the house.
Other business owners agree that’s key to making the change. Read more: NCTV 17
Kosciusko County Chamber Has New Leader, Rob Parker
The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce today proudly announced that its Board of Directors named Rob Parker as the next President & CEO. Mr. Parker will join the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce effective January 5, 2016.
Rob Parker, a native of Kosciusko County, comes to the Kosciusko Chamber from CenturyLink, a global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company enabling millions of customers to transform their businesses and their lives through innovative technology solutions. Mr. Parker has over 20 years of management experience with increasing responsibilities. In his recent role he managed the retail operations for CenturyLink in Northern Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Some of his accomplishments include being nominated to President’s Club three times and having opened over 10 retail stores.
Parker said, “I am extremely honored to be selected to lead this great organization. I look forward to working alongside our current staff to improve our business environment and be a conduit to help business growth as well as enhance the business environment through partnerships, education, and relationships. We will bring people together to help remove barriers to business to stimulate growth.” He continued, “Being from this community, I am committed to the betterment of it from all aspects. More than anything, we must bring value to our members, so that requires a commitment to communicating successfully.” Read more: Kosciusko County Chamber
Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance: A Strong Regional Voice for Our Economic Future
With the vote Thursday by the boards of directors of the Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Region 2000 Business and Economic Development Alliance to merge their two organizations, business advocacy and economic development in Central takes a giant step forward.
Come January, the new organization will be known as the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance, with Megan Lucas, now Region 2000’s CEO, as its head and Christine Kennedy, now president of the Chamber, as chief operating officer. Over the course of the next year, the staffs of the two groups will work on integrating and defining the scope of the alliance; there currently are seven employees of the Chamber and four at Region 2000.
The reason underlying the merger decision, taken after more than a year of discussions, is a simple one: to better utilize the resources of the regional business community to speak for and market Central Virginia on the national and global stages. As Lucas, the alliance’s soon-to-be CEO, notes, Central Virginia currently barely registers a blip on the radar of companies in search of new sites.
That has to change if our region wants to compete vigorously for new industries, businesses and company expansions in the years to come. Read more: The News & Advance
Michigan West Coast Chamber has "Breakfast with Bill" Today
US House Representative Bill Huizenga is slated to speak before the Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce during this morning's annual “Breakfast with Bill” at the Commons of Evergreen. The two-term Zeeland Republican has maintained the Christmas holiday tradition of going over the latest in Washington and his view of the year ahead with local business leaders that his predecessor, Pete Hoekstra, had started more than two decades ago. Fellow Congressman Fred Upton of St. Joseph, who shares representing the Lakeshore with Huizenga in Washington, should also be in attendance. Read more: WHTC.comMississippi Economic Council talks roadways, education to Vicksburg Warren County Chamber
Roadways and education were the hot topics among Vicksburg business leaders Wednesday.David Minor Interview: Superior Chamber of Commerce Holiday and Ribbon Cutting Event
The Superior- Douglas County Chamber of Commerce held a holiday open house and ribbon cutting at the newly remodeled chamber office.
Members had the chance to meet staff and chamber members, enjoy food, and enter drawings to win prizes. The chamber also invited people to donate winter clothing for the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s “Big Bundle Up” campaign. Those who donated received bonus entries for the prize drawings.
The remodeling project took about 3 months to complete, and the chamber says the new space is better for their employees, and more inviting to the public. Read more: FOX 21
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Twenty-three Boyle County High School students graduated from the Fall 2015 Entrepreneur Program on Dec. 14.
The Danville-Boyle County Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with Boyle County High School, began offering an entrepreneurship class to students in the fall of 2014. The class gives students an opportunity to start and launch a real business over the course of the fall semester.
“The partnership between the chamber and the school system is one where we may not see tangible results in new business growth for some years, but we do see students gain speaking skills, learn how to develop a business idea and write a business plan,” said chamber Executive Director Paula Fowler. “The economy of our county grows through small business development, and programs like this can help students develop the necessary skills to become future entrepreneurs in our community.” Read more: the Advocate Messenger
Town Square Publications Chamber Membership Guides, Custom Maps
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Town Square Publications parent company, Paddock Publications, has over 100 years’ experience of print product development and dedicated customer service in communities throughout the Midwest. Our experience 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
Chambers of Commerce and member focused organizations serve as a valuable resource in the local marketplace. The networking opportunities and representation with a wide variety of diverse businesses in your community is the catalyst of a successful organization. For further information about Town Square's publishing partnership with chambers of commerce and our No-Cost guarantee and Earned Revenue Share Program, To request your publication proposal, Click here
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Boyle County High School students graduate from Danville-Boyle County Chamber's Entrepreneur Program
Twenty-three Boyle County High School students graduated from the Fall 2015 Entrepreneur Program on Dec. 14.
The Danville-Boyle County Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with Boyle County High School, began offering an entrepreneurship class to students in the fall of 2014. The class gives students an opportunity to start and launch a real business over the course of the fall semester.
“The partnership between the chamber and the school system is one where we may not see tangible results in new business growth for some years, but we do see students gain speaking skills, learn how to develop a business idea and write a business plan,” said chamber Executive Director Paula Fowler. “The economy of our county grows through small business development, and programs like this can help students develop the necessary skills to become future entrepreneurs in our community.” Read more: the Advocate Messenger
Town Square Publications Chamber Membership Guides, Custom Maps
Town Square Publications, a division of the Daily Herald Media Group, is a national chamber custom publishing group that specializes in developing partnerships by producing high-quality print and digitally integrated publications along with other added value programs dedicated to creating relevancy for local chambers of commerce and other membership focused organizations interested in raising non-dues revenues.
Town Square Publications parent company, Paddock Publications, has over 100 years’ experience of print product development and dedicated customer service in communities throughout the Midwest. Our experience 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
Chambers of Commerce and member focused organizations serve as a valuable resource in the local marketplace. The networking opportunities and representation with a wide variety of diverse businesses in your community is the catalyst of a successful organization. For further information about Town Square's publishing partnership with chambers of commerce and our No-Cost guarantee and Earned Revenue Share Program, To request your publication proposal, Click here
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