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Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce elects new chairman
Among the many problems facing Chicago, crime tops the list as “a grave concern” for the city's business community, said the incoming chairman of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.
Steve Ferrara, chief operating officer of Chicago-based accounting firm BDO USA, takes over today as head of the group's board of directors. Paul La Schiazza, president of AT&T Illinois, has chaired it for the last two years.
The chamber is going “to do what we can to help influence things” on issues from pension liabilities to a crumbling education system, Ferrara said. The rise in crime particularly worries the group, which represents more than 1,000 businesses with revenue exceeding $24 billion.
The chamber seeks to address the problem by fostering greater economic prosperity through its Illinois Small Business Development Center. The center—funded through a partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity—hosts office hours across the city for would-be entrepreneurs, including in low-income neighborhoods like Englewood and Washington Park, and offers paid internships for teenagers. Last year the chamber put nearly $300,000 toward the program, or about 7.5 percent of its $4 million in revenue. Read more: Crains Chicago Business
New executive director hired for Logan County chamber
Logan County Chamber of Commerce's board of directors unanimously confirmed long-time county resident Tammy Tinsley as its new executive director.
Tinsley, who has lived in Logan County for approximately 24 years, begins work Monday. The 2016 Chamber president, Joe Hendricks, said the board is excited about Tinsely joining the chamber as the new director and believes she brings a strong skill set and the experience needed to progress on what the chamber has accomplished in the last several years.
Tinsley replaces Ryan Craig, who went back to running his newspaper, The Todd County Standard.
“I want to continue to see my community be successful because Logan County has a lot to offer,” Tinsley said. “Right now we have a really good chamber and we want to build off that and make it grow. I hope to be able to help build off that.”
The new executive director is a native of Logan County’s neighboring Todd County. She is a Western Kentucky University graduate, where she received a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis on business. What her degree really focuses on is the psychological and sociological part of dealing with business, according to Tinsley. Read more: Bowling Green Daily News
Grand Haven Chamber partnership: City, GVSU start summer-long tourism impact study
Grand Haven’s summer tourist season has officially begun, and with it comes the start of the city’s summer tourism count.
The city, in partnership with Grand Valley State University, has started a study that aims to look at the number of seasonal visitors and the economic impact they have on the community.
“We’re ready to go,” City Manager Pat McGinnis said.
A team of GVSU experts and four city partners, combined with GVSU students and city interns, will participate in the research.
The GVSU team includes: Patty Janes, associate professor, Hospitality & Tourism Management, College of Community and Public Service; Paul Stephenson, department chairman and professor of statistics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; Christian Glupker, professor of economics, Seidman College of Business; Paul Isley, associate dean of undergraduate programs, Seidman College of Business; Ruth Stegeman, director for the Office for Community Engagement; Robert Smart, associate provost for research administration; and Linda Chamberlain, director of technology commercialization.
Partnering with the city are the local Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Parks & Recreation Division, Grand Haven Main Street Downtown Development Authority, and the Grand Haven Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. The five groups have pledged to share the cost of the study, contributing $3,686 each. Read more: Grand Haven Tribune
Hopewell/Prince George Chamber is developing tourism strategy
The Hopewell/Prince George Chamber of Commerce is developing a five-year strategic plan to attract more visitors to the area.
The Chamber has chosen Marshall Murdaugh, a tourism marketing and strategic planning consultant, to produce the plan. Funded by a mini-grant to the HPG Chamber from the Virginia Tourism Corp., Murdaugh started his work with a tour of the area earlier this month.
The Hopewell/Prince George Chamber took over management of the area’s Visitor Center and tourist promotion program in 2014. Last summer the chamber completed a series of DRIVE Tourism workshops sponsored by the VTC. Completing the series of workshops qualified the organization to apply for the mini-grant.
Murdaugh plans to study local tourism economic impact data, hotel occupancy and average daily rate and other relevant information from both the VTC and the Petersburg Area Regional Tourism (PART) Corp.. Read more: Virginia Business
The Hopewell/Prince George Chamber took over management of the area’s Visitor Center and tourist promotion program in 2014. Last summer the chamber completed a series of DRIVE Tourism workshops sponsored by the VTC. Completing the series of workshops qualified the organization to apply for the mini-grant.
Murdaugh plans to study local tourism economic impact data, hotel occupancy and average daily rate and other relevant information from both the VTC and the Petersburg Area Regional Tourism (PART) Corp.. Read more: Virginia Business
| Batavia Chamber of Commerce 2016 Community Guide & Membership Directory The Batavia Chamber of Commerce 2016 Community Guide & Business Directory is available at the Batavia Chamber today! Thanks to Holly Deitchman and the chamber team for their help and direction putting this together!  Town SquarePublications (www.townsquarepublications.com) can help you accomplish your chamber's gloss map, directory, community profile or publication needs at no expense to the chamber. Please email John Dussman at jdussman@tspubs.com or call (847)-427-4633. Eclectic Ocean Springs: a little beach town with a big personality Round up the kids, pack the car and head for Ocean Springs, where you’ll find activities to excite everyone in the family. Your athletic teenagers can play volleyball on the beach, while the younger ones build sand castles or play chess on a giant chessboard painted on the sidewalk. (A box nearby holds the pieces, and instructions for access are posted.) Mom and dad can swim, relax or play horseshoes.
For something special, rent one of four city-owned fire pits and the party can last until 10 p.m. Just $25 gets you a beach bonfire permit—and the sturdy brick pits are large enough that the whole family can gather around to roast marshmallows. Travel Girl Tip: Submit your permit application at the City Clerk’s Office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or apply online.
There’s lots to do away from the beach as well. If you’ve ever been to Woodstock, N.Y., or watched The Andy Griffith Show or Mayberry R.F.D., you may feel some similarities as you wander the streets of Ocean Springs. There’s a passion for art that permeates this city, thanks to the Anderson family and Annette McConnell Anderson, the family matriarch who insisted that her three sons follow her passion for the arts. Walter Anderson took the lead, and his legacy is in the spotlight at the museum named for him, a “must see” for any art lovers visiting Ocean Springs. The Little Room is a favorite for locals and visitors, an intimate space covered in murals that was once Walter Anderson’s studio.
Pottery that reflects the colors of nature is another Anderson family legacy. Peter Anderson was the master potter at Shearwater Pottery for more than 50 years, and his children continue the craft. The workshop is an excellent place to pick up a meaningful souvenir, and if you really want to see his work in all its glory, attend the annual November festival that’s held in his honor. This year, the Peter Anderson Festival is November 5-6.
“The Anderson family kind of got this area started as an art community. They moved in here and their mother was very serious about the kids learning art,” explains Corey Christy, the communications director at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art (WAMA).
Shopping, dining, music and nightlife all have starring roles in downtown Ocean Springs. If you like to shop, you’ll find endless temptations.
“We have shoe shops, jewelry shops, clothing shops, children’s shops—and most of them are locally owned. You name it, it's a fun place to find a little bit of everything you need,” says Cynthia Sutton, executive director of the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce. Read more: WGNO TV
#FamousChamber of Commerce Quotation: "Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart" - Elizabeth Andrew Heart of Wisconsin Chamber event: Gather by the Gazebo returns in Rome Residents and visitors to Rome can enjoy some outdoor music this summer. The Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce presents the 2016 Gather by the Gazebo – Music in the Park from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Alpine Village Business Park, 1156 Alpine Drive. Boiler House Blues Band Reunited will be the featured entertainment. Music in the Park will continue the second Tuesday of July and August: Musician Dade Grode will perform July 12 The Antonettes will perform Aug. 9 For more information, visit wisconsinrapidschamber.com or call 715-423-1830. Read more: Wisconsin Rapids Tribune Town Square Chamber of Commerce Membership Directories and Community Profiles 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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