Chamber interest: Chicago Fed Survey shows growth picked up in January and early February
The Chicago Fed Survey of Business Conditions (CFSBC) Activity Index increased to +4 from –13, suggesting that growth in economic activity picked up to a moderate pace in January and early February. The CFSBC Manufacturing Activity Index rose to +31 from +12, and the CFSBC Nonmanufacturing Activity Index moved up to –11 from –27.
• Respondents’ outlooks for the U.S. economy for the next six to 12 months remained optimistic on balance. Respondents with optimistic outlooks highlighted high measures of consumer and business confidence and the potential for fiscal stimulus and tax and regulatory reform under the new U.S. presidential administration. Respondents with pessimistic outlooks cited elevated policy uncertainty under the new U.S. presidential administration.
• The pace of current hiring increased, as did respondents’ expectations for the pace of hiring over the next six to 12 months. While the current hiring index remained negative, the hiring expectations index moved into positive territory.
• The pace of current capital spending increased, and respondents’ expectations for the pace of capital spending over the next six to 12 months rose as well. While the current capital spending index continued to be negative, the capital spending expectations index entered positive territory.
• The wage cost pressures index decreased and turned negative. The nonwage cost pressures index also decreased, but remained positive. Read more: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Waterloo Chamber of Commerce: Nominate a youth for the Youth Community Service Award - Deadline: April 1
The Waterloo Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce a new youth recognition program, designed to recognize Jr. High and High School students who go above and beyond in service to others. We want to encourage our next generation to become more involved with our community, churches, service organizations, etc. to learn the value of volunteerism and giving. By recognizing and rewarding those who already serve, we hope to motivate others into action as well.
We will be recognizing several youth at the MayFest, taking place Saturday, May 6 at the Courthouse Square. Each recipient will receive a certificate along with a $100 check and public recognition of their service.
If you know of a deserving youth, please nominate him or her before our April 1 deadline. The application is located on our website, www.enjoywaterloo.com under the Forms section. If you have any difficulty locating it, please let me know. We only ask that immediate family members not nominate their children, grandchildren, etc.
Thank you so much to our sponsors, who make this new program possible: Carol Vogt Insurance, City of Waterloo, Dennis Bullock Photography, George Obernagel, Keller Williams - Amy Hank, LifechurchX, Midland States Bank, and the Republic Times.
Virginia Peninsula Member News: Spectrum to Prime Defense Logistics Agency IDIA Contract
February 16, 2017 – Newport News, VA – Spectrum Comm, Inc., along with our teammates, has been awarded up to a $6 Billion Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract supporting the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) J6 Enterprise Technology Services (JETS). Spectrum’s core team includes ADDX Corporation, FEDITC LLC, MirLogic, SI2, and The Moore Group. Contractors on the JETS contract will provide the full range of IT services, technical and management expertise that support applications, software, hardware, infrastructure, and systems, across the DLA IT Enterprise. The JETS contract will also allow for de-centralized ordering by other DoD agencies.
Spectrum CEO Jeff Wassmer states, “Spectrum has a long history of supporting DLA. We, and our partners, are passionate about our support and look forward to working with DLA to further their mission. We have a strong team in place and we’re eager to begin serving.”
Spectrum is a veteran and employee-owned business that serves the Department of Defense, federal and state agencies plus select commercial clients. Diversifying from a foundation of providing the National and DoD intelligence community with innovative, realistic and affordable solutions in technology, Spectrum offers full system support from assessment to design, development and implementation. Our employee-owners take great pride in exceeding client expectations. To learn more, visit our corporate website at www.sptrm.com.
Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce is looking for Marriage Mill Couple
The Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Marriage Mill wedding on Friday, June 16, 2016 at 6:00 p.m., and is looking for one couple to get married! This is a one-of-a-kind, historic wedding ceremony! The casual ceremony is performed at the bottom of the stairs in front of the Historic Old Lake County Courthouse. The guests stand lining the walkway to the stairs, during the fabulous Food & Arts Festival. Then the newly married couple is treated to an old fashion reception in the lovely, rustic rotunda in the lower level of the Courthouse where the guests are served complimentary cake, and sparkling juice. If you or someone you know, would like to be interviewed for this unique wedding ceremony please contact: Lee Hartsell at lee@crossroadschamber.org or call 219.769.8180.
Did you know in 1915 to1940, Crown Point was well known across the country as the place to tie the knot? Nearly 175,000 couples traveled to the city to say “I do”! As many as six Justices of the Peace performed marriages at all hours seven days a week. Wedding parties arrived by the busload, and local jewelers kept a very large stock of wedding rings on hand. The Marriage Mill is an annual event to commemorate this historic event!
Troy Chamber Hosts 12th Annual Nonprofit Management Conference, presented by PNC Bank
The Troy Chamber of Commerce and its Non-Profit Network (NPN) will host the 12th Annual Nonprofit Management Conference, presented by PNC Bank on Thursday, May 18, 8 a.m.–3:10 p.m., at Walsh College, Troy campus (3838 Livernois). This affordable management conference for nonprofit professionals, board members and volunteers is sponsored by PNC Bank, Walsh College and the Troy Chamber of Commerce.
“Providing affordable training for nonprofits is always at the top of the list of goals and objectives for the Non-Profit Network,” said Jody House, Troy Chamber vice president and NPN staff liaison.
“It’s important for nonprofits to keep current on best practices,” says House. “Over the course of the 11-year history of this conference, the Troy Chamber has provided low-cost training and networking opportunities to more than 1,000 nonprofit professionals from all over southeast Michigan, including executive directors, program managers, fund development specialists, board members and volunteers.”
The day begins with a continental breakfast and networking followed by two breakout sessions, lunch, and two afternoon sessions. Throughout the day, there will be a mini-expo with exhibitors showcasing products and services to help nonprofits operate their organizations better and more efficiently.
At each breakout session, attendees choose one of four sessions with topics covering seven core areas of nonprofit management: Governance/Operations, Marketing, Technology, Human Resources/Volunteers/Staff, Fund Development/Donor Relations, Leadership/Board Development, and Finance/Accounting.
The cost for the day-long event, meals included, is $60 for Troy Chamber members and $110 for non-members. Two or more attendees from the same non-member organization will receive a $10 discount per person. Space is limited and reservations must be made in advance.
To register, call the Troy Chamber at 248-641-3694 or e-mail: jody@troychamber.com. For more details on the event, including topics and descriptions of the breakout sessions and speakers, go the Non-Profit Network’s page on the Troy Chamber's website, http://www.troychamber.com/non-profit-network and click on the Nonprofit Management Conference. Contact Jessica Hruska, Director of Communications, 248-641-1606 - Jessica Hruska
Christian County Chamber reception: ‘This is our home’
Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Poppas (left) speaks Thursday to Roxane Thomas (right) in the James E. Bruce Convention Center. He was welcomed by a room full of Christian County business owners, public and military officials and other influential citizens in a Thursday evening reception hosted by the Christian County Chamber of Commerce. Poppas spoke briefly, saying this was his home, and the support and love of the military in this community was unparalleled.
“It feels wonderful (to be back), but it was an easy transition,” he said. “When you’re at Fort Campbell, the community is your friend. The community is completely embedded and they’re part of the fabric of the Fort Campbell society. Every soldier knows he’s a soldier of the 101st (Airborne Division) but he also knows that’s he’s a part of Hopkinsville, Oak Grove, Clarksville. Once you’ve been here you realize the difference and how special Fort Campbell and the surrounding community is.” Read more: Kentucky New Era
Chamber interest: West-central Wisconsin passenger rail backers press ahead
Area group leader: Private firm could step up to operate Eau Claire to St. Paul line
Scott Rogers envisions a high-speed passenger line, with rail cars traveling at 80 mph, heading from Eau Claire to St. Paul on existing Union Pacific tracks. Four trains daily would head to the Twin Cities, with a handful of stops along the way.
“It would be competitive to highway (travel), and reliable,” Rogers said.
Passengers also could get work done on the train, on their way to Union Depot in St. Paul.
“You don’t have to spend that hour and a half, two hours, with your hands glued to the wheel,” he said.
Rogers, chairman of the West Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition and the government affairs and workforce director for the Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce, has been working on getting the passenger train line going for more than a decade.
“The whole idea has been percolating quite a while,” Rogers said. “It’s really continued to come up as being an important aspect of being competitive.”
Rogers said there are at least five private commuter rail providers active in the country, and he believes there is interest for a private firm to operate the line in western Wisconsin.
The goal is to get the commuter line operational with no government money. The rail corridor is used now, but by trains going at a much slower pace. Rogers said a study is being done to determine how much it would cost to upgrade the track so it can handle rail cars traveling at 80 mph. Read more: Leader-Telegram
The Band Perry will headline bicentennial celebration concert in Gulfport
A trio of Mississippi natives will headline the Governor’s Concert at the Mississippi Bicentennial Celebration South. Gov. Phil Bryant’s office just announced The Band Perry will be the headlining act for the celebration.
The Grammy Award winning country music group is made up of siblings Kimberly, Reid, and Neil Perry. They are natives of Ridgeland, MS.
“We are honored to celebrate the 200th anniversary of statehood with world-renowned musicians who make Mississippi’s music known around the globe,” said Bryant. “With blues, gospel, rock ‘n’ roll and country music from our greatest songwriters and performers, this concert represents all Mississippians.”
Bryant said the Governor’s Concert will kick off with an orchestral salute to the state’s heritage, “We Are Mississippi.” The April 1 concert lineup also includes Grammy nominee Vasti Jackson, Paul Thorn, and Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, featuring Gulfport native and Allman Brother’s Band drummer Jaimoe Johnson.
“The City of Gulfport is excited to host this incredible event with talent from around Mississippi and our own hometown hero, Jaimoe Johnson,” said Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes.
Mississippi Bicentennial Celebration South will be held at Gulfport’s Centennial Plaza on March 31 and April 1. It will be the first of three free events held across the state to celebrate Mississippi’s 200th birthday.
Officials are billing the celebration, which will feature live music, art, and food, as the party of the century. The event is free, but attendees must reserve tickets online: 200.visitmississippi.org
Read more: WBRC.com
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