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U.S. Chamber give Aurora Regional Chamber 5-Star accreditation
The United States Chamber of Commerce awarded the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce with 5-Star Accreditation for its sound policies, effective organizational procedures, and positive impact on the community.
The Aurora Chamber was first accredited in 2007 with four-star distinction. In 2012, the U.S. Chamber awarded the Chamber with five-star status. This renewal in 2017 marks the second straight accreditation review that the Chamber has received the top distinction.
"Accreditation with the U.S. Chamber is the only program of its kind that defines excellence in chamber planning and recognizes chambers for outstanding contributions toward positive change in their communities," said Joseph B. Henning, IOM, CAE, president and CEO of the Aurora Chamber. "The purpose of the program is to facilitate continuing excellence in the industry and to foster a pro-business environment across the nation." Read more: Daily Herald
Jefferson County Chamber 2017 Community Guide
The Jefferson County Chamber 2017 Community Guide is available at the chamber of commerce today! Thank you to Philip "Mike" Beard and the Chamber team for their help and direction putting this together!
Town Square Publications (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.
Are you a Wisconsin business? Win a $75,000 Donation - Presented by the Flowers Family Foundation - 2017 Wisconsin Business Achievement Award - Deadline soon
The Flowers Family Foundation will award the fourth annual Wisconsin Business Achievement Award on October 19, 2017 to honor the recipient for its positive impact on the Wisconsin Economy.
The award not only recognizes the winner for supporting the Wisconsin economy, it also includes a donation made to Wisconsin-based 501(c)3 organization of the award winner’s choice. The 2017 award includes a $75,000 donation.
Hopefully, the publicity the award and the philanthropic donation will encourage others.
Candidates can be an:
Individual | Partnership |Corporation | Association | Organization | Industry |Educational Institution
Activities can include:
Exports |Inventions |Developing Technology, Products or Services |Excellence in Organization| Creating or Improving a Product, Industry or Profession| Educates Leads |Communicate
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Muncie Delaware County Chamber: Ball Brothers Foundation is proud to present the John W. And Janice B. Fisher Governance Award
This award will be given each year to recognize the important role that individual board members play in the governance of nonprofit organizations in Muncie and Delaware County. It is designed to honor the efforts of one board member whose actions have contributed to the achievement of the mission, financial stability, planning and recognition of the organization they serve.
A $10,000 grant will be awarded to the nonprofit for operating support and/or board training in honor of the selected board member.
Please visit the Ball Brothers Foundation website for more information and to nominate an outstanding board member.
Nominations will be accepted until 4:00 PM August 15, 2017
Hampton Roads Chamber and Inside Business Announce Hampton Roads Resilience Forum
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Muncie Delaware County Chamber: Ball Brothers Foundation is proud to present the John W. And Janice B. Fisher Governance Award
This award will be given each year to recognize the important role that individual board members play in the governance of nonprofit organizations in Muncie and Delaware County. It is designed to honor the efforts of one board member whose actions have contributed to the achievement of the mission, financial stability, planning and recognition of the organization they serve.
A $10,000 grant will be awarded to the nonprofit for operating support and/or board training in honor of the selected board member.
Please visit the Ball Brothers Foundation website for more information and to nominate an outstanding board member.
Nominations will be accepted until 4:00 PM August 15, 2017
Hampton Roads Chamber and Inside Business Announce Hampton Roads Resilience Forum
Norfolk, VA – Today, the Hampton Roads Chamber and Inside Business, The Hampton Roads Business Journal, announced they will host a new annual economic development initiative, the Hampton Roads Resilience Forum, on August 22 from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in Norfolk. This regional forum will bring together experts in business, science, technology, engineering, and water management to jumpstart conversations among the community and local stakeholders about the economic benefit and necessity of implementing resilience initiatives, as well as discuss ideas for new innovations and practices.
The forum will facilitate community discussion of ideas and input for use in further developing regional public policy. Forum attendees will also be updated on local, national and global resilience projects that could be adopted in the Hampton Roads region. RISE, a non-profit organization created to promote resilience innovations, is leading the development of the inaugural program, and Old Dominion University is its presenting sponsor.
The Hampton Roads region has been defined by water for thousands of years; however, how it works with water continues to evolve. Notable resilience work has already begun in multiple municipalities within the region including: Norfolk’s adoption of a city-wide resilience strategy and membership of the 100RC global network, Virginia Beach’s development of a comprehensive Sea Level Rise/Flooding Response Plan, Virginia’s receipt of an award of $120 million to implement resilience projects in the region, and Old Dominion University, the College of William & Mary and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science's establishment of a collaborative Commonwealth Center of Recurrent Flooding Resiliency.
Inside Business Publisher, Mike Herron explained; “There are a number of critical resilience initiatives underway in Hampton Roads; our goal for the forum is to build on these projects. The forum will generate community collaboration and support for these resilience programs and initiatives and help develop new ideas. We are extremely excited to be partnering with the Hampton Roads Chamber to help further stimulate the economic development of resilience technologies and services across our region.”
“Businesses across the region cannot sit by while shocks and stresses challenge our community. Instead, the Hampton Roads business community must engage in efforts to improve our resilience and coastal adaptation – whether through developing new technology, training local residents for jobs for the resilience economy, or collaborating with local government,” said Bryan Stephens, President and CEO, Hampton Roads Chamber.
As an impactful advocate for the business community of Hampton Roads, the Hampton Roads Chamber works to lead efforts shaping public policy and private perceptions on resilience and other key issues that impact the regional economic prosperity.
The program is designed as a community conversation. Speakers and panelists will present relevant examples of work already being done within their areas of expertise, while reviewing relevant opportunities and challenges. Attendees will gain insight and understanding through moderated sessions, which will each allow for follow-up questions and answers. Attendees have the choice to select from several presentations of specific resilience topics. A networking luncheon will follow.
Further information can be found at www.insidebiz.com/resilience or by contacting Priscilla Monti, Senior Vice President, Programs and Communications, Hampton Roads Chamber (pmonti@hrchamber.com) or Ski Miller, Inside Business Advertising Manager (ski.miller@insidebiz.com)
Hardin County Chamber celebration: Hall of Fame celebrates 100-year hoops legacy
MEMA equipping locals as disaster responders
Chamber News: Canton Grub Crawl Features Dozens Of Restaurants
Bring your appetite to Canton’s Grub Crawl on Tuesday. About two dozen restaurants will be participating in the 16th annual crawl, which will run from 6 - 10 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for just $35.
About 500 people are expected for what Canton Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Paden called "one of the biggest" number of eateries in Grub Crawl's 16-year history. Special T-shirts that serve as admission still are available by going to http://www.cantonchamber.com, calling 734-453-4040 or stopping by the chamber office, 45525 Hanford, the Canton Observer reported.
Hardin County Chamber celebration: Hall of Fame celebrates 100-year hoops legacy
Elizabethtown will be the epicenter of basketball in Kentucky next weekend.
Ken Trivette, executive secretary of the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame, reminded members of the Hardin County Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday the hall of fame will be opening its doors to the public.
“I am tremendously excited about what we have been able to accomplish and are getting ready to open here July 22,” Trivette said.
He was one of the organizers who set out on a journey to open the hall of fame six years ago and find 100 inductees to celebrate 100 years of Kentucky high school basketball.
“This year marks 100 years of a sport that is near and dear to the heart of Kentuckians,” he said. “One-hundred years is a long time and six years ago we began to realize that we had no record of our sport of any measure.”
Thus, he said they set out to develop a hall of fame that not only inducted coaches and players, but represented something much larger.
“We have a saying in the hall of fame called the essence of the game,” Trivette said. “My dad would say, ‘When you lay the ball down, son, what do you take with you?’ And if you take with you the character traits and the things that basketball teaches you, ... you’re going to have a good career regardless of how many awards you won. “I think that is what we want to pass on to people through our hall of fame, that there is more to basketball than just the game.
“It is what you take with you from that,” he added.
The Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony is set for July 22 at the Historic State Theater, 209 W. Dixie Ave., across the street from the hall. Read more: News Enterprise
MEMA equipping locals as disaster responders
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency will be on hand Thursday to train volunteers from a local outreach organization as disaster response reservists.
The Family Resource Center of North Mississippi will partner with MEMA for a Thursday morning orientation session at the Community Development Foundation’s headquarters.
The voluntary training will include approximately 60 interested employees of the Family Resource Center’s various offices, mostly from north Mississippi, said the organization’s media coordinator Amy Harris.
MEMA’s reservist program allows the agency to activate specially trained individuals in order to provide services and fill staffing needs during emergency response conditions.
Reservists become contract employees of MEMA during deployment.
Family Resource Center employees in the reservist program will, when needed, offer crisis counseling and literacy assistance to disaster victims, Harris said.
Literacy assistance involves reading and explaining written materials from MEMA, FEMA or insurance companies to individuals who may not be able to read or who may not read well.
Crisis counseling could include the kind of “soft skills” training offered by the Family Resource Center, including anger management and stress management, Harris said.
The Family Resource Center is a nonprofit that offers an array of services locally, including parental education, domestic violence intervention and support groups, and GED classes. Read more: Daily Journal
Chamber News: Canton Grub Crawl Features Dozens Of Restaurants
Bring your appetite to Canton’s Grub Crawl on Tuesday. About two dozen restaurants will be participating in the 16th annual crawl, which will run from 6 - 10 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for just $35.
About 500 people are expected for what Canton Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Paden called "one of the biggest" number of eateries in Grub Crawl's 16-year history. Special T-shirts that serve as admission still are available by going to http://www.cantonchamber.com, calling 734-453-4040 or stopping by the chamber office, 45525 Hanford, the Canton Observer reported.
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