Hampton Roads Chamber: Join Us for the Military Recognition Reception Keynote Speaker: Portsmouth Mayor John Rowe
The hardworking men and women of the military are an important part of our region. To honor these outstanding individuals, the Hampton Roads Chamber holds two receptions each year to pay tribute to military personnel from local commands. These receptions provide an excellent opportunity to network with members of the armed forces community. This year, the Honorable Mayor John L. Rowe, Jr. of Portsmouth Va. will be the keynote speaker at the August event. Mayor Rowe, a Distinguished Military Graduate of the Virginia Military Institute is deeply rooted in the military community. He proudly served in the United States Army as a commissioned officer in the Army's Infantry branch.
The Hampton Roads Chamber works to be an inspiring ignitor, powerful economic partner, and impactful advocate for our members. The local military presence in Hampton Roads is a powerful economic partner for our region and we believe acknowledging the inspiring and important work of our service members and advocating on their behalf is of the utmost importance. Join us in honoring them for their outstanding service.
Military Recognition Reception
Date: Friday, August 11, 2017
Time: 3:00-5:00pm
Where: Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
777 Waterside Dr.
Norfolk VA 235102102
Contact: Shannon Curtin
scurtin@hrchamber.com; 570-854-1882
Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce 2017 Business Directory and Resource Guide
The Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce 2017 Business Directory and Resource Guide is available at the Virginia Peninsula Chamber today! Thanks to Mike Kuhns, Suzy Johnson 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.
Kent Wood, Traverse City Area Chamber: A good first half — but much left to do
Halftime is an important segment of many sporting events. It’s an opportunity to re-assess your team’s strategy coming into a contest — figure out what’s worked and what hasn’t — and make necessary adjustments in hopes of prevailing at the end.
The summer season marks the half time of the political year, as lawmakers head home to their districts to talk about their first-half accomplishments and look to what’s ahead. It’s also an opportunity for organizations like the Traverse City Area Chamber and its partners at the Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance to review its legislative priorities for the year, check what’s been tackled and re-focus on what still needs to be done.
In terms of accomplishments, it was good first half for the Chamber and the Alliance.
Sticking to its “one size does not fit all” playbook — a business-policy strategy gladly co-opted by our first-term Congressman Jack Bergman that he’s taken to Washington — northern Michigan’s business community ground out several accomplishments in the first part of 2017 (“grind” being the operative term because of the extensive time and effort needed to keep these issues on Lansing’s front burner).
They included the Michigan Thrive bills creating transformational brownfields to help re-develop abandoned and contaminated properties. It was a major accomplishment as Alliance partners worked closely with our region’s lawmakers to re-shape the legislation to make it viable in the smaller communities that make up Northern Michigan. It also has legislators thinking about right-sized solutions that can be effective throughout Michigan’s diverse landscape, and not just major metropolitan areas to the south.
We also helped convince lawmakers to reinstate the "2X" per-pupil funding formula to close the state funding gap for a large majority of our area’s school districts. It was a major accomplishment, as was the increase in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education dollars needed to build our future regional workforce. Another $1 million was secured for the popular Skilled Trades Training Fund used by several area employers to train new employees.
The Chamber also pushed to successfully finalize the multi-year process for funding Northwestern Michigan College’s 21st Century Innovation Center. Read more: Record Eagle
Kent Wood is the Director of Government Relations for the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce and Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance. Contact him at kentw@tcchamber.org
Chicago Southland Chamber: Workforce Optimization Team Exploring
REAL WORLD CAREER EXPERIENCES – EXPLORING
The Chicago Southland Chamber is pleased to share this invitation as endorsed by our Workforce Optimization Team. Currently, we are planning an Exploring Cultivation Discussion to further our mission to enable local youth to pursue education and training in our area so that they may be qualified to be the future employees that our members seek. We will be joined by Andy Pierce, the local director of the Exploring program and a commissioned professional in the Boy Scouts of America.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR YOUTH OF THE SOUTHLAND
The Cultivation Discussion is being held to illustrate how Exploring can be an investment opportunity for companies, schools, agencies, service clubs, and other local organizations. One of the many benefits that Exploring can offer is preparing future interns and employees for your workforce. It is also a way for you to help the Southland’s most precious resource: OUR YOUTH.
EXPLORE CAREERS
Exploring is a co-educational, hands-on career-orientation program for high school-aged students - both young men and young ladies. Students learn about possible careers through one or more the program’s 12 exciting career fields. Exploring is an affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America.
WHY EXPLORING
Exploring provides exciting activities and one-on-one mentorship for youth looking to discover their future. Whether you’re a local organization looking to strengthen the community or a young person wanting to uncover the possibilities of your future, Exploring is a great place to start.
JOIN US:
Chicago Southland Chamber
Wednesday, August 9th
Saint Xavier University - Orland Park Campus
18230 Orland Parkway
Orland Park, IL
8:30am - 10:00am
R.S.VP. to Heather at heather@chicagosouthlandchamber.com
Marshfield Young Professionals, BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation, WEDC and NEWaukee announce $2,000 pitch event winner
A retro-themed classic garage (former home to Hudson’s Classic Grill) in Marshfield was the site of five business pitches Wednesday night. The winning pitch, Tapped, took home $2,000 to advance their business idea.
HATCH is a community-based startup pitch platform that aims to convert strong “napkin” ideas into business plans that launch new companies. Partnerships across the state made this fourth HATCH event a success, bringing together the Marshfield’s Young Professionals, Brightstar Wisconsin Foundation, NEWaukee, and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
Local organizers chose to highlight the 12 N Central Ave Building, for the event. This garage themed building provided the perfect backdrop for an event focused on perfecting those napkin ideas. The garage saw a sold out crowd of 100+ people. Audience members had the opportunity to vote for their favorite pitches. In addition, a panel of local judges deliberated on the winning pitch. Jurors were: Brenda Dillenburg – Marshfield Campus Dean, Mid-State Technical College; Mark Nelson – President, Microscopy Innovations LLC; Michael Agarwal – CIO, Prevention Genetics; David Meissner – Retired Business Owner; Karen Olson – Business Development Director, Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Central Wisconsin SCORE Administrator; and Todd Sobotka – Managing Director at BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation.
The winning pitch, Tapped, offers flavor infused, natural maple syrups. Jeremy Solin and his family own a maple farm where they harvest the maple syrup through traditional tapping methods and then infuse the syrup with flavors including- espresso, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, and red pepper. Tapped is being offered as a substitute to simple syrups and plain maple syrups throughout various coffee shops and bars in Wisconsin. Read more: UrbanMilwaukee.com
Kentucky Chamber event: Three technologies UPS is using to get ahead
UPS is "a technology company with trucks," according to Matt Capozzoli, vice president of flight operations for UPS Airlines.
Capozzoli spoke yesterday during the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce's annual Business Summit, which took place at the Galt House.
During the appearance, Capozzoli discussed three technologies the company is using.
The first was the company's WorldPort air-cargo sorting hub in Louisville. The operation, which has more than 155 miles of conveyors, uses scanners and other tech to move the average package in and out of the sort in less than 15 minutes.
“That’s pretty quick,” he said.
Capozzoli also spoke about the company's on-road integrated optimization and navigation system — ORION, for short. It uses fleet telematics and algorithms to develop and evaluate routes for the company's drivers.
Finally, he spoke about Roadie, an Uber-like service through which private passenger vehicles and drivers are used to deliver packages. The company received funding from UPS, as the Atlanta Business Journal reported in 2015. Capozzoli described it as an experiment for the company and a service that it's very interested in monitoring.
He also addressed startup culture during the appearance. He was speaking about how the company has a culture that strives toward self improvement and finding new ways of doing things.
“You've got to think like a startup," he said. "You’ve got to be hungry. You’ve got to be lean,” he said.
UPS is Louisville's largest employer, with more than 22,000 workers. In addition to WorldPort, the company has a ground-cargo sorting operation, called Centennial Hub, which is being expanded. It also has a large Supply Chain Solutions campus in Louisville. Louisville Business First
Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Announces HireMe Shelby County Career Connector
The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce a new, valuable service to our community and members. The process of applying for jobs with Shelby County Chamber members has been simplified by a new program called HireMe Shelby County.
Any individual who visits www.hiremeshelbycounty.com or the Chamber’s website
(www.shelbychamber.net) can submit a resume or job history information. This information will be
forwarded to participating member business. There are over 30 participating businesses that include,
but are not limited to, Indiana Grand Racing and Casino, Ryobi Die Casting (U.S.A.), Inc., Major
Health Partners, Knauf Insulation, and NSG Group.
This new member benefit allows for a more centralized location for our Chamber member businesses and job seekers to be connected.
This service is FREE to those submitting their information.
It is that easy! Anyone looking for a job can simply submit their information and the Chamber will share it with multiple companies in Shelby County. Submit your resume today.
www.HireMeShelbyCounty.com
Contact: Courtney Chapella, Member Engagement and Events Coordinator, Shelby County Chamber of Commerce - 501 North Harrison Street Shelbyville, IN 46176 - (P) - (317)398-6647/(F) - (317)392-3901 Email: courtneychapella@shelbychamber.net
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