#BestChamber practices: Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce Partners with MRA
In lieu of our regular wage and salary survey - The Oshkosh Chamber has partnered with MRA to offer members the opportunity to contribute data that will directly empower your decision making. We are very excited about the comprehensive data we can offer our members with this partnership. Members of MRA and Non-members can participate in the upcoming surveys and we encourage your participation.Through high-quality, credible compensation, and benefits data and over 100 years of expertise, MRA Surveys are here to help you:
Recruit and retain top talent.
Compare your compensation and benefits strategy to other organizations.
Develop the Total Rewards Package most beneficial for your organization.
Understand the latest HR business trends to stay current.
There will be several surveys coming up for your to participate in.
- 2018 National Executive Compensation Survey - Open from Jan. 10, 2018 - Feb. 23, 2018
- 2018 Industrial & Production Trades Survey - Open from Feb. 27, 2018 - April 13, 2018
- 2018 Benchmark Compensation Survey - Open from Mar. 21, 2018 - May 4, 2018
Get the Calendar of Surveys pdf here.Register to participate in MRA Surveys here.
About MRA:Founded in 1901, MRA is one of the largest employer associations in the country, serving 4,000 employers each year. Members range in size from small entrepreneurs to Fortune 50 companies and reflect the diversity of the industries in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. MRA’s Survey and Business Research Department has been conducting surveys since 1901 and has a team of professionals with expertise in survey design, statistical analysis, compensation, and market research.
Crossroads Connects, Inc Scholarships Deadline is January 26th at 4 pm
Crossroads Connects, Inc., the charitable arm of Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce, announces the Scholarship Program. This year we look to award two $1,000 scholarships to seniors attending a high school in the Merrillville, Crown Point or Porter Township, Indiana communities.
DEADLINE - January 26, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. – NO Exceptions!
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILLED OUT AND SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY
Please select the downloadable documents below that you would like to review:
Application - available October 27, 2017
** All References must be sent directly to lee@crossroadschamber.org **
Reference Form - Available October 27, 2017 - 2 Needed for your submission to be reviewed
1 - An Academic Reference
2- A reference from a Community Member
All submission MUST be submitted digitally to lee@crossroadschamber.org by January 26, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. – NO Exceptions!
Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce has new president
There is a new president at the helm of the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce.
Michael Gordon, founder of Moiseev-Gordon Architects in Royal Oak, was elected to the job by the Chamber’s board of directors and began his term this month.
A member of the board since 2010, Gordon will be president of the Chamber for just one year instead of the typical term of two years, said Shelly Kemp, executive director of the Chamber.
“Members of the board can’t stay on the board for more than three terms of three years, so (Gordon) only has a year left,” she said. “This is his last year.’
Gordon replaces former President Jason Gittinger, owner of the Detroit School of Pop and Rock Musicin Royal Oak, who just completed his two-year term.
“I’m really excited to have Michael as president,” Kemp said. “I have had experience with him when he was president of the St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit where I am a member and he was phenomenal.”
The non-profit St. Andrew’s Society is the oldest benevolent society statewide and Gordon was its president for six years.
Gordon said in statement that he has worked in Royal Oak for more than 27 years.
“I have ... seen a lot of comings and goings during that time,” he said. “With the recent construction and arrival of more corporate entities, the Chamber now has a unique chance to create more opportunities that engage millennials and younger professionals.”
But Gordon said that the Chamber serves more than just the downtown district businesses, which has been the site of much of the new business development.
“It’s important to survey the entire city, reaching up the Woodward corridor to the many businesses in northern Royal Oak as well,” he said.
A member of state and national home builders associations, Gordon has received recognized for distinguished service in architecture and remodeling by the Building Industry Association. Read more: Daily Tribune
Lake Zurich Chamber of Commerce 2017 Community Guide & Membership Directory
The Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce 2016 Community Guide & Business Directory is available at the Lake Zurich Area Chamber today! Thanks to Dale Perrin 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 guide or publication needs at no expense to the chamber. Please email John Dussman at jdussman@tspubs.com or call (847)-427-4633.
The Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce search committee will interview three CEO candidates over the next couple months, and hopes to name a new chief executive in the spring.
Since September, it's been working with Waverly Partners LLC, a national executive-search firm, to find a new CEO to lead the organization. Tara Barney resigned as chief executive officer last July, saying she wanted to pass the torch to new leadership.
Kristin Glass, vice president for member services, has been serving as interim CEO.
With Ms. Glass “doing such a phenomenal job for us, we don't feel the need to rush,” said chamber board chairman Pat Eikenberry, who's on the nine-member search committee. “I'm extraordinarily pleased with the job Kristin has done for us.”
He said Waverly reached out to 750 economic-development professionals and chamber executives nationwide to start the search process. About 40 applied for the chamber position, and nine candidates were recommended to the search committee for consideration, Mr. Eikenberry said.
“We're ecstatic about who they brought us,” he said, adding that the committee has interviewed those nine candidates in person, picked three finalists and hopes to make a final pick in March
Mr. Eikenberry said the search committee represents a good cross-section of both sides of the river.
In addition to Mr. Eikenberry, of IMEG, committee members are Brian Duffy, Per Mar Security; Cathy Edwards, Edwards Creative; Mara Downing, Deere & Co.; Joe Slavens, Northwest Bank & Trust; Ken Koupal, US Bank; LaDrina Wilson, Scott Community College; Pryce Boeye, Hungry Hobo, and Randy Moore, Iowa American Water Co.
Debbie Galbraith of Waverly Partners referred all questions to the chamber.
Compared with September 2010, when the Illinois and Iowa Quad-Cities chambers merged with more than 2,000 members, there are currently 1,800 members and a staff of 30.
"Businesses have gone through challenging times, and need to consider what their investments look like," Ms. Glass said. "We expected a fall-off" after the 2008-09 recession, she said.
"We're less focused on the number of members and more on how they're served, the quality of member services."
"We do tout the number of business members, but also the number of employees they represent," which is 94,000, Ms. Glass said. "We're focused on our relationship with businesses, making sure we understand their needs."
The chamber also is seeking a new vice president for finance. To see a job description, visit member.quadcitieschamber.com/jobs/info/accounting-vice-president-finance. Read more: QC Online
#Chambertraining: Exciting New Monthly Educational Series brought to you by a partnership between the Batavia Chamber and the Valley Industrial Association (VIA)
Valley Industrial Association - Established in 1902, the organization we know today as the Valley Industrial Association was founded to give area manufacturers and the businesses that serve them a place to connect for professional growth, shared information and common resources that can help operations, and to support causes important to industry. Originally founded by 16 member companies, three of which remain members today (Richards Wilcox, Aurora Metals, and Aurora Textiles), the VIA currently serves more than 200 members, including manufacturers and businesses that serve them, area educational institutions and municipalities. The VIA’s service area includes Kane, Kendall, DeKalb and western DuPage Counties. More information: Valley Industrial Association
· Batavia Chamber of Commerce Mission & Vision
· Purpose: To create a dynamic culture where business and community enhance one another.
Vision: Batavia is a destination for people to grow themselves, their family, their business and their community.
Mission: To Advocate for, build Relationships with, and Educate our members for the benefit of the community.
Vision: Batavia is a destination for people to grow themselves, their family, their business and their community.
Mission: To Advocate for, build Relationships with, and Educate our members for the benefit of the community.
Goals:
o Strive to promote programs on issues that impact the business community.
o To provide networking and promotional opportunities.
o To promote community and business interaction programs.
o To provide a resource for business information, materials and programs.
o To survey and assess the needs of business and use the results to evaluate existing programs and develop new programs.
o To provide service and information to the community.
o To assist in events that create a quality community atmosphere.
Chamber of Commerce Serving Lexington, Buena Vista, Rockbridge County 2017 Community Map
The new Chamber of Commerce 2017 Community Map is available at the Chamber today! Thanks to Tracy Lyons, Chrystal Lee and the chamber team for their help and direction putting this together!
Chamber of Commerce serving Lexington, Buena Vista, and Rockbridge County Community Map
Town SquarePublications (www.townsquarepublications.com) can help you accomplish your chamber's gloss map, directory, community guide or publication needs at no expense to the chamber. Please email John Dussman at jdussman@tspubs.com or call (847)-427-4633.
Southaven Chamber Event: Henley helps solve tax questions
Hospital leaders share industry, career insights with Paducah Young Professionals
WWII Vets, Local Military Leadership to Join Prince William Chamber Members for Lunch
On Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Prince William Chamber of Commerce will host their seventh Annual Salute to the Armed Forces Luncheon from 1100 to 1400 hours (that’s 11:00 a. m.-2:00 p. m. for the civilian) at the Clubs at Quantico and Crossroads Event Center. The event is presented by the Chamber’s Veterans Council and features annual updates and award presentations by the Base Commander at Marine Corps Base Quantico and Garrison Commander at Fort Belvoir. Former Miss USA and active U.S. Army Reservist Deshauna Barber is the 2018 Keynote Speaker. NOVEC-Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is the Event Sponsor.
The event will featuring moving accounts of local personal and professional connections to our nation’s military along with recognition for outstanding young Soldiers and Marines. The Chamber is also expecting several World War II Veterans as special guests.
Keynote Speaker Deshauna Barber will share her thoughts on the importance of hiring military veterans and increasing efforts to help service men and women to effectively transition to civilian life, particularly post-deployment.
Sponsors for the event include Contract Solutions, Inc., First Command Financial Services, Zeiders Enterprises, Inc., Prince William Living, Dominion Energy, Harry H. Horning Financial Services, First Home Alliance and Phase II Staffing & Contracting.
This year’s Salute to the Armed Forces will conclude with a Fallen Comrade Ceremony, including the playing of “TAPS” in honor of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
The Clubs at Quantico and Crossroads Event Center is located at 3017 Russell Road, Quantico, Virginia 22134. Tickets for Salute to the Armed Forces are available online at pwchamber.org and include lunch. For more information contact the Prince William Chamber of Commerce at 703-368-6600.
Deshauna Barber made headlines and history as the first woman actively serving in the United States military to win the title of Miss USA. Deshauna comes from a service-centric family. Both her father and mother, as well as her older brother and sister, have all served in the military. She knows firsthand the sacrifices made by our country’s servicemen and women.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Virginia State University, Deshauna went on to complete her Masters in Computer Information Systems at the University of Maryland. Following her studies Deshauna returned to D.C. as an IT Analyst for the U.S. Department of Commerce. In 2011, she commissioned as a Quartermaster Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and is currently a Logistics Commander for the 988th Quartermaster Detachment Unit at Rockville, Maryland.
As Miss USA, Deshauna specifically focused her efforts on PTSD treatment for soldiers returning from deployments and suicide prevention in the Armed Forces. Read more: Prince William Living
o Strive to promote programs on issues that impact the business community.
o To provide networking and promotional opportunities.
o To promote community and business interaction programs.
o To provide a resource for business information, materials and programs.
o To survey and assess the needs of business and use the results to evaluate existing programs and develop new programs.
o To provide service and information to the community.
o To assist in events that create a quality community atmosphere.
Chamber of Commerce Serving Lexington, Buena Vista, Rockbridge County 2017 Community Map
The new Chamber of Commerce 2017 Community Map is available at the Chamber today! Thanks to Tracy Lyons, Chrystal Lee and the chamber team for their help and direction putting this together!
Chamber of Commerce serving Lexington, Buena Vista, and Rockbridge County Community Map
Town SquarePublications (www.townsquarepublications.com) can help you accomplish your chamber's gloss map, directory, community guide or publication needs at no expense to the chamber. Please email John Dussman at jdussman@tspubs.com or call (847)-427-4633.
Southaven Chamber Event: Henley helps solve tax questions
Mark Henley took some time away from a career helping deliver goods and products to determine his next course in life. When he was ready to jump back into a career, Henley discovered the next turn in his professional life’s journey would be help deliver to people answers to their “taxing” questions.
Today, Henley oversees the area offices of H&R Block out of the tax preparation service’s location of 975 Goodman Road East, in the Southaven Commons center.
“My area runs down to Clarksdale, Batesville, Water Valley, Oxford, Holly Springs and Byhalia,” Henley said. “I have all of the nine counties of North Mississippi, along with Collierville, a few offices in Memphis and then Crittenden County, Ark.”
Henley’s move into the tax preparation world came after he stepped away from another career to spend time with his son.
“I spent many years with FedEx, but I took a year off to reassess and determine what would be right for me,” said Henley. “I was a single father with a teenage son who had a rare heart condition and required some heart surgery that made me stop and reevaluate everything. Not knowing what the long term was going to be, I took a year off, he and I did some traveling together and we decided to relocate back to the Memphis area, where we were from originally.”
Henley’s move into H&R Block has been a good one for him, with Henley adding he is especially impressed with the people he works with.
“I’ve never worked with this many people who are genuinely worried, concerned and who care for their customers,” Henley said. “They have relationships with them that go back 10-15-20 years and they care. They genuinely care about the well being of their clients and I love being around that.” Read more: DeSoto Times
Hospital leaders share industry, career insights with Paducah Young Professionals
The leaders of Paducah's two hospitals talked about their careers, their industry, and their advice for millennials in a "CEO Roundtable" this week with the Paducah Young Professionals.
The professionals group was initiated in 2015 by the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce to help emerging leaders ages 21-40 network and become more involved in the community. It has grown to some 270 members.
Chris Roty, president of Baptist Health Paducah, and Michael Yungmann, president and CEO of Lourdes, fielded questions on a variety of topics about career development and the health care industry Thursday at the Country Club of Paducah. Read more: Paducah Sun
WWII Vets, Local Military Leadership to Join Prince William Chamber Members for Lunch
On Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Prince William Chamber of Commerce will host their seventh Annual Salute to the Armed Forces Luncheon from 1100 to 1400 hours (that’s 11:00 a. m.-2:00 p. m. for the civilian) at the Clubs at Quantico and Crossroads Event Center. The event is presented by the Chamber’s Veterans Council and features annual updates and award presentations by the Base Commander at Marine Corps Base Quantico and Garrison Commander at Fort Belvoir. Former Miss USA and active U.S. Army Reservist Deshauna Barber is the 2018 Keynote Speaker. NOVEC-Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is the Event Sponsor.
The event will featuring moving accounts of local personal and professional connections to our nation’s military along with recognition for outstanding young Soldiers and Marines. The Chamber is also expecting several World War II Veterans as special guests.
Keynote Speaker Deshauna Barber will share her thoughts on the importance of hiring military veterans and increasing efforts to help service men and women to effectively transition to civilian life, particularly post-deployment.
Sponsors for the event include Contract Solutions, Inc., First Command Financial Services, Zeiders Enterprises, Inc., Prince William Living, Dominion Energy, Harry H. Horning Financial Services, First Home Alliance and Phase II Staffing & Contracting.
This year’s Salute to the Armed Forces will conclude with a Fallen Comrade Ceremony, including the playing of “TAPS” in honor of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
The Clubs at Quantico and Crossroads Event Center is located at 3017 Russell Road, Quantico, Virginia 22134. Tickets for Salute to the Armed Forces are available online at pwchamber.org and include lunch. For more information contact the Prince William Chamber of Commerce at 703-368-6600.
Deshauna Barber made headlines and history as the first woman actively serving in the United States military to win the title of Miss USA. Deshauna comes from a service-centric family. Both her father and mother, as well as her older brother and sister, have all served in the military. She knows firsthand the sacrifices made by our country’s servicemen and women.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Virginia State University, Deshauna went on to complete her Masters in Computer Information Systems at the University of Maryland. Following her studies Deshauna returned to D.C. as an IT Analyst for the U.S. Department of Commerce. In 2011, she commissioned as a Quartermaster Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and is currently a Logistics Commander for the 988th Quartermaster Detachment Unit at Rockville, Maryland.
As Miss USA, Deshauna specifically focused her efforts on PTSD treatment for soldiers returning from deployments and suicide prevention in the Armed Forces. Read more: Prince William Living
Town Square Publications Chamber Membership Directories and Community Profiles: The best in the U.S.
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