Monday, November 5, 2018

Chicago Fed: Index Points to Steady Midwest Economic Growth in September; Workforce Training Solution Wisconsin DWD Fast Forward; Fox Lake Chamber and Richmond Spring Grove Chamber will be Merging; Aurora Chamber to Host Innovation Summit, Annual Celebration; Lake County Chamber: Access to Capital Panel Discussion; Chamber Health Care innovation: City of Ridgeland Chamber member TrustCare Health: Flu Shots at your Business; Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry Welcomes Mastromauro as Director of Member Services; Shop & Spa at the Dearborn Area Chamber Ladies’ Night Presented by Clark Hill PLC on Friday, November 16, 2018; Fox Cities Chamber Pinnacle Awards Gala to Celebrate Business Leaders November 15; Greater Reston Chamber: Experience why major companies are relocating to the greater Reston area; 2 SW Virginia congressmen honored by chamber of commerce groups; Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and NASA Langley Research Center presentation: Strategic Initiatives and Regional Collaboration; Kosciusko County Chamber Annual Chamber Awards


Good morning #ChamberWorld! It's going to be a GREAT day!


Chicago Fed: Index Points to Steady Midwest Economic Growth in September

The Midwest Economy Index (MEI) was unchanged at +0.37 in September. Contributions to the September MEI from one of the four broad sectors of nonfarm business activity and one of the five Seventh Federal Reserve District states increased from August. The relative MEI fell to –0.06 in September from +0.35 in August. Contributions to the September relative MEI from all four sectors and four of the five states decreased from August. Read more



Workforce Training Solution Wisconsin DWD Fast Forward





Employers across Wisconsin are having difficulties finding and retaining skilled workers to fill their open positions to be competitive in their industries.  Wisconsin Fast Forward (WFF) grants offer employers a solution to these workforce demands.

WFF grants reimburse the cost of development and implementation of training that prepares workers to do specific jobs that are available now.  An employer, or consortium of employers, designs and leads the training with the commitment, from one or more employers, to hire or retain the trainees at the end of a successful completion of training.  Additional grant partners can include technical colleges, private training providers, community-based organizations and others.

Ideally, this training puts the trainees on a career pathway to success.  The focus is on improving their employment potential and their skills, while training them to meet the specific needs of the employer, making the employer more competitive.  Applying is easy, grants are awarded quarterly, and staff are available to provide one-on-one support and technical assistance.

To date, more than 20,000 trainees have been trained through Wisconsin Fast Forward.  Training covered a wide range of skills, including lean training for production workers increasing productivity, software training for designers, medical assistant training, industrial maintenance training, CDL training, and many more. 

Program Details:
               Simple application process
               Applications accepted year-round with grants awarded quarterly
               Quick turnaround time between the application deadline and grant award
               Grants for All Sectors:
o   Award amount: $5,000 to $400,000
o   Match: $1:$1
               Grants for Small Businesses (50 full time employees or less)
o   Award amount: $5,000 to $50,000
o   Match: $.50:$1

Recent changes to WFF:
               New "Wisconsin Fast Forward Jump Start" grants will be awarded to provide entry-level worker training.  Entry-level workers are people with little to no work experience in a given discipline.  These grants include funding for soft skills training and support services, with award amounts up to $200,000.
               Allows for tuition reimbursement as part of a larger training program when it is more economical than other options such as on-site training.
               Allows for reimbursement of training that has not been previously offered by the employer.

Visit Wisconsin Fast Forward to learn more about these exciting changes.  Watch how a Wisconsin company achieved success with help from WFF


Jefferson County Chamber Community Guide   

The Jefferson County Chamber 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! 






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Fox Lake Chamber and Richmond Spring Grove Chamber will be Merging


There is a movement of chambers of commerce merging with nearby chambers to be more efficient and influential while at the same time, still being the go-to for local businesses. It’s imperative to reinvent our organization or, at a minimum, adjust to these changing times. This change will be challenging and will yield positive impact to the local businesses and the economic development of our communities. 

Looking ahead, to be a relevant chamber of the future we believe that the future success of any Chamber of Commerce will be determined by its strategic development into a major, respected, dynamic center of community influence focusing not just on traditional business issues but on the overall financial health and well-being of the community.  Most importantly, it will enjoy a sustainable growth business model by changing and not staying the same.

In light of these trends and our desire to meet the future needs of our members, the Board of Directors of Fox Lake and Richmond Spring Grove Chambers, have decided a merger is necessary to better serve you now and going forward!

Fox Lake Chamber and Richmond Spring Grove Chamber will be merging.   

Each of our local identities are important. We are looking for an all-inclusive name!! Fox Lake, Richmond, Spring Gove chamber of commerce? FLRSG chamber of commerce? State Line chamber of commerce? County Line chamber of commerce? Route 12 chamber of commerce? Chain of Lakes chamber of commerce? Illinois Lakes chamber of commerce?   We would appreciate and welcome all suggestions from you by November 10.

We are thrilled that Sally South, the current Executive Director of Richmond Spring Grove, will continue as Executive Director of the NEW chamber. She can be reached at 815-403-5155 or info@rsgchamber.com Sally Brings a wealth of experience and excitement to this new expanded role.

While there are some unknowns, like the name, your input is important to us. Please feel free to contact either board President; Fox Lake, Pat Smarto at 847-338-3848 or Richmond Spring Grove, Buzz Schert at 815-245-7005 for any questions or concerns you have.

Thank you and we look forward to a great 2019

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Aurora Chamber to Host Innovation Summit, Annual Celebration


Date: October 19, 2018
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Belle Salle Banquets, 1920 E. New York Street, Aurora, Illinois

2018 State of Business Summit: Innovation to include presenters and
Annual Celebration of Membership Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 19

AURORA, IL — On Friday, Oct. 19, The Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce will focus on the State of Business: Innovation. The first of its kind summit will include exhibitors spotlighting their innovation through products and services, presentations by innovators sharing their experiences, and its Annual Celebration of Membership at noon.

The Summit is being presented by OnLight Aurora and is sponsored by Konen Insurance Agency and Umbrella Technologies.

Keynoting the morning will be Thomas D. Kuczmarski, president and founder of the global consulting firm Kuczmarski Innovation and an internationally recognized expert on innovation. During the course of his career, he has helped hundreds of clients, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 corporations, learn to systematically unlock the value of innovation. Attendees to the summit will receive a copy of his latest book, Lifting People Up: the Power of Recognition (Book Ends Publishing, 2018).

That morning will also include a panel of recognized innovators representing the City of Aurora and business leaders in the region. The City of Aurora is one of 100 finalists for the 2018 Innovation Award under the People’s Choice category.

Registration is open at www.AuroraChamber.com. CONTACT: Maureen Gasek, Director of Events & Marketing, (630) 256-3182


Lake County Chamber: Access to Capital Panel Discussion

Credit and Capital are two key components of your business. We are having a discussion with subject matter experts on both topics and you are invited to join us.
You will also hear information on business start-ups, entrepreneurship and other important topics for your business.

Topics to be covered:
Business Planning - Mitch Bienvenue, SBDC
Social Media Marketing - Sedrik Newbern, LCCC
Business Entity, Business Taxes & Insurance, Andrew Asch, CPA J.M. Hartmann & Co.
Importance of Credit - Craig Burton, loanDepot

Panel Speakers:
Dane Morgan, President Wintrust Bank Gurnee
Craig Burton, Senior Loan Consultant, loanDepot
Arlene Martin, SBA Loans, Huntington Bank

Organized by Lake County Chamber of Commerce

Date: November 1, 2018
Time: 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM CDT
Website: Visit our Website
Location:
THE WARREN NEWPORT LIBRARY
224 O'Plaine Rd. Gurnee, IL 60031
Room B

Please RSVP to Julieth Gallardo at admin@lakecountychamber.com
or call Chamber Office 847-249-3800


Chamber Health Care innovation: City of Ridgeland Chamber member TrustCare Health: Flu Shots at your Business
TrustCare Health: Flu Shots at your Business
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Contact Employer Services at:
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Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry Welcomes Mastromauro as Director of Member Services

Mariella Mastromauro has been hired as the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s new Director of Member Services, effective October 16, ECCI President and CEO John R. Quigley announced.

Mastromauro succeeds Tessa Zemgulys, who served as Director of Member Services from October of 2016 until her July 2018 resignation to start her own business.

Zemgulys started working at the Chamber in January of 2011 as a non-traditional Elmhurst College JOBPATH Program student intern and then served as Executive Assistant to the President and CEO from June of 2011 to October of 2016.

“While Tessa’s departure left an unanticipated hole in our staffing,” Quigley stated, “we feel fortunate to have found someone with Mariella’s overall business experience and first-hand understanding of customer service to join our family.”

Prior to joining our Chamber, Mastromauro worked at Automatic Data Processing (ADP) in Elk Grove Village since 1989 as a Client Services Representative first and then as a Project Service Specialist.  Her job background includes work as a Bookkeeper at American National Bank (1987-89).


Shop & Spa at the Dearborn Area Chamber Ladies’ Night Presented by Clark Hill PLC on Friday, November 16, 2018

The Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to host their fall Ladies’ Night on Friday, November 16, 2018. The event will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Dearborn/Detroit from 6pm – 10pm. This will be an evening of pampering, shopping and fun! 

Pamper yourself and 3 of your friends for $30 each for an evening of spa and shopping!

Our sponsors supporting the event include our Presenting sponsor, Clark Hill PLC.  We are thankful to Clark Hill for their support. Our Pampering sponsor is Sianna Muscles in Motion. They will be providing professionally licensed massage therapists to perform chair massages to all attendees.  In addition, Quality Nails Express will be providing 6 nail techs who will provide manicures for all attendees and All Natural Henna will be providing each attendee a small henna tattoo.

Our Jewel sponsor is Steven Bernard Jewelers.  Steven will be giving each attendee a $25 gift certificate that can be used at the store after the event.

Our Fashion sponsor is Macy’s Fairlane. They will be providing a fantastic Holiday fashion show during the evening!

We are thrilled to welcome The Glass Academy, Nichols Ski & Snowboard & Tauntus Cosmetics by Nadonya who just landed her lip line at Macy’s! Also joining the fun is Lincoln Street Soap, Dearborn Novelty Art, Things We Love, LuLaRoe by Meghan Jensen, Flair4Five, Wholelistic Wellness Center, Young Living Essential Oils, Teatroiter, All Natural Henna, Teatroiter & I Say It With Café. Pamper yourself at the event with a Mary Kay brow bar & skincare. More vendors are added each day! “I know how busy we all are, we are thrilled to bring this evening of relaxation & fun to the area.” says Jackie Lovejoy, President of the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce.

Shopping will include lotions, potions, glass ornaments, clothing, cosmetics, Michigan made goods and more! A super opportunity to get your holiday shopping started. Many one of a kind items will be offered.

Vendors include Village Picture Framing & Art Gallery who will be giving each attendee gift certificates for 20% off of custom framing. They will also have a variety of holiday glass, candles & prints!

This event is open to the public.  You can order tickets on the Chamber website at: www.DearbornAreaChamber.org or call 313-584-6100.

For more information, please visit the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce online at www.DearbornAreaChamber.org or by phone at 313-584-6100. Be sure to follow the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce on Facebook at facebook.com/DearbornAreaChamber, on Twitter @DbnAreaChamber and the Chamber website for all the latest Chamber news and events.


Fox Cities Chamber Pinnacle Awards Gala to Celebrate Business Leaders November 15

APPLETON, Wis. (November 2, 2018) - The Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce and presenting sponsor, Bank First, will honor the 2018 Pinnacle Award recipients at the Pinnacle Awards Gala on Thursday, November 15 at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. The annual awards recognize individuals who embrace principled leadership, strategic thinking, balanced workplace values and an unrelenting pursuit of excellence. These individuals have a unique blend of vision, energy, perseverance and skill and have demonstrated outstanding achievements in operating businesses as well as leadership in the community.

This year’s event will feature time for registration and socializing prior to the awards ceremony in the Thrivent Financial Hall at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. A reception will follow the awards ceremony in the Main Lobby with entertainment by The Jazz Orgy. The raffle drawings will occur at 7:30 PM in the Main Lobby. Raffle tickets are available from 5:00 – 6:00 PM and 7:00 – 7:30 PM. Raffle tickets are one for $10 or 3 for $25.

Raffle prizes available at this year’s event include:
  • 2 tickets to Denver and beyond on United Airlines, courtesy of Appleton International Airport & United Airlines
  • 4 tickets to Asere! Featuring the Havana Cuba All-Stars show at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center on March 19, 2019, courtesty of Katapult, LLC
  • His & Hers Green Bay Packers watches, courtesy of an anonymous donor

New this year is the Wine & Spirits Pull. For $20, guests can pull one “blind” bottle of wine or spirits from our collection donated by friends of the Fox Cities Chamber. One lucky person will go home with a bottle valued at $100!

2018 Fox Cities Chamber Pinnacle Awards Gala
Thursday, November 15
5:00 p.m. – Registration & Social
6:00 p.m. – Awards Ceremony in Thrivent Financial Hall
Reception to follow, including:
  • Wine & Spirits Pull
  • Entertainment by The Jazz Orgy
  • Raffle drawings (Raffle drawing at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Lobby)

The community is encouraged to purchase their tickets prior to the event by visiting foxcitieschamber.com or calling (920) 734-7101. Individual tickets are $65/each or corporate packages are available at $1,250 which includes 10 event tickets and 10 raffle tickets. Black tie attire is admired but not required for this prestigious event.

The 2018 Pinnacle Awards Gala is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors, including: presenting sponsor Bank First; executive sponsor Thrivent Financial; ATHENAÒ Leadership Award sponsor Bergstrom Automotive; contributing sponsor Miron Construction Co., Inc.; media partner WHBY; multi-media sponsor Image Studios; music sponsor von Briesen & Roper; raffle sponsors Appleton International Airport and United Airlines, Katapult, LLC and an anonymous donor; and many supporting sponsors.

The 2018 Pinnacle Award recipients include:
           
Business Leader Hall of Fame Inductee
  • Walter Keller – Founder (Retired), Keller, Inc.

ATHENAâ Leadership Award
  • Patti Habeck – President, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin

Champion of the Chamber Award 
  • Scott Jensen – Director of Marketing & Digital, Wisconsin Herd

Entrepreneur of the Year Award
  • Kimberly Stoeger – Owner/Clinical Nutritionist, Nutritional Healing, LLC

Gus A. Zuehlke Distinguished Service Award
  • Catherine Tierney – President/Chief Executive Officer, Community First Credit Union

Joyce Bytof Exceptional Mentor Award
  • Joanne Fischer – President, Telecom Insites, LLC

Young Professional of the Year Award
  • Brad Cebulski – President, BConnected, LLC

Proceeds from this event will benefit the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce initiatives and Fox Cities Chamber Foundation which supports talent and workforce programming created to adapt and respond to workforce needs in our community. 

For more information and to register, visit www.foxcitieschamber.com or call (920) 734-7101.


Greater Reston Chamber: Experience why major companies are relocating to the greater Reston area

Experience why major companies are relocating to the greater Reston area and why diversity and inclusion are important to our workforce and business development.

Meet our Featured Presenter

Charlene Wheeless - Principal Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs for Bechtel Corporation and our current Chair of the Board of Directors

Charlene was recently named by PR Week magazine one of the 50 most influential PR professionals in the industry, for the third consecutive year. This year, she was also named to the PR Hall of Femme, the PR Global Power Book, and the 2017 National Journal "25 Influential Black Women in Business." Earlier, she was named a "Woman Worth Watching" by the nationally known Profiles in Diversity magazine, and a "Women Who Mean Business" honoree by the Washington Business Journal.

Bechtel is a globally innovative prime government contractor relocating its headquarters from San Francisco after 120 years to Reston as its community of choice.

Hear from other regional business leaders on how involvement in our Chamber has transformed their business and civic engagement. Their stories will inspire you to do business differently and inform you of the endless possibilities we offer the greater business community!

Will you and a colleague attend?

Wednesday, November 7 | 8 - 10am 
Reston Community Center Hunters Woods

A Prospective Member Event: Current Chamber members must bring a prospective member guest to attend.

RSVP TODAY

Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce | 703.707.9045 | RestonChamber.org


2 SW Virginia congressmen honored by chamber of commerce groups


The Roanoke Regional Chamber, Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce and U.S. Chamber of Commerce gave two Southwest Virginia congressmen an award for their support for pro-growth policies in the first session of the 115th Congress.
Congressman Bob Goodlatte and Congressman Morgan Griffith were given the Spirit of Enterprise Award Friday.
The U.S. Chamber’s Spirit of Enterprise Award is given annually to members of Congress based on their votes on critical business legislation as outlined in the Chamber’s How They Voted scorecard.
Members who supported the Chamber’s position on at least 70 percent of those votes qualify to get the award.
The U.S. Chamber recognized 249 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 48 members of the U.S. Senate in March with the Spirit of Enterprise Award. 


This is year 30 for the U.S. Chamber to formally honor members of Congress. Read more and picture: VirginiaFirst.com


Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and NASA Langley Research Center presentation: Strategic Initiatives and Regional Collaboration


The Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and NASA Langley Research Center invite you to Strategic Initiatives and Regional Collaboration, an information session and networking opportunity with local community stakeholders and leaders

Friday, November 30, 2018

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

NASA Langley Research Center
Badge & Pass Office | 1 Langley Boulevard | Hampton, VA 23666




Kosciusko County Chamber Annual Chamber Awards 

It's that time of year again! Time to submit your nominations for our Annual Chamber Awards that will be presented at our Annual Dinner in early 2019. Click on the award below to complete the nomination form before Tuesday, November 20th.

Contact the Chamber at (574) 267-6311 or events@kchamber.com for questions.

WOMAN OF THE YEAR

MAN OF THE YEAR

GOVERNMENT EXCELLENCE

YOUNG ADULT PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

HEALTH & WELLNESS IN THE WORKPLACE

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

RISING STAR



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