Good morning #Chamber World! It's going to be a GREAT day!
#BestChamber practices: City of Ridgeland Chamber: Note from Linda Bynum on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Week
Dear Ridgeland Chamber Members:
We will be delivering goodie bags to the Ridgeland Police Department on Friday, May 17th. Our (78) goodie bags, filled with our member's items, are always a big hit with our officers. Here are suggestions of items our officers really like. If you would rather make a financial donation, we would be happy to use those funds to purchase needed items for the (78) bags.
- Cliff bars, protein bars or power bars
- Peanuts
- Granola bars
- Beef jerky or turkey jerky
- $5 coffee gift cards (CC's Coffee House, FUSION, Ridgeland Coffee Co., etc.)
- $5 donut gift cards (Krispy Kreme, etc.)
- Hand sanitizer
- Chapstick
- Hand warmer packets
- Pens
- Potato chips
- Nabs
- Cheez-it
- Kleenex
- Gum
We are most appreciative of any item you wish to donate. Please have items (78) to us by Monday, May 12th. The Chamber is located at 754 S. Pear Orchard Road, Ridgeland, MS. Phone: (601) 991-9996.
Thank you for remembering our dedicated Ridgeland Police Officers. Please help us show them our deep appreciation for the terrific job they do day and night. And, thank you for your support of our dynamic Chamber and great City.
Thank you for remembering our dedicated Ridgeland Police Officers. Please help us show them our deep appreciation for the terrific job they do day and night. And, thank you for your support of our dynamic Chamber and great City.
Sincerely,
Linda
#FamousChamber Of Commerce Quotations: (Be happy!) :)
When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things - not the great occasions - that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness. Bob Hope
Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce To Host The 4th Annual Four Under 40 Achievement Awards On April 23
This luncheon will recognize the following honorees: Matt Doyle of Team Doyle/Hulsey CrossCountry Mortgage, Inc., Harley Jones of 360 Youth Services, Renee Miklosik of DuPage Children’s Museum and Catherine Ross of Ross Creative Works.
"When I look forward, supporting and mentoring our future leaders is crucial. This event allows us to celebrate and acknowledge their work in and around the community." said Nicki Anderson, NACC President/CEO. “While going through the process of selecting this year’s recipients, it is clear that the future of our community looks bright
Additionally, this event will feature keynote speaker, Katy Lynch, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Codeverse, the world’s first fully interactive coding school for kids, which was founded on the mission to teach one billion children to code. Lynch will share her story of serial entrepreneurship. From successes to failures and everything in between, Katy will share her lessons learned and what it took to go from start-up to scale-up. Prior to Codeverse, Katy was the CEO of Techweek, the nation's largest traveling technology festival, as well as the President and Co-founder of SocialKaty, a full service social media marketing agency. In 2014, SocialKaty was acquired by award-winning digital agency, Manifest, creating one of the largest digital agencies in the Midwest. Katy is the recipient of the Smart Cookies Award by Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago, and has appeared on Forbes, NBC, Inc, WGN, Huffington Post, FOX and Today.com, amongst others.
The cost to attend is $25 for Chamber Members and $45 for Future Members. To register, visit www.naperville.net or contact Kara Carpenter at 630.544.3360 or kcarpenter@naperville.net.
Birmingham Bloomfield 2018-2019 Membership Directory and Community Resource Guide
The Birmingham-Bloomfield 2018-2019 Membership Directory and Community Resource Guide is available at the Birmingham-Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce today! Thank you to Joe Bauman 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.
South Bend Regional Chamber of Commerce announces Forty Under 40 Class of 2019
Megan Applegate, Applegate & Company, CPAs
Matthew Bennett, Schneider Clinic
Joel Boehner, In*Source (Indiana Resource Center for Families with Special Needs)
George Bonin, Trutility
Janee Carlile, Bradley Company
Krista Cox, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
Lela Crawford, Rooted Sparrow
Jennifer Deranek, Indiana University South Bend
Mark Doerries, University of Notre Dame
Meggan Fink, Kem Krest
Amber Grundy, Camp Fire River Bend
Melanie Hackett, South Bend Community School Corp.
Iris Hammel, RISE Regional Innovation and Startup Education
Kristine Jennings, Beacon Health System/Memorial Hospital
Eric Jensen, Ancon Construction
Ryan Jessen, United Federal Credit Union
Jaren Kilian, Clay Fire Territory
Patrick Lee, Kruggel Lawton CPAs
Jonathan Leist, Town of Culver
Aaron Leniski, Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp.
Lucas Miles, Miles Media, Inc.
Wes Molyneaux, Elkhart Community Schools
Cherri Peate, City of South Bend
Nick Pittman, Trine University
Kimberly Reeves, Beacon Health System/Community Impact
Sarah Rice, Ivy Tech Community College
Adam Riggenbach, Tyler’s Carstar Collision Center
Angie Rupchock-Schafer, Marshall County Community Foundation
Amber Ruszkowski, Ivy Tech Community College
Matthew Schramm, Warrick & Boyn
Brian Snell, Valley Screen Process Co., Inc.
Dionna Topps, Whirlpool Corp.
Alexander Uryga, Michigan City Area Schools
Amy Varga, Centier Bank
Nathan Vogel, Inovateus Solar
Cory White, Realty Group Resources
Elizabeth Willkom, Nuner Fine Arts Academy
Jordan Willsey, ITR Concession Company
Leslie Yates, Crowe
Jeremiah Zartman, University of Notre Dame
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer brings road show to Cadillac
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer opened her remarks at the Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce’s 42nd Governor’s Breakfast by leading with her bipartisan bona fides and connections to local Republicans.
Republican Gov. Rick Snyder told her it was essential to come to the breakfast, she said.
Her stepson is working for McCurdy, Wotilla and Porteous, a Cadillac-based law firm with close ties to the Republican Party.
She’d even stayed the previous night at the home of Dave Porteous, the Reed City-based attorney and notable Republican.
Whitmer, a Democrat who earned just 35.7 percent of Wexford County’s votes in the gubernatorial election, called Republican Congressman John Moolenaar, who represents Cadillac in the U.S. House of Representatives, a friend and stressed the importance of making friendships across the aisle.
Whitmer then moved on to her budget — which she calls a a statement of values, citing Michigan’s middle-class legacy.
“We’ve stopped investing in ourselves,” she said. “We can make a bold decision today.”
The governor launched a slideshow that detailed Michigan’s spending habits and the goals of her controversial budget.
Rep. Daire Rendon later called it Whitmer’s “road show” that she’s been sharing across the state on her “Road to Opportunity” campaign.
Whitmer is working to drum up support for her 45-cent gas tax.
It’s necessary, the governor said, because Michigan has spent decades avoiding investments in infrastructure, taking money from the school aid fund to fill potholes, harming students and failing to rebuild roads. Read more: Cadillac News
Multimillion-dollar venue promises to bring 'a day at the races' to Oak Grove
A new multimillion-dollar horse racing and entertainment venue thundered out of the starting gate Tuesday with the groundbreaking of the $150 million Oak Grove Racing & Gaming facility in Oak Grove.
The state-of-the-art facility, being constructed by Churchill Downs Inc. in partnership with Keeneland Association, the world's largest thoroughbred auction company, will feature live horse racing and horse racing machines as part of a massive new development off Fort Campbell Boulevard.
The venue will include a harness race course, horse stables, horse racing gaming machines, a 128-room hotel, a grandstand, an outdoor amphitheater and an equestrian center.
Oak Grove officials call the moment historic.
Oak Grove Mayor Theresa Jarvis believes this is a turning point for the town, telling the crowd assembled at Tuesday morning's groundbreaking that the "new racing and entertainment venue will put our city on the map."
She pointed out the tourism and economic growth that the facility would bring to the area, along with the cultural opportunity involved in bringing Kentucky's $4 billion horse racing industry to Oak Grove.
"This investment gives our community the chance to be part of the culture of horse racing in Kentucky," she said. Read more: Leaf Chronicle
Kelli Pendleton, the president/CEO of the Christian County Chamber of Commerce, was equally enthusiastic.
"This venue is nothing short of historic. The facility will be cutting edge. We have two iconic brands representing a major industry in Kentucky coming to your backyard," Pendleton said.
Christian County Judge Executive Steve Tribble was also effusive in his praise of the benefits the project would bring to Oak Grove.
Help wanted in Wisconsin: Stagnant labor force slowing economy
Birmingham Bloomfield 2018-2019 Membership Directory and Community Resource Guide
The Birmingham-Bloomfield 2018-2019 Membership Directory and Community Resource Guide is available at the Birmingham-Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce today! Thank you to Joe Bauman 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.
South Bend Regional Chamber of Commerce announces Forty Under 40 Class of 2019
The South Bend Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced its 2019 Class of Forty Under 40. The program recognizes young professionals who are successful in their careers as well as in civic or volunteer organizations throughout Michiana, which includes Elkhart, Marshall, LaPorte, St. Joseph and Starke counties in Indiana and Cass and Berrien counties in Michigan.
The program is a collaborative effort of the South Bend Regional Chamber, the Young Professionals Network South Bend and other business partners of the region. This year, the 13th for the program, a record-setting 210 nominations were received.
A luncheon recognizing the honorees takes place May 23 at the Northern Indiana Event Center, 21565 Executive Parkway, Suite 300, Elkhart. For information and to reserve seating, see https://www.sbrchamber.com/forty-microsite/forty-under-40/.
Matthew Bennett, Schneider Clinic
Joel Boehner, In*Source (Indiana Resource Center for Families with Special Needs)
George Bonin, Trutility
Janee Carlile, Bradley Company
Krista Cox, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
Lela Crawford, Rooted Sparrow
Jennifer Deranek, Indiana University South Bend
Mark Doerries, University of Notre Dame
Meggan Fink, Kem Krest
Amber Grundy, Camp Fire River Bend
Melanie Hackett, South Bend Community School Corp.
Iris Hammel, RISE Regional Innovation and Startup Education
Kristine Jennings, Beacon Health System/Memorial Hospital
Eric Jensen, Ancon Construction
Ryan Jessen, United Federal Credit Union
Jaren Kilian, Clay Fire Territory
Patrick Lee, Kruggel Lawton CPAs
Jonathan Leist, Town of Culver
Aaron Leniski, Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp.
Lucas Miles, Miles Media, Inc.
Wes Molyneaux, Elkhart Community Schools
Cherri Peate, City of South Bend
Nick Pittman, Trine University
Kimberly Reeves, Beacon Health System/Community Impact
Sarah Rice, Ivy Tech Community College
Adam Riggenbach, Tyler’s Carstar Collision Center
Angie Rupchock-Schafer, Marshall County Community Foundation
Amber Ruszkowski, Ivy Tech Community College
Matthew Schramm, Warrick & Boyn
Brian Snell, Valley Screen Process Co., Inc.
Dionna Topps, Whirlpool Corp.
Alexander Uryga, Michigan City Area Schools
Amy Varga, Centier Bank
Nathan Vogel, Inovateus Solar
Cory White, Realty Group Resources
Elizabeth Willkom, Nuner Fine Arts Academy
Jordan Willsey, ITR Concession Company
Leslie Yates, Crowe
Jeremiah Zartman, University of Notre Dame
Read more: South Bend Tribune
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer brings road show to Cadillac
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer opened her remarks at the Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce’s 42nd Governor’s Breakfast by leading with her bipartisan bona fides and connections to local Republicans.
Republican Gov. Rick Snyder told her it was essential to come to the breakfast, she said.
Her stepson is working for McCurdy, Wotilla and Porteous, a Cadillac-based law firm with close ties to the Republican Party.
She’d even stayed the previous night at the home of Dave Porteous, the Reed City-based attorney and notable Republican.
Whitmer, a Democrat who earned just 35.7 percent of Wexford County’s votes in the gubernatorial election, called Republican Congressman John Moolenaar, who represents Cadillac in the U.S. House of Representatives, a friend and stressed the importance of making friendships across the aisle.
Whitmer then moved on to her budget — which she calls a a statement of values, citing Michigan’s middle-class legacy.
“We’ve stopped investing in ourselves,” she said. “We can make a bold decision today.”
The governor launched a slideshow that detailed Michigan’s spending habits and the goals of her controversial budget.
Rep. Daire Rendon later called it Whitmer’s “road show” that she’s been sharing across the state on her “Road to Opportunity” campaign.
Whitmer is working to drum up support for her 45-cent gas tax.
It’s necessary, the governor said, because Michigan has spent decades avoiding investments in infrastructure, taking money from the school aid fund to fill potholes, harming students and failing to rebuild roads. Read more: Cadillac News
Multimillion-dollar venue promises to bring 'a day at the races' to Oak Grove
A new multimillion-dollar horse racing and entertainment venue thundered out of the starting gate Tuesday with the groundbreaking of the $150 million Oak Grove Racing & Gaming facility in Oak Grove.
The state-of-the-art facility, being constructed by Churchill Downs Inc. in partnership with Keeneland Association, the world's largest thoroughbred auction company, will feature live horse racing and horse racing machines as part of a massive new development off Fort Campbell Boulevard.
The venue will include a harness race course, horse stables, horse racing gaming machines, a 128-room hotel, a grandstand, an outdoor amphitheater and an equestrian center.
Historic moment for Oak Grove
Oak Grove Mayor Theresa Jarvis believes this is a turning point for the town, telling the crowd assembled at Tuesday morning's groundbreaking that the "new racing and entertainment venue will put our city on the map."
She pointed out the tourism and economic growth that the facility would bring to the area, along with the cultural opportunity involved in bringing Kentucky's $4 billion horse racing industry to Oak Grove.
"This investment gives our community the chance to be part of the culture of horse racing in Kentucky," she said. Read more: Leaf Chronicle
Kelli Pendleton, the president/CEO of the Christian County Chamber of Commerce, was equally enthusiastic.
"This venue is nothing short of historic. The facility will be cutting edge. We have two iconic brands representing a major industry in Kentucky coming to your backyard," Pendleton said.
Christian County Judge Executive Steve Tribble was also effusive in his praise of the benefits the project would bring to Oak Grove.
Help wanted in Wisconsin: Stagnant labor force slowing economy
While Wisconsin’s economy remains strong and manufacturing is the No. 1 industry, it does face some threats, foremost, finding employees to fill jobs.
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce President and CEO described the state of manufacturing in Wisconsin to Waunakee Area Chamber of Commerce members at the Chamber’s April 3 Wake Up Waunakee forum, explaining the labor crisis and what can be done.
Some threats to Wisconsin manufacturing are global and political, including tariffs which have increased steel costs and the price of doing business. Trade disputes are another, Bauer said, noting that a replacement is needed for NAFTA since Canada and Mexico are where most goods are traded.
But the challenge of finding workers is shared by every industry.
“I can’t think of a sector of the economy that is not having trouble finding people. About 70 percent of our members at WMC are having trouble finding workers right now,” Bauer said. “And if you look at the demographics of the state, it’s not going to get any better any time soon.”
Data from the Applied Population Lab shows that between 2010 and 2040, the state will see a 0.1 percent increase in the labor force.
“I used to say that’s economic stagnation; in fact, that’s economic contraction. That is a significant problem,” Bauer said.
Declining birthrates and migration patterns have added to the need for workers. Retiring adults are moving to places with lower or no income tax, along with warmer climates, such as Florida and Arizona, Bauer noted.
Overall, the state’s population has grown but moving in are older adults rather than people of prime earning age, impacting the local tax and state tax base. Read more: HNG News
Plymouth Chamber of Commerce Community Map
The Plymouth Chamber of Commerce Community Map is available at the New Castle-Henry County Chamber! Thanks to Connie Holzwart and the chamber membership for their help and direction putting this together!
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“TECH TAX” DEFEATED
PW Chamber and Business Community Defeat Massive Tax Increase
Manassas, VA – Tonight at a special Board of County Supervisors Meeting, Supervisors Nohe, Lawson, Angry and Anderson voted against a measure that would have led to a massive tax increase on over 4,000 businesses in Prince William County.
The measure would have increased operating costs, potentially limited a business’ ability to invest in new technology and would have devastated economic development in the region.
“This is not just a victory for the Prince William Chamber, the Technology Industry and the over 4,000 businesses that would have been impacted by this massive tax hike. This is a win for the entire region and says that despite political pressure we have leaders who understand and want a stable and predictable business environment," said Ross Snare, Director of Communications and Government Affairs for the Prince William Chamber of Commerce.
Snare went on to say, "We need to work together to make the Prince William Region the best place for businesses to want to come and grow. Supervisors Nohe, Lawson, Angry and Anderson showed us tonight that we have the leadership to accomplish that. We at the Chamber look forward to collaborating with ALL the Supervisors to make the Prince William Region the best place to live, work, play and do business!"
Contact: Ross Snare
email: rsnare@pwchamber.org
phone: 571-247-2156
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