Showing posts with label Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce. Show all posts
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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! 






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.

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


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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



Town Square Publications Chamber Membership Directories and Community Profiles: The best in the U.S.


Town Square Publications, a division of the Daily Herald Media Group, is a national chamber custom publishing group that specializes in developing partnerships by producing high-quality print and digitally integrated publications along with other added value programs dedicated to creating relevancy for local chambers of commerce and other membership focused organizations interested in raising non-dues revenues.

Town Square Publications parent company, Paddock Publications, has over 100 years’ experience of print product development and dedicated customer service in communities throughout the Midwest. Our experience allows Town Square Publications to offer you attractive royalty and non-dues revenue share streams, provide direct distribution of your custom designed printed publications, including digital and mobile integration, and all with the quickest turn-around times available in the industry. Town Square also offers multi-media maps in both print and online formats, both with our No-Cost guarantee. More information: Town Square Publications

Chambers of Commerce and member focused organizations serve as a valuable resource in the local marketplace. The networking opportunities and representation with a wide variety of diverse businesses in your community is the catalyst of a successful organization. For further information about Town Square's publishing partnership with chambers of commerce and our No-Cost guarantee and Earned Revenue Share Program, To request your chamber publication or map proposal, contact Town Square Chamber Proposal

Monday, November 16, 2015

Metro Detroit Students Embark on a 30-Week Journey to Start Their Own, Real Businesses; Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce Announces November 13, 2015 Reality Store ™; Ocean Springs Chamber Event: 37th Annual Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival; Kentucky Chamber honors Rep. Brent Yonts with Chamber MVP award; #BestChamber Practices: Hampton Roads Chamber to welcome new CEOs to the region; Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce: Top Technology Trends for 2016; WMC: Teaming up to tackle worker shortage; Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotations: (Positive Thinking); Town Square Publications Chamber Membership Directories, Community Profiles, Re-Lo Guides and Custom Maps

Good morning Chamber world! Today is going to be a GREAT day!


Metro Detroit Students Embark on a 30-Week Journey to Start Their Own, Real Businesses


Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce Launches the 3rd Year of a Prestigious Program for Metro Detroit Young Entrepreneurs
16 of the best and brightest middle and high school students throughout Metro Detroit have started a 30-week journey of launching their own, real businesses as a part of the Metro Detroit Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!), hosted by the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the University of Michigan-Dearborn, the DTE Energy Foundation and the Metro Detroit Young Entrepreneurs Academy Ambassadors Club.

A competitive application process required students to complete an essay, write responses to short answer questions, submit their school transcripts and a reference, and participate in an in-person interview prior to acceptance into the program.

Students accepted in the 2015-2016 Program include Ahmed Hassoun (Dearborn), Alyeldin Shahin (Dearborn), Asia Al-Battawi (Detroit), Destinee Humphrey (Dearborn Heights), Destyne Moss (Detroit), Eman Azrak (Bloomfield Hills), Grant Sobczak (Livonia), Hajer Noshi (Detroit), Malak Mohsen (Dearborn Heights), Marihon Westley (Canton), Mohamad Dabaja (Dearborn), Nolan Beaty (Orchard Lake), Nya Kidd (Detroit), Paige Lyles (Detroit), Shelby Bradford (Detroit), and Zeinab Al-Hachami (Detroit).

Throughout the academic year students will work in close cooperation with local business leaders, community leaders and educators who use their personal experiences to demonstrate how to develop business ideas and objectives, write a business plan, pitch to investors, obtain funding, register with governmental agencies, establish e-commerce and a web presence, and much more.

By the end of the 30-week class, students own and operate fully-formed and functioning businesses, which may be carried after their graduation from the program.

The Metro Detroit YEA! program, hosted by the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce receives major funding from the DTE Energy Foundation, and from the Metro Detroit Young Entrepreneurs Academy Ambassadors Club, including Eric Nemeth of Varnum Attorney’s at Law and Rudaina Hamade of RPMS Group, co-founders and Premier Ambassadors, and Marlon Westley of Master’s Plumbers, Inc, Gold Ambassador. The program is also sponsored by the University of Michigan-Dearborn, Sean McGraw-State Farm Agency, Sun Glo Restoration, the Dearborn Rotary Club, Active Solutions Group, the Dearborn Branch of Raymond James, Member Focus Community Credit Union, Janet Pipkens of Citizens Bank, ACCESS Growth Center, Eastborn Market, Al-Ameer Restaurant, Empire Realty Group, Inc., Sam Baydoun of Century 21, Khansa Medical Center, Leader Printing and Mailing, Little Caesars of Dearborn, Sam’s Club, John Zadikian Multimedia Communications, Fairlane Town Center, Henry Ford Village and Biggby Coffee of Dearborn. The University of Michigan-Dearborn is hosting this year’s program on their main campus.


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. 



Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce Announces November 13, 2015 Reality Store TM

Friday, November 13, 2015 ~ 7:00 a.m. till 2:45 p.m. Colonel Wheeler Middle School, 401 Joliet Street in Crown Point will be the site of the Crown Point Reality StoreSM.   
The Reality Store is a day when 8th graders experience what it is like to be 28 years old financially! The Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce Education Committee hosts this event 2 times a year, once for Crown Point and once for Merrillville.  This is a way for businesses to touch the lives of approximately 600 students in one day.  Volunteers are seated at various stations where each student will have monthly expenses extracted from their paycheck.  Students get a real dose of “REALITY” that day, which helps them better plan for their future!

The event would not be possible if were not for the nearly 100 business people who have volunteered! 
The Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce would like to extend a special Thank you to  the businesses that are sponsoring a table at this event; Bapple & Bapple, Inc. CPA's, Ben's Soft Pretzels, BMO Harris Bank, Brown Mackie College, Centier Bank, Chick-fil-A, Crown Point Christian Village, Grand Canyon University, Health Linc Community Health Center, Hilton Garden Inn & Suites, Indiana Wesleyan University, Lakeshore EMS, Liss CARSTAR Collision, NorthShore Health Centers, NWI Hypnosis Center, Oak Partners, Inc., Optimal Chiropractic, Peoples Bank, Richter Dental, Sparta Sports Dome of Crown Point, Tech Credit Union and TrueWealth Advising Group.


Contact Lee Hartsell, Office Manager, Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce  lee@crossroadschamber.org 



Ocean Springs Chamber Event: 37th Annual Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival 


The weekend’s inclement weather didn’t stop business from booming at the 37th annual Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival. 
Scattered showers and low temperatures weren’t enough to stop shoppers from attending the Peter Anderson Festival in Ocean Springs. Sculptor Sean Corner said, “Had no issues with my sales because I have a great client base and they come back rain or shine.”
This year the festival provided more than 400 food vendors, painters, sculptors and more due to a new online application process called zapplication. Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce PR Specialist Cynthia Sutton said, “And that actually reaches artists, more than 70,000 artists throughout the United States. So, we have artists from California, Indiana, Illinois, all over.”
This year, the Peter Anderson Festival wanted to focus on incorporating more demonstrative artists, hoping to increase the interaction between those that are selling and those that are buying. 
Also new to the festival is the Young and Art Market held at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art. “That is where kids age 8-18 actually get to make their own work and see it as if they’re artists as well,” said Sutton. 
Sutton tells News 25 she hops new additions such as these will help increase the overall economic impact of the festival. “Well, we did an economic impact study a few years back and the impact was almost 150,000 individuals throughout the two day event. So we hope these numbers are close,” said Sutton. Read more: WXXV.com



Kentucky Chamber honors Rep. Brent Yonts with Chamber MVP award 


On Thursday, the Kentucky Chamber presented Rep. Brent Yonts of Greenville with the Chamber MVP Award. Rep. Yonts was among a select group of legislators recognized for conspicuous actions supporting Kentucky’s business community during the 2015 Kentucky General Assembly. “With so many important business issues in play during a legislative session, we feel it is important to highlight the efforts of those legislators who went out of their way to help ensure a positive business climate,” said Kentucky 11/16/2015 Kentucky Chamber honors Rep. Brent Yonts with Chamber MVP award | Bottom Line http://kychamberbottomline.com/2015/11/13/kentucky­chamber­honors­rep­brent­yonts­with­chamber­mvp­award/ 2/3 Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson. “Representative Brent Yonts is one of a select group of leaders who fought for a better business climate. As a small token of our appreciation, we are presenting him with an engraved Louisville Slugger to thank him for going to bat for business.” In addition to monitoring the progress of bills that directly relate to the strength of the Commonwealth’s business community, the Chamber tracks how each legislator votes on these bills. The Chamber’s MVP award recipients displayed more than just a business­friendly voting record, but also went out of their way, and at times across party lines, to support or oppose an issue critical to the business climate in Kentucky. Read more: Kentucky Chamber


#BestChamber Practices: Hampton Roads Chamber to welcome new CEOs to the region

The Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce will host its annual CEO Welcome Breakfast on Nov. 6 at Founders Inn.
Top regional executives in four categories - municipal, business, nonprofit and military - who are new to their positions and/or new to the area will be recognized.
The event begins with registration and networking at 7:30 a.m., followed by the program and breakfast at 8 a.m. Chamber President and CEO Bryan Stephens will welcome attendees to the event, which will be emceed by WVEC Channel 13 reporter Joe Flanagan.
Founders Inn is located at 5641 Indian River Road in Virginia Beach.
Tickets are $30 for chamber members and $40 for nonmembers. Table sponsorships also are available for $650. Read more: Inside Business

Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce: Top Technology Trends for 2016

Thursday, December 10th 2015
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
ÄKTA, 205 West Wacker Drive, 21st Floor , Chicago, IL, 60606
Keeping up with rapidly changing technology has become a job in and of itself for businesses in today’s marketplace. How will tech trends impact your organization? Which trends should you invest time and resources into for 2016?

Panelists:

• Drew Davidson, Vice President of Design, ÄKTA
• Ted Souder, Head of Industry, Google
• Chris Taylor, General Manager, Uber
• Nicole Yeary, Founder & CEO, Ms. Tech
• MODERATOR: John Pletz, Technology Reporter, Crain's Chicago Business

Join the Conversation | #TechTrends2016  Read more: Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce



WMC: Teaming up to tackle worker shortage



Three years ago, the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Foundation went to more than 50 cities in the state and met with more than 300 manufacturers. The next year the foundation visited all 16 Wisconsin technical colleges and heard from 1,200 leaders in business, government and education circles.
What has emerged from all of those sessions is a wide-ranging group of partners who are determined to address several issues Wisconsin will need to solve, some in the very near future.
Of foremost concern to WMC Foundation President Jim Morgan — who was in Chippewa Falls Thursday speaking at a meeting of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce executives — is a looming worker shortage of large proportions.
“If we don’t find ways to attract people to work in this state, nothing else matters,” he said.
Statistics paint an alarming picture. The number of people age 65 and older in Wisconsin is expected to double in the next 25 years, to 1.5 million, he said.
Meanwhile the University of Wisconsin forecasts only an additional 15,000 people of working age in that same time.
“When you match the numbers up, they don’t work,” said Mike Jordan, president of the Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce.
The problem of not having enough workers to replace those who are leaving the workforce isn’t unique to Wisconsin. In particular many other Midwestern states are staring at the same dilemma.
“There’s no doubt that (lack of) workforce is an issue,” Jordan said, noting signs from businesses in the industrial park and elsewhere looking for workers. “That tells you we have some needs for qualified people.” Read more: Chippewa Herald

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