Indiana Chamber Seeks 'Best Places to Work'
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for the state’s annual competition naming the “Best Places to Work in Indiana
Companies need to have at least 15 Hoosier employees to be eligible. Out-of-state parent companies are also eligible to participate if at least 15 full-time employees are in Indiana
Winners are selected in four groups: small companies of between 15 and 74 U.S. employees; medium companies of between 75 and 249 U.S. employees; large companies of between 250 and 999 U.S. employees; and major companies with 1,000 or more U.S.
The application deadline is Thursday, November 21. To apply, visit www.bestplacestoworkIN.com.
Chamber event: Oklahoma Governor Visits Grove
The governor focused on how business is booming in the city. She says
unemployment in Grove is only 4.5%. That's mainly because since 2011,
212 jobs have been added in the city and 5 billion in new investments
have been added in the area. She says the growth is widely due to
pro-growth and pro-business environment throughout the state. Read more: FourStatesHomePage.com
Michigan state leaders, academics to speak on economy
Michigan
Attorney General Bill Schuette, Cato Institute Senior Fellow Michael
Tanner and Michigan Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Officer Richard
Studley will join Northwood University economics faculty member
Timothy Nash this coming weekend at Bay Harbor for a panel presentation
analyzing the state and national economies.
The
panelists will speak as part of a Northwood University Bay Harbor
Policy Forum, "The Michigan and U.S. Economies: The Road Ahead," from
9-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Bay Harbor Yacht Club, 4300 Vista Drive. The event is open to the public, with free admission. Rea more: PetoskeyNews.com
Minocqua Wisconsin Chamber names new director
The
Minocqua Area Chamber of Commerce will welcome a new executive director
later this month. Krystal Westfahl will start at the chamber August
21st. She'll replace Kim Baltus who left to join the Howard Young
Foundation. More information: WJFW Newswatch 12
Danville/Boyle County Chamber, EDP staff receives scholarships totaling more than $2,700
Three
Danville-Boyle County Economic Development Partnership staff members
have received scholarships to attend various professional development
opportunities.
Danville-Boyle
County Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Jennifer
Kirchner, Danville-Boyle County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
Paula Fowler, and EDP Communications Director Kasey Hill received
scholarships totaling more than $2,700. Read more: The Advocate Messenger
Kansas communities, Lucas Area Chamber, individuals honored at Day of PRIDE
Improving a school playground or updating an aging downtown can be
expensive, daunting tasks, especially in small communities with limited
resources. But some Kansas towns have completed such projects and more.
For their efforts, several communities and individuals have been honored
with 2014 PRIDE Capital, Community Partners or Communities of
Excellence awards.
The awards, given by the Kansas PRIDE program, http://www.kansasprideprogram.ksu.edu,
were presented during Day of PRIDE 2014 events, held June 14 in Larned
and Humboldt. The program is a partnership of K-State Research and
Extension, the Kansas Department of Commerce, and Kansas PRIDE, Inc. Read More: High Plains - Midwest Ag Journal
Nebraska DOL, U.S. Chamber: Hiring Our Heroes Fair set for Aug. 5
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) is partnering with
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Nebraska National Guard and other sponsors
to offer a Hiring Our Heroes Fair for veterans and spouses Tuesday,
Aug. 5 at the Sandhills Convention Center in North Platte, 2102 South
Jeffers Street. The hiring fair will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with an employment workshop at 8:30 a.m.
“All
across the state, employers continue to present a wide range of career
opportunities to Nebraska veterans,” said John H. Albin, Acting
Commissioner of Labor. Read more: Syracuse Journal Democrat
AT&T Announces Upgrade To 4G LTE, Donates To Ste. Genevieve’s Banner Project
AT&T
Missouri President John Sondag and Regional Director for External
Affairs Craig Felzein last Friday announced the expansion of the 4G LTE
network in Ste. Genevieve County. Sondag said the boost for 10 towers
will offer faster service on those with LTE mobile devices in Ste.
Genevieve, Coffman, Ozora, Lawrenceton, Bloomsdale, New Offenburg,
McBride and Weingarten. By the end of 2014, every cell tower in Missouri is expected to be upgraded to 4G LTE. Read more: St. Genevieve Herald
Forest City Tractor Ride Set
The Forest City Chamber of Commerce and Heritage Park of North Iowa
are sponsoring a tractor ride through North Iowa on Saturday, Aug. 9. The
ride will start and end at Heritage Park in Forest City. The ride
includes breakfast in Leland, a stop for a tour of Larson Manufacturing
in Lake Mills, lunch in Scarville and an afternoon break at Winnebago
Lutheran Church. The ride starts at 7:30 a.m. should end between 4 and
4:30 p.m. Read more: GlobeGazette.com
Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotations: (Leadership)
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing
the right things.” ~ Peter Drucker
- Forbes 50
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