Bartoszek named Chair Elect for WCCE state association board
Becky Bartoszek, President/CEO, Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce, has been named chair-elect for the Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Executives’ (WCCE) Board of Advisors.
WCCE is the state’s professional association of local chambers of commerce. Its mission is to advance the management skills and experience of its members in order to help them work with the challenges chambers face. WCCE is a program of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the state chamber.
Bartoszek will serve as chair elect for two years then assume the role of chair for the WCCE, where she will lead its Board of Advisors. She has been a WCCE advisory board member for 2 years, where she collaborates with other Chamber executives from around the state to ensure Wisconsin Chambers continue to help business and local communities thrive.
She also serves on the board of directors for ACCE, the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, an international group of more than 9,000 professionals who work for and with more than 1,600 chambers of commerce around the world.
Additionally she is on the board of directors for the New North; Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce; and Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. Bartoszek is also a member of the Community Health Action Team. She currently is appointed by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers to the Advisory Council on Workforce Investment.
ACCE: Application Deadline: Sales Coach Program
Feb. 8 | LEARN MORE
ACCE is now accepting applications for its six-month sales coach program in which experienced chamber membership development volunteers will be matched with professionals who are new to chamber sales for regular advice, coaching and problem-solving. Click here for the application. Interested in being a coach? Click here.
Join the Sponsorship team for the long awaited 25th Anniversary Double Decker Spring Run!
The Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce is excited to finally celebrate the 25th Annual Double Decker Spring Run. This year’s 10K Run, 5K Run, and Kids Fun Run are scheduled for Saturday, April 23rd, and we want you to be involved in this long awaited return of the race!
The Chamber’s signature race is excited to announce a partnership with Oxford Ortho & Sports Medicine as our new exclusive presenting sponsor for our 25th anniversary event! Our race topped over 1,700 racers in 2019, with runners who came to Oxford from all around the country, and we expect that number to continue to climb this year.
The Double Decker Weekend is packed with events like the Double Decker Festival, the Grove Bowl, and the Ole Miss vs. MSU baseball series. Add that to our two new race courses that take you past iconic Oxford landmarks and the standing tradition of a top-notch race experience, this is a weekend you do not want to miss being a part of!
If you are interested in getting involved on any of the following levels, please contact Pam Swain by Wednesday, March 9th at pam@oxfordms.com However, please note the earlier your sponsorship is confirmed, the sooner your benefits and promotion will begin. So to get the most out of your sponsorship dollars and commit early.
Email Pam Swain to Sponsor
Oak Creek and Franklin - A Guide to the South Suburban Region 2020
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.
Dubuque Area Chamber: Iowa Workforce Development Survey: Your input is needed!
Dear Valued Members and Investors,
On behalf of the Dubuque
Area Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Dubuque Development Corporation
we are sending you a survey from Iowa
Workforce Development (IWD). They have requested
that their short survey be shared with our members and investors for your
feedback. Please use the link below to go directly to the IWD
survey. Please note the deadline to complete and submit your survey
to their office is noon on January 21st, 2022.
Any questions regarding the survey can be directed to Marla Loecke, IWD Operations Manager for
Dubuque and Decorah at Marla.loecke@iwd.Iowa.gov.
Thank you for your attention and consideration.
Sincerely,
Molly Grover, President
& CEO
Dubuque Area Chamber of
Commerce
Rick Dickinson, President
& CEO
Greater Dubuque Development Corporation
Wisconsin Added 6,300 Jobs in December
Combined with the gains from October and November, Wisconsin added 20,500 jobs in the past three months. Over the past year, Wisconsin has added 67,200 jobs.
Employment at the end of December remained 99,500 jobs below the pre-pandemic level of February 2020, a decline of 3.3%.
Among the sectors adding jobs in December, the manufacturing sector added 4,800 jobs, 3,500 of which were in durable goods manufacturing. Wholesale trade added 1,900 jobs.
The private sector added 5,300 jobs total and government added 1,000 new jobs.
The unemployment rate declined to 2.8% and the labor force participation rate remained at 66.4%.
Further detail can be found in the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development's release: Wisconsin Labor Force Summary December 2021.
Kentucky State Parks Plan
for Camper Appreciation 2022
Some Kentucky State Park campgrounds will be hosting the annual Camper Appreciation Weekend and now is the time to start making reservations! The weekend of April 29 - May 1 campers get two nights of camping for the price of one. This deal fills up quickly as the dates draw near so find a Kentucky State Park campground now and start planning your next great outdoor adventure.Chamber collaboration: Officials give support of Manistee's Hampton Inn project
A majority of people who spoke during a recent public hearing for the Hampton Inn in Manistee were in favor of the project.
A Commercial Rehabilitation District for the hotel, which is planned for 101 Lakeshore Drive, was unanimously approved by the Manistee City Council Tuesday during its regularly scheduled meeting.
A public hearing was held for citizens to speak about the project. Four of five people spoke in support of the project in its current iteration.
Gini Pelton, of Manistee, said she was happy with the project.
"Even if you are adjusting the taxes for this type of development, I believe it is still a win-win situation for our community. We will still be getting all of the resources that they're going to bring to our community back into our community," Pelton said.
She noted the amount of money that the city was able to collect in taxes on the former Lakeshore Motel, which was located on the same property, is nowhere near the amount of taxes that the Hampton Inn will generate when it is completed.
"Everything they're going to develop down there will be good. And for those who maybe aren't aware 101 S. Lakeshore (Drive) when it was a motel was paying taxes at the rate of around a $200,000 home in the community or less; I didn't get a chance to look up the exact numbers today. So if you think you're losing money on the deal, you're not losing money. We're always we're going to be ahead of this game that water and sewer ... jobs ... everything. Anyway, I totally support this."
Of the three others who spoke, all hand a part in the project getting off the ground: Manistee County Board of Commission chair and Economic Development Council chair Jeff Dontz; Marc Miller, director of Economic Development for the Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce; and Peter Beukema of Hotel Ventures Manistee LLC., the development company for the project.
Read more: Manistee News
The votes are in, and our judges have
spoken—so now, on this icy Thursday afternoon, here is the moment you’ve been
waiting for:
In total, State of Indiana agencies
collected an outstanding 21,615 cans for our community food pantries! And your
teams submitted 50 unique Canstructions to our panel of judges, consisting of
Governor Eric J. Holcomb’s office, Indiana State Personnel Department Director
Matt Brown, and a special guest food pantry judge.
BEST STRUCTURE
Several honorable mentions battled it out
for the 2022 Canstruction “Best Structure” award. Notably, DOC Wabash’s
Converse high top, INDOT’s “Duck Hunt,” BMV team’s “Keep On Trucking” Semi, and
the Hoosier Lottery’s “Powerball Sees His Shadow.”
But the winner of the 2022 “Best Structure”
award is… Indiana State Fair Commission with their impressive and intricate
re-Canstruction of the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
MOST CANS COLLECTED
The runners up for “Most Cans Collected”
are the Department of Correction’s “Team WVCF” with 1,626 cans and the Department
of Labor’s “Labor Can” with 2,143 cans. But Canstruction 2022’s “Most Cans
Collected” award also goes to the State Fair Commission’s “Indiana State Fair”
with 2,864 cans collected in just two weeks.
VIEW THE ENTRIES
Using canned goods, art supplies, and
teamwork, the teams got creative and paid tribute to Hoosier landmarks, state
initiatives, pop culture, and much more. Check out all the entries at one of
the links below:
View the 2022 Canstruction
Competition photo gallery on Facebook >
View the 2022 Canstruction
Competition photo gallery on SharePoint >
Participating agencies included seven teams
from the Indiana Department of Child Services, 17 teams from the Bureau of
Motor Vehicles, Family and Social Services Administration, Alcohol and Tobacco
Commission, three teams from the Indiana Department of Transportation, three
teams from the Department of Natural Resources, Department of Labor, Indiana
State Personnel Department, Department of Correction, two teams from the
Department of Revenue, Hoosier Lottery, Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, two
teams from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indiana Housing
and Community Development Authority, Indiana State Fair Commission, Statehouse
Tour Office, Indiana Office of Technology, Indiana Historical Bureau, Lt.
Governor's Office, Public Defender's Office, Indiana State Department of
Toxicology, and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Great work to each team—you demonstrated your creativity, teamwork, and generosity. Thank you for all that you do!
The Arlington Chamber of Commerce is pleased to invite you to the tenth annual Legislative Breakfast. This event offers the opportunity to hear about the recent General Assembly session from the legislators who represent Arlington in Richmond. Arlington’s members of the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates will discuss the legislation that they patroned, the issues that the General Assembly took up, and the outlook for Arlington and the Commonwealth of Virginia. The event features a question and answer portion, and we encourage you to submit your questions with your registration. Join us on March 31 from 8:00-9:30 a.m. to hear from the speakers below.
https://web.arlingtonchamber.org/events/Legislative-Breakfast-3696/details
Event Information
Date: Thursday, March 31
Time:
8:00-9:00 a.m. Program
9:00-9:30 a.m. Q&A
Pre-registration:
Members: $35
Prospective Members: $50
Registration Questions?
Elizabeth Addington
Operations Manager
chamber@arlingtonchamber.org
(703) 525-2400
Event Questions?
Cassie Bate Hurley
Senior Director of Marketing & Operations
events@arlingtonchamber.org
(703) 525-2400
REGISTER HERE
Effingham County Community MAPPING Program
Effingham County has enlisted the help of the MAPPING The Future of Your Community program through the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University to take a proactive approach to planning for community and economic development.
Originally planned for early 2020, the MAPPING program is a participant driven strategic visioning and planning process whereby local leaders and citizen volunteers create a long-range vision for the future of Effingham County and a plan of action for achieving it. Read more here.
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