Chamber of Commerce Daily News
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Transportation the Focus of La Crosse Area Chamber meeting
The Greater Mosinee Area Chamber of Commerce Community Directory is available at the chamber today ! Thanks to Terra Plaisance and the chamber team for sending this our way!
Ridgeland Chamber Members Enjoyed an Evening with Marshall Ramsey
Ridgeland Chamber Honors Businesses, Volunteers
The City of Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce is committed to showcasing our business community and all the many products and services our businesses have to offer, 2020 Chamber President Chase Bryan of Young Wells Williams, P.A. told a packed house at the Chamber’s annual awards banquet last week after outgoing President Bill Bethany of Community Bank of Mississippi passed the gavel.
“With our 2020 theme Ridgeland . . . Bringing Mississippi Together, we will place renewed emphasis on not only helping our businesses to succeed, but on bringing us all together,” Bryan said.
The Ridgeland Chamber celebrated businesses, volunteers and city leaders at the banquet which honored award winners.
Business entrepreneur Rainey Rives received the 2019 Gene F. McGee Economic Development Award for renovating and remodeling old buildings and changing the look of Highway 51.
Scott Jones of Safe Passage Driving Service was named the 2019 Diplomat of the Year; Linda Carver of Trustmark National Bank received the 2019 Volunteer of the Year Award; the Ridgeland Tourism Commission was the recipient of the 2019 Community Service Award and Green Oak Florist & Garden Center was named 2019 Business of the Year.
Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee named Karen McKie of Green Oak Florist & Garden Center City Maker 2019.
“If our City Maker 2019 had one wish, it would be to beautify every city in the world – one city at a time,” McGee said in presenting McKie with Ridgeland’s highest honor. McGee praised McKie for her role in planting a three-acre field of zinnias and wildflowers along Highway 51 at School Street where the City of Ridgeland is building a new City Center / City Hall complex.
“These beautiful flowers brought hundreds of comments, telephone calls, e-mails and text messages to the City and Chamber, not only from our citizens, but also from visitors,” McGee added. “Zinnia Fields Forever” went on to win Keep Mississippi Beautiful’s 2019 First Place Beautification Award and Keep America Beautiful’s First Place Innovative Partnership Award.”
Award-winning editorial cartoonist, author, inspirational speaker and two-time Pulitzer finalist Marshall Ramsey was the guest speaker at the banquet, sharing his cartoons and telling entertaining stories of his career as a cartoonist. “Mississippi is the best state for politics, storytellers, sweet tea and raising a family”, Ramsey said.
The award-winning Raphael Semmes and the Raphael Semmes Combo provided music for the evening and guests were surprised but thrilled to hear the “National Anthem” sung by international recording artist Guy Hovis, a native Mississippian.
#BestChamber Practices: Mclean County Chamber: Two Ways to Host your own 2020 Lunch & Learn
Your business has the opportunity to host a Lunch and Learn at the Chamber office in 2020!
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Mailed monthly to new movers from the previous 30 days!
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Welcome Home Geneva
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#BestChamber practices: Dubuque Area Chamber: Business Builder Breakfast: "Grow with Google My Business"
Date: February 25, 2020
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM CST
Website: Business Builder Breakfast
Register Now
Event Description:
Business Builder Breakfasts are workshops to assist in your business and professional development. The Chamber will offer a variety of topics and presenters to keep you savvy and successful in a very competitive market.
Our February presenter is Alex Goerdt, an instructor for the Marketing department at Northeast Iowa Community College. Alex will be presenting, "Grow with Google My Business." Over 90% of mobile search traffic starts with Google. Learn how to leverage your Google My Business account to enhance your listing in Google’s search results in order to stand out when customers are looking for you.
Alex teaches courses in graphics, web development, and marketing at NICC. He leverages his personal experiences as a freelancer to present real-world and highly relevant topics relating to digital marketing to the NICC community.
2020 Midland Business Alliance Awards Application Now Available!
As part of the Midland Business Alliance's (MBA) commitment to attracting and developing talent in Midland County, we are pleased to present the application for the 2020 Alliance Awards. The MBA will annually award three $1,500 scholarships to deserving students.
For complete details and to download the application, please visit the Alliance Awards page on our website.
Scholarship applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2020.
Arlington Chamber: Save the Date: 34th Annual Best Business Awards
Don't miss out on celebrating the best of the best in Arlington business at the 34th Annual Best Business Awards on Thursday, May 28 from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel! This prestigious awards dinner recognizes businesses in the Arlington community that go above and beyond to serve clients and make Arlington a great place to work and live.
The Best Business Awards is one of the most distinguished evening events in Arlington. This high-level networking event sold out last year and we anticipate another sold out event this year. Make sure to sign up soon to secure your spot!
REGISTER HERE!
Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber map: Town Square Publications: Promises Made, Promises kept!
#BestChamber practices: La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership: Catch Us on the Air
Join us every third Monday of the month from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. for our new radio show on WIMS!! This month Lindsay Jongkind, Marketing & Membership Director, and Angela Rose, Downtown Director, talked about some exciting upcoming events and all that is new with the Downtown La Porte Mainstreet Association. Kristi Chadderdon, La Porte County Public Library, and April Kelly, Go Aerial Fitness, also joined the conversation and shared their excitement to start some projects!
Catch what you missed!
Newman to speak at Southern KY Chamber of Commerce luncheon Feb. 11
Transportation the Focus of La Crosse Area Chamber meeting
Roads and rail were the subjects of a forum on transportation in Wisconsin Monday.
Among the items discussed was a proposal to add a second Amtrak train from the Twin Cities to Chicago.
The biggest news was that repairs to La Crosse Street are coming.
"It's a shared road if you will. It is technically a state road, but we feel here it is a major artery for the city, and so hearing that those changes are happening soon and in collaboration is really great news for us," said La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Vicki Markussen.
Repairs on the street are slated for 2022.
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson was one of the guest speakers at the forum. See more: WXOW News
The 2019-2020 Greater Mosinee Area Chamber of Commerce Community Directory
The Greater Mosinee Area Chamber of Commerce Community Directory is available at the chamber today ! Thanks to Terra Plaisance and the chamber team for sending this our way!
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.
Ridgeland Chamber Members Enjoyed an Evening with Marshall Ramsey
Ridgeland Chamber Honors Businesses, Volunteers
The City of Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce is committed to showcasing our business community and all the many products and services our businesses have to offer, 2020 Chamber President Chase Bryan of Young Wells Williams, P.A. told a packed house at the Chamber’s annual awards banquet last week after outgoing President Bill Bethany of Community Bank of Mississippi passed the gavel.
“With our 2020 theme Ridgeland . . . Bringing Mississippi Together, we will place renewed emphasis on not only helping our businesses to succeed, but on bringing us all together,” Bryan said.
The Ridgeland Chamber celebrated businesses, volunteers and city leaders at the banquet which honored award winners.
Business entrepreneur Rainey Rives received the 2019 Gene F. McGee Economic Development Award for renovating and remodeling old buildings and changing the look of Highway 51.
Scott Jones of Safe Passage Driving Service was named the 2019 Diplomat of the Year; Linda Carver of Trustmark National Bank received the 2019 Volunteer of the Year Award; the Ridgeland Tourism Commission was the recipient of the 2019 Community Service Award and Green Oak Florist & Garden Center was named 2019 Business of the Year.
Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee named Karen McKie of Green Oak Florist & Garden Center City Maker 2019.
“If our City Maker 2019 had one wish, it would be to beautify every city in the world – one city at a time,” McGee said in presenting McKie with Ridgeland’s highest honor. McGee praised McKie for her role in planting a three-acre field of zinnias and wildflowers along Highway 51 at School Street where the City of Ridgeland is building a new City Center / City Hall complex.
“These beautiful flowers brought hundreds of comments, telephone calls, e-mails and text messages to the City and Chamber, not only from our citizens, but also from visitors,” McGee added. “Zinnia Fields Forever” went on to win Keep Mississippi Beautiful’s 2019 First Place Beautification Award and Keep America Beautiful’s First Place Innovative Partnership Award.”
Award-winning editorial cartoonist, author, inspirational speaker and two-time Pulitzer finalist Marshall Ramsey was the guest speaker at the banquet, sharing his cartoons and telling entertaining stories of his career as a cartoonist. “Mississippi is the best state for politics, storytellers, sweet tea and raising a family”, Ramsey said.
The award-winning Raphael Semmes and the Raphael Semmes Combo provided music for the evening and guests were surprised but thrilled to hear the “National Anthem” sung by international recording artist Guy Hovis, a native Mississippian.
#BestChamber Practices: Mclean County Chamber: Two Ways to Host your own 2020 Lunch & Learn
Your business has the opportunity to host a Lunch and Learn at the Chamber office in 2020!
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WELCOME HOME - The Nation's Premier New Resident Marketing Program for Your Chamber Members
the Perfect Compliment for Welcome Wagon...
Welcome Home, the nation's premier new resident marketing program,is a new mover marketing program designed to help get your chamber members' businesses in front of the most valuable audiences - new residents.
Exclusive to chamber members, the WELCOME HOME program is a remarkable advertising tool, highly visible, targeted and delivered direct to new resident's mailboxes, catching them as they establish new buying habits.
In addition, WELCOME HOME is distributed to local libraries, park districts, municipalities and your local chamber office.
Get your members in front of one of the most valuable audiences: NEW RESIDENTS.
Don't miss this opportunity to promote your member businesses to new residents ON A MONTHLY BASIS, ALL YEAR LONG!
Mailed monthly to new movers from the previous 30 days!
They are new to the neighborhood. They have money to spend. They need your member's businesses and services.
Welcome Home Geneva
Town Square Publications (www.townsquarepublications.com) can help you accomplish your chamber's NEW MOVER publication needs at no expense to the chamber. Please email John Dussman at jdussman@tspubs.com or call (847)-427-4633.
#BestChamber practices: Dubuque Area Chamber: Business Builder Breakfast: "Grow with Google My Business"
Date: February 25, 2020
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM CST
Website: Business Builder Breakfast
Register Now
Event Description:
Business Builder Breakfasts are workshops to assist in your business and professional development. The Chamber will offer a variety of topics and presenters to keep you savvy and successful in a very competitive market.
Our February presenter is Alex Goerdt, an instructor for the Marketing department at Northeast Iowa Community College. Alex will be presenting, "Grow with Google My Business." Over 90% of mobile search traffic starts with Google. Learn how to leverage your Google My Business account to enhance your listing in Google’s search results in order to stand out when customers are looking for you.
Alex teaches courses in graphics, web development, and marketing at NICC. He leverages his personal experiences as a freelancer to present real-world and highly relevant topics relating to digital marketing to the NICC community.
2020 Midland Business Alliance Awards Application Now Available!
As part of the Midland Business Alliance's (MBA) commitment to attracting and developing talent in Midland County, we are pleased to present the application for the 2020 Alliance Awards. The MBA will annually award three $1,500 scholarships to deserving students.
For complete details and to download the application, please visit the Alliance Awards page on our website.
Scholarship applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2020.
Arlington Chamber: Save the Date: 34th Annual Best Business Awards
Don't miss out on celebrating the best of the best in Arlington business at the 34th Annual Best Business Awards on Thursday, May 28 from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel! This prestigious awards dinner recognizes businesses in the Arlington community that go above and beyond to serve clients and make Arlington a great place to work and live.
The Best Business Awards is one of the most distinguished evening events in Arlington. This high-level networking event sold out last year and we anticipate another sold out event this year. Make sure to sign up soon to secure your spot!
REGISTER HERE!
Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber map: Town Square Publications: Promises Made, Promises kept!
The Wyoming-Kentwood Chamber of Commerce recently worked with Town Square Publications on the production of a map. Town Square Publications provided all the map design and cartography for the product and sold the sponsorships, so there was no cost to the chamber. The chamber provided local content and photos that showed our organization’s focus on promoting our communities and helping our businesses to thrive. Town Square Publications provided the chamber a proof before going to print. The result was a top quality map. We were especially pleased with the quality of the printing and the paper.
The chamber works hard to identify programs that will be of benefit to our chamber members, such as the 28th Street Metro Cruise program that draws over 200,000 to our area and the annual Santa Parade. The Wyoming-Kentwood chamber map is another great example, and the chamber received the additional benefit of non-dues revenue.
Your company delivered on your promises. We appreciate our partnership with Town Square Publications and will call on them again for the next project.
Bob O’Callaghan
President
Wyoming-Kentwood Chamber#BestChamber practices: La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership: Catch Us on the Air
Catch Us On The Air!
Join us every third Monday of the month from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. for our new radio show on WIMS!! This month Lindsay Jongkind, Marketing & Membership Director, and Angela Rose, Downtown Director, talked about some exciting upcoming events and all that is new with the Downtown La Porte Mainstreet Association. Kristi Chadderdon, La Porte County Public Library, and April Kelly, Go Aerial Fitness, also joined the conversation and shared their excitement to start some projects!
Newman to speak at Southern KY Chamber of Commerce luncheon Feb. 11
The Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce will welcome a special guest speaker who is dedicated to “making Kentucky’s Appalachia a better place to live, work, grow and thrive.”
Melissa Newman, Executive Director of Regional Programming and Regional Stewardship, at Eastern Kentucky University will speak at the chamber’s monthly membership luncheon next Tuesday, Feb. 11, at The Corbin Center. The luncheon begins at 11:45 a.m. Cost for the meal is $12. The public is invited to attend.
Newman is also a part-time professor within EKU’s Department of Communication. She is also the faculty supervisor for EKU’s public relations students who work to support marketing efforts for Shaping Our Appalachian Region, East Kentucky Leadership Foundation and The Promise Zone.
Prior to Newman’s work in academia, she enjoyed a 25-year career in media, first as an award-winning journalist, then public relations practitioner and finally as a non-profit fundraiser and grant writer in higher education. Melissa also holds a doctorate degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Research from Eastern Kentucky University. She received a Master’s degree in Education with a communication specialty, and Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a minor in communication, from Union College. Melissa resides in Richmond, KY with her husband. Read more: News Journal
Melissa Newman, Executive Director of Regional Programming and Regional Stewardship, at Eastern Kentucky University will speak at the chamber’s monthly membership luncheon next Tuesday, Feb. 11, at The Corbin Center. The luncheon begins at 11:45 a.m. Cost for the meal is $12. The public is invited to attend.
Newman is also a part-time professor within EKU’s Department of Communication. She is also the faculty supervisor for EKU’s public relations students who work to support marketing efforts for Shaping Our Appalachian Region, East Kentucky Leadership Foundation and The Promise Zone.
Prior to Newman’s work in academia, she enjoyed a 25-year career in media, first as an award-winning journalist, then public relations practitioner and finally as a non-profit fundraiser and grant writer in higher education. Melissa also holds a doctorate degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Research from Eastern Kentucky University. She received a Master’s degree in Education with a communication specialty, and Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a minor in communication, from Union College. Melissa resides in Richmond, KY with her husband. Read more: News Journal
Town Square Publications Chamber Membership Directories and Community Profiles: The best in the U.S.
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