Marshall Area Chamber Weekly News & Events Newsletter | |
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ONE top Banner Ad spot is available each Friday in the E-Connection newsletter at $75/week. Email chamber@marshallmn.org for more information.
Receive a $15 discount if you book 4 weeks or more! Inquire on availability.
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Google Fundamentals Presentation
Learn from Google themselves about how to optimize your business listing online!
Passcode: VisitMarshall!123
PDF Presentation | Video Recording
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Meat Raffle & Karaoke at Leroy's Bar & Grill | |
Friday, February 3rd
7:00PM - 1:00AM
Leroy's Bar & Grill
89 W 1st St, Cottonwood, MN
Break out your favorite flannel & join Leroy's for a meat raffle presented by the Hanley Fire Department followed by karaoke with Livin' Rich Entertainment!
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Bingo & Karaoke at Key Largo on Lake Shetek | |
Saturday, February 4th
Bingo begins at 1:00PM
Key Largo on Lake Shetek
29 Valhalla Dr, Slayton, MN
Bingo will be held starting at 1:00pm followed by Karaoke that evening brought to you by Rock River Entertainment at 8:00pm!
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Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership Virtual Homebuyer Education Workshop | |
Tuesday, February 7th &
Thursday, February 9th
5:30PM to 9:30PM
Virtual Workshop
Hosted by Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership
Find out if homeownership is right for you. Learn about the homebuying process, credit/budgeting/affordability and more!
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Thursday, February 9th
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Marshall City Hall
Council Chambers, 1st Floor
344 W Main St, Marshall, MN
Join this month's Women's Connect "Women's Wellness & Healthy Living" as Dr. Kris Cleveland discusses the 8 dimensions of wellness, self-care, work-life balance, workplace economics, & how to introduce motion to your work life.
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Friends of the Library Book Sale | |
Thursday, February 9th
10:00AM - 4:00PM
Marshall-Lyon County Library
201 C Street, Marshall, MN
The Friends of the Marshall-Lyon County Library will hold a special February Stuff book sale in the Marshall Library community room. This will be a smaller sale than the annual spring and August sales, but it will be more specifically tailored for gift shopping.
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20th Annual Dinner Theatre: Banned-ing Together | |
Thursday, February 9th & Friday, February 10th
6:00PM (Dinner)
7:30PM (Play)
True Light Christian School
601 E College Dr, Marshall, MN
William White works as a typical teacher who gets news that shakes him out of his shell and catapults him into examining his life. Cost each night is $20 for dinner and the play, or $7 for just the play.
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Comedy Night with Casey Flesch | |
Friday, February 10th
Begins at 8:00PM
Painted Prairie Vineyard
1575 250th Ave, Currie, MN
85-minute stand-up comedy show at the amazing Painted Prairie Vineyard in Currie! Tickets are $20.
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Saturday, February 11th
6:00PM - 9:00PM
Lockwood Rink
Red Baron Arena & Expo
1651 Victory Dr, Marshall, MN
A night of free open skate sponsored by Andrew Suby State Farm! Bring your own skates if you have them.
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Making Black America Through the Grapevine | |
Tuesday, February 21st
6:30PM - 7:30PM
Marshall-Lyon County Library
201 C St, Marshall, MN
Join the Marshall-Lyon County Library, PBS, and local experts for a special screening of Making Black America: Through the Grapevine, a film from executive producer, host, and writer Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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Monday, February 13th
1:00PM - 5:00PM
Tuesday, February 14th
8:30AM - 4:00PM
SMSU Upper Level Ballroom
1501 State St, Marshall, MN
Please join us for Cultures on the Prairie 2023! We are happy to announce we have expanded this year's event to 2 days! Day 1, you will experience the "Killing Fields" Simulation: A real-life simulation of what refugee families endured during times of war. Day 2, experience the stories, history, and cultures throughout southwest Minnesota through panelists, presentations, and our Keynote, Sambuth Ouk, Director of Equity & Inclusion for the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools. Register today here.
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Microsoft Excel Deep Dive | |
Wednesday, February 15th
12:00PM - 1:00PM
SMSU Upper Conference Center
1501 State St, Marshall, MN
Ben Nwachukwu will demonstrate a step-by-step tutorial on some Excel features!
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Thursday, February 16th
8:00AM - 9:00AM
AmericInn by Wyndham
1406 E Lyon St, Marshall, MN
Come show off your business with a one minute commercial while enjoying donuts, coffee & learning about other local businesses!
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Business During Hours - Marshall Community Foundation | |
Thursday, February 16th
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Elizabeth Lockwood SMSU
Alumni & Visitor Center
1430 E College Dr, Marshall, MN
You're invited to join us for this Business During Hours event - see you there!
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We're looking for 2023 State of the City Sponsors! | |
The Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for more sponsors for the 2023 State of the City Address that will be held on March 8th, 2023 at the SMSU Conference Center in Marshall, Minnesota. Read more about the event here. | |
SMSU Receives Investment in School of Business from North Star Mutual | |
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(COTTONWOOD, MN – Feb. 2, 2023) North Star Mutual Insurance Company, of Cottonwood, Minnesota, has announced plans to invest $3 million in the Southwest Minnesota State University Foundation to establish the North Star Mutual School of Business and scholarship program. The investment, to be paid over the course of five years, will be used to enhance the current school of business, facilities and programs at SMSU, as well as fund an endowment to provide ongoing support.
In addition, new scholarship and internship programs will be established on behalf of the company to help support business students in their academic endeavors and career development. North Star Mutual will receive naming rights to the business school and maintain a role on a special advisory committee made up of both school faculty and local business representatives...
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Answering your questions on the 24-week paid leave mandate proposal | |
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The Legislature is poised to pass extreme legislation that will raise payroll taxes by $1 billion for businesses annually and mandate that employers offer 24 weeks of paid leave to all employees. Join us on this virtual town hall as we answer your questions about how this paid leave mandate will impact your business. Get your questions answered before this legislation becomes a reality!
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Any Chamber member can submit job postings!
Ask about your login by emailing chamber@marshallmn.org or call the Chamber at 507-532-4484.
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Chamber E-Connection Guidelines and Policies | |
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Newsletter Goals and Audience
The purpose of the Chamber E-Connection newsletter is to share our members' events with other business and community members. It is an informational newsletter and helps to promote our member businesses and their events. Each Friday, our newsletter is sent to over 1,600 individuals. Our separate emails are sent to the same list, but are held especially for our Chamber events and Business After Hours.
Newsletter Policy
E-Connection events are included based on requests from the member business. The following criteria are
requested by the Marshall Area Chamber for event submissions:
- Events flyers or submissions must be an actual event. We do not include sales or promotions.
- Events can be included in the E-Connection for one week free of charge, and you have the option of adding one additional week for $20.
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Submissions must be sent the Wednesday prior to that Friday's E-Connection to be included email chamber@marshallmn.org
- All event flyers are for Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce members only.
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