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April 19, 2019 ~ Chamber, Local & Regional Business News

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Newsletter Sponsor: Fairwinds River's Edge

Fairwinds River’s Edge has teamed up with our sister property, The Landing of O’Fallon and AW Health Care (our on-site home health care company) for our second Charity Golf Tournament scheduled for the beautiful weather day of Friday, September 13 th  at Bear Creek Golf Course, and it will benefit the  VFW National Home for Children . The National Home's community is open to families of active-duty military personnel, veterans, and descendants of members of the VFW and its Auxiliary. Resident families can accomplish significant life goals by participating in their program. The National Home offers case management services to help families establish their plans for the future and set goals, and offers education, recreational, and enrichment opportunities for parents and their children, as well as free housing and daycare. Community resources and counseling are also provided as needed. Please take a peek at the attached flyer/registration form for all the information. You can also visit our tournament website for all the details, to register, and more.  CHARITY TOURNAMENT LINK . Registration starts at 10:30 a.m. We are looking for 36 teams! If interested, call or email me with your interest…and you can send in payment with your completed registration form. Not only are we looking for teams, but we’re also looking for Hole Sponsors, a Dinner Sponsor, Special Event Sponsors, as well as Silent Auction donations. Remember—Funds raised will go to a GREAT cause! Thanks and we truly hope you can join us! Stacy and the Team at Fairwinds Direct: 636-754-2311

News You May Have Missed

CHAMBER ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR The Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that three local businesses have been selected as finalists for the 2019 Small Business of the Year Award. These businesses have the opportunity to showcase their business... Read more www.gstccc.com

American Railcar Industries' manufacturing business to... The private equity owner of St. Charles-based American Railcar Industries has agreed to sell the railcar company's manufacturing business to The Greenbrier Cos. Inc. (NYSE: GBX) in a deal valued at about $400 million. ITE Rail Fund, which is... Read more www.bizjournals.com Statewide vote on St. Louis city-county merger gets... JEFFERSON CITY * The Missouri Senate on Thursday voted to disapprove of an effort to place a St. Louis city-county merger question on the November 2020 ballot. The nonbinding resolution, approved on a 26-5 vote, denounces a statewide vote on the... Read more www.stltoday.com Census: St. Louis city lost, St. Charles County gained... ST. LOUIS * The city of St. Louis lost the most people in the metropolitan area from 2017 to 2018 while St. Charles County gained the most, according to new population data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The population of St. Louis... Read more www.stltoday.com MU Extension in St. Charles County A free workshop for older adults who are afraid of falling. Emily Barbee, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist for MU Extension will teach the workshop. Space is limited--register early. Read more www.facebook.com DED releases March jobs report | Department of Economic... Today the Missouri Department of Economic Development released the March 2019 jobs report. Missouri's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 3.3%, making March the 32nd consecutive month in which Missouri's rate has been lower than the... Read more ded.mo.gov Every Question You've Ever Had About Keywords, Answered For a long time, digital marketers organized their entire content calendar around specific keywords. They'd work with their teams to brainstorm core keywords relevant to their products or services, as well as all the variations of that keyword... Read more blog.hubspot.com Google Spent 2 Years Researching What Makes a Great... As someone who's worked remotely for several years, I know the challenges of a virtual workplace. Building relationships with colleagues I've never actually met (in person), working across various time zones, technology that doesn't work the way... Read more www.inc.com The Right Way to Use a Public Bathroom (to Avoid Getting ... The odds of becoming ill from using a public bathroom are slim. But there are a few things you can do to minimize your risk even more. Here's what to keep in mind. There are a handful of things in this world I'm extremely thankful for, yet also... Read more www.nytimes.com 17th Annual Augusta Plein Air Art Festival | Augusta, MO ... Come experience Springtime in Augusta, Missouri and watch the rich colors burst forth in nature ... and on canvas at the 17th Annual Augusta Plein Air Art Festival. The rolling hills & woods of Augusta, Missouri will be dotted with springtime's... Read more www.discoverstcharles.com Missouri Senate passes one-time transportation funding boost The Missouri Senate has passed a measure to provide a $350 million boost to transportation infrastructure repairs in Missouri. The plan, reached in compromise following weeks of discussion, would spend $50 million in the upcoming year to... Read more mochamber.com Building a Bridge Between Employers and Tomorrow's Workforce Thank you for visiting the Missouri Intern Connect Web site (the "Site"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and we voluntarily provide this privacy statement in support of this commitment. Missouri Intern Connect wants to provide a... Read more www.mointernconnect.com A real miracle on ice: 'Breakthrough' tells St. Charles... John Smith was going through a rough patch in his life. But then he fell through the thin ice on a lake and died. After that, everything got better. Smith, of St. Charles, was 14 years old in 2015 and out of school on Martin Luther King Day when... Read more www.stltoday.com Walking on Beale For more than 40 years, St. Charles was home to the vintage Noah's Ark restaurant (and its adjacent counterpart hotel of the same name.) Opening in 1967, the once iconic building stood as a testament to good times and special memories for many,... Read more www.lifestylepubs.com O'Fallon I-70 Traffic Flow Improvements Project update In an interview with Mid Rivers Newsmagazine on April 11, O'Fallon Communications Director Tom Drabelle clarified progress and plans for the major I-70 Traffic Flow Improvements Project. The project's overall objective is to improve traffic flow... Read more midriversnewsmagazine.com How living on the wrong side of a time zone can be... Sleep scientist Matthew Walker has observed that "human beings are the only species that deliberately deprive themselves of sleep for no apparent gain." We stay up late to watch our favorite TV shows. We wake up early to get to work or school on... Read more www.stltoday.com

Chamber Member & Volunteer Larry Jacobs to Receive Lt.... Congratulations to Larry Jacobs on being selected as a recipient of this year's Lieutenant Governor's Senior Service Award. This is one of the Lt. Governor's highest honors recognizing seniors who positively impact their communities through... Read more www.gstccc.com St. Charles Resident Nationally Named 2019 Direct... National Disability Provider Association Names Mona Mergenthal Recipient of 2019 Missouri Direct Support Professional of the Year Award Recognition honors excellence in workforce providing long-term supports and services to individuals with... Read more www.gstccc.com Climb So iLL at the Steel Shop | St. Charles, MO Explore new heights in The Gravity Lab at Climb So iLL. Work on your balance while scaling 20-foot tall pillars, test your wits or race a friend on our fun walls, or top out on a kid-sized boulder and descend through the slide. Read more stcharles.climbsoill.com St. Charles County Veterans Museum grand opens with an... Veterans of all ages along with their families and friends shared in the opening of the St. Charles County Veterans Museum from 10 a.m.-6:45 p.m. on Friday, April 12. The wide range of veterans served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Kosovo, Afghanistan, ... Read more midriversnewsmagazine.com Salt + Smoke's St. Charles Now Open ST. CHARLES (KMOV.com) -- The popular barbeque restaurant Salt + Smoke opened their third location on historic Main Street in St. Charles this Thursday at 11 a.m. "We have a location in St. Louis County and St. Louis City so St. Charles felt... Read more www.kmov.com Should I Foster Bottom-Up Ideas? Yes, Here's How and Why ... Whether the next great bottom-up idea will make a positive impact on your company's bottom line may depend on what procedures are in place to foster idea generation even at the lowest levels. Here's five strategies to ensure bottom-up ideas reach ... Read more www.insperity.com 5 Strategies for Engaging Volunteers & Activists on... Guest post by Levi Olmstead. Sometimes, an ask is all it takes. While approximately one-fourth of all Americans volunteer on a regular basis, research shows that but just haven't taken the steps necessary to make it happen. So what's holding them ... Read more blogs.volunteermatch.org Incredibly Unpopular Advice For CEOs Leading Change:... There isn't a CEO out there who hasn't heard the oft-cited statistic that 70% of change initiatives fail. It's no secret that leading change is difficult. But what about the fact that we are just changing too often? Is it possible that the rate... Read more www.forbes.com Review: Two Plumbers Brewery + Arcade in St. Charles Stepping into Two Plumbers Brewery + Arcade is like traveling to a simpler time, when you'd spend hours playing video games in your friend's dark, musty basement. Swap the Mountain Dew and Pizza Rolls for craft beer and Guerrilla Street Food, and ... Read more www.saucemagazine.com Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce Are you recently diagnosed with diabetes? Do you have a loved one who is struggling to follow their new life circumstances? Here's a great class to take advantage of with lots of useful information. Read more www.facebook.com Patton Oswalt | Saint Charles, MO 63303 A comedian, actor, and writer, Patton Oswalt continues to find success in all areas of entertainment. From his award-winning comedy specials to his many memorable film roles and guest appearances on his favorite TV shows (including Parks and... Read more www.discoverstcharles.com Bill to streamline state's job training programs passes... On April 18, the Missouri Senate passed a bill to streamline and improve the state's workforce training programs. Senate Bill 184 sponsored by Sen. Wayne Wallingford will help: make Missouri's job training resources easier for employers to use... Read more mochamber.com House passes bill creating 15-year time limit on product ... A Missouri Chamber priority bill to establish a commonsense time limit on product liability lawsuits was passed by the Missouri House of Representatives on April 18. Currently in Missouri, trial attorneys can bring claims against products decades ... Read more mochamber.com Greenbrier buying American Railcar's manufacturing... ITE Management, which recently acquired St. Charles-based American Railcar Industries Inc. for $1.34 billion, is selling American Railcar's manufacturing business assets to Greenbrier Companies Inc. for $430 million. In 2008 and again in 2012,... Read more www.stltoday.com Visit Our Local Farmers Markets Farmers Markets in St. Charles County include: St. Charles Lions Club - Riverside Drive in St. Charles. Saturdays May 19 - Oct. 27, 6 a.m.- noon. The Meadows - Saturdays starting April 6, 8 a.m.- noon. Streets of St. Charles - First Wednesday,... Read more www.lifestylepubs.com

Take your expired / unused prescription drugs to the St. Charles County, City of St. Charles or St. Peters Police Departments on April 27

Upcoming Chamber Events

Morning Brew - April 2019 - Old Town Donuts Networking Event - A perfect blend of friends and conversation! Stop by for a cuppa jo, a warm smile and new connections. You ll meet friendly chamber members from various industries. Bring your business cards to swap you ll leave with a... Read more www.gstccc.com

Biz Brew May 2019 - Firebirds Wood Fired Grill BIZ BREW - Serving straight up business and spirited conversation. Come and enjoy engaging discussions with fellow chamber members and guests. * *Always remember to bring lots of your business cards to pass around. Read more www.gstccc.com

Small Business of the Year Awards Luncheon 2019 We will be announcing the 2019 Greater St. Charles County Small Business of the Year Award winner at the St. Charles Convention Center. This luncheon will be held in conjunction with the City of St. Charles Employers of the Year Award s program. Read more www.gstccc.com

Member Visits

Brad Keller - American Family Insurance Brad Keller - American Family Insurance Agent - Saint Peters, MO, Brad Keller and his staff, would be happy to assist you with your auto, home, business and life insurance matters. Why not give him... Read more www.facebook.com McDonald's / Christian Foods A big shout out to McDonald's/ Christian Foods for donating gift certificates to the 59th GSTCCC Golf Tournament, which will be held on June 11th at Bear Creek Golf Club. Pictured here is Jacob,... Read more www.facebook.com

Budget Heating and Cooling DON’T WAIT!!!! The summer heat will be here soon, so get your cooling system checked today. Call Daniel at Budget Heating, Cooling & Plumbing (636-887-2800) and have one of his team members come out to inspect your air conditioner. Read more www.facebook.com Small Business of the Year Finalist Nathan Goff, co-owner of Extreme Electrical Contractors, LLC and a finalist for the 2019 GSTCCC Small Business of the Year, is getting ready for his interview and video shoot. Videographers from St.... Read more www.facebook.com Small Business of the Year Finalist Owner, April Leigh Feldewerth-Moxley, with over 25 years of experience in the home décor retail business, says her vision for the company is to stay current with decorating trends... Read more www.facebook.com

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