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May 29, 2020 ~ Chamber, Local & Regional Business News

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Live Daily Briefings From Chamber Staff

The Chamber staff have began broadcasting and sharing business and community updates live at 11:00am Monday through Friday, next week on both the Chamber's Facebook Page and YouTube Channel . Please join us and interact. Feel free to ask questions or share ideas on what you would like to hear updates on. We're looking to promote your business by offering SPONSORSHIPS on our live broadcasts. On average, our Daily Briefings are reached by close to 1,000 people daily! You can sponsor one day or 5 - consecutive days of Daily Briefings. Call 636.946.0633 for all the details.

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News You May Have Missed

Lindenwood University President Dr. John Porter Joins... ST. LOUIS (May 26, 2020) - Lindenwood University President Dr. John Porter has been elected to the Midwest BankCentre St. Charles Advisory Board. Lindenwood is a four-year institution founded in 1827 with its main residential campus in St.... Read more www.gstccc.com Show Me Strong - Missouri's Recovery Plan Skip to content The Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services issued Economic Reopening Health Order effective 12:00 A.M., Monday, June 1, 2020, and shall remain in effect until 11:59 P.M., Monday, June 15, 2020, unless extended by ... Read more showmestrong.mo.gov

COVID-19 DRIVE-THROUGH TESTING AVAILABLE IN ST. CHARLES... ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO - The Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) and Missouri National Guard will perform drive-through testing for COVID-19 at two St. Charles County locations for five consecutive days beginning May 26. The... Read more www.gstccc.com Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles We are looking forward to the opportunity to open our doors and ente... rtain and serve you again. In order to do this, we have enhanced our cleaning procedures, employed social distancing, and are utilizing Personal Protection Equipment,... Read more www.facebook.com

EPC, Inc Our retail store will soon be open again. We're working out the details, but we'll be back on June 1st. Read more www.facebook.com Setting Expectations: How to Have a Collaborative,... As many transition to temporary or full time remote work, employees and managers alike are finding themselves trying to navigate the nuances of a virtual working relationship. Here's how to have a collaborative conversation outlining expectations ... Read more www.hubspot.com Marketing Events in a Post-Pandemic World Marketing Events in a Post-Pandemic World: Opportunities for Innovation 😎 https://t.co/6JUPAZpjRw Read more twitter.com How Employee Resource Groups Can Help Staff, Your... If you're looking for new ways to better engage your team and improve camaraderie, employee resource groups can be a great option. So, what are they? They're groups of employees who share some trait or life circumstance. Think of them as clubs... Read more www.insperity.com Some Nursing Homes Escaped Covid-19-Here's What They Did ... In mid-March, as San Francisco mayor London Breed issued a citywide stay-at-home order, Peggy Cmiel started getting prepared. Cmiel is the director of clinical operations at the San Francisco Center for Jewish Living, or SFCJL, a 9-acre senior... Read more www.wired.com Netflix's Plan to Auto-Cancel Subscriptions Is Radically ... The general imperative of any subscription service is to wring a monthly payment out of you from now until the apocalypse. That's the whole game. It's why there are entire services and advice columns devoted to helping you cancel. The business... Read more www.wired.com Temperature Checks and Desk Shields: C.D.C. Suggests Big ... Upon arriving at work, employees should get a temperature and symptom check. Inside the office, desks should be six feet apart. If that isn't possible, employers should consider erecting plastic shields around desks. Read more www.nytimes.com How startups can leverage elastic services for cost... Due to COVID-19, business continuity has been put to the test for many companies in the manufacturing, agriculture, transport, hospitality, energy and retail sectors. Cost reduction is the primary focus of companies in these sectors due to... Read more techcrunch.com Social Media Examiner on Twitter Discover three useful Google Analytics reports to get you started with measurement marketing and learn how this data can inform your marketing decisions. 🕰️📊 by @MercerTweets #googleanalytics #marketingpodcast https://t.co/sw4W8776XD Read more twitter.com

Monthly Marketing MeetUp June 2020 Our Monthly Marketing Meetup will discuss: Website ADA Compliance ADA is an acronym for the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires businesses and website owners to make accommodations for people with disabilities in all their web... Read more www.gstccc.com Hopeful Conversations: Leading From Hope, Not Despair -... As a leader, it's your job to provide your team with direction and hope in good times and bad. Having a plan for the future - a clear and unified path to achieve a goal - can keep your team engaged and productive. But what happens when times are... Read more www.insperity.com President Trump Issues Executive Order to Stop Social... Current the timeline of events: On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump tweeted this comment on mail in ballots: ....living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one. That will be followed up with professionals... Read more www.socialmediatoday.com Instagram Announces Next Stage of IGTV Monetization, New ... Instagram has announced the next stage of monetization for IGTV, while it's also adding new digital 'badges' for IG Live, which will enable viewers to donate money to their favorite broadcasters. First off, on IGTV - Instagram has been working to ... Read more www.socialmediatoday.com Google Chrome Is Getting a Bunch of New Privacy Features Google's Chrome web browser is the world's most popular way for people to navigate the web. But it's far from perfect. Google's dominance in online advertising means it slurps up plenty of your browsing data, which is used to show you the ads... Read more www.wired.com 8 Things You Should Not Do In Meetings Meetings are perhaps the most powerful personal branding tool there is-when you master them. They also make up a lot of the time you spend at work, so it's important not to waste that precious commodity. And most importantly, meetings are where... Read more www.forbes.com Think Influencers are Fake Now? Wait Until You See... The dig on influencers is that many come across as fake. The duck-lips, peace sign, selfie whores, as I tend to think of that segment of the influencer audience seem to live lives that none of us could imagine. And few of us could imagine them... Read more jasonfalls.com TikTok Announces #LearnOnTikTok Initiative to Encourage... TikTok has today announced a new #LearnOnTikTok program, which will see it fund a range of educational videos in order to help facilitate learning during the COVID-19 lockdowns. The content is being funded through TikTok's $50 million creative... Read more www.socialmediatoday.com Refer & Win Refer & Win is a program that rewards Chamber members for their referrals that convert to members. Being a Chamber with a staff of four, it is... Read more www.gstccc.com

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June 2, 2020 General Municipal Election Information View the Candidates and Issues for the June 2, 2020 General Municipal Election (as of March 11, 2020) Read more www.sccmo.org

Biz Brew Registration Open Now

Biz Brew June 2020 - Waters Edge BIZ BREW - Serving straight up business and spirited conversation. Come and enjoy beverages, snacks and engaging discussions with fellow chamber members and guests, in a happy hour-type environment ** Always remember to bring lots of your... Read more www.gstccc.com

Biz Brew Photo Shoot Appointment Come get an outdoor, casual headshot. Appointment required! Read more www.gstccc.com

Resources

Small Business Development Center (SBDC) / EDC Business & Community Partners PPP Loan Forgiveness Webinar - 05.28.2020

Governor Parson Extends Phase 1 of "Show Me Strong... During today's COVID-19 briefing, Governor Mike Parson announced that Phase 1 of the state's "Show Me Strong Recovery" Plan has been extended from Sunday, May 31, 2020, through Monday, June 15, 2020. "We are very pleased with how well Phase 1 has ... Read more governor.mo.gov

Sign The Letter: Stop job-killing COVID-19 Lawsuits -... Missouri is just beginning our economic recovery from COVID-19. But in wake of this pandemic, a new threat is emerging - opportunistic lawsuits seeking to cash in on this crisis. There is a growing threat of litigation that is stopping many... Read more mochamber.com

St. Charles County business community overwhelmingly... More than 75 percent rated the local response by officials and organizations to COVID-19 in St. Charles County as excellent and/or good, according to a three-week online survey about the current public health emergency conducted by the Economic... Read more www.edcscc.com Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application PPP Loan Forgiveness Calculation Form Read more www.sba.gov Guide to PPP Loan Forgiveness Combating the Coronavirus Under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) created by the CARES Act, loans may be forgiven if borrowers use the proceeds to maintain their payrolls and pay other specified expenses. The Treasury Department and Small... Read more www.uschamber.com Coronavirus resources for Missouri employers - Missouri... With COVID-19 continuing to spread in the United States, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry urges the business community to take proactive steps to protect their workplaces and communities from coronavirus. Click the links above for... Read more mochamber.com PLEX SHIELD | Retail & Commercial Social Distancing Barriers Custom sizes and configurations available upon request. Size barriers to fit your counters at any grocery store, hospital, pharmacy, check stand, and other point-of-purchase locations. Hanging and front mount screw on models available. Read more info.truemfg.com Safety and Health Topics | COVID-19 | Occupational... You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server. The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or... Read more www.osha.gov

House Passes Bill Loosening Rules on PPP Small-Business... WASHINGTON-The House approved a bipartisan bill that would loosen requirements on hundreds of billions of dollars in small-business loans, responding to concerns from employers struggling to stay open during the coronavirus pandemic. The House... Read more www.wsj.com Uniting For Recovery: Return To Work - Missouri Chamber... A guide based on best practices to assist businesses in their efforts to create safe workplaces for their employees and customers. Missouri businesses have played a critical role in the effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. As local and... Read more mochamber.com Business Reopening Digital Resources Center Toolkit To help inform employers seeking to reopen safely and successfully, the U.S. Chamber has launched a new Business Reopening Digital Resources Center, which provides state-specific guidances, industry-specific information, small business reopening... Read more www.uschamber.com Small Business Coronavirus Reopening Guide In the early months of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted wide-sweeping shutdowns and shelter-in-place orders across the United States. Now, as parts of the country look to start relaxing these strict measures, small business owners need to... Read more www.uschamber.com COVID-19: Updated USDOL Guidance the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published several alerts listing safety tips employers can follow to help protect workers from exposure to coronavirus in the following industries:   Nursing Home and Long-Term Care Facilities Retail Pharmacies Rideshare, Taxi and Car Services   More detailed guidance for on preparing workplaces for COVID-19 can be found at https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdf .

Billboard Available

Billboard Space Available Just a FEW Billboards left for 2020! Cycles are 28 days long, $100, If you didn’t secure yours yet, you have a last chance before they’re gone! This is what’s available, if you’re interested for Hwy 364/94, contact Lori by email or by phone at 636-946-0633 x 103. Due to a cancellation by a business who had multiple spots, we have 5 spaces available on Hwy. 364 for the June 22nd cycle . June 22 – 5 Aug 17 – 1 Nov 9 – 3 Dec 7 – 7 *Availability on a first come, first serve basis & subject to change without notice .

Call Lori Tainter to reserve your space at 636-946-0633 or email her at Lori@GSTCCC.com

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