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November 22, 2019 ~ Chamber, Local & Regional Business News

Elite Members Submit a Legislative Issue for Consideration

Newsletter Sponsor: Lang Insurance

Chamber of the Year Recognition The Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce is boosting jobs in Missouri and setting the standard in the chamber business. @gstccc @scotttate #MoBizAwards Read more twitter.com

No - Seriously! We Need Course Marshals The 9th annual Santa's North Pole Dash is just a few short weeks away - so mark your calendar for Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019 in Historic St. Charles! We're looking for volunteers willing to help us during our Annual Bag Stuffing Day (Dec. 4th) and on Race Day, Dec. 7th. All ages welcome, but we do request our Course Marshals be at least 18+. All volunteers will receive a complimentary Themed shirt and are invited to stay for breakfast in our pancake breakfast tent, sponsored by Esse Health. We need lots of help to pull this event off. Click here to sign up today!! Santa's North Pole Dash

2020 Billboard Space Available 2020 billboard cycles have been released and we've got advertising opportunities for members - all for just $100 per ad, per cycle. Your ad will show 40 times daily and 1,120 times in the 28-day cycle. Our billboard locations include: I-70 @ Hwy 94, Hwy. 364 @ Heritage Landing and our Newest Board located on I-70, just east of Cave Springs. We've also got some last minute billboard openings available for just $100 on the I-70 @ Hwy. 94 location. Call the Chamber office at 636-946-0633 to reserve your spot!

Looking for Sponsors for 2020 Lunch with Leaders First meeting is January 15 th  and the topic will be on Medical Marijuana. If your business would like to sponsor this particular meeting, or any other meetings throughout 2020, the cost is $250. Please contact Lori or call 636/946.0633 x103 for more info/details

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Show-Me Manufacturing Video Contest - Missouri Chamber... Win a 4k Drone or a 3D printer for your school! Every year we kick off our Show-Me Manufacturing Video contest by challenging Missouri student teams to create videos answering, "What's so cool about manufacturing?" Paired up with a local... Read more mochamber.com How An Applicant Tracking System Can Simplify Hiring -... Do you have an applicant tracking system to support your hiring process? If not, you should seriously consider it. An applicant tracking system can save your company time and minimize the risk of losing a stellar candidate to simple human error. Read more www.insperity.com 3 Factors Strongly Linked to Better Employee Retention,... When you sign up for life insurance, they use a fancy calculation called a "survival curve." That's the probability of you being alive at any given point in time. As grim as it sounds, it's proven to be pretty useful building actuarial tables. Read more business.linkedin.com How to use social media crowdsourcing effectively A few months back, Jarett Wieselman from Netflix sent out the following tweet asking people what they mean when they say "Netflix didn't promote the (cancelled) show". Thousands of people responded with their opinions and gave suggestions on how... Read more sproutsocial.com The 10 Best Apps for Making Your Business More Productive This article was originally written for CO-; by Emily Heaslip, Contributor One survey reported that small business owners work twice as much as regular employees. Busy business owners know how important it is to make the most out of every hour of ... Read more www.inc.com Labor market and manufacturing data point to slowing... WASHINGTON - The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits was unexpectedly unchanged at a five-month high last week, suggesting some softening in the labor market. While other data on Thursday showed a mild pick-up in... Read more www.stltoday.com Odd Couples Housing brings generations together with a... Pat Price has lived in St. Louis her entire life. She keeps an immaculate house and cherishes routine, plays bridge, quilts, goes to church, watches little TV. She "cooked every night for, it seemed like, a thousand years," and after her husband... Read more www.stlmag.com

MoDOT to rehabilitate eastbound I-70 Blanchette Missouri ... ST. CHARLES COUNTY - The Missouri Department of Transportation will be rehabilitating the eastbound lanes of Blanchette Bridge beginning in Spring 2020. A variety of repairs will be made including replacing expansion joints, repairing the steel... Read more www.modot.org Holiday food safety tips KANSAS CITY, Mo. - If you're hosting a holiday meal, make food safety a priority or you might end up with ungrateful guests."Hosting a holiday meal often means having more people at the table, serving a wider variety of dishes and perhaps... Read more extension2.missouri.edu The Biggest Lesson I've Learned About Participating in... What was the real point of an association anyway? I always thought it was something to "prove" you were a legitimate company in your space, and because of that, I paid my annual dues and was a "proud" member of my industry's association, the... Read more www.inc.com Resources for #GivingTuesday 2019 - Kivi's Nonprofit... GivingTuesday is December 3rd this year. That's just a little over two months away! Last year, the total number of donations hit the $4 million mark (a 45% increase over 2017) with a mean gift size of $105. If you want to take advantage of... Read more www.nonprofitmarketingguide... HR Documentation: A Step-By-Step Guide - Insperity At first, HR documentation can feel like a series of tedious administrative tasks you have to do as part of running a business. However, thorough HR documentation is incredibly important to your business. Here's why: It's the story of your... Read more www.insperity.com Accountants are making millions from the Canadian... The largest accounting firms are making millions off the Canadian cannabis industry. While accounting firms are often seen as staid, conservative institutions, they're finding the burgeoning industry to be a rapidly growing source of profit. KPMG ... Read more www.businessinsider.com 3 Ways Every Business Leader Can Unlock Emotional... Technical skills will only get you so far in your career. The working world isn't filled with robots. There is an emotional element that must be considered when leading a team. That element is emotional intelligence, the ability to articulate the ... Read more www.inc.com

Upcoming Chamber Events

County-wide Legislative Reception Hosted by: Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce O Fallon Chamber of Commerce Industry Western St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce Cottleville / Weldon Spring Chamber of Commerce Member Only Event Mingling and networking with elected... Read more www.gstccc.com

Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon Dec 2019 Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon Read more www.gstccc.com

Ambassador Holiday Party It s the most wonderful time of the year because it s time for the annual Ambassador Holiday Party!! Brad Wheeling has been very kind to reserve us a special place to gather. Everyone is on there own for food / beverages. Read more www.gstccc.com

November Lunch with Leaders

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