October 23, 2020 ~ Chamber, Local & Regional Business News |
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Mask Required posters available
The Chamber has created two new posters for businesses who wish to require face masks be worn to their establishment. You can print one and post it on the entrance to your business or you can come by the Chamber office and we will be happy to...
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www.gstccc.com
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Five Star Painting Celebrates Grand Opening with Ribbon...
Brothers Joshua and Justin Stinnett celebrated the grand opening of their new business Five Star Painting with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, October 13th in front of the EDC of St. Charles County. Celebrating their new business were family,...
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St. Peters named to '50 Best Places to Live' list
Money Magazine has named the city of St. Peters to its 2020 list of the Best Places to Live in America, ranking St. Peters at No. 13 overall. St. Peters was the highest-ranked city in Missouri. This is the fifth time St.
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midriversnewsmagazine.com
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How 2020 broke the housing market: So many homes are...
The hottest pandemic purchase is a house, as more and more Americans take advantage of low mortgage rates to attain spacious backyards and more comfortable work-from-home locales. Existing home sales, which have trended upward for months since...
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www.businessinsider.com
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As the Cloud Grows, So Does the Focus on Its Security
Every day more data, applications, and computing power-almost everything we do digitally-is moving to the Cloud. With so much of our digital life dependent on Cloud computing, its security is no longer a side issue, but a top priority. To delve...
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www.uschamber.com
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Unused Vacation Days Amid COVID-19 - How To Address It - ...
Usually by the fall, employees have used much of their paid time off (PTO) on spring and summer trips. But with hardly anywhere to go during the COVID-19 pandemic, unused vacation days have piled up at many companies - a phenomenon called PTO...
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www.insperity.com
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Political text messages blowing up your phone? Here's...
Set your message notifications to silent, and get ready to ignore a whole bunch of texts. Unless you want a lot of extra reading on your smartphone, that is. Americans are expected to get hit by more than three billion political texts between now ...
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www.usatoday.com
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How to track your mail-in ballot
Many voters who want to participate in the election by mail are concerned about when they'll receive their ballot-and whether it will get back in time to be counted. Fortunately, almost everyone who is allowed to vote by mail can stay on top of...
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www.fastcompany.com
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How to have more inclusive meetings over Zoom
This post is part of TED's "How to Be a Better Human" series, each of which contains a piece of helpful advice from people in the TED community; Meetings can crush your soul. browse through all the posts here.
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ideas.ted.com
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It's Time for Chief Market Officers to Play Offense
The role of the CMO has been under attack in recent years. Two out of three CEOs say they don't believe that their chief marketing officers possess the business acumen or leadership skill their role requires, according to research by Accenture.
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www.marketingprofs.com
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Try This Weird Trick to Improve Your Public Speaking
This book takes readers through a 360-degree perspective of social media marketing in businesses. 2 min read How do you read something aloud... but sound like you're talking naturally? It's an important skill. Reading sounds stilted. Speaking...
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www.entrepreneur.com
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How CargoSense Donated Its Tech To Spot Coronavirus...
Humanity has a beautiful way of banding together in times of turmoil - the more fortunate helping the needy, the overworked, the disadvantaged. While it's easy to get lost in the daily COVID-19 headlines and statistics, it's important to...
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www.insperity.com
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The Case for Reviving the Civilian Conservation Corps
In 1933, with the country deep in the Great Depression, the United States government created the Civilian Conservation Corps, a work program that gave young men jobs transforming the American landscape. They built trails and roads, fought fires,...
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www.wired.com
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Update Employee KPIs: How To Change Goals Midyear -...
Change is a constant in business - growth and innovation are goals, after all. But abrupt change, especially rapid large-scale change, can pose challenges to any organization. One of those challenges is figuring out how to set employee goals and...
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www.insperity.com
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Download the Transportation2030 Report - Missouri...
Missouri's central location has long been a major logistics advantage. Being within a day's reach of half of U.S. households, manufacturing establishments and the agricultural heartland has motivated investment from a wide range of companies. But ...
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mochamber.com
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2020 Top States for Doing Business Showcase Their...
It would be easy to look at current economic statistics and conclude that we may as well remove words such as "business growth" and "expansion" from our collective vocabularies for the time being. On a macro level, the economy is anything but...
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www.areadevelopment.com
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EDC Announces Stacey Putnam Ross as New Director of...
October 22, 2020; St. Peters, MO --- The Economic Development Council (EDC) of St. Charles County has selected Stacey Putnam Ross as the organization's new Director of Communications and Marketing, effective October 30, 2020. Ross has spent the...
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Veterans United Home Loans continues expansion in St....
Veterans United Home Loans continues expansion in St. Louis, Foundation donates $500,000 to end Veterans homelessness (COLUMBIA, Mo.) - The nation's largest VA purchase lender is continuing its expansion efforts in the St. Louis area. Veterans...
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www.gstccc.com
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2021 marks 100 years and three generations of Community...
A century of good news 2021 marks 100 years and three generations of Community News By Carol and Craig Felzien - Majestic Consulting Who ever said, "Nice guys finish last," never met Bob Huneke, Jr., Publisher Emeritus and General Manager of the...
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mycnews.com
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Help us Rescue Christmas with The Salvation Army
COVID-19 has financially impacted many families in St. Charles County. The Salvation Army has already received a huge increase in Christmas assistance requests. You can Rescue Christmas by ensuring children wake up to a present under their tree...
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Lindenwood Signs Agreement with St. Charles Community...
Lindenwood University and St. Charles Community College joined together yesterday, and signed an agreement, as part of a cooperative partnership to support the higher education of students in St. Charles County. Lindenwood University will work...
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www.lindenwood.edu
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Measurement Matters: How to Get More From Account-Based...
Account-based marketing has reached a major tipping point. B2B marketers are attaining tangible results, and those who haven't started using it yet are planning to. And why not? The concept harnesses the best marketing tactics for creating highly ...
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www.marketingprofs.com
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The best marketers will be upping, not cutting, their...
It may seem like a paradox, but recessionary periods actually provide fertile grounds for marketers to grow their brand's market share if they're prepared to think long-term. Roland Vaile completed his Masters at Harvard in 1924. It would be a...
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www.marketingweek.com
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The Best iPhone 12 Deals (And Which Model to Pick)
Apple's newest lineup of iPhones is here, and you have more choices than ever. More options bring more confusion. If you're unsure which iPhone 12 to buy (or you're just curious), we're going to break them all down so you can move on to more...
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www.wired.com
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Small-Business Owners: Don't Forget Special Pandemic Tax ...
If you're a small-business owner, don't overlook tax breaks that could help this year-whether your business is on the ropes or is booming. The coronavirus pandemic has left millions of small businesses like restaurants and shops struggling to...
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www.wsj.com
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PESTLE analysis: Protect your business from external...
Conducting a PESTLE analysis can help reduce the chances you'll be caught unaware by a crisis or other adverse situation facing your business. It should become part of your larger toolkit for risk management, scenario planning and stakeholder...
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www.insperity.com
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How to Clean Up Your Old Social Media Posts
The freemium TweetDelete on the web is another popular and easy-to-use option. Plug it into your Twitter account and you can choose to delete tweets that are older than one week, two weeks, one month, two months, three months, six months, or a year.
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www.wired.com
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Chamber Benefit Plan health insurance now available...
When it comes to providing employees with cost-saving health care coverage, small businesses are at a big disadvantage compared to their larger counterparts. Because of their smaller size, their claims risk pool is spread out across a much...
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www.gstccc.com
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Smart Tips for Doing Search Engine Marketing Right
Brought to you by Entrepreneur Partner Studio Staff If you have a business website, you'll likely want to drive traffic to it and attract potential customers. That's where search engine marketing comes in. For the uninitiated, search engine...
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www.entrepreneur.com
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This Much I Learned: On striving for authentic leadership
In the latest episode of Marketing Week's podcast series, founder of lingerie and hosiery brand Nubian Skin, Ade Hassan, discusses the importance of authentic leadership, building a super-talented team and gaining influence in the fashion...
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www.marketingweek.com
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Amendment 3
On November 3, Missouri voters will have the final say in how state legislative districts will be drawn. Amendment 3 asks Missouri voters three questions: Whether most lobbyist gifts to legislators should be banned; Whether campaign contribution...
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mochamber.com
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Nicklaus: Five civic groups are merging. Can they get...
Godwin says the five merging organizations "have an incredibly strong working relationship with the Regional Business Council and we know that spirit of collaboration and partnership will continue." Kathleen Osborn, the council's president, said...
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www.stltoday.com
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Pappy's Smokehouse to open at the Shoppes of Mid Rivers...
Pappy's Smokehouse will open its second location this month, at the Shoppes of Mid Rivers in St. Peters. The local barbecue restaurant first announced the new location in August. Pappy's will join tenants Outback Steakhouse, Academy Sports,...
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www.bizjournals.com
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PLEASE NOTE: Effective July 21, 2020 - As a leading business organization in St. Charles County, the Greater St. Charles County Chamber will be following the CDC guidelines of social distancing and wearing masks at all Chamber events in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep the economic environment healthy in our community.
If you do not have a mask to wear at Chamber events, one will be provided to you at no charge. We will also have hand sanitizer available.
If you are being tested for COVID - 19, but have not yet gotten the results back yet, DO NOT ATTEND our events.
Thank you in advance for complying. If you haven’t done so already, we ask that you implement a policy of also following the CDC guidelines in your business.
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Morning Brew - October 2020
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...
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Biz Brew November 2020
BIZ BREW - Serving straight up business and spirited conversation. Come and enjoy beverages, snacks and engaging discussions with fellow chamber members and guests. * *Always remember to bring lots of your business cards to pass around.
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www.gstccc.com
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Seminar: Is Your Ask Too Small and Your But Too Big
Other event in Saint Peters, MO by Western St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce and 3 others on Thursday, November 5 2020
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Small Business of the Year Awards Luncheon 2020
We will be announcing the 2020 Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce 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 Employer of the...
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