You are receiving this email as one of the many benefits of your Chamber membership. This weekly email breaks down the important events and opportunities for you and your business coming up over the next couple weeks.
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Want to see your ad here? Contact
Wendy Olson
at 309-829-1187
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The Agriculture Awards Dinner:
Where they seek to honor the best
in McLean County Agriculture.
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The Agriculture Awards Dinner, honoring the best in McLean County Agriculture, will be Thursday, February 21, 2019.
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Nominations for the Agriculture Awards are due to the Chamber's Ag Council by Friday, January 11. Award Categories include:
- Outstanding Service to Agriculture
- McLean County Farmer of the Year
- Outstanding Conservationist
- Emerging Leader in Agriculture
- Outstanding Person in Agribusiness
- Outstanding Young Farmer.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED:
Nominations are due Friday, January 11
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FEATURED EVENTS
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From golf tournaments to showcases, the Chamber always has something happening!
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ANNUAL GALA
2018 Business Excellence Awards
Saturday, January 26
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Doubletree by Hilton
At the Chamber’s largest event of the year, we invite you to join us as we celebrate the successes of 2018 in the McLean County business community. Marking the 10
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year of the Business Excellence Awards, we will celebrate the winners from years past alongside this year's finalists as we present the 2018 Business Excellence Award winners.
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Congratulations to our 2018 finalists!
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Judged and selected by chamber executives from across our state, the winners of these prestigious awards honor member businesses, agencies, and individuals that have shown outstanding performance, quality customer service, and business distinctiveness.
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Micro Business
The Decorator's Grocery
The Gingerbread House
Normal Gadgets
Oak Bros Tree Removal & Stump Grinding
Picture This Outdoor Advertising
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Small Business
Bellas Landscaping
Core 3 Property Management
Fort Jesse Café
Go Green Commercial Cleaning Services
Synergy Home Care
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Large Business
Connect Transit
Epiphany Farms Hospitality Group
Heartland Bank and Trust Company
Hy-Vee
Westminster Village
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New & Emerging
Business
Advocate BroMenn Health & Fitness Center
The Birth Center of Bloomington-Normal
Green Top Grocery
Lil Beaver Brewery
RE/MAX Rising
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Nonprofit
ABC Counseling &
Family Services
The Boys and Girls Club of
Bloomington-Normal
Chestnut Health Systems
Habitat for Humanity of McLean County
YouthBuild McLean County
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Legacy of
Excellence
Robert A. Dobski
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MEMBER EDUCATION
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Training for you and your employees on a variety of relevant topics!
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Leadership McLean County
Info Session
Wednesday, January 23
Chamber office
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Want to learn more about Leadership McLean County? Attend our free informational session to learn about what this program entails!
There is no cost or registration to attend.
Be a part of the mission of Leadership McLean County. Develop and cultivate your skills, awareness, and engagement through intentional learning experiences for the betterment of McLean County. This program identifies emerging community leaders and by design, protects the tradition of strong leadership for our community.
Here’s what Leadership McLean County can do for you:
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Develop informed, vigorous citizen leadership skills capable of understanding community problems, fact-finding, analyzing, and influencing the decisions based on these facts.
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Create awareness of the community by utilizing talents of committed citizens to work with responsible voluntary positions with non-profit, civic, and citizen organizations within the community.
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Provide you with a broad understanding of public issues, workings of state and local government, civic challenges facing all of us, and the role the community plays in problem-solving.
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Small Business Taxes:
What You Need to Know
Presented By: Insight CPAs & Financial LLC
Monday, January 31
Chamber office
11:30am - 1:00pm
The McLean County Chamber of Commerce & the Small Business Development Center are happy to present this seminar with Insight CPAs & Financial LLC.
Topics of Discussion
-Brief overview of income taxes, payroll taxes, sales taxes, etc.
-Tax Cuts & Jobs Act tax law changes and updates, including the new qualified business income deduction.
-Documentation needed to prepare your tax return and stay in compliance with the IRS
-Discussion of deductions to reduce income taxes owed
About Our Presenters
Nicole Allen
, CPA, CVA: a graduate of ISU with a Master's Degree in Professional Accountancy and she's been in the profession for 10 years, ICPAF for 9 years and an Adjust Professor at Millikin University.
Anna Falkson
, graduate student of ISU with Master's Degree in Professional Accountancy and she's been at ICPAF for 6 years.
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS
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We couldn't do what we do without our dedicated volunteers!
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LMC Steering Committee
12:00pm, Chamber office
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BNYP Board
4:00pm, Chamber office
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Ambassador Meeting
12:00pm, Chamber office
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Leadership McLean County Alumni Committee
8:00am, Chamber office
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Student Retention Task Force Meeting
9:00am, Chamber office
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NETWORKING EVENTS
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Fill your pockets with business cards for our Business Before and After Hours at Chamber businesses!
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Business After Hours
Grossinger Motors Arena
101 S Madison St
Bloomington
Wednesday, January 9
4:30-6:30pm
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Business Before Hours
Mennonite College of Nursing
at ISU Alumni Center
1101 N Main St
Normal
Wednesday, January 30
7:00-8:30am
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RIBBON CUTTINGS
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From grand openings to anniversaries, we bring the big scissors to celebrate you and your business!
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CHAMBER SERVICES
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Take advantage of these great member-only perks!
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BN SHARESPACE
A new collaborative work space for telecommuters, freelancers, entrepreneurs, students, mobile employees, and other creative enthusiasts! Membership starts as low as $15/day or $100/month!
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ENERGY ALLIANCE
If your business runs on Ameren, you could be saving hundreds of dollars on your energy bill by aggregating with other Chamber members via Gulf Plains Energy!
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