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Weekly Update: December 2, 2025

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Sign Up for the 2026 Annual Meeting!


📅 2026 Annual Meeting, Tradeshow & Luncheon

📍 Mendakota Country Club

🗓 January 22, 2026 - 10:30 am to 1:30 pm


Join us for an exciting day of networking, business promotion, and celebration!

✅ Explore featured businesses at the Tradeshow

✅ Celebrate our outgoing and incoming Board members

✅ Enjoy an inspiring presentation from Kelly Jahner-Byrne


Event Details:


Tradeshow Table: $100 (includes 1 luncheon ticket)

Luncheon: $55 per person or $440 for a table of 8

Sponsorship Opportunities: Starting at $250 and up to $2000


This event is less than 2 months awaysecure your spot today!

💡 Why Attend?


  • Connect with chamber and community members
  • Promote your business
  • Celebrate leadership and growth
  • Gain insights from a dynamic speaker

2026 Membership Renewals – 
Act Early for a Chance to Win!


River Heights Chamber 2026 Membership Renewals are coming soon! Watch for an email with your renewal details.


Renew by December 31, 2025 and you’ll be entered into special drawings at the Annual Meeting on January 22, 2026.



Don’t miss your chance—renew early and join us for an exciting year ahead!

MEETINGS and EVENTS

Last Chance for Tickets - Friday, December 5th


Where: Open Window Theatre, 5300 South Robert Trail, Inver Grove Heights, MN

When: Tuesday, December 9th - 6:30 pm Social Hour - 7:30 pm performance


🎟 Tickets: $50 each

Includes a pre-show reception with delicious food and beverages. ($10 from each ticket sale goes back to River Heights Chamber)


Sponsorship Opportunities Available

Show your support and gain visibility during this holiday event! Thanks to Inver Grove Heights Convention & Visitors Bureau for their sponsorship of this event.


Deadline to purchase tickets: Friday, December 5th.


Reserve your tickets today!


Contact Bob Ruhland for more details about tickets at bob@riverheights.com.

Join us in welcoming our newest members, True North Medical and Living Waters Health and Mental Wellness, to the River Heights Chamber community!


📅 Date: Friday, December 12

⏰ Time: 8:00 AM (Ribbon Cutting at 8:20 AM)

📍 Location: River Heights Chamber Offices

Address: 5782 Blackshire Path, Inver Grove Heights, MN

RSVP Here


Enjoy coffee and pastries while networking with Chamber members, local businesses, and community leaders. This is a great opportunity to celebrate growth and connect with others in the area.

Please RSVP for Free Chamber Events

(ex. CoffeeNet, Let's Do Lunch, Business After Hours, Leadership 360 and Lunch & Learn)


To ensure that the sponsoring businesses can adequately prepare and provide the best experience for all attendees, we kindly request your RSVP on the Chamber Events page of the River Heights Chamber website. Click on the "Register" button and select "RSVP for Free Event."


Your prompt response will greatly assist the sponsoring businesses in finalizing arrangements, including food and beverages for these upcoming events. Thank you!

CHAMBER NEWS

Knock Out Hunger Border Battle – November 29 Recap


Thank you to everyone who joined us at Two Rivers High School for the Knock Out Hunger Border Battle! The cities of West St. Paul and South St. Paul came together to pack meals for Harvest Pack, and the results were incredible:


West St. Paul: 87 boxes (+5 packets) = 27,880 meals

South St. Paul: 85 boxes = 27,200 meals

Total: 172 boxes (+5 packets) = 55,080 meals


Congratulations to West St. Paul, who took the title again this year! Most importantly, thank you to all the volunteers who helped make a difference in fighting hunger. More details and pictures here.

MEMBER NEWS

Welcome Our New Chamber Member – South St. Paul Sportsmen Club!


We’re excited to welcome South St. Paul Sportsmen Club as the newest member of the River Heights Chamber of Commerce! The South St. Paul Sportsmen Club is the only gun club in the heart of the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nestled in the backwaters of the Mississippi River, they’re just a quick 10-minute drive from downtown St. Paul.


They provide a unique space for outdoor recreation and community engagement. We’re thrilled to have them join our network of local businesses and organizations.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Board Opportunity with Watershed Management Organization


The City of IGH seeks to fill a Board of Managers Appointment for the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization (LMRWMO). The City is accepting applications for an alternate representative. The term of the board of managers appointment, which is made by the Inver Grove Heights City Council, is three years. 


More details here.

This position is open until filled and applications will be reviewed Dec 19, 2025

City and County Updates


City Council Meetings

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 6 pm

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 6 pm


Web Stream at Townsquare.tv


City Council Meetings

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 7 pm



Web Stream at Townsquare.tv

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