Calendar of Events
Give 30 Mentorship Lunch N Learn
08/08/2019
Highland Muny Band Concert
08/09/2019
Peanut Butter & Jam Festivals 2019
08/09/2019
Wine, Appetizers, & Entertainment at Poppy's
08/09/2019
Fashion for LOL
08/10/2019
One Year Anniversary & Open House
08/10/2019
Finley Flooring - Ribbon Cutting & Open House
08/12/2019
First Day of School - HCUSD#5
08/14/2019
BAH - Highland Rotary
08/15/2019
Wine, Appetizers, & Entertainment at Poppy's
08/16/2019
Highland Health Care Car Show
08/18/2019
Hacking The Hacker- Cybersercurity Training
08/20/2019
Business Seminar by Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd.
08/21/2019
Driver Services Mobile Unit
08/22/2019
Book Club at the Library
08/22/2019
Kirchenfest
08/23/2019
Wine, Appetizers, & Entertainment at Poppy's
08/23/2019
Kirchenfest
08/24/2019
Kirchenfest
08/25/2019
First Day of School - St. Paul Parish
08/27/2019
Wine, Appetizers, & Entertainment at Poppy's
08/30/2019
American Legion Post 439 Breakfast
09/01/2019
NO SCHOOL
09/02/2019
Homestead Harvest Days
09/06/2019- 09/08/2019
Book Club at Tibbetts House
09/07/2019
BAH - Schuck Massage Therapy
09/19/2019
Highland Street Art Festival
09/21/2019
Street Art Fest - Vendor Fair
09/21/2019
Job Listings
Please check the Chamber's website for the current job opportunities in and around Highland with our members. We have new listings posted each week.
Business After Hours
BAH
August 15, 2019
5:00 - 7:00 pm
The Olde Wicks Factory
Stained Glass Room
1100 5th St.
Highland, IL
Kirchenfest News
Korbball 3-on-3 Basketball Tourney
Yes, it is time to get your team together and register for another great Korbball Tourney! If you are age 10 - 18 you can get in on this fun. You do need to register to to take part in the tourney and meet the requirements to prove your age. There are limited spaces available, so register early!
You can register online here and find out more information about the tourney.
3rd Annual Bags Tournament
Registration is now open for the Bags Tournament as well. All rules, registration information, etc. can be found here.
Office News
Chamber Office Hours
Monday - Friday:
9am - 3pm
Due to budget cuts, there will only be 2 people in the office on M-W-F from 9am-1pm. If you need to see someone at the Chamber during other hours, please call to set up an appointment and/or make sure that we are in the office and not visiting other Chamber members. Thank you.
DEADLINE for getting information in the Chamber Connection and Highland Weekender is Friday by 3:00pm. ***
We will be adding events to the calendar on Mondays.
If you miss the cut-off date, we keep your information for the next publication. Please submit your information to penny@highlandillinois.com.
***Note deadline for information has changed. |
Business Focus
Prevent Work-Life Stress from Taking Over
Lead by example, but make it clear that work-life flexibility shouldn’t come at the expense of good performance.
By Tracy Brower 4 minute Read
Leaders have a huge responsibility in contributing to work-life fulfillment, but they often forget what they can do to help employees achieve that. In a lot of work-life recommendations, we empower ourselves to balance brilliantly (despite problems with the idea of ‘balance’), find fulfillment, and seek satisfaction. This is all good. After all, it’s essential to be empowered and make things happen for ourselves. But, in addition to individual empowerment, leaders also have a crucial role to play in creating the conditions for work-life satisfaction in their place of work.
As a leader, you should make sure that you’re fulfilled in your personal and professional life. But you also have a lot of influence to create an environment that allows for work-life fulfillment and stop work stress from taking over. Here’s how.
Chamber News
Lunch & Learn for More Information on Give 30
Get your registration in by 3:00 PM.
Give 30 was founded by the Madison County Regional Office of Education. Give 30 continues to see an increase in success as it heads into its fourth year. In the past school year, we went from 25 to 70 active mentors by partnering with local organizations. We would like to continue this success by soliciting civic leaders to identify/encourage interested individuals to become a Give 30 mentor. Give 30 mentors give thirty minutes once a week to visit their mentee during school hours. The students in the program need a positive adult figure in their lives to encourage them. We have found when students have a mentor, they are more likely to attend school and do the right thing inside and outside of school. Register here for the event.
Program Background
Requirements for being a Mentor
September 21, 2019
The annual Street Art Festival and Makers Market will be held on Saturday, September 21st (with September 22nd as a rain date). The streets of downtown Highland will once again become a temporary art gallery as artists transform the pavement into colorful works of art. We invite you to express your support of the arts and our community by being a part of this unique experience!
The Street Art Festival is the perfect way to showcase a business or organization. When you sponsor the Street Art Festival you help the Chamber provide quality events in Highland that everyone can enjoy! Please calll the Chamber for more information - 618-654-3721.
Vendors & Makers Market Openings
If you have either a home business franchise, create things from scratch or maybe even give old items a facelift, there is a place for you at the Street Art Fest. You can find information for vendors or our Makers Market online. If you have more questions, please call 618-654-3721.
Bags Tournament Registration
Registration is now open for the Bags Tournament. This event will be held on the downtown square in while the artists are creating their magic on the streets. Please register early to secure your place in the tournament! Register here.
Advocacy Awareness
Governor JB Pritzker continues making the rounds and signing bills into law. Here is a quick update on legislative matters that have recently been signed into law.
GOVERNOR SIGNS LEGISLATION PROHIBITING WAGE & BENEFIT INQUIRIES
This week, Governor Pritzker signed HB 834 into law as
PA 101-177, effective September 29, 2019. This legislation is similar to legislation vetoed by former Governor Rauner.
NEW LAW SPURS BIZ INVESTMENT; RENEWED R&D CREDIT
Friday, (8/2/19) the Governor signed SB 1591. As amended and passed by the General Assembly, SB 1591 amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and provides that the research and development credit applies for taxable years ending prior to January 1, 2027 (currently, January 1, 2022).
GOVERNOR SIGNS COAL ASH BILL
To read more details on each of the items above, and for a complete list of other bills signed by the Governor this week, please see here.
HSHS News
HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland to Host Blood Drive on August 7
TODAY 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Ungacta Conference Center
Please bring a photo ID, eat before arriving, and plan to spend approximately one hour. Appointments are requested, but walk-ins are always welcome. For an appointment, call 1-800-591-8049 or visit bloodcenterimpact.org – sponsor code 9809. more info
Back to School Health Tips from Local HSHS Hospitals
(BREESE, GREENVILLE, HIGHLAND, IL) – As the remaining days of summer end and a new school year begins, HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospitals in Breese and Highland, and HSHS Holy Family in Greenville reminds parents that it is time to prepare their child for the new school year ahead.
The following back to school health tips are recommended to ensure a safe and healthy school year: continue reading
Da-Com
Hacking the Hacker
One fake email, one click on a link is all it takes to give a hacker all the information he needs to steal your and your client’s identity. Once the hacker gets your info, he can easily hack into your computer and network.
Does this scare you? It should. As an individual, you wouldn’t want someone else to have all of your bank info and credit card numbers. Even worse, as a business owner, you are trusted with your clients’ information. And if you lost that info? Well, you’d lose that client. Maybe you’ll lose all your clients. And after that? You’d probably be out of business.
Don’t let this happen to your business! Your staff is probably not educated on how to handle cyber-attacks, phishing emails and more fraud scams that you are not even aware of.
That’s why we’re holding our FREE cybersecurity training event, Hacking The Hacker on August 20th, 2019 - 11:30am to 3:00 pm. Let us show you and your staff what to look out for, and how you can protect your business from hackers.
After the learning, join us for some fun, racing at the Kartplex.
We look forward to seeing you there! Register here.
Scheffel Boyle
JOSH ANDRES PROMOTED TO PRINCIPAL OF SCHEFFEL BOYLE CPA's
ALTON – Scheffel Boyle CPAs is pleased to announce the promotion of Josh Andres, CPA to Principal. Josh joined the firm’s Alton office in 2006. He is a senior leader on the Construction Accounting Team and also specializes in serving governmental agencies and  privately held businesses.
Josh graduated with both his B.S. and M.B.A. from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and earned his CPA designation in 2010. He is active in the Riverbend Growth Association, the North Alton Godfrey Business Council, the Young Professionals Group of Alton, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Alton.
Scheffel Boyle’s offices are located in Alton, Edwardsville, Belleville, Highland, Jerseyville, Columbia, and Carrollton, IL. In business since 1924, their services include both corporate and individual tax, accounting, consulting, and assurance services.
Mathis, Marifian & Richter, LTD
Business Seminar
Join the attorneys of Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd. as they discuss the legal issues affecting businesses and other matters related to your business practices.
August 21, 2019
1:30 - 4:30 PM
Reception to Follow
Wildey Theatre - Marquee Room
252 N Main St., Edwardsville, IL 62025
Topics include: Buying & Selling a Business, Financing, Employment Contracts, Sales Tax Issues, Basics of Intellectual Property, Family Business Succession Planning, & Employment Law.
Space is limited, so please RSVP to seminar@mmrltd.com as soon as possible. Spaces are filling up. |
