September 12, 2019
Chamber Connection

Business After Hours

Note New Address
BAH

September 19, 2019

5:00 - 7:00 pm

 

 
Schuck Massage Therapy LLC
**508 Broadway **
Highland, IL

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.

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 Roundtable Series - Advocacy Awareness

Rep. Meier Hosting Business Roundtable Series Sept. 18

Highland, IL...State Representative Charlie Meier is welcoming leaders in the business community to attend either of his Business Roundtable Series to be held on Wednesday, September 18 in O’Fallon, Highland, and Carlyle. If you own or work at a small or large business in the region, you are encouraged to attend.
 
Rep. Meier is co-hosting the Business Roundtable Series with Tyler Diers, Director of Legislative Relations for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. The agenda for the roundtable will include an update on new laws impacting small and large businesses, the recent pro-business reforms passed by the legislature, a brief General Assembly update, followed by open discussion.
 
The Business Roundtable series will include three stops on Wednesday, September 18. Beginning at 8:30 a.m. in O’Fallon, followed by 11:30 a.m. in Highland, and 3:00 p.m. in Carlyle. Attendees are welcome to attend either of the three events which are most convenient. For more information and to RSVP, participants are encouraged to visit Rep. Meier’s website at CharlieMeier.net and click on the “Events” page. Space is limited, please RSVP by Friday, September 13 online or contact Rep. Meier’s office at 618-651-0405.

Lunch will be provided at the Highland location.  Spaces are limited.

Chamber News

September 21, 2019

The annual Street Art Festival and Vendor Fair & 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 call the Chamber for more information - 618-654-3721.

***We are STILL looking for SWAG for our artist gift bags.  If your business has a clever advertising item to add to our bag, or would be interested in donating water bottles or a small snack, our artists would greatly appreciate it.  We would need 40 of whatever you are donating to be delivered to the Chamber office by Monday, September 16, 2019.  Good times to deliver are during the morning between 9 - noon.  Please call if you will be coming outside of that time, 654-3721.  Thanks!

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/ 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.

Event Sponsors
Highland Rural King
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital 
It's Party Time
Trouw Nutrition


Children's Avenue Sponsors
Highland Optimists
Marketplace Magazine
Scott Credit Union


Band Sponsors

Bradford Bank
Highland Rotary
Marketplace Magazine
Zobrist Electric


Square Sponsors
Advanced Radon Mitigation/Equity 55
Bank of Hillsboro
Baymont Hotel
Becker Jewelers
Blake Schrumpf - State Farm
Cedar Creek Dental
Core Elite
DaCom
Digital Artz
Eaton
Edward Jones - Kevin Dewaele
First Mid Bank & Trust
Heartland Community Chorus
Highland Arts Council
Highland Jaycees
Highland Lions Club
Highland Machine
Highland Rotary
IMO's Pizza
Kloss Furniture
Korte Luitjohan/Windows on Broadway
Lee's Loans & More
Luitjohan's Flooring America
Meridith Funeral Home
Poppy's dba Widmer Floral
Rinderer Law Firm
Scheffel Boyle CPA
Shopper's Review
St. Paul Catholic School
Starlight Dance Studio
Terra Properties
The Korte Company
The Olde Wicks Factory
The Smile Shoppe
theBank of Edwardsville
Tri Ford


Bags Sponsors
Anderson Hospital
Aggressive Graphics
Carl Dempsey - Edward Jones
Faith Countryside Homes
Lee's Fine Jewelry, Loans and More
Lisa Sauer - State Farm
Mazzio's Italian Eatery
Michael's Coffee Shop

Chamber Connection - September 12, 2019