Job Opportunities
Job openings currently listed on the Chamber website can be found here.
Basler Electric is seeking applications for these job openings.
Terra Properties is looking for a Maintenance Technician.
Scheffel Boyle is looking for a Full Time Administrative Support Specialist for multiple locations. Send resume to careers@scheffelboyle.com today!
Bank of Hillsboro is looking for a Full Time Teller for the Highland location. Click HERE for more information.
Submit Your Own Job Listing
If you would like your company's open positions listed on the Chamber website, you can do so by entering them from your member home page.
1) Sign in with the log in and password you set up when you joined the Chamber or when we transitioned to the new website.
2) Click on Resources 
3) Choose Submit Job Board - enter your job information
When you complete your entry, it will be pending until approved by the Admin(Hillarie). These are checked weekly for approval.
Business After Hours
September 16, 2021
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Highland Health Care
Farmer's Market at Greenhouse of Highland
Holly's House of Hope Bowling Bash Fundraiser
Leaps of Love Fall Retreat
Highland Parks and Rec
Click here for the link to the "Thursday Night Live" concert series brought to you by Highland Parks and Rec. Specific times will be announced each week!
Highland Arts Council
PAVE THE WAY FOR COMMUNITY ART
Buy a brick to keep Highland's History Moving Forward
Chamber Office Hours
Chamber Office Hours
Monday - Thursday:
9am - 3pm
If you would like to meet with us and want to insure that we are in the office, feel free to call ahead of time as we may be out and about visiting with Chamber members.
Thank you!
DEADLINE for getting information in the Chamber weekly newsletter is Thursday by 3:00pm. ***
If you miss the cut-off date, we keep your information for the next publication. Please submit your information to hillarie@highlandillinois.com. |
Need Help?.................. FREE Job Fair
Dear Employer:
As an employer in the St. Louis Metropolitan area, you are cordially invited to participate in JOBS PLUS ’21 to be held on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at the Gateway Convention Center, #1 Gateway Drive, Collinsville, Illinois. This year JOBS PLUS ’21 will be from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Register HERE for FREE.
Now in its 31st year, JOBS PLUS ’21 is an ideal opportunity for employers to meet and speak to hundreds of qualified job-ready applicants. This Job Fair is intended for employers with hourly or salary positions (preferably W-2 employers).
The JOBS PLUS Committee is committed to providing the same level of quality features employers have come to expect from this annual event:
- Advance media coverage of JOBS PLUS ‘21 to generate high attendance from qualified job seekers
- On-site interpreter for the hearing impaired and Spanish speaking job seekers
- On-site copying services for job applicants and participating employers
- Informational listing of participating employers/recruiters provided for all JOBS PLUS ’21 employers and job seekers
- Water, coffee, and tea available throughout the morning for employers/recruiters
- The coordinated efforts of all sponsoring agencies to refer their trained, experienced, job-ready clients to JOBS PLUS ‘21
Chamber News
Thank you to our generous Street Art Fest Sponsors!
Sponsors, we will contact you with your artist's name as soon as they have been
assigned in the next week or two.
**Event Sponsor**
Highland Rural King
HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital
Art Square Sponsors
**Michelangelo**
Bradford National Bank
Highland Arts Council
Da Vinci
blockplanedesigns
Highland Rotary Club
Scheffel Boyle
Terra Properties/Serendipity Labs
The Korte Company
Monet
Bank of Hillsboro
Bradford National Bank
Busey Bank
Edward Jones - Kevin Dewaele
First Mid Bank & Trust
Highland Jaycees
Highland Lions Club
Kloss Furniture
Korte & Luitjohan/ Windows on Broadway
Lee's Fine Jewelry, Loans, & More
Luitjohan Flooring America
Powers Advisory Group
Rinderer Law Firm
Spengel-Boulanger Funeral Home
Starlight Dance
Straeter Thinking
The Smile Shoppe
Tri Ford, Inc.
Children's Avenue Sponsors
Highland Optimists
Scott Credit Union
Bags Tournament Sponsors
ApexNetwork Physical Therapy and Fitness Center
Cedar Creek Dental
Finley Flooring
Finley Sleep Solutions
Lee's Fine Jewelry, Loans, & More
Mazzio's Pizza
Michael's Coffee Shop
September 18, 2021
The annual Street Art Festival and Makers Market will be held on Saturday, September 18th (Sep19th 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.
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 our Makers Market online. If you have 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 while the artists are creating their magic on the streets. Please register early to secure your place in the tournament! Register here.
Welcome New Chamber Members August
Scooter's Coffee
Debbie Frey
Website
Personal Preference Services
Darrel Newman/Brian Vosholler
Website
Ryan Sautman Realtor
Ryan Sautman
Website
Mac's Family Fun Time
Justin & Hillary McLaughlin
Website
Hi Top Bowl
Ray Voss
Governor Announces Back to Business Grant Program
UPDATE: THERE WILL BE A WORKSHOP AT THE HIGHLAND CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON SEPTEMBER 9TH
From 12 p.m.-1 p.m., there will be a presentation from Jo Ann Dimaggio May of the IL SBDC AT SIUE and from1 p.m.- 4 p.m. there will be an opportunity to ask questions and get assistance with the completion of the grant. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend if you want more information on the grant or need assistance.
Today, Governor Pritzker announced a $250 million Back to Business (B2B) grant program to support small businesses across Illinois that were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The B2B grant program is meant to build off last year's Business Interruption Grant (BIG) program and will offer small businesses access to funds that can help offset losses due to COVID-19, bring back workers and rebuild amid the tumultuous pandemic. These funds are in grant form, not loans, and recipients of the grants that will range from $5,000 to $150,000 will not have to pay back these funds.
It should be noted that the B2B grants program is limited to businesses with revenues of $20 million or less in 2019 and priority will be given to businesses that did not previously receive COVID-19 related state funding or federal assistance through programs such as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) or Business Interruption Grant (BIG) program.
Business Over Breakfast
Business Over Breakfast is back!! Join us the first Wednesday of each month at Baymont Inn from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. with an informative speaker presentation.
September 1st - Kurt Vonder Haar - "Marketing & Branding" - 10 Things You Can Do NOW to increase ROI at Events
October 6th- Rampart Range - Conceal and Carry - New and Renewal
Handgun Safety
Finger Printing (line scan and ink)
Police Qualifications (IROCC)
FOID Card Renewal and Applications
Special Thanks to our Sponsors:
Terra Properties and First Mid Bank & Trust!
LOL Wristbands For Cancer Awarenes
Robert Luitjohan Joins Bradford National Bank Board of Directors
Bradford National Bank, with locations in Greenville, Highland, and Marine, has announced that Robert Luitjohan of Highland was recently elected to serve on the banks’ board of directors. The announcement was made by board chairman Frank Joy.
Luitjohan brings a big resume of business and community service to the Bradford board. He is the former owner of Oberbeck Grain in Highland and New Douglas and was involved in that business for 43 years. As owner, he was active in the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois where he chaired the annual convention and trade show, chaired the Feed and Animal Ag committee, served on the scholarship, legislative, and regulatory committees, served as director of the Association 1996-2002 and again from 2008-2014, and served as organizational president in 2000.
Mentors in Motion
 MENTORS IN MOTIONWhat started out as “Book Club” several years ago has evolved into what has now been named “Mentors in Motion”. This like minded group of entrepreneurs with very diverse business backgrounds, meet weekly to discuss their businesses and ways that they can grow both professionally and from a business standpoint.This approach allows them to offer a broad spectrum of constructive insight into your business.They are looking to expand the group and are looking for a few individuals to join.
The Pioneer Newspaper Goes Digital
The Pioneer Newspaper Now on Digital
HIGHLAND - The Pioneer Newspaper is available on-line and on Facebook and Twitter,
which links to the digital publishing platform.
Each Friday evening, a link is posted to the Pioneer's Facebook and Twitter page. By clicking that link, the entire paper can be read.
We are committed to publishing the paper FREE so that anyone can read about the community in which we proudly live!
The paper has been on line for several months, but we are fine-tuning the system as we refine the site.
The paper can also be read on a computer in its entirety at our domain site ( www.thepioneernewspaper.com)
We plan to upgrade our system and continue to make The Pioneer Newspaper available at no cost to any reader not only in our area, but around the globe. Reader feedback is important and your feedback as well as your opinion is vital to us. We appreciate and value each and every one of our readers, supporters and advertisers.
Our contact information is 618-315-2758 or by USPS at PO Box 144, Highland, IL. 62249 or via email us at: thepioneerpaper@gmail.com
Read this week's Pioneer Newspaper HERE
Pulse Personal Training Weekly Health Tip
Pulse Personal Training is excited to partner with the Chamber to bring you tips for healthy living every week!
Today’s tip: Adjustments!
The first week of school is now over and as you probably noticed as a parent everything just changed! Now take a look at this past week and figure out what it is going to take to get your meals planned and exercise done all while getting the kids everywhere they need to go!
Alvarado Healthcare Patient Appreciation Day
Welcome to Highland......
Did you know that Highland has a “Welcome Club”? It does and it is available to you and can help you get the word out about your business/service/club etc. to new residents to Highland. Patti Parker runs the Welcome Club and here is how it works………
YOU are charged a monthly fee of $25 (this can be paid monthly or as you wish) and can be stopped at any time. If you are a NON-profit, there is NO charge.
YOU supply promotional/informative material to Patti. She has a LARGE variety of promotional (coupons) items/media from a very diverse group of businesses, churches, clubs etc.
SHE visits (every month) at least 25 new residents derived from the new utilities customer list from the city and presents them with all of the material that she has collected.
SHE will supply you with the names of the people that she has visited. This is not intended for soliciting purposes, but a point of reference.
If you feel this is a good fit for your company/club/organization, contact Patti Parker at 618-779-1992 or email at campr5@hotmail.com.
HACSM School Supply Program
Sign up now if you are in need of school supplies and live in the Highland CUSD #5 or live in Marine or St Jacob. Call 654-9295 for details.
Those wishing to DONATE school supplies, here is a list of needed items:
Composition Notebooks
Small & Large Glue Sticks
Pencil Zipper pouches
Ear buds
5 Subject notebooks
Back packs/book bags for younger children
Clip boards
Index cards
Elmers bottled glue
Items can be dropped off at HACSM or the Chamber Office. |
