Tuesday, August 20, Noon - 1:30 p.m.
The Florian Gardens Conference Center
2340 Lorch Avenue
Cost to attend: $30

Sponsored by: Banbury Place/Cigan Properties, L&M Mail & Courier, REALiving, Weld Riley, S.C., and Xcel Energy

Join us for our annual Leadership Eau Claire™ Alumni Luncheon for a chance to reconnect with other alumni! 

Keynote speaker to highlight LEC Class of 2015 Alumni - Jason Jon Anderson with the Pablo Center at the Confluence. We will welcome members of the newest LEC class, congratulate the graduated members of the Class of 2019 and receive an update on their group project success. Come find out which alum will receive the annual revolving “Door Prize” award!
 

Cost to attend is $30 per person. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Connie Glenz Memorial Scholarship Fund for Leadership Eau Claire™ participants.

Registration deadline is August 16, registration required to attend!

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Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities: 
Age of Opportunity 55+ Job & Volunteer Fair

Wednesday, September 18
Oakwood Mall

The Chamber’s Business & Workforce Development Committee is once again coordinating the Age of Opportunity Job & Volunteer Fair, Wednesday, September 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Oakwood Mall. The event is organized in conjunction with the Chippewa Falls and Menomonie Chambers of Commerce and the Aging & Disability Resource Center.

This is an excellent opportunity for your organization to interact with experienced, dependable and motivated workers interested in part time, full time, seasonal or volunteer opportunities. It takes place during National Employ Older Workers Week.

Sponsorship includes your logo on all advance promotional materials, prominent exposure during the event, and an exhibit table. Sponsorship are $175 for Chamber members ($200 for non-members). Exhibit tables without a sponsorship are $65 for Chamber members ($90 for non-members).

Reserve a sponsor or exhibit position>>

For questions or more information, contact Kaylynn Stahlbusch (715-858-0615).

The 2019 Western & Central Wisconsin Wage Survey is now available for purchase and results will be sent out this week to those who have ordered. 

In its 20th year, the survey results were compiled from submissions by nearly 160 companies in various industries, in an area encompassing the coverage area of the chambers of commerce in Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, La Crosse, Marshfield, Menomonie, Portage County, Rice Lake, Wausau, and Wisconsin Rapids. Also involved were local chapters of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in the Chippewa Valley, La Crosse, Wausau and Winona, MN. The survey is administered by the Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce.

More information on the Wage Survey can be found on the Chamber's website.

To purchase a copy of the wage survey, please contact Danielle Kummer (715) 858-0618.

Friday, August 16, 2019
7:00 - 8:30 a.m.
The Lismore
333 Gibson Street
Cost to attend: $20

As the Chippewa Valley's population and economy have grown, the inventory of available housing at nearly every level has not kept pace. During the past year, the Chippewa Valley Housing Task Force has been looking at the issue from all angles and developing recommendations. This edition of Eggs & Issues will feature a panel of those who have been involved, discussing what they've learned, and  potential policy changes to address supply and affordability.

A Chamber Business Advocacy event.  Investors: Partner Level - Xcel Energy; Advocate Level - Miron Construction; Supporter Level - Banbury Place/Cigan Properties, Eau Claire Energy Cooperative and HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph's hospitals 

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Pilot Sponsors: Charter Bank, Chippewa Valley Regional Airport & Pearle Vision

Please join the Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire and Menomonie chambers of commerce for the annual Business at the Airport on Thursday, August 1. Find out what is happening at your airport, network with other business members, visit more than 30 exhibitor tables, have a chance to win great door prizes.

This event takes the place of the August Business After Hours but please note that it is held on Thursday rather than Monday.

Cost to attend is $6. You do not need to pre-register.

Get The Word Out With Member to Member Email Advertising

Have an event you'd like to promote, office space for lease or an upcoming seminar open for registration?  The Member to Member email is a great way to get the word out to more than 3,400 Chamber member individuals every Friday morning.  

The cost is $70 to run an ad in the Member to Member email.  Your ad must be in a JPG format that is sized 540X485.  The business or organization that reserves the ad must be a Chamber member and be the entity that is responsible for payment.  That entity's name or logo must appear somewhere in the ad.  

To reserve ad space, click here.  For more information, contact Chrystal Mills  at: mills@eauclairechamber.org (715) 858-0611. 

Read the current Small Street Journal for updates and announcements from Chamber members. Please submit your updates to Chrystal Mills.