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Porte Brown LLC announces that Kelley Krowczyk, CPA, MST has been admitted as partner. Kelley is a Tax Partner on Porte Brown's accounting and consulting team in the Elk Grove Village office. She has more than thirteen years of experience providing tax consulting and accounting services for individuals and closely held businesses and is also one of the leaders of Porte Brown's Tax Services Practice Group. Kelley currently serves as Treasurer of the Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce. For further information call (847) 956-1040 or email Kelley at kmk@portebrown.com Visit their website at www.portebrown.com. An Elk Grove Chamber Member
Open House - Thursday, January 26, 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Saint Luke Lutheran School 410 S. Rush Street, Itasca is hosting its Primary and Early Childhood Open House for all future 3yr. old through 2nd grade students. Come and meet our teachers and tour the school. See why so many working parents use Saint Luke Lutheran School for their pre-school or before & after school care. For more information contact Pastor Alex Duff 630-773-0396 or aduff@saintlukeitasca.org An Itasca Chamber Member
The Mid America Economic Development Council (MAEDC), http://maedc.net/ congratulates the Village of Elk Grove. MAEDC is the Midwest's premier professional association for economic development and site selection professionals. Elk Grove Village's commercial property listing database, www.elkgrovesites.com, placed second in the best website category for small communities beating out many entries from around the Midwest. Receipt of the award is validation that Elk Grove is pursuing excellence in economic development marketing, supporting the local business community, and pursuing business friendly practices as recognized by industry peers and established industry best practices. Thank you to all who have contributed to making www.elkgrovesites.com a success. An Elk Grove Chamber Member
Carol Stream-based American Slide Chart/Perrygraf, one of the industry's premier providers of dimensional sales, marketing, training, and communication solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ann Crucil to the role of Sales Support & Customer Care Coordinator. In this role, Ann will be supporting senior sales managers Marilee Summers and Karen Vidoni; overseeing internal order production; and working directly with customers to ensure smooth, timely delivery. Prior to coming on board with ASC/Perrygraf, Ann spent nearly two decades honing her sales and service expertise with Canon Business Solutions. Contact Ann directly at ann.crucil@americanperrygraf.com ... and for a FREE IdeaBook, concept design, or Industry-Specific Dimensional Sample Kit, visit www.americanperrygraf.com or call 800.323.4433.

John V. Prunskis, M.D., FIPP, selected by his peers as Pain Management Top Doctor in the Chicago area for an unprecedented sixth time. Six-peat! John V. Prunskis, M.D., FIPP, specialist in interventional pain medicine, has been selected by his physician peers to be the recipient of the Castle Connolly "Top Doctor" award for an unprecedented sixth time. The secret vote occurs every 2 years. Dr. Prunskis has been Co- Medical Director of Illinois Pain Institute (IPI) since 1993. The Illinois Pain Institute is the longest established multi-site Interventional Pain Practice in the Chicago area. The practice has grown to include five locations: Elgin, Barrington, McHenry, Itasca and Libertyville. For more information, www.illinoispain.com or call Donna Havemann 847-289-8822. An Itasca Chamber Member
Elk Grove Village announced the launch of a new service that allows businesses, the development community, and citizens to apply for and track permits online. Permits being offered by the Village include but are not limited to building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and engineering. The service is accessible through www.elkgrovepermits.com. Said Mayor Craig B. Johnson, "Increasing access to government services and being business friendly is an important goal for Elk Grove Village, and this new service delivers an easy and convenient way for us to expand our e-government program. We are pleased to provide the innovative approach that will help our community remain a great place to live, work and conduct business." An Elk Grove Chamber Member

December 2, 2011 CARR Machine & Tool, Inc celebrated its 40th anniversary in business. In addition, second generation owner and President, Jim Carr, was also featured in the December, 2011 issue of Modern Machine Shop. In the article entitled Machine Shop Marketing by Senior Editor, Peter Zelinski, Jim explained his marketing strategies and how he utilizes social media to connect with potential customers. The article can also be found on line at http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/machine-shop-marketing. CARR Machine & Tool is located in Elk Grove Village, IL. Visit their website at www.carrmachine.com or call 847-593-8003 An Elk Grove Chamber Member
The Village of Elk Grove has created the Business Resource Guide to provide new, existing and prospective businesses information on the Village's business oriented services and regulations. This informal guide is intended to serve as a resource to assist people through the process of operating, expanding, and starting a business in Elk Grove Village. Topics covered include, how to choose a site, how to verify the zoning, how to apply for building permits and business licenses, and what the steps are when applying for a variance or zoning change. The Guide also includes information on business resources such as, workforce development, business development, and business financing assistance. The Guide is available for download in a digital format with live links at www.elkgrovebusinessguide.com and in a hard copy format. If you are interested in receiving a hard copy, please call Josh Grodzin, Director of Business Development and Marketing for Elk Grove Village at 847-357-4005. An Elk Grove Chamber Member
December 1, 2012 Betsy's One Of A Kind was invited by the management of Coldwater Creek in Deer Park to display her Jewelry. Congratulations and continued success to Betsy! For more information call Betsy Skibinski at 847-991-8459 or www.betsysoneofakind.com
October 2011, Comcast Named Fastest Business Internet Provider in the Nation by PC Magazine. Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK), one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services, announced Comcast Business Class was named the fastest business Internet provider in the nation according to a PC Magazine reader test of the nation's leading ISPs. The results were taken from more than 58,000 tests completed on www.speedtest.net. According to the test, Comcast Business Class averaged download speeds of 24.13 Mbps, 39 percent better than its closest competitor. "The results of the PC Magazine test underscore Comcast's dedication to helping small- and medium-sized businesses increase productivity and improve their bottom line through advanced communications solutions," said Bill Stemper, President of Business Services at Comcast Corp. "Our network sets a new standard for delivering high-speed Internet service and we're going to continue delivering the best and fastest experience to our customers."
The Management Association has moved to a new location in Downers Grove. The new office features many upgrades that benefit the association's membership including an updated, digital phone system that will allow the staff to better respond to members' HR Hotline questions. In addition, new IT and AV equipment will enhance the level of "edutainment" for training class participants. These upgrades to the Association's facility and infrastructure will enable the staff to focus more attention and resources on members. Anyone attending the association's training sessions, or those who just want to drop by to check out the new office, will easily find the convenient location near I-88 and I-355. The Management Association is a not-for-profit employers' association that provides people management expertise and HR resources to more than 1,000 local companies and organizations. To find out more, visit www.hrsource.org or check out the new office at 3025 Highland Parkway, Ste. 225 in Downers Grove, or call Julie Belloli at 630-963-7600 ext. 237.

Jersey Mike's Subs will host a 5-day fundraiser from Wednesday, January 25th (grand opening)- Sunday, January 29th, in the Elk Grove Annex Shopping center at 178 Biesterfield Rd. Members & business community are welcome. Proceeds will go to Elk Grove High School and Margaret Mead Junior High School. Anyone who has a fundraising coupon will receive a free regular size sub with a minimum $1 contribution. More than 10,000 coupons were already distributed throughout the community. Started in 1956 at the Jersey Shore with a single neighborhood shop dedicated to serving authentic Northeast-style subs, Jersey Mike's has grown to become available nationwide. Jersey Mike's takes pride in offering all top-quality, premium meats and cheeses, freshly baked breads, signature wraps, refreshing salads, home style soups, cookies and brownies. And as always, everything is prepared right in front of you. That is what makes Jersey Mike's the most authentic tasting submarine sandwich available, with a tradition of quality that we will never outgrow. For more information contact Carole Holland 312-532-8034. An Elk Grove Chamber Member |