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Get Your Kicks At The Installation & Awards Celebration!
|  Join us for the 66th Annual Installation and Awards Celebration sponsored by SSM St. Clare Health Center. This year the theme is Chamber 66 - the Route to Success! It is very festive night for dressing up, having a few drinks and hors d'oeuvres, followed by a gourmet steak or tilapia dinner and amazing dessert. It's the perfect opportunity for networking and just being "seen." By attending, you also get to be the first to find out who gets selected for this year's Citizen of the Year, Business Person of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards. New board members are also sworn in and retiring board members are publicly thanked for their service. There's still plenty of time to RSVP for this elegant evening. Click here to purchase your tickets. Tickets are $65 per person. There is also time to sign on as the Business Person of the Year Award sponsor. It is only $1000 and gets you 6 tickets to the event, and plenty of recognition for your business, including a 90-second video introduction, by you, for the award you are sponsoring.
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Ribbon Cutting For Peak Physique
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 Peak Physique, one of hottest
new
fitness centers in
St. Louis
(St. Louis Magazine, January 2012)
was
honored
by the Kirkwood-Des Peres Area Chamber of Commerce in a well-attended Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at their new home, 200 N. Kirkwood Road, just south of the Kirkwood Station Plaza and across the street from Kirkwood City Hall. Kirkwood Mayor Arthur McDonnell led the speaking contingent who included Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder, State Senator Eric Schmitt, State Representative Rick Stream, Chamber Chairman of the Board David Collin, and Chamber President Jim Wright. Peak Physique owner/operators Kenny Reilly, Jamie Speiser, Damien Belgeri and David Indelicato accepted an official Missouri Senate Recognition of Achievement from Senator Schmitt.
"This is the only fitness center of its kind in the state of Missouri..." announced Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder in his opening remarks. "What an honor for the city of Kirkwood and our fine state to have such a unique organization and facility available for improving the health of our residents."
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Welcome to These New Chamber Members
New Member Sponsor: COUNTRY Financial
 | Anderson Building Company, LLC
135 Chester Avenue
Kirkwood MO 63122
ph (314) 757-4350
Don Anderson
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield-Alverna Johnson
1831 Chestnut Street
St. Louis MO 63103
ph (314) 923-5542
Alverna Johnson
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield-Carol Kubik
1831 Chestnut
St. Louis MO 63103
ph (314) 923-6212
Carol Kubik |
Thank You To These Returning Members
Member Renewal Sponsor: Charter Business | |
A. Behrens Appliance Service, Inc.
Advance Carpet One
Advance Mailing Services
AT&T Missouri
Big Frog Custom T-Shirts And More
Chick-Fil-A Of Des Peres
Citizen Kane's Steak House
City Of Des Peres
Continuum Home Health Care
Crown Royal Motorcycle Club
Down By The Station
Downtown Kirkwood Special Business District
Eberle Productions, Inc.
Edward Jones / Brad Frick
Glendale Chrysler-Jeep, Inc.
Grapevine Wines
Great Harvest Bread Co.
Harry & David
Heartland Mortgage / Jack Bailey
J.E. Redington Plumbing Co.
Katey Charles Communications, LLC
Kertz Law Firm, LLC
Kirkwood Bluffs Apartments
Laureen Wilder Designs, LLC
Magic House, The
Mary Butkus Photography
Mcdonald's
Mengel, Surdyke, Murphy & Finke
Messenger Printing Co.
Michael C. Kearney & Associates Inc.
Mistretta Chiropractic
Parktown Porsche-Audi
Picture This ... Photography
Purcell And Amen-Attorneys At Law, Your Estate Matters L.L.C.
Quarters At Des Peres, The
Secure Document Destruction
Shop 'N Save
Ssm St. Clare Health Center
St. Louis Community College At Meramec
Strategic Financial Group, LLC
Thompson Price Kitchens, Baths & Home
Total Access Urgent Care
Trinity Wealth Advisors, L.L.C.
UMB Bank
US Bank / Manchester Rd.
US Bank / N. Kirkwood Rd.
Veraldi, Thomas Dmd
Wells Fargo Insurance Services
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HBD Builds One-of-a-Kind Grocery Store
in Des Peres
| Des Peres Dierbergs Location First In St. Louis Metro Area with Underground Parking Garage
 HBD Construction is putting the super in supermarket as they build the first area grocery store with an underground parking garage. HBD and innovative grocery giant, Dierbergs have teamed up to build a free-standing 80,000 square-foot store on approximately 6.5 acres. The new store, located in Des Peres off Manchester Road, will have the distinction of being the first St. Louis area supermarket to offer covered parking, with 42% of its parking spaces planned for a brightly-lit lower level garage. The construction completion date is estimated to be July 31, 2012.
 "This Des Peres location is going to be the finest, most revolutionary store among their 24 locations." HBD President, Mike Perry, stated, "To call it their flagship is probably an understatement. We couldn't be happier to be building our eighth store for the Dierbergs team."
Bordered to the north by Manchester Road, Lindeman Road on the west, Tallie Drive on the east and Manhattan Avenue on the south, the site plan provides customer and cart escalators and elevators leading directly into the supermarket. HBD Project Manager, Gerry Hill said, "This location will offer a smooth and dry one-of-a-kind shopping experience in inclement weather." Recent averages show precipitation in St. Louis on 111 days out of 365. Click Here To Read The Rest Of The Article |
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Why Do I Belong?
By Rick Miller, Write for You Life Stories
Wouldn't you know it, at my very first meeting as an Ambassador for the Kirkwood-Des Peres Area Chamber of Commerce, I somehow agreed to write an article for this month's Chamber Newsletter. At the time, it seemed like a doable task even though I only had twelve days before the article was due. So, as I began to think of what I might say, my genealogical genes began to make themselves known. [I have an abundance of such genes since I have been a genealogist for 27 years, have written two books, and now research and publish ancestral histories for individuals.] So it was no surprise when I asked myself, "I wonder when the first Chamber of Commerce was formed?"
A little sleuthing revealed that the first Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1599 in Marseille, France. And that the first chamber of commerce in America was formed April 5, 1768 in New York City when twenty merchants met at Bolton and Sigel's Tavern. Present were such men as John Jacob Astor and J. Pierpont Morgan. Organized under the name The New York Chamber of Commerce, the society was designed to protect and promote the business interests of merchants in New York City. John Cruger (1710-1791), Mayor of New York City, was the first president.
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Promote Your Business In The New 2012-2013 Community Directory
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The Business and Community Directory is an affordable way to promote your business to customers in the Kirkwood, Des Peres, Glendale, Oakland and Warson Woods area. Mailed each spring to over 10,000 local residences and businesses, this has become THE shopper's phone book for our area.
New this year, the Business and Community Directorywill include:
* Kirkwood area school district information
* Calendar of annual community events
* Kirkwood and Des Peres city information
* Shopper's guide
*Green pages, for eco-friendly shoppers
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