 Electrify your Networking at this After Hours
After Hours Mixer Date: May 20, 2010
Join us for networking, appetizers and refreshments at Senate Electric, one of our Kensington Industrial Park businesses.
5:00-7:00pm
Senate Electric 701 Wheeling Rd Kensington Business Park Mount Prospect RSVP 847-398-6616 |
Don't forget to take advantage of the special Chamber members only discount program on office supplies from Office Depot. When you contact their representative, Don Kanak at 847-224-4693 you will receive up to 45% discount on Office Depot retail prices. Put 196 key items on your "Best Buy List". |
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If you have young professionals as employees, we'd like to hear from you. We are organizing a group targeting 21-40 year old professionals with neighboring chambers. Call our office and we will tell you where the next meeting is. 847-398-6616.
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Let's Play TWO
2010 Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic
Wednesday May 19, 2010
Registration: 11:30am - Rob Roy Golf Course Thursday, September 23 , 2010
Registration: 10:00am - Mt. Prospect Golf Course
Plans are underway for our 2010 Golf Classic. Since we almost sold out Sponsorships last year, we wanted to be certain everyone had an equal opportunity to participate. Sponsorship and Golf reservations will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis.
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NEW ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES
Website ads for 1 year, starting at $695.
Your ad on the busiest pages of our Website!  We will design an ad based on your information and email the proof to you for review. Your company name or logo must be placed on your ad. This ad will be placed on the category page and sub- category page of your choice. You will also receive priority positioning in that category so your listing will always come up on top. Rates are for members only in good standing with the Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce. Call Jim and ask for a personal demonstartion of how this website ad can work for you. Call 847-398-6616.
TV screen on Main St. We will help you create power point advertising for our TV in the window on Main Street. This window is passed by 22,000 cars per day according to IDOT. Many of those cars are stopped by trains in downtown Mount Prospect so that they are a captive audience for your ads. In addition over 5,000 commuters use the trains daily and many walk past our windows. Your message will be rotated with only 15 other messages and will be running for 24 hours each day for a full month. You can choose 3 slides at 10 seconds each for $35 per month or one 30 second video at $70 per month. You supply the copy or video and we'll upload to our system. Call 847-398-6616 and place your ad today. |
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In the past week, I have heard three different people reference the story of the six blind men and the elephant. So, not being known for my originality, I will repeat one version of it here:
Six blind men each touch a different part of an elephant and are asked to describe the animal based upon what they feel.
"The blind man who feels a leg says the elephant is like a pillar; the one who feels the tail says the elephant is like a rope; the one who feels the trunk says the elephant is like a tree branch; the one who feels the ear says the elephant is like a hand fan; the one who feels the belly says the elephant is like a wall; and the one who feels the tusk says the elephant is like a solid pipe." 1
Like all of the various businesses in the Chamber of Commerce, each of the blind men has their own perspective on what they need to survive and thrive in the current economy.
The Mt. Prospect Chamber of Commerce is very much like that elephant to the various member businesses. To some, the Chamber is a means to meet other professionals in similar or mutually beneficial industries. To others, particularly the larger businesses, the updates from Springfield are of particular importance. Many businesses enjoy the credibility and sense of community that simply comes with having the Chamber sticker on the door. The more assertive businesses take advantage of the ability to market to other Member businesses. And others (myself included) enjoy attending the after-hours events and ribbon-cutting ceremonies to see what's new with everybody.
There are many more benefits that can be gained via your Chamber membership. But they will be different for each of you. Please share your success stories with me at MPutz@EnergyVeterans.com and I'll share them in future newsletters.
And don't stand behind the elephant.
1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant
Michael Putz
CFO HarneTech LLC
Chairman of the Board 2010 |
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Welcome to the following new members:
NEW MEMBERS:
Bradish Associates Arrow Road Construction Sam's Club
215 N. Arlington Heights Rd. 3401 S. Busse Ave. 101 W. Oakton
Arlington Height, IL 60004 Mount Prospect,IL 60056 Des Plaines IL 60056
847-259-2400 847-437-0700 847-296-5050
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ITT Tech-Mt. Prospect Celebrates National Library Week
In April, ITT Tech-Mount Prospect celebrated National Library Week, adopting the American Library Association theme "Communities Thrive @ Your Library." During the festive week, ITT Tech students enjoyed a number of activities including a "Poetry Slam," where students composed and presented their own verse; an essay writing competition; as well as a meeting of the campus book club. Reflecting on Library Week, Dean Shelby Krzyzak comments, "Students thrive at our school in part because of the support of our campus library and its wide variety of resources. In turn, the ITT Tech library thrives because our library is part of a larger family of libraries in the North Suburban Library System. We are especially grateful for the friendship of the Mount Prospect Public Library. They have served on our Academic Advisory Committee; partnered with us in resource sharing and assisted us with various special projects. Their role in the community and support of our school is very much appreciated."
NOTE CORRECTION: March's article on Purplemath ....CLARIFICATION supplied by Elizabeth Stapel: The name of the web business is Purplemath (one word), sole-proprietorship of the business developed by and owned solely by Elizabeth Stapel, the source of the "1600" number for site traffic or rank is unknown, year on year growth of the site has been about 30% not 100%, person quoted in the article had no hand in writing,editing or otherwise fashioning the website's content.
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The Week in Review
Chamber Tax Initiatives Pass Both Houses
The House Revenue Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee approved the Chamber's initiatives this week aimed at providing tax relief to Illinois cooperatives and publicly-traded partnerships.
The House signed off on SB 1826 (Sullivan/Mautino) to eliminate an erroneous tax decision that disadvantages cooperatives, subjecting them to double taxation. The bill was amended in committee to address some technical concerns on the behalf of the Department of Revenue. The bill passed unanimously.
DCEO Reporting Legislation Still Awaiting Final Vote in Senate The Senate Commerce Committee sent HB 5230 (Bradley/Murphy) to the Senate floor to provide a common-sense approach to reducing the paperwork burden on Illinois' businesses that currently receive or are seeking to take advantage of state economic development incentives.
Restrictions on State Contract Renewals Remains in House
The Senate last week approved SB 375 (Kotowski/Walker) by a vote of 49-0-1 to eliminate automatic state contract renewals and extensions and instead require all proposed renewals or extensions valued at more than $249,999 to be justified before the Procurement Policy Board (PPB). The renewal or extension would only be allowed to move forward if the PPB does not object to the proposal within 30 calendar days after the initial request was made. The bill passed out of House Executive committee this week and remains on House 2nd Reading.
Expansion of Prevailing Wage Remains in Committee Yet Again
The Senate Labor Committee did not act again this week on a measure that would expand the state's prevailing wage to including the transportation of aggregate or excavated material at public works projects. HB 6112 (Flider/Haine) has been pushed in other forms before to close what labor unions have deemed a "loophole" in the state's Prevailing Wage Law. The legislation, however, threatens to increase costs on state construction projects by as much as $10 million per construction season, according to the Department of Transportation. Telecommunications Modernization Moves Forward/Redistricting Efforts Fail Negotiations on the telecommunications re-write are proceeding well and it appears that legislation is likely to pass. The legislation was expected to be heard in committee this week but last minute wrangling tied up the advancement but we expect it to be heard next week.
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  McKay Nursery Company's "Color It Green" Tree Donation Beautifies Museum Campus As part of the restoration of the Museum Campus grounds, the Mount Prospect Historical Society was proud and happy to receive a donation of a Donald Wyman Crabapple tree from McKay Nursery. This donation is due to McKay's "Color It Green" initiative, and was facilitated by their local representative Kathy Uszler, who owns a local landscape design firm known as the Plant Manager. "We are so pleased that our program can assist in restoring the historic grounds of the historical society's museum campus. Crabapples were specified in the original landscape design a number of years ago, and we hope the Donald Wyman Crab we provided will grow and bloom for many years," said Uszler. According to Greg Peerbolte, executive director of the Historical Society, several memorial benches were funded as part of the Central School capital fund and it is hoped this new tree will provide shade to one or two of them as it matures. Assisting with the planting were Kathy Uszler, Greg Peerbolte, and members of the Garden Club committee, including Mary Soyka, Rita Waters, Judy Schliessmann, Mary Lange and Village Trustee Arlene Juracek, also a member of the Historical Society Board. |
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Costco Wholesale Multi Chamber Afterhours
At the Mount Prospect location.
With Mount Prospect, Des Plaines, Arlington Heights, Rosemont, Buffalo Grove and Wheeling/Prospect Heights Chambers of Commerce Yes, Costco Wholesale in Mt. Prospect is putting on an Open House just for chamber members.
Please plan to join us on Tuesday, May 18th from 4:30 pm- 7pm for a fun networking event. Please RSVP to: 847-398-6616
See how Costco Business Members use various Costco products and services in their daily business activities.
Visit their tables or displays to receive samples or learn how you can utilize the same in your businesses.
Register for a free Costco raffle or various individual raffles at participating tables or displays.
Donate to Children's Memorial Network and have your name placed on our wall of fame. All in the name of helping a child and a fun and entertaining time.
Speak with Costco marketers and managers about how Costco Wholesale can help you grow your business.
Meet with Col. Jill Morganthaler or her representative and learn how you can protect your family and business in case of emergency or natural disaster and gain an insight in how Homeland Security protects us here and abroad.
Exhibitors* 1.Completely Nuts 6. Wa Pa Getti in Wheeling 2.Lalo's Restaurants in Des Plaines 7. Dave's Specialty Foods In Mt. Prospect 3.Pamela's in Arlington Heights 8. Bogies in Mt. Prospect 4.Metropolis Theater in Arlington Heights 9. AMP DJ Services is providing some music 5.PEP Event Planners in Arlington Heights is helping with food service
CMN (Children's Miracle Network) will benefit from donations by $1 votes at each exhibitor's table. Each table can be judged on presentation and quality.
Meet fellow members to begin new or renew old business relationships. RSVP to: staff@mountprospect.com or call: (847) 398-6616. RSVP deadline is Friday, May 14th, 2010. We will have 6 Chambers-of-Commerce in attendance. So there will be no shortage of opportunities.
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