Chamber Business Luncheon

The Portage Area Chamber of Commerce is offering another way to network with your fellow Chamber members and make those important connections that can help you in your business or career. Bring your business cards, brochures, or anything you wish to share with other members.

This month, Guest Speaker Karrie Landsverk of AmericanWay University presents the topic Compromise Your Style, Not Your Message-Learning to Communicate With Influence on Tuesday, July 15th at Pizza Ranch. Lunch is at 11:30am and Karrie's presentation begins at Noon.

Please RSVP by July 14 by calling the Chamber office at 608-742-6242 or email us at pacc@portagewi.com.

Prairie Flower Beads 4th Anniversary Sale 

Come help celebrate their 4th Anniversary at Prairie Flower Beads, 210 W. Cook St. Coupon sheets will be available and valid from July 14 through July 21. Stop in and pick one up at the store.

On Saturday, July 19 there will be cake and other snacks, drawings, pop a prize balloon, sidewalk sale items and the Portage Family Skate Park Bake Sale Fundraiser.

Also, the Stone Strand Trunk Show will be held from July 18 through July 22.  

Magnum adds stations  

Magnum Communications recently agreed to purchase Milwaukee market radio stations WRJN-AM and WEZY-FM in Racine and WBKV-AM and WBWI-FM in West Bend from Bliss Communications, Inc.

The transfer of the radio stations must be approved by the Federal Communications Commission before the sale can be finalized. The approval process usually takes 60 to 120 days. Bliss Communications will continue to operate the stations until approval is obtained.   

"With this acquisition, my co-workers and I will program radio signals connecting from Milwaukee to La Crosse," said Dave Magnum, President of Magnum Communications, Inc. "When my late wife, Lynn, and I started from scratch 23 years ago, we wanted to grow across Wisconsin. I'm blessed to work with so many talented and loyal individuals, many of whom have been on board since the early 90's."      

When this four station expansion is completed, Magnum will be licensed to operate 16 radio stations, one Class A TV station and two LPTV stations, all in Wisconsin.

Got News?

What is your business up to? Pass along information and corresponding photos to graphics@portagewi.com and let us help spread the word about the great things your business or organization is doing. The deadline is the 20th of each month. 

Portage Theatre Summer Series 

The 50 cent movies continue Tuesdays through Thursdays this month at 10am. Movies showcased this month include Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel; Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2; The Lego Movie; and Ice Age Continental Drift. The discounted movies continue through August. Call 608-742-6678 for more information.  

Portage Women's Civic League Summer Tours

The Portage Women's Civic League located at 506 West Edgewater Street will host tours of the home of Zona Gale each Saturday from June through August. The tours will be given from 1pm to 3pm and the charge is $5 per person.

The Zona Gale home was built by the Pulitzer Prize winning author in 1906 for her parents and is not handicap accessible. For tours outside of the scheduled Saturday times, please call 608-742-4625. Any questions contact Judy Eulberg at judye3@frontier.com. 

The State of Wisconsin would like to take this opportunity to invite you to the Regional Job Fair, Wednesday, October 1, from 1pm to 5pm at the Crystal Room at Buffalo Phil's Grille, 150 Gasser Rd., Wisconsin Dells. (Set up will begin at 12:15pm for Employers.) Regional Job Fairs help bring in hundreds of job candidates with general, advanced and professional skills and experience. Get maximum results and conserve resources by condensing your recruiting efforts in this one day event. 

Amenities include: break out space for on-site interviewing, application room, snack pack for each space, and free parking.

Benefits of a Regional Job Fair:

- Meet face to face with job candidates in your community

- Profile employment opportunities your organization has to offer

- Build your resume database for current and planned recruiting initiatives

- Gain exposure and visibility at the Regional Job Fair for new and expanding businesses

Contact us today; space is limited. Registration will end, September 12, or when all space has been reserved. The registration fee is $75.00. Included with each space rental at no additional charge are: one 8 foot table, two chairs, and a table cloth. Please fill out the registration form attached to reserve your space. There is an additional $20.00 charge for electricity. Employers must note on their registration form that electricity is being requested. Electricity will not be available on the day of the fair for those that did not request it in advance.

For questions or concerns please contact either Eric Atkinson at 608-242-4908 or Nicole Bernhardt at 608-242-4876 with the Bureau of Job Service.

Organizing an event or having a sale?

Submit your event or sale to us and have it appear on the Chamber website calendar of events.You may enter your event by clicking here. Please note: Your submission will take a while to appear as the Chamber office first reviews the submissions before approving them to appear on the web calendar. For more information, please call our office 608-742-6242.

July Chamber Events 

9th     Ribbon Cutting at ComfortCare Transportation    8:15am

14th   Ribbon Cutting at Asian Cuisine   4:30pm  

15th   Chamber Lunch & Learn at Pizza Ranch   11:30am