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is offering our members the Indiana Chamber Member price for the Indiana Chamber's Employment Law Handbook. 

This handbook is a plain-English reference 300-page guide to every state and federal employment law that Indiana employers are responsible to comply with, and a source of legal advice on a variety of other employment-related topics. The guide was written by a team of attorneys from the law firm Faegre Baker Daniels.

New laws discussed in this 9th Edition are:

• A discussion of the National Labor Relations Board's recent decision regarding "at-will" disclaimers in employee handbooks
• A discussion of Indiana's recently enacted background check laws
• Updated information about the legal requirements for defined benefit plans
• An update on the status of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
• The U.S. Supreme Court's decision overturning parts of the Defense of Marriage Act
• An up-to-date discussion about the state of the law on workplace harassment and bullying

Your cost for the the book is only $115.00, including shipping, or you can purchase the online ePub version for only $99.  Please contact us if you would like to receive one.  Call 574-267-6311, or email info@wkchamber.com.

invites you to attend a BAH at their location, 475 Anchorage Road, Suite 11, in Warsaw, on Thursday, October 24, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. 

It will be a Fall theme with lots of fun, networking, and hors d'oeuvres.

For more information or to register go HERE.

Business After Hours is a benefit of Chamber membership.

invites you to attend a panel discussion on the economy on Wednesday, October 30 at Noa Noa Restaurant (310 Eastlake Drive, in Warsaw). 

The event will be from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. 
The event is free and seating is limited.

Mark Dobson IOM, from Warsaw Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce will introduce the panel.
Those on the panel are:
Brad Bishop from OrthoWorx
Kip Tom from Tom Farms, LLC
Gregg Cobb from Freedom Oil, LLC
Tony Reincke from Granite Ridge Builders, Inc.

RSVP is required by Wednesday, October 23 to warsawRSVP@towerbank.net.

invites you to attend the Business After Hours at their Bioskills Lab from 5 to 7 p.m. on November 7th. 

More information will follow, but for now,

SAVE THE DATE!

Presents "Growing Your Business" on November 13, 2013, in Warsaw, to address vital business topics with explanations that are not only up-to-the minute, but also well-researched and clearly presented.

The agenda includes issues that executives and managers know are important to fostering growth, such as:  services to local businesses from WorkOne; how Ivy Tech Community College incorporates business needs into training future workers; management insights, as developed by the state Department of Workforce Development, on Indiana's unemployment compensation structure; highlights from the UHS organization on how the Affordable Care Act impacts local businesses; and how boosting your firm's social-media presence can help spur growth, as presented by Strawberry Fields Marketing Agency.

 

Growing Your Business is free to attend and is slated for November 13 from 1:00-to-4:00 p.m. at Ivy Tech's Warsaw campus, 2545 Silveus Crossing, Warsaw.   

 

For more information, contact Mark Dobson at WKchamber, mdobson@wkchamber.com, or Tim Corbett at WorkOne, tcorbett@gotoworkone.com.

 

Register online, HERE. 

is working on a Shop Local for the Holidays awareness campaign this Holiday season.  We are looking for businesses who would like to participate as a location to shop local and be advertised as participating in various media along with a passport we are putting together. 

Included in this event is a Small Business Saturday, November 30th created by American Express to support small businesses across the nation.  In order to receive materials from American Express to market the event, we need to have at least 10 businesses that will be open on Saturday, November 30th to partner with the Small Business Saturday event.  This is not a cost involved, we only need a commitment from your business along with the hours you will be open Saturday, November 30th. 

For more information or to register your business, please contact Renea Salyer at rsalyer@wkchamber.com or call her at 574-267-6311, ext. 225.

WCDC and the Downtown Warsaw Merchants 

November 1 -- Spooktacular First Friday
December 6 -- Hometown Holly Days

Sponsorship Opportunities are welcome.

WorkOne

is holding a Job Fair for Frontline Manufacturing and Patrick Industries on October 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Positions available are:

• Experience chopper gun operators
• Rollers
• General laborers
• Builders
• Mold pullers
• Material handlers

Fiberglass experience a plus!

 

Dress for an interview and bring your resume, picture ID, and Social Security card. 

Northern Indiana Small Business Development Corporation and South Bend Airport

invite you to join business leaders for the "Foreign Trade Zones:  Advantages & Opportunities" discussion on Tuesday, November 5, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at LaunchPad Goshen, 232 S. Main Street, in Goshen. 

FTZ expert Scott Taylor, of Miller & Company, will be the guest presenter. 

There is no cost to attend, but you must reserve a seat no later than OCTOBER 31st.  Visit http://tinyurl.com/puxdo71 to register or call 574-282-4350 x0.