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Welcome New Chamber Members
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Hacienda Fuentes - Morton
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Chamber Board Members
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Bill Aupperle, President
Jamie Durdel
Nick Esser, Treasurer
Nick Graff
Jenna Grimm
Barbara Heer
Shelly Hunt
Mary Jane Johnson, Vice President
Darren Martin
Aaron Miller
David Mills
Tyler Petersen
Janice Sherman
Katie VandenBerg
David Zern
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150% Club Members
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4B Components Ltd.
Aaron Miller, Real Estate Broker
Ackerman Farms
AEP Energy
Agape Counseling
Alltrust Financial Mgmt
Ameriprise Financial Services - Greg Nichols
Amie's Music Together
Apostolic Christian Counseling & Family Services
Apostolic Christian Home for the Handicapped
Apostolic Christian Restmor
Barbara Heer, Broker
Baymont Inn & Suites
Benckendorf & Benckendorf PC
Billy Daniel Excavating
Blessed Sacrament School
Brahler's Truckers Supply
Brandon Wood Retirement Center
Carius Dairy Queen
ClearPath IT Solutions
CMFS Group
Colby Natural Health
Coldwell Banker Commercial
Community Harvest
CORE Construction
Country Financial
Cracker Barrel
Craig Barley
Crossroads Concrete
Culver's of Morton
David W. Kinsinger DDS
David Mills CPA LLC
Deputy DUCT, Div. of ATC Insulators
DSM-H LLC
Edward Jones Investments - Allan Hart
Encore Group
Engaging Excellence
Engineering Design & Development Inc.
Farm & Fleet of Morton
Frontier Communications
Gallagher Heiser
Gift of Hope
Great Harvest Bread Co.
Grimm Bros. Trucking
Heartland Bank & Trust
Heartland Chiropractic of Morton
Heartland Veterinary Clinic
Hometown Title Inc.
Husch Blackwell LLP
Inspired Arts Academy
Iron-A-Way
iTV-3
James Roecker
Jim Maloof Realtor
Jim Yordy
Kaiser Electronics Inc.
Keach Architectural Design
Keith Engineering Design
Kennel Lake Sportsmen Club
Klean Wash
Kmart
Koch Family Medicine & Physical Therapy
Knapp Johnson Funeral Home
Kuhl & Company Insurance
Laurus Strategies
Financial Services
L&F Electric
Lennie's Quality Meat Shop
Libby's Pumpkin
Lighthouse Buick GMC
Liquor Station
Marie Fisk, Realtor
Markley's Pest Elimination Services
McDaniel Plumbing
McDonald's of Morton
Merlin Birky
Midstate College
Midwest Hearing Center
Mike Murphy Ford
Mike Yordy Excavation & Land Improvement
Millennia Prof. Services
Mohr & Kerr Engineering & Land Surveying
Monical's Pizza
Morton Animal Hospital
Morton Buildings Inc.
Morton Capital LLC
Morton Collision Repair
Morton Dental Center
Morton Industries LLC
Morton Machining LLC
Oak Lawn Mobile Estates
OIC Group Inc.
Old Smokey's BBQ
OSF Center for Health
Parker Fabrication Inc.
Proctor First Care
Redhead Graphic Design
Renewal by Andersen
R.P. Lumber Co. Inc.
Riverview Senior Living Community
Robert Schnarr
Rogy's Learning Place
Rotary Club of Morton
Sam Leman Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge
Savory House
Schooner's of Morton
Sherwin Williams
Stephens Electric
Tazewell Floor Covering
TCRC
The Pet Pantry
The Whisler Agency
Thomas Davies PC
Thomas A. Krieg, Attorney
Totally Kreative Video
Touch of Wellness Chiropractic
Trillium Staffing Solutions
Trophy Pro Shoppe
UnityPoint Health Morton
Walmart
Web Services Inc.
Wm. Aupperle & Sons
Yinlun USA Inc.
Yogi's Super Liquors
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Income Tax, Minimum Wage, and Workers Compensation....
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Wednesday, April 30th 
8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Springfield, Illinois
Register Today!
Join us and 15 other Chambers throughout Central Illinois for CIRCLE, our lobbying day in Springfield. Issues this year include Workers Compensation, Minimum Wage, and Corporate Income Tax. The morning will include testimonials from local businesses on these issues with our panel of legislators. We will then join the Illinois Chamber of Commerce for informational sessions and a luncheon at the Lincoln Hotel.
AGENDA
CIRCLE Testimonial Sessions
Reforming Our Redistricting Process
Michael Kolenc, Campaign Manager, YES for Independent Maps
The Race for Governor 2014
Bruce Rauner, Republican Nominee for Governor
Workers Compensation, Results of the 2011 Changes
Terri Robinson, National Council on Compensation Insurance
Jay Dee Shattuck, Illinois Chamber Employment Law Council
Lunch
The Great Tax Reform Debate
Sen. Toi Hutchinson, Chair, Revenue Committee
Sen. Pam Althoff, Republican Spokesman, Revenue Committee
Rep. John Bradley, Chair, Revenue Committee
Rep. David Harris, Republican Spokesman, Revenue Committee
Minimum Wage and Key Issue Updates and Advocacy
Kim Clarke Maisch, State Director, NFIB
Todd Maisch, Executive Vice President, Illinois Chamber
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Regional Legislative Reception April 28th
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Monday April 28, 2014 5:00 - 7:00 pm Packard Plaza,
211 NE Adams Street in Peoria
$40 for Members, $50 Non-Members
Registration Deadline: April 18th Register Today
Join the Canton, East Peoria, Chillicothe, Morton, Pekin, Peoria, Peoria Heights, and Washington Chambers for our annual CIRCLE Legislative Reception. This event gives the Central Illinois business community an opportunity to talk directly with area legislators about issues that impact their companies. Enjoy appetizers while visiting with legislators and identifying other business people with common interests. |
What's the Forecast?
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APRIL 29TH FROM 7:00 - 8:30 AM
BEST WESTERN ASHLAND HOUSE IN MORTON
Speakers:
Mayor Ronald Rainson, Village of Morton
Dr. Lindsey Hall, Morton District 709 Schools
Bruce Brown, Morton Downtown Plaza
Cost:
$15 for Chamber Members and their Guests
$20 for all others
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Early Bird Pricing Ends April 30th
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Get your business message out to 20,000 local and regional families while also supporting the Morton Pumpkin Festival!
The Morton Pumpkin Festival Official Guide Booklet for 2014 will be distributed through the Morton Courier in Morton and Washington and also through our local elementary schools. This is the ONLY festival guide distributed at Morton Pumpkin Festival events and venues.
1/8 Page - $200 (coupon)
1/4 Page - $350
1/2 Page - $600
Full Page - $1100
Early bird pricing is good through April 30th.
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Would You Like To Be A Sponsor?
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We have a few sponsorship opportunities still available for the Morton Pumpkin Festival. Please let us know if you are interested in sponsoring one of the following events or venues:
Little Pumpkin Nursing/Changing Station - $500
Pumpkin Bucks for Volunteers - $1000
Pumpkin Princess Pageant - $1000
Pumpkin-To-Go Drive Thru - $1000
Window Decorating Competition - $300
Contact Jennifer Daly at 263-2491 or jdaly@mortonillinois.org for more details. |
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March I Shop Morton Video Features:
Amish Choice Wood Furnture
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LEAP: E-Mail Marketing Strategies
Using Constant Contact
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Thursday, April 24th
8:00 - 9:30 am
Morton Chamber of Commerce 
Register Today Free!
This practical seminar, taught by Tammy Finch with Web Services Inc., will provide a concise, but comprehensive overview of how easy it is to create and send professional-looking email newsletters and promotions. Participants will learn how to start and build a strong permission-based customer list, get their audience to open, read and act on their email, and use their past results to sharpen their email marketing program as they go along. Only 14 spots are available for this class, so register soon! Chamber Members only please.
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Electronic Recycling Days
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The Morton Business Buzz Features
Great Harvest Bread Company
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Before this past September, Ben Bucher and Craig Janssen spent eight years working in information technology and commercial loans, respectively. Now, they spend their mornings baking and their afternoons greeting visitors who stop in for lunch at the Great Harvest Bread Company. "We always wanted to start a business," Bucher said. He and Janssen are now owners of both the Peoria and Morton locations. "We wanted to do something different." Read More > |
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Save the Date - Golf Fun Day
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Date: June 27th Time: Check in begins at 10:30 am, Shotgun start at Noon Place: Pine Lakes Golf Club Cost: $110 per Golfer
Hole Sponsorships are available for $100. Benefits include listing on website, sponsorship sign at hole, and recognition during dinner. Contact Tammy Stephens if interested. |
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Save the Date - Women in Business
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Date: May 14th Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Place: Maxine's on Main Speaker: Martha Herm, Executive Director of The Center for Prevention of Abuse Cost: $30 Chamber Members, $40 non members |
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Culver's of Morton has received a prestigious Commitment to Excellence award by the restaurant chain. The award recognizes restaurants for consistently maintaining a high standard in restaurant operations, guest experiences, community relationships, and team development.
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Morton Tourism News
by Susan Pyles
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Wow, what a long cold winter this has been, so nice to see the sunshine and know warmer days are on the way. The Tourism office is busy planning our events and of course looking down the road to when we have to hang the Christmas decorations. That's right I said Christmas!!!
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Morton District 709 Community Schools News
by Dr. Lindsey Hall
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A challenge faced by all public school districts, superintendents and members of school boards is finding the most effective means by which to communicate to and with our public. On our end, we sometimes ask "what more can we do?" and on the other end of the spectrum, the public demands more information, more transparency and wishes we would do a better job of explaining our decisions. Community engagement is an incredibly important task set forth for boards of education. This task is so vital to the healthy functioning of a public school district that the Illinois Association of School Boards identifies community engagement as one of the five Foundational Principles of Good Governance.
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