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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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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
LaFiesta Restaurant
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
Morton School Dist. 709
Oak Lawn Mobile Estates
OIC Group Inc.
Old Smokey's BBQ
OSF Center for Health
Parker Fabrication Inc.
PC Doctor Computer Consulting
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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Forecast Features Mayor, Schools, & Plaza
| | The Morton Chamber of Commerce hosted the Annual Morton  Forecast Breakfast on April 29th, featuring guest speakers including Morton Mayor Ron Rainson, Bruce Brown with Farnsworth Group, and Dr. Lindsey Hall, Superintendent of District 709 Schools. A crowd of 85 listened to updates and predictions about future school and Village projects including the proposed Morton Downtown Plaza.
Mayor Rainson introduced Craig Loudermilk, Superintendent of Public Works; Wendy Ferrill, Village Administrator; and Police Chief Craig Hilliard to provide updates on road construction, the Morton Canine Unit, and the Village budget. Dr. Hall's comments included the topics of Common Core, school facilities, all-day Kindergarten, Advanced Placement courses, and school finance.
During the event, Jennifer Daly, CEO for the Morton EDC, announced a $100,000 donation to the Morton Downtown Plaza from Morton Community Bank and the Honegger Family. Their donation will go to support two play areas featured in the project.
The Morton Chamber of Commerce would like to thank our speakers and our Morton Forecast Sponsor, Justin Ferrill with Coldwell Banker Commercial. We would also like to recognize and thank Floral Designs for donating centerpieces for the event.
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Power Lunch With Us!
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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
Register online  Martha Herm is the Executive Director for The Center for Prevention of Abuse, an agency that works to change the lives of men, women, and children caught in the web of interpersonal violence and abuse. She is responsible for managing the budget, grant procurement, program development and representing the agency to community and funding sources while supervising a staff of 95. Martha began working at The Center for Prevention of Abuse as the finance and facilities supervisor in 1989. She was named the Executive Director in 1990. Martha is also involved with the Rotary Club of Peoria, Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professionals, Inc., Illinois Domestic Violence Advisory Council, 10th Judicial Circuit Family Violence Coordinating Council, Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault and the Heart of Illinois Agency Execs.
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Pumpkin Fest Registrations Begin!
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Morton Pumpkin Festival kicks off this month with the following event registrations: |
LEAP: Know Your Numbers!
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Tuesday, May 27th
8:00 - 9:30 am
Morton Chamber of Commerce 
Register Today Free!
Decision-making for your business can be challenging. Join us for this session where David Mills CPA will demystify the numbers on our financial reports and help us all learn how to make great decisions based on the numbers. This is a casual and fun session designed for business owners and managers. Chamber members only please! |
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Make Time to Play!
| |  Date: June 27th Time: Check in begins at 10:30 am, Shotgun start at Noon Place: Pine Lakes Golf Club Cost: $110 per Golfer
Join us for a fun afternoon of golf and networking at Pine Lakes Country Club during this year's Chamber Annual Fun Day Golf Outing! A hot dog lunch will proceed the shotgun start at Noon. After golf, relax at Pine Lakes and enjoy dinner and prizes with fellow Chamber Members and friends. Proceeds from this event will go to support the purchase of new commercial-grade flower pots for our downtown district.
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Leadership Morton Class of 2014
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Congratulations to the Morton Chamber of Commerce Leadership Morton 2014 graduates: Lara Aaron, Jodi Barnes, Adam Boeker, Larry Brittain, Glen Cascia, Clint Cowley, Jeremiah Fairbanks, Cindy Fleming, Ben Gasser, Josh Gschwend, Julie Halcomb, Ethan Hartter, Pam Heisel, Danny Hieronimus, Lindsay Hoffman, Connie Kieser, Lisa Moser, Tim Mueller, Brandy Rubel, and Nate Rugaard.
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Who Will You Honor?
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|  Each year, the Morton Chamber of Commerce honors an individual who has benefited our community through their leadership and service by making them our official Morton Pumpkin Festival Parade Marshal. In addition to leading the Pumpkin Festival Parade, our Marshal cuts the vine to officially open the Morton Pumpkin Festival. If you know an individual we should consider for this recognition, please nominate them anytime during the month of May.
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Campaign Delivers 300,000 Petitions
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|  Last fall, the Morton Chamber of Commerce joined the Independent Maps Campaign, an initiative to change how district maps are drawn in the state of Illinois. Today, the campaign delivered over 500,000 petition signatures to the State of Illinois, which will allow an amendment to be added to the November election ballot for public vote. Morton volunteers collected 1,117 of the total signatures. We want to thank everyone who assisted us in the collection process or added their signature to this important campaign!
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May I Shop Morton Video Features:
Johnson's Floral
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The Morton Business Buzz Features
Tiki Pool and Spa
| |  By Heather Swick, Morton Chamber of Commerce Volunteer Writer
A tropical oasis should be a fun, colorful retreat. Nancy Aupperle, Tiki Pool and Spa proprietor, makes sure the new shop in the former Aquatech building, located at 106 Penn Street in Morton, is just that. A tiki motif, a passionate staff and a concrete floor stained "Caribbean Blue" make for a pool and spa experience unique to Morton. "We have a lot of fun," Nancy said. "I am so excited about what we can do here."
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As the result of a light-related electricity reduction at it's 9000 N. University St., Peoria, facility, G&D Integrated has received Orion Energy Systems' Environmental Stewardship Award. Orion & Innovative Facilities Solutions(IFS) presents the award to companies that achieve significant environmental benefits through the use of Orion's energy-efficient patented technology.
Markley's Pest Elimination Services is a a locally operated business celebrating 30 years in business this May. They are located at 215 S. Second St. in Morton. They offer accountability, professional service, the latest techniques and training
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Morton Community Foundation News
by Scott Witzig
| |  Thursday, April 24, the Morton Community Foundation hosted our annual Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event at Bertha Frank Performing Arts Center. The event was used as the platform for announcing our annual grant recipients. Announcements were made of recipients of over $34,000 in grants from our 2014 competitive grant cycle.
This year, the Foundation received 29 grant applications, and those requests totaled over $100,000. The grant review committee was made up of representatives from: School District 709, Village of Morton, Morton Township, Morton Park District, Morton Library, Morton Chamber of Commerce, two at-large community representatives, two students from Morton High School, and three Morton Community Foundation representatives. It was this committee that had the difficult job of prioritizing all the requests and determining which would be funded, and to what extent... a difficult task, as all of the requests were worthwhile, even if they don't prioritize as highly as another.
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A ribbon cutting was held on April 29 at the new Morton School District 709 bus facility at 250 West Courtland Street.
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Adam Larck, Tom Neeley, Bob Schnarr, Jennifer Daly and Barb Heer in Springfield for the CIRCLE Lobby Day. |
| CIRCLE Trip to Springfield | | 
Delegates from Central Illinois gather at the Capitol Building with area legislators to discuss workers compensation reform, the sunset of the income tax increase, and minimum wage during CIRCLE.
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