Tues. April 22, 2014

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Chamber Events

Chamber News

Corn Roast Festival

NCLA

LCBD

Featured Investor News

CHAMBER EVENTS

Lunch n' Learn @ The Loveland Chamber of Commerce

Thurs. April 24, 11:30 a.m.

Join us for an educational lunch with a side of networking and this month's speaker Sean McCarthy of Colorado Coaching Company discussing "Customer Service - It's Not a Department Down the Hall." The lunch is $10 if pre-registered. READ MORE...

Business After Hours @ The Governor's Art Show

Thurs. May 8, 5:30 p.m.

Enjoy an evening of networking, food and drinks at the Loveland Museum/Gallery during the Governor's Art Show. For more than 20 years The Governor's Art Show has featured a collection of outstanding works by Colorado artists. The cost to attend is $12 in advance or $15 at the door. READ MORE...

CHAMBER NEWS

2014 Old Fashioned Corn Roast Vendor Applications are Open

The Loveland Chamber of Commerce is seeking vendors for the Corn Roast festival. This is one of the largest community festivals held in Loveland and is a great location to showcase your business. Vendors options include: food; kids activities; art and handmade goods; local and national retailers. Price varies on location and the size of vendor space. Applications are due by June 1. APPLICATION...

Preferred Communications Survey

Help us help you. By taking this communications survey you are letting us know how you prefer to receive your news from the Loveland Chamber of Commerce. We value your feedback, please take a few minutes out of your day to this survey to help us better understand your needs. TAKE SURVEY...

Junior Leadership Loveland Deadline Extended

The application deadline for Junior Leadership Loveland has been extended to 5 p.m., April 25. Stir Loveland launched Junior Leadership Loveland, a program for Loveland area high school students inspired by the chamber's successful Leadership Loveland program for business professionals.The week long program slated for June 9-13, 2014 is available to high school students between their sophomore and junior year. Applications are available through each Loveland High School, at the chamber and at loveland.org/JuniorLeadership.

OLD FASHIONED CORN ROAST FESTIVAL

SAVE THE DATE: 2014 Old Fashioned Corn Roast Festival

The 2014 Old Fashioned Corn Roast Festival is slated for Aug. 22-23, 2014. The event includes the parade, corn shucking competition, corn eating contest, and all the roasted and boiled corn you can eat! In addition, people of all ages will enjoy a variety of entertainment, great vendors and more. General attendance and all concerts are free and open to the public. More to come!

NORTHERN COLORADO LEGISLATIVE ALLIANCE

Significant Bills Introduced in Last Two Weeks of Session

The other shoes have dropped. For several months during the 2014 legislative session, business has been lulled into believing we might be spared from several anticipated onerous legislative proposals. This past week, several bills with potential bearing on Colorado's businesses were introduced with only two and half weeks of time left in the 120-day session.

In this week's NCLA Under the Dome, learn more about bills just introduced in which NCLA will engage on northern Colorado business community's behalf.

Keep track of introduced legislation and the NCLA's position on bills by linking to NCLA's 2014 Legislative Tracking Report. The NCLA Board of Directors engages in legislation that intersects with the NCLA's 2014 Priority Legislative Agenda.

LOVELAND CENTER FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

The mission of the Loveland Center for Business Development (LCBD) is to create on-going mentoring relationships with business owners by providing confidential, independent, objective, and impartial business

assessments, based on actual and

relevant business experience, available

throughout the entire business cycle. The LCBD has some wonderful events coming up.

Community Marketplace

Sat. April 26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Whether you are looking to shop locally for a unique item you can't find anywhere else or eat at you favorite food truck/carts, the Community Marketplace is the perfect place. This biannual fundraising event showcases local artisans and vendors giving a venue to sell their merchandise at a reasonable price. The marketplace will be located at the Loveland Chamber of Commerce; admission is free. For more information visit www.facebook.com/lcbdcommunitymarketplace or (970) 667-4106.

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