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Monday, March 07, 2022Chamber Announces Shop Champaign County Gift Card Program Presented by Common Ground Food Co-op
Presented by Shopping at local businesses and restaurants significantly impacts our local economy. Everyone needs to make an effort to shop local year-round, not just during the holidays. More money stays in our community when you do, which creates new jobs and allows for necessary improvements. The Chamber is making it easier than ever for you to shop local with the launch of our new Shop Champaign County gift card program. The new Shop Champaign County gift card presented by Common Ground Food
Tuesday, March 01, 20222022 Member Accolades and News
Share your news about events, company news (anniversaries, promotions etc.), accomplishments, etc. with us. Email it to Kelsie Woelfle.Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County and ReStore is officially moving into a home of their own: The organization is purchasing the old ValuCheck space, located at 1914 Glenn Park Drive in Champaign. Habitat has been renting both their current space on University Ave in Champaign which houses administrative offices and a retail store and a separate warehouse near downtown
Monday, February 21, 2022WELCOME HOME
The Champaign County Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Town Square Publications to publish a new publication, 2022 WELCOME HOME Guide. This business to consumer program is designed to help get your business noticed and in front of one of the most valuable audiences – new residents of Champaign County. WELCOME HOME will be direct mailed monthly to all new single family homeowners moving into Champaign County for a year after publishing. This allows you to catch them at an important time as they
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Friday, January 21, 2022Incumbent Worker Training Program
Money is Available to Train Your Employees Train and upskill your existing workers with federal grant funds that are already here in the county and ready to be spent.The Champaign County Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission to help area companies get these monies to train their existing employees (incumbent workers). We want to help you get money for important training of your existing employees to increase productivity, improve retention of valued
Thursday, January 06, 2022Count on Program to Continue its Good Work
Can you read this? If your answer is yes, you are one of the 50 percent of American adults who can read past an eighth-grade level. According to the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute for Literacy, more than 32 million American adults cannot read. Why should the business community care about this? Reading is both a necessary life skill and the most basic workforce competency. The most dedicated individual and contributor to the company’s bottom line may never walk through an employer’s
Monday, November 08, 20212021 Outstanding Chamber of the Year
Champaign County Chamber of Commerce Wins Outstanding Chamber of the Year Award Presented at the Illinois Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (IACCE) Annual Celebration & Awards Dinner Thursday, November 4, 2021, this award honors an outstanding Illinois Chamber of Commerce and its leadership team. "Under the leadership of President & CEO Laura Weis, IOM, the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce, as a partner in the Champaign County Safe coalition, helped to develop and distribute resources
