Chamber Annual Meeting & Business Expo

I hope you have registered to attend the Chamber’s annual meeting on Thursday, Feb. 25 at the Clark State Performing Arts Center. It’s not too late if you haven’t. We have changed things around this year. The Performing Arts Center is a new venue. We have added a Business Expo in which local companies will have booths to promote their product or service. Sorry, all space is sold. You can visit those booths from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. You’ll even have a chance to win a television. Our speaker will be Edward (Ned) Hill, Dean of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. We’ll also present the Richard L. Kuss Lifetime Achievement Award to Charles Brougher, long-time CEO and chairman of Eagle Tool. We’ve also added awards for Small Business of the Year (nominees are Springboard Group, Gillam’s Landscaping, Cerium Group, Littleton & Rue Funeral Home), Minority Business of the Year (nominees First Diversity Staffing, Springfield Flight Academy), Business of the Year (nominees Speedway, Woeber Mustard, Assurant Group). We’ll review past accomplishments and look ahead to what’s next on the agenda. You won’t want to miss it. Call the Chamber at 325-7621 for tickets or go to http://chamber.greaterspringfield.com. Have a great Chamber day!