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South Dakota Hunters cannot use spotlights, except to hunt raccoons.
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Mitchell High School graduate launches youth leadership program in Brookings
A new program launched by a Mitchell native is hoping to get youth more interested in community leadership...Sonya Moller, director of the Mitchell Chamber of Commerce, said the organization is aware of the idea and looking into the possibility of bringing something similar to the community, but there is considerable organizing to do before such a project could launch.
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Sioux Falls Chamber holds first 'Inside Washington' Forum
The Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce hosted its first "Inside Washington" Forum Tuesday, this time sitting down with Representative Dusty Johnson. The event was hosted at the Holiday Inn City Center and is the first of several with the South Dakota delegation. It's an opportunity for the community to learn about what is happening in Washington, D.C.
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Institute
Institute for Organization Management (Institute) is the premier continuing education experience for chamber professionals. Since 1921, the Institute program has educated and empowered chamber executives with the knowledge and skills they need to be leaders in their organizations and industry.
The Institute curriculum is comprised of four week-long sessions. Each session is five days and is offered at five locations across the country annually. With courses on topics such as advocacy, media training, membership, finance, legal issues, human resources, and much more, Institute ultimately educates participants on all facets of running an association. To view a full listing of course offerings,
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Does your chamber have an agribusiness/agriculture committee?
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Survey Says:
Does your chamber offer,
Vacation/Sick Leave: 51.1%
PTO (Paid Time Off): 42.5%
Other: 6.4%
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Wauwatosa chamber names Joan Hansen new executive director, CEO
Joan Hansen is the new executive director and chief executive officer of the
Wauwatosa Chamber of Commerce
, the group announced this week. Hansen succeeds former Wauwatosa mayor Terry Estness, who has been the chamber’s part-time director the last eight years, according to a news release.
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Northland partners foster fruit ag
It is no news to folks in the country that if they wait for help from far away usually all they do is become older. Folks in rural areas tend to work together to accomplish things...There a productive relationship has developed between the Bayfield Chamber of Commerce and more than a dozen farms.
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Barb Smith Retires From Audubon Chamber
Barb Smith has had a finger on the pulse of Audubon for 25 years with the Audubon Chamber of Commerce, and said her favorite part was putting together the events.
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Sioux Center Chamber to host CQ sessions
The Sioux Center Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Rahn Franklin, director of multicultural student development at Northwestern College in Orange City, to offer four sessions on CQ, or Cultural Intelligence, noon-1 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 17, Oct. 1, Oct. 15 and Oct. 29, at the Sioux Center Public Library.
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Winona social studies teacher heads over to Benchmark for week
Ross Freeman-Herdina, a social studies teacher at Winona Senior High School, recently took a week this summer to experience a world outside of the classroom, immersing himself instead in Winona’s Benchmark facilities. By participating in the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce’s Teacher in the Workplace program, a part of the chamber’s Business Education Network, Freeman-Herdina was able to see, experience and learn about different aspects of the local branch of the worldwide company.
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University of Minnesota's first female president begins job
Weeks into her tenure, University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel urged a nearly all-female audience Monday, Aug. 12, to decide for themselves what it means to succeed. “It is very, very tempting when you are not in the majority … to then overachieve in order to represent the ability to do so,” she said at a Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Women in Business lunch on the university's Minneapolis campus.
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Thinking big: Parkway Plaza expanding business opportunities locally
The newly constructed building positioned along Lost Creek Parkway on the north edge of town sticks out. It’s big, luxurious, it might even look a little out of place in a rural Nebraska community...Mueller and her Berkshire associates on Thursday morning hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony with several members of the community and a horde of red-jacket-wearing Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce commodores.
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Governor visits Beatrice for forum
Gov. Pete Ricketts visited Beatrice Tuesday morning along with state chamber officials to discuss recent activity in the legislature, and what’s in store for Nebraska’s future. The 2019 Legislative Forum, sponsored by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was held at The Black Crow in downtown Beatrice.
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Recession? The debate continues, but North Dakota's economy could provide a safety net
President Trump says no — a recession isn't imminent. Many economists say yes. Either way, if a recession hits, North Dakota could weather it better than other states...“Historically, when there’s a national recession, we tend to buck those national trends, although we’re not immune from it,” said Arik Spencer, president and CEO of the Greater North Dakota Chamber.
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North Dakota's high-technology sector will be key to boosting N.D.'s ag, energy sectors
The connections between North Dakota’s agricultural sector and its growing technology sector were highlighted at the 2019 State of Technology...Hoeven, who co-sponsored this ninth tech expo with the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce, said technology “is the third wave of economic opportunity” for North Dakota.
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