Happy Thursday Everyone,

The Batesville Area Chamber is excited to be serving over 360 plus members and growing. We hope to continue partnering and offering more benefits to our Chamber members in 2022. We understand how busy everyone is and we are here to help you.

Did you know? The Chamber is a not-for-profit business. From the support of our members, we are able to provide additional services, benefits, and programs to our members and events to our community.

Have you ever asked, "What is a Chamber?" Your Chamber wears many hats but we are a resource hub, referral service, and visitor center for our business members and the community.

We are not a marketing firm but we can offer ways for our businesses to easily market themselves. Our members can drop off business cards and brochures at the office for additional exposure. You can post on our Facebook Group Batesville Area Business-Together We Thrive. We give you the opportunity to sponsors events to gain exposure for your business. You can participate in our annual coupon book for additional exposure too.

Your Chamber also manages the Community Calendar for the area. You can go to our website at https://batesvillein.com/events/ to see what is going on or you can post your event too.

Your Chamber also manages the Community Job Postings at https://batesvillein.com/jobs/. You can post your job openings or check out other career opportunities.

Your Chamber also provides the Community Guide to market our business community. We also use them in relocation packets, visitors, and community awareness.

Your Chamber gift certificate program keeps over $120,000 in our local economy each year and ONLY Chamber members can accept them.

If you are thinking about starting a new business, we can help give you the resources to market your business. We can also refer you to our local Indiana Small Business Development Advisor. They can help each step of the way in opening a business.

We would like to thank all of you for your continued support of the Chamber. So mark your calendar for next Thursday, October 21st from 9 am - 6 pm for our Annual Membership Drive and Appreciation Day! We will be offering a 10% discount on your 2022 membership that day only. You can pay that day or sign a commitment letter to be invoiced later. Stop in and see what we have been up to and how you can take advantage of our membership benefits.

If you would like to know more about how the Batesville Area Chamber can help your business, please give us a call or stop by the Chamber office.

Have a fabulous day!

Melissa Tucker

Executive Director

Check out our Chamber Facebook group "Together We Thrive" daily as we highlight all of our great member businesses throughout the year.

The Batesville Area Chamber gift certificates are good at over 175 businesses. These are great gifts for the holidays, just to say thank you, or any reason at all! They come in $5, $10 & $25 increments so call ahead and we can have them ready for you at 812-934-3101. It is part of our membership benefit, so ONLY Chamber member businesses can accept them. All you do is deposit them right into your checking account. Plus you are supporting local too!

Be sure to check out all of our great members by going to DIRECTORY. For more information on all the benefits the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce has to offer, please give us a call at 812-934-3101 or email us at chamber@batesvillein.com.

Remember that you can post all of your events on our website by clicking on this link: Post Your Events Here

We are excited about the development of our new smartphone app! Be one of the first to download the new app and receive $5 off your very next order. Use code: NEWAPP

Congratulations - Batesville Community School Corporation is recognized by Niche.com as a Top 20 District in Indiana for 2022!

Batesville Main Street's $50,000 grant award will go towards the design and completion of Inspiration Park, in commemoration of 2020’s 100th anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage Movement, honoring the rich legacy of women who have shown vision and tenacity to become significant contributors to the Batesville Community.

Hometown Grants are part of the Un-carrier’s massive commitment to bring 5G to rural America. Over the next five years, T-Mobile plans to hire 7,500 new employees in small towns and rural communities and provide $25 million in grants for community development projects. Earlier this month the Un-carrier unveiled the FIRST Hometown Techover winner, Woodstock, Ill. which will receive a prize package worth $3M and become the crown jewel of 5G for small towns across America. And today, 25 additional well-deserving small towns will snag a grant to improve their communities.

T-Mobile Hometown Grants is just one of the many initiatives underscoring T-Mobile’s commitment to rural America.  More than just bringing wireless, T-Mobile wants to be part of the community and help small towns thrive.

“Thank you for the generous grant to Batesville Main Street to help shine a light on women's history. They have worked very hard to create a new park that will highlight the local women that have shaped our community. It will also offer a place where citizens and visitors can come together to work, live, and engage with one another.” Mayor Mike Bettice, City of Batesville 

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You can schedule your vaccine by calling 211 or visiting ourshot.in.gov! We have appointments available as early as today! RCHD does currently have Pfizer, Moderna, & J&J vaccines available.

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COVID-19 is on the rise, both nationally and in our community. Listen to Interim CEO Liz Leising as she shares what’s happening inside the walls of MMH, as well as how effective the vaccine has been in fighting the new virus strain locally.

THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS!

Batesville Tool & Die, Hillenbrand & Batesville, Hillrom

Margaret Mary Health and Mercy Health

City of Batesville and Media Muse Studios

Batesville Online, Daily News, Duke Energy, FCN Bank, First Financial Bank,

Great Plains Communications, Health Markets Insurance Agency, Izzy's at Hillcrest,

LaRosa's Family Pizzeria, Pro-Prints Sign Imaging, Pulskamps Flooring Plus,

Rowland Graphics, Sharp Painting LLC, Skyline Chili,

St. Andrews Health Campus, Tudor Square Realty, WRBI Country 103.9