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Shop Local this Season!

Find the best local gift ideas and deals to make your holiday shopping a breeze this year! Helping your community is as easy as staying in Hastings to shop. Your neighbor’s store, your friend’s job and your local agents all depend on your business to succeed. So, when you are out and about doing your Holiday Shopping, think and buy local. You may just get more than you paid for.

Look for the Chamber Holiday Shopping Guide to be in your email or stop by the Chamber Development Center and pick up a printed Holiday Shopping Guide. You may also view the Holiday Shopping Guide here.

Thank you for sponsoring the 2022 Ag BBQ

Thank you to those who sponsored.

Shop Local Stories

The Retail committee of the Chamber wants your business to be featured in our Shop Local series. If interested in learning more contact

Nichole at 402-461-8400 or nfelber@hastingschamber.com.

Submit your Nominations

Submit your nominations for the Chamber Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet.

•Outstanding Community Service Award - Outstanding work in business or community service

• Pioneer Spirit Award - Significant contributions to the community in leadership or philanthropy

• Max Award - Significant contribution to the Chamber or the community in recent months

• Business of the Year Award - Up to 25 employees

• Business of the Year Award - 26 or more employees

• Non-Profit of the Year Award - Non-profit that has shown exemplary achievement in Hastings

& the surrounding area

Submit your nomination here

Nominations close on November 18th. - Updated deadline

HYP Nominations

Do you know someone who is totally crushing it? Are they a HYP member? Please fill out the form below to nominate who you think the YP of the Year is! This form will only take a couple minutes of your time & we appreciate it. The form will close Friday, November 18th.

Submit your nomination here

Nominations close on November 18th.

Don’t miss the opportunity to promote your business!

The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce our NEW partnership with the Hastings Tribune to produce our 2023-2024 Membership Directory. This full color high quality publication will help you market your business directly to area business owners, neighborhood residents, and visitors.

Interested in advertising in the Hastings Area Chamber

of Commerce 2023-2024 Membership Directory?

Click here to fill out the form.

Contact Brent Hultine at the Hastings Tribune, at marketing3@hastingstribune.com, or call him at (402) 303-1414

to set up an appointment.

Jingle & Mingle with the Chamber

The Hastings Chamber Board and Staff invite you to our Holiday Open House & Business After Hours.

Wednesday December 14th

Open House

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Business After Hours

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Free Chamber Resource

Join BetterCulture’s next event “Caffeine and Culture" Tuesday, November 15th at 8:30 am CT. This free, 60-minute networking and learning opportunity will take place on Zoom and will provide Chamber Members with a unique opportunity to connect and discuss trends in leadership and company culture. Learn more and sign up here (https://www.betterculture.com/caffeine-and-culture).

Dan Pauley, formerly of Hastings, announced the formation of the new law firm Smith Pauley, formed to serve clients across Nebraska and the nation. Headquartered in Omaha, Smith Pauley is comprised of attorneys from the former Smith Slusky Law and several new partners who joined the firm in recent months. For more information, visit SmithPauley.com.

Available Positions

New Listings

Accounts Payable

Reemployment Coordinator

Conductor

Americorps

Production Worker

Hastings Fire and Rescue

Production Assembler

Over the Road Driver

Project Coordinator

Customer Service Associate

Multiple Positions

and more!

Looking for a job? Click here!

Need to list your job openings? Click here for how to guide.

This Weeks Events

Tuesday, November 15

4:00 PM

Ribbon Cutting

at the ArtBar

Wednesday, November 16

11:45 AM

Anniversary Salute

at Hastings Family Dental

Wednesday, November 16

2:00 PM

Finance Meeting

at the Chamber Development Center

Monday, November 21

9:00 AM

Annual Banquet Meeting

at the Chamber Development Center

Tuesday, November 22

12:00 PM

Business, Industry, & Education Meeting

at the Chamber Development Center

Thursday, November 24

Thanksgiving

Chamber Chamber Development Center Closed

Chamber Calendar of Events

Save the date for the

Chamber Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet

Wednesday, February 8th, 2023

Click the business picture below to see more photos from the event!

Veterans Recognition Parade

Last week we helped celebrate our area Veterans with the annual Veterans Recognition Parade. Thank you to our Veterans and everyone who came out to show your support for them.