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Drive-Thru Job Fair

Drive-thru job fair,

Wednesday, November 2nd

11 AM - 1 PM & 3 PM - 5 PM.

Drive thru and grab a packet of available jobs. There will also be tips and tricks for job seeking, resume building, and interviews.

Know someone looking for a career change? Send them thru!

Big Idea Hastings

Big Idea Hastings -

The Live Pitch Event

Tuesday, November 1st

at The Lark

5:30 Social Hour

6:30 Pitches Start

Free & Open to the public

Click here for more information.

Thank our Veterans

Join us Saturday, November 5th, in downtown Hastings to honor our local Veterans and this year's Parade Marshals.

Click here to register your group for this year's Veterans parade. We want you to join us and thank our Veterans!

2022 Ag BBQ Sponsorship Opportunity

Here is your chance to sponsor this year's Ag BBQ, on November 10th

at the Adams County Fairgrounds. Click here to sponsor.

Thank you to those who have already sponsored.

US Bank

LandMark Implement

Gessford Machine Shop

Jerry Spady Chevrolet GMC

Mary Lanning Healthcare

Central Community College

Five Points Bank of Hastings

Rutt's Heating & AC, Inc.

Dan Michel Enterprises, LLC

Farm Credit Services of America

Titan Machinery

Ag Processing Inc

Heartland Bank

Guarantee Electric Co.

Edward Jones

MNB Bank - Hastings

Ellerbrock Norris Agency

First Interstate Bank

Contryman Associates, PC

Seiler & Parker, PC

Bernard Pavelka Trucking, Inc.

Nelson Financial Services, Inc.

Servi-Tech Laboratories

Live Hydration Spa

Animal Clinic

Bossleman Energy, Inc.

Ruther Auction & Realty Inc.

FNIC formerly INSUR

Pinnacle Bank

Adams County Bank

Kenesaw Motor Company

Bruce Furniture

Cornerstone Bank

Hastings Irrigation Pipe Company

Industrial - Irrigation Services

L-H Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Woodward's Disposal Service

Plains Irrigation Sales & Service

Aurora Cooperative

Flowserve Corporation

GTA Insurance Group

LCL Truck Equipment

Scott Spady Motor Sales LLC

Stromer Land Leveling

Cooperative Producers, Inc.

State Farm Insurance - Scott Norlen

Sam's Club

Pfeiffer Seed Sales Inc.

Matheson

FEI Inc.

T-L Irrigation

Home Federal Bank

Dvorak Law Group LLC

Jones Insurance and Financial Services

Adams/Webster County Farm Bureau

Fairfield N.S. Coop Association

S & S Septic Pumping, LLC

Jake Graff - Family Heritage

Gottsch Enterprises

Chief Ethanol Fuels

Southern Public Power District

Tom Dinsdale Automotive

Farm Bureau-Marty Demuth

& Hailey Reineke

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

Be Informed!

The Government Affairs Committee of the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce asks all candidates running for a public office to answer a few questions about the office they seek. All answers to the questions received from candidates will be available on our website to better inform the public about who the candidates are and what they support. Early voting began on October 11th. Click the link to see the candidate's responses.

Student Discount Cards

The Business • Industry • Education Committee and Mary Lanning Healthcare invite you to participate in our Student Discount Card Program!

This is a great opportunity for the businesses of Hastings to demonstrate their interest in student achievement and the importance of education.

Contact Nichole Felber at 402-461-8400 or nfelber@hastingschamber.com to get your business registered.

Free Holiday Advertising Opportunity

The holiday shopping season is quickly approaching! Make sure you are doing everything you can to make it easy for people to Shop Hastings first. To help your business, we will be featuring local businesses in the Holiday Shopping Guide again this year.

If you would like to participate in this promotion, it is a FREE service for you. Click here to register. Deadline: Friday, November 4th.

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.

Trick or Treat

Family Medical Center of Hastings

is inviting you to Trick or Treat the halls of their offices at their

Family Halloween Party.

Monday, October 31st

from 3:30 - 5:00pm

Save the date for the

Chamber Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet

Wednesday, February 8th, 2023

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.

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, November 1

7:30 AM

Ambassador Meeting

at Chamber Development Center

Tuesday, November 1

4:45 PM

Ribbon Cutting - New Location

281 EyeCare

Wednesday, November 2

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Drive-thru Job Fair

at Chamber Development Center

Wednesday, November 2

3:00 - 5:00 PM

Drive-thru Job Fair

at Chamber Development Center

Wednesday, November 2

5:00 PM

Veterans Recognition Dinner

at The Masonic Center

Thursday, November 3

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Board and Staff Planning Session

Chamber Development Center

Closed

Saturday, November 5

10:00 AM

Veterans Parade

Downtown Hastings

Tuesday, November 8

12:15 PM

Diplomats Committee Meeting

at the Chamber Development Center

Thursday, November 10

7:30 AM

Retail Oversight Committee Meeting

at the Chamber Development Center

Thursday, November 10

12:00 PM

Government Affairs Committee Meeting at the Chamber Development Center

Thursday, November 10

4:30 PM

Ag Expo

at the Adams County Fairgrounds

Thursday, November 10

6:00 PM

Ag BBQ

at the Adams County Fairgrounds

Chamber Calendar of Events

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

Hastings Young Professionals

Candidate Panel Discussion

Last week the Hastings Young Professionals hosted a City Council candidate panel discussion. The event was sponsored by Five Points Bank and held at Blue Fork Kitchen. Five candidates participated in the discussion. The event was moderated by Allie Matousek, and each candidate had 2 minutes for each response. Thank you to those who attended and participated.