Chamber Update April 19, 2011

Chamber Events

•  April 20Education Committee
  7:30 a.m. – Chamber office, 325 E. Washington Street, Suite 100, Iowa City
• 20 North Liberty Roundtable                                                        
  Noon - Heritage Christian School, 255 E. Hackberry Street, North Liberty (RSVP required)
• 20 Excellence in Education 2011                                                     
  4:45 p.m. – Coralville Public Library, 1401 5th Street, Coralville
•  21 Speed Networking
  11:30 a.m. – Hills Bank and Trust, 1009 2nd Street, Coralville
• 25Coralville Roundtable
  Speaker: Rex Brandstatter, Coralville Community Fund – Noon – Holiday Inn, 1220 1st Avenue, Coralville
• 26Ambassador Meeting
  Noon – Formosa, 221 E. College Street, Suite 241, Iowa City
• 26James Investment Group ribbon cutting
  4:30 p.m. – 673 Westbury Drive, Suite 101, Iowa City
• 27EPIC professional event: Getting Active in the Community
  Noon - The Kirkwood Room, 515 Kirkwood Avenue, Iowa City
• 27Buy Here Business Fair 2011
  4 p.m. – Holiday Inn, 1220 1st Avenue, Coralville
• 28Board of Directors meeting
  7:30 a.m. – Chamber office, 325 E. Washington St., Ste. 100, Quad City International Airport conference room, Iowa City
• May 4Marketing Exchange
  Noon - Press Citizen, 123 N. Linn St. Suite 2E, Iowa City
• 5Veridian Credit Union groundbreaking
  9:30 a.m. - 604 2nd Street, Coralville

Bring a guest to the Buy Here Business Fair on April 27? Click here for all the details. Demonstrate your commitment to local buying at the Buy Here Business Fair next Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn & Conference Center in Coralville. Enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, games and prizes as you connect with more than 50 local businesses to Buy Here. Admission is complimentary and open to the public. learn more >>

The Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce Education Committee will present Excellence in Education awards to area students, teachers, volunteers, and partner businesses that make local education stellar. The Excellence in Education awards ceremony will take place from 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, April 20 at the Coralville Public Library. The event acknowledges the outstanding educational opportunities provided to the young people of Johnson County, as well as to the people and organizations that work so diligently to provide those opportunities. Admission is complimentary and open to the public. RSVP to rsvp@iowacityarea.com (Subject: Excellence in Education) or (319) 337- 9637.

Special thanks to ACT, Oral B and Procter & Gamble, the premier sponsors of the Chamber’s 2011 Education Committee programming. Learn more >>

Ever wonder how locally-owned West Music Company expanded to conduct business overseas? Hear their story about going international, including lessons they learned along the way, from Senior Vice President Ryan West. West is among presenters at the International Business Symposium on Wednesday, May 11 at the Kirkwood Community College Continuing Education Center.

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