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Citizens of the Year - Bill & Jackie Harrmann Company of the Year - Builders Cash & Carry
Ambassador of the Year - Steve Matheny Green Company of the Year - Mark Hanback accepts on behalf of Caterpillar. Special Recognition - John Gardner More than 300 guests were in attendance at the 30th Annual East Peoria Chamber of Commerce Dinner held Friday, January 22nd at the Par-A-Dice. The evening began with a cocktail hour with entertainment by Joe Bembenek. Vice President, Josh Graber, served as the Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Josh is known for his various costumes at the annual dinner and this year was no different. The Invocation was given by Mayor Dave Mingus. Following dinner, awards were presented to outgoing board president, Chris Hilton and retiring board member Lou Tenarvitz. A plaque will be presented to Kevin Carter, retiring board member, at a later date. Chris Hilton and Mayor Mingus presented John Gardner with a Special Recognition Award for his concept and work for the RiverFront Freedom Memorial located at RiverFront Park in East Peoria. Theresa McCabe presented the Ambassador of the Year award to Steve Matheny. Chris Hilton introduced Rick Jeremiah as the Board President for 2010 who then introduced keynote speaker, Doug Oberhelman who spoke about Caterpillar, past, present, and future. Mr. Oberhelman also spoke about his responsibilities with his new assignment as Chairman & CEO that will be effective in July of this year. Rick then presented the Company of the Year Award to Builders Cash & Carry as well as the Green Company of the Year Award to Caterpillar-Americas Operations Division-East Peoria. The culmination of the evening was when Jim McIntyre presented Bill & Jackie Harrmann with the 2009 Distinguished Citizens of the Year Award.
We are grateful to members who sponsored the dinner: Caterpillar, Inc., Par-A-Dice, South Side Bank, CEFCU, Cullinan Properties, Ltd., and Oberlander Electric. We are also grateful to the following members for donating door prizes for the dinner: Advanced Carpet Care, Barrack's Cater Inn, Busey Bank, Culvers of East Peoria, EastLight Theatre, Embassy suites, Five Star Water, Hampton Inn, Heritage Bank, Jones Bros. Jewelers, Lakeview Veterinary Clinic, Qdoba, Riverview Senior Living Community, Ruskusky Foot & Ankle Clinic, Shoppes @ Grand Prairie, Spirit of Peoria, Springhill Suites by Marriott, and Eysal's Coffee Roasters. Many thanks to the East Peoria Times Courier for publishing the Chamber Chat showcasing the dinner and all the winners.
(Photos courtesy of the East Peoria Times Courier). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join us for February's Eggs & Issues on February 26th at the Par-A-Dice. Jim Mamer, Fondulac Bank President/CEO and Mark Spenny, CEFCU President/CEO will speak about "Finances in Today's Econony." Cost is $15.00. Doors open at 7:00 a.m., breakfast available at 7:30 a.m. Register online at www.chambermaster.com or call the office at 699-6212. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bargain hunters will have more to hunt as they will soon be able to find more merchandise to browse through at the newly renovated and expanded Goodwill retail store in East Peoria. Goodwill recently held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to celebrate the remodeling and expansion of their store in East Peoria. Located in the Community Plaza shopping strip, Goodwill will hosted a grand re-opening Saturday. The remodeled store has expanded its sales floor to almost double its original size. The remodeling, which started in October, also added a new drive-thru window for donations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are happy to welcome several new businesses to the Chamber: Firehouse Pizza, 240 S. Main in East Peoria opened in December of '09 in the former Godfather's Pizza location. Firehouse Pizza offers made-to-order fresh pizzas, jumbo wings, pasta, hot sandwiches, and over 40 beer & wine selections. Enjoy their clean, family-friendly environment, great service, and TV's at every booth! Hours are 11:00 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11:00 a.m. 9:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday, and 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sunday. Visit their website at www.firehousepizza911.com or call 698-9111. McDaniel Plumbing Company, 501 S. Pleasant Hill Road, East Peoria provides residential and commercial plumbing. Visit their website at www.mcdanielplumbingco.com or call 303-3324. Ferotech Solution Services, Inc. offers custom software development, custom website design, search engine optimization, social media networking, email marketing, personalized url's, and custom internet applications. Ferotech is located at 6816 N. Frostwood Parkway, Peoria. Contact Jessica Brugman at 309.589.0342 or visit www.ferotech.com & www.infocommarketing.com Jimano's Pizzeria, 800 Meadows Avenue, East Peoria opened in December '09. In total, the Jimano’s franchise has 17 restaurants open throughout the country, most found near Chicago. There are 30 different pizza items on the menu, including deep dish pizza, barbecue pizza and taco pizza. Ribs and wings are available, too. Visit their website at www.jimanos.com or call 694-9840. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Illinois Chamber of Commerce announces upcoming events, conferences and webinars: Conferences: April 22nd, Employer Healthcare Conference, Oak Brook, Illinois; Workers' Compensation Conference, October 28th, Oak Brook, Illinois. Webinars: Social Networking for Business 101, February 4th; Dog Eat Dog...Protecting Your Business Trade Secrets and Customer Relationships from the Competition, February 11th; Affirmative Action Plans: How to Implement and Be in Compliance With an OFCCP Audit, February 18th; Converting Your Print Newsletter to an E-Newsletter, February 23rd; Understanding Your Experience Modification Factor, March 9th; Are Your Employee Benefits & Practices Complying with the Latest Mandates?, March 16th; Introduction to Online Surveys, March 23rd; OSHA for Dummies, March 25th; Wage and Hour "201:, April 6th; Policy & Market Trends, April 13th; Unemployment Insurance 101, May 6th; Overview of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act, May 11th; Loss Control and Claims Management-A Start to Finish Solution, June 8th; Claims Management, July 13th. Visit www.ilchamber.org for additional details. 2010 Economic Development Awards - The Edies! The Illinois Chamber of Commerce is again teaming up with the Illinois Development Council (IDC) to present the second annual Economic Development in Illinois awards – the Edies! The Edies honor those who imagine, design, invest, build and bring jobs, growth and prosperity to Illinois communities. It is a great opportunity to obtain positive exposure for local businesses and communities who achieved great things this past year. They need your help to nominate worthy projects for recognition. The awards recognize outstanding economic development projects completed in 2009 and will be given out in the following categories: Manufacturing
Distribution/Logistics, Commercial, Technology,
and Energy.
They can recognize up to three winners within each category and can award projects located in the City of Chicago, suburban Cook County/collar counties, and statewide. Read the invitation letter to apply, fill out the nomination form and email it by 5:00 pm CST on Friday, March 19. If you have any questions regarding this awards program or process, please call Tom Wolf (312-983-7109) at the Illinois Chamber of Commerce or Mike Lane (217-528-5230) at the IDC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make sure the Chamber office has your updated brochures, pamphlets, etc. We are happy to provide your information to visitors to the Chamber office. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Chamber has Census 2010 pamphlets and brochures in the office. Please stop by or call if you need information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plans are being made for the Chamber to host a Leadership School in the Fall of this year. Further details will be upcoming.
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