events
Town and Country Expo 1/15/14
I’m sharing this event from Franklin County – and I hope if you are free you can go. The speaker line up is worth going to see, let alone a free meal!
Read MoreSunday Update: Aging
This whole business of aging sucks. Not aging — just the business of it. There are so many companies promoting quick fixes for the aging process. Wrinkle removers, sleeping pills, wake up pills, facelifts, neck lifts, tummy tucks and on and on. Then there’s the whole pharmaceutical trip (irony intended). Drugs for one problem that…
Read MoreCulinary Tourism
Every tourist has one thing in common … they eat. Rebecca LeHeup of Culinary Ontario presented at Central Iowa Tourism and shared why and how to have culinary tourism. Culinary tourism is defined by www.culinaryontario.com as the pursuit of unique and memorable eating and drinking experiences. By combining travel with these edible experiences, culinary tourism offers both locals…
Read MoreWorld Book Night April 23
April 23 is World Book Night. Here’s how www.worldbooknight.org describes what they do: Each year, 30- 35 books are chosen by an independent panel of librarians and booksellers. The authors of the books waive their royalties and the publishers agree to pay the costs of producing the specially-printed World Book Night U.S. editions. Bookstores and…
Read More140 Tweet Up in Des Moines
The 140 State of Now Iowa community will be kicking off the 2013 World Food Prize week with a coffee tweet up at Java Joes! http://javajoescoffeehouse.com/ and located at 214 4th Street in Des Moines Monday, October 14 from 9 to 10:30 am. This week will see world leaders and media in Des Moines and we think it is appropriate that our…
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day
I just spent the last 5 days at a conference in Sioux Falls. It was the Midwest Area Chamber Executives conference, and I walked away with new contacts, information I an use and more motivation. You’ll see more on that this week. But the coolest thing about the last week? I took my mom with…
Read MoreI’m an AgNerd
I don’t live on a farm anymore, haven’t for over 40 years. I am an Agnerd though. I live in rural Iowa. I work as a Chamber director and its behooves me to be knowledgeable about agriculture. I actual think it would serve all people to become some sort of an agnerd. Do you know…
Read MoreSunday Funday
We have an ice storm going on right now. So this day, I’ve stayed home and cleaned out my email inbox, worked on my portfolio, and shared a few links. I missed Small Biz Friday this week, I was working on a series of Main Street awards and that writing was a priority. I promise…
Read MoreChristmas Facts
This infographic was sent to me in an email from Work Force Development at Idaho State University.
Read MoreBuy One Product Locally
This blog post is written for residents of Greater Franklin County. But you know what? Change the name to your local chamber and your local businesses and the message is just as strong. Buy Local. This year the Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce rolled out our Buy One Product Local Campaign. We focused on…
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