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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 21 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 21 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 21 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
Trades, Skills & Manufacturing Day
This special day highlights the significance of these industries and explores modern career options in Effingham County. Experience a day of changing perceptions and inviting high school students to tour local facilities, envisioning their future careers. Tour hosts showcase processes and careers, often utilizing advanced technology, automation, and robotics to create products shipped worldwide. This
Concluding an Investigation: Drafting the Report & Making Recommendations (Webinar)
You have completed all interviews and reviewed the necessary documentation for your intra-corporate investigation, but what do you do next? This program will primarily address how to draft a final investigation report according to a standard format and exploring what happens after the report is complete. We will cover best practices for using the report
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 21 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
Lunch & Learn – Better Business Bureau: Living in our Digital World
Topic: “Living in Our Digital World: Tips to Protect Yourself” Join Sydney Waters with the Better Business Bureau (Greater Missouri & Southern Illinois) for a session on today’s top scam tactics, how fraud affects consumers and businesses, and practical steps to boost digital security. Attendees will walk away with tools to spot red flags and
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 21 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 21 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 21 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 17 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 17 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
Terminating the Problem Employee (Webinar)
Managing problem employees in a litigious society is difficult - but retaining underperformers, troublemakers, and tolerating those who abuse their employer’s “good deeds” is not the solution. Problem employees are usually headaches that never go away unless and until management steps in and effectively manages. This webinar will be presented by Labor & Employment Attorney
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 17 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
SOLD OUT | Chamber Fall Radio Day with XFM
2025 Fall Lineup: 9-9:30a | HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital - Tammy Probst & Angela Kelly 9:30-10a | Kingery Printing Company - Andrew Evans & Jared Chesnut 10-10:30a | Boots & Soles - Jill Schultz 10:30-11a | Sport Designs & Graphics - Caydin Vaughn & Natalie Hopson 11-11:30a | CORE Academy - Jerry Tkachuk &
Wage & Hour Compliance in Illinois: What Every Employer Needs to Know (Webinar)
Illinois wage and hour laws have undergone major updates over the last two years—ranging from minimum wage increases and enhanced paycheck transparency to expanded protections for employees and stricter recordkeeping requirements. While many employers in Illinois continue to rely on outdated practices, this puts them at serious risk of litigation or Department of Labor audits.
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 17 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 17 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 17 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 17 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
Chamber Office Closed
Our office will be closed on Monday, October 13 in observance of Columbus Day. We’ll be back in the office on Tuesday, October 14.
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 17 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
1 event,
Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 17 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
1 event,
Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 17 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 17 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 21 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 21 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 21 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
2 events,
Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!
For the first time ever, you can rep your favorite Chamber with branded gear from Designs Unlimited! Choose from quarter zips, a rain jacket, and a hat—all embroidered with the Chamber logo. Deadline: Shop online through October 21 at 11:59p.Orders will be ready for pickup at the Chamber after November 11. Don’t miss your chance
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Protecting Your Business in the Wake of Bad “Press” and Negative Social Media (Webinar)
Every business struggles with negative online reviews and commentary. The source is often unhappy clients and customers, or business competitors. Other times, a business faces internal threats from disgruntled employees. Dealing with these unique scenarios requires focusing on minimizing the effect of the publication and resisting the urge to respond in a way that compounds
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Succession Planning Seminar
Succession planning is a vital process that all businesses will need to do at some point in their business cycle. There are so many areas in succession planning. In this seminar, you will hear from industry experts who have helped guide businesses in this process. The goal of our seminar is to provide Chamber members
Business After Hours @ EJ Water Cooperative
Tour our Brand-New Operations and Maintenance Facility Be among the first to step inside our newly completed space. Join Us for an Evening of Networking and Meaningful Connections • Great Food & Drinks Enjoy complimentary refreshments as you mingle and unwind. • Live Music Relax and connect while enjoying great live music throughout the event. • Exciting Giveaways
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Downtown Effingham Trick or Treat
Get ready for some spooktacular fun as Trick or Treat takes over Downtown Effingham on Saturday, October 26th! From 1-3p, little goblins and ghosts can stroll downtown for a fun, family-friendly afternoon of candy collecting. Participating businesses will be marked—look for the orange balloons outside their doors. How it works:•Start anywhere in the downtown district
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Chamber Travel Program Meeting | Discover Switzerland, Austria & Bavaria featuring Oktoberfest
The Chamber Destinations Travel Program will host an informational meeting on Monday, October 27 from 5p-6:30p at the First Baptist Church Effingham. A representative from Collette, a world premier travel company, will present: Discover Switzerland, Austria & Bavaria featuring Oktoberfest Trip details include: September 16-25, 2026 10 days, 13 meals (8 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2
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32nd Anniversary Ribbon Cutting @ El Rancherito
Join the community in celebrating 32 years of El Rancherito in Effingham—three decades of tacos, fajitas, and good company! Drop in for a festive atmosphere, classic menu favorites, and anniversary surprises announced by the restaurant. Bring family and friends to help us say gracias for 32 years of local flavor.
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Chamber Merch Store – Now Open!