It has become a popular tradition at our Annual Dinner to host a silent auction. This year we will be hosting our auction online! The auction is now LIVE and will be available to all of our Chamber members whether you are attending our dinner on January 26 or not. To register for online bidding and to take part in the auction, click here. If you have bid before, you just need to sign in with your previous user name and password. Even if you plan on attending the dinner you must sign up and register online to bid on the items. The auction will close after the dinner on Friday, January 27 at 10:00am. All winners will be notified at that time and will have to schedule a time to pick their items up from…
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As we begin a new year, we would like to share some of our upcoming marketing opportunities (both paid and FREE!) with our business members. Paid Opportunities Chamber Connection Newsletter The Chamber Connection is a monthly newsletter that the Greater Belleville Chamber sends out via email to over 1,200 individuals throughout our business community and also shared on the chamber’s website. This is a great way to support the chamber and consistently promote your business to other local businesses and individuals. Click here for more information on pricing, sizes, and more. Members can get a free month of advertising if you pay for 11 months upfront. Weekly Email Banner Ad The Greater Belleville Chamber sends a weekly email every Friday morning to the membership with upcoming chamber events as well as member-submitted events (more on…
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On Tuesday, December 20, 2022 the Chamber membership elected Mary Lamie to serve as the Chairperson of the Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Mary Lamie is the Executive Vice President of Multi Modal Enterprises for Bi-State Development. In her role, she oversees a number of business enterprises of Bi-State Development, including the Gateway Arch and Riverboats, the St. Louis Downtown Airport, and the St. Louis Regional Freightway. Her responsibilities of the Freightway include developing public-private partnerships to optimize the region’s freight transportation network and for creating the foundation for planning, marketing and advocacy of the bi-state region as a national freight hub. These efforts have resulted in national recognition by the U.S. Department of Transportation as a leader in setting multimodal transportation priorities and as a model for regionalism for both this…
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Our search for a Marketing and Communications Manager is finally over! Please welcome Sarah Hillebrand as the Chamber’s newest team member. Sarah brings a wealth of knowledge and fresh ideas to her new position. She comes to us after working at Standard Rule Promotions in Belleville since 2007. When she’s not here in the office, she’s hanging out with her husband at their home in O’Fallon and is mom to two teenagers. We are excited to have Sarah come on board. Please introduce yourselves at the next Chamber event! You may contact Sarah at marketing@bellevillechamber.org or call her at the Chamber office 618-233-2015.
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