Weekly Update for July 11, 2016

FULL CALENDAR

This Week’s PrevieW is sPonsored by:

ON THE CALENDAR: JULY 7 TO AUGUST 24, 2016

July 12: E3YP Engaged: East Riverfront Development Open House with Frantz Community Investors

July 14: E3YP & Emerging Leaders: Summer Mix & Mingle

July 15: Nothing But Networking

July 20: Women’s Golf Outing

July 25: E3YP Elevating Your Future: Golf Networking 101

July 26: Business Break: Workforce Development in Central Wisconsin

July 28: Business PM: City Grill An American Bistro

August 2: Chamber ROI: Maximizing Your Membership

August 18: Business PM: MBE CPAs

August 24: E3YP On the Move: Mad Ball Scramble

To adverTise in This sPace, click here.

East Riverfront Development

OPEN HOUSEwith Frantz Community Investors

A free event Tuesday, July 12 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Wausau City Hall

MORE DETAILS HERE

INFORMATION & MARKETING

Register online at www.wausauchamber.com n Questions? 715-845-6231

Chamber Pak works for you

• As a cost effective advertising tool. • Offering your business high visibility to Chamber members. • Reaching a business-to-business audience. • 1,400 Paks are distributed monthly to a readership of over 5,000. • Increased exposure by limiting the number of advertisers.

We make it easy

• We manage the postal regulations. • We handle the mailing costs and stuff the envelopes.

Member Investment (Any size insert up to 8.5” x 11”)

NEW IN 2015! Include one side of your Chamber Pak insert in our Chamber Connection e-newsletter reaching more than 7,000 members with the digital options below:

Print + Digital - Business: $299 Print Only - Business: $249 Print + Digital - Non-Profit: $199 Print Only - Non-Profit: $149 Please indicate which side of your insert (if two-sided) you’d like to feature in the Chamber Connection and supply the desired url you’d like the ad to link to.

Additional charges apply for over-sized inserts. Inserts must fit in 8.5” x 11” envelope.

CHAMBER PAKChamber Pak Inserts are a great way to promote your products/services and

encourage the concept of ‘Buy Local’ from other Chamber members. This is a bimonthly opportunity that reaches over 1,400 members.

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Inserts and payment must be delivered to our office at 200 Washington St., Suite 120, Wausau no later than the

Friday before each mailing date.

Policies:

• Available to members only • Logo/name must be prominently featured • Content of insert must focus solely on member’s products/services or a charitable non-profit event • Content of insert must not be in direct competition with any products/services of the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce • One insert equals an 8.5” x 11” sheet - maximum size (bi-fold and tri-fold brochures accepted) • No bulk or standard mail stamps or mail permit number • 1,400 copies of the insert must be delivered by insert due date • No political inserts • No billings, refunds or transfers • Payment must be received on or before the insert due date

Issue Mailing Date Pre-Approval Inserts DueJuly/Aug ..................July 19, 2016 ............................July 8 ................................July 15Sept/Oct ................September 20, 2016 ..............September 9 ..................September 16 Nov/Dec .................November 15, 2016 ................November 4 ...................November 11Jan/Feb ...................January 17, 2017 ......................January 6 .........................January 13March/April ............March 21, 2017 ........................March 10 .........................March 17 May/June................May 16, 2017 ............................May 5 ...............................May 12

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In order to be assured that your insert meets all our policies, participants must submit a copy to [email protected] for pre-approval before printing. The Wausau Region Chamberof Commerce has the right to refuse any insert not conforming to our policies (pre-printed materials will not be reimbursed).uNEW

EXTENDED TO JULY 13!

RECOGNITION & SERVICE

Award31st ANNUAL

LEADERSHIP

PROGRAM

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NOMINATIONS NOW ACCEPTED FOR:

2016 ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award®

2016 ATHENA Leadership Award®

Complete the nomination forms on wausauchamber.com by 3 p.m. on Friday, August 5, 2016 for consideration.

Self-nominations are allowed. Eligible nominees will be contacted to complete an application at the end of the nomination period.

All nominees who complete the application will be recognized at the ATHENA Leadership Award® Program on November 2, 2016,

where the award recipient will be announced.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Summer Mix & Minglepresent:

Thursday, July 14*State Park Speedway5711 N. Mountain Rd.Wausau, WI 54401

$15 (includes VIP deck, pit tours, races, interaction with drivers andnetworking with other young professionals)Register at https://www.secure.unitedwaymc.org/summermix&mingle*Rain date July 15

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5:15 - 5:45 pm - Pit Tours6:00 pm - Qualifying Races

7:00 pm - Races BeginArrive at your convenience; participate in

pit tours or just come for the races

NETWORKING

Get your groove on and make great connectionsat Greenwood Hills Country Club

10 am shotgun start, 9 holes

2016 CHAMBER WOMEN’S GOLF OUTING

DiscoDivas

To become a sponsor for this event, contact Renae Krings at 715-848-5942 or [email protected]

Awards for: Best Costume, Best Cart Decorations, Best Team Name

Register at wausauchamber.com

WEDNESDAY,JULY 20

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CELEBRITY GUEST:

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:

Enjoy nine holes of golf with a cart, a boxed lunch, hole events and awards!

Date: Thursday, August 24Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.Location: Greenwood Hills Country Club, Wausau

Cost: $100 per twosome, $55 for individuals for E3YP members

REGISTER TODAY AT WAUSAUCHAMBER.COM!

On the Move:

Mad BallAT

SCRAMBLE

This is not your typical golf outing! Young professionals can network while engaging in wacky fun and friendly competition.

Ace your serve ...err, tee shot!

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:

“By partnering businesses and fledgling entrepreneurs, The Branch will prepare

entrepreneurs for success while solving real world problems.”

- Kimberly Reed, Northcentral Technical College faculty

“What we have in The Branch is our future. The Branch will develop the future entrepreneurial leaders in our

community.”- Dr. Lori Weyers, President

of Northcentral Technical College

“When a student has a chance to work on a strategic project for a top 50

insurance company, you can bet that will be noticed on a resume.”

-Richard Poirier, President and CEO of Church Mutual Insurance Company

Gain access to premier local talentThe Branch will provide participating businesses with the opportunity to retain the brightest collegiate

students in Central Wisconsin, through the completion of corporate innovation projects. This program is an entrepreneurial skills accelerator that blends academic content with coaching, advice, and resources in a

10-week program. The Branch will provide structured professional development in a unique environment that will produce qualified candidates to feed the workforce pipeline and grow the region’s economy.

W h o a r e w e l o o k i n g f o r ?Hackers: Engineering, manufacturing, software development, computer science students

Hipsters: Graphic and communication design, industrial design, UX/UI studentsHustlers: Business development and strategy, marketing, sales students

Handlers: Exceptional organization and communication skills to be project managers

To become a sponsor of or to submit a project to The Branch,contact Brian Otten at [email protected] or visit TheBranchWI.com

The Branch participants will be paired with business mentors to innovate solutions to real-world projects.

A LIMITED NUMBER OF SPOTS

ARE STILL AVAILABLE!

EDUCATION

INFORMATION & MARKETING

[email protected] | WausauChamber.com | 715-845-6231200 Washington St Ste 120, Wausau, WI 54403

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The Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce and its initiatives have a significant social media footprint on social media channels. These outlets can be used to learn about and connect with other Chamber members and to stay up-to-date on Chamber programs and events.

CHAMBER CHANNELSFacebook: www.facebook.com/WausauChamberIssuu: issuu.com/wausauchamberLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ the-wausau-region-chamber-of-commerceTwitter: @WausauChamberVimeo: vimeo.com/user40441133YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/WausauChamber

E3YP CHANNELSFacebook: www.facebook.com/e3ypwausauTwitter: @E3YPWausau

BUSINESS ADVOCACY Facebook: www.facebook.com/ WausauChamberAdvocacy

YEA! DC EVERESTFacebook: www.facebook.com/YEADCE

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