We launched our special #ShowSomeLove Business Spotlight on Facebook during the month of February featuring various Chamber members that submitted their information every weekday while encouraging the public to help show some love to these businesses that keep our community alive. If you have used and loved any of their services, we invite you to #ShowSomeLove by following them on Facebook and/or leave them a positive review on Google or their Facebook page! Week 4: Day 16: Challenge Unlimited, Inc. Day 17: Busey Bank Day 18: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois Day 19: Holland Construction Services Day 20: Belleville Americorps Week 3: Day 11: St. Clair Country Club Day 12: Serra Honda O’Fallon Day 13: Makenzie Fietsam, Realtor, Beth Ortega Group at RE/MAX Preferred Day 14: The Arcades Center Day 15: Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale,…
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Recently, the Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce hosted two live webinars with the local law firm, Greensfelder, for business owners regarding COVID-19 in 2021. Both webinars are available on the Chamber’s YouTube channel to replay. COVID-19 Business Relief Opportunities | January 28, 2021 Need-to-Know COVID-19 Employment Issues for 2021 | February 3, 2021
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On Saturday, November 28, the Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce hosted the first of three Movie Nights with Santa at the Skyview Drive-in theater in Belleville. The event was sold out ahead of time with mandates in place regarding COVID-19 restrictions. Families came to enjoy the classic Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer on the big screen and see the jolly ol’ man himself make an appearance before the show began. “We could not have asked for a better late-November evening for our first night,” says Chamber President & CEO Wendy Pfeil. “All of our families seemed very appreciative to have the chance to get out and do something with their families in a safe and distant environment.” The Chamber also offered a limited number of families to purchase spots ahead of time to get socially-distanced photos…
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The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at SIUE is part of a professional committee supporting local restaurants and retailers for Small Business Saturday. This group, known as the Small Business Week of Southwestern Illinois (SBWSWIL), reached out to area chambers to create a unique and enticing shopping experience in support of local small businesses. The Greater Belleville, Collinsville, Edwardsville-Glen Carbon, Metro East (Fairview-Swansea), O’FallonShiloh and the Troy-Maryville-St. Jacob-Marine Chambers did not hesitate to join the effort in support of their small business members. Together these Chambers across Madison and St. Clair Counties solicited companies to spotlight themselves on a “passport” in an effort to promote their establishment and garner more customers during COVID-19. Local retailers and restaurant owners were also quick to offer up prizes in appreciation of the shoppers…
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Create some holiday cheer with your family and join the Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce at the Skyview Drive-in for “Movie Nights with Santa” the three Saturdays following Thanksgiving. The schedule includes the classic Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer on November 28, A Charlie Brown Christmas and It’s Christmastime Again Charlie Brown on December 5, then Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer on December 12. “Many holiday celebrations have been canceled this year due to COVID-19,” says Chamber President/CEO Wendy Pfeil. “We want to keep the Christmas spirit alive and give back to the community through the Movie Nights with Santa series.” Attendees will get to see Santa as he drives-thru the lot to hand out candy to children. There will also be a limited number of spots each night to have the option of…
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