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| Upcoming Events
Oshkosh Area Employment Fair
It's NewsWorthy
Seeking Milestone Anniversaries
Business After Hours
A.M. Oshkosh
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Leadership Oshkosh Update
Business Briefs
September New Members
Chamber Members Save
September Member Renewals
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| Member Matters is sponsored by Stellar Blue Technologies.
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BUSINESS AFTER HOURS Thursday, October 7 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Bank First, N.A. 1159 N. Koeller Street
$10 admission for Chamber members
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| The Oshkosh Chamber's VIRTUAL TOWN HALL Series is Back! Starting October 6, each Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. | | |
| SENATOR RON JOHNSON Wednesday, October 6 10:00-11:00 a.m. | | | | | | | CONGRESSMAN GLENN GROTHMAN Wednesday, October 13 10:00-11:00 a.m. | | | | | | |
| STATE SENATOR DAN FEYEN & ASSEMBLY MINORITY LEADER GORDON HINTZ (invited) Wednesday, October 20 10:00-11:00 a.m. | | | | | | | CITY MANAGER MARK ROHLOFF & COUNTY EXECUTIVE JON DOEMEL Wednesday, October 27 10:00-11:00 a.m. | | | | | | |
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| | | LOCAL LEGENDS PODCAST with T.J. Rodgers
Monday, October 4 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. The Venture Project 210 N. Main Street, Ste. 200
A live audience podcast featuring notable Oshkosh and regional business leaders. Light hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served.
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OC CONNECTION
Tuesday, October 12
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce 120 Jackson Street
Please join us for our OC Connection networking event! This is a great opportunity to network and give referrals. | | | | | | |
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| | | HR BRIEFING: LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH VACCINATIONS, MASKS AND EMPLOYMENT
Thursday, October 14
7:30-9:00 a.m. FVTC Riverside Campus 150 N. Campbell Road, Oshkosh
Presented by
von Briesen & Roper, s.c. | | | | | | | | | PRICING YOUR PRODUCT OR SERVICE FOR PROFITABILITY ON EVERY TRANSACTION
Wednesday, October 27 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce 120 Jackson Street
Presented by Don Herrmann
Herrmann Advantage Consulting | | | | | | |
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| | | INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERIES
Tuesday, October 19 Tuesday, October 26 Wednesday, November 3 Wednesday, November 10 All sessions 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Sessions will be held at the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce 120 Jackson Street, Oshkosh
Cost: $275.00 covers all four parts for Chamber members.
Reduced rates available for groups. | | | | | | |
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| SAVE THE DATE Tuesday, November 16 • Ideas Amplified Big Event:
Thriving in Stormy Waters
Thursday, January 27 • Business Expo 2022 | | |
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| | | IDEAS AMPLIFIED:
The Art of Podcasting
Thursday, October 21 5:00-7:00 p.m. The Venture Project 210 N. Main Street, Ste. 200, Oshkosh 54901
Featuring Aaron Armstrong, Owner, The Venture Project
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| | | OSHKOSH AREA EMPLOYMENT FAIR
Tuesday, October 12
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Menominee Nation Arena
1212 S. Main Street, Oshkosh
Employer Registration is SOLD OUT for this event.
A waiting list is available.
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| | | Check in on Tuesdays and Thursdays with veteran news broadcaster Bob Burnell for It’s NewsWorthy local news updates. Broadcast sponsored by the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce. | | | | | | |
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| Is your business celebrating a Milestone Anniversary in 2021? Please Let us know – 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150 years. Contact [email protected] | | |
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| SEPTEMBER BUSINESS AFTER HOURS
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| Our September Business After Hours was held at Fox River Brewing Co. & Taproom. We would like to thank them for hosting this well-attended event! Thank you to everyone who came. | | |
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| Oshkosh Chamber Ambassadors and members participated in a tour and learned about plans to renovate and expand the Boys and Girls Club building. The expansion will allow the Club to serve more children and teens, and the addition of a community center space will enable collaboration with other local agencies to better serve the families which need them the most.
To learn more about the building project, contact CEO Tracy Ogden at [email protected] or (920) 216- 0927. If you'd like to support the Club, donations can be made online at https://bgcosh.org/support/donate/
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| ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
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| | | OSHKOSH MICRO ENTERPRISE PROGRAM APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
The Oshkosh Micro Enterprise Program is a program for existing micro enterprises located in the City of Oshkosh that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualified micro enterprises are eligible for a forgivable loan of up to $7,500. The application deadline is Friday, October 8. | | | | | | |
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| OSHKOSH AREA JOBLESS RATES REMAIN LOW Oshkosh and Winnebago County unemployment rates continued to remain at some of their lowest levels in August 2021, since topping out at over 14% at the height of the pandemic back in April of 2020. The unemployment rates for Oshkosh and Winnebago County remained among some of the lowest in the state and region as reported by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). CITY OF OSHKOSH EMPLOYMENT DATA The data indicated that the unemployment rate for August 2021 was 4%, up slightly from 3.6% in July but down from 5% in August of 2020. | | | | | | |
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| CONSTRUCTION STRONG IN OSHKOSH The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) recently released the official 2021 new construction statistics, which is a summary of 2020 activity. Oshkosh commercial and industrial construction numbers continued to be strong in 2020, with $45.4 million in total new construction, second only to Green Bay among neighboring Fox Valley municipalities. | | | | | | |
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| | | The official Leadership Oshkosh "class photo" for the 2022 class was taken at the retreat held at the Osthoff Resort. A special thank you to Brad Brown for his photographic skills!
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| Appleton International Airport (ATW) saw a record-breaking month in July, surpassing the most monthly passengers in the airport’s 56-year history. Over 77,000 travelers passed through the airport, eclipsing the previous record of 75,000 set in March of 2019. The airport's growth is attributed to strong family and vacation travel, supported by increased flights from American Airlines, Allegiant and United Airlines.
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| Members of the City of Oshkosh Plan Commission recently approved the creation of a tax incremental financing district to help fund the Smith School Lofts project. The project aims to turn the former Smith Elementary School at 1745 Oregon Street into 31 low-income apartments, plus garage spaces and parking stalls. The project was approved on a 6-0 vote.
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| Evergreen Retirement Community is planning a new pocket neighborhood development on the west side of Oshkosh. The pocket neighborhood consists of clusters of distinctly designed homes around a common green space. Named Linden Oaks, the neighborhood will consist of 40 independent homes featuring two bedrooms, two bathrooms, open living room-kitchen layout with cathedral ceilings, and attached two car garage. | | |
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| Contracting firm CR Structures Group, Inc. recently broke ground on the Miles Kimball Lofts project on S. Main Street. The vacant Miles Kimball building will be remodeled into apartments, featuring 28 market-rate studio and two-bedroom units. The building has wood floors and high ceilings, which will be revealed in the units. Opening is planned for next spring. | | |
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| A Crossroads Chance LLC Cody J. Hughes 800 Oregon Street, Oshkosh (414) 803-9234 AMS Hospitality Andrew Saray 1103 Bismark Avenue, Oshkosh (920) 279-7201
Conger Industries Inc. Ryan Weyers 2290 S. Ashland Avenue, Green Bay (920) 569-0532 www.conger.com/locations/neenah-wisconsin
| | | HZL Aviation/Hi-Z Labs, LLC Aaron Heise 203 Otter Avenue, Ste. 200, Oshkosh (920) 230-1168 hzlaviation.com
Town Place Suites by Marriott Magen Covill 1365 N. Westfield Street, Oshkosh (920) 376-1739 | | |
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| CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
The Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following members who renewed their memberships during the month of September. | | |
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