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Upcoming SEMO Tennis Home Matches

By Chamber Member | February 6, 2023

Come out to John C. Bierk Redhawks Tennis Complex to watch your defending OVC Champion SEMO Tennis Team take on Missouri State. Admission is free.   3/3/2023 @ 3:00 PM vs Missouri State Bears 3/4/2023 @ 11:00 AM vs Missouri State Bears 4/5/2023 @ 2:00 PM vs Arkansas State Red Wolves  

Upcoming SEMO Baseball Home Games

By Chamber Member | February 6, 2023

Come out to Capaha Field and watch your Back-to-Back OVC Champion SEMO baseball team!. Save on admission by purchasing tickets online at http://semoredhawks.com/tickets 3/1/2023 @ 3:00 PM vs Evansville Purple Aces 3/3/2023 @ 3:00 PM vs Milwaukee Panthers 3/4/2023 @ 2:00PM vs Milwaukee Panthers 3/5/2023 @ 1:00 PM vs Milwaukee Panthers 3/7/2023 @ 3:00 PM…

L.E.A.D. Revival – Presented by Justin Martini

By Chamber Member | February 6, 2023

The L.E.A.D Revival is a professional development workshop on leadership within any type of organization or team. Led by Southeast Missouri State’s Head Football Coach Tom Matukewicz, participants will learn the art of leadership and building/maintaining a championship culture. Coach Tuke will deliver three keynote speeches on leadership. Participants will also participate in discussion groups…

New Trends in Retail and Live Digital Shopping

By rgilligan_robgilligan | January 30, 2023

The retail shopping landscape is a constantly changing and evolving practice. Looking back through the trends of the last century that included catalog shopping pioneered by leaders like Sears Roebuck & Co, Montgomery Ward’s, and Eastbay, to the shift to retail centers and malls of the seventies and eighties, then the digital age and the…

Transportation and Workforce Investments

By rgilligan_robgilligan | January 30, 2023

A proposed $860 Million dollar investment to expand I-70 was the main headline following Governor Parson’s State of the State Address last Wednesday. This will certainly be a critical long-term investment to help transportation in the State of Missouri, but another proposal from the Governor is a key topic of need in Southeast Missouri. As…

Are You Falling for Performance Punishment?

By rgilligan_robgilligan | January 30, 2023

Staffing shortages, steady and growing business activity and the need to do more with less. This is a common topic of discussion among business owners and manager. As you do you best to manage expectations and get the most out of your team, watch out for the management pitfall that is “Performance Punishment.” Businesses in…

12th Annual SEMO Food Bank Golf Classic

By Chamber Member | January 13, 2023

September 18th, 2023 @ 12:00 PM Four-man scramble at Dalhousie; proceeds benefit Southeast Missouri Food Bank’s programs to fight hunger in southeast Missouri.   Save the date! More details to come! Questions? Contact hcollier@semofoodbank.org.

You CAN Fight Hunger

By Chamber Member | January 13, 2023

February is Canned Food Month and SEMO Food Bank is asking local businesses to help replenish the shelves at our partner agencies. It’s simple: Ask your staff and customers to bring in canned food during the month of February. If you have multiple offices or branches, hold a competition to see who brings in the…

The Friends Gala

By Chamber Member | January 11, 2023

Please join us for the Seventh Annual Friends of Saint Francis Gala on Saturday, March 4 at the Drury Plaza Conference Center. The event will feature live entertainment, a delicious plated dinner and open bar, fabulous live auction and other fun activities. The Friends Gala funds help make life a little easier for patients battling…

Technology Advancement in AI and the Impact on Business

By rgilligan_robgilligan | January 9, 2023

Business has always been impacted and many times enhanced with the advance of technology. As digital technology advances continue at a rapid pace, new innovations in areas like Artificial Intelligence or AI can mean new opportunities and even threats to business as usual. Growing up as a Sci Fi fan moves like 2001: A Space…