This Week at the Chamber November 14-20
Welcome to the Galesburg Area Chamber calendar of events! We encourage you to participate in the activities outlined below and to call our office for more details on any of these events. If you wish to have your event listed in our calendar, please call us at 343-1194.
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NEW JOBS!
Posted on galesburg.org The Chamber website has a NEW job posting page for our members. Let us help you advertise your job openings as a benefit of membership. Send an email to chamber@galesburg.org with your job posting as you want it to appear on the website.
The Galesburg Area Chamber of Commerce partners with American Express for Small Business Saturday!
November 26th, 2016
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This Week in the Community
We encourage you to participate in the events in the community this week (November 14-20)! For full flyers, click the graphics below!
February 14 ‐ May 9, 2017 Tuesdays, 6 p.m. ‐ 10 p.m. Main Campus, Galesburg
This course provides students a founda�on in the skills necessary for employment as a pharmacy technician in a retail se�ng and prepares them for the Pharmacy Tech Cer�ca�on Exam.
Remote from Galesburg offered in Carthage at the Branch Campus A�end a one‐hour overview about the
Pharmacy Tech course on Wed, Nov 16, from 6 to 7 p.m., in Sandburg’s CME building. The course instructor will be available to answer ques�ons. Please RSVP to 309.345.3501 in Galesburg and to 217.357.3129, ext. 7243
November 17th
in Carthage.
Deferred payment plan offered: Enroll by Dec 1 and take advantage of 5 payments. A�er Dec 13, the course must be paid for in full or a payment plan arranged. Enroll in a deferred payment plan by Jan 3 and no down
For more informa�on or to register:
payment is required. A deferred payment
Carl Sandburg College, CME Building
plan may be completed a�er Jan 3 with 25%
2051 Tom L. Wilson Blvd.
down. The last day to enroll in a deferment
Galesburg, IL 61401
plan is Jan 26.
309.345.3501 lhankins@sandburg.edu
Prairie Players Civic Theatre’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Find out what happens when the worst kids “in the entire history of the world” take over the church Christmas pageant in the Prairie Players Civic Theatre production of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.” Production dates are November 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:30 PM; November 12, 13, and 19 at 2 PM; and November 20 at 3 PM. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and can be purchased at prarieplayers.com or reserved at 309-343-7728.
On The Horizon These events are happening in the community next week (November 21-27) ! For full flyers, click the graphics below! Helping local businesses
TAKE FLIGHT! Over the last few months, First Mid has closed on 26 new U.S. Small Business (SBA) Loans in the Knox County area. These new loans have assisted in creating and/or retaining over 125 local jobs and provided funding for: • • • • •
Building acquisition, construction or remodeling Equipment or machinery purchases Inventory purchases Business expansion, acquisition or refinancing Working capital
First Mid is a Certified Lender and Express Lender with the SBA. We can help qualifying businesses take advantage of these flexible SBA terms: • • • • • •
Up to 90% project financing Up to a 10-year loan amortization on equipment and machinery Up to a 7-year loan amortization on working capital Up to a 25-year loan amortization on commercial real estate Up to a 20-year fixed interest rate on certain eligible projects No loan balloon/maturity date for most SBA loans
Three locations in Knox County:
Galesburg • 101 East Main • 309-343-9181 Galesburg • 1535 North Henderson • 309-344-1203 Knoxville • 331 East Main • 309-289-2331
FIRSTMID.COM Member FDIC Equal Opportunity Lender
Galesburg Area Chamber of Commerce 200 E Main St, Galesburg Il. (309) 343-1194
2014 - 2015 - 2016 FIRST MID HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE ILLINOIS SBA THREE YEARS IN A ROW FOR OUR
COMMITMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS! FIRST MID RECENTLY RANKED 4TH IN THE STATE FOR THE NUMBER OF CLOSED LENDER (7a) LOANS DURING THE SBA FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016.