 Are you actively hiring? The Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce and the Fairfield High School are partnering for an Application Day. This event will be held at the Fairfield High School on Wednesday, May 1st from 2:00-3:30pm. This event is open to all Fairfield Area Businesses who are actively hiring for long term or summer jobs.
All students turning 16 years of age by the end of the school year will be excused from the last hour of their school day to interact & apply with potential future employers. Businesses should be ready to engage with students about job positions they have available and students will be encouraged to come with a resume in hand. Pre-registration is required by Wednesday, April 10th at 5:00pm. You may register online at www.FairfieldIowa.com. For more information about this and other Chamber programs, please contact the Chamber at 641-472-2111 or by email at Events@FairfieldIowa.com.
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The 2019 Chamber Annual Awards Banquet will be held on Thursday, April 11th, 2019 from 5pm - 9pm. The Annual Awards Banquet is the premier annual celebration event for the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce, our Chamber members and the Fairfield community. The 2019 Banquet will be held at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. Doors open at 5:00pm with Dinner served at 6:30pm. The Awards Ceremony will begin at 7:30pm and wrap up by 9:00pm. Reserve your seat now! Reservations are per person or by table; Early Bird registration for $38 per person is available through Friday, April 5th at 5pm. After April 5th, reservations will be $45. Please click here to make your reservation. Every award the Chamber gives recognizes outstanding investment and innovation achieved by Fairfield business and community institutions. Honored achievements include capital improvements, community investment, innovation, and lifelong accomplishment. The Annual Awards Banquet evening culminates with the announcement of the Citizen of the Year Award. These honorees are selected by previous winners and are recognized for their outstanding volunteer service which significantly contributed to the betterment of community-life in Fairfield. The Chamber’s Annual Awards Banquet celebrates progress in our community. Please click here to nominate a business or individual for an award! Nomination entries are due by 5pm on Thursday, March 7th. The 2019 Annual Awards Banquet theme is Black & White! Please match your attire accordingly. The following is a tentative schedule for the evening:
Join us for Business After Hours at Jefferson County Health Center! Come to Business After Hours on Thursday, February 21st, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Light refreshments will be served and door prizes will be given away. Meet Providers and Clinic staff at this Business After Hours meet and greet! This event will be held in the JCHC Clinics (formerly held in the health center lobby). Jefferson County Health Center, Iowa's oldest county hospital, was dedicated September 17, 1912, and opened October 2, 1912. A bond issue of twenty-five thousand dollars was voted to build the 3-story, 25-bed hospital. This was only the second time in the history of the world that rural people voted a tax on themselves to build a hospital. Private donations furnished and equipped it. JCHC moved into a new state-of-the-art 25 bed hospital in April of 2009. The medical campus includes the physician practices of the Doug Johnson Dialysis Center. Due to continued growth and community need, a new addition opened in 2013 which is home to an expanded JCHC Clinics, American Eyecare, NuCara Pharmacy and Southeast Iowa Neurological Associates. The Chamber Business After Hours is a free, monthly networking event open to Chamber Members, their guests and the general public. If you are interested in hosting a Business After Hours, please contact the Chamber at 641-472-2111 or by email at Info@FairfieldIowa.com.  Women Managing Cattle - A four session course with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach: Jefferson County, focusing on cow/calf and beef feedlot decisions. Class starting Tuesday, February 19, 2019 and continuing on February 26, March 6, and March 13. Extending Knowledge - Empowering Women. "Even if you think you know a lot, you will always learn something. What you learn can help you fine-tune your operation." - Julie; Iowa Farmer  What is Women Managing Cattle?
More farm women in Iowa raise beef cattle than any other type of livestock or poultry. While 85% of Iowa beef farms market less than 100 head annually, the profitability of the cow/calf herd or beef feedlot impacts family finances significantly. Whether women just want to learn more about Iowa's beef industry, or need to find more profitability from their family cattle business, this course offers something for everyone. Sessions cover marketing strategies and managing land and water resources. Women will discuss the challenges in bringing calves to market and calculate the true costs of production. Tools and resources will be provided to help women consider important management decisions. At The End of Four Weeks, Participants Will Know More About:
Advanced registration is required for all Women in Agriculture courses and enrollment is limited. Registrations must be completed online or postmarked no later than midnight of Tuesday, February 12, 2019 for class in Fairfield. Click Here to register. Registration fee is $75 (including meal). A $30 rebate will be given if you attend all 4 classes. For assistance with registration, receipts, cancellation or questions on the status of your registration, contact: Program Services Email: anr@iastate.edu Phone: 515-294-6429 For questions about course content and class status for this location, please contact: Jefferson County Extension Office Lori Padget Email: padget@iastate.edu Phone: 641-472-4166  Please take this survey, so that we can arrange the meeting at a time that best fits your schedule!
What: Open to ALL retail & restaurant managers in the community When: Wednesday, January 23rd from 8am-9am Where: Chamber of Commerce This Working Group is open to ALL restaurant and retail managers in the community. To help us plan for accommodations, please RSVP at 641-472-2111 or Info@FairfieldIowa.com. The Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to provide Jefferson County residents the opportunity to share their views with state lawmakers during a series of four public forums during the Iowa legislative session.
Monthly legislative forums are held at the Best Western from 7:30-9:00am on the third Saturdays of January**, February, March. For the last session in April, it will be held at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center from 7:30-9:00am on Saturday, April 20th. Legislators will provide a brief update followed by open Q&A moderated by Chamber Executive Director, Darien Sloat. Coffee and Donuts will be provided to participants. Thank you to our generous sponsors who make this event possible and also provide an opportunity for high school students to attend as their guest and learn about the political process. 2019 Legislative Forum Sponsors: Fairfield Community School District Morrissey Law Offices Jefferson County Farm Bureau Sierra Club of Southeast Iowa/Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors **Please note that January's Legislative Forum was cancelled due to weather and will not be rescheduled. Thank you for your understanding. For more information, please contact the Chamber at 641-472-2111 or email Events@FairfieldIowa.com. Don’t miss Business After Hours coming up on the 17th! Come to Business After Hours on Thursday, January 17th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the Fairfield Community Center, formerly known as the Senior Citizen Center. Food and drinks will be provided. The Fairfield Community Center is located at 209 South Court Street in Fairfield. The Chamber Business After Hours is a free, monthly networking event open to Chamber Members, their guests and the general public. If you are interested in hosting a Business After Hours, please contact the Chamber at 641-472-2111 or by email at Info@FairfieldIowa.com.  The 2018-2019 Leadership Fairfield class just met for their January session. The topic for this month was Culture, with the journal questions of "What makes Fairfield unique?" and "Where do you feel happiest?". The group worked on team building activities and enjoyed a lunch at our local Revelations Cafe & Bookstore. They toured several locations around Fairfield, including; the Argiro Student Center on the Maharishi University of Management campus, the Sustainable Living Center, the Men's Dome, and The Raj in Vedic City. A special thanks to tour guides Bob Markowitz, Sam James, and Mark and Helen Toomey. Additionally, the Leadership Fairfield class had a guest panel attend their session to discuss "Culture in Fairfield". Special thanks to panel attendees Sally Johnston, Denyce Rusch, Karla Christensen, Rustin Lippincott and Marla Brader. Everyone will be looking forward to February's session, Sacrifice. Don’t miss one of the highest attended Business After Hours of the Year! Come to Business After Hours on Friday, December 21st from 4:30pm to 7pm. Food and drinks will be provided in addition to tours of the plant. The Nelson Company is located at 1200 West Stone Avenue. The Nelson Company’s trained machinists make machine parts that are sent worldwide to be used in the assembly of mostly agriculture-related equipment. They buy aluminum; ductile iron and gray iron castings and machine them into usable parts. They assist customers in placing their tooling with the appropriate foundry to best suit their needs. The Chamber Business After Hours is a free, monthly networking event open to Chamber Members, their guests and the general public. If you are interested in hosting a Business After Hours, please contact the Chamber at 641-472-2111 or by email at Info@FairfieldIowa.com.  ❄️🥂❄️🥂❄️🥂❄️ The Chamber recently sent out their 2019 Chamber Investment packets to Chamber Members. The renewal process for continuing to be a Chamber Member for 2019 has changed slightly; the Chamber now offers the option to choose sponsorships for different events ahead of time and for Members to be invoiced for those sponsorships at the time of their investment dues. For 2019, the Chamber also offers an option to "Boost" your Membership. Please watch the video below for an explanation of the Chamber Investment Menu. As we come to a close for the 2018 Chamber year, we look forward to Connecting, Engaging and Prospering together in 2019! |
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