​Get out of the house this winter with our January Business After Hours! The Cranston Family Funeral Home will host this great networking event on Thursday, January 11th from 4:00-7:00pm. Light refreshments and adult beverages will be provided. The Cranston Family Funeral Home is the former Raymond Funeral Home. 

The Cranston Family Funeral Home is dedicated to serving and assisting families through a difficult time. They strive to provide a comfortable and compassionate setting that is flexible to the needs of all families. The Cranston Family Funeral Home also has locations in Eldon and Batavia. This family owned business is also does monuments. 

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 Events@FairfieldIowa.com.

Tour one of Fairfield’s newest Manufacturers!  The Sky Factory and the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce are partnering to show high school students the great variety of careers which are available in this unique business! On Monday, January 15th, Fairfield High School students are invited to The Sky Factory from 10:00am-12:00pm on their ‘No School Monday’. Students will also hear about ‘Financial Aid Tips & Tricks’ from the knowledgeable staff from Indian Hills Community College, tour The Sky Factory Facility, hear from a panel of employees, and wrap up with a free lunch. 

This program is relevant to both students planning to obtain a college degree and those who plan to directly enter the workforce after high school. Pre-registration is required for the event. If you are interested in registering, receiving an email reminder for all upcoming Fairfield WORKS! events, or have questions about the program, please email Brittney at Events@FairfieldIowa.com. The Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce is excited about this new opportunity for the community!

The University of Iowa Venture School, a premier statewide program for entrepreneurs developed by the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC), is once again accepting applications from startups across the state of Iowa. The upcoming spring program will host locations in Iowa City, Sioux City, Des Moines, Quad Cities, and Dubuque.

There will be two application deadlines:
January 16, for the Iowa City, Sioux City, and online locations.
February 6, for the Dubuque, Des Moines, and Quad Cities locations.

For additional information and to submit an application, please visit www.venture-school.com.

​Don’t miss one of the highest attended Business After Hours of the Year! The Nelson Company will host a Business After Hours on Friday, December 22nd from 4:30-7:00pm. 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 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 Events@FairfieldIowa.com.

During the Fairfield Shop & Be Merry event, shoppers had the opportunity to enter to win 1 of 5 $50 Holiday Chamber Bucks, by entering a drawing at any participating Chamber Member business!

5 winners were drawn on Tuesday, December 12th at the Chamber, and announced via video.

The winners are:
Andrew MacKenzie
Kelsey Latta
Jeff Jentz
Dale Wilke
Joan Adams

The following businesses are participating:
Adela's
The At Home Store
​Brown's Shoe Fit
Cedar Valley Winery
Crest Jewel
Chickadee
Fairfield Flower Shop
Flirt
Frontline Print & Web
MUM University Store
Overland Sheepskin
Too Good 2 Be Threw (new member!)
Kim's Kottage

Please contact us at the Chamber with any questions! info@fairfieldiowa.com
or 641-472-2111.