Monday, November 5, 2012
This local chamber of commerce leader now also will assist with statewide economic-related initiatives in Missouri.
Chamber of Commerce Executives of Missouri (CCEM) members elected new officers for 2013, and one local leader was among them. West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce President Lori Kelling will serve as a director. She starts a three-year term with CCEM in January. West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce has serviced the communities of Ballwin, Clarkson Valley, Ellisville, Manchester, Twin Oaks, Valley Park, Wildwood and Winchester for more than 50 years. The state chamber organization is organized to strengthen chamber management through professional growth and development opportunities. Its purpose is to promote increased efficiency of management skills by chamber of commerce executives. The new leaders were selected during the CCEM …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Thursday at Wildwood Vision Specialists in Towne Center off Missouri Route 100 by West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce members.
Among the businesses operating from Wildwood's Fountain Place area is a new one that delivers comprehensive ocular health care: Wildwood Vision Specialists. Their grand opening on Thursday was celebrated with refreshments, snacks, a trunk show and discounted prices on glasses. They also held a drawing to give away a pair of sunglasses. Wildwood Vision Specialists' doctors Kim Folwarski and Christy Hayes have both had more than a year of post-graduation work experience, and a combined six years of experience working in clinics throughout St. Louis and the United States. They focused their training in ocular disease and management and specialty contact lenses, as well as pediatrics vision and vision therapy. Hayes was born and raised in …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Wildwood, Ellisville and Ballwin city representatives, along with West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce and Missouri Department of Transportation managers are putting ideas into motion for Manchester Road corridor.
There's 40 percent more retail space than the market will support along Manchester Road within a declining economy, former Ellisville mayor Matt Pirrello told approximately 100 luncheon attendees at Wednesday's monthly meeting of the West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce at The Wildwood Hotel. "There are too many other (shopping and service) alternatives, and we need to improve the access, management and safety of the entire Manchester corridor," he said. The improvement plan was deemed the "Great Streets Initiative." Authorities have worked on the Manchester Road plan since 2009, but a website that reveals detailed schematics and timelines is about to be unveiled, said Pirrello, who nows serves as Ellisville councilmember of Ward 1. …
Sunday, July 8, 2012
West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce members headed to Wildwood Friday for the group's "First Friday Coffee." Drs. Nick Barnes and Jerod Posey were gracious hosts at their office, 212 Degrees of Wellness. See healthy power bar recipe.
West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce members started Friday morning in Wildwood with fresh organic coffee provided by 6 North Cafe and a snack from the Maximized Living recipes routinely offered by the doctors and staff of 212 Degrees of Wellness. Chamber members were observing the monthly "First Friday Coffee" event, which this time was sponsored by 212 Degrees of Wellness. Drs. Nick Barnes and Jerod Posey served as hosts for the group and offered to donate 100 percent of the proceeds to new patient exams scheduled among chamber members Friday to Circle of Concern, a West St. Louis County regional food pantry anchored in Valley Park. For the group, chiropractor Jerod Posey made the following high-protein, high-fiber bars that require…
Saturday, July 7, 2012
West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce members have a summer intern from Piacenza, a small city in northern Italy.
West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce members, including Wildwood business leaders at companies such as 212 Degrees of Wellness, are saying "Ciao!" to Edoardo Pricolo, who is serving as the chamber's summer intern. Pricolo is a 19-year-old college student studying economics and management at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. His internship was arranged through Cultural Homestay International. West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce President Lori Kelling said Pricolo will be doing tasks such as: Kelling is introducing him to area business representatives, and he is attending all chamber events to meet members. She said he also is touring some local business locations. Pricolo indicates he likes meeting people and having new …
Friday, March 9, 2012
West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce members held an official ribbon cutting Thursday at Chimi's Fresh Mex restaurant in Wildwood.
Nearly 30 fellow business peers met at the new Chimi's Fresh Mex restaurant in Wildwood on Thursday morning to officially christened its location and to welcome the staff to the community through a West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony. Chimi's opened Jan. 17. It is located at 17209 New College Ave. in Wildwood, near the Wildwood Family Y and St. Louis Community College-Wildwood. For a photo tour of the restaurant, see the Eureka-Wildwood Patch feature: Chimi's Fresh Mex Opens in Wildwood Luis Sanchez, general manager and one of the restaurant's owners, said business is getting better every day. The staff graciously and expeditiously served all the chamber members after the ceremony. "This ribbon cutting was a …
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley participated in Friday's annual Legislative Forum hosted by the West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce: "We all were simply unprepared."
"The parks are still here," were the first words shared by St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley at the annual Legislative Forum hosted Friday by the West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce at Forest Hills Country Club in Clarkson Valley, MO. See related articles: "Charlie's not going to dig up the parks and move them," he assured the crowd of approximately 70 attendees. Patch reported many times about the ongoing struggle about how to finance St. Louis County parks. Dooley chose to spend his alloted minutes outlining a healthy outlook of St. Louis County's budget and future. "If St. Louis County isn't spending its dollars properly, then why are we the only county government in Missouri with a Triple AAA bond rating," he said. "…
Monday, February 27, 2012
Funding and education were the roots for questions asked Friday at the annual Legislative Forum hosted by the West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce. See legislators' answers here.
On Friday, a group of 70 attendees exchanged ideas about federal, state and local issues at the annual Legislative Forum hosted by the West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce at Forest Hills Country Club in Clarkson Valley, MO. See related article: Legislative Forum Held in West St. Louis County Nearly 10 speakers addressed specific topics, which will be covered in future, separate Patch articles. However general questions from the crowd Friday included these four items:
PHOTO GALLERY: The annual legislative forum held Friday by West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce leaders provided beneficial updates about federal, state and local issues.
About 70 attendees at the annual Legislative Forum hosted by the West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce secured helpful updates from a variety of Missouri's various elected officials on Friday morning at Forest Hills Country Club in Clarkson Valley, MO. The chamber covers members from Wildwood, Clarkson Valley, Ellisville, Ballwin, Winchester, Manchester, Twin Oaks and Valley Park. Attorney Jon Bopp, a Wildwood resident, chairs the chamber's executive committee. He welcomed attendees, and turned the floor over to Chuck Healy, owner of Handyman Matters and vice chair of governmental affairs for the chamber, to introduce guest speakers. Arthur Floyd, project manager for Glenn Construction Co., spoke as the sponsor of this year's forum. "…
Thursday, February 9, 2012
"Places" is a comprehensive, online directory listing tool that Eureka-Wildwood Patch offers to business owners and managers. Claiming your existing listing to use is free and simple. Patch readers can even rate and comment on each entity.
Businesses leaders have a revenue-generating tool at their fingertips in a specific portion of Eureka-Wildwood Patch, under the site's tab called Places. Before we launched the editorial side of Eureka-Wildwood Patch on Nov. 3, 2010, we built the most comprehensive online directory available in our area, complete with instant mapping location features. Our Patch directory contains photos of your establishment, specialities and offerings, location details, hours of operation, and other essential factors, such as type of payment accepted and contact details. Patch readers also have a wonderful way to provide feedback and to rate local businesses, nonprofits, schools and organizations in the same spot of the website. Have you checked to see …
Debra Pinson
9:55 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
Congrats, Lori! You'll be a great CCEM leader! more ›