Month: January 2018

Business After Hours, Thursday, February 15, from 4-6pm

January 30, 2018
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The Emporia Area Chamber and Visitors Bureau will host a Business After Hours on Thursday, February 15, from 4 – 6 p.m. Sauder Alumni Center, 1500 Highland St. in Emporia. The event will be sponsored by Emporia State University Alumni Association. Introducing their new Director of Alumni Relations, Jose Feliciano, Jr. Come join us as Jose…

Jane Reeble Recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award

January 25, 2018
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The Emporia Area Chamber and Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce that Jane Reeble is the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Jane graduated from Emporia High School and the University of Kansas. Jane Hanna Reeble and her late husband, Barney, have benefitted many Emporians and local organizations through the Reeble Foundation. The Reeble…

Twinkies Festival Named 2017 Committee of the Year

January 24, 2018
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The Emporia Area Chamber and Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce the 2017 Committee of the Year: Twinkies Festival. This was the fifth year to hold the Twinkies Festival event. The event was held at the Flinthills Mall for the first four years and at the Lyon County Fairgrounds in 2017. Twinkies Festival has grown…

Chamber to Host Head Shot Event Open to Public

January 15, 2018
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EMPORIA, KAN. – The Emporia Area Chamber and Visitors Bureau to host a Head Shot Event on Thursday, February 1. Thomas Felts Photography, Chamber member, will be at the Emporia Area Chamber, Trusler Business Center in the ValuNet Fiber Smart Room, 719 Commercial St. to update your professional head shot on February 1. Sessions begin…

2017 Volunteers of the Year

January 12, 2018
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The Emporia Area Chamber and Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce that John & Claudia Kretsinger have been named the 2017 Volunteers of the Year. John has been a member of the Chamber since 1971. John & Claudia are active members of the Chamber and have played a large role in the Ambassador Committee. They…

2017 Business of the Year

January 10, 2018
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EMPORIA, KAN. – The Emporia Area Chamber and Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce that Dynamic Discs has been named the 2017 Business of the Year. Chamber President/CEO Jeanine McKenna, Immediate Past Chamber Chairman Pete Euler, Chamber Public Relations Coordinator Kathryn Martin, and Chamber Vice Chairman and Annual Meeting Committee Member Kala Maxfield met at…

Welcome New Chamber Member: Family Martial Arts Center LLC

January 10, 2018
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The Emporia Area Chamber and Visitors Bureau would like to welcome the following NEW Chamber Member: Family Martial Arts Center LLC Troy Hobelmann 1009 West 12th Ave. Emporia, KS 66801 (620)343-7575 www.fmactkd.com fmacinfo@yahoo.com Family Martial Arts Center became a member of the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce on January 5, 2018. The Emporia Area Chamber…

John Newland Named Edward Jones Principal

January 9, 2018
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John K Newland, who has served as an Edward Jones financial advisor in Emporia the past 14 years, has been named a principal with the firm’s holding company, The Jones Financial Companies, LLLP. He was one of 59 individuals chosen from more than 43,000 associates across the United States and Canada to join the firm’s…

After School Meal for At Risk Children and Youth

January 8, 2018
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Emporia, KS: Robin Newell, Executive Director of the Emporia Public Library, announced this week that the library will begin offering a free after school meal in conjunction with their Something Cool After School program on Wednesdays. The free shelf stable meal pilot program will be provided in the large meeting room at 4:00 each Wednesday…

CVB to Host Airbnb Panel Discussion

January 2, 2018
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EMPORIA, Kansas, January 1, 2018 – – The Emporia Convention & Visitors Bureau is hosting an informative panel discussion for people interested in learning about what’s involved in becoming an Airbnb host. The public is invited to attend this free educational event that will take place Tuesday, January 30, at 6:30 pm, at the Trusler…