Please join our newest FB group, Salina Area Chamber of Commerce International Travel! We’re excited about offering these trips and we'd love for you to join us!

In the last decade we've traveled to Italy, Austria, Ireland, China, Scotland, N. Ireland, and Greece; the Salina Chamber is ready for more adventures.
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Prep your passports and get ready for new adventures in 2021 & 2022.

Congratulations to Ironstone Wealth Advisors on earning the 2020 Ameriprise Client Experience Award. The award was given to Ironstone Wealth Advisors, who works out of three offices Salina, Abilene, and Newton, for their ability to consistently deliver personalized, goal-based advice and exceptional client service.

Click here to read the full story from the Salina Journal.

As a part of continued efforts to support job seekers and employers, and in light of the
recent announcements of upcoming reductions in force happening in the community; the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Kansas WorkforceONE to hold a job fair at Tony’s Pizza Event Center on Wednesday, April 7, from 3:00pm to 7:00pm.

This job fair is open to the general public, with over 30 area employers who will be present. Job seekers are encouraged to bring copies of their resume with them. Current COVID-19 social distancing guidelines and mask orders will be in place.

Currently there are no longer any booth spaces available; if your company would like to be placed on a wait list for a booth space for the event, please contact Renee Duxler at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce via phone at 785-827-9301.

​Calling all aspiring entrepreneurs! Project OPEN is beginning to schedule our business courses through Kansas State Polytechnic again for 2021. These courses are free of charge, and open to the community. Courses are mandatory for anyone interested in Project OPEN's gap funding program. To find out more information about Project OPEN, visit www.projectopensalina.com

​Congrats to Great Plains Manufacturing on an amazing 45 years and thank you for all of your support of Salina.

Their success is central Kansas’ success with projections having Great Plains Manufacturing growing by 450 to 2,110 workers by 2025, with continued growth to 2,310 employees by 2030.
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Check out their current career opportunities at www.workforgpm.com

Thanks to strong support from our Sponsors and to share Gen. Myers and Michael Schwanke presentation to the public in addition to members, the Chamber is happy to announce that individual tickets will be at no cost!
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The annual meeting will be held virtually, individuals can register for a free ticket at https://www.salinakansas.org/annualmembershipmeeting.html

​📅 Save the date for the next Business After Hours & Ribbon Cutting hosted by Tumblweed on Thursday, March 25th!

RSVP to dsmith@salinakansas.org | Not a Chamber member and would like to attend? Contact our office at 785.827.9301 on how to become a member.

Thank you everyone for coming out to the first Business After Hours of 2021 hosted by
Genesis Health Clubs!
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Congrats to our Attendance Drawing Winners: Dan Newton, Newton Consulting
and Carolyn Sichley, Bennington State Bank -- it pays to attend!

Mark your calendars and join us for the next After Hours on March 25th hosted by
Tumblweed!

Take 5 to meet Jeremiah and Elizabeth Gibson, owners of Advantage Softwash. 

1) Can you please give us a three sentence summary of your personal background? I was born in Salina. My wife and I have been married over 20 years. We started Advantage Window Cleaning to spend more time together as a family.

2) What is it about your business that is unique or special? What separates you from your competitors? We offer a safer alternative to pressure washing along with a network of hundreds of companies around the world. We are the only SoftWash Systems certified exterior cleaning company in the area. This simply means we are dedicated to our continued education for our customers benefit.In general, how is demand for your product or service? Everyone either lives in or works in a building we can clean. Since we clean roofs (asphalt, TPO, cedar), siding, EFIS, and decks, and much more… very high demand. Many people don’t realize the dark stuff (Gloeocapsa magma, mold, mildew) growing on these surfaces are very damaging if left untreated correctly.

3) How long has your firm been in business and why are you operating in the Salina region? We serviced our first customer in Dec 2001, she and her husband have remained clients to this day. Salina at the time didn’t have a business that offered residential window cleaning as a main focus, so we gave it a shot. Well, a big ‘Thank You!’ to Salina for 20 years of support!

See the entire interview, and others, posted at:
https://www.salinakansas.org/take-5.html