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Category Archives: Business
City Wide Holiday Open House Nov. 8
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce announces the Holiday Open House will be held this TOMORROW, November 8th from 5 to 8 p.m. Retailers in the downtown historic district and other locations throughout town will be open late for shoppers to find unique gifts and holiday décor.
The Holiday Open House will be a fun night of shopping local as over 20 merchants offer ideas for holiday decorating, gift-giving and stocking stuffers with unique finds. “Dolly the Trolley” will be giving rides to and from the different shopping locations so attendees can hop and shop. Many of the locations will be offering drawings, festive treats and beverages to enjoy.
Participating retailers include the following locations in the Downtown Historic District: Bids & Dibs, Books & Grannies, Country Cupboard, Courtland Spa, Empress Event Center Marketplace, Front Door Christmas Store, Hedgehog.INK, Here We Go Again Upholstery, Iron Star, J & W Sports Shop, Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes, Main Street Gallery & Gifts, Mayco Ace Hardware, Papa Don’s, Ruddick’s Furniture, Sunshine Boutique, The Electronics Store, Trader Dave’s, and Treasure Hunt Flea Market. Other locations in town include Bartelsmeyer Jewelry, Fort Scott Munitions, and Sekan’s Occasion Shop. Fort Scott is the friendly, fun and unique place to be for your holiday shopping.
Contact the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce for more information on this event at 620-223-3566 or visit www.fortscott.com.
Nominations Accepted For Exporter of the Year
Department of Commerce Accepting Nominations for 2019 Governor’s Exporter of the Year Award
Kansas businesses are a global force, with goods and services being sought from Kansas internationally. The annual Kansas Governor’s Exporter of the Year Award proudly celebrates the outstanding Kansas companies that excel in exporting and building relationships with companies around the world. We encourage you to nominate a successful Kansas business for the year 2019’s awards program.
Qualifications considered include:
- Number and/or percentage increase in jobs due to international activities
- Innovations in global marketing
- Number of export destinations
- Effective use of international distributors
- Long-term international strategies and prospects for future growth
- Commitment to the state and local community
- Foreign language promotional material and general promotional activities
- Trade shows and/or international expositions
Benefits of this award include:
- All finalists will be invited to attend the Team Kansas Awards Banquet where top businesses from across the state are recognized and the award winning company will receive the trophy
- The Governor will make a site visit to the award winning company to honor its management and workforce team
- The award-winning company will receive a membership in Kansas International Trade Coordinating Council (KITCC) that selects the award finalists and winner
- Recognition of export achievement which can be incorporated into marketing/advertising campaigns
- Extended networking opportunities
The Nomination Process:
Any Kansas company engaged in exporting is eligible to be nominated for the 2019 Kansas Governor’s Exporter of the Year Award. Please visit http://kansascommerce.gov/GovernorsExporteroftheYear to nominate a business. Self-nomination is also welcomed. All nominations must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 25, 2019.
Nominations can be emailed to April Chiang at [email protected]
Chamber After Hours Event Nov. 13: Nate’s Place and Highway 3 are Hosts
Chamber to host After-hours Event at Nate’s Place, co-hosted by Highway 3
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to save the date for an After-hours event Tuesday, November 13th at Nate’s Place of the Lyons Twin Mansions, 750 S. National (at the corner of 8th and National) from 5:15 pm to 7 pm.
Chamber members Nate’s Place and Highway 3 are co-sponsors of the event which will be a fun evening of networking, drawings, and fun.
Nate’s Place will be unveiling their recent kitchen remodel and furnishing upgrades made possible in part by a Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthy Pathways grant.
Highway 3, owned by sisters Erin Vann and Trisha Newton, will be promoting their customized products available on www.shophighway3.com.
There will be a two-dollar admission for a Chamber half-and-half drawing.
For more information contact the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce at www.fortscott.com or 620-223-3566.
Holiday Open House Nov. 8
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Chamber Coffee at Landmark Bank Nov. 1
Join us for Chamber Coffee hosted by Fort Scott Area Community Foundation @ Landmark Bank
Location: 200 S. Main St.
Thursday, November 1, 2018
The Foundation will be presenting their grants for 2018!
Click here for Fort Scott Area Community Foundation’s website. To visit their Facebook page, click here.
Chamber members and guests are encouraged to attend for networking, community announcements, and to learn about the hosting business or organization.
Members may pay $1 to make an announcement about an upcoming event, special/sale/discount, or news of any kind.
Upcoming Coffees:
November 8th – VFW
November 15th – Bourbon Co. Arts Council
November 22 – Thanksgiving – NO CHAMBER COFFEE
November 29 – Mercy Home Health and Hospice
New Bookstore Grand Opening Today, Oct. 30
Hedgehog.INK, a bookstore featuring new and gently used books has its’ grand opening today at 5:15 to 6:30 p.m.
The ribbon cutting is at 5:45 p.m.
The store is located at 16 S. Main and owned by Jan and Dick Hedges.
The store accepts paperbacks and hardback books for all age levels, according to information provided.
Most of the books traded for store credit will receive up to 20 percent of the price charged for the book at Hedgehog.INK.
Book pricing depends on book quality, age, demand, current stock, and condition.
Trade credit can be redeemed at the rate of 1/2 credit and 1/2 cash for books only. For example, if a book is purchased for $4, one can apply $2 of credit, and the customer will pay the remaining$2 in cash.
New or used books can be special ordered through Hedgehog.INK.
The Hedges will sell a series of new children’s books, called Barefoot Books.
“They are colorful, high-quality books for children,” Jan said.
In addition to a children’s area, there is a writers area in the store, where customers can read or write.
Sheryl Bloomfield is the assistant manager and Addison Guilfoyle is an employee.
In addition to books, local products will be for sale.
Goat milk products, lavender products, and homemade cards are among the items provided by local producers to Hedgehog.INK, that are for sale.
“Dick and I have been amazed at how people have come to volunteer and help us,” Jan Hedges said.
“Our motto is a community of books for the community,” Jan said.
Chamber Coffee Oct. 25 At Trinity Lutheran Church
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WEEKLY CHAMBER COFFEE REMINDER
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Location: 2824 S. Horton St.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Click here for Trinity Lutheran Church’s Facebook page.
Chamber members and guests are encouraged to attend for networking, community announcements, and to learn about the hosting business or organization.
Members may pay $1 to make an announcement about an upcoming event, special/sale/discount, or news of any kind.
Upcoming Coffees:
November 1st – Fort Scott Area Community Foundation
@ Landmark Bank
November 8th – VFW
November 15th – Bourbon Co. Arts Council
November 22 – Thanksgiving – NO CHAMBER COFFEE
Hedgehog.INK Opens Oct. 30
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce congratulates Hedgehog.INK, and invites you to attend the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 from 5:15 pm to 6:30 pm.
Come celebrate with them and enjoy light refreshments!
Shoe Sensation in Fort Scott to Relocate
Shoe Sensation will relocate to Pittsburg this November
Shoe Sensation administration, headquartered in Jeffersonville, Indiana, has decided to relocate the Fort Scott store location, 2420 S. Main, to Pittsburg.
“We have notified our landlord of our intent to leave our current location,” according to a press release from Taylor McAdams, public relations coordinator with Shoe Sensation. “This is part of our continued growth and expansion strategy.”
“We believe we can better serve a greater area of our target customer and existing customer base by moving our location to Pittsburg where we will continue to offer a wide variety of name brand shoes for the entire family,” says CEO, Dave Schoengart.
“We will be serving our customers in Fort Scott until our last day of business on October 27, 2018.”
Current employees were given the opportunity to commute to Pittsburg.
Shoe Sensation in Pittsburg will have its Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting with the Chamber on November 16, 2018.
The ribbon-cutting will take place at the new Shoe Sensation store in Northgate Plaza at 2808 N. Broadway Pittsburg, which is located behind Appleby’s Restaurant.
Information provided with the press release:
Shoe Sensation is a regional chain of family shoe stores selling quality name-brand shoes. Our stores carry a large selection of men’s, women’s, children’s, and athletic footwear in a better-branded merchandise mix. Shoe Sensation was developed to meet the footwear needs of the entire family; our clientele range from toddlers to senior citizens.
Promote Holiday Spending
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce would like your business to join them in a Google Livestream event at Papa Don’s located at 10 N. Main St, in downtown Fort Scott.
This event will take place on Wednesday, October 17th from 11 am to 1 pm
The live stream focuses on the driven motivation to boast and promote holiday spending in your business in a simple and efficient manner.
Live questions will be taken from viewers and offers brought to you by Google business products!
Driving a Holiday Shopping Rush For Your Business
GOOGLE HOLIDAY LIVESTREAM
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Papa Don’s Pizza, 10 N Main St.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
FORT SCOTT – The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a free Google Livestream event at Papa Don’s Pizza, 10 N Main St. in Downtown Fort Scott. The event will take place on Wednesday, October 17th from 11:00 am to 1 pm.
The live stream focus will be on driving a holiday shopping rush for your business. Learn how your business can get in front of customers and showcase what you offer using Google My Business, Google Ads, and more. Live questions will be taken from viewers.
For more information please contact the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce at (620) 223-3566.