W@W Successful Clothing Drive

The Women @ Work Committee held a professional clothing drive to collect items for Rockford Rescue Mission’s Works! Program. This program helps those in their recovery program gain and refine the skills they need to enter into the workforce. Classes are also offered to the public including Microsoft programs, resume writing, interviewing skills and more.   Committee Chair, Angi Kolthoff, … Read More

Casino Night Did Not Disappoint

The Stateline Chamber’s 3rd Casino night was definitely a night to remember. With nearly 100 attendees, the American Legion Hall in Rockton was a packed house. The committee comprised of Anabel Toye, Natalie Wilson, Branda LaBuy, Kelsi Getty, Tami Kellerman, and Kelly Maier spent countless hours over the months leading up to it making sure that the most anticipated night … Read More

Influential Women in Business Luncheon

On Wednesday, September 26th the Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual Bi-Chamber women’s Luncheon with the Stateline Chamber. The emphasis this year was Influential Women in Business. With over 200 people in attendance, it was a great turnout for both chambers.   The committee comprised of members of both chambers, decided to integrate awards to the luncheon to … Read More

September’s Lunch & Learn

Angie Kolthoff, Practice Manager at Integrative Medical Associates, held a Lunch & Learn at Stillman Bank entitled: “What is Functional Medicine?” Integrated Medical Associates is located in Rockford and serves patients across the country. Founded by Dr. Stephen Nitz in 2014. Her presentation defined Functional Medicine as a personalized, system-oriented model that empowers patients and practitioners to achieve the highest … Read More

Stateline Chamber’s 3rd Golf Play Day

The Stateline Chamber Golf Play Day really is the most fun play day in the region. This year we had 100 golfers take part. Almost every single hole sponsor brought an activity for everyone to participate in, and beverages were not hard to find on the course.   All of the golfers had a great time, and they couldn’t ask … Read More

August Lunch & Learn

Kris Wilcoxen, agency sales manager at American Republic Insurance Services, explained the A,B,C and D’s of Medicare during the Stateline Chamber Lunch and Learn. Kris is a health insurance specialist focusing on Medicare and Medicare products, he can also help individuals with life, dental, long-term and short-term care insurance. Kris provided all attendees with take home bags that included the … Read More

National Night Out

National Night Out is a country-wide campaign to bring together communities with their local police and fire departments to make the places we live safer and more caring. It was anticipated that this year 38 million neighbors across 16,000 communities around the country would participate in this camaraderie-based neighborhood event according to the National Association of Town Watch website. The … Read More

Getting to know local businesses of the Stateline

While visiting each business in search of participants for the Main Street Tour, it became clear that events like Main Street Tour are a crucial part of what it takes to make it as a local business in the Stateline. After receiving great participation from local businesses during the event, the Stateline Chamber went back to learn more about several … Read More

July’s Lunch & Learn

Traci Sherck, Strategy Consultant and owner of Scherck consulting, is a certified human resources professional with over 14 years experience in employee development and engagement, performance consulting, and training facilitation. On July 11th, she hosted a Lunch & Learn for the Stateline Chamber on HR updates, tips, and trends to watch for 2018.   Topics that Traci touched on were … Read More

Sunshine, Socializing, and Great Food at Picnic in the Park Event.

      The Women at Work Committee held their first Picnic in the Park Networking Event at Leland Park on Tuesday, July 24th.  It was a beautiful evening for some relaxed socializing and delicious food.  W@W Committee Chair, Angi Kolthoff, said “It was so exciting to see so many chamber members and non-chamber members join us and we’re grateful … Read More