On Thursday, June 1, 2023, The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce held it's 13th annual Women Excel Bloomington awards ceremony at the Indiana Memorial Stadium's Henke Hall of Champions. With over 250 attendees, our five award winners were able to celebrate all that they have accomplished. The 2023 Women Excel Bloomington award winners are: Dr. Kelly Clark, Hope Kaser, Lauren McCalister, Gillian Thiebe, and Nicole White. A special honorary award was also given to the family of Mae Cassady to celebrate her exemplifying a legacy of excellence. 

For over two decades, The Chamber’s Success School has championed excellence in education with the annual awards ceremony, which recognizes the best teachers and programs in accredited schools across Monroe County. This year eight educators, one educational program, and one lifetime achievement recipient were honored in a community celebration at the 22nd Annual Educator of the Year Awards held on the evening of Thursday, March 2nd, 2023, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Ivy Tech Community College – Bloomington, Shreve Hall. The program featured student-led entertainment with a performance from the cast of “Into the Woods” from Bloomington High School South. 

Starting Monday, June 13th, the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce held it's annual Chamber Member Appreciation Week. During this week, the Chamber celebrates all of it's members but also highlights it's milestone members. 

The Chamber even was able to highlight three milestone members this week with a few videos to tell their stories. These stories included Burnham Rentals, ForthPhaze Technology, Inc., and Choice Realty & Management. 

Throughout the week, Chamber Ambassador's visited milestone member's businesses to thank them for their membership.

Lastly, on Friday, June 17th, the Chamber hosted an Open House at the Chamber office's to celebrate member's businesses and their support of the Chamber. 

And a special thank you to Jimmy John's, Roly Poly, Kroger, and Crumbl Cookies for the food during the open house, Harris Services, Pfenninger Photography, and Building Associates, Inc., for the donated prizes, Master Rental for the donated party supplies, and to Develefy Consulting. 

On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce held it's 12th annual Women Excel Bloomington awards ceremony at the Indiana Memorial Union's Alumni Hall. With over 150 attendees, our seven award winners were able to celebrate all that they have accomplished. The 2022 Women Excel Bloomington award winners are: Danielle Bruce, Jennifer Crossley, Kaisa Goodman, Ashley Hazelrig, Amy Meek, Erika Oliphant, and Karin St. John. 

We were fortunate enough to have such support from our sponsors and our community. We would like to thank our sponsors for their contributions: B97, Cassady Electrical Contractors, Cook Group, Old National Bank, City of Bloomington, Indiana University, Nature's Way, IU Credit Union, IU Health Plans, Bill C. Brown Associates, Building Associates, CFC Properties, Duke Energy, First Financial Bank, German American Bank, Indiana Members Credit Union, ISU/The May Agency, Ivy Tech Community College - Bloomington, Smithville, The Herald-Times, and The Monroe County YMCA.

Check out some of the photos from the event below.

We also have videos from each of the award winners. Check them out below!

The Chamber's Foundation, The Success School, held its annual STEM & Life Sciences Career Fair on Tuesday, November 9th hosted by Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington Cook Center. The Career Fair was held through Zoom and the videos will be held through The Success School's YouTube. 

The Success School thanks its sponsors, Cook Group, Indiana University, Chase Bank, Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington, and IU Credit Union. 

The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce held its 106th Annual Meeting and Community Awards this afternoon. This year the Chamber used a hybrid model for the celebration, with sponsors, board members, and award recipients attending in-person at the Monroe County Convention Center and Chamber members participating virtually. 

The Chamber recognized several honorees during the awards portion of the event. The 2021 Community Award honorees included:
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New Business of the Year – Switchyard Brewing Company
Lloyd Olcott Community Service Award – Bethany Penrod, Middle Way House
Success School Golden Key Award – Jerry Hays, Owen County State Bank
Nancy Howard Diversity Award – Big Brothers Big Sisters South Central Indiana
Community Anchor Award – Downtown Bloomington, Inc.
Morgan Hutton Visionary Award – Jane Kupersmith, City of Bloomington
Diane Breeden-Lee Catalyst Award – Emily Pike, New Hope for Families
Lifetime Achievement Award – Melanie Walker, TASUS and Mick Renneisen, City of Bloomington
Chamber Ambassador of the Year – Pamela Boswell-Dike

​The Chamber would like to extend a special thank you to the event and table sponsors of the Annual Meeting. Event sponsors included Cook Group, Indiana University – Government Relations and Economic Engagement, IU Health Bloomington, Markey’s Rental & Staging, Duke Energy, German American Bank, The Herald Times, BKD CPA’s & Advisors, Bloomington Health Foundation, Building Associates, Inc., Bunger & Robertson, Cassady Electrical Contractors, The City of Bloomington, Hoosier Energy, IU Credit Union, Nature’s Way, the Monroe County YMCA, Baxter BioPharma Solutions, Bill C. Brown Associates, Bloomington Economic Development Corporation, Blue & Co., CFC Properties, Choice Realty, Community Foundation, F.C. Tucker/Bloomington Realtors, First Financial Bank, Hurlow Wealth Management, ISU/The May Agency, Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington, Mallor Grodner, Owen County State Bank, Peoples State Bank, ProBleu, RE/MAX Acclaimed Properties, and Smithville.
 
The Chamber would also like to recognize Elite and Chairman members, who have chosen to invest further in the Chamber: Cook Group, IU Credit Union, IU Health Bloomington, Catalent Biologics, First Financial Bank, Indiana University – Government Relations and Economic Engagement, and Old National Bank.

All videos are provided by Smithville. 

What a great night celebrating Women Excel Bloomington!  Congratulations again to our 2021 honorees: Emily Pike, Esther Fuentes, Beverly Calender-Anderson, Debra Morrow, Amber Skoby, Beth Theile, and Kendra Gjerdingen.

We'll be adding more photos soon, but here are a few from the celebration... ​