JOINT CHAMBER EXPO STAMPS ‘A PASSPORT TO SUCCESS’
ELMHURST, Ill., September 18, 2007 – A sellout of more than 40 area exhibitors will showcase their products and services at “A Passport To Success” Business Expo, co-sponsored by the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Villa Park Chamber of Commerce, in the Presidential Room at the Diplomat West Banquet Halls, 681 West North Avenue, Elmhurst, on Wednesday, October 17, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Admission to the 2007 Business-To-Business Expo is free to Elmhurst and Villa Park Chamber members, their guests and other businesspeople only upon presentation of the complimentary ticket or a business card.
“Our expo is designed to provide a fun and professional environment for Chamber members to network to potential clients,” said John R. Quigley, President and CEO of the Elmhurst Chamber, “while providing a top-flight business education component to all.”
This year, marketing guru John Matthews, President of the Gray Cat Enterprises, will share his ideas for producing “No Cost, Low Cost Marketing” during his 60-minute Keynote Address, sponsored in part by AT&T (225 West Wesley Street, Wheaton) and Suburban Bank and Trust Co. (150 Butterfield Road), starting at 11:00 a.m.
Matthews was appointed President and CEO of Dinner by Design on September 7 by Julie Duffy, Founder of the meal assembly company.
His impressive resume includes terms as President of Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches, Vice President of Marketing, Merchandising, Corporate Communications, Facilities and Real Estate for Clark Retail Enterprises/White Hen Pantry, and National Marketing Director at Little Caesar’s Pizza.
Exhibitors represent a wide variety of business service providers from Elmhurst, Villa Park and neighboring communities.
Attendees will be treated to chocolate desserts from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (156 North York Street), specialty coffee from Caribou Coffee (275 North York Street) and non-alcoholic margaritas and pina coladas from Patrick’s Pro’s (929 South Grant Avenue, Villa Park).
Besides AT&T and SBT, non-food exhibitors include ADT Security Systems
(111 Windsor Drive, Oak Brook), AnyTime Baskets (350 Essex Court, Wood Dale),
BW Booking/Ziggy’s Construction (319 East Butterfield Road), Brust Funeral Home (305 South Princeton Avenue, Villa Park), Media Sponsor The Business Ledger (1260 Iroquois Avenue, Suite 200 Naperville), Community Bank of Elmhurst (330 West Butterfield Road), Critchell-Miller & Petrus, Inc. (188 Industrial Drive, Suite 428), Cyber Com (289 West Van Buren Street), DeForest Creative Group (300 West Lake Street), Dependable Business Forms (P.O. Box 404), Desert Rose Design (257 North West Avenue), DiCianni Graphics (421 South Addison Road, Addison), DuPage Credit Union (29 East St. Charles Road, Villa Park), Edward Jones Investments/Jason Janes (115 West Vallette Street), Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue), Elmhurst Extended Care Center (200 East Lake Street), The Elmhurst Independent (564 South York Street), Elmhurst Visitors & Tourism Department (113 Adell Place), First Bank (101 East St. Charles Road, Villa Park), First Class Carpet Cleaning (718 South Ardmore Avenue, Villa Park), Harris Bank (10 South Villa Avenue, Villa Park), Horizon Wealth Management (226 North West Avenue), The Hire Solution Employment Corp. (17W662 Butterfield Road, Oakbrook Terrace), Integrity Craftsmanship (679 West North Avenue), Letter/Perfect Signs & Graphics (P.O. Box 54), The Management Association of Illinois (1400 Opus Place, Suite 500, Downers Grove), Mayan Adventure Indoor Waterpark by Holiday Inn (624 North York Street), Metropolitan Family Services DuPage (375 South West Avenue), Pivotal Financial Group, LLC (110 East Schiller Street, Suite 308), PR Web Solutions (166 Oak Street), Prairie Path Foot & Ankle (532 South York Street), PrintWise (116 West Vallette Street), Proforma Printed Promotions (P.O. Box 6419, Villa Park), Thatcher Oaks Awnings (718 Industrial Drive), Villa Park Office Equipment (1120 North Villa Avenue, Villa Park), Waddell and Reed (2205 Point Boulevard, Suite 165 Elgin) and Westbrook Financial Services (188 Industrial Drive, Suite 315).
Established in 1918, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is a voluntary organization of business and professional men and women who have joined together to promote the civic and commercial progress of the community.
The Chamber also serves the needs of it members through services, programs and events that provide opportunities for networking and referral, business education, development and promotion, governmental representation and community involvement.