After Hours

Schaumburg Business Association congratulated Guzman Y Gomez on their grand opening and ribbon cutting Jan. 18. Village of Schaumburg trustees, SBA board members, ambassadors and SBA President Lisa Gilbert participated in the grand celebration.

The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce and the village of Barrington gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 17 to celebrate the opening of Kiddiewinks Events located at 112 Barrington Commons Court in Barrington.Ribbon-cutting attendees included (l-r): Martha Goodman Stack (Wells Fargo Advisors); Karen Darch (Village of Barrington); Marie McGovern, Oscar and Liliana Vera, Taliana, Tanya and Chuck Palella (Kiddiewinks Events); Scott Anderson (Village of Barrington); Jen Frey (Jen Frey Coaching); Katie Van Diggelen (Achieve Footwear); Suzanne Corr (Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce); Charlotte Neault (retired BACC professional).

The Schaumburg Business Association helped cut the ribbon on SBA Member Royal Family Real Estate's new location. Joined by Mayor Tom Dailly, Village Trustee George Dunham, SBA President Lisa Gilbert, alongside several members of the SBA Board of Directors and ambassador team.

The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce and the village of Barrington gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 18 to celebrate the opening of Bredwell located at 140 S. Cook St. in Barrington. Attendees at the Bredwell ribbon cutting ceremony included: Lisa Shade, Heidi Shade, Dr. Larry Hawley, Rich Rothamel, Chris Emery, Kelly Schutte, Isaac Younus, Lando Quan, Julia Maleszewska, Jackie Aievoli, Savannaha Campbell and Dylan Nelson (Bredwell); Bill Collingbourne (Edward Jones); Linda Gump (Jovie Childcare/College Tutors); Zach Witt (Ilumen Solar); Bob Finley (Virtue Asset Management); Steve Wilson (CBIZ, Inc.); Martha Goodman Stack (Wells Fargo Advisors); Scott Anderson (Village of Barrington); Jen Frey (Jen Frey Coaching); Suzanne Corr (Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce); and Charlotte Neault (BACC retired professional).

The Batavia Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening for the second location of Mill Creek Early Childhood Program with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 20. The Batavia Chamber member extensively remodeled the former Chase Bank location at 130 S. Batavia Avenue for this expansion. Batavia Mayor Jeffery Schielke presided over the celebration with the owners, Dan and Ilana Marczak and their two daughters.

The Elgin Area chamber met at Biggers Mazda's beautiful new dealership in Elgin located at 2100 N. Randall Road north of Interstate 90. Elgin Mayor David Kaptain and Councilpersons Rose Martinez and John Steffen joined the Biggers team, Mazda executives from California, chamber staff, and ambassadors to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting.

On January 24, Riverside Receptions in Geneva hosted Geneva Chamber of Commerce's January Business After Hours. During the event the chamber's new website design was showcased and the New Member Reception was held. In 2022 we had 108 members join the chamber. Over 40 new members joined us and exhibited in January. Pictured are people from Up North Wine Tasting Room, 9 N. Second St., Geneva.

StretchLab Deer Park team members were presented with a certificate of appreciation by Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Suzanne Corr during a multi-chamber ribbon cutting on January 19 in Deer Park. The StretchLab team (l-r) are Jessica Lilly, Lead Flexologist; Maggie Kowalski, Assistant Manager/Flexologist; Christina Combs, Owner; and Corey Lersch, Studio Manager.

The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce and the village of Barrington gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 26 to celebrate the opening of Yogasix located at 110 S. Hough St. in Barrington. Attendees included: Aimee Vickers, Brad Bittner, Erica Goldsberry, Arianna Liberti, Maria Chase, and Hunter, Lucas and Sage Vickers (Yogasix Barrington); Hiral Patel (Hiral Esthetics LLC); Janette Tepas (Barrington Area Artists Association); Bob Finley (Virtue Asset Management); Linda Gump (Jovie Childcare/College Tutors); Scott Anderson (Village of Barrington); and Suzanne Corr (Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce).