Chamber Chatter News

Thursday, June 16, 2022

CHICKASHA, OKLA. (JUNE 20) - Looking to spread Christmas Cheer this July? The Chickasha Chamber and Chickasha Economic Development Council are teaming up once again to create festive activities during the month of July. The large Christmas Tree at Shannon Springs Park will be lit throughout July and the Community Theatre will be hosting free, family-friendly Christmas movies on July 7, 21, and 28 at 7:00 P.M. During the movie families are invited to pick up a Christmas in July Mad Lib to complete and turn in to at the Chamber (221 W Chickasha Ave) during normal business hours. The Chamber will then draw one winne...

Guest Article: Chickasha EDC, City Team Up for City-Wide Cleanup Days

Monday, May 02, 2022

The Chickasha Economic Development Council is teaming up with the City of Chickasha for a City wide clean up next week. Dumpsters will be set out in five different locations starting Monday, May 9th and will remain out through Sunday, May 15th to allow residents to do Spring clean- up around their house and yard and use the dumpsters free of charge. Just like last Spring, the dumpsters will be located at the following locations: Borden Park, Centennial Park, Washita Valley Park, USAO (Willard Hall) and at 6th and Frisco. Items that can NOT be placed in the dumpsters are: Tires, Batteries, Oil, Paint...

How to Understand Insurnace with Gerron Smith

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Insurance can be confusing. Who has looked at a policy or tried to film a claim and been unsure of where to even begin? This is where insurance professionals like Gerron Smith from Shelter Insurance come in. Gerron takes us through the ins and outs of insurance policies. What to get and what not to. He takes us through home and car insurance and tackles the question of why you should keep it local when buying your insurance. You can listen to the full podcast here! Want to talk to Gerron more? Contact him here! Follow them on Facebook! The Chamber Chatter is a podcas...

Chickasha Chamber Holds Ribbon Cutting for Cassmeyer Insurance Agency

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

CHICKASHA, Okla. (April 13) – The Chickasha Chamber hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome Cassmeyer Insurance into the Chickasha Chamber Family on Thursday, April 7th. “We are excited to welcome Cassmeyer Insurance to the Chamber and help young professionals become integrated in the thriving Chickasha business community,” says Chamber Membership Director Whitney Palesano. “We welcome them into the business community and wish them much success going forward.” Cassmeyer Insurance Agency is an independent insurance agency focused on their customers specific needs and budget. They are partnered with an insurance aggregator with access to over 200 carrier options for both personal and commercia...

Goodwill Sponsors Fundraiser for Festival of Light

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Guest Article CHICKASHA, Okla. (April 13) – Goodwill is sponsoring a fundraiser for the Festival of Light on Saturday, May 14th from Noon until 4pm. “We are very grateful for Goodwill’s generosity and support,” Billy Elkins, Director of the Festival of Light and Tourism stated. “Community cooperation is vital to the success of the Festival of Light and partnerships like this are most welcome and exciting.” Please bring donations to Shannon Springs pool parking lot and Goodwill will give back $0.10 per pound of usable donations to the Festival of Light. Examples of usable donations include clothing, shoes, housewares, furniture, exercise equipment, tools...

Chickasha Chamber Hires New Festival of Light and Tourism Director

Monday, April 11, 2022

The Chickasha Chamber of Commerce has hired Billy Elkins as the new Director of the Festival of Light and Tourism. Elkins replaces Whitney Palesano who recently assumed the position of Chamber Membership Director. Elkins is a Chickasha native who has previous customer service and sales experience at HSI Sensing and the First National Bank as well as being a popular performer of live music. “Billy grew up here and understands the impact the Festival has on our local economy. He shares the vision and the passion the Chamber has for our community so we are very excited to have hi...

City Wide #ShopChickasha Egg Hunt to Start on April 11

Monday, March 28, 2022

CHICKASHA, Okla. (March 28) – The Chickasha Chamber and Chickasha Economic Development Council are partnering once again to promote the importance of shopping local with their #shopchickasha Great Golden Egg Hunt. “It’s important to shop local,” Jim Cowan, CEO & President of the Chickasha Chamber of Commerce commented during a recent Facebook Live. “We’ve done Shop Chickasha; Buy Chickasha and we try to do different things to make sure that all of our merchants know how much we appreciate them.” Starting April 11, shoppers will be encouraged to hunt #ShopChickasha Eggs by shopping local. Each day participating merchants will have hidde...

2019 Golf Classic

Thursday, June 20, 2019

The Chamber's 32nd Annual Golf Classic was held at Bushwood Golf & Country Club last Friday, June 14. Congratulations to our many winners listed below! Travis Posey - AM Putting Challenge Hunter Hixon - AM Hole #6 Winner Danny Heatly - AM Hole #7 Winner Chance Grider - AM Hole #5 Winner Evan Blasingame - AM Hole #1 Winner David Gunter - PM Hole #6 Winner Rusty LaForge - PM Hole #7 Winner Josiah Crews - PM Putting Challenge, PM Hole #1 Winner, PM Hole #5 Winner Goodwill Industries - First Place Team (3 Way Tie) Chalres Allen Ford - First Place Team (3 Way Tie) Oklahoma Optical - First Plac...

Successful Women Breakfast Series

Thursday, June 20, 2019

On Thursday, June 27, we are teaming up with the USAO Foundation to hold our second breakfast in the Successful Women Breakfast Series. The breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. in the USAO Ballroom with speaker Kym Koch-Thompson from Koch Communications. The cost for this event is $20 for Chamber members and $25 for potential members. Attendees are asked to RSVP by COB on June 21 at (405) 224-0787 or events@chickashachamber.com. The Successful Women Breakfast series strives to encourage career-driven women to inspire and engage their community. This is an opportunity for these women to learn how to grow their businesses as well as networ...

Chickasha Chamber Holds Ribbon Cutting for Chickasha Art Center’s Paint on Pottery

Monday, March 28, 2022

CHICKASHA, Okla. (March 28) – The Chickasha Chamber hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome the Chickasha Art Center’s Paint on Pottery into the Chickasha Chamber Family on Friday, March 25th. “We are pleased to have the Chickasha Art Center as a Chickasha Chamber Member,” Whitney Palesano, Membership Director of the Chickasha Chamber exclaimed. “We welcome them along with Paint on Canvas and Paint on Pottery into the business community and wish them much success moving forward.” The Chickasha Art Center is a haven for all things related to art. Created by Carrie Chavers, the Chickasha Art Center is home to Paint o...

National Destination Marketing Consultant to headline 99th Chickasha Chamber Banquet

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Bill Geist, a national expert on destination marketing, will be the keynote speaker at the Chickasha Chamber of Commerce annual awards banquet on Friday, April 29th. Geist is the founder of DMOproz, a national consulting company that has worked with over 200 destinations across the Americas since 1995. He is the author of “Destination Leadership” and works with Chambers and State tourism groups to help them form strategic plans to showcase their communities. In Geist’s books, he stresses the importance of creating authentic experiences and making sure your first consumer is always your residents. “We are very excited to hav...

Behind the Scenes of Disney's 'A Little Mermaid' with CCT

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Has your child ever wanted to be on stage? Now is the time! Auditions for The Chickasha Community Theater's Live Performance of Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. are coming up and we sat down with Kassity and Diane from the Chickasha Community Theater (CCT) to get the behind the scenes scoop of what they are looking for in their cast members. Auditions are from March 28th through the 29th. You can find more information about audition times and locations here. "Some kids are going to be coming to this audition that has never been on stage before and some kids have bee...

Chamber How To: Is TikTok for Businesses?

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Expected to reach 1.5 billion users by the end of 2022, TikTok has taken the social media community by storm since its start in 2017. TikTok has been widely successful throughout the last three years even being in the top three in overall charts of app downloads for the last month. Even with the wide success of the app itself, is it time for businesses to start investing time and money into marketing on TikTok? Marketers are drawn to TikTok as it creates several social media trends for creative skills and collaboration amongst young audiences. Its fast-paced nature keeps users engaged for longer periods compared t...

The Chamber Celebrates Back to Back Ribbon Cuttings

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

It is an exciting time to be part of the Chickasha Chamber! Ribbon Cutting event invitations are going out left and right. So far during the month of March, we have welcomed Dr. Justine Wallace of Cimmarron Veterinary Clinic, The Shay and Red Dirt Auto Repair all into the Chickasha Chamber Family. Ribbon cuttings have a long tradition with the Chickasha Chamber. A 1984 Annual Report of the Chickasha Chamber boosted more than 80 different ground-breakings, dedications, and ribbon-cuttings. More so, ribbon cuttings have been a tradition throughout the history of the United States and Europe. During the opening of th...

Chickasha Chamber Holds Ribbon Cutting for Red Dirt Auto Repair

Thursday, March 17, 2022

CHICKASHA, Okla. (March 18) – The Chickasha Chamber hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome Red Dirt Auto Repair into the Chickasha Chamber Family on Thursday, March 17th. “We are pleased to have Red Dirt Auto Repair as a Chickasha Chamber Member,” Whitney Palesano, Membership Director of the Chickasha Chamber exclaimed. “We welcome them into the business community and wish them much success going forward.” Red Dirt Auto Repair is a full-service auto repair shop here to help the community with mechanic work and affordable oil changes starting at $39.95. The Chickasha Chamber invites you to stop by and welcome their newes...

Leadership Chickasha Welcomes New Graduates

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

CHICKASHA, Okla. (March 16) – Leadership Chickasha, an educational, issues-oriented community leadership program, welcomed 26 new emerging leaders into their Alumni this past week. “We had a great group of leaders in this year’s class. Many are already involved within our community. I am looking forward to seeing where their passion & skills lead them after going through the Leadership Chickasha Program.” Kimberly Loggins, Leadership Chickasha Co-Chair, commented. Members of Leadership Chickasha undergo an intensive seven-month course spanning from September through March. Topics include community information, nonprofit awareness, networking, and community, among others. The Leadership Chickasha program brings in high-profile businesses...

Chickasha Chamber Welcomes Genisco Filters into the Chickasha Community

Monday, October 04, 2021

From dirt to build in just seven months, Genisco Filters Corp. celebrated their Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening this morning. The new 25,000 square foot building features a large warehouse and office space that will allow HSI Sensing to expand its current operations as well as the opportunity to bring these two companies together at their headquarters in Chickasha, OK. Travis Posey, Vice President of HSI Sensing stated, “We are excited to have Genisco Filter Corp. in Chickasha. There is still some room in the facility for HSI to expand potentially but right now it is all about Genisco Filter an...

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