Chamber of Commerce Statement of Purpose
16 Reasons To Become A Chamber of Commerce Member
How To Become A Chamber Member
Relocation Information
Chamber Directory
A community begins with a location, but doesn't end there, because "community" is much more than just geography. A community is people...people living, people dying, people buying, people selling, people working, people teaching, people learning and people retiring after their life's work to enjoy the fruits of their labor. A community must be nourished and kept vital if it is to realize its fullest potential. That's part of what your Chamber of Commerce does.
Your Chamber of Commerce is committed to improving Medford and the Medford Area "Community". We want to strengthen the civic, cultural, recreational and educational choices for everyone in the community. We actively seek expansion of business and industry to strengthen the economic choices for employment for you and your family. We actively seek improvements to the Medford Area Community to provide a better place for you to live and work. We actively promote Medford to anyone who is interested.
We think that Medford is a great community and want to keep it that way. Won't you join us in our quest for progress.
The Medford Area Chamber of Commerce is the number one business organization in the area! To illustrate how we will work for you, here are 16 great reasons to join!
- Business Referrals - The Chamber makes every attempt to refer ONLY Chamber members to the thousands of requests received each month. Don't be left out!
- Business Contacts - We offer numerous opportunities each year for members to make business contacts. The Ambassador Golf Tournament and Friendly Feud Game are just a couple of examples.
- Home & Business Expo - The Home & Business Expo takes place each spring and offers thousands of attendees an opportunity to see firsthand the services located in the area. Plan to be on hand to display your business to the community.
- Newsletter - The Chamber Newsletter provides monthly up-to-date information on all the happenings, programs, projects, and activities of your busy organization. It also includes any pertinent "positions" that your organization has taken on and also any items of community and business interest. Monthly sponsorship of the newsletter is also available and allows your organization to include an insert which is distributed to over 400 Chamber Members.
- Committees - The Chamber offers opportunities for direct involvement on numerous committees. Some of our committees include: Economic Development, Education, Membership Services, Ambassadors, Public Relations - just to name a few.
- Education Involvement - The Chamber is actively involved in creating Business / Education partnerships through its Education Committee. Some projects include: Excellence in Education Banquet, Job Shadowing, and Project Business.
- Community Involvement - Community events include: Harvest Days Festival/ Parade, The Chili Cook-Off, Holiday Christmas Corner, Lighting of the Lights, Sizzling Summer Block Party, Sno-Cross Race and many other events.
- Seminars & Programs - The Chamber regularly offers seminars of timely interest. Previous topics have included: health care costs, environmental concerns, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Myers/Briggs Type Indicator Test and customer service. Nominal fees.
- Leadership Development - Each year the Chamber sponsors the Leadership Medford program, which is designed to offer leadership skills to active community participants. Plan to find out how to become more involved within the Medford area.
- Legislative Representation - Chambers across the nation are becoming proactive to the needs of small businesses and they are hard at work ensuring those needs are met. We do the work for you whether it is City, County or State issues.
- Economic and Industrial Development - The Chamber is continually working toward expanded development in the Medford area, addressing such critical concerns as improved transportation, airport promotion, and retention of business and industry. Other areas include: promotion of Taylor County, the Day Care issue and saluting business and industry here in Medford. We also promote and organize local job fairs.
- Tourism - We are the managing office for Taylor County Tourism. We also provide brochures for Taylor County, the State of Wisconsin, every state in the United States, Canada and Europe.
- Recognition Banquet - Our Annual Recognition Banquet honors employees, milestone businesses, J.A. O'Leary Award winners, Person of the Year and Lifetime Achievement awards.
- Member Programs - Include Gift Certificates, Secret Shoppers, Ribbon Cuttings, Legislative Updates and the Chamber Newsletter
- CITY OF MEDFORD - We are the clearinghouse for all requests for Hotel/Motel Tax and for D.O.C. loans.
- Link To Web Sites - The Chamber of Commerce is usually the first place contacted when information about the community, its businesses, recreation and other facilities is desired. Chamber members with their own Web site can take advantage of this attribute by receiving a free link from our Web site to yours through our Chamber Directory.
The Chamber handles over 15,000 telephone calls a year, assists with Economic Development, distributes over 22,000 pieces of promotional material on an annual basis, meets and greets over 3,000 people annually at the Chamber office. Become a member of an organization that is working for you!
To take advantage of the many benefits that becoming a Medford Chamber Of Commerce member offers, call our office at (715) 748-4729 during regular business hours or email us at medfordchamber@tds.net. .
Rental Units/Apartments
Riverview Village Apartments
( Low Income Housing)346 South Main St Medford 715-748-2759 Allman Park Apartments/Condos Don Lundquist
E. Allman Street, Medford 715-669-5351 Frey Shelter Apartments Karen Peche
225 Marjorie Lane, Medford 715-748-9765 Meadow Square Townhouses Meridian Group, Inc. (low income)
524 N. 2nd Street, Medford 715-748-2759 Spencer Rentals Dee Spencer
704 E. Perkins Street, Medford 715-748-2982 Deb Enterprises Elaine Belanger
715-678-2578 Gerry Arndt (private rental) 718 E. Conrad Street, Medford 715-748-2995 Charles Gelhaus (private rental) 956 E. Allman Street, Medford 715-748-5837 Peter Kostner (private rental) W5451 Correction Lane, Medford 715-748-5109 Jim Kurth (private rental) W7452 Mall Drive, Medford 715-785-7404 Jack Zuleger (private rental) W5814 Jolly Avenue, Medford 715-748-4483 ADA Deer Manor 820 River Drive, Medford 715-357-3334 Luanne Wanke N2260 Hwy 13, Medford 715-748-3113 Mobile Home Parks
Mink Capital Terrace Leon & Wanda Gustafson
MCT #25, Medford 715-748-4984 Pebble Valley Doug Thums
Rib Lake 715-748-6683 Riverside Terrace Jim Metz
124 Riverside Terrace, Medford 715-748-3135 Elderly Housing Apartments
Medford
Centennial Apartments 132 S. 7th Street, Medford 715-748-6962 Colonial Apartments 483 & 493 E. Perkins Street, Medford 715-748- Rib Lake
Hometown Village Meridian Group, Inc.
630 Hwy 102, Rib Lake 715-748-2759 Woodridge Apartments 939 High Street, Rib Lake 715-427-5876 Gilman
Davlin Village Apartments Meridian Group, Inc.
155 E. Davlin, Gilman 715-748-2759 Riverwood 120 S. Wells Street, Gilman 715-669-5445 Assisted Living Apartments
Cedar Court Apartments Memorial Health Center
135 Gibson Street, Medford 715-748-8100 Country Gardens Residential Care Jenn Viergutz
636 Cedar Street, Medford 715-748-8855 Lighthouse Eldercare 509 Lemke Avenue, Medford 715-748-5566 Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center Memorial Health Center
135 S. Gibson Street, Medford 715-748-8184 Our House Assisted Living Joyce Baker
1014 W. Broadway, Medford 715-748-2901 Real Estate Agencies
Century 21/Dairyland Realty North 575 W. Broadway Avenue, Medford 715-748-5700 www.dairylandrealty.com Jim Greiner Realty 821 S. 8th Street, Medford 715-748-2258 www.jimgreiner-realty.com Quality Realty 1126 S. 8th Street, Medford 715-748-3388 www.qualityreality.com RE/MAX New Horizons Realty 1008 S. 8th Street, Medford 715-748-6868 www.newhorizonsrealtywi.com The Chamber of Commerce is a great place to find information on the area for vacation or relocation purposes. Below are listed some of the informational packets that we have available to be sent to you or for you to stop by the office and pick up:
- summer vacation packets
- winter vacation packets
- motel/restaurant information
- relocation packets
- school projects
- ATV maps & registrations
- snowmobile trail maps & registrations
- boat registrations
- area demographics and business information
- area clubs/organizations
- church directory
- certified child care providers
- city, county and state maps
- calendar of events
- Wisconsin state information
- various county/city information throughout the state
- specific activity brochures
To receive any of these prepared packets or any other information please fill out our information request form. Please e-mail us if you'd like to make suggestions or comments about the information found on our web site or other services we provide.
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Medford Area Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information Center P.O. Box 172 104 East Perkins St. Medford, WI 54451 |
Phone: (715) 748-4729 Toll Free: (888) 6-TAYLOR Toll Free: (888) 682-9567 FAX: (715) 748-6899 E-mail: medfordchamber@tds.net |
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