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On behalf of the economic development office of Richton Park, I would like to wish you very happy holidays. We hope that the holidays and the coming year offer a brighter, more promising and prosperous time for our businesses, citizens, employers and employees. This week, the Richton Park Merchant’s Chamber is pleased to announce the start of the 2009 Holiday Shopping Spree program. Stop by any participating Richton Park business and you can have the chance to win one of 3,500 instant prizes, or an opportunity to enter the grand prize drawing. The grand prize is a $700 shopping spree at Super Save Grocery. 2nd Prize in the drawing is a Grandfather Clock from Omnibus Clocks. There are more than 40 other prizes offered in the drawing as well. Visit www.richtonparkmerchantschamber.org for details. Tomorrow at 4 PM, Grand Prairie Choral Arts, our area’s premier choral music group, will be performing their holiday concert at Flossmoor Community Church. More details are included in the news below. This is expected to be a great concert. The past two months have been very exciting here in Richton Park. We broke ground on our new community center and celebrated the grand opening of Lakewood Plaza. The Village welcomed a new Village manager and we have been fortunate enough to celebrate the opening of a few new businesses. Please read below to learn more about the recent happenings in Economic Development in Richton Park. The current Richton Park business of the month is Iron Blade Studios. Iron Blade Studios provides music recording, engineering and publishing, including three of its own record labels. This successful music studio also represents a number of area DJs. For more information about Iron Blade Studios, and our other local businesses, please visit the Richton Park local business webpage. We have some other good news to pass along to you. Below are some news updates and events you may be interested in. Sincerely, Abe Lentner
Richton Park Economic Development Officer
www.richtonpark.org NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE RICHTON PARK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ********************************** WELCOME TO NEW VILLAGE MANAGER, De’Carlon Seewood Please join us in welcoming Richton Park’s new Village Manager, De’Carlon Seewood. Mr. Seewood is a career-long public administrator and certified City Manager by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA). Mr. Seewood’s most recently served as City Manager for Berkeley, MO, home of Boeing’s Aircraft Systems headquarters. Prior to his work in Berkeley, Mr. Seewood served as assistant manager of Ferguson, MO, where he led a successful downtown revitalization effort. Welcome! ********************************** WELCOME TO EXCALIBUR BBQ! Please join us in welcoming Excalibur BBQ to our business community. Excalibur BBQ was recently opened by local entrepreneur George Anderson. In the month since its opening, Excalibur has already gained a strong reputation for its unsurpassed jerk chicken. Located at 22230 Governors Highway, Excalibur offers a range of dinners including jerk chicken, hickory smoked BBQ ribs, hot links and other favorites. You are invited to call in your order for fast service: 708-679-0100 ********************************** HOLIDAY SHOPPING SPREE DRAWING The Richton Park Merchants Chamber announced today a repeat of last year’s successful holiday shopping spree drawing. The odds this year ensure that 1 in 5 participants will win a chance to enter the drawing for the top prize – a $700 shopping spree at Super Save Grocery. Other prizes include a handsome grandfather clock and 3,500 instant prizes from seven participating restaurants. Participants will receive a scratch ticket with a qualifying purchase from a participating business. When scratched, tickets will reveal whether the prize is an instant win, or a chance to enter the drawing for the grand prize. No purchase necessary with a SASE sent to “2009 Holiday Shopping Spree Entries, Richton Park Merchants Chamber, P.O. Box 371, Richton Park, IL 60471”. For details visit www.richtonparkmerchantschamber.org ********************************** LAKEWOOD PLAZA—GRAND OPENING Lakewood Plaza held its grand opening on Saturday 31 OCT 2009. The family-oriented event featured treats, prizes, a haunted maze, and a reptile show by Cold Blooded Creatures. Over 100 families came to Lakewood Plaza to celebrate the grand opening. Over the past summer, the Village of Richton Park renovated this shopping center. The Richton Park economic development office is now leasing stores in the plaza. Rents start at just $14/square foot. Visit www.ShopsOfLakewood.com to learn more and see photos of the completed renovation! ********************************** WELCOME TO HANDS OF HOPE EDUCATIONAL CENTER Join us in welcoming Hands of Hope Educational Support Center to our business community. Located at 4147 Sauk Trail, in the Brown Stone office building, Hands of Hope offers educational support, tutoring, and group activities. Welcome! ********************************** RICHTON PARK COMMUNITY CENTER The Village of Richton Park is pleased to announce the groundbreaking for the new Richton Park Community Center! This community center had been an important goal for the Village for over two decades. After a year of design and citizen input, construction has begun! Skender Construction of Chicago is the general contractor on the project, and Skender anticipates that the community center will be completed and open to the public by November of 2010. Over the next 11 months, you will see a lot of construction activity on the land adjacent to Village Hall. The Building Department will maintain its regular hours, but visitors will need to come to the main lobby for assistance from the Building Department or Parks and Recreation. ********************************** GRAND PRAIRIE CHORAL ARTS Tomorrow, Saturday 12 Dec 2009, the Grand Prairie Choral Arts will be performing its holiday concert at Flossmoor Community Church, 2218 Hutchison Road, Flossmoor, IL. Grande Prairie Choral Arts is a not-for-profit organization in the Chicago Southland dedicated to providing excellent choral music and to promoting and furthering vocal and choral music education. Performance groups include the Grande Prairie Singers, an auditioned mixed choir for singers over the age of sixteen, as well as three children’s choirs for kindergarten through high school. The organization also maintains various ensembles available for outreach in the community. For more information, visit: http://www.grandeprairiechoral.org/ ********************************** TEMPORARY AND HOLIDAY SIGNS Remember, during the holiday season, local Richton Park businesses may file for a temporary sign permit, even if they have already exhausted the allowed time for temporary signs. Call or stop by the Richton Park building department to file your temporary sign permit so you can advertise your holiday specials!! You can reach the building department at 708-481-5086. ********************************** A COMPLETE COUNT IN THE 2010 CENSUS Help us ensure that every Richton Park citizen is counted in the 2010 Census. This is critical to ensuring Richton Park’s success over the next decade. RICHTON PARK, DON’T THROW YOUR MONEY AWAY. COME TO YOUR CENSUS AND BE COUNTED! LET’S GET YOUR FAIR $HARE. IT’S IN OUR HANDS. ********************************** If you know someone who would like to receive this e-newsletter, please email me so I can add them to the distribution list. If you would prefer not to receive these e-newsletters, send me an email, and I’ll make sure you don’t receive another issue. Thanks! -- T. Abraham Lentner Economic Development Officer Village of Richton Park, Illinois (708) 481-8950 x 120
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