Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce

We are here to serve you! The Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce promotes the Alexandria Lakes Area as the ultimate destination to live, work, play and prosper. Our purpose is to connect and collaborate with businesses, organizations and community members to enhance our thriving community.

Chamber News

annual celebration

Join us in celebrating the successes of 2019 and looking ahead to 2020. We will recognize board members, pay tribute to this year’s “Top 5 Under 40” honorees, honor the 2019 Friend of the Chamber, and share some other recognitions as well.

Tickets are $25 per person or reserve a table of 10 for $250. RSVP by 5 pm on Monday, January 20 to jess@alexandriamn.org or 320-763-3161.

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Top 5 Under 40 Young Professionals Announced

The Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and the Echo Press are proud to announce this year’s Top 5 Under 40 Young Professionals in the Alexandria Lakes Area. Each nomination was judged on the individual’s community involvement, professional accomplishments and leadership skills.

The Top 5 Young Professionals will be featured in the Chamber’s Annual Publication, published by and inserted into the Echo Press on January 29, and will be honored at the Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Celebration on Monday, January 27 at Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center in Alexandria. Social hour begins at 5 pm with dinner and the program at 6 pm.

This year’s honorees are:

Melissa Amundson, Account Executive/Voice of Alexandria Operations Manager with KXRA, KX92, Z99 and Voice of Alexandria
Josh Lustila, Master Plumber and Journeyman HVAC Installer, Ellingson Plumbing, Heating, A/C and Electrical
Jillian Reiner, Professional Landscape Architect, Hagstrom Engineering
Katelyn Steffel Spangrud, Assistant Alexandria City Attorney, The Law Firm of Swenson Lervick Syverson Trosvig Jacobson Cass, P.A.
Stu Wood, Broker Associate, Edina Realty

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chamber open house

Visit the Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce office at 206 Broadway St. in Alexandria on Thursday, January 9, 2020 for an open house from 9 am - 4 pm. Pick up your 2020 membership materials, visit with staff and enjoy some cider and popcorn! All members who stop in will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win Chamber eBlasts.

Never been into the Chamber office or are not a current member? Stop by and see what we have to offer!

stay in the know

The Chamber recently added a couple NEW features to its website including a news section and an email communication sign up form. These will be great additions to find out what is happening with Chamber members in the business community, find valuable information for your business and also sign up to receive all those great Chamber communications! To find these pages, simply hover over the "In the Know" tab at the top of the website page - you will find these two new sections, along with the weekly blogs, in a pull down menu. For ease, you can also view them by clicking the options below:

>> Blog
>> News
>> Subscription Sign Up

NOONTIME Knowledge

Noontime Knowledge is a one-hour informative lunch that will be held on the third Monday of each month from 12 - 1 pm at Broadway Ballroom. Each month will feature a different topic and speaker!

Our next luncheon will be Monday, February 17.

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