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September Eggs & issues with Congressman Jim Banks
September 13, 2024
8:00am - 9:30am
The Bridgewater Club
September Business Roundtable: Childcare Edition
September 20, 2024
8:30am - 10:30am
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September Morning Brew
September 26, 2024
9:00am - 10:00am
Greek's Pizzeria Sheridan
Eggs & Issues with Congressman Jim Banks
September 13, 2024
8:00am - 9:30am
The Bridgewater Club
Event Details
Congressman Jim Banks is a native Hoosier, born and raised in Columbia City. He earned an undergraduate degree from Indiana University and a Master of Business Administration from Grace College. While serving in the Indiana State Senate from 2010 to 2016, he chaired the Senate Veteran Affairs and the Military Committee where he led the charge on many significant pro-growth, pro-family, and pro-veteran reforms.
In 2014 and 2015, Congressman Banks took a leave of absence from the Indiana State Senate to deploy to Afghanistan during Operations Enduring Freedom and Freedom’s Sentinel. Due to a unique state law regarding leaves of absence, his wife, Amanda, was elected to serve in his place during the deployment. Banks is often told she made a better State Senator than he did.
In addition to his service in the State Senate, Congressman Banks is a past president of the Columbia City Rotary Club, former chairman of the Whitley County Republican Party, and has served on the Whitley County Council and Northeast Indiana Workforce Development Board.
Congressman Banks was elected to U.S. House of Representatives in 2016 to represent Indiana’s 3rd Congressional District. In the 117th Congress, Congressman Banks served as Chairman of the Republican Study Committee—the largest caucus of conservative legislators in the House. He currently serves on the House Armed Services Committee, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the newly formed House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party.
Amid Congressman Banks’ work as a public servant, he has been recognized for outstanding service and leadership. Congressman Banks has received the Family Research Council’s “True Blue” award for his 100% pro-life, pro-family voting record, an A rating from the NRA and the NFIB’s “Guardian of Small Business” award and the FreedomFighter Award from FreedomWorks in recognition of his dedication to economic freedom and personal liberty. Congressman Banks, alongside his wife Amanda, are the parents to three daughters, Lillian, Elizabeth, and Joann.
Business Roundtable: Childcard Edition
September 20, 2024
8:30am - 10:30am
OneZone
Event Details
Join us for Business Roundtable:Childcare Edition with speakers from Child Care Answers on Friday, September 20, 2024 from 8:30 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.
Are any of your team members missing work because they do not have anyone to care for their children? How do the needs of working parents affect your company's bottom line? The team at Child Care Answers, part of Indiana's Child Care Resource and Referral Network, supports central Indiana employers by helping educate and provide tools to help better support families with child care related needs. Join us for inclusive, engaging, and facilitated discussion where we can process some of the most recognized challenges that face businesses and their workforce. Come prepared to discuss how childcare does/doesn't affect your workers/workplace; about the benefits that are available surrounding the need for family-friendly practices; and education about state laws.
About Andy May:
Andy is responsible for serving employers and their employees and families with their employee benefit needs. He engages membership in a variety of ways that includes, but not limited to, group meetings, phone calls, personal face-to-face meetings, a conduit between the member and the insurance company and more. In many instances, people just need someone alongside them to guide them along the way.
Prior to joining Apex in July 2010, he served as an account executive at two other agencies. Over his tenure in the insurance industry, he has had experience working with associations, medical and legal practices, educational institutions, not-for-profits, government offices and many more types of businesses.
Andy met his wife on his last day of high school and has been with her since that fateful day. They have two daughters, Olivia and Clara, a giant cat named Greta and an old Bassett Hound named Rosebud. They enjoy hiking, traveling, swimming, watching movies and anything Star Wars related. He currently serves on the board of the Perry Township Educational Foundation, is Smith Valley United Methodist’s finance committee chairperson and coaches t-ball. He attended the Harvard of the Midwest, Indiana State University and is a diehard Mets and Pacers fan!
If you have any questions contact Kiley at kiley@onezonecommerce.com
September Morning Brew
September 26, 2024
9:00am - 10:00am
Greek's Pizzeria Sheridan
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Join us for a morning of networking and coffee at Sheridan Greek's Pizzeria.
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