Monroe County PIB

The People in Business (PIB) networking group invites the business community to their monthly meeting in Columbia on Monday, March 26.  This meeting will be held at 8:30AM at the Hampton Inn, 165 Admiral Trost Rd. Columbia, IL 62236, www.StLouisColumbia.HamptonInn.com.

PIB is designed to help build a support system and outreach connection for businesses.  It provides an informal networking format and a convenient information exchange resource group. 

For a current schedule of all dates and locations, please visit the website at www.peopleinbusiness.ning.com. 

Group coordinator for this meeting is Monica Wessel, Midwest Project Management.  Kathleen Hammock, J.D. of Hammock Law, LLC, will be the speaker for this event and will offer information on the topic of mediation.  Kathleen shares her extensive experience in business, personal and legal mediation.  Prior to attending Saint Louis University School of Law, she spent nearly 17 years at McDonnell Douglas Corporation (now Boeing) where she developed an expertise in the negotiation of federal government contracts and the regulatory environment of federal procurement.

PIB membership is free and meetings are held once per month. There is an $8 meeting fee which includes breakfast.  Please RSVP online at www.peopleinbusiness.ning.com or call Monica Wessel at (618) 458-6802.  Attendees are encouraged to arrive ten minutes early to network before the meeting and bring extra business cards and/or brochures.