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What an exciting time!
The Highland Business Association could not be happier to announce we have dedicated some time to regroup and reorganize and we are coming back stronger than ever! We will continue to be a key supporter of our Highland businesses.Our HBA volunteer board has been working overtime on new and creative ways to relaunch the organization. While the last four years have certainly been challenging, the HBA has emerged more robust than ever. We are 112 members strong! We look forward to welcoming former, current and new members on board the HBA.We plan to continue working hard and being creative in 2024-2025 to support and promote Highland Park area businesses. To do this, we would welcome your support by renewing your membership. And we encourage our members to get involved by joining a committee or chairing an event. We have many opportunities including Promotions, Membership, Governance and Policy & Community Development.
For more than 70 incredible and historic years, the mission of the HBA has been to provide our members with key and valuable resources. That includes community support and professional development and so much more. The HBA is proud to always be mindful of our shared community mission: To ensure that Highland Park continues to be a vibrant, beautiful place to live, shop and do business.
We look forward to sharing plans we have in the works for 2024-2025 including:Trick or Treat Family Event in Highland Village – Saturday, October 26th (more details to come!)A Holiday Networking event in December 2024 – date coming soon! – a chance to catch up and see what everyone has been up to!New Board member elections Creating fun “Lunch & Learn” opportunities for Highland businessesCatch up with our Councilmember and State representativesHear from Ryan Companies about the status of Highland Bridge projectsWork with the Highland District Council to review and refresh our holiday decorations in HighlandBusiness to business networking events where our members can enjoy a fun and casual atmosphere to say hello to fellow colleagues and meet some new ones.
Reinstating the Highland Highlights newsletter, encouraging our HBA member businesses to share their events and special offersRenewing your membership will ensure you continue to experience value from these efforts. On behalf of the HBA board, we would like to express how grateful and appreciative we are to our members and look forward to working together to support the mission and critical initiatives of the HBA.