The 15th annual Mattoon Chamber of Commerce Expo is offering something for everyone.
Community members can learn what services are offered by more than 50 local businesses, have a delicious lunch at the Taste of Mattoon, and learn more about our industries, what they produce and how they have evolved in Our Town Gallery.
The expo is set for 10 am to 3 pm, Thursday, Oct. 6, at Cross County Mall, Mattoon and is free to the general public to attend.
The Taste of Mattoon is open from 11:30 am to 2 pm and features nearly a dozen restaurants and caterers. They include Don Sol Mexican Grill, Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken, Hunan Fine Asian Cuisine Restaurant, Mark’s My Store, Subway, Stadium Grill, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Pauly’s BBQ, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Great Food & Spirits.
Tickets for the Taste of Mattoon are 6 tickets for $5. Each ticket provides a sampling from the vendor. They are available in advance from the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce office located at 1518 Broadway Ave., and at the door.
Local musical entertainers will be performing from 11 am to 2 pm.
Mattoon Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ed Dowd said, “We are really excited about this year’s expo. This is our 15th year and we have several businesses that have been involved from the beginning, and we have other businesses that are joining for the first time. I think all of them would tell you that this expo is a wonderful marketing event in which they have an opportunity to talk directly with potential customers.”
Businesses at the Expo include:
Advanced Disposal |
Brookstone Estates |
Carle Medical Supply |
Century 21- KIMA Properties |
City of Mattoon |
Coldwell Banker Classic Real Estate |
Coles County Habitat for Humanity & ReStore |
Coles County Health Department |
Coles – Moultrie Electric Cooperative |
Consolidated Communications |
County Office Products |
Cramer Siding & Window L.L.C. |
Creative1, Inc |
Critter Creations Pet Shop |
Cromwell Radio Group – 101.3 WMCI, 104.3 the Party, 92.1 the Axe and Victory 103.9 |
E Class |
Fire Equipment Service and Sales, Inc. |
First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust |
First Neighbor Bank N.A. |
Homefield Energy |
JG-TC |
KC Summers |
Lake Land College CBI |
Land of Lincoln Credit Union |
LSC Communications |
LuLaRoe |
Mary Kay Cosmetics |
Mattoon Area P.A.D.S. |
Mattoon Public Library |
Mattoon Rehabilitation & Health Care Center |
Mediacom |
Mediacom |
MidWest America Federal Credit Union |
Odd Fellow Rebekah Home |
Pilson Auto Center |
Roy Schmidt Auto Sales |
SAIL- Soy land Access to Independent Living |
Sarah Bush Lincoln |
Slay’s Restoration |
Slumberland Furniture |
Slumberland Furniture |
SMX Staff Management |
Sun Loan Company |
The First National Bank |
Total Home & Farm Video Solutions Inc. |
Washington Savings Bank |
WCIA |
West & Company, LLC |
Wireless Mike’s |
Woodforest National Bank |
Industries represented in Our Town Gallery include:
ANAMET Electrical |
AquaNixx, Inc. |
BOCK’s Identi Company |
Coles – Moultrie Electric Cooperative |
Justrite Manufacturing Co. |
LSC Communications |
MARS Petcare, US |
Pinnacle Foods Group, LLC |
Taste of the Expo vendors include:
Buffalo Wild Wings |
Don Sol Mexican Grill |
Freddy’s Frozen Custard |
Great Food & Spirits |
Hunan Fine Asian Cuisine |
Kep’s Cooking |
Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken |
Mark’s My Store |
Pauly’s BBQ |
Stadium Grill |
Wal-Mart Supercenter |
Casey’s General Store |
For more information about the expo, or how to become a vendor at the expo, please call Dowd at 217 235-5661.