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Nixa

Business provides chamber Web sites

The chambers of commerce in Nixa and Ozark both have Web sites, developed and hosted by Business Software Solutions Inc. of Nixa. Mike Ariew, president and CEO of Business Software Solutions, serves on the Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce board. His wife, Elaine O'Neal, vice president of the company, is a member of the Ozark Area Chamber of Commerce board.

For both chambers' recent membership drives, O'Neal developed an advertising incentive package, which helped bring in more than 50 new members to each organization. Members of the Nixa chamber are listed on its Web site at

www.nixa.net

while

www.ozark-missouri.com

lists Ozark chamber members.

Both sites feature a business directory of members, alphabetically and by category, with links provided to individual member Web sites. Business Software Solutions Inc. provides Web-site design, development and hosting.

Chamber's After Hours event May 27

Balanced Care of Nixa will host the Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at 5:30 p.m. May 27 at 104 N. Main.

Downhome Productions lights the pope

Downhome Productions provided the sound, stage and lighting for the pope's recent visit to the Kiel Center in St. Louis, according to Mark West, president. Other recent events the lighting, sound and staging company worked include the Wal-Mart annual shareholders' meeting, the Women of Faith convention and the University of Arkansas graduation ceremony. Future local projects include Firefall '99 on June 26