Networking opportunities in DuPage County

To submit your listings, e-mail M.J. Porter at mporter@dailyherald.com or fax to (630) 955-0895.

Ongoing

• The village of Lombard and Lombard Chamber announced the winners of the 2008 Business Recognition Awards. Winners include Property Stewardship to Lombard Body & Fender; Major Milestone to Bella Ink Designs and Chicago Soy Dairy; Business Pride to Contours Express, Schweppe, Inc. and Fairfield Inn & Suites; Property Improvement to Yeager Fotografix, Dr. Michael Colletti, Shops on Butterfield and Lombard Hobbies; Jim Bell Distinguished Developer to Prairie Path Villas/Gap Development; Customer Service to Potted Petals, Signs By tomorrow, TownePlace Suites by Marriott and Pet Photos. The winners were chosen by the village's Economic and Community Development Committee. For details and all nominees, visit www.villageoflombard.org.

Thursday

• A free business seminar, Building Rapport to Better Serve Your Customers and Boost Your Bottom Line, will be presented from 8 to 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Drury Lane Center, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Deadline to register is Thursday. Keynote speaker is Kirk Hamsher. For details, visit www.SeniorLifestyleEXpo.org or call Ed Graziano at (312) 540-9700.

• The Deal Makers chapter of Business Network International meets at 7:30 a.m. Thursdays at Atlanta Bread Company, 28251 Diehl Road, Warrenville. The group is looking for businesses not represented in its chapter for networking and referrals. For details, visit www.bnimarketing.com or call (630) 505-1450.

April 30

• A free business workshop, Developing a Leadership Toolbelt, will be presented from 8 to 9 a.m. April 30 by Aurora University's Human Resources Institute in the University Banquet Hall of Alumni Hall, 1410 Marseillaise Place, Aurora. The event is open to the public. Tom Berliner, director of the university's MBA program, is the featured speaker. For details, call (630) 844-5150.

May 9

• DuPage Optical, Inc. will hold a grand opening and ribbon cutting with open house from 4 to 8 p.m. May 9 at 207 S. Addison Road, Addison. The celebration will be from May 8-10. For details or to RSVP, call (630) 279-8866.

June 12

• The OSHA 7005 Industrial Warehouse Safety Seminar is from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 12 in the Engineering Building at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. Space is limited and early-bird pricing is offered. OSHA presenters have years of experience to share about safe practices for moving material, powered industrial trucks, docks, storage and warehousing. For details, visit www.earnyourcard.com or call (800) 656-5317.