Late last spring a small group of young Southern Illinois professionals gathered with an idea. For years the region’s business community had relied in part on their local chamber of commerce offices and civic groups to create networking opportunities to help raise their profile and boost their bottom line.

But this group of upstarts saw a need beyond what those groups could provide.

Seeing spots? No, but you should be today.

It’s the 13th Day of the Month, and 13Pro is baaack.

13Pro is all about Bringing Young Professionals to the Same Spot, and the spot to be today is Facebook.

Last month on October 13th, there were hundreds of 13Pro green spots all ...over Facebook.

We’d like to see even more today, Friday, November 13^th.

Anyone, whether you are a group member or a non-members who is following our commitment to the region, is encouraged to: