The first game of the world series impacted attendance Tuesday at the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce’s Primetime event held to introduce new members to the business community.

“Who would have thought when we were planning this in January that the Royals would be in the World Series in October,” said Kristi Bailey, Chamber Director of Communication and Marketing. “We took a hit from the Royals game.”

The Primetime event was held from 5 to 7 p.m. at 36th Street Food & Drink located in the Downtown Holiday Inn.  Around 100 people were in attendance at the event.  However, Bailey said usually there would be more than 200.

“I think everyone there really seemed to get a lot out of it and for some of the new members this is the first time they’ve done something like that,” said Bailey. “We want to invite the new members back next year so they can participate again on a Non-Royals night.”

The Chamber said this year it has gained 100 new members.

“The chamber is a membership organization so we always are looking for new members to join because we survive based on dues and members who buy sponsorship as well as economic development for the community,” said Bailey.

She said the Chamber has helped bring companies to St. Joseph like Nor-Am Cold Storage and the just recently announce Schutz Container Systems which will be adding around 50 jobs to the St. Joseph community.