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Volume 4, Issue 20 Friday, January 6, 2006 This Week's Sponsors
Click here to see the visitors' bureau calendar of local events Chamber Calendar Tuesday, January 10: Governmental Affairs Committee, guest Karl Runser of ILGARD in Athens on community planning, 3:30 p.m., Room A, Ross County Service Center Wednesday, January 11: Leadership Chillicothe Ross session on local government and law enforcement, 7:45 a.m., Huntington Bank conference room Thursday, January 12: Ross County Safety Council luncheon, executives from area businesses to detail how safety begins at the top; required CEO event to remain eligible for BWC incentive program; 11:30 a.m., Chillicothe Country Club, Safety Council CEO luncheon registration Tuesday, January 17: Leadership Chillicothe Ross Steering Committee, 3:30 p.m., chamber Wednesday, January 18: Business After Business, ProScan Imaging, North Bridge Street, across from Tumbleweed, 5-7 p.m. BAB registration Thursday, January 19: Chamber Executive Committee, 8 a.m., chamber Wednesday, January 25: Networking Luncheon featuring Linda Woggon, vice president of governmental affairs for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., Chillicothe Country Club, Networking Luncheon registration Thursday, January 26: Chamber Board of Directors, noon, Citizens National Bank. Wednesday, February 22: Annual Dinner featuring Steven S. Little, the "Business Growth Expert," 6 p.m., Shoemaker Center, Ohio University-Chillicothe, 2006 Annual Dinner reservations. Thursday, February 23: Grow Your Business seminar by Steven S. Little, Bennett Hall, Ohio University-Chillicothe, Steven S. Little Business Growth Seminar.
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FAYETTE ON SHORT LIST FOR ENGINE PLANT: Three industrial sites, including one in Fayette County, are being pushed by the state to attract a proposed Toyota engine plant, according to an article in the Columbus Dispatch this week. The information was included in a letter Gov. Taft wrote to a Toyota official. Other counties listed were Clinton and Preble. Ohio is offering free land and up to $30 million in grants over 15 years to help with infrastructure improvement and worker training. Also in the running are Mississippi, Michigan, Tennessee and other states. A decision might be made this year.
MAJOR CORNER GETTING A NEW TENANT: Fastenal will be moving into the renovated quarters of the former Heil Furniture store at the southwest corner of Bridge and Main streets shortly. The nuts, bolts, screws and fastener company is now on North Park Drive off Ohio 159 north and before that was on East Second Street near the former railroad tracks. Rodney Winegardner owns the building. LAST CALL: Today is the last day to nominate someone for the chamber’s Entrepreneur of the Year award. Several have been received and nominees from the previous two years remain in the running. Entrepreneur nomination form CEOs REQUIRED AT NEXT SAFETY LUNCHEON: To remain eligible for the 4 percent premium discount on workers’ compensation, companies must have their CEOs or CFOs attend Thursday’s luncheon of the Ross County Safety Council. Four CEOs from area companies – large and small – will talk about how they create a culture of safety at their operations. Make sure to register: Safety luncheon reservations BUSINESS TOPIC FOR NEW SPEAKER SERIES: Chamber members are invited to OU-C for the inaugural session of the Ohio University College of Business Breakfast Speaker Series on Wednesday, Feb. 8. T.J. Justice, the director of the Governor’s Office of Appalachia, will kick off the periodic series, discussing economic development issues in the region. Justice formerly was the state development representative in the Chillicothe area. The series is being beamed live via microwave to the regional campuses and attendees will get a chance to ask questions. The series is 7:30-9 a.m. and will be in Bennett Hall on the OU-C campus. To reserve a spot, email Jodie Van Winkle: vanwinkl@ohio.edu. NEWEST MEMBER: CDM Federal, associated with USEC in Piketon, recently joined the chamber through Mike Klein. 740-897-2978, www.cdm.com. HIGH-TECH INTERNS AVAILABLE AT HALF PRICE: If your business is in need of some temporary help in the fields of electronics, graphic design, information technology, metallurgy and dozens of other fields, you might want to check out the Third Frontier Internship Program that provides college students as interns. ITAAO is the area’s manager of the program that can reimburse companies up to $3,000 for the wages paid. To learn all the details: www.ohio3fip.com or email itaao@itaao.org. NEW PROGRAM COORDINATOR: Catherine (Kitty) Brewer is the new coordinator for the Ross County ABLE/GED program at the Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center. She replaces Adrienne Glandon who took a position with Ohio State University. PERSONNEL AND PROCUREMENT SEMINARS SET: Businesses have a chance to learn about the two topics:
For a complete list of business-related seminars and events, don't forget about the chamber's calendar that's always accessible from our homepage. If you have an item for the calendar, fax your flyer to 702-2727 or email the information to us at ecamponeschi@chillicotheohio.com. Seminars-events calendar | |
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