 | Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce Weekly Update
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Volume 3, Issue 22 Friday, February 18, 2005 This Week's Sponsors
(Your ad here for just $30 per edition. Email us by clicking here.) Chamber Calendar Tuesday, Feb. 22: Governmental Affairs Committee, 3:30 p.m., chamber Wednesday, Feb. 23: "How to Start Your Business" seminar, 9 a.m., chamber; registration necessary: call Christie Welch at 800-860-7232 or email her at welch.183@osu.edu. Wednesday, Feb. 23: Business After Business, at Herrnstein Chrysler co-sponsored by Classic Brands and Citizens National Bank, 5-7 p.m., BAB registration Host a board meeting Want to promote your company's new product or service or just want to make decision-makers more aware of your accomplishments? Think about hosting a chamber board meeting. You'll get 15-20 minutes to talk about your firm to the 20 members of the board or maybe even give them a tour of your facilities. It's a great way to get more recognition. All for the cost of just buying them lunch. For details, call 702-2722.
You are receiving this newsletter as a benefit of your membership in the chamber. If you wish not to receive it, please reply to mjones@chillicotheohio.com and write "Unsubscribe" in the subject. | Herrnstein newest Entrepreneur of Year; 40 others win awards
(Click here to see 33 photos from the Annual Meeting or click on any of these photos.) The honor was announced Thursday evening during the Annual Meeting of the chamber which also included the naming of the Volunteers of the Year, the Pride Awards and the introduction of the new board members. More than 200 attended the event at Horizon Technology. Jack Schultz, the author of a book on what makes small towns successful, was the keynote speaker. He spoke of what he considers to be the 7.5 keys small towns must possess to be successful in luring new business and industry and making their communities stronger. He is a partner in an economic development business in Effingham, IL. Herrnstein becomes the 20th winner of the entrepreneur award and was introduced by last year’s winner, Robert Litter of Litter Industries. A native of Chillicothe, Herrnstein, 56, has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism and worked for the Chillicothe Gazette and Lancaster Eagle-Gazette before joining the dealership of his father and mother on West Water Street in 1973. He became president of the dealership in 1988 upon the death of his father, Arthur. The dealership was moved from downtown to its Marietta Road location and, in 1996, the Jeep/Eagle franchise was added. The facilities have undergone significant expansion over the years for its service and parts departments and in 2002 another showroom was added when the Mitsubishi franchise became part of the business. An avid tennis player, Herrnstein is actively involved in the community and is a former chairman of the chamber board of directors.
Pride Awards went to 37 chamber businesses who invested in their firms through renovations, expansions or adding employees in 2004. The full list is below. Bill Beatty of Basic Construction Materials spoke of the challenges ahead for the chamber. He will continue as chairman of the board of directors for a second year. Joining the board this year are Lana Corcoran of Preferred Medical Personnel, Liz Corzine of Litter Quality Propane and Elaine Haubeil of Southeastern Business College. Completing her final term on the board is Linda Brown of Globe Furniture.
Winning Pride Awards were:
REGIONAL ECONOMIC CONFERENCE SET: Ohio University-Chillicothe and the Ohio State University South Centers have teamed to sponsor an all-day conference on Wednesday, March 30 that will take a look at area economic shifts, trends and impacts. Topics to be covered include retail trade, energy, tourism, agriculture, forestry and the workforce. The cost is $30 and the deadline to register to attend at OU-C's Stevenson Center is March 10. More information and online registration is available at http://southcenters.osu.edu/links.htm. USEC ANNOUNCES PERSONNEL CHANGES: Dan Rogers and Angie Duduit, both of whom had been with USEC's gaseous diffusion operations in Piketon, have been named to work with the American Centrifuge project. Rogers becomes director of Lead Cascade Construction and Operations. He has been with the Piketon operations since 1974. Duduit becomes public affairs manager for the centrifuge project, similar to her previous role. She has been at Piketon since 1990. A CHANCE TO RECORD HISTORY: A free seminar at the Majestic Theatre on Tuesday is designed to show participants how to capture on film the memories, experiences and feelings of military veterans. Footage from interviews will be sent to the Library of Congress to be archived as part of a national project. The seminar, funded by the Robert E. and Genevieve Schaefer Fund and with the cooperation of the local VA Medical Center and Rep. Bob Ney, starts at 7 and will last 2-3 hours. More information is available at www.majesticchillicothe.org. NEWEST MEMBERS: Here's who's joined the chamber lately: SCHOLARSHIP CORRECTIONS: To clarify from last week's newsletter the scholarships available from Southern Hills Academy: There are four scholarships of $1,500 for the ninth grade class that opens the high school next year and tuition assistance is available for those in the other grades. POPULARITY PROMPTS RETURN: The seminar on public speaking and presentations this month had such a good response it's returning on Thursday, March 10 with not only the introductory session in the morning, but an advanced session in the afternoon. Author and speaker Ted Janusz will lead the Workforce Academy with the first one 9 a.m. to noon and the second 12:30-4 p.m. at the Ross County Service Center. The fee is $15 per session. Register by calling the chamber at 702-2722 or emailing us at ccinfo@chillicotheohio.com. VENDORS LICENSES: Receiving vendors licenses recently from the Ross County Auditor were: SOCIAL SECURITY SATELLITE BROADCAST TOPIC: Edward Jones representative Matt Edler is hosting a free one-hour meeting on the future of Social Security at his office at 6 p.m. Thursday at 20 Executive Center Drive. Jones specialists will discuss the topic in the broadcast. To reserve a seat, call Edler at 772-2197. CHAPEL TO BE ON COVER: Local artist Patrick Sims' work on the Brown's Chapel United Methodist Church will adorn the cover of the next Horizon Chillicothe Telephone book coming out next month. His painting was chosen from work submitted by members of the Chillicothe Art League. The whole collection will be on display the month of March at the Northside Branch of the Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library. MEMBERS TEAM UP FOR EVENT: The Atwood House and Simply Sweets is offering a Mother's Day Tea on Saturday, May 7 from 1-3:30 p.m., It will be a traditional three-course English tea and costs $19.95. Reservations are being taken through April 23 by calling either 774-1606 or 773-0679. | |
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ADVANCED SERVICES JOINS WITH TRANE: The Trane Company is welcoming Advanced Services Heating and Cooling as one of its dealers. Trane provides all levels of heating and air conditioning systems and has annual sales approaching $5 billion. Advanced's Dave Pinkerton says, "We are very excited to represent Trane in Pike and Ross counties as a Trane dealer."