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Volume 4, Issue 28 Friday, March 10, 2006 This Week's Sponsors
Click here to see the visitors' bureau calendar of local events Chamber Calendar Tuesday, March 14: Leadership Chillicothe Ross Steering Committee, 3:30 p.m., chamber. Wednesday, March 15: Business After Business, Herrnstein Chrysler, Marietta Road, 5-7 p.m. BAB registration Thursday, March 16: Executive Committee, 8 a.m., chamber. Tuesday, March 21: Membership and Events Committee, 11:30 a.m., chamber. Wednesday, March 22, State of the City Address by Mayor Joe Sulzer, sponsored by the chamber, 11:30 a.m., Chillicothe Country Club, State of City reservations Thursday, March 23: Board of Directors, noon, McDonald Financial Group, 37 W. Second St. Wednesday, April 5: Membership Luncheon featuring Rhonda Shappert, 2005 Mrs. Ohio, Chillicothe Country Club, 11:30 a.m., Membership Luncheon information and reservations. Thursday, April 13: Ross County Safety Council luncheon, Annual Awards ceremony featuring William Mabe, administrator and chief executive officer of Ohio's Bureau of Workers' Compensation, 11:30 a.m., Chillicothe Country Club, Safety luncheon reservations.
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 COMMITTEE EXPLORES COMMUNITY GROWTH: The chamber's
Governmental Affairs Committee the past several months has explored the
processes, rationale and other factors involving planning on the parts of
the governments in Chillicothe and Ross County. City Engineer Tom Day,
county planner Keith Putnam and two people from the Voinovich Center in
Athens talked to the committee about their roles and responsibilities and
where they see the community headed in the coming years. The initiative
began following the November election in which city voters rejected the
rezoning on Western Avenue for a Walgreen's pharmacy and voters in Green
Township turned thumbs down on a joint economic development district with
the city. On Wednesday, April 12, the committee is visiting the city's
Planning Commission to discuss initiatives that might be undertaken to
provide for more orderly growth in the city and ensure the city continues
its tradition of working well with developers while preserving the
community's unique character.STATE LEADERS REMINDED OF HEALTH CARE ISSUE: State Sen. John Carey and state Reps. John Schlichter and Clyde Evans were reminded recently of the efforts being made in other states to rein in the escalating costs of health insurance. For example, Oklahoma uses Medicaid funds in a subsidy program that pays at least 60 percent of the premium for low-income workers in firms with 25 or fewer employees and the firm picks up 25 percent. West Virginia has a program that pools money for small businesses using rates it negotiates for state workers. Five other states are starting insurance pools for small firms. Congress is getting much closer to passing a bill that would allow established trade associations, such as this chamber, to offer health insurance to its participating members with the providers treating it as if it were one, large employer, thus keeping premiums lower. Putting the brakes on employee health care costs would probably do more for economic development than any tax incentive program.
NEXT BAB IS WEDNESDAY AT HERRNSTEIN'S: RG Properties, DE Huddleston Inc. and Classic Brands are co-sponsoring Wednesday's Business After Business at Herrnstein Chrysler on Marietta Road. Appetizers and beverages of all sorts, as usual, will be available in addition to the great opportunity to catch up with friends and peers. But make sure to register: BAB registration
NEWEST MEMBERS: Joining the chamber recently:
LOCAL CONTINGENT SOUGHT TO GO TO COLUMBUS: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be the keynote speaker at this year's Annual Meeting and Legislative Reception of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, May 9. Earlier in the day, Ohio chamber staff will provide a briefing on recent legislative events and the two gubernatorial candidates (to be decided in the May 2 primary) have been invited to speak. Following Giuliani's speech at 4, a legislative reception will be held in the Capital Club across from the Statehouse. If enough local chamber members respond, we will endeavor to have a meeting or luncheon with our local lawmakers. The cost to attend is $125. If you're interested in being part of the local contingent, please email us at mjones@chillicotheohio.com. For more information on the event, access the Ohio chamber at www.ohiochamber.com.
FEDERAL GRANTS EASIER TO FIND: Non-profit groups looking to explore federal grant funding opportunities need turn to only one website now -- www.grants.gov -- to learn of programs from every agency. To access the site, you'll need to register first. BUILDING PERMITS: Here's who's received commercial building permits recently from the Chillicothe and Ross County Building Departments:
VENDORS LICENSES: Here's who's received licenses recently from the Ross County Auditor:
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NEW
LUNCHEON SERIES STARTS APRIL 5: The first Wednesday of each month will
be a time for chamber members to hear from an interesting speaker, learn
about new products or services from another member, get caught up on chamber
activities and have a chance to win door prizes. The new Membership Luncheon
series starts April 5 with Rhonda Shappert, the reigning Mrs. Ohio America,
as the speaker. Citizens National Bank is sponsoring the first luncheon. To
learn more about attending and becoming a sponsor for future luncheons,
check out the reservation form: 
DOWNTOWN
GETS NEW BUSINESS: Linda Ingham, familiar to many in the financial
community, had plenty of friends, colleagues and her regional
representatives on hand Thursday morning to open the Countrywide Home Loans
office at 39 S. Paint St., just south of the city Administration Building.
Linda is a member of the chamber's Membership and Events Committee.
ACCURATE
AT CONVENTION; OFFERING SCHOLARSHIP: Four folks from Accurate Heating
and Cooling were on hand for the national convention in Las Vegas recently
for Bryant Heating and Cooling to check out the new equipment and technology
and hear Archie and Peyton Manning. Pictured are Josh Young, Mitch Higgins,
Tom White and J.R. Combs. Accurate also is announcing applications are now
available for its two $1,000 athletic scholarships at area high school
guidance offices. Applicants must demonstrate involvement in school
athletics, maintain a 2.75 or better GPA and be outstanding members of their
teams on and off the field. One female and one male will win the awards.
LEADERSHIP CLASS VISITS GOODWILL: As
part of its day learning about community service groups and serving on
non-profit boards of directors, the Chillicothe Ross Leadership class
visited Goodwill Industries' workshop on East Main Street this week. The
class earlier in the day learned about conducting effective meetings,
visited exhibits of several local organizations and heard from a panel about
serving on boards. 
SAFETY
CREW HEARS ABOUT METH SITUATION: Mary Charney, a co-chairman of the Ross
County Safety Council Steering Committee, thanks Randy Sanders of the
sheriff's department for his presentation at the monthly luncheon Thursday
at the Chillicothe Country Club. Sanders detailed how the department and
U.S. 23 Drug Task Force is battling the problem of methamphetamines in the
region. Next month, the council will have its annual awards program with the
new administrator and CEO of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation,
William Mabe, as the speaker. Reservations are being taken now: