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Volume 4, Issue 29 Friday, March 17, 2006 This Week's Sponsors
Click here to see the visitors' bureau calendar of local events Chamber Calendar 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. Wednesday, April 12: Build Your Own Business Seminar, held at the Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m., conducted by the OSU Small Business Development Center. To register, call Kelly Roberts at 740-289-3727 Ext. 111 or email her at obryant5@ag.osu.edu. 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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ABOUT 200 HELP HERRNSTEINS CELEBRATE THEIR NEWS: Shortly after the Herrnstein family announced its plans to build in the new Sabre Industrial Park to accommodate the new Hyundai dealership, about 200 of their closest friends and business associates joined them for the Business After Business on Wednesday. Herrnstein President Bart Herrnstein kicked off the press conference by announcing the firm is building on a 13-acre tract on River Road near where the new Ohio 207 willl connect with U.S. 23, about four miles from the current dealership on Marietta Road. Ground is expected to be broken in August and the 12,000 square foot dealership should open early in 2007. The new 56-acre park on the west side of U.S. 23 is being developed by RG Properties which was represented by Bo Gunlock. DE Huddleston Inc. will be the contractor. The Herrnstein dealership is expected to be part of Hyundai's plans to grow to one million vehicles sold in the U.S. from the present 600,000. Other aspects of the expansion:
PHOTOS FROM BAB NOW ONLINE: More than 25 photos from the Business After Business at Herrnstein are now online. Herrnstein BAB photos. RG Properties, DE Huddleston Inc. and Classic Brands were co-sponsors. FUTURE OF CITY TOPIC FOR LUNCHEON: What’s on tap for traffic changes the next few years? Safety forces? Parks and recreation? Mayor Joe Sulzer should reveal some of his plans at the State of the City Address Wednesday at the Chillicothe Country Club. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. A Q-and-A session will follow the address. The cost is $12. Make reservations: State of City luncheon. GLATFELTER ADDS TO ASSETS: The Great Britain acquisitions announced by Glatfelter this week appears to strengthen its market share in the tea bags and coffee filters specialty. It said it had purchased one mill for $65 million and plans to acquire another one for $21.7 million. Glatfelter is still on target to become the owners of the Chillicothe operations by March 31 in an $80 million transaction. COMPANY UP AND RUNNING: New chamber member Leading Edge Integration is now offering computer services of all sorts. The firm is offering a comprehensive analysis of clients’ needs, services and expected growth to determine how best to allow the business to concentrate on day-to-day operations, leaving the IT work to The Edge. Services include software and hardware inventory, security patch management and backup and disaster recovery. Joe Corbin and Dusty Countryman, former Horizon PCS managers, recently helped Carver Community Center following the United Way’s Day of Caring program. www.leillc.net LUNCHEON TO FEATURE A NEIGHBOR: Juggling her duties as mayor of Commercial Point in Pickaway County and her role as Mrs. Ohio America keeps Rhonda Shappert busy. She’ll be on hand to talk about that and relay stories about our National Anthem at the Membership Luncheon Wednesday, April 5 at the Chillicothe Country Club. Citizens National Bank is hosting the first luncheon and will have door prizes following the speaker. Make sure to register: Membership Luncheon information and reservations. EMPLOYERS STILL HAVE TIME TO REGISTER: Nearly 100 employers around Central Ohio have registered to participate in the 17th Annual Veterans Employer Expo and Job Fair. It will be held Wednesday (March 22) in Shoemaker Center at OU-C from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If your company would like to participate, contact Richard Shanks, the local veterans employment representative, at 772-7595 or register online at www.geocities.com/jobsforvets/ by 4 p.m. Monday. NAVIGATE THE COLLEGE FINANCIAL MAZE: Adam Halm of Halm Financial is conducting a College Financial Planning Night Tuesday (March 21) to help parents and others better understand how to complete the forms and use tax credits to get the most out of their investment in education. The workshop is 7-8 p.m. at the Pump House Center for the Arts. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 773-5301 or email collegefunding@horizonview.net. BWC DIRECTOR TO SPEAK AT SAFETY AWARDS PROGRAM: For the third year in a row, the administrator and CEO of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will be the main speaker at the Annual Awards Luncheon of the Ross County Safety Council. William Mabe was named to the position in November following a career as an executive at Nationwide. The luncheon is Thursday, April 13 at the Chillicothe Country Club. This also will be a good time for council members to urge Mabe to continue the BWC incentive program which apparently is in danger of being killed. For reservations: Safety luncheon reservations. NEWEST MEMBERS: Here's who's joined the chamber recently:
GET THE FACTS: The Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center plans to hold several Community Gatherings to give people a chance to learn more about the services and programs available it offers. This is in advance of the vote on the 1-mill levy to continue many of those programs. The sessions are set for 7 p.m. on March 30, April 13 and April 26 in the Tecumseh Room of the school on Crouse Chapel Road. Another one is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 22. www.pickawayross.com TEA FOR MOTHERS PLANNED: Chamber members Simply Sweets and the Atwood House bed and breakfast are teaming again this year to present a Mother’s Day Tea on Saturday, May 13. There are two settings -- 12:30 and 3:30 – for the three-course traditional English-style tea that costs $19.95. Reservations are being accepted through April 29 at 774-1606 or 773-0679. VENDORS LICENSES: Here’s who received licenses recently from the Ross County Auditor:
VA STADIUM IN ST. PATRICK'S SPIRIT: The installation of the artificial turf at VA Memorial Stadium this week gave off a decidedly green hue. Weather permitting, the turf portion of the renovations is expected to be completed by the end of the month in time possibly to allow the Chillicothe High School baseball team to open its season there on April 5. Work also continues on the roof and the new dugouts as well as new decking in the picnic area down the left field line.
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