 | Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce Weekly Update
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Volume 3, Issue 26 Friday, March 25, 2005
(No, you did not miss an edition last week. Management took a few days of vacation.) This Week's Sponsors
(Your ad here for just $30 per edition. Email us by clicking here.) Chamber Calendar Friday, March 25: Good Friday, office closed. Thursday, March 31: Awards Committee, 3:30 p.m., chamber. Tuesday, April 5: Networking, Marketing and Membership Committee, 11:30 a.m., Traditions. Tuesday, April 5: Meeting for businesses to support Chillicothe City Schools levy, 5:30 p.m., Alumni Library at CHS, Yoctangee Parkway. Thursday, April 7: Ross County Safety Council luncheon, Annual BWC Awards presentations, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Chillicothe Country Club, Safety Council luncheon registration Friday, April 8: Legislative Luncheon with Sen. John Carey and Reps. John Schlichter and Clyde Evans on proposed tax reforms, 11:30 a.m., Chillicothe Country Club, Legislative Luncheon Registration Wednesday, April 20: Business After Business, Globe Furniture, East Main Street, 5-7 p.m. BAB registration
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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. | BY THE NUMBERS: Every once in awhile, it's good to sift through some data to get a better picture of what's really happening in the Ross County business world. Unfortunately the most recent numbers on business trends from the U.S. Census Bureau date to 2002, but they still reveal some interesting facts and probably haven't changed significantly:
SCHOOL FUNDING TWIST: Our local state lawmakers have plenty to talk about at the Friday, April 8 Legislative Luncheon, but another possibility arose this week. Some suburban lawmakers have gotten together and said they are hoping to pump more money into the state budget for schools and give districts more potential funding avenues. According to the Columbus Dispatch, this group is looking at allowing districts to go ask voters for a sales tax and allow property taxes to grow as values increase, within limits. This along with the huge overhaul proposed in the business tax arena will give state Sen. John Carey, states Reps. John Schlichter and Clyde Evans good fodder for discussion. The luncheon starts at 11:30 a.m. at the Chillicothe Country Club and reservations are filling up fast: Legislative Luncheon Registration NETWORKING LUNCHEONS RETURN: By popular demand, the monthly Networking Luncheons return on April 27. Designed mostly for small and micro businesses, the luncheons will feature guest speakers geared to the audience. And, each company represented will get 30 seconds for an infomercial to introduce themselves and or their product/service to the others. The speaker for April is Gary Little of the Information Technology Alliance of Appalachian Ohio. It starts at 11:30 a.m. at the Chillicothe Country Club. Networking Luncheon registration OPEN HOUSE TO REVIEW HIGHWAY PLAN: District 9 of the Ohio Department of Transportation is holding an open house to review and gather public comment on projects planned for the area in 2006-2009. The open house is Monday, April 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Ross County Service Center on Western Avenue. No pre-registration is required. HOME AND GARDEN SHOW NEARS: Many chamber members will be involved as always in the Southern Ohio Home and Garden Show April 2-3 at the Ross County Fairgrounds. The show starts at 10 a.m. both days and ends at 6 on Saturday and 4 on Sunday. Admission is free and parking is $2. For all the details: www.southernohiohomegarden.com. DRAMA LAUNCHES NEW AFFINITY PROGRAM: Area businesses have a chance to take advantage of the drawing power of "Tecumseh!" this year through a new sponsorship program being launched. Each performance is available for an exclusive sponsorship and all sponsors will be included in the souvenir program and acknowledgement on a sign in the pavilion area. The levels of sponsorship range from $3,000 to $250 and all include complimentary tickets. To sign up, call the office at 775-4100 or email Marion Waggoner at mnw@horizonview.net or Beth Beatty at tecumseh@bright.net. NEWEST MEMBERS: Here's who's joined the chamber recently:
ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET: More than half the members of the Ross County Safety Council will be honored with awards at the Thursday, April 7 luncheon that will feature James Conrad, CEO of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, as the guest speaker. Awards will be given for companies that had no lost-time accidents in 2004, that significantly reduced their rate of injuries and which recorded milestones during the year. The event starts at 11:30 at the Chillicothe Country Club. Safety Council luncheon registration SCHOOLS UNITE TO HELP STUDENTS: Southeastern Business College and DeVry University have entered into a degree completion agreement that validates the transfer of credits between the two and offers students opportunities beyond the associate degree level. For more information, contact the college at 774-2065.
BAB WENT LIKE CLOCKWORK: Especially for Huntington Bank's Delbert Bochard who won the grand prize of an artistic timepiece from Carlisle Gifts. The clock and other prizes were given away at the March 16 Business After Business at Goodwill Industries. With Bochard are Keith Alcorn, left, of Goodwill, and Jesse Jeffries of the Good N Clean Janitorial subsidiary. April's BAB will be at Globe Furniture as it celebrates its 100th anniversary. Four gift certificates of $250 each will be given away. Check out the special invitation to the left. BAB registration HEALTH EXPO NEXT WEEKEND: Pickaway-Ross Health Technologies and Ohio University-Chillicothe are teaming for the Health, Wellness and Fitness Expo 2005 Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at OU-C's Shoemaker Center. The Expo will offer free testing and screening in a number of areas, including cholesterol, blood sugar and pulmonary function. VENDORS LICENSES: Here's who's received licenses recently from the Ross County Auditor:
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CITY SCHOOL LEVY SUPPORT GROWING: About 20 business people attended the meeting this week designed to determine how best this segment could aid in the passage of the operating levy sought by Chillicothe City Schools in the May 3 election. Bob Smith of E.M. Smith Jewelers chaired the meeting in which information and ideas were gathered. The chamber board formally endorsed passage of the levy in its meeting Thursday. A second meeting of the business group is set for Tuesday, April 5 at 5:30 at the Alumni Library.