 | Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce Weekly Update
Mission statement: The Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce promotes economic and community development by addressing issues important to business.
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Chamber Calendar Wednesday, July 21-Business After Business, Family Dental Center, Western Avenue, 5-7 p.m., co-sponsors are Boulevard Salon, Matt Edler of Edward Jones, Body Zone and Curves; BAB registration Wednesday, July 28-Networking Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Chillicothe Country Club; "Tell Your Chamber What to Do," featuring B.J. Wiberg, president of the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Ohio; Networking Luncheon registration Thursday, July 29-Board of Directors, noon, Horizon's Studio 52 on East Main Street. Thursday, August 12-Ross County Safety Council, 11:30 a.m., Chillicothe Country Club; roundtable discussion of company issues and brainstorming for ideas for future meetings; Safety luncheon registration Thursday, September 23-Annual Chamber Golf Outing, Jaycees Golf Course, Pleasant Valley Road; $300 per team ($75 per individual); $125 for tee or green sponsorship. For more information, call the chamber at 702-2722. You are receiving this newsletter as a benefit of your membership in the Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce. If you would like to unsubscribe, please reply to this message with "unsubscribe" in the subject area. | Volume 2, Issue 45 Friday, July 16, 2004
IT'S BAB WEDNESDAY: Family Dental Center on Western Avenue is coordinating the Business After Business next week that runs 5-7 p.m. There will be the usual good food and beverages along with music and door prizes. Neighbors also will join in, including Curves, Boulevard Salon, Matt Edler of Edward Jones, The Body Zone and a couple others who are expected to join the chamber soon. Make sure to register, though: BAB registration MEET THE NEW SUPER: A good chance to meet the new superintendent of Chillicothe City Schools, Michael Trego, will be Sunday from 4-5 p.m. A reception is being held in the Alumni Library at the high school on Yoctangee Parkway. WELCOME PACKAGES: Don't forget that the chamber can supply your business with excellent maps, directories and other materials for prospective out-of-town employees or if you need to acquaint someone with all of our attributes. Just give us a call at 702-2722 or reply to this e-mail with your request.
NEWEST CHAMBER MEMBER: Beth Conner and Ceil Corcoran are reporting brisk business at their new Funk & Junk store at 65 N. Paint St. The shop sells antiques, gifts, collectibles and all other sorts of things. Phone: 774-3865 STATE CHAMBER GROUP EXEC TO SPEAK: On hand at the next Networking Luncheon to pull ideas from you and talk about what other chambers are doing will be B.J. Wiberg, president of the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Ohio. Wiberg formerly was a chamber director in northern Ohio before joining the Ohio Chamber of Commerce in 1996 as director of the Ohio Small Business Council and Local Chamber Relations. The luncheon Wednesday, July 28 starts at 11:30 at the Chillicothe Country Club. This luncheon also features the "30-Second Commercial" available to all who attend. The cost is $12 if paid at the door and $14 if you want to be invoiced. For non-chamber members, the cost is $20 at the door. Networking Luncheon registration PAINTS GEAR AVAILABLE 24/7: Want a unique Chillicothe Paints T-shirt for that favorite uncle in Alaska? All you need now is go online at www.chillicothepaints.com to do your shopping. The newly designed site lets you pick up apparel and other souvenirs whenever you like. VENDORS LICENSES: Here's who's received licenses recently from the Ross County Auditor:
FUTURE HIGHWAYS ON AGENDA: A public meeting to review the draft of a statewide transportation plan for the next 26 years will be held in Portsmouth Thursday. Called Access Ohio, the plan also involves bridges, rail systems and hiking and biking trails. A meeting is being held in every district in the state. Thursday's meeting will be in the Advanced Technology Center of Shawnee State University in Room 134 from 4-6 p.m. Public comments also may be sent to: accessohio@dot.state.oh.us. TESTIMONY GIVEN AT HEARING: Support for the rezoning of the Barlow property on Western Avenue was voiced by Marvin Jones, the executive director of the chamber, at Wednesday's meeting of the Chillicothe Planning Commission. A new Walgreen's pharmacy is planned and another commercial lot would be available. The commission voted to recommend City Council rezone about 3.5 of the 7 acres to C-4 from the residential R-4. Members of the Chillicothe Conservancy group opposed the change. PRIME WEB ADVERTISING SPACE AVAILABLE: The chamber's web page devoted to tourism with links to all the attractions gets more than 300 visitors a month. Our Job Bank page has more than 100 job-seekers a month checking the open positions, our economic development page of links attracts those thinking about opening a business here, our main Business After Business page has hundreds coming to register each month. Talk about target marketing! Advertising on all of these pages as well as our home page that gets more than 2,000 hits a month is available. To discuss rates and possibilities, give us a call at 702-2722 or e-mail mjones@chillicotheohio.com.
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NEW LINE AN ANSWER TO THE FUTURE: The announcement this week of a new natural gas pipeline north of Chillicothe means another piece of the county's economic development puzzle will be in place. The more than two years of persistence (and investment) by the Community Improvement Corporation and its director, Dona Smith, means that industry and business looking to come to Ross County and those already here looking to expand can count on an adequate supply of gas. Rick Harper of YSK noted at Wednesday's press conference this will make it possible for the local plant to begin thinking about expansion, which wasn't possible until now. The line, which will be built by the end of the year, will run from Bridge Street to near the Kenworth Truck Company plant. The line is made possible by the cooperation of several companies and agencies in addition to the CIC: Utility Technologies Inc., MRS-Energy, Ross Energy, Columbia Gas of Ohio, the Ohio Department of Development and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. 
BIG APPLE GOING ITALIAN: On Monday, July 26, Pat McAllister's New York, New York on North Plaza Boulevard will close to undergo major renovations so it can re-open on Thursday, Aug. 5 as the new Italian Garden Restaurant. Physical changes will include a new patio on the south side and an opened area near the wine cellar. The menu will keep some of the old favorites, but will add homemade pastas, new sauces and desserts. Operating hours also will change to include seating on Sundays and closed on Mondays. It will have the only Sunday liquor service in town. All gift certificates from New York, New York will continue to be honored.
