 | 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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Volume 4, Issue 10 Friday, October 21, 2005 This Week's Sponsors
(Your ad here for just $30 per edition. Email us by clicking here.) What's happening in Ross County this weekend, this month, this year? Click here. Chamber Calendar Wednesday, October 26: Networking Luncheon at Chillicothe Country Club, 11:30 a.m., OU-C Professor Tom Brown will discuss Chillicothe's role as a regional shopping, dining and entertainment destination. Networking Luncheon registration Wednesday, November 2: Spaulding Chiropractic and Sports Therapy ribbon cutting, Woodbridge Avenue, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, November 10: Ross County Safety Council, "Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Automatic External Defibrillators in the Workplace," Chillicothe Country Club, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Safety Council registration Wednesday, November 16: Business After Business and Business Expo sponsored by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Best Western Adena Inn, 5-7 p.m.; Click here to learn how to reserve your space and for more details. 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. |
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MOST AMBITIOUS UNDERTAKING: The Jobs 2010 initiative unveiled this week
will be the most concentrated, targeted and inclusive economic development
campaign the community has seen in maybe 30 years. While development efforts
have continued for those 30 years, this marks a concerted effort to focus
the many resources of the city, county, Community Improvement Corporation
and the chamber with each having a role in the master plan that has been
developed. A full-time ED executive is expected to be hired by early next
year to coordinate all of the activities. The executive will report directly
to the new Economic Development Alliance of Southern Ohio. The alliance for
now continues its fund-raising efforts in the private sector to leverage the
25 percent matching grant by the Ross County commissioners. We urge all
chamber members to become a part of this initiative to bring 1,500 new jobs
to the county in five years. Jobs 2010
informationWHY WE'RE A HUB: Tom Brown and his Ohio University-Chillicothe business class students helped document the fact the city is the regional shopping, dining and entertainment hub for south central Ohio. Been that way almost from the day Chillicothe was founded in 1796. How strong is this element of our economy and what does it mean? Brown will discuss the topic at Wednesday's Networking Luncheon at the Chillicothe Country Club which begins at 11:30. Make sure to sign up in advance: Networking Luncheon registration NAME CHANGE ONLY: The Medicine Shoppe is now Henderson Pharmacy Services on West Main Street.
WIN YOUR OWN SHOCKER: Automatic external defibrillators are saving more lives now that companies are installing them in their workplaces. One attendee at the next luncheon of the Ross County Safety Council will win one of the heart-shocking devices that are valued at $1,500. Ed Feil from Leading Edge Medical will talk about the devices at the luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 10 at the Chillicothe Country Club. Sign up now: Safety Council registration NEWEST MEMBERS: Taking advantage of the chamber's annual membership drive and becoming members recently were:
RETOOLED AND READY TO SHOW IT: Good n' Clean Janitorial, a division of Goodwill Industries, upgraded its equipment, developed new training, a new quality control plan and added carpet cleaning to its services. As an incentive to entice new customers, the firm is offering 10 percent off the first cleaning job. To learn more, call Jesse Jeffries or Beverly Coon at 702-4000. AWARD-WINNING DESIGNER: Stephen Patrick's Westside Media recently received three awards for its design of websites from DesignFirms. The awards rate excellence in creativity and design, programming/compatibility and ease of use and effectiveness. The three websites are: www.westsidemedia.com, www.salemchillicothe.org and www.aquariumadventure.com. STATE SUPPLIER: Preferred Staffing of Ohio will supply the state of Ohio with its temporary workers in 25 counties in central, southern and southeast Ohio. To handle the account, two new branch offices are being opened in central and eastern Ohio by owners Ken Shelton and Abigail Patches. SHOPPING FOR COLLEGE MADE EASY: More than 50 institutions of higher learning will be represented at the annual College Night program at Ohio University-Chillicothe on Thursday, Nov. 3 from 6:30-8 p.m. High school juniors, seniors and their parents are invited. To see the list of participating schools, check out www.ohio.edu/chillicothe. ARE YOU ONE OF THE BEST?: The Ohio Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Society of Human Resource Managers of Ohio, The Best Companies Group and the Manufacturing Education Council is sponsoring a contest to find the "Best Places to Work in Ohio." The competition is open to any for-profit or not-for-profit firm with 25 or more employees and you do not need to be a member of the Ohio chamber. For all the details: www.bestplacestoworkoh.com.
HALLOWEEN SAFETY PROJECT: From now through Oct. 31, CiCi's Pizza on North Bridge Street is handing out Halloween Handbooks that have safety tips, reflective stickers, coupons and costume suggestions. PIONEER PLANS BAZAAR: A craft bazaar for Pioneer School is set for Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school on County Road 550. Sixty crafters are signed up with funds going to benefit the extra-curricular activities of the students. VENDORS LICENSES: Here's who's received licenses recently from the Ross County Auditor:
TRADE ZONE SEMINAR SET: Learning the benefits of doing business in a foreign trade zone is the topic of a free seminar set for Thursday, Nov. 3 in Westerville. FTZs are used primarily by companies importing goods. To learn more or to register by the Nov. 1 deadline, contact Angie Atwood at 614-409-3622 or aatwood@columbusapirports.com.
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FEWER
THAN A DOZEN TABLES AVAILABLE: The annual combined Business After
Business and Business Expo on Nov. 16 is set for the Best Western Adena Inn
off North Bridge Street and more than half the tables have been sold. A
crowd exceeding 150 is expected. Call the chamber at 702-2722 to reserve
your space. Great weather was a factor in the success of this past week's
BAB at the Southeastern Business College which also featured the food of
Olde Canal Smokehouse and pet treats from the Chillicothe Animal Clinic,
both co-sponsors. Check out more photos from the affair:
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ACTIVITY: Steve Houseman and his partners have a service station,
convenience store and a couple retail outlets under construction next to
their Executive Center and across from Dakota's Roadhouse on Western Avenue
and Star Drive. Construction started just this past week.
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TURNED FOR BUILDING: Bud and Greg Essig, owners of Carr Supply Inc.,
were on hand to turn dirt to start construction of their new building in the
Gateway Interchange Industrial Park off Ohio 104 Thursday morning. The
Columbus-based company that's 88 years old will move from its East Water
Street location once construction by AKM Building Systems is complete,
expected next March. The facility next to Horizon Technology will be 10,000
square feet, including a 3,300 square foot showroom.