 | Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce Weekly Update
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This Week's Sponsors
Chamber Calendar Wednesday, Nov. 10-Networking Committee, 11:30 a.m., Horizon Technology Center. Wednesday, Nov. 10-Workforce Academy featuring Paul Reed on effective communications, Workforce Academy registration Thursday, Nov. 11-Ross County Safety Council luncheon, featuring Mike Lafreniere of OU-C, 11:30 a.m., Chillicothe Country Club, Safety Luncheon registration Wednesday, Nov. 17-Chamber Business Expo and Business After Business, 5 p.m., Horizon Technology Center. Expo exhibitor signup form BAB registration
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. | Volume 3, Issue 10 Friday, October 29, 2004 SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRY WOULD BE APPRECIATED: The proposed American Centrifuge Plant near Piketon by USEC must clear an approval process from the Nuclear Regulatory Agency. A big step in that hurdle is a public hearing Monday, Nov. 15 in which the NRC will hear from people about what environmental issues it should consider. Support for the project in the form of comments at the hearing is being sought. To have your support heard, contact Matthew Blevins of the NRC at 800-368-5642 Ext. 7684 or by email at mxb6@nrc.gov by no later than Nov. 9 to register. More than 500 full-time jobs are at stake in addition to ones for construction. GREAT THIRD QUARTER: Net income and sales more than tripled for the MeadWestvaco Corporation in the third quarter. Better demand and higher prices for its paper and paperboard products were attributed for the good showing. Net income was $105 million or 52 cents a share, up from $27 million and 14 cents a share a year ago. Analysts had expected earnings of 32 cents per share. CHANGE OF PLANS FOR ANNUAL MEETING: The chamber board Thursday approved the recommendation of the Networking Committee to change the way the annual meeting is conducted and added a social event for the spring. The Annual Meeting on Feb. 17 will not include a dinner, but will have hors d'oevres and beverages. The meeting portion will include the introduction of new board members, local business awards, the Entrepreneur of the Year presentation and the keynote address by author Jack Schultz on economic development. The social event in the spring will be designed as a time for chamber members, their spouses and guests to have a good time. Both also will be designed to be fund-raisers for the chamber. HERRNSTEIN'S LOOKS TO THE FUTURE: Bill and Linda Herrnstein have purchased the 6,000 square foot building at 363 Marietta Road next to Herrnstein Chrysler, Inc. in order to facilitate long-range growth plans of its family business. Herrnstein said they will reenter negotiations with another automotive manufacturer to consider this Chillicothe location as a franchise site, and they will also consider leasing some or all of the building which is segmented into 15 separate finished offices and formerly housed Horizon PCS personnel, and Adelphia cable before that. For further information about leasing contact Bob Evans at 703-7690.
NEWEST MEMBERS: Less than two weeks remain in the chamber's annual Membership Drive which offers great benefits for the new members and up to $1,000 for any chamber individual or team that brings in at least 10 new members during the drive that ends Nov. 12. For details, check this out: Membership Drive details Taking advantage of those benefits are these new members who've joined in the last week:
OU-C CENTER A SAFETY RESOURCE: The Environmental Training and Research Center at Ohio University-Chillicothe can be an invaluable resource for business and industry, large and small, in meeting the requirements and regulations of many state and federal agencies. Michael Lafreniere, associate dean for OU-C and the founding director of the research center, will discuss the many programs at the next luncheon of the Ross County Safety Council on Thursday, Nov. 11 at the Chillicothe Country Club, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Safety Luncheon registration ACADEMY TO FOCUS ON COMMUNICATIONS: Paul Reed, a presenter for more than 25 years, will talk about capitalizing on your own intuition, work behaviors and conflict resolution in the Nov. 10 Workforce Academy. The academy, a program of the chamber's Workforce Development Program, will be 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Ross County Service Center on Western Avenue. The cost is $10 and includes lunch and coffee. To register, call the chamber at 702-2722 or online here: Workforce Academy registration VENDORS LICENSES: Here's who's received licenses recently from the Ross County Auditor:
SKI RESORT OFFERS DISCOUNT TO CHAMBER MEMBERS: The Clearfork Ski Area in Butler near Mansfield is offering substantial discounts to chamber members and their employees from when they open in December through Jan. 3. A coupon detailing the discounts is available by calling the chamber at 702-2722.
EXPO SPACE GOING FAST: More than 30 exhibitors are signed up for the chamber's Nov. 17 Business Expo/Business After Business at the Horizon Technology Center. More space remains, but it's going fast. To reserve your space for $200, call us at 702-2722 or go online: Expo exhibitor signup form. If you'd like to split a table with a chamber partner, we'll make the arrangements. EAT AT THE Y, HELP THE ROTARY: Monday is the annual Rotary Pancake Day at the Ross County YMCA. For $6 you get sausage and all the pancakes you can eat. Serving times are for lunch and dinner. Proceeds go to help the many good causes championed by Rotary in the community. | |
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RETIREMENT PLANS EXPLAINED: Jack Sayers with Great American Financial Services explained the differences of the various retirement plans available to small businesses, such as IRAs and 401k plans now that can serve just one person. He made his presentation on behalf of Citizens National Bank at the Networking Luncheon Wednesday. The next luncheon, now on a quarterly schedule, will be Wednesday, Jan. 26 and will feature an update on economic development activities locally.