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Legislative Luncheon Features 22nd District Candidates
The
Clintonville Chamber will join with the Worthington Chamber and Dublin
Chamber in hosting a “Candidates Luncheon” on Tuesday, Oct. 24th at
11:30 am at Brookside Country Club, 2770 W. Dublin Granville Rd (SR
161). The luncheon flier is in this newsletter.
Of
particular interest to Clintonville Chamber members will be the 22nd
House District candidates, Rep. Jim Hughes (R) and challenger John
Carney (D). Both Hughes and Carney are Clintonville residents.
Hughes is seeking his fourth term as the 22nd District
Representative. He is currently the Chair of the House Election &
Ethics Committee. He also serves on the Criminal Justice, Economic
Development, and Insurance committees. He is a graduate of Whetstone
High School, The Ohio State University and Capital Law School.
John Carney is currently a business attorney with Porter Wright Morris
and Arthur, specializing in health care issues. He received both his
undergraduate and law degrees from the Ohio State University. He
volunteered with the Columbus Public Schools to help organize the CPS
Computer Outreach Program.
You
can learn more about both candidates at their individual web sites.
Carney:
www.votecarney.com
Hughes:
www.votejimhughes.us
Click the
link below for more information about our luncheon
download/Clintonville Luncheon Form.pdf
COTA Sales Tax Levy is Issue 7 on Nov. Ballot
The Central Ohio Transit
Authority (COTA) Board of Trustees last month to adopt a Long Range
Transit Plan and to place a 1/4 % sales tax issue on the November
ballot.
Key points of the long
range plan include 1) Expansion for fixed-route bus service, 2)
Increased service for persons with disabilities (paratransit) 3)
Introduction of technologies to make transit more convenient and
user-friendly and 4) Planning for future investments (transit centers,
park & rides, acquisition of rights of way in strategic corridors and
other transit initiatives.
COTA currently operates
234 buses over 500 square miles of routes, resulting in 14.6 million
riders last year. Clintonville’s #2 bus route on High Street is
COTA’s most
heavily
used routes. Employees of many Clintonville businesses use the route
to get to and from work.
If
the levy passes, COTA will not begin collecting the 1/4% sales tax
until 2008, which is when the current 1/4% COTA sales tax expires.
This procedure by COTA would mean that COTA’s levy would not effect
the total amount of sales tax collected in Franklin County. It would
remain at 6.75%. The levy request from COTA comes following a number
of serious budget cuts by the organization.
Chamber members can get more information regarding Issue 7 at the web
site.
www.cotacampaign.org
Business Briefs...
Georgetown Apartments Adds Pet Walk
Georgetown is proud to announce several exciting improvements to
the community. For our pet lovers, we have recently added a fenced in
pet walk for our furry friends to run leash free. For a fresh new
look, we are changing and improving several aspects of our community
including: resealing of our spacious parking lot, concrete repairs and
a vibrant red exterior door color for our apartment homes. Georgetown
Apartments are located across from Graceland Shopping Center.
Georgetown is open Monday – Friday 8am to 5pm and Saturdays 10am to
5pm. You can always visit us online at
www.georgetownaptsoh.com
or call the leasing office at 614.888.1118
Clintonville Projects, Chamber Members Featured
at NARI Showcase
Several
Clintonville project that were completed by Chamber members were
featured at the NARI Home Improvement Showcase. Featured projects of
Clintonville Chamber members include:
Artemis Design & Construction –
Whole
house remodel at 617 Seabury Dr. in Worthington, includes owners
suite, kitchen, bath, living room and screened porch.
J.S. Brown Co. –
Kitchen
and dining room at 515 E. Torrence Rd. combined kitchen and dining
room into larger more modern space. Cabinets, granite counter tops,
back splash, and hardwood floors.
Other
Clintonville projects featured were 214 W. Royal Forest and 166 W.
Beaumont.
Tim Gray of Two Men & A Truck
Receives Certification
Tim
Gray, Two Men and a Truck's Residential and Commercial Outside Sales
Estimator, has received his Certificate for a
Certified Moving Consultant, recognized by the American Moving and
Storage Association.
Congratulations Tim!
New
AutoZone Store is Open..
Angele
Gabbey is the new manager of the AutoZone at 3559 N. High St. The
store officially opened in mid-September. Stop in and say hello
to our new Chamber member.
Robinson’s Attend Shaklee 50th Anniversary Celebration.
Bob
and Judy Robinson attended SHAKLEE Corporation's 50th Anniversary
Celebration in San Francisco in August
SHAKLEE celebrated its past 50 years as the #1 Nutrition and
Environment Company in the U.S. and launched its next 50 years with
new products and global expansions. For more information about
products safe for your home and your planet, go to
www.shaklee.net/livingbetter/getclean or want to lose those extra
inches and pounds, go to
www.cinchplan.com/livingbetter.
Columbus Handyman Opens New
Showroom on High Street
The
Columbus Handyman, John Hahn has opened his new offices and showroom
at 4579 and 4583 N. High Street. They are also planning their 10th
Anniversary celebration.
First Friday Features Book Review and Networking
The Chambers's First Friday Networking Breakfast will be a
little different this month. In addition to great business to
business net working, the will be a book review.
First Friday participants will here about the "7
Irrefutable Rules for Small Business Growth" by Steven S. Little.
Plan to join the group at 7:30 am at the Panera Bread on High St.
First Friday is a members only event.
Rule 1: Establish a strong sense of
purpose
Rule 7: See the Future more Clearly
For more...see you at First Friday
CompManagement Aligns With Sedgwick CMS
CompManagement, Inc. and Sedgwick CMS have joined together to give
clients and partners access to more and broader resources to manage
their workers’ compensation and medical professional liability
programs. Sedgwick CMS, one of the largest third-party administrators
(TPA) in North America, acquired CompManagement on September 13, 2006
as a result of an agreement reached with CompManagement’s parent,
Security Capital Corp.
CompManagement Chief Executive Officer Stephen Brown said the
acquisition will prove to be beneficial to clients as well as both
organizations.
“CompManagement and Sedgwick CMS complement each other in terms of
service offerings and geographic presence, paving the way for
continued service and excellence in and around Ohio,” Brown said. “By
aligning with Sedgwick CMS, we will be better positioned to work with
clients and the many trade associations in which we have forged strong
relationships. Our business model is akin to Sedgwick CMS’s, a
testament to the fact that we are a good fit for one another.”
CompManagement brings Sedgwick CMS an expanded line of business,
particularly in Group Rating Plans, medical professional liability
third-party administration, and Managed Care Organization (MCO)
leadership in Ohio. Sedgwick CMS brings CompManagement national
expertise in claims administration and program management.
CompManagement clients will have access to Sedgwick CMS services;
Sedgwick CMS clients will have access to CompManagement services
In
addition, Sedgwick CMS’s national presence will enable
CompManagement to address clients’ needs in geographic areas currently
not being served. “We will be able to deliver CompManagement services
to virtually any state where our clients have operations,” said Brown.
Sedgwick
CMS has been recognized as the “Best TPA” in a nationwide survey of
the readers of
Business Insurance,
the leading newsmagazine for risk management, insurance and employee
benefits professionals. CompManagement President Jon Wagner emphasized
that Ohio will be a core focus once CompManagement becomes part of
Sedgwick CMS. CompManagement tends to serve small- to mid-sized
companies and public entities, while Sedgwick CMS serves
Fortune
500-sized organizations. Together, they will serve the broadest
spectrum of businesses in the industry.
“Our
clients can expect the same great service and commitment to Ohio,”
Wagner said. “Our strength lies in being close to our clients. That
too will not change.”
ThisWeek Clintonville Launches New
Business Feature
"Neighborhood Nuggets"
Chamber member Paul Carringer of Caring Direct has started a new
feature in
ThisWeek Clintonville,
entitled
“Neighborhood Nuggets” featuring in depth stories about Clintonville
area businesses.
The
first column appeared on Sept. 28th and featured two high-tech firms,
InfoGuard and VSync.
The
article not only talked about the services the two firms provide, but
also discussed why they are in Clintonville and the advantages of
doing business here.
Other businesses featured in the column were Chamber members, Triumph
Auto Glass, Clintonville Auto Repair Service, and the Flag Lady’s
Flag Store.
If
you know of a unique business story in Clintonville, or have something
going on in your business you think others need to know, contact Paul
at paul@paulcarringer.com or call him at 846-5528.
WF-FI is Coming to a Library Near You!
By the end of this month the Whetstone Library will be Wi-Fi,
according to manager Greg Denby. Whetstone will be the second
facility in the Columbus Metropolitan Library system to go wireless.
While the library currently has 38 public computers, use is heavy
and there is sometimes a wait. Now library patrons with lap tops and
wireless capabilities will be able to log on to the internet and
access any site they desire.
According to Susan Studebaker, Director of Public Services for the
Library, “the system will be so simple, anyone can be up and running
in a matter of minutes.”
In August of this year the Gahanna branch went wireless and the
response has been great, both from library patrons and the staff.
The library plans to make all 20 of its branches wireless in the near
future. To further assist patrons who utilize the wireless technology,
the library is installing extra electrical outlets, so you can just
“plug in.”
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