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Chamber to
Host City Council Candidates Forum Sept. 11th
The Clintonville Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee
will host an informational forum for the eight Columbus City Council
candidates on Tuesday, September 11, at 7:00 pm at the North Broadway
United Methodist Church, 48 E. North Broadway.
The
invited candidates are Bill Brownson, Paul Bingle, Jim O’Grady,
Hearcel Craig, Andrew Ginther, Michael Mentel, Charleta Tavares, and
Larry Thomas. Priscilla Tyson and Heidi Samuel will meet in a
separate election for an un-expired term. Chamber Vice Chair of
Governmental Affairs, Joe Patchen will serve as moderator for the
event.
Each
candidate will be given the opportunity to make a brief opening
remarks which will be followed by a question and answer session.
Questions are expected to focus on small business and neighborhood
related issues. In addition to questions from the moderator, written
questions will also be accepted from the audience. Candidates will
then make a closing statement.
“We
believe it is important that our members have the opportunity to meet
the candidates and become familiar with their positions,” Patchen
said.
All
council members run city wide as “at-large” candidates. Four will be
elected on November 6th.
Merger of
Blind and Deaf School Will Be Chamber Luncheon Topic
Sept.
27th Lunch Will Feature Ohio School Facilities Commission
Plans for consolidating the campuses of the Ohio School for the Blind
and Ohio School for the Deaf will be the topic of discussion at the
Chamber’s September 27th luncheon at the Clintonville Woman’s Club.
Representatives of the Ohio School Facilities Commission, which is
over seeing the project will review current options for the project
and will provide Chamber members and their guests and overview of the
project. The current 212 acre site, which includes several buildings
for both schools, is split by a 75 acre “conservation easement” for
the Bill Moose Ravine.
At
a public open house on August 15, the OSFC presented several plan
options with regard to how the new facility might be configured on the
existing property. School officials and members of the OSFC are still
reviewing options at this time.
Rob
Grinch, OSFC Senior Project Administrator and the project architect
Andrew Maletz of Steed/Hammond/Paul will review alternatives and
outline the projects process going forward at the Chamber luncheon
meeting.
Of
particular interest to the Clintonville business community is the
possible disposition of any portion of the property that could be
deemed excess as a result of the consolidation of the two schools. At
this stage of the projects planning it has not been determined if
there will indeed by any excess property at all.
The
luncheon will begin at 11:30 am and reservations are required. Please
call the Chamber office at 262-270 to make your reservation or email,
jnini@clintonvillechamber.com
The cost
of lunch is $15 per person.
Chamber
Joins With Others in Central Ohio for Small Business Seminar.
Small Business Seminar Thursday, Sept. 27th.
"Ready, Set, GROW" Features Steven S. Little
The Clintonville Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Inc.
Magazine and other central Ohio Chambers to bring a special learning
event for local area businesses entitled “Ready…Set…GROW! Preparing
Your Business for Big Things.” The program features business
growth expert Steven S. Little, a senior consultant with Inc.
Magazine and the former president of three fast growth companies.
Sponsored by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and CompManagement, the
half day program will be held at the Villa Milano, 1630 Schrock Road
Thursday, September 27, 2007. An easy drive from I-270 Cleveland
Ave. exit.
For registration form and more information go to
Chamber Events
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Welcome New Members
CME
Federal Credit Union
Sonya
Rocco
4545 N. High St. 43214
614-396-4567
Fax 396-4568
Life is good, Make it Great!
www.cmefcu.org
The
Garage Gurus
Shawn McNeil
580 Oakland Park. 43214
614-267-9530
Fax 267-9590
We build custom garages!
www.thegaragegurus.com
September Coupon Page (pdf)
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Chamber Chair of the
Board Judy Davis, new members Kim Walters and Sonya Rocco of CME
Federal Credit Union and Vice Chair of Membership Jeni Engel
Chamber Ambassadors
Jack
Wells, Board Member
Chairman
Judy
Robinson
Shaklee Products
Cynda Manchester
Heartland Payments
Chris Housden
InfoGuard Systems
Julie Hudgins
KEMBA Financial
Duffy Horan
Sky
Bank
Judy
Davis
J
Thomas Davis Guitar Maker
Bill
Alsnauer
State Farm Insurance
Nancy Miller
COVA
Contact an Ambassador for
Membership information
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Business Briefs.....
Customer
Service Will Be Topic at First Friday Networking Breakfast
The Chamber's
"First Friday Networking Breakfast" will be Friday September 7th
starting at 7:30 am and will be held at the new Clintonville
Outfitters at 2869 N. High.
The topic of discussion
will be "Customer Service, Is Yours a Myth or Reality?" Chamber
members attending the event should be prepared to share their best or
worst customer service story with those attending.
Edward
Jones Office Tops in 529 College Savings Plans
The investment firm of Edward Jones has 10,000 advisors across the
country and the Clintonville office of Jacquelyn Lucas-Murphy is the
firm’s top producer in the category of 529 College Savings plans.
Parents and grandparents obviously appreciate Murphy’s personal
service and advice in helping to insure a higher education future for
their children and grand children. She is also the primary benefit
provider for OhioHealth’s 12,000 employees for the 529 plans.
Jacquelyn serves as the Chamber’s Vice Chair of Programs.
CME Will Host Chamber Members at
Grand Opening Sept. 20th
CME Federal Credit Union office at 4545 N. High will welcome
Clintonville Chamber members for their official Grand Opening on
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007, from 4:00—7:00 pm.
While branch Manager Sonya Rocco and her staff have been open for
several weeks, they are taking this opportunity to welcome the
community to their new location.
As
part of the celebration, CME is asking those attending to bring a
children’s toy to help them kick off CME’s sponsorship of the NBC 4
Firefighter’s 4 Kids toy drive.
Office Space Available on High Street
Mark
Dent of “On the Mark” Tax Service, 4310 N. High St., has several
offices available for sub-lease in his current location. Three of the
offices are furnished and have high speed internet available. If you
are looking for office space, contact Mark at 432-4748 or
Email at
dent.mark@gmail.com
Crimson Cup Celebrates Grand
Opening with $1 Lattes
Michael
Contes and Pat Reardon of Clintonville’s new Crimson Cup Coffee Shoppe
on N. High St. will be celebrating their grand opening with $1 Lattes
on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Stop by and welcome them to the neighborhood
Time Warner Announces Faster
Road Runner Service
Road Runner High-Speed Online customers now have even more speed to do
what they love on the Internet. Time Warner Cable has increased its
Road Runner downstream speed from 5 Mbps x 512 Kbps to
7 Mbps x 512 Kbps,
while Road Runner Turbo service has increased from 8 Mbps x 512 Kbps
to
15 Mbps x 768 Kbps.
With
this speed increase, customers get the edge needed to blaze through
all things online including downloading music and videos, sending
digital photos, and playing online games. Plus, it’s all at the same
price as before, giving customers more value for a truly enhanced
product.
Chamber Workers' Comp Program
Can Save $$$
Every year, our chamber members are given the opportunity to get a
quote for our workers’ compensation group rating program. And every
year, many members do not get a quote from the chamber, due to common
misconceptions.
Some members
think their company is too small
to benefit from the program. But here are the facts…
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A company
paying over $250 annually
in premiums may be able to lower this cost.
Group rating is a savings program
offered to all companies
To
request a no cost or obligation workers' compensation group rating
quote, contact the Chamber’s partner, at CompManagement’s Group Rating
Department at
1-800-825-6755, option
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September 2007
