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Register Today for Networking After Hours
. . . from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 18, at The Greene Turtle (15660 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville 20866). Free for members and fi
rst time attendees. Click here to login and register. Thanks to our sponsors: Bell Flowers
and
Bud Miller Associates, Inc.
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Join GSSCC as We Cut The Ribbon
. . .for the Grand Re-Opening of
Behavioral & Educational Solutions, P.C. at 4 p.m. on Friday, October 20, at 8609 2nd Avenue, Suite 506-B. Check out the new and improved space, meet the team of clinicians, and learn about the wide range of culturally responsive services.
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Get the Most from Your Chamber Membership
Learn more about how GSSCC works to promote and advocate on behalf of member businesses at the Chamber's free Member Orientation Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 1, at
Eggspectation
(923 Ellsworth Drive). Click
here
to log in and register.
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Welcome New GSSCC Members
Join GSSCC in welcoming these organizations that recently became Chamber members:
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917) 209-6168
Business Development/Professional Services
Align, LLC
John Straub
8718 23rd Ave.
Adelphi, MD 20783
www.align-it.net
(230) 660-0292
IT Management & Consulting
Artistic Family Dentistry of Silver Spring
Dr. Chantal Bikoi
1200 East West Highway, Suite/Unit 3
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(443) 538-5514
Behavioral & Educational Solutions, P.C.
Alfred Amado
8609 2nd Ave., Suite 506B
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 398-3514
Mental Health Services
Geico Local Office
Patrick Donoho
842-B Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 354-4444
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HerbaFi Wellness
Zeina Frayha
8413 Ramsey Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 650-4372
Parallel World Brewing Company
Christian Layke
8401 Colesville Rd., Suite 150
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(202) 841-8646
Primerica
Vincent Chukwuma
6215 Greenbelt Rd., Suite 202
College Park, MD 20740
(301) 441-1900
Finance & Financial Advisors
Ruang Khao Thai Cuisine
Mayura Chew
939 Bonifant St.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 838-8209
Silver Spring Cares
Heather Foley
914 Silver Spring Ave., Suite 103
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 565-2523
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Thanks for Renewing your GSSCC Membership
Thanks to these organizations that renewed their Chamber membership in September.
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A.R. Bruce & Company, Inc.
Ackerman Security Systems
Active Fit Healthy
All Set Restaurant & Bar
Bankers Business Management Services, Inc.
BiBim
Bountiful Health & Wellness
CCI health & wellness services
Costco - Wheaton
Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
Cruise Planners - Blended Travel
Ellsworth Place
Fitness Together
Go Brent Team, Keller Williams
Grace Studios, LLC
Guardian Realty Management, Inc.
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HerbaFi Wellness
Jiffy Lube Brakes and Services
Kindall Evolve Consulting, LLC
Lamar Advertising
Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd.
Loebig Ink, LLC
Maisel-Hollins Development
Metro Immediate Care Silver Spring
Randolph Village
ResCare Workforce Services
SidtheSecurityPro.com
Signs By Tomorrow
Steven Drake Associates, LLC
Sun Taxicab Association LTD
The Urban Winery
We're Having a Party!
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Seen at the YPN Regional Networking Event at Lucky Strike
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Jessica Wilson, CCI Health & Wellness Services, (3rd from left) networks with other Regional YPN Chamber Members.
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Emily Bowers, DoubleTree by Hilton, (2nd from left) and Kaitlynn O'Leary, A Wider Circle. (far right)
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WSSC Rate Change Plans Could Affect Your Business
Businesses that must use a high volume of water face even higher costs under a proposed new rate structure being considered by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC). Currently these businesses pay based on the volume used, but WSSC believes that changing its rate structure to charge high-volume users more per gallon would encourage conservation. However, for some industries usage is not a matter of waste, it is an integral part of their business. This is the first time in 25 years that WSSC has reviewed its rate structure and the ultimate decision will affect rates for years to come. Earlier this year, the Maryland Public Service Commission ruled that WSSC's initial proposal to create a 16-tier rate structure was unreasonable and would have charged excessive rates to high-volume business users in order to subsidize low-volume users. Subsequently, WSSC has narrowed its proposed new structure to five options. One would be a flat rate per gallon for all customers (not likely to be accepted at this point); the others would use three or four brackets of increasing block rates. The latter four would penalize some businesses that must use high volumes of water (for example, medical facilities and scientific/biomedical laboratories, among others). Members who are concerned about these proposals should contact Jane Redicker at GSSCC for more information.
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Seminary Road Bridge Rehab Underway Now
Last week Maryland State Highway Administration crews began a $6.2 million effort to rehabilitate the Seminary Road Bridge over I-495. Crews will replace the steel beams of the deck, apply a protective fiber wrap to bridge pier columns, and resurface the Seminary Road approaches and inner and outer loops of The Beltway in the project area. Two lanes of traffic - one in each direction - will be maintained during the project, but crews are permitted to close a single lane between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and Sunday night through Friday morning between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Crews can also close multiple lanes on The Beltway during the overnight times. The project is expected to be complete by the end of 2018.
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* Montgomery College President DeRionne P. Pollard will host the first in a series of conversations focused on American identity at 7 p.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, October 10, at the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus Cultural Arts Center (7995 Georgia Avenue). Dr. Pollard's guest will be Patricia A. McGuire, President, Trinity Washington University,where one hundred percent of students receive financial aid and 70 percent are African American.
* To kick-off DC CyberWeek, TSC Advantage will host a complimentary seminar on third-party cyber risk management from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 16, in the offices of Security Industry Association (8405 Colesville Road, Suite 500). Click here to see the flyer.
* Kindall Evolve and Block Advisors will present a free workshop on "Relationship Management & Emotional Intelligence" from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 18, at Block Advisors (11002 Viers Mill Road #604, Wheaton, MD 20902). Click here for more information.
* Silver Spring Library will offer a "Foods for Fines" program during the county's "Community Service Week" October 22 to 29. Library patrons who donate non-perishable food items during that week can have overdue fines reduced by $1 for each donated item.
* Futures At Work will host a conference "Beyond Trends: Preparing for the World of Work in 2027" from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 1, at the National 4-H Conference Center (7100 Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815). Click here to see the flyer. |
See your company's news here! GSSCC is pleased to highlight news from our member companies in this section of the weekly e-news. Please submit items via email to info@gsscc.org before close of business each Friday. Include a pdf of news releases or other flyers.
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 Upcoming GSSCC Committee/Group Meetings
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Non Profit Team Committee Meeting
- 9 a.m. on Tuesday, October 10
* Economic Development Committee Meeting - 9 a.m. on Thursday, October 19 - Two New Transportation Options - Dockless Bike Share and Autonomous Vehicles Coming Soon
* Membership Development Committee Meeting - 9 a.m. on Tuesday, October 24
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About GSSCC Committee/Team Meetings:
All GSSCC members are welcome to participate in Chamber committees. Members are welcome to attend committee meetings to assess interest in joining a committee. Meetings are typically held in the GSSCC Conference Room. Advance RSVP is required and priority will be given to existing committee members when speakers are scheduled.
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Thank you to our 2017-2018 GSSCC Partners
Corporate Partners - Downtown Silver Spring; Lee Development Group; Montgomery College; Statland & Katz Insurance, Inc.; Washington Adventist Hospital
Business Partners - AFI Silver Theatre; Apex Home Loans; Digital Industry; Discovery Communications; EagleBank; Eggspectation; The Fillmore Silver Spring; Lerch Early Brewer; M&T Bank; Revere Bank; The Tower Companies (The Blairs); United Therapeutics Corporation; Washington Property Company.
Partners - Adam S. Lowe Photography; Atlantech Online; EBA Ernest Bland Associates; IBI - Innovative Business Interiors; My Office Products;
Signs By Tomorrow.
Friends - Bud MillerAssociates, Inc., and Harvey Maisel/Maisel Hollins Development
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