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Did You Know You Can Earn Credit Towards Your Membership Dues?
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Sign up a new member yourself by bringing in their application and check to the Chamber office, and
earn a membership dues credit of $100!
Refer a prospect that we convert into a new member and
earn a membership dues credit of $25!
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THANK YOU TO OUR E-WEEKLY SPONSORS!
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Press Release:
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HOLD 123RD ANNUAL GALA
An Evening in Gotham
The Staten Island Chamber of Commerce will hold its 123rd Annual Gala on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Celebrate at Snug Harbor, located at 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301. Event co-chairs are Cory Schifter of Casale Jewelers and Danielle V. Johnsen of Digital Edge.
The action-packed “An Evening in Gotham Harbor” gala begins at 7:00 p.m. with a cocktail hour sponsored by
National Grid
, followed by dinner and dancing at 8:00 p.m. The evening’s entertainment, by Partners in Sound Productions, is sponsored by
Atlantic Salt, Inc.
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LEGISLATIVE NEWS…
Employer compensation expense tax (ECET), or “payroll tax”
, was adopted as part of the state’s budget. This measure is intended to mitigate the adverse impact of federal tax reforms on some New York State taxpayers. The program is optional, with an annual “opt-in” for employers. For more information see
payroll tax
This new law will require all employers to adopt a sexual harassment policy and provide sexual harassment training to all employees on an annual basis.
Retirement program for employees
not offered retirement benefits at work, sponsored by Senator Diane Savino, was adopted as part of the state budget. New York became the eighth State in the country to adopt the “secure choice” model championed by AARP, currently in place in California and Illinois. For more information see
secure choice
The debate over
congestion pricing
is
largely over
, but it has focused attention on yet another fraught issue for drivers in and around New York City:
pricey bridge tolls
.
The newly appointed
New York City Charter Commission is holding a public hearing
on Wednesday April 25, at 6:30 pm at McKee High School Auditorium, 290 St. Marks Place, Staten Island, NY 10301. The Commission will hold public hearings in each borough to provide an opportunity for the public to testify in person before the Commission on any aspect of the Charter. Written testimony is also encouraged and may be submitted in person at the public hearing, by email to comments@charter.nyc.gov, or through the “Send Comments to the Commission” link on the Commission website at www.nyc.gov/charter (on the “About” page). All public hearings and meetings will be livestreamed at nyc.gov/charter.
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Tottenville High School Open House
Tottenville High School hosted an exclusive open house for employers to showcase their Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs on April 11 at Tottenville High School. Programs offered: Advertising & Design, Law, Finance, Medtech, and Dental Assisting. Many thanks to @PirateTVTHS for capturing the day with this great video!
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Congratulations to the YEA! class of 2018!
A graduation ceremony was held last week for the Young Entrepreneurs Academy class of 2018. Congratulations to our new CEOs: Philip Batov, YPB&E; Merrick Eng, MasterMerrick; Maxim Kleyer, EZ Work; Fion Lin, WePower; Noah Liebman, Sekkai Design; Jalon Lopez, WHYB; Felicia Napoli; Happy Paws; Gabriella Serebryanaya, SHINEE; Duha Syar, Eggcting Eggucation; Rachel Zhang, EAZ.
Thank you to our presenting sponsor Con Edison!
Special thanks to this year’s instructors, Michael Porpora, RPM Insurance and Danielle Reyes, Wealth & Legacy Group/Lions Pride Leadership and Verizon for supporting this year’s curriculum.
If you know a student that has what it takes to become an entrepreneur, contact Kim Burbano at
kburbano@sichamber.com
for information on how to apply for the 2018/19 class.
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Chamber on the Go: Visit to Port Richmond
Chamber staff, community members, and representatives from NYC Department of Small Business Services (NYC DSBS ) were out in Port Richmond on Friday, as part of our Chamber on the Go Program. Funded by SBS, this program brings many of the free services offered by SBS directly to the business owner without them having to leave their storefront. The group canvassed the Port Richmond Avenue corridor, getting to know business owners, and offering assistance.
If you are interested in learning more about this program, or the services available, please call Michele Esposito at 718-727-1900, or e-mail
mesposito@sichamber.com
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On Friday, April 20, 2018, Earth Day Beautification Project was part of Wagner College's "Celebrate Civic Engagement Recognition Week". For this project, Professor Carter collaborated with students from Port Richmond High School, I.S. 51, and P.S. 21 to plant flowers in the tree beds along Port Richmond Avenue from Ann Street to Harrison Avenue.
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Join
Vino Divino School of Wine
this
Thursday, April 26 at 7 pm
for a
Chamber Ribbon Cutting
to celebrate their
Tasting Room
Grand Opening!
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Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health
celebrated its Grand Opening & Chamber Ribbon Cutting last Thursday April 19! Congratulations!
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Friendly reminder that certain New York City businesses are required by law to separate their organic waste. The NYC Department of Sanitation recently adopted new business organics rules. If a business meets the minimum requirements outlined below, they must comply with the business organics rules.
Establishments Covered by Business Organics Rules:
As of August 15, 2018
- Food service establishments with a floor area of at least 15,000 square feet
- Food service establishments that are part of a chain of 100 or more locations in NYC
- Retail food stores with a floor area of at least 25,000 square feet
As of July 19, 2016
- Food service establishments in hotels with 150 or more rooms
- Arenas and stadiums with a seating capacity of at least 15,000 people
- Food manufacturers with a floor area of at least 25,000 square feet
- Food wholesalers with a floor area of at least 20,000 square feet
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Coggno has 1,000's of training courses available in topics such as Human Resources, Business Management, Sales & Marketing, Safety, Accounting, Social Media and more. Training is delivered online, available 24/7 and many come with certificates of completion.
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This course includes sample video lessons from author and new media expert Deltina Hay's Social Media Essentials series of courses.
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Staten Island Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 41277, Staten Island, NY 10304
718.727.1900 | sichamber.com
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