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The Weekly Newsletter of The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
Friday, November 22, 2019
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A special Small Business Saturday Issue of "In The Know"
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As you head out to shop this Saturday, stop by the Chamber's "Small Business Saturday" stations between 10 a.m. and noon for coupons, treats, giveaways and more.
Also, take advantage of other Chamber programs and events that can help make your holiday sales the best they can be. Click
here
for a complete checklist. Click
here
for your Small Business Saturday door signs.
Shoppers, click
here
to see a complete list of chamber member businesses that you can support while eating out, buying gifts and more.
These programs are made possible through the support of the 2019 Shift Your Shopping sponsors:
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A & B Sunset Pharmacy
Hancock County Savings Bank
Apollo Pro Cleaning & Restoration
M & M True Value Hardware
Schuetz Funeral Home
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The Chamber Challenge - Are you up for it?
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Join the Chamber in supporting this year's, "Shift Your Shopping" campaign and take the Chamber's challenge to purchase at least 25% of your Christmas gifts in and around Jefferson County. When you spend locally, you support the businesses who support you and our entire community all year long. Think outside the (gift) box and seek out unique and interesting gift ideas that your family and friends will remember all year long. Join your friends and neighbors and get IN, not ON line. The experience will not compare.
In need of gift cards? Stop by our retailers and restaurants. Need a gift basket or unique host or hostess gift? Don't forget our specialty food, wine and gift businesses. Need something shipped? Many of our local businesses will ship their own gift cards and/or food items and if not, remember
The UPS Store
in Hollywood Plaza. And forget sweaters, socks and ties this year. Be creative and fun. From tires, mattresses and gym memberships to overnight stays and unique locally crafted gifts, make an effort to support your local community during the holidays and all year long.
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Survey Results Are In. Chamber Members Strongly Oppose Proposed Landfill.
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This past week, the Chamber conducted an online survey of its members regarding a proposed new landfill in Jefferson County. Over one-third of the membership responded with 82% opposing the project, 2% in favor of it and 16% undecided. Respondents were split 50/50 with half of them owning a business in Jefferson County and half not.
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This Week's Featured Video
Feeling Grateful for the Small Things
"Gratitude is a mood that grows with age,"
The School of Life
states in this week's video. "It is extremely rare properly to delight in flowers or a quiet evening at home, a cup of tea or a walk in the woods when one is under twenty-two. There are so many larger, grander things to be concerned about: romantic love, career fulfillment, and political change." And yet, being grateful for the small things in life can transform your point of view. For more, click on the "Play" icon to your right.
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Modern Marketing 101:
Millennials Use Social Media Less and Less--
How to Adjust Your Marketing Accordingly
Just when you thought you've mastered social media marketing, a statistic like this comes across your screen: Millennials are using social media with increasingly less frequency.
Maggie Novak of
The Libertarian Republic
examines this dynamic and how it should impact your marketing efforts.
From last week:
As we've written previously, email marketing is still a common means of reaching one's customer base. However, there are dos and there are don'ts.
SocialMediaToday
has compiled 20 of these into a helpful infographic, which you can find
here
.
Their tips include: don’t buy an email list; send your welcome email immediately; segment your list; and use reporting to improve future emails.
If you missed or want to re-read any of our previous Modern Marketing 101 installments, click
here
. We encourage you to print, save, share, and add these articles and resources to your business or organization's social media marketing manual.
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Save The Date!
2020 Investor To Investor Trade Fair
Wednesday, February 5th - 5 to 7 p.m.
St. Florian Event Center, Wintersville
Watch your email and weekly In The Know for details.
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December Coffee & Connections at
Don't miss a special holiday Coffee & Connections. Enjoy a hot breakfast followed by a fun, casual speed-networking session that lets you talk about your business, organization or upcoming event. Enter the annual Ugly Sweater contest and you could win a year of free Coffee & Connections!
Date: Wednesday, December 11th
Time: 8 to 9 a.m.
Price: $15 per person
RSVP: Required. Call the Chamber offices at 740.282.6226 or watch your email for invitation and online registration information.
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You're invited!
2019 Holiday Open House
The Chamber is pleased to announce the date for its 2019 Holiday Open House, along with two new "Shift Your Shopping" sponsors. Join us to celebrate the season with fellow members and their employees on Wednesday, December 11th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Apollo Professional Cleaning & Restoration
in Wintersville. Also on board as a major sponsor for this year's event and the complete slate of "Shift Your Shopping" holiday programs and events is
The Holiday Open House is a tradition that dates back to the 1980s. The Jefferson County Historical Museum served as the location for many years. Then, other local businesses generously hosted, including the
IBEW Local #246
and Create-A-Room, now
Ferguson's House of Furniture
, in Wintersville.
There is no set program, so stop by anytime for a snack, lunch, a hot or cold beverage, or just to say hello. And don't forget the annual "Ugly Get-Up" contest with the winner taking home a $50 gift card and the traveling trophy. There's no charge, but we do ask that you RSVP so we plan for food and drink accordingly. Watch "In The Know" and your email for details and your official invitation.
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Member Morsels
Remember to visit individual member websites by clicking on the business name or logo.
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Steubenville Tailorings & Alterations Grand Opening/Relocation Announced
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"The frog is staying," exclaimed Kermit the Frog when he moved to Manhattan.
"Thanks to the support from our customers, we needed more space than was available at our former Sunset Boulevard location. We now have parking, larger dressing rooms, and additional workspace to accommodate our expanded services of custom suits, tuxedo rental, expert alterations, and consignments."
Steubenville Tailorings & Alterations features American-made products, which you don't find anymore,
Lucas added. "We feature true artisan craftsmanship--announcing our most recent co-branding with Adrian Jules, custom clothiers,
one
of only two Grade Six suit makers in the United States and who have been awarded more
Blue Ribbons for Tailoring Excellence
than any other suit maker in North America by the Custom Tailors and Designers Association (CTDA)," she explained.
The grand opening/relocation will be celebrated on Thursday, December 5th, from
11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the new location and will offer refreshments, coffee, and sweet treats.
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Tonight, November 22nd,
at 7 p.m.,
Cloak & Dagger On the Air
will present "Holmes & Watson: The Red-Headed League," at The Ashley Marie Performing Arts Center, located at 2850 Weir Avenue in Weirton, W.Va.
Cloak & Dagger On the Air
is an ongoing theatrical series that reimagines Old Time Radio for the modern ear. Each episode is recorded in front of a live studio audience and released as an installment of the podcast,
Midnight Scario
.
"Holmes & Watson" will feature brand-new adaptations of the classic 1891 Sherlock Holmes stories "The Red-Headed League" and "A Case of Identity" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Performed by our acting troupe The Wayward Saints, this production will star John E. Reilly as Sherlock Holmes and Robert Gaudio as Dr. John Watson. Classical musician Roberta Fedoush will provide a score comprised of Holmes' favorite pieces. The Holy Foley Molies will perform our live sound effects.
Admission for general audiences is $7 and $5 for seniors, students, and military members. No reservations are required.
Beginning at 6:30 p.m., audience-favorite R.J. Gaudio, Troubadour, will perform a setlist of folk and rock classics.
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Local Book Club to Meet in December
Want to sharpen your leadership skills? Join the club--book club, that is!
How to Join:
1. Sign up for one or all discussions by calling the Main Library at 740.282.9782.
2.Order a copy of the book - free from the library - by visiting in person or online at
steubenvillelibrary.org
(make sure you have a library card) OR purchase a copy for your personal library.
Here are the Details:
Date:
Wednesday, December 18th, 8 a.m.
Place:
Trinity West Cafeteria Conference Room (Ground Floor)
Book:
Dare to Lead
by Brene Brown
Sponsored by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce and
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Earn money by referring your friends!
Colonial Heights/UMH Properties
has announced an exciting referral program for chamber members. If you refer a friend or family member and they purchase a new UMH home, you'll receive $1500! And if you purchase a new home, you'll receive two months of free site rent. For more information, contact Colonial Heights at 740.314.5182. Colonial Heights/UMH is a beautiful community located on Two Ridge Road in Wintersville. For more details on the referral program, click
here
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Feature your business or organization's news or events in "Member Morsels" by completing a quick online form. Click below.
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Wishing You and Your Family a Happy Thanksgiving!
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The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce wishes you and your family a happy and safe Thanksgiving. Our offices will be closed on Thursday, November 28th, through Sunday, December 1st.
“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite - only a sense of existence. Well, anything for variety. I am ready to try this for the next ten thousand years, and exhaust it. How sweet to think of! my extremities well charred, and my intellectual part too, so that there is no danger of worm or rot for a long while. My breath is sweet to me. O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment.” ― Henry David Thoreau
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Around the State. Around the Country.
Up-to-Date Information from the Ohio and United States Chamber of Commerce
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Pro-Business Reform to Ohio Contract Law Passes Out of Ohio House
Legislation to reduce the statutes of limitation on contracts passed the Ohio House by a unanimous vote of 92-0. The bill – HB 251 – sponsored by Rep. George Lang and Rep. Brett Hillyer will have a positive impact on Ohio’s business and legal climates by reducing the timeframe employers face liability under a contract.
The statutes of limitation for contract claims negatively impacts Ohio’s legal climate because it is among the longest in the nation. Under current law, plaintiffs may bring a claim for breach of a written contract within eight or six years for an oral contract.
This puts Ohio employers at a disadvantage when compared to other states because their statutes are more business-friendly.
In fact, states like California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania all have a shorter statute of limitation for written contracts.
Read the article in it
s entirety by clicking
here
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Rise of E-Scooters Reinforces Need for U.S. Infrastructure Investment
On sidewalks, beside park benches, outside office buildings and restaurants – electric scooters are everywhere. After the introduction of Bird scooters to cities across the country, the high demand and popularity of e-scooters spurred companies like Lyft, Lime, Spin and Uber, to create their own range of e-scooters. This nationwide trend raced across the country, taking over urban areas like Austin, Los Angeles, Nashville, and many other bustling cities. With each new rollout, more and more people are commuting via e-scooter, and it doesn’t look like they’ll be hitting the breaks anytime soon.
But with this up-and-coming transportation trend comes a need for local infrastructure improvements on roads and sidewalks to support it. Infrastructure across America has deteriorated over the past several decades – and the infrastructure we put in place 100 years ago is no longer capable of supporting today’s transportation methods, especially in urban areas.
Read the article in its entirety by clicking
here
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The Library Link
Great Books About Business With Just A Click
Your link to success begins at the library. Each week in "In The Know,"
you to a business book or magazine that will inspire, teach, inform, or elevate you, professionally and personally. This week:
Tim Cook:
The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level
by Leander Kahney
The death of Steve Jobs left a gaping void at one of the most innovative companies of all time. Jobs wasn't merely Apple's iconic founder and CEO; he was the living embodiment of a global megabrand. It was hard to imagine that anyone could fill his shoes--especially not Tim Cook, the intensely private executive who many thought of as Apple's "operations drone."
But seven years later, as journalist Leander Kahney reveals in this definitive book, things at Apple couldn't be better. Its stock has nearly tripled, making it the world's first trillion-dollar company. Under Cook's principled leadership, Apple is pushing hard into renewable energy, labor, and environmentally friendly supply chains, user privacy, and highly recyclable products. From the massive growth of the iPhone to lesser-known victories like the Apple Watch, Cook is leading Apple to a new era of success.
Drawing on access with several Apple insiders, Kahney tells the inspiring story of how one man attempted to replace someone irreplaceable, and--through strong, humane leadership, supply-chain savvy, and a commitment to his values--succeeded more than anyone had thought possible.
View this book by clicking
here
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Today in History
- November 22, 1963 -
From History.com:
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, is assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible.
First lady Jacqueline Kennedy rarely accompanied her husband on political outings, but she was beside him, along with Texas Governor John Connally and his wife, for a 10-mile motorcade through the streets of downtown Dallas on November 22.
Sitting in a Lincoln convertible, the Kennedys and Connallys waved at the large and enthusiastic crowds gathered along the parade route. As their vehicle passed the Texas School Book Depository Building at 12:30 p.m., Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly fired three shots from the sixth floor, fatally wounding President Kennedy and seriously injuring Governor Connally. Kennedy was pronounced dead 30 minutes later at Dallas’ Parkland Hospital. He was 46.
Vice President Lyndon Johnson, who was three cars behind President Kennedy in the motorcade, was sworn in as the 36th president of the United States at 2:39 p.m. He took the presidential oath of office aboard Air Force One as it sat on the runway at Dallas Love Field airport.
The swearing in was witnessed by some 30 people, including Jacqueline Kennedy, who was still wearing clothes stained with her husband’s blood. Seven minutes later, the presidential jet took off for Washington.
The next day, November 23, President Johnson issued his first proclamation, declaring November 25 to be a day of national mourning for the slain president.
On that Monday, hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Washington to watch a horse-drawn caisson bear Kennedy’s body from the Capitol Rotunda to St. Matthew’s Catholic Cathedral for a requiem Mass.
The solemn procession then continued on to Arlington National Cemetery, where leaders of 99 nations gathered for the state funeral. Kennedy was buried with full military honors on a slope below Arlington House, where an eternal flame was lit by his widow to forever mark the grave.
To read more about JFK's assassination, click
here
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For more events that took place on
November 22nd, please click
here
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- $552,000,000+ -
Estimated amount spent on Thanksgiving turkeys each year.
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Questions about Oil & Gas?
These non-profit organizations are here to help you stay up-to-date on the oil and gas industry
in Jefferson County:
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Get The Information You Need - The Chamber Staff Is Here To Help
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Janet McLaughlin
Investor Relations Coordinator
Janet will assist you with utilizing your membership benefits, answering questions about member programming or how to promote your business through the Chamber.
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Tricia Maple-Damewood
President
Contact Tricia with suggestions, input or feedback on member programming, how to get involved on a committee or special project or with questions or information about anything related to the Chamber.
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Cassie Balvin
Administrative & Accounting Assistant
Cassie will assist you with event registrations, updating your membership information, questions about your dues or event invoices and any other Chamber programming questions you may have.
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Contact Us
The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
630 Market Street
Steubenville, OH 43952
Phone: 740.282.6226
Fax: 740.282.6285
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