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The Weekly Newsletter of
The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
Friday, June 12, 2020
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Updates from Ohio Governor DeWine's June 9th Press Conference
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The update below is from this past Tuesday's press conference.The official update from the June 11th press conference was not available yet. You may view it by clicking
here
. The next press conference will be on Tuesday, June 16th at 2 p.m. You may tune in live on
WTOV9
to view.
Ohio’s COVID-19 case data:
36,355 confirmed cases
2,807 probable cases
39,162 total cases
6,620 hospitalizations
2,196 confirmed deaths
225 probable deaths
2,421 total deaths
1,708 ICU admissions
More data is available on the Ohio COVID-19 Dashboard
here.
Governor DeWine yesterday directed Ohio's Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board to begin developing uniform minimum standards related to mass protests. Members of the collaborative will examine issues surrounding best practices for interaction between law enforcement and crowds that fail to disperse, when tactics involving tear gas, pepper spray, and non-lethal projectiles are necessary and when these tactics should be considered excessive, and how to better protect members of the media from injury.
Ohio’s Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board was formed in 2015 to create uniform minimum standards for Ohio’s law enforcement agencies covering use of force, including deadly force, and hiring and recruitment. As of Tuesday, 79-percent of all of Ohio’s law enforcement officers work for an agency that has voluntarily complied with these standards or is in the process of certification. Governor DeWine directed the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Office of Criminal Justice Services, which oversees the certification process, to reach out to every agency that is not certified in these standards and assist them in moving toward certification. The 2020 Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board report, which lists the certification status of all law enforcement agencies in the state, is available at publicsafety.ohio.gov.
Governor DeWine also announced that he will create a new Ohio Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment within Ohio's Office of Criminal Justice Services to encourage minorities and women to join the ranks of Ohio’s enforcement officers especially in urban communities. This, along with yesterday’s other announcements, are the first of several efforts to improve community-police relations in Ohio.
As of last week, Ohio has distributed over 30 million pieces of PPE. Sources of these resources include donations, FEMA, JobsOhio purchases, and purchases by state agencies such as our Departments of Administrative Services, Health, and Public Safety using federal CARES Act funds. Of the 30 million total PPE pieces, 27.8 million pieces have been shipped to county EMAs for local distribution.
The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation “Protecting Ohio's Workforce- We've Got You Covered” program has also sent over 1.5 million face coverings to employers to support and enhance any workforce safety and health efforts that businesses already have in place. Ohio is also providing PPE to the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, through their Office of Pharmacy Services, to support requests for PPE from state agencies, boards, and commissions.
Ohio is currently looking at long-term solutions to PPE supply chain issues plaguing the country. This includes longer-term contracts for ventilators and N95 masks. Ohio is also currently evaluating the results of a recently issued Invitation to Bid for gloves, gowns, and three-ply masks.
GOJO, an Akron-based manufacturer of hand sanitizer, and part of the Ohio Manufacturing Alliance, has been working with JobsOhio and announced that it is expanding in Navarre and Maple Heights to meet the demand for their products that are helping fight COVID-19. The projects are expected to create 200 new jobs.
Ohioans may apply for unemployment benefits online 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at unemployment.ohio.gov. It is also possible to file by phone at 877-644-6562 or TTY at 888- 642-8203, Monday through Friday 7AM to 7PM, Saturday 9AM to 5PM, and Sunday 9AM to 1PM. Employers with questions should email UCTech@jfs.ohio.gov.
As always,
Coronavirus.Ohio.Gov
and the Department of Health hotline, 1-833-4-ASK-ODH are great resources for those who have questions
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Chamber'sT-Shirt Project Grows: Buy Yours Now & Support Your Fellow Members.
Three great styles available.
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The Chamber's "We Are All Essential" t-shirt project continues to grow as the the Chamber staff and volunteers delivered our "community pride" shirts this week to member restaurants, bakeries, retailers and more. And beginning
today
, you may purchase your own for yourself, staff, family or friends. Every purchase will help us keep our inventory big enough that all of our local member businesses have enough shirts for their staff. It truly is "members helping members."
In addition, you may choose from THREE styles: a regular t-shirt, a long-sleeved tee and a hoodie. The cooler temperatures will be here before you know it and want to keep our message going strong for months to come. All shirts are high-quality, Hanes, pre-shrunk cotton.
A big thank you again to our very generous sponsors who made this exciting project possible.
And last, please send us your photos of you and your employees wearing this important message so that we may share them on social media. To get the ball rolling, check out the employees at
Anytime Fitness
in Wintersville below. Left to right is Manager, Mindy Meadows and Jackie Wiedaman, Director of Training.
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2020 Burger Bash Date Is Set
Mark your calendars now for the 2020 Ambassador Burger Bash to be held on Wednesday, August 5th on the green space at The Inn & Suites At Franciscan Square Best Western PLUS. This annual event combines great food and drink, music, prizes and more into a casual fun evening with fellow members. Proceeds benefit the Anita Jackson Community Scholarship fund. Watch your mail and email for details. You may also purchase your tickets, make a donation or become a sponsor by clicking here.
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Your COVID-related Questions Answered By Local Professionals
The Jefferson County Public Health & Livelihood Task Force is made up of Jefferson County Health Department officials, local physicians, attorneys, chamber of commerce representatives, business owners and others who can provide solid information and responses to the many questions our residents and business owners have. The Chamber has created a simple, convenient online form to submit your questions. You may remain anonymous if you wish. This panel is meeting on a regular basis and will respond as soon as possible to your inquiry or question.
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Chamber Member Job Bank & Ohio Means Jobs: Two great resources
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The Chamber's website and "Members Only" resources are an important part of the tools provided to you as a member. The Job Bank was recently revamped to make it easier to use and more accessible to the general public and fellow members. Simply log in at www.jeffersoncountychamber.com or by using the button below and follow the instructions. If you need assistance, please reach out to the Chamber offices.
You may also use the buttons below to get started.
In addition, our partners at
Ohio Means Jobs
are there for you to assist with posting job openings, finding local employment opportunities and more. Contact Dan Wilson, Workforce Specialist at the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services at 740.564.7428 or via email
here
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Why More Women Have Lost Jobs During the Pandemic
From the
Wall Street Journal
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Unemployment in the pandemic has fallen disproportionately on Latina women, with many in the service industry. Here’s how gender, race, and occupation help determine who is most vulnerable in the worst economic slump since the Great Depression.
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Helpful Resources To Help You Stay Safe & Support Local Business
Click these buttons to view, share or print.
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Small Business Administration Disaster Customer Service
800.659.2955
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Golf Registration Opens Today!
Space is limited so don't delay.
The Chamber's 2020 Golf Classic is set for Tuesday, July 21st at the
Steubenville Country Club
. Sponsored once again by
Trinity Health System
, this annual event is the Chamber's biggest fundraiser and a member favorite. Due to social distancing, space may be limited so please register soon by clicking the button below. A printable registration form will be sent out on Monday and available on our website. And for sponsorship or volunteer opportunities, email Janet McLauglin
here
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Join Us For A Special Outdoor Coffee & Connections!
As we slowly and safely get back to a new normal, the Chamber is excited to announce a special outdoor event in July at
Historic Fort Steuben
.
July's Coffee & Connections will be held on Wednesday, July 8th, beginning at 9 a.m. (Note the later starting time for July only.)
Zalenski Eatery & Pub
will provide a delicious box breakfast and as, always, there will be plenty of coffee flowing. Social distancing and safe seating rules will be in effect and advance reservations are required. Watch your Chamber email for an official invitation or register now by clicking
here.
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Member Morsels
Remember to visit individual member websites by clicking on the business name or logo.
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Fort Steuben Mall "Sweet Treats"
Got a sweet tooth?
Bates Brothers Amusement Company
has you covered!
Swing by the Fort Steuben Mall Parking Lot by WesBanco, June 12th - 14th for some of your favorite summertime "Sweet Treat" needs including fresh-made l
emonade, funnel cakes, deep-fried Oreos, elephant ears, and corn dogs. Hours are Friday, June 12th and Saturday, June 13th, Noon to
8 p.m. and Sunday, June 14th, Noon to 6 p.m.
Please be supportive and support Bates Brothers by following onsite safety guidelines.
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Downtown Farmers Market
Set to Open
The
Downtown Farmers Market
will be open June 25th through Oct. 29th from 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. Visitors to the market, along with the vendors, will be asked to adhere to social distancing and handle the produce as little as possible.
We are also recommending that the most vulnerable shop for the first 90 minutes from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
If you have not participated in the market in prior years, or if you did not get your application in the mail, and wish to participate, please contact Mary @ 740.283.4935 or email:
mary@visitsteubenville.com
Because of the Covid-19 virus regulations from the State of Ohio, space will be limited, so please apply sooner rather than later for a spot.
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The Fort Steuben Summer Concert Season Begins!
Historic Fort Steuben is proud to announce that the 14th Annual 2020 Summer Concert Series will kick off with Spinning Jenny and Us Kids on June 18 at 7pm. The concert will take place at Fort Steuben Park. A temporary stage will be located near the Visitor Center to allow visitors more space in Fort Steuben Park to be socially distant.
Visitors are asked to maintain 6 feet between family groups and to bring a chair or blanket to sit on in the park. Seating will not be provided. Vendors will be set up in the parking lot and Third Street will be closed. Hand washing stations will be available for guests to use. “We are so excited to be able to have the concerts again after an uncertain spring. This event is for our community, a way to come together and enjoy great music.” Paul Zuros, Executive Director of Fort Steuben remarked.
Staff and volunteers will be on hand to assist guests and answer any questions. And be sure to thank our many sponsors who have made this years event possible. Check our website for an updated concert schedule. For more information, contact Paul Zuros at 740.283.1787 or via email at paul@oldfortsteuben.com.
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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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Ohio Chamber Opposes Legislation to Put Obamacare into Ohio Revised Code
Today, the Ohio Chamber told the members of the House Insurance Committee that they shouldn’t put into state law the major insurance reform provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA). House Bill 390, sponsored by Reps. Randi Clites and Jeff Crossman, seeks to do just that, codifying the ACA provisions that: 1) limit the factors by which insurers can vary premium rates; 2) ban annual and lifetime limits; require a health plan to accept any individual or employer that applies for coverage; 3) mandate health plans cover specific “essential health benefits”; 4) require health plans to cover preventive services without any patient cost-sharing; and 5) require that the benefits paid by the health plan are at least 60% of the actuarial value of the benefits provided.
What HB 390 doesn’t do, however, is mirror federal law with respect to the other two major components of the ACA as originally enacted: the requirements that everyone buy insurance and that the government provide subsidies to make that insurance affordable.
Read the article in its entirety by clicking
here
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Poll Shows Most Small Businesses at Least Partially Open Amid COVID-19 Recovery
Most small businesses are open in some capacity and are showing some signs of optimism about the future, even while facing continued challenges from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest Small Business Coronavirus Impact Poll released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and MetLife.
Reflecting that guarded optimism, Jon Briccetti, CEO of Troy Web Consulting in Troy, New York, said that he saw other small businesses hunkering down.
“Everyone seems to be just waiting out the storm,” Briccetti said. “In general, it seems like most businesses will survive and come out of this with a greater appreciation for their customers and some new, more efficient ways of doing business.”
The good news is that almost eight in ten small businesses (79%) are either fully (41%) or partially (38%) reopened.
Read the article in its entirety by clicking
here
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The Library Link
Great Books About Business With Just A Click
Please Note:
The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County is open for curbside service. Visit
www.steubenvillelibrary.org
to order books, then call your library branch to schedule an appointment to pick up your library items. Library branch contact information and operating hours are available by clicking
here
on this link from the website.
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:
The Infinite Game
by Simon Sinek
From the New York Times bestselling author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last, a bold framework for leadership in today's ever-changing world.
How do we win a game that has no end? Finite games, like football or chess, have known players, fixed rules and a clear endpoint. The winners and losers are easily identified. Infinite games, games with no finish line, like business or politics, or life itself, have players who come and go. The rules of an infinite game are changeable while infinite games have no defined endpoint. There are no winners or losers--only ahead and behind.
The question is, how do we play to succeed in the game we're in?
In this revelatory new book, Simon Sinek offers a framework for leading with an infinite mindset. On one hand, none of us can resist the fleeting thrills of a promotion earned or a tournament won, yet these rewards fade quickly. In pursuit of a Just Cause, we will commit to a vision of a future world so appealing that we will build it week after week, month after month, year after year. Although we do not know the exact form this world will take, working toward it gives our work and our life meaning.
Leaders who embrace an infinite mindset build stronger, more innovative, more inspiring organizations. Ultimately, they are the ones who lead us into the future.
View this resource by clicking
here
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Today in History
President Reagan challenges Gorbachev to
"Tear down this wall"
- June 12, 1987 -
From History.com:
On June 12, 1987, in one of his most famous Cold War speeches, President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the repressive Communist era in a divided Germany.
In 1945, following Germany’s defeat in World War II, the nation’s capital, Berlin, was divided into four sections, with the Americans, British and French controlling the western region and the Soviets gaining power in the eastern region. In May 1949, the three western sections came together as the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), with the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) being established in October of that same year.
In 1952, the border between the two countries was closed and by the following year East Germans were prosecuted if they left their country without permission. In August 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected by the East German government to prevent its citizens from escaping to the West. Between 1949 and the wall’s inception, it’s estimated that over 2.5 million East Germans fled to the West in search of a less repressive life.
With the wall as a backdrop, President Reagan declared to a West Berlin crowd in 1987, “There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace.” He then called upon his Soviet counterpart: “Secretary General Gorbachev, if you seek peace–if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe–if you seek liberalization: come here, to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”
Reagan then went on to ask Gorbachev to undertake serious arms reduction talks with the United States.
Most listeners at the time viewed Reagan’s speech as a dramatic appeal to Gorbachev to renew negotiations on nuclear arms reductions.
It was also a reminder that despite the Soviet leader’s public statements about a new relationship with the West, the U.S. wanted to see action taken to lessen Cold War tensions. Happily for Berliners, though, the speech also foreshadowed events to come: Two years later, on November 9, 1989, joyful East and West Germans did break down the infamous barrier between East and West Berlin. Germany was officially reunited on October 3, 1990.
Gorbachev, who had been in office since 1985, stepped down from his post as Soviet leader in 1991. Reagan, who served two terms as president, from 1981 to 1989, died on June 5, 2004, at age 93.
For more events that took place on
June 12th, please click
here
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Starbucks is pivoting hundreds of North American stores away from the cafe model it helped make ubiquitous and will expand its pickup-only and to-go business — a strategy shift that illustrates how much consumer behavior has changed during the pandemic.
"The company said it plans to close up to 400 stores in the US and Canada over the next 18 months, while at the same time adding carryout and pick-up only locations.
"In its latest
SEC filing
, the company said it ultimately expects to open about 300 new North American stores that specialize in carryout and pickup options.
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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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Melissa DeFrances
Administrative & Accounting Coordinator
Melissa is your go to for accounting or billing questions, event reservations, membership questions, changes to your company information or any other assistance you may need.
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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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