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The Weekly Newsletter of The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
Friday, September 27, 2019
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This Week's Featured Video
How Negative Yields Work
And what generates them...
According to the
Wall Street Journal
, "Negative yields are occurring with greater frequency in global bond markets." But why? Why would investors keep putting their assets in money-losing bonds? What are the long-term and short-term implications of negative yields? Are bonds still one of the safest investments? And how are negative yields impacting the global market? This video explains a lot in under four minutes.
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Meet the 2019 Annual Award Nominees!
The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce 111th Annual Awards Dinner & Meeting is set for Wednesday, October 16th at St. Florian Event Center in Wintersville. Read more about this year's theme and speaker below. Join us in congratulating this year's nominees. Nominations were submitted by member firms and their employees via an online form, regular mail and by the annual dinner/special events committee.
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Lifetime Achievement
DiGregory's Greenhouse & Garden Center
Dee Jay's Barbecue Ribs & Grille
Jim Emmerling
Eleanor Naylor
New or Emerging Business
Hidden Acres Lodge & Winery
Ohio Valley Natural Relief
Uncle Johnny Delivers
Ambassador of the Year
Nicole Adamsk
i, Inn & Suites At
Franciscan Square
Brad Degenkolb,
Holiday Inn of Weirto
Scott Lockhart
, Hancock County Savings Bank
Chris Orris
, Valley Hospice, Inc.
Tina Thompson
, Proforma Innovative Services
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Business/Organization of the Year
Em-Media, Inc.
Gables Care Center
Hancock County Savings Bank
Ohio Valley Health Center
Smitty'sfloors.com Sportatorium
Valley Wine Cellars, Inc.
Young Professional
Michelle Blazek
, Toronto City Schools
Leah Eft
, Edison Local Schools
Leanna Lulla
, Eastern Gateway
Community College
Adam Perzanowski,
Milleson Insurance
Agency, LLC
Kate Sedgmer
, United Way of Jefferson County
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Thanking Our 2019 Annual Awards Dinner & Meeting Sponsors
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The Chamber extends sincere thanks to the following businesses who are serving as sponsors for this year's annual dinner meeting. This event not only recognizes local business leaders and volunteers, but serves as an important fundraiser for the Chamber. Click on any logo below to visit the website of these important local businesses.
Gold Level Sponsors
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Speaker For Annual Awards Dinner Announced
Steubenville, Ohio – It's a business that's interesting, often misunderstood and ever-changing.
The automotive industry began in the 1860s with hundreds of manufacturers in the United States pioneering the "horseless carriage."
The early cars were sold d
irectly to customers by the manufacturers or through a variety of channels that included mail order, department stores, and traveling representatives. But soon the automobile dealership evolved with the first in the United States established in 1898. Jefferson County has been home to many auto dealerships through the years, many of which are still serving their loyal customers and supporting the local economy as major employers, philanthropic donors and active business leaders.
To honor this important segment of the business community, The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce's 2019 Annual Awards Dinner & Meeting on October 16
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will feature the theme, “Anything On Wheels” and will salute local auto dealerships, past and present in addition to other transportation related businesses. Team Automotive, Sunset Motors and Ohio Valley Honda will each have a vehicle on display at the event in addition to other "wheel related" props adding to the décor such as Advance Entertainment's stretch limousine, a 1919 restored vehicle from Howard L. Bowers Contracting, an ambulance and taxi from Ambulance Service, Inc. and Checker Transportation and the local Bookmobile, compliments of the Public Library of Steubenville & Jefferson County.
The keynote speaker will be Mark Patton, a Vice President of the
Columbus Partnership
and co-leader of the
"Smart Columbus"
initiative. As the winner of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) first-ever Smart City Challenge, Columbus was awarded $50 million in grant funding in 2016 and the designation of America's Smart City. They are working to "become smart" by embracing the reinvention of transportation. From self-driving shuttles and "mobility hubs" to electric vehicles and other green initiatives, Mr. Patton will share this group's vision of what transportation will look like in the future. Mr. Patton is a native of the west coast, moving to Ohio in 2011 to help establish JobsOhio, the state's private economic development organization. He has held marketing positions with such well-known companies as Eastman Kodak, Apple Computer, Procter & Gable and more.
The 2019 Gold Sponsors of this important Chamber event include Franciscan University of Steubenville,
Grae-Con Construction, Eastern Gateway Community College, Jefferson Security Services, Checker Transportation, Ambulance Service, Inc., The Ridgefield Group, Apollo Pro Cleaning & Restoration, Trinity Health System, WTOV9, McKinley Carter Wealth Services, Omni Strategic Technologies and McKinley Architecture & Engineering.
Silver sponsors include Hancock County Savings Bank, Team Automotive and Ohio Valley Honda and Bronze sponsors include First Choice America Community Federal Credit Union, Colonial Heights/UMH Properties/Dallas, M & M True Value Hardware, Voto Manufacturing Sales Co. and Barium & Chemicals.
The annual dinner meeting is held each year to bring local business people together to celebrate the year’s successes, to honor volunteers and to present awards in five categories. Tickets are $60 per person and include dinner, presentation and an after-dinner drink and dessert bar. Tables of eight may be reserved. St. Florian Hall Event Center in Wintersville is the location for this year’s meeting with cocktails beginning at 5:30 and dinner and presentations at 7. For ticket information, contact the Chamber offices at 740.282.6226.
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Ohio Launches TechCred to Help Employees Earn Technology Skills
On Wednesday, Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced the launch of TechCred, a program that connects businesses with the talent they need and gives employees the ability to earn industry‐recognized, technology‐focused credentials, better preparing them for a job in today’s advanced, technology‐infused economy.
Through TechCred, businesses can identify the specific qualifications they need and employees they want to upskill toward a more advanced position. In partnership with a training provider, the employer can apply online at
TechCred.Ohio.Gov
. The state will reimburse up to $2,000 of training upon completion of a credential. An initial list of eligible credentials is provided, but employers can request a credential be added to the eligible list by submitting an application for TechCred to be reviewed by a panel of stakeholders.
The online application period opens October 1st, 2019. TechCred is a competitive, merit‐
based program. TechCred fulfills a commitment made by Governor DeWine and Lt. Governor Husted to fund the completion of 10,000 microdegrees each year in order to aid in closing the skills gap for growing technology jobs.
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Modern Marketing 101:
25 Facebook Tips and Tricks
to Supercharge Your Business
No matter how you phrase it, Facebook is a juggernaut in today's world both on a personal and a professional level. For that reason, it is important for businesses to have a comprehensive understanding of how Facebook marketing works, especially since it's easy to be buried under all of the other News Feed noise. This article from
business.com
gives 25 ways in which you can use Facebook to energize your marketing efforts.
From last week:
SocialMediaToday
delivers another solid infographic regarding the most effective social media marketing strategies.
This particular infographic
looks at over a dozen types of social media posts that can prompt your scrolling followers to slow down their thumbs and take a few seconds to glance at your page.
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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Announcing October's
First Friday
Date:
Friday, October 4th, 2019
Time:
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
547 Cadiz Road, Wintersville
Admission:
No admission fee.
No RSVP required.
The Chamber's First Friday began in 2017 as a movement to support our local restaurants and pubs on the first Friday of each month. There is no charge to attend, no reservation required, and no set program or speaker. It's just a fun, casual way to end the week, once a month, by gathering with fellow Chamber members for an after-work drink, appetizer, or dinner.
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Don't Miss October's
Coffee & Connections
Date:
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
Time:
8 to 9 a.m.
4152 Sunset Blvd., Steubenville
Admission:
$15 per person.
Please call Cassie at the Chamber for reservations at 740.282.6226.
Come see firsthand why Coffee & Connections, the monthly networking event sponsored by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, is so popular.
After a delicious hot breakfast, each attendee gets the opportunity to give a brief "commercial" about their business or organization and distribute business cards, brochures, coupons, or other promotional items. "Member Orientation" will immediately follow at 9:15 a.m., new and old members welcome.
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The 111th Annual Awards
Dinner & Meeting
When:
Wednesday, October 16th, 2019
Time:
Cocktails - 5:30 p.m. Dinner & Program - 7 p.m.
286 Luray Drive, Wintersville
Cost:
$60 Per Person
Each year, the Chamber recognizes its outstanding members in various categories at the Annual Awards Dinner & Meeting. This year's theme is, "Anything On Wheels" and will highlight our local auto dealers and other transportation businesses. Watch your mail for you official invitation and your email beginning next week for easy, online registration. There are still a few select sponsorships available. For more information on how to promote your business through this important and popular event, call the Chamber offices at 740.282.6226.
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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 YWCA Hosts Next
Taking The Lead Breakfast
On Wednesday, October 2nd, the YWCA in downtown Steubenville will host its monthly breakfast series, "Taking The Lead" which is aimed at supporting local women in business. In October, Big Red High School Athletic Director, Lynn Meyer is the featured speaker. Please join us at 8 a.m. at the YWCA at 320 North 4th Street in downtown Steubenville. Cost is $15 and includes a full breakfast. For more information, please call Sophie Spencer at 740.282.1261 or email
here
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Don't miss the giant tent sale going on today and tomorrow at
Something Special By Sheila,
1
32 Linduff Avenue in Steubenville. From 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. both day enjoy loads of great savings on unique gifts, décor and kitchen items and more. Rain or shine! See you there. Questions, phone 740.264.2950.
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Save the date for the 7th annual "Taste of the Season" Business After Hours hosted by
Valley Hospice
at its Rayland, Ohio offices.
Date: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Place: 10686 State Route 150, Rayland
Admission: a canned food item or $12 per person, both of which will benefit the Cancer Dietary Initiative Food Pantry.
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Wintersville Fire & Rescue
to Hold Gun Bash
Date: Sat. Oct 12th, 2019
Address: 286 Luray Drive, Wintersville OH
Hours: Doors open: 1 p.m.
Drawing begins:2 p.m.
Tickets: $25 each ( 25 guns on the ticket)
Food: All you can eat BBQ (provided by Undo’s Catering)
Drinks: Beer, Pop, Water
Many extra raffles the day of the event.
Click
here
to visit the event website.
Click
here
for a printable informational flier.
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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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Around the State. Around the Country.
Up-to-Date Information from the Ohio and United States Chamber of Commerce
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Supreme Court of Ohio Delivers Another Pro-Business Ruling
In Cleveland v. State, a majority of the Supreme Court of Ohio justices held that the state legislature has the constitutional authority to enact laws prohibiting cities from requiring a certain number of municipal residents to work on public improvement projects.
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce in our amicus brief advocated for this result because these residency restrictions impact our member companies’ ability to train and keep a stable workforce since the resident requirement essentially forces contractors to hire new workers for each project.
The residency requirement also makes it more difficult for companies to bid on a project, which results in fewer competitive bids and higher costs for taxpayers.
At issue in this case was a City of Cleveland Ordinance that required public construction contracts for over $100,000 to include a provision mandating that residents of Cleveland perform 20 percent of the total construction work hours on a project. This ordinance went into effect in 2003 and shortly after other cities followed Cleveland’s lead and passed similar ordinances to require public works contracts to have a residency requirement.
In response to these ordinances, the Ohio General Assembly enacted House Bill 180 in 2016.
Read the article in it
s entirety by clicking
here
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Five Trends for Business:
Global Challenges, Global Solutions
As world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly this week, the business community will be on the ground in force. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is organizing events with more than two dozen heads of state and government to share our perspective on many of the pressing issues facing the world, from trade tensions to data rules and health challenges.
The message we carry to each of these executive roundtables is specific to the country in question, but there are key global trends that cut across all geographies and will play a powerful role in the conversation. The following is a brief overview of five key trends and how the U.S. business community is responding.
Trade – Free and fair trade benefits American businesses and workers
Trend:
World trade has contracted in the year to date, with weakness in both emerging markets and developed economies. An uptick in new trade barriers — particularly sweeping tariffs and retaliatory tariffs between the U.S. and China — has put a damper on economic growth, particularly in manufacturing and agriculture.
Facts to Remember:
For the United States, tariffs applied to U.S.-China trade will soon cost the average American household $1,000 per year, and the related business uncertainty is knocking a full percentage point off U.S. economic growth.
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:
The Whole Brain Business Book
by
Ned Herrmann and Ann Herrmann-Nehdi
Packed with new research, updated examples, and more actionable content,
The Whole Brain Business Book
outlines four basic thinking styles—administrator, talker, problem-solver, dreamer—corresponding to the four quadrants of the brain and explains that many are dominated by only one quadrant. By getting out of the "brain rut" and channeling all four quadrants, business people and organizations can become more flexible, creative, and competitive.
View this book by clicking
here
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Today in History
- September 27, 1540 -
From History.com:
In Rome, the Society of Jesus—a Roman Catholic missionary organization—receives its charter from Pope Paul III. The Jesuit order played an important role in the Counter-Reformation and eventually succeeded in converting millions around the world to Catholicism.
The Jesuit movement was founded by Ignatius de Loyola, a Spanish soldier turned priest, in August 1534. The first Jesuits–Ignatius and six of his students–took vows of poverty and chastity and made plans to work for the conversion of Muslims. If travel to the Holy Land was not possible, they vowed to offer themselves to the pope for apostolic work. Unable to travel to Jerusalem because of the Turkish wars, they went to Rome instead to meet with the pope and request permission to form a new religious order. In September 1540, Pope Paul III approved Ignatius’ outline of the Society of Jesus, and the Jesuit order was born.
Under Ignatius’ charismatic leadership, the Society of Jesus grew quickly. Jesuit missionaries played a leading role in the Counter-Reformation and won back many of the European faithful who had been lost to Protestantism. In Ignatius’ lifetime, Jesuits were also dispatched to India, Brazil, the Congo region, and Ethiopia. Education was of utmost importance to the Jesuits, and in Rome Ignatius founded the Roman College (later called the Gregorian University) and the Germanicum, a school for German priests. The Jesuits also ran several charitable organizations, such as one for former prostitutes and one for converted Jews. When Ignatius de Loyola died in July 1556, there were more than 1,000 Jesuit priests.
During the next century, the Jesuits set up ministries around the globe. The “Black-Robes,” as they were known in Native America, often preceded other Europeans in their infiltration of foreign lands and societies. The life of a Jesuit was one of immense risk, and thousands of priests were persecuted or killed by foreign authorities hostile to their mission of conversion. However, in some nations, such as India and China, the Jesuits were welcomed as men of wisdom and science.
With the rise of nationalism in the 18th century, most European countries suppressed the Jesuits, and in 1773 Pope Clement XIV dissolved the order under pressure from the Bourbon monarchs. However, in 1814, Pope Pius VII gave in to popular demand and reestablished the Jesuits as an order, and they continue their missionary work to this day. Ignatius de Loyola was canonized a Catholic saint in 1622.
For more events that took place on
September 27th, please click
here
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- $30,000,000,000 -
The amount of revenue the baking industry generates in the United States per year. Today is National Bakery Day. This is the perfect opportunity to shop local while treating your office and coworkers to something tasty and delicious.
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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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