Aug. 22, 2019
Shenango Valley Chamber Weekly Update
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New Newsletter Deadlines
Job Search Newsletter now to publish on Mondays
Weekly Chamber Update to publish on Wednesdays
(Sometimes on Thursdays due to holidays/office vacations)
All info for newsletters must be received the Friday before for next week's job search or chamber update
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Welcome to our Shenango Valley Chamber Weekly Update!
There's still time to sign up for the annual Multi-Chamber Mixer next Thursday at Grove City Country Club - a great opportunity to network with five other chambers including Greenville Area, Grove City Area, Butler Regional, Slippery Rock and of course Shenango Valley!
Tickets are free thanks to our sponsor UPMC Horizon!
We're also getting excited for our Rising Rust Belt: A Regional Revitalization Economic Summit Oct. 6 & 7 with a lot of really great speakers expected. (see below some named!)
But we'll have limited space for vendors and guests so sign up today!!
Plus with kids going back to school, now is the time to use our annual Amusement Park Discounts below - a great way to get out and have some end of summer fun! Check out the Brown Bag Lunch Concert series in downtown Sharon noon Wednesdays along with the our area's many farmer markets! And read about job openings in the community, celebrate good news with our members, join us at our ribbon-cuttings and more!
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You're Invited to our annual
Multi-Chamber Mixer
5:30 PM Thursday, Aug. 29 at the
Grove City Country Club
Enjoy the opportunity to network with 5 different chambers including Butler County Area Chamber; Greenville Area Chamber; Grove City Area Chamber, Slippery Rock Business Association and the Shenango Valley Chamber!
The free event includes appetizers, cash bar and
chance to win one of many prizes!
Event is free for SV Chamber Members - special thanks to
Sponsor UPMC Horizon!
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Do you offer a discount for veterans? Let us know so we include it in a Mercer County veterans listing. Email us your details
here
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Coffee with Women in Manufacturing
7:30 AM - 9 AM Aug. 30 at Fresh Grounds Coffeehouse & Cafe, Greenville
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Join the Shenango Valley Chamber Aug. 30 for a Mahoning Valley Scrappers Game at
Eastwood Field in Niles, OH!
$20 per Person
Enjoy an all-you-can-eat picnic, game tickets,
swagbags, merchandise discounts, fireworks plus
The National Anthem sung by
Ally Grande of Sharon High School -
all for just $20 a ticket
! Sign up your whole staff or friends and family today!
Register
here
for free and
we'll invoice you for the $20 ticket price!
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Did you know?
As a Chamber Member, we'll promote your job openings for your company in our #jobsearch newsletter which runs Mondays on our Facebook page, Linkedin page, website and in our weekly update! (see below) Email us yours
here
today
!
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Prospering with a
Multi-Generational Workforce
Sept. 26 at the
Park Inn by Radisson
Join us for a presentation and panel centered around successfully working with and retaining a multi-generational workforce, plus interactive activities, lunch, and special take-away information -
featuring Kelley Ashby, of Kelley Ashby Consulting LLC, Youngstown, OH
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Get more details
here
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Rising Rust Belt: A Regional Revitalization Economic Summit
Oct. 6 & 7 at Park Inn by Radisson, West Middlesex
The Rising Rust Belt Revitalization Economic Summit is an opportunity to collaboratively develop and activate a wide array of strategically innovative economic growth concepts for the eastern Ohio & western PA region – midway between Pittsburgh and Cleveland in the heart of the rust belt.
Speakers, panelists and moderators
to include (among others as we finalize)
Mekael Teshome, V
ice President and Senior Regional Officer of the Pittsburgh Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland; Bill Fontana, Executive Director of PA Downtown Center, Harrisburg; Kathryn Klaber of the Klaber Group: Energy, Environmental and Economic Strategies for Business, Sewickley; Tedd Mowatt, 2
nd
-Generation Lobbyist with Wanner Associates of Harrisburg and representative for Pennsylvania Economic Development Association and Thomas C. Hoffman Esq, Shareholder at Knox Law, Erie.
Special thanks to our Platinum Sponsor FirstEnergy!
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Check out this GRANT OPPORTUNITY
from PennDOT! The
2019 Rail Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP)
and the Rail Freight Assistance Program (RFAP)
is open for organizations such as freight railroads, freight railroad served shippers, and economic development entities. Applications are being accepted through 4 PM Aug. 30
here
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Fun Fact: PA ranks #1 in the US in operating railroads at 65.
Get more details about our rail freights & ports
here
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Check out this GRANT OPPORTUNITY
from the Small Business Association which will provide a 50% matching grant of up to $7,000 for Pa small businesses & farms to lower energy consumption costs. This grant is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Get more details
here
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Check out last year's approved grant projects
here
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Check the list of some of the great things to do in the area this week!
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Ribbon Cuttings & Grand Openings
Maison De Savon - House of Soap
Sept. 5 at their new location in the Philadelphia Candies plaza,
526 E State St. Hermitage
(time TBD)
Kismet PEO,
a division of Gilbert's Risk Solutions:
Sept. 24 at 30 E. State St,, Sharon
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Kudos
Huntington Bank
named 'Change Maker' by United Way of Youngstown and Mahoning Valley
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Career Opportunities
Learn about the wide variety of career opportunities available in the Shenango Valley! To review the available opportunities,
To submit your open positions, email us
here
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Chamber 101
Oct. 3
at Hope Center for Arts & Technology, Sharon.
Learn about the perks of chamber membership - whether your new to the chamber or a long-time member - we've got a lot going on!
Register for free breakfast meeting
here
!
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Amusement Park Discounts are In!
Please click on the below link to download a PDF with Chamber Discount Codes for tickets!
Get
more details
here
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Job Fair at
10 AM to 3 PM Sept. 13 at St. Paul's, Greenville
You can also look online at their employment opportunities
here
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St. Paul's "Ask an Expert"
Tax Savings & Charitable Giving Sept. 26
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SV Chamber Lunch & Learn with Local Experts
Telephone Etiquette in the Workplace
Sept. 12 at BC3@LindenPointe, Hermitage
Presented by Eagle TD, New Wilmington
$10 includes lunch, workshop and list of tips: Just register
here
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Taught by SV Chamber member business experts.
Workshops open to the entire business community.
Interested in presenting a lunch & learn through the Shenango Valley Chamber? Contact us
here
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Get your list of upcoming area Golf Outings
here
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41st Annual UW Pro AM Golf Scramble
Noon Aug. 28 at Avalon at Buhl, Hermitage
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Buhl Half Marathon & 5K
Sept. 2, 2019
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21st Annual Car Cruise & BBQ!
1-5 PM Sept. 8 at St. Paul's, Greenville
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Transportation Talk
4-5:30 PM Aug 29 at
Fresh Grounds Coffeehouse, Greenville
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SRMC Healthy Steps Program
6 PM Tuesdays Aug. 13 & 27
at Buhl Park
Fitness Trail
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Bringing the World to PA
Sept. 12 at Ambassador Center, Erie
Great opportunity for PA Exporters!
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Tam O'Shanter Fall Membership!
Unlimited Greens Fees Oct. 1 - Nov. 30!
Get more details or register
here!
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21st Annual Ladies Tee Off for Buhl
Sept. 11 at Buhl Farm Golf Course, Hermitage
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Healthy Kids Seminar
9-11 AM Sept. 14 at
Buhl Community Recreation Center, Sharon
Event is free to the public.
Email for more details
here
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Community Mental Health Awareness Lunch
Noon - 2:30 PM at Park Inn By Radisson, West Middlesex
Call to get more details at 724.981.5310
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Crafts & Cakes at the Lakes
9 AM - 3 PM Sept. 14 at the
Lakes at Jefferson, Mercer
Cake Walks, Crafts, Decor, Wine, Pastries & More! Benefits St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Reset Your Brain Class Series:
Hope is Dope
7-8:30 PM Monday Nights
Sept. 9-Sept. 30 at ANR Building in Butler.
Classes are free - presented by BC3.
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15th Annual Fall Classic Golf Tournament
Oct. 7 at Youngstown Country Club
All proceeds benefit to Primary Health Network Charitable Foundation & their charities
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Building our Future Together!
Join the Shenango Valley Chamber and be a part of the forward momentum in the region! Get more details
here
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Hermitage Growers & Artisans Market
3-6 PM Fridays
The Hermitage Armory Parking Lot
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2019 Brown Bag Lunch Concerts
Wednesdays in downtown Sharon
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2019 Hubbard Ohio Farmers' Market
10 AM-2 PM
Sundays through Oct. 13
in Tylee Park, corner of Main & Liberty Streets.
13 W. Liberty St. Hubbard Ohio 44425
Fresh Produce, baked goods, handmade artisan items, kids activities and much more! Request a vendor application
here
! Get more details
here
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Downtown Sharon Farmer's Market
7 AM-Noon Wednesdays and Saturday's
in Reyer's Parking Lot through October!
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Rent our Founder's Conference Room!
Special rates for chamber members!
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Advertise in our Chamber Weekly Update or on our Chamber Website!
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Meet a different member
every week in our chamber update!
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Special Thanks to our
The Business Journal!
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The mission of the Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce is to be an advocate for business, to promote business alliances, to provide valuable benefits and services to our members and to be a partner for economic and community development efforts in the Shenango Valley and surrounding region.
Learn more
about the Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce today!
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