Wow! February has been quite the month for the Chamber. We had 13 new members join this month, shattering our previous organizational record. We hosted a very successful Power Hour with our friends over at Edward Jones, Hannah Luhring and Chris Lee. We met with so many of our members to feature their businesses and handed out more than 1,500 Member to Member Cards.

We'd like to welcome these new members to the Chamber for for the month of February: AIM Printing, American Civil War Museum of Ohio, Camp Fire NW Ohio, CXP Property Management, International Bancard, Modern Office Methods, OHCA Investors Group, Ltd., Pavement Maintenance Co., Ridge View Farms, TERM Electric, LLC, The Corner Restaurant, The Sorrowful Mother Shrine and Timothy P. Sulken DDS - Complete Family Dentistry.

If you ever need anything, please do not hesitate to reach out at Briggs@TiffinChamber.com or 419-447-4141.

You MUST register in advance. Register now!

Provided by David Zak, President & CEO, Tiffin-Seneca Economic Partnership: Workforce Development guru Carol Kern and David Zak sat down recently with the new workforce development specialist at Terra State Community College, Holly Hoffman, to talk about the resources they have for business through Terra and their Kern Center for Workforce and Community Education. Terra’s an amazing partner and is working hard to make a difference both in the lives of students and in the success of area business. Read more.

The 2021 TU Women’s Leadership Conference will take place virtually on Wednesday, March 17 at 7 p.m. This year’s theme, “Taking Care of the Whole You: How to Live a More Balanced and Meaningful Life,” will focus on strategies for achieving health and wellness. The event is limited to the first 200 registrations and is open to students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members. Questions may be directed to Vickie Wilkins at wilkinsvm@tiffin.edu Register online.

On 4/19 we will be giving away to lucky listeners all the gift cards and donations from the businesses who participated. Read more.

UIS Insurance & Investments headquartered in Tiffin, Ohio has announced an expansion in Fremont, Ohio. This fast-growing independently owned insurance and investment agency merged with Weickert Agencies in Fremont. Weickert Agencies will still be operating out of its location at 2274 W. State Street with UIS still operating out of 1520 E. State Street. Read more.

Tired of shoveling snow and mowing the yard? Carefree living at St. Francis Senior Ministries Villas just might be the answer for you! Independent living villas are available for those who want to live on an attractive, peaceful campus and not have the worries of home ownership. The Villas at St. Francis and Friedman Village offer an independent living lifestyle and range in size from 1400 sq. ft. to 1800 sq. ft. Read more.

Beginning today the Tiffin-Seneca Public Library will have ten mobile hot spots available for their patrons to check out and use the internet almost anywhere! Patrons 18 years of age and older can borrow these hot spots for two weeks, and they can be placed on hold.

A special thank you to the Institute of Museum and Library Services who helped make this opportunity available to Seneca County. If you have any questions, please call the Library at 419-447-3751.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has been made aware of a high number of fraudulent claims regarding Unemployment Benefits issued through the state of Ohio. Although the Ohio Attorney General cannot make a determination as to the validity of a claim – that must be handled by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) – here are a few simple FAQs to address the situation. Read more.

Given the current circumstances, we urge you to take one minute, scan in your recent electric and natural gas bill and see if we can help you reduce costs so you can immediately put money back into your business. See this Chamber Energy ad to see the savings for several businesses. Read more.