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CHICO, CA 95928
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| | ANNOUNCING! The Chico Chamber of Commerce will be bringing our membership a NEW event this fall! Plan to join us for our "GREAT CHICO JOBS: Employment Fair" being held October 16 at the Chico Masonic Family Center. Download our exhibitor/sponsor flyer here. | |
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| | Don't miss your chance to advertise in the Chico Chamber's 2008 Business Directory! This is the official membership directory of the Chico Chamber of Commerce, and is distributed to visitors, fellow members, and those looking to relocate to the area. Call Scott Camp today at (530) 736-1181 | |
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| | The Chico Chamber hosted a select group of employers to attend an Employer Listening Roundtable with representatives of the Northern Rural Training and Employment Consortium (NoRTEC) on June 4, 2008.
Organized by Chabin Concepts, Inc., the meeting was designed to allow employers an opportunity to communicate specific needs regarding the workforce, in an effort to ensure programs are developed that will train for today’s and tomorrow’s jobs.
For more information about NoRTEC, contact Jim Goodwin, Chamber President/CEO at jim@chicochamber.com.
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| | The Sustainable Business Partnership is launching a series of free workshops this summer to educate the community about important, money saving practices they can use today to start saving on their bottom line. The first workshop takes place June 18, 2008 on the CSUC campus.
To download a complete schedule of upcoming workshops, click here.
The Partnership is a collaboration between the Chico Chamber of Commerce Community Corporation and the Institute for Sustainable Development at CSU, Chico. Thank you to our 2008 Partners Cal Water PG&E Wal*Mart Butte Community Employment Centers Great Valley Center Veolia Transportation Chico News & Review Pedrozo Cheese & Dairy | |
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May, 2008
For more than two decades, the Chico Chamber of Commerce has taken the lead in promoting Chico and Butte County. From regional marketing brochures, trade show attendance, and outreach to group travel operators, the Chamber is helping to strengthen the local economy through tourism and community marketing.
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| | For the last three years, the Chico Chamber has sponsored and assisted in marketing the Sierra Oro Farm Trail & the Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend. Chamber Marketing Manager Alice Patterson has worked closely on a daily basis with Farm Trail organizers to effectively market the region and support agricultural tourism.
According to Patterson, current efforts include distribution of the Farm Trail Map to California Visitor Centers in San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Auburn and Anderson. Additional efforts include collaboration with CSU, Chico to co-brand marketing materials related to this year's Passport Weekend, which takes place October 11-12, 2008. This is the same date as Parent's Weekend at Chico State.
For more information about the Chamber's promotion of Chico and Butte County, contact Alice Patterson at 530-891-5556, ext. 315. For more information about the Sierra Oro Farm Trail, visit www.sierraoro.org | |
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| | May 20, 2008
For the sixth consecutive year, Chamber staff, on behalf of the City of Chico, will head to the Bay Area to promote Chico as a destination at the Sunset Magazine Celebration Weekend. This food, wine and travel event takes place June 7-8, 2008 at Sunset Magazine Headquarters in Menlo Park. Typical attendance over the weekend is approximately 25,000.
"The attendees at Celebration Weekend fit our demographic market perfectly," said Alice Patterson, who manages marketing on behalf of the Chamber. Most attendees are well-educated, affluent, and have plans to travel within California in the next year.
For more information about Sunset Weekend, click here. | |
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| | May 19, 2008
For decades, the Chico Chamber of Commerce has taken the lead in promoting Chico and Butte County through the development of Community Marketing materials such as the Winter Migratory Waterfowl Tour brochure, Self-Guided Spring Blossom Tour Brochure, Bidwell Park brochure and Trails guide and more.
Updates to the official City of Chico brochure and Cycling brochures are currently underway. Sponsorships are currently available. Contact your Member Services Consultant at 530-891-5556 for additional information. | |
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| | The Chico Chamber's Retail Improvement Task Force is meeting weekly to develop a set of recommendations on how our community can preserve and enhance its role as a center of commerce in this part of the northern Sacramento Valley. Members of the task force include some of the best commercial real estate professionals in the region, former city managers, and local business owners. The goal is to finalize recommendations within the next 60 days, then share it with elected leaders and staff. | |
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| | Nearly 100 people welcomed Dave Burkland to his new post as Chico's City Manager during a reception hosted by the Chico Chamber on Monday, March 24, 2008. The reception took place at Crush 201, located in downtown Chico.
Burkland has worked for the City of Chico for the last 16 years in a variety of positions, most recently as Assistant City Manager under Manager Greg Jones, then Interim City Manager after Jones relocated back to the Bay Area. |  2008 Chamber Chair of the Board, Mark Sorenson (l), congratulates Burkland at the March 24, 2008 Reception |
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| | May, 2008
Chamber Clicks announces the "Campaign Booster" for Chico Chamber of Commerce members! If you want to gain new customres by advertising on Internet search engines, you can get $100 in FREE additional clicks added to the first month of your campaign.
ChamberClicks is the easy way for local businesses like yours to get new customers by advertising to targeted, local audiences on a network of more than 30 popular Internet search engines. We'll quickly get your business on Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL and others.
Just sign up on or before May 31st and we'll add $100 in FREE additional clicks to the first month of your campaign! This booster will get your campaign off to a great start.
Hurry, this offer expires after May 31, 2008. A 12-Month contract is requited at $99/month minimum. The $100 in FREE additional clicks will be appliled to new budget buy accounts. This offer is availalbe to new ChamberClicks customers only. Start driving more new customers to your business today! | |
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| | Charter Media is offering special packages to Chamber members on local Comcast cable advertising! Don't miss your opportunity to take advantage of the power of television. Contact Tracie Devlin at 530-345 6857today! | |
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| | Approximately 350 members of the business community took part in the 70th Annual Chico Chamber of Commerce Dinner Thursday, January 24, 2008 at the Bell Memorial Union on the CSU, Chico Campus. At the event, five members of the community were honored for their service. They were:
Roger Hart, 2007 Chairman's Award Recipient Vic Alvistur, 2007 J. Pat Lappin Award Recipient Judy Sitton, 2007 Community Service Award Recipient Steve Gonsalves, 2007 Business Advocate of the Year Barbara Rupp, 2007 Ambassador of the Year Chamber CEO Jim Goodwin kicked off the event with the introduction of Dino Corbin, who served as Master of Ceremonies. Presentations were given by outgoing Chamber Chairman of the Board Rick Coletti (Land's End Real Estate) and 2008 Chairman of the Board Mark Sorenson (ACC Satellite).
The 2007 Annual Dinner was sponsored in part by Inland Business Systems, The Hignell Companies, Network Innovation, Norcal Waste Systems of Butte County, Inc. and Tri Counties Bank.
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|  Interim City Manager David Burkland | The Chamber's annual "State of the City" Address drew together approximately 140 members of the community to hear updates from City leaders today (January 11, 2008) at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center.
Interim City Manager David Burkland kicked off the event with a presentation on the state of CIty affairs, which included an update on economic development efforts, capital improvements, and the City's budget forecast.
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|  Mayor Andy Holcombe Addresses the Crowd | City Councilmembers Scott Gruendl, Steve Bertagna, Ann Schwab, Larry Wahl, Mayor Andy Holcombe, Tom Nickel and Mary Flynn each gave seven- to 10-minute presentations on their top priorities for '08, followed by a brief question and answer period from the audience. All seven councilmembers praised City Staff and community members for their quick reaction to the devastation caused by the storms that hit the region January 4th and 5th. In their presentations, Councilmen Wahl and Gruendl commended the Chamber's work on the City of Chico Budget Review.
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|  Councilman Larry Wahl | Gruendl and Wahl stated they would not support a tax hike for City residents in 2008, while Flynn and Holcombe stated they would have to look at all options as they moved forward.
"It's not a firm yes, or a firm no," said Flynn.
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| .jpg "Chamber CEO Jim Goodwin Introduces City Leaders at the 2008 AM Issues Event") Chamber CEO Jim Goodwin Introduces City Leaders at the 2008 AM Issues Event | Additional topics discussed were the need for a balanced budget and the continued development of a streamlined Planning process at the City level for businesses looking to expand or locate in Chico.
For more information about the Chamber of Commerce, or other Chamber events, call 891-5556. | |
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| | The Chico Chamber, in conjunction with the FarWest Heritage Association, is promoting the region to readers of Sunset Magazine in an ad promoting the 3rd Annual California Nut Festival February 21-24, 2008. The ad, which will run in the January and February editions, targets readers and group travel operators. Chico's rich culture makes Chico and the surrounding areas a perfect destination for those looking for unique places to visit.
For more information, contact Alice Patterson at 530-891-5556 or email alice@chicochamber.com
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| | The Chico Chamber of Commerce Community Corporation, in conjunction with California State University, Chico and local business partners, have formed the Sustainable Business Partnership-- a collaboration focused on helping our entire business community move in the direction of sustainability.
"Simply defined, sustainability reflects a “triple bottom line” goal of making sure our actions as businesses have economic, social and environmental benefit," said Jim Goodwin, President and CEO of the Chico Chamber. "As an example, if we can reduce energy consumption (good for the environment), we will save money (good for our own bottom line) that can be invested elsewhere in the community (social benefit). Everyone wins," he said.
"Obviously, the example is over-simplified," he said, "but it does illustrate the goal." Goodwin said this isn’t just about existing businesses--that there is tremendous opportunity for new business and technological development associated with the goal.
"The Sustainable Business Partnership is a place to begin... We are all about building our local economy, and this effort simply makes good sense."
For more information on the Sustainable Business Partnership, call Goodwin at 530-891-5556. | |
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| | Business managers can take advantage of new business tools, thanks to the California Chamber of Commerce. This new bundle of mini-books is designed to help guide and address daily workplace issues legally and accurately. Click here for more information. | |
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Dave Kilby, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs for the California Chamber of Commerce, addressed members of the Chico Chamber Board of Directors at their Annual Planning Conference November 17. Kilby shared his extensive experience in the area of political action, and discussed strategies for successful political campaigns.
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