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Membership Matters
News from
the Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber
of Commerce
June 22, 2010
In this
Issue:
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Your Member News
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TV Exposure for Less
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No Final Friday...But First Friday is
a GO!
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How Do You Get New Customers?
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A Taste of Zanesville
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Free Computer Training
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Workers Comp and Health Insurance
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Golf Outing Set for August 20
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Anthem Plan for Chamber Members
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Your Member News
Corna
Kokosing Construction Company was
named The Best Contractor in Columbus CEO
magazine's Best of Business. Corna Kokosing
is a full-service commercial builder with
more than 200 associates and annual revenues
of $150 million.
The winner
of the APC Battery Surge Protector,
given away June 1st by
Image
Computer Solutions, was Connie
Rine of Covenant Insurance Agency. The
APC unit was given away in a drawing for
all new signups for the ICS Offsite
Backup Service during the month of May.
Rankin &
Rankin Insurance is proud to
announce the addition of Matthew T.
Joseph to their agency. Joseph, a
property and casualty agent, recently
completed The Association Perpetuation
Plan, an intense three week training
program focusing on aggressive sales and
technical training for new producers.
Thanks to Mark Mechling from
OSU
Extension - Muskingum County who
is speaking on Wednesday June 23 to the
Zanesville-Muskingum County Safety
Council about the safe application of
pesticides.
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TV Exposure for Less
The Chamber of Commerce is teaming up
once again with WHIZ-TV to put together
a cooperative community-awareness
campaign to promote the benefits of
buying goods and services locally. This
promotion is a perfect opportunity for
businesses to increase visibility at a
relatively low cost per exposure.
Five different 30-second television
messages will be produced, espousing the
virtues of buying locally. Each message
will feature five representatives from
participating businesses. Each
representative will be on-camera voicing
one segment of each message, with the
representative's company logo featured
prominently on screen at the same time.
Scripts will be prepared by the Chamber
and WHIZ-TV and will be provided to
participating businesses.
Each of the five messages will air a
minimum of 100 times over the course of
the six-week campaign tentatively slated
to run from June 28th through August
8th, and will appear in Sunrise in
Southeastern Ohio, The Today Show, Live
at Noon, and the WHIZ-TV Reports at 6
and 11, as well as NBC and syndicated
programs. The cost to participate in
this high-profile community-awareness
campaign is $495 per business. If you
would like to have a presence on
multiple versions of the campaign, a
second slot may be added for $425 and
any additional may be added at $395
each.
To participate contact Joy Riddle at the
Chamber of Commerce by emailing jriddle@zmchamber.com
or calling 455-8282 to secure your
position.
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No "Final Friday".....But "First
Friday" is a GO!
The usual Final Friday Networking meetings
will
not
be held in June and July. But the First
Friday Art Walk on July 2 is still on, and
it is a great way to get out and network,
enjoy the arts, and take in some
entertainment. There is no charge to attend
the walk, reservations are not necessary,
and you can tour the downtown galleries and
studios at your own pace.
And to kick off your evening you can visit
with fellow Chamber members at an "After
Hours" event hosted by
Huntington
National Bank at their Main Street
location. Francine and her staff look
forward to your visit! Please stop in and
say hello.
The Art Walk is from 6 pm to 9 pm on every
first Friday of the month.
Visit this link for more information. A
map and list of open locations will be
posted at this site the week of the event.
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How Do You Get New Customers?
The results of the latest monthly business
practices survey - about how you locate new
customers - are available online at
www.zmchamber.com.
Go here to see the results of all
previous monthly business practices surveys. |
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A Taste of Zanesville
The annual
A Taste of Zanesville event will be held
on
July 14th, 2010, from 5:30pm - 8:00pm in
Downtown Zanesville.
This popular annual event celebrates
Pottery Week and features a fun-filled
evening in downtown Zanesville.
Participating businesses invite the
public to enjoy demonstrations, crafts,
refreshments, contests, a pottery toss,
a garden show at the library and great
entertainment. Lorena rides are also
available at 2:00 and 3:30. Fun and Free
for the entire family. Stop by the
Welcome Center in downtown Zanesville
for a brochure and you may call 455-8282
for more information.
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Free Computer Training
Your business and your employees can take
advantage of FREE technology training being
offered by the Adult Center at the Mid East
Career and Technology Centers. But you have
to act quickly before the program expires.
Mid East is distributing vouchers for
training and certification testing in
Microsoft Office such as Word, Access,
Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Microsoft IT
certifications, and all you have to do is
sign up. The training is all offered online
by Microsoft and its retail value is
typically more than $300 per class. The
vouchers must be obtained and activated by
August 26, 2010 and the training completed
within 9 months.
For those who would like to take a Microsoft
Office certification in 2003 or 2007
software, Mid-East has free certification
exam vouchers available. The exams must be
taken by August 26, 2010 and there is a
proctoring fee of $20 per hour for each exam
taken.
This offer is part of a national Microsoft
program called "Elevate America", through
which the company has donated 60,000
training vouchers to the State of Ohio to
help prepare the workforce with the skills
needed to succeed in the 21st
century workplace. The vouchers are being
distributed through the state's network of
adult education centers such as the one
located at Mid East. The only stipulation
is that you are willing to give the required
information: name, email address, employment
status, length of employment or
unemployment, current wage, education level
attainment, age, and gender.
Time is of the essence, so area businesses
must act now to obtain a training voucher.
For more information visit
www.adultcentereducation.org or contact
Sue Gibson at
sgibson@mid-east.k12.oh.us or
740-455-3111.
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Resources on Workers Comp and
Health Insurance
Check out these new sections of
our website that provide you with
resources about two important issues:
Workers compensation and
health insurance.
These sections have information on
things like workers comp discounts
through group rating, safety council,
the drug free workplace program and
more. Also, we have an wealth of
information on subjects like national
health care reform, the Chamber's Anthem
plan, and employee wellness. Check back
often for new additions as we update the
site.
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Golf Outing Set for August 20
The annual Chamber-Jaycees Golf
Outing will be held on Friday, August 20
with a 12:30 pm shotgun start. Golf
teams are of course being accepted and
we are seeking hole sponsors for $50
each. To reserve your team's spot or
for more information contact Dana Matz
at
dmatz@zmchamber.com.
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Anthem Health Plan for Members
Health insurance can be your largest
financial burden. Yet, you recognize the
importance of healthy employees. Chamber
Plan through Anthem offers health care
options for small and mid-size
businesses that mirror the benefits
large corporations offer. Chamber
members receive a discount and have
access to over 100 plan designs,
including health savings accounts (HSAs),
health reimbursement accounts (HRA's)
and traditional PPOs. Chamber Plan may
not be the most affordable option for
every chamber member company, but it
might pay off to check and see. For a
quote on Chamber Plan contact your local
health insurance broker - they can tell
you how the rates compare to what you
are paying now.
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