Greetings!   

Tuesday evening, October 9th, Mayor Doyle, the Beaverton City Council and myself had the pleasure of recognizing this quarter's Beaverton4Business Award recipients. Since 2009, we've sought to recognize dynamic business either headquartered here or with operations in Beaverton that are contributing to growing the local economy, providing jobs for our citizens and raising the quality of life in our community.

Congratulations to Agilyx, Art on Broadway, and Far West Fibers.

 

 

Using proprietary technology, Agilyx reduces plastic waste normally destined for landfills, produces refinery-ready crude oil, and creates local green jobs with its small-scale, distributed waste management and energy production approach.

Agilyx employs 60 people full-time, 40 of those in Beaverton, and expects to roughly double its workforce over the next 12-18 months.

 

 

Envisioned as a permanent location for local artists to display their work, Art on Broadway celebrates its second anniversary this month. Its owners, Donna Sanson & Roberta Cohen, feel it represents the kind of business, the style, and the market appeal that is forward-thinking for Beaverton's downtown future. Both Donna and Roberta have been instrumental in making Beaverton First Friday's a success this past season for the Beaverton Downtown Association through their amazing efforts on the Promotions Committee.

 

Over 35 years old, today there are four Far West Fibers facilities in the Portland metro area. The company has new plants in Beaverton, Hillsboro and Portland. Overall they employ a total of 150 people. Seven managers co-own Far West....a company that now processes 250,000 tons of recyclables annually. Far West recycles paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, carpet padding and metal...curbside or drop-off. And now will take your Styrofoam - just in time for the holidays!

 

 

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Save the Date, November 1st 4:30 - 6:00pm...........

Resource One, HP & Intel in conjuction with the Beaverton & Hillsboro Chambers are hosting the SMB Technology Showcase.

 

What:
An exciting event from Resource One, focused on new HP and Intel technology for marketing, improved staff efficiency and the growing mobile workforce. Food and refreshments will be provided. One lucky attendant will go home with an HP Ultrabook!

 

When:  Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 ▪ 4:30 - 6:00 pm
(Check-in & registration begins at 4:00)

Where: Intel Hawthorne Farms 3

Pre-register by October 15th and be entered to win one of two $100 Visa Gift Cards.

Register Online TODAY : FREE but limited space is available.

 

Finish your week strong & productively!
 

  

Sincerely,

Lorraine Clarno, President/CEO, ACE
Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce
503.350.2006  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Business Advocacy Council focuses on issues that directly impact businesses that most owners/managers do not have time to stay on top of but count on the Chamber to do so and be their voice.

According to the 2012 Oregon Voter's Pamphlet, this measure, if passed will "Amends Constitution: Allocates corporate income/excise tax "kicker" refund to additionally fund K through 12 public education."   The Council did not discern that re-allocated money would go to schools, as might be assumed, since the bill language says the funds are to go to the broadly defined "K through 12 public education."    The Council also expressed concern about the continuing efforts to amend the Oregon constitution and questioned if this measure warranted such an action.

Your Chamber is an advocate for ComprehensiveTax Reform and believes the entire structure must be examined and looked at to provide a viable long-term solution to our school funding issues. The board of directors discussed the BAC's decision at their meeting this Wednesday expressly stated that the "bandaid" approach is not the way to go - but comprehensive tax reform is necessary and long-overdue. The Corporate Kicker should be looked at as well as the Individual Kicker and all other sources. 
 

 NEXT MEETING: November 1st

TOPIC - TBA
 Lobby floor conference room.  

We meet monthly on the first Thursday at 7:30am - 8:30am in our down stairs conference room. Feel free to contact Lorraine if you have any questions. We'd love to have you.  

All Business Advocacy Council Meetings are open to all members (appointed or not!). If you "get" the connection between monitoring regulations, ensuring business has input at the table on issues such as transportation, taxation and more...you should come and participate. All ideas and opinions are welcome.  

Networking & Referrals...

Full Calendar of Events - What's happening this week? - Click

Weekly Networking Features:
Thursday's - Sales Tune Ups(7:30 - 8:30am, Chamber, Suite 140)

Friday's - Coffee Connections (7:45 - 9:00am, locations change weekly - Calendar) This week:  October 12th,  HomePlate Youth Services @ Merlo Station High School, 1841 SW Merlo Drive

  

Ribbon Cutting immediately following the Coffee Connection at HomePlate!

The Chamber Store goes mobile!
Thanks to Jean Sneed & Sue Ragsdale the Chamber store items will be
available every Friday at the Coffee Connections. If you can't wait -
shop online! 

 

Monthly Features:
Business After Hours- October 18, 2012, 5:00 - 7:00pm 
Ernesto's Italian Restaurant by Jesuit HS on Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy.

$5 for members, $10 for guests. Great food, fun and primetime networking!

 

Luncheons - October 16th - Beaverton Better Buildings Challenge, Sponsored by PGE. Call to register or go online. 
  

 

Maximize Your Membership - Find out how to get the most of your membership and meet new business contacts. October 24th,  8:00am - 9:00am at the Chamber in Suite 140.

 

Pro*Development -

Visit Blog for all programming details
**Business Matters! - November 7th, 11:30am - 1:00pm, To Blog or Not to Blog & How to Make the Most of it! Bring your brown bag lunch and enjoy!

**#DRIVEN (Young Professionals Group) - 3rd Thursday's - November 15th. Breakfast with the Boss, Kenneth Pogson, Co-President of Voodoo!

Special Events 

SAVE THE DATE! Annual Meeting & Holiday Auctions are upon us...

The big event will be December 13th at Embassy Suites this year from 4pm - 8pm.
Our pre-Online Auction will run from Nov. 26 - Dec. 10th.

To donate an item or service online go to www.biddingforgood.com/beaverton click on the donate box on the left of the page and please refer our online auction to friends and family all over the US.  The person with the most referrals will receive a $50 gift card to one of our Chamber Member Restaurants.

Watch the Special events page on the website for details soon.

 

 

Membership Corner

Sharing the love...Member Kudos!  

 

 

Cawood Carpet Cleaning

My husband and I went on our honeymoon for a week. When we returned we discovered our white carpet had several stains. Our teenagers had a few guests over ...... it was time to call John at Cawood Carpet Cleaning. He came out that week and made our carpet fresh and new looking again. He was quick,  good, and affordable. Great job! - Sue Ragsdale

 

Each week testimonials are taken at the Coffee Connection....if you aren't there you just might have missed one about YOUR business. Check out our channel.

If you aren't attending and wonder if some one is "talking" about you.......visit our Youtube channel and see the Tweeting Our Own Horn videos!  You never know.

 

To have your story here, please contact:

 

Sue Ragsdale

503-350-2005 Office

503-481-0826 Mobile

sueb@beaverton.org 

 

 

 

 

Your Chamber is a Lead & Support Partner
 

Uberthons announces the Oregon Turkeython to be held on Thanksgiving Morning at Beaverton Town Square. The family running event includes 5k, 10k, 1k, and ½ k races. The races are professionally timed by Uberthons using overhead RFID antennas that read chips attached to racing bibs. Race results are posted on the Internet as the runners and walkers cross the finish line. Famous Footwear is the title sponsor of the event. Other sponsors include Sports Authority, Oregon Health Clubs, The Fitness Studio, Acceleration Sports Medicine, Oroweat, Courtyard Marriott, Dickie Jo's, Mucho Gusto, and Yo My My Frozen Yogurt. The Turkeython comes to Beaverton for this 2nd annual event.   All course roads will be closed and well marked. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be present - and members of the Portland's Singing Christmas Tree will introduce the holiday season to Beaverton as they perform before the start of the race. A special recognition will be made to our Veterans.

The event benefits non-profit organizations including Westside Police Activities League, Portland Rescue Mission, Portland's Singing Christmas Tree, SHOC Foundation, Camp to Belong NW, Camp Rosenbaum, Tigard Community Back Pack Program, Bradley Angle, and Project Linus.

All Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce members are invited to participate in the event by providing discount coupons, publicizing the event, volunteering as event directors, or participating as a company team in the running events.

While the Oregon Turkeython does not yet rival the Dallas, Texas or Sacramento, CA Thanksgiving runs, which each have over 26,000 participants, the Turkeython will surely grow and be a popular holiday event in downtown Beaverton for years to come.

If you are interested in promoting your business, or in helping with the event, review the webpage at http://www.uberthons.com/turkeython-sponsors and email uberthons@gmail.com, or call 503-516-6998. The event website is www.turkeython.com, and the event facebook page is www.facebook.com/oregonturkeython.

Chamber Members in the News:

Hospice & Palliative Care of Washington County... 

In celebration of our 30th anniversary Hospice & Palliative Care of Washington County is honoring two community leaders for their faithful dedication and service to the mission of our hospice, Gerald Gibbs, MD and Kay Kirkbride BSN.  The community is invited to join special emcee Jeff Gianola KOIN Local 6, in honoring these key individuals at the 30th Anniversary Celebration at the Oregon Zoo Cascade Crest Banquet Center on October 19, 2012. Social hour begins at 6:30 PM and dinner/program begins at 7:15 PM.  Single Tickets are $75, table sponsorships (10 guests) are available, please call Gwen Schwartz (gwen@hospicewc.org) for more information. You can register on line at www.hospicewc.org/celebration or call or call 1-888-968-9565 for more information.

The event planning committee is asking for photos or stories (could remain anonymous) to be included in historical displays/marketing pieces. If your loved one was served by HPCWC and you're willing to share your photos or stories please contact Liz Fischer (liz@hospicewc.or, or 888-968-9565) for more information.

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