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Multi Chamber Luncheon Speaker: Lt. Governor Todd Lamb
1 Expo spot still available for Newcastle members, if you are also a member of Blanchard or Tuttle, you may try to utilize their spaces. Expo Information click here
July 20, 2011
Multi Purpose Center
705 NW 10th Street
$7.00 per person - reservation required
11:45 lunch is served
12:00 meeting begins |
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JULY 2011
Farmers Market
NW 10th & Main St.
Tuesdays 3-7
Saturdays 8-12
JULY 2011
July 17
DEADLINE
Multi Chamber Registration July 25 County Commissioner Mtg. County Courthouse/9am July 25 Planning & Zoning Mtg. Multi Purpose Ctr./6pm July 20 |
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When you join a Chamber of Commerce, you become part of an institution. It's a team of residents, growing local business and promoting the community as a whole.
- As a Chamber member you gain immediate access to the "Most Trusted Source for Local Information" - the Chamber of Commerce.
- As a Chamber member you become a part of a vibrant group of businesses with the advantage of a local referral network.
Historically and to this day the Chamber of Commerce remains the most trusted source of information on local businesses and services and the most dependable ally in commerce. There is no better partner for success than your local Chamber of Commerce. |
Oklahoma Sales Tax Holiday Set Announced for August 5-7, 2011.
Oklahoma's annual 2011 sales tax holiday will begin at 12:01 am on Friday, August 5th and end at twelve midnight on Sunday, August 7th. The sales tax holiday gives shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain clothing and shoes free of sales tax. This includes state, city, county and local municipality sales taxes.
Retailers are required to participate and may not charge tax on items that are legally tax-exempt during the sales tax holiday. The sales tax holiday exempts the sale of clothing and shoes priced at less than $100 from sales taxes. |
Small Business Administration Disaster Outreach
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will open Disaster Loan Outreach Centers (DLOCs) in Piedmont and Blanchard on Monday, June 27 to continue meeting the needs of Oklahomans who sustained losses from the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding May 22-25.
The Disaster Loan Outreach Center is located at the Blanchard Middle School, 400 North Harrison.
Hours of operation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
To apply for all types of disaster assistance, citizens should first call 1-800-621-3362, TTY 1-800-462-7585.
Those unable to visit a Disaster Recovery Center or a Disaster Loan Outreach Center can call the Small Business Administration at 1-800-659-2955 or TTY 1-800-877-8339. |
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City Council Update
The Newcastle City Council regularly meets on the second Monday of each month at 6:00pm at the Newcastle Multi Purpose Center - Council Chambers.
June 13th action taken:
- Approval waiving building permits, impact fees and inspection fees for school projects
- Approval of waiver of municipal fees associated to clean-up and reconstruction of damages resulting from May 24th tornado (waived for 1 year)
- Approval of temporary housing and construction trailers for purposes of tornado clean-up, reconstruction and relief efforts (2 years with reconstruction plans)
- Approval of 2011-2012 annual budget - $6,885,963
July 11th action taken:
- Approved Blanchard disposal on ODEQ approved burn pit at $3.50 per ton
- Approved first installment and one-time payment grant match for Delta Public Transit
- Approval of demolition of old police station
- Approval of interlocals with McClain County Commissioners and McClain County Sheriffs Office
- Approval of FEMA Hazard Mitigation Plan Grant 25% grant match
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Unemployment
Information
Oklahoma's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continued to improve in May, dropping to 5.3 percent over the month. For the same period, the national unemployment rose by 0.1 percentage points to 9.1 percent. Over the year, the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined by 1.8 percentage points.
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Information from State Chamber regarding jobs:
Hiring and Expansions - ARINC expands Will Rogers Airport aircraft overhaul business. 100 workers hired with 100 more jobs expected. The expansion is on at Advanced Academics which is an online tutoring service for 6th thru 12th graders. They are adding 50 new jobs. Minco's Oklahoma Folding Carton & Printing Co expands their box production in a new downtown print facility. 7 employees have been hired and 16 new jobs are projected. 497 new businesses created in OK last week. 12,011 year to date. |
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Connect to Smartphone Users
If you have a smartphone or have a customer (or 2) that do, a QR code is a great way to get traffic to your website. It is also a quick reference for specific promotional efforts. For example the Chamber has 3 at this time and will have at least 2 more. We currently have one for the Chamber, Membership Information and the Farmers Market.
The smartphone user will need to have a QR reader app installed on their phone. Some iphone apps are: QR Reader for Iphone, Zappit and I-nigma, there are additional ones for blackberrys and andriod phones.
How do I create one? They are usually free to create as long as you visit one of those sites. Ours was created at www.beetag.com but there are many to choose from. You can just type in your search engine - create a qr code and go from there. Be sure to take advantage of the largest size so that clarity will not be an issue.
Take advantage of the potential increase in traffic to your website and potential to your business. It's free! and easy! |
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Sincerely,
Kim Brown
President
Newcastle Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development
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