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CEPCO Monday Report Monday, Nov. 10, 2008
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Town and Gown Task Force is ready to work on connecting City and University
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The mission of CEPCO's Town and Gown Task Force is to advocate public
policies that will create partnerships to foster the formation and
growth to train the emerging workforce to meet the needs of existing
and emerging industries in the Chico region.
There are four initiatives that the task force will tackle and it all will commence with a meeting on Jan. 22, 2009 at 555 Main St., Suite 300 at 7:30 a.m.
Steve Gonsalves of Nichols, Melburg and Rossetto will be the chair of the task force. Gonsalves is a former CEPCO Chairman. Frank Marinello is the current Chairman of the Board.
The CEPCO home site has more information on this new task force, and you can find that info by simply clicking here.
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Uptime hosts grand opening and is open for business now in downtown Chico
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Chico's first coworking studio hosted a heavily attended grand opening Thursday and now Uptime is on track. Alan Chamberlain hosted the event and from the looks of the crowd, Uptime is going to be a popular destination for telecommuters, aspiring entrepreneurs and anybody else who just needs a little office space from time to time.
The address is 101 Salem St., Suite 240, and you can take a look at Uptime's new Web site by clicking here. Chamberlain mentioned that pictures from the event are likely to be posted there soon.
Bob Linscheid of CEPCO spoke, honoring the finalists in the Venture Island competition, and all three received their awards - and checks.  Jon Gregory from Golden Capital Network also took to the podium, as did State Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa and DigitalPath.net CEO Jim Higgins.
Call 893-8828 if you want more information on Uptime.
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Second-quarter sales tax figures in Chico show .9% decline from last year
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The City of Chico's sales tax consultants have released data comparing the second quarter to a year ago and found that Chico is actually doing better than the Far North region, which saw sales tax figures decrease by 2.6 percent.
To view the report, click here.
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Chico making headway on budget issues, Butte County discovering more problems |
The Chico News & Review published a pair of articles detailing how the City of Chico is having success in its 10-year plan to reduce the massive budget deficit. Butte County, meanwhile, continues to get battered by the state and its recent policy of passing problems down to local governments. Scroll down to 'Local Stories' after clicking here. |
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CEPCO Job Creation Committee and City Technology Group have new blogs |
 In order to keep committee members abreast of the activity of the Job Creation Committee and Technology Group, we have developed a blog that will communicate the agendas and action notes from meetings. There is also an opportunity for members to comment on the topics of the agenda. Bob Linscheid (left) is the verbal artist of both blogs but he's always looking to hear from people in the community who are interested in new ideas.
Please feel free to provide input on the blogs via comment or by sending emails to Bob at bob@wemanage.org.
To visit the Tech Group blog, click here.
To visit the Job Creation blog, click here.
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CEPCO finds talent at CSUC job fair and has stacks of resumes you can review
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 Maybe it was the banner that attracted them. Whatever it was, it brought a slew of Chico State students to our table, all looking for jobs and internships.
CEPCO collected resumes and has a large stack in the office from the three job fairs in recent months. If you would like to review some of the resumes we collected, contact Leland by clicking here.
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Retail property has a new Web site devoted to it
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Mike Donnelly and The Group Real Estate have come up with a comprehensive new Web site that not only includes available properties, but also information about the local business climate and industry issues.
Take a look for yourself by clicking here.
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Tri-County EDC has tips for local business in this turbulent business climate
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Times are tough right now, especially for local business owners. Tri-County EDC has 150 tools that can hopefully make this rough stretch easier on proprietors.
There are literally hours worth on content that you can sift through, and the site can be found by clicking here. The tools are an important resource for any business.
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Come Home to Chico |
 Did you or do you know of anyone who has returned to Chico after graduating CSU, Chico and leaving the area? Did you or do you know of anyone who has come to Chico based on someone's positive description of the area?
CEPCO would like to know about you and what brought you "home to Chico." The Come Home to Chico Program is gathering information for our newly launched web site, which you can find by clicking here.
If you or someone you know has come home to Chico, please won't you take a moment to fill out and return the testimonial form? We'd love to include a picture of you in your profile too!
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This week's featured property |
 This week's featured property features a drive-thru restaurant in a Class A location in the Skypark Plaza shopping center, located at the corner of Skyway and Notre Dame Blvd. The building is right next to the entrance.
For more information on this property, you can call Mike Donnelly at The Group Real Estate at 530-828-0011. And if you want more information on all sorts of properties, take a look at chicoretail.com by clicking here.
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CEPCO welcomes the two newest members to the Board of Directors
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CEPCO is pleased to announce that Glenn Fry, a real estate consultant with Coldwell Banker DuFour Realty, and Bob Battezzato, Director of Business Developnment for Cleanrite-Buildrite, are now on the Board of Directors.
Glenn's Web site can be found by clicking here and Buildrite-Cleanrite can be discovered by clicking this link.
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CEPCO gives thanks for renewals
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CEPCO would like to thank the following organizations for renewing their memberships: Robertson & Dominick, Inc. (Civil Engineering) Web site |
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Member to member specials |
If you would like to offer a member special here, please contact Leland Gordon at lee@wemanage.org |
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Committee meetings schedule |
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For 2008, the Chico Economic Planning Corporation's Job Creation Committee has targeted the Come Home to Chico Program as one of our focus areas. With an affinity for the college and the community CEPCO is reaching out to the alumni in an effort to recruit them back to Chico. In hopes of them bringing with them; their talent and knowledge as well as those who are looking to start their own company in a community that offers as much as Chico and the surrounding area does.
Our goal has always been the creation of new jobs and new business in this up-and-coming area. Job Creation Committee meetings are held at 555 Main Street, suite 300.
Meeting Dates, Times and Locations:
Butte County Economic Development Corporation
Monday, Nov. 10 3 p.m. Highway 70 Industrial Park (Oroville)
--- Research and Business Parks
CEPCO Job Creation Committee
Thursday, Nov. 13 7:30 a.m. 555 Main St., Suite 300
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Please contact Leland Gordon at lee@wemanage.org if you have any questions or suggestions about the Monday Report.
Sincerely,
Leland Gordon, CEPCO | |
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Come Home to Chico wants your pics on there too! Of course we'd ask for a testimonial as well. All we want to hear is why you came home to Chico. Why is it a great place to live? Why is it a great place to work?