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CEPCO Monday Report Monday, Dec. 22, 2008
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Butte College Small Business Development Center offers NxLevel for entrepreneurs
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The Northeastern California Small Business Development Center at Butte College has a program for entrepreneurs who want to  take their business (or business idea) to the next level. The NxLevel Entrepreneur Training Program is currently open for enrollment, with a course for existing businesses and another for start-ups. Classes for existing businesses are on Thursday nights while the start-up portion will be Wednesdays. The classes commence January 28-29, each at 6 p.m. The cost is $250 per person. Visit the Butte College Small Business Development Center's Web site by clicking here if you want more information. The site has very detailed information about what will be discussed in classes. |
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Jolene Francis named Chamber of Commerce President and CEO
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The
Chico Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has
confirmed Jolene Francis as the new President and
Chief Executive Officer of the organization.
She will take over the position
immediately.
In
2005, Jolene left Umpqua Bank to pursue a
consulting opportunity for a group of local
investors desiring to start a new Chico-based
banking operation. With her help Golden
Valley Bank was organized, approved and began
operation in 2006. Her work included
managing the activities of the future Board of
Directors, assisting in writing the business plan,
regulatory applications, policies and procedures,
and creation of the product line.
She has served eight years on the City of Chico Planning
Commission, including two
terms as Chair.
She has also served
on the Boards of Directors of the Chico Chamber of
Commerce, the Chico Economic Planning Corporation,
the Butte Economic Development Corporation, and
the Chico Community Scholarship Association, as
well as several other charitable
boards. She currently serves as the
President of the Chico Noon Rotary
Club.
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January meeting schedule
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Here are the upcoming meetings and events to look forward to:
CEPCO Board Jan. 8 7:30 a.m. Uptime
Tri-County Economic Conf. Jan. 15 8 a.m. BMU
Town & Gown Comm. Jan. 22 8 a.m. 555 Main, #300
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More info available about Jan. 15 Economic Forecast Conference
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Randall Kempner, VP for Regional Innovation at the Council on Competitiveness, will be the keynote speaker for the ninth-annual Tri-County Economic Forecast Conference. The festivities will take place from 8 a.m. to noon in the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium on the Chico State campus.
Other speakers include Dr. Robert Eyler, who is the chair of the economics department at Sonoma State in Rohnert Park. Dr. Eyler will focus on the North State's economy while a pair from the Center for Economic Development will focus on the local economy.
CSUC economics professor Dr. David Gallo and Dan Ripke, Director of the CED, will be the speakers for that portion.
Also, the Jan. 15 CEPCO Job Creation Committee meeting is cancelled so that members may be free to go to the conference.
Tables of 8 can be purchased at a $60 discount, at $460. Individuals are charged $65 if they purchase their tickets before Jan. 9.
You can register for the event by clicking this link and you can find other information by clicking here.
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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. But CEPCO would love to get your ideas and feedback before then. If you have any ideas, concerns, questions or comments, forward them along to us with an email to Leland.
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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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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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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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 |
The Group Real Estate has a sub lease available on a high-traffic property across from the North Valley Plaza on East Avenue.
The former Goodyear Tire Center has a daily traffic count of 24,961.
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 other properties, take a look at chicoretail.com by clicking here.
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CEPCO gives thanks for member renewals
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CEPCO would like to thank the following organizations for renewing their memberships with CEPCO: Knife River Company, Inc. Web site Modern Building Inc. Web site United States Thermoelectric Consortium |
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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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We have a lot going on here at CEPCO, as you can see below. Contact us at 895-1202 if you have any questions about upcoming meetings as well as their times and locations.
Meeting Dates, Times and Locations:
See above for January meeting schedule
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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?