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CEPCO Monday Report Monday, Jan. 12, 2009
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Economic Forecast Conference scheduled for Thursday at Chico State's BMU
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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, which begins Thursday. 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 has been moved to Jan. 29 so that members may be free to go to the conference.
You can register for the event by clicking this link and you can find other information by clicking here.
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Facebook Live: A new idea linking Chico in an effort to make it a better place to live
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 Twenty more people have joined the Facebook Live - Chico California group on Facebook.com in just the past four days. If you haven't, be like the 233 people who have joined on and visit the page and get involved!
You can visit the page and join the group by clicking here. You must have a Facebook account to join.
The group met Wednesday at Uptime CoWorking Studio for its first meeting and came up with many ideas of how to improve Chico's quality of life, its economic base and how to get more people linked together.
Some possible topics for the future: "Improving and expanding our social networks, discussions
on making Chico more of a place of tolerance, supporting organizations
that help the homeless and youth. And linking groups together that have
historically been at odds for a public benefit."
It was such a great group discussion that there will be another meeting, Jan. 21 at 4:30 at Uptime. Even if you can't attend in person, you can make your ideas known on the Facebook page.
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The Group Real Estate helps Sunshine Kids get new lease on Manzanita Avenue
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The Sunshine Kids Club has a new, conveniently located
office at 568 Manzanita Avenue,
Suite 7 in Chico. The Sunshine Kids Club is rapidly expanding
due to a proven model of providing inclusion based programs to special needs
children in the Chico
area.
The club offers a wide range of activities from wheelchair
basketball, to self-defense classes, and even field trips! These activities are
specifically designed to increase self-esteem, interpersonal skills, and social
success for children with special needs. But most importantly, the Sunshine
Kids Club allows kids to be themselves and have fun!
"The new location provides much needed administrative
support services and will give children with disabilities a warm and positive
atmosphere," said Faelin Klein, Executive Director of the Sunshine Kids Club.
"It is a place for children to grow and explore their surroundings in a
meaningful and healthy manner. Truly a place where kids can be kids."
If you have any questions about the Sunshine Kids Club please
visit their website by clicking here or call (530) 891-3618. The
Sunshine Kids Club lease was put together by Mike Donnelly and Kimberly Babb of The Group Real Estate.
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State of the City meeting is Wednesday
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The Chico Chamber of Commerce is hosting a State of the City program on Wednesday morning and is currently taking registration for the event. It will be Wednesday from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, at 685 Manzanita Ave.
City councilors and city staff will be present to answer questions and they will also express current views.
You can register by phone at 891-5556 or online by clicking this link.
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City unveils new system for broadcasting meetings
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The City of Chico continues to find ways to get city council meetings to the public. An article in Friday's edition of the Chico Enterprise-Record detailed how the city can now stream meetings live on the Internet, and how citizens can research past meetings as well as specific topics.
Click here to read the article.
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January meeting schedule
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Here are the upcoming events that CEPCO is involved in:
Tri-County Economic Conf. Jan. 15 8 a.m. BMU
CEPCO Tech Group Jan. 16 7:30 a.m. Uptime
Facebook Live Jan. 21 4:30 p.m. Uptime
Town & Gown Comm. Jan. 22 8 a.m. 555 Main, #300
CEPCO Job Creation Jan. 29 7:30 a.m. Uptime
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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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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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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: Harrison-Dailey-Wright Accountancy Corp.University of Phoenix Web siteCascade Orthopedic Supply Web siteLares Research, Inc. Web site
Safor Corporation Web SiteNorcal Waste Systems of Butte County Web siteSlater & Son General Contractor Web site
Chico Enterprise-Record Web site Rush Personnel Web siteChico Nut Company Web siteSierra Nevada Brewing Company 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 |
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?
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