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CEPCO Monday Report Monday, Jan. 19, 2009
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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 Thursday 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.
GOALS:
The goals of the task force are to improve workforce preparation by strengthening the partnerships between industry and education, public agencies and community-based organizations and advocating for the following initiatives:
1. Promote and foster a better understanding of the educational issues common to business and the education community, to identify common initiatives that will increase the supply of well-qualified workers.
2. Expand and enhance sustainable business/education collaboration to meet the current and emerging education and training needs of high wage/high skill industries in Butte County including health care, construction, environmental science, biotechnology, information technology, manufacturing, and financial services.
3. Advocate for a seamless education system that ensures students transition in, through, and out of postsecondary education as their education, training, and career needs change.
4. Embrace the community college as a primary resource for training, workforce preparation, and economic development, and leverage its position to bring federal workforce development and training funds to Butte County.
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City of Oroville offers free workshop and assistance for microenterprise businesses
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The City of Oroville will be featuring a free workshop for upcoming and existing microenterprise businesses on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Microenterprise businesses include five or fewer employees, including the owner.
Participants in the workshop will learn from experts in their fields about the importance of doing a market analysis, "dos" and "don'ts" in making a business plan, understanding financial projections and the bottom line. The Business Assistance Coordinator for the City will briefly discuss some of the business and technical assistance services available through the City of Oroville as well as other local service providers; he will also touch on some of the important issues many business owners tend to overlook.
This program is only for businesses located within the city limits or those planning to move to Oroville. It goes from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will be at Checkers Restaurant, on the corner of Table Mountain Boulevard and Grand Avenue.
Any questions can be directed to Diana Wyles or Rick Farley at (530) 538-2534. Pre-registration is required.
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Economic Forecast Conference predicts dire times, but highlights positives as well
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The news wasn't extremely encouraging at Thursday's Tri County Economic Forecast Conference. But there was also some hope pinned on the fact that home mortgage rates are low.
For more on the happenings of the event, sponsored by the Chico State University Center for Economic Development, read the Friday news article from the Chico Enterprise-Record by clicking here.
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State of the City event touts economic development strategies in rough economy
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City leaders seem to agree: Chico needs more emphasis put on economic development.
That was the theme from Wednesday's State of the City event, sponsored by the Chico Chamber of Commerce. To find out more details on how it went, read Jenn Klein's article from the Chico Enterprise-Record 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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 We now have 249 people signed on the Facebook Live - Chico page on Facebook.com, a sign that the community is interested in the buzz this new group has started.
The first meeting brought about ideas on how to make the Chico area's lifestyle better, for individuals and businesses alike. A meeting Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 4:30 p.m. at Uptime Co-Working Studio will continue that progress.
Meetings are open to the public, but don't feel that meetings are the only ways to contribute. Just by keeping up with the discussion posts and submitting your help and ideas on the Facebook page, you're helping the effort.
You can visit the page and join the group by clicking here. You must have a Facebook account to join.
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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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Upcoming meeting schedule
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Here are the upcoming events that CEPCO is involved with:
Town & Gown Comm. Jan. 22 7:30 a.m. 555 Main, #300
CEPCO Job Creation Jan. 29 7:30 a.m. Uptime
Facebook Live Feb. 4 4:30 p.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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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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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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