CEPCO Monday Report
Monday, March 2, 2009
Save the date for CEPCO's annual dinner
Mark your calendars for June 25, as it will be the night of the CEPCO Excellence in Business annual dinner. The location is still to be determined but the date is set, and there is sure to be a great night of food, drink, networking and recognition. Photos from last year's dinner can be found by clicking here.

CEPCO would love to get your nominations for the categories listed below, plus the two new ones: Community vitality (formerly real estate development) and Collegiate Entrepreneur Association award. Contact Leland or Bob with your nominations.

Last year's award winners and sponsors:

Community Service Award
Larry Juanarena
Sponsored by: Butte Community Bank
 
Lifetime Achievement Award
Howard Isom
Sponsored by: Morgan Stanley
 
City of Chico Mayor's Award:
Excellence in Renewable Energy
Chico Electric
Sponsored by: PG&E
 
Butte County Job Creation Award
Aero Union
Sponsored by: Norcal Waste Systems of Butte County
 
Excellence in Technology and Innovation
SunGard Bi-Tech
Sponsored by: Slater & Son General Contractor
 
Excellence in Arts & Entertainment
Friends of the Arts
Sponsored by: the Linscheid Company, Inc.
 
Excellence in Healthcare
North Valley MRI & CT Center
Sponsored by: Enloe Medical Center
 
Excellence in Agri-Business
CSU, Chico College of Ag
Sponsored by: Chico Electric
 
Entrepreneur of the Year
Dan Gonzales
5th Sun Graphics
Sponsored by: Stewart Humpherys Burchett & Molin, LLP
 
Excellence in Real Estate Development
Conroy Construction
Sponsored by: Wells Fargo Bank
 
Chairman's Award
Ken Derucher
Sponsored by:  CEPCO
 
Business to Watch:
Chico Bag
Klean Kanteen
Landacorp
Organic Chico Wash
Sponsored by: Golden Capital Network
 
  Facebook Live: "Tweetup" photos are online
Debbie Brodie reports that the Facebook Live "Tweetup" at Cash & Carry rasied between $400 and $500 to help feed the hungry at the Jesus Center! There are photos from the event posted on the Facebook Live page, which you can access by clicking here. You must have a Facebook account to join.
Facebook
The group currently has 344 members and, with the success of the Tweetup, is gaining recognition around Chico.

The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 4 at Uptime CoWorking Studio at the corner of First and Salem streets at 4 p.m. Stay in tune with the Facebook Live page for more info.

Jesus Center
Discover other local efforts on Facebook

The Facebook Live campaign has shown that Facebook is a powerful tool and other local interests have pages that you might not know of. Look for more links in next week's Monday Report.

Chico Chamber of Commerce
Chico Food Bank Tailgaters
Chico State Alumni Association
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Butte County
 
Local organization wants you to think local!
TLC Check out the well-produced new YouTube video that Think Local, Chico has posted on its beautiful Web site.

"Think Local, Chico is an alliance of independent, locally owned businesses, service providers, community organizations and individuals committed to this region, its unique identity and quality of life.

Our mission is to encourage citizens to exchange, locally, as many goods and services as possible in order to make our community a healthy, vibrant and more prosperous place to live."

Click here to view the site.
Upcoming meeting schedule
Monday, March 2
Annual Dinner Committee     4 p.m.    555 Main St., Suite 300

Wednesday, March 4
Facebook Live                     4 p.m.    Corner of First and Salem
                                                        (Uptime Coworking Studio)

Friday, March 6
Chico Tech Group                 8 a.m.    2445 Carmichael Drive  
                                          (Butte County Employment Center)

Monday, March 9
Town & Gown Committee     8 a.m.    555 Main St., Suite 300
Butte County EDC                 4 p.m.    Gridley

Thursday, March 12         
CEPCO Board                       7:30 a.m.   Enloe Conference
                                                            Center, Room 106
'Come Home to Chico' wants your stories!
The Come Home to Chico campaign has a Web site section devoted to testimonials from people who came home to Chico. The testimonial section is getting much larger lately, so big thanks to the people who submitted.

Visit the page by clicking here.

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?


Come HomeE-mail your testimonial to Leland by clicking here and be sure to attach a jpeg picture. We look forward to seeing your responses!
 
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.featuredprop3

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.

CEPCO gives thanks for member renewals
 
CEPCO would like to thank the following organizations for renewing their
memberships with CEPCO:

Chico Electric


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