The last BPCIA Quarterly Meeting was formatted to be a networking luncheon. Attendees were able showcase their business to the others seated at their table. The format was simple ~ each table had five people. Each person had three minutes to introduce themselves and their company and its services or products. Once everyone had a turn, each person had another two minutes to make final comments. At the end of that session everyone moved to another table to meet five new people. Afterwards we moved to the other side of the room for a delicious luncheon. We received wonderful feedback about the format and the opportunity to network. We plan to incorporate these networking luncheons into our quarterly meeting schedule.

Chicago's Safest Neighborhood Is...

Bedford Park named safest city neighborhood by WalletPop.com

Those of you who live in the Bedford Park area have a bit of a reason to celebrate: a personal finance site in the AOL network has named the village the safest neighborhood of Chicago.

According to the rankings detailed on WalletPop.com, your chances of becoming a victim in six square mile village near Midway Airport are just 1 in 1,000.

The site determined the safety of neighborhoods all around the country using crime data from neighborhoodscout.com and from FBI data from 17,000 law enforcement agencies.

The site says that even the cities with the highest crime rates can have relatively safe neighborhoods, and thus it's less useful to generalize about an entire city.

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By BJ LUTZ

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Davis Staffing

Celebrates its 50th Business Anniversary

Davis Staffing, Inc. is a family-owned and operated business in its second generation of leadership. In fact, it is celebrating its 50^th business anniversary this year. Founded in 1960 by Clara Mae Davis, the firm is now lead by her daughter, Deborah Davis. Its offices are located in Olympia Fields, Illinois, with branch offices in Hometown, Illinois, and Hammond, Indiana.

Striving to constantly stay abreast of employment concerns, all of Davis' customer service team is also certified staffing professionals (CSP) by the American Staffing Association (ASA). Additionally, Davis is also a certified women business enterprise (WBE) in the states of Illinois and Indiana, as well as Cook, County, Illinois. To receive a monthly "60 Second HR Focused" email, please reply to: Jeanette@davis-staffing.com or to learn more about Davis Staffing, Inc., please visit www.davis-staffing.com.

Olympia Fields, Illinois - Davis Staffing, Inc., a business specializing in providing qualified and experienced clerical, light industrial and technical staffing services to businesses in the Chicago Southland and Northwest Indiana areas, received national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise by the Women's Business Development Center of Chicago, a regional certifying partner of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

WBENC's national standard of certification implemented by the Women's Business Development Center of Chicago is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business and site inspection. The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women.

By including women-owned businesses among their vendors, corporations, and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier/vendor diversity programs.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Jeanette Palanca, CSP

Office Phone: 708-857-7511

Direct Line: 708-283-6171

Fax: 708-283-6188

Email: JeanetteP@davis-staffing.com

Job Encentive Program

The Village of Bedford Park elected officials adopted an ordinance thereby creating a job incentive program. The rationale behind this ordinance is to encourage the hiring of qualified Bedford Park residence for job openings that may surface in our community. Mayor Brady and the Board of Trustees understand the difficult economic conditions we are all now presently facing. Unfortunately, it appears as though the economic climate will not change in the near future. As elected officials, they are hopeful that this job incentive program will not only prove beneficial to you as an employer but will also help our residents in their search for gainful employment.

The pertinent terms of this ordinance are as follows:

A company doing business in Bedford Park may qualify for a partial real estate tax rebate from the Village of Bedford Park upon the hiring of a Bedford Park resident on a full-time basis for a period of at least 2 years:
The rebate shall be a sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5000) or fifty percent (50%) of the Village's portion of the tax levy relative to your property, whichever is less;
If a rebate by the Village authorities is granted, said rebate shall not exceed two (2) years;
Any company seeking an abatement must provide proof that any and all real estate taxes have been paid in full;
The abatement will not apply to a company who leases properties if the lease agreement calls for the tenant to be liable for the payment of the real estate taxes. In such an event, an agreement by and between the company and the tenant must be submitted to the Village authorities regarding the rebate distribution;
This job incentive program will be evaluated on an annual basis and is subject to modification or may be repealed by the Village Officials;
This abatement program will be terminated upon the creation of twenty (20) full-time employment positions by the companies located in Bedford Park.

The hiring standards and job qualifications will be solely established by each company. The Village of Bedford Park will not be involved in any manner relative to your respective employment process. Obviously, compliance with any and all applicable federal and state rules and regulations must be handled and adhered to by your Human Resource department.

In the event that a job position becomes available, we would ask that written notice of the same be sent to the Village Clerk. Upon receipt of this notice, the Village will then notify its residents of this position. For more information call the Bedford Park Village Hall at 708-458-2067.

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Bedford Park-Clearing Industrial Association

5101 West 67th Street ~ Bedford Park, IL. 60638

Phone: 708-496-0336 Fax: 708-458-8885

Email: bpcia@earthlink.net Website: www.bpcia.org