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Next Board Meeting
Tuesday, April 6, 4pm.
Chamber Conference Room
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NEW SECTION
LOCAL BUSINESS NEWS
To have news from your business included in this newsletter, email Sheila.
Deadline Friday afternoon.
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Super Supporters
$3,000-5,000 Donations
Alaska Cruise Association
Sponsoring the Season's End Celebration
ACS
Sponsoring the Sitka Golf Tournament
Primary Benefactors
$1,000 Memberships
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Chamber Board
Cory Baggen, President, Samson Tug & Barge
Craig Shoemaker - V-P, Seafood Producers Coop
Gerry Hope, Sec/Treas. Sitka Tribe of Alaska
Caprice Pratt, Member-at-Large, First National Bank Alaska
Keith Perkins - USDA Rural Development
Lowell Frank - Spenard Builders Supply
Larry Crews - Aurora Business Supplies
Seth Bone - KingFisher Charters
Olga Borland - Russian American Co.
Allen Turner - Wells Fargo
Linda Mudry - White's
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WEEKLY LUNCHEONS
March 24, 2010 - Scott Brylinsky, City of Sitka Operations Manager, will review progress on the Draft Master Plan for the Projects to be built with the Marine Passenger Fee Fund (otherwise known as the 'cruise ship head tax') For more information about the Master Plan, and to view the drawings and plans prepared by MRV and Jones and Jones, click here
March 31, 2010 - Dave Reid, Sitka Job Center
April 7, 2010 - Fred Reeder, Alaska ACT & Cruiseline Agencies of Alaska, will discuss the upcoming cruise season.
April 14, 2010 - Bill Walker, candidate for governor
Please call or email Sheila for the opportunity to promote your business at a Chamber lunch, by being the door prize donor. |
YOU COUNT IN SITKA ~ 2010 CENSUS
The surveys are in our hands. If you have not received yours yet, you will shortly. Please be sure to take the ten minutes to complete and drop yours in the mail, and then remind those around you to do the same.
By next Monday, we hope to be able to announce the Mail-in Participation Rate for Sitka. The Sentinel and the radio stations may have the numbers sooner than that.
Its EASY, IMPORTANT, and SAFE, and everyone's
participation is vital. We move forward when you send it back. To learn more, visit the 2010 Census.
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NEW SILVER SAVER CARDS OUT SOON
Being on the Silver Saver cards can draw customers to your business year round. To have your company placed on the 2010-2011 card, email Sheila or call the Chamber office at 747-8604 asap.
The new cards will be for sale on April 1.
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 On Wednesday, April 28, at 1pm, SEDA will present the annual State of Sitka's Economy. This years' presenter will be Dan Robinson, former economist with the State of Alaska. |
HERITAGE & CULTURAL TOURISM CONFERENCE
March 30 - April 1Several of the sessions at this conference will be of interest to anyone in any business, even if yours is not tourism-related. Please take a look at the Conference website for detailed information. Featured sessions include topics like: "How to Increase the Results Produced by your Website""Small Business Development""Small Business Funding" |
Advertising Opportunity
You may have noticed an ad for the Harbor Heights Penthouse in this week's edition of our newsletter. Please visit their site for photos and details about Sitka's newest vacation rental. If you're interested in promoting your business, for one week or more, please contact Sheila at 747-8604.
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From the DirectorThank's for reading our weekly newsletter. Please call or email with questions or comments.
Sheila Finkenbinder
Executive Director
907-747-8604
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