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FAIRFIELD INN
Something's fishy in Seattle.... Visit the Seattle Aquarium, watch fish fly at the Pike Place Market, or feed the seagulls on the Seattle Waterfront ... and stay at the Fairfield Inn by Marriott, in SeaTac, starting at only $79. Click here for Alaska Resident discount reservations or call 206-824-9909. |
Have a wedding or party or stay for a week.
Visit Harbor Heights online |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
The 2010 ACS/Chamber Golf Tournament is coming up on Saturday, July 24. |
LOCAL BUSINESS NEWS
To have news from your business included in this newsletter, email Sheila.
Deadline Friday afternoon.
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ADVERTISING
To have an ad for your business included in this newsletter, email Sheila.
Deadline Friday afternoon.
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Super Supporters
$3,000-5,000
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
May 12, 2010 - Sitka Summer Music Festival - Sneak Peak
May 19, 2010 - Ralph Samuels, candidate for governor
May 26, 2010 - Ron Plantz, Green's Creek Mine
June 2, 2010 - Jay Ramras, candidate for lieutenant governor
The 5 minute Business Highlight is your chance to promote your business, or talk about any local issue of interest, and give away a door prize. Call Sheila, at 747-8604, to schedule your turn.
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SILVER SAVER CARD HIGHLIGHTS
Fishermen's Eye Gallery
is on the Silver Saver card again, offering 5% Off all year.
Fishermen's Eye features only Alaskan artists.
It's one of Sitka's excellent shops for Made in Alaska gifts for yourself and your friends and relatives. |
ALASKA BUSINESS WEEK
Students are encouraged to apply now for the first Alaska Business Week, which is being sponsored by the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce.
Modeled after the very successful, long running, Washington Business Week. It is open to 100 students, from all of Alaska, in grades 9-12. This week-long intensive summer program will take place on the University
of Alaska Fairbanks
campus, August 8-14.
Business and organization leaders are being asked to participate in this worthwhile endeavor in a number of ways, including working as 'company advisors'. There are also opportunities to participate by taking part in the judges' panel on Friday morning of the program.
For more information, or to pick up an application for your student, contact the Alaska State Chamber of
Commerce at 907-586-2010 or go online at www.alaskachamber.com.
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'PROFIT MASTERY' WORKSHOP
May 24 & 25 at UAS
This internationally-recognized 2-day workshop will help you increase the profitability of your business. It has been presented hundreds of times for $395, and is being made available for FREE in Sitka, thanks to the Rural Outreach Program for Entrepreneurs and the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. To learn more, and to sign up, click Profit Mastery or call April at 907-463-3227. |
YOU COUNT IN SITKA ~ 2010 CENSUS
Census takers are now going door-to-door to collect data from households that didn't mail in their surveys. Sitka's mail in participation rate only reached 62%, relative to the national rate of 72%.
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From the Director
 I apologize for the short newsletter. I am not in the office today, but hope to be back soon.
Please call or email with questions or comments, or to advertise in this newsletter.
Sheila Finkenbinder, Executive Director
747-8604
738-3098
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