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March 20 - 26, 2013
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Shop Local - Shop Chamber
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Premier Chair Circle
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Executive Chair Circle
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New Members
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Welcome to this new member in February - please show your support!
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 "The opportunity to meet the heating and air conditioning needs in our community would never have been possible without the North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce."
David Golobay, Sun Glow, Inc. Heating and Air Conditioning |
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| North Clackamas County
Chamber of Commerce
7740 SE Harmony Rd
Milwaukie, Oregon 97222
503-654-7777
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$20k in tourism grant funds now available - deadline April 1
Your Chamber is now accepting Community Partnership Program (CPP) grant applications for locally-generated tourism projects in the North Clackamas County Area. Eligible projects are those that can reasonably be expected to increase tourism activity in the community. Ideal projects are those that are significant, self-sustaining, and have the ability to recognize and/or demonstrate a return on investment. Strong, local partnerships are highly encouraged. Funding may be awarded to public, private and nonprofit organizations whose proposals demonstrate a benefit to the greater public interests of tourism development, promotion, and/or marketing.
These grants are made available through Clackamas County Tourism, in partnership with Your Chamber. The funding for this program comes from county transient lodging tax revenues.
The application deadline is April 1st.
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Register NOW for FREE workshop!
The topic for the Tuesday, March 26, Grow Your Business workshop is "Lessons Learned from the Top." This workshop is FREE for Chamber Members and $25 for non-members, but all are being asked to register prior to the seminar.
Participants will learn the five most common "Best Life Lessons" of 30 successful CEO's, be introduced to a robust template for developing their own "Best Life Lessons", and will create a first draft personal "Best Life Lessons" Document. Presenter will be Merrill Watts with the Clackamas Small Business Development Center.
Sponsored by Portland General Electric (PGE) and the Clackamas Community College - Customized Training Center, it will be held in the Oregon Institute of Technology B uilding, from 11:45am - 1:15pm. Bring your lunch - beverages will be available.
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Are you taking full advantage of your membership?
Join us on Wednesday, April 3 from 11:45am to 1:15pm to learn more about how Your Chamber works, what we offer our members, and how you can take full advantage of your membership to help grow your business. Guests are welcome. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. For planning purposes, please register for this FREE event.
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Recognition of members
Your Chamber would like to recognize these members who reinvested in Your Chamber last week:
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Nominations being accepted for Business of the Year and Business Person of the Year
The North Clackamas County Chamber is seeking your nominations for deserving businesses and business leaders who make an impact on our community. Nomination forms are now available.
Nominations will close on March 29th, so get your forms in today. The winners will be recognized at our Annual Awards & Installation Dinner on June 27 at Gray Gables Estate.
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 The Official Launch of REAL is coming on April 16th! See the new website, meet the members, find out more about a REAL-ly fantastic new group of professionals within Your Chamber. Mark your calendars, and plan to attend!
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Marketing opportunity - get noticed!
Your Chamber will participate in a multi-faceted promotional campaign in partnership with CGI Communications, Inc. (the parent company of Relocate.org). This will include the production of a Chamber of Commerce Video highlighting our Chamber and various aspects of our community. The video will be accessible for viewing via www.yourchamber.com and www.relocate.org. Relocate.org is the largest video network in the country to assist people relocating nationwide!
CGI is contacting local businesses to offer the opportunity to take advantage of various digital media technologies, enabling area businesses to utilize these products to achieve additional exposure and increased communication with potential customers. Some of you have already been contacted. If you have not been contacted and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please contact Your Chamber at 503.654.7777 or by email.
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Contest for $500 extended
The Chamber Board Challenge has been extended to the end of the month. Recruit a new Chamber member between now and March 31 and you will earn $20 in Chamber bucks and become eligible to win $500. Every member who recruits a new Chamber member during this membership recruiting contest will be allotted one raffle ticket per recruit. At the end of the contest, a drawing will be held for the $500 grand prize. Current odds of winning are 1 in 5, so sign up a new member soon.
Start talking to your business associates about the benefits you have derived from your chamber membership. Your recruits will be winners, too! Membership forms are available on the chamber website.
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Women gather to network and learn about nutrition
Join us for a Women in Leadership brown bag lunch on Friday, March 22 from 11:30am - 1:00pm at New Seasons Market Inc. Guest speaker will be Christi Reed, BS, NTP - New Seasons Market Nutritionist. How does diet and health effect your brain power and productivity? How do you fit healthy food into an over-packed schedule? Don't let poor nutrition get in the way of achieving your goals.
Lunch will also be available for purchase at the New Seasons Deli. If you have any questions about this event, please call Emily Spall at 503.833.5197 or by email. For planning purposes, please preregister for this free event.
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 Save the date - Commerce in the Rough - Golf Scramble
Your Chamber's annual golf tournament will be held at Stone Creek Golf Club on Wednesday, June 12! We are currently taking sponsorships and golfer registrations. If you'd like to sponsor, call Laura at the Chamber office 503.654.7777. Registration can be completed online.
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Save the Date for Eggs 'N Issues
Thursday, May 2
U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader will discuss
the hot topics in Washington D.C.
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Sponsoring a Chamber event provides great marketing visibility!
We have a few great sponsorship opportunities coming up that you may want to take advantage of:
- Economic Forum Luncheon on April 25th
- State of the Schools on May 22nd
- GOLF Tournament on June 12th
Just contact Laura at the Chamber office for additional information on the levels available and the benefits you'll receive - 503.654.7777 or by email.
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Save the Date
Annual Awards & Installation Dinner
Thursday, June 27
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Host an AM Business Connection
and bring Chamber members and guests to your business!
Hosting is a great thing to do because folks get familiar with your business location and staff. It imprints in their minds your brand and brings you to mind when conversation comes up about your industry services. Dates immediately available are: April 19th, May 3rd and 31st, June 14th & 28th and many more dates throughout the year. Just call 503.654.7777 or email Laura at the Chamber office for availability.
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 Chamber members save money on internet and phone service
The North Clackamas Chamber of Commerce is always looking for new resources that support our small business partners and can help you on your business journey.
Now, with Comcast, Chamber members are eligible for valuable savings on Comcast's Business Class high-speed Internet and phone products - exclusively for chamber members. Click to sign up and complete a registration form to start receiving the discounts. Our chamber number is 262120.
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Members to present FREE home buyers seminar
A home buyers seminar will be held on March 21st at 6:00pm at Prudential NW Properties, 12050 SE Stevens Rd, Suite 100, Happy Valley.
Hear from the experts about what it takes to become a home owner in today's market. Featured speakers include Andrew Nordby, Principal real estate broker with Prudential NW Properties, Elliot West, mortgage consultant with West Coast Mortgage, and Dr. James Maciokas, financial advisor with COUNTRY Financial. There is no charge for this seminar, but request you register at 503.212.2729.
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 Clackamas Town Center to recognize an outstanding local teacher
Do you know a teacher who goes the extra mile every day? Clackamas Town Center is seeking nominations for a top notch teacher in our community. The winning teacher will receive a $500 mall gift card on National Teacher Day - Tuesday, May 7.
"Celebrate Teachers! will recognize and showcase the dedication of our best educators." Said Jessica Curtis, Marketing Manager at Clackamas Town Center. "Teachers are shaping our future leaders and we want to recognize the hard work. This program continues the mall's commitment to local schools."
Teachers can be nominated on the mall's Facebook page from Thursday, March 21 to Wednesday, April 3. Once all qualified nominations are received, up to 10 finalists will be chosen and votes can be cast from April 16 -28. The teacher receiving the most votes on the mall's Facebook page will receive a $500 mall gift card on National Teacher Day. Click for official rules.
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 Members hosts two events to benefit nonprofit
On March 30th, The Aerie and Eagle Landing Golf Course will host Eric's March of Dimes Golfathon and Easter Eggstravaganza. From 9:00am to 3:00pm golf 100 holes with Eric. From 4:00pm to 6:30pm enjoy family fun with mini golf, games, preschool discovery stations, face painting, fire truck, a $5 hot dog/nacho bar and more! Proceeds from both events will go to benefit March of Dimes.
Eric's Golfathon Eggstravaganza
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 CCC Customized Training offers Six Sigma Green Belt Training
Gain the tools to transform your business by reducing defects and improving profitability through Six Sigma Green Belt Training. Offer by the Customized Training and Development Services (CTDS) at Clackamas Community College, Six Sigma Green Belt Training is geared toward professionals at all levels in any industry including engineers, quality analysts, project managers, process improvement managers, advanced technicians and others who want to improve their organization's performance. The class will be taught by Mel Coffey, a Certified Master Black Belt Six Sigma instructor with 20 years' experience using the techniques. He has used Six Sigma tools with companies including Precision Castparts, Volvo, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell and Sundstrand.
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 Local theatre group presents special event
New Century Players presents "DEAD DOUBLE TROUBLE." It is an interactive murder mystery dinner theatre and fundraiser. Stars! Glamour! Death? A popular local theatre company pulls out all the stops and engages the biggest Hollywood names for its annual fundraiser. But the divas (or their understudies) get deadly when contracts are not honored. Performance date and times are April 20th with a first sitting at 4:30pm and a second sitting at 7:30pm. The venue will be the Ainsworth House and Gardens, 19130 Lot Whitcomb Drive in Oregon City. For more information, call 503.367.2620. Tickets are available online.
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 'Los Trabajadores Mexicanos' opens in Alexander Gallery
A mixed media exhibit by retired CCC art instructor Nancy Travers entitled "Los Trabajadores Mexicanos" opens April 1 in the Alexander Gallery at Clackamas Community College (CCC). An artist's reception will take place on April 30 from noon to 1:30pm in the gallery, with an artist talk at 1:00pm.
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Why refinance?
As it turns out, many people who think they should refinance really shouldn't; and many who should, don't or can't. The question homeowners should ask themselves is, "Does refinancing make sense and will we benefit?" Unfortunately there is no simple answer to that simple question. The answer depends on the current situation, which includes current interest rate, remaining loan term, type of loan, value of the home, short and long term plans for the home and many more unique factors.
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Article submitted by Neil Jensen (NMLS #62738) and Deena Jensen (NMLS #205436). They are co-owners of American Capital Mortgage with over 52 years combined experience helping people with home financing. Neil can be reached at 503-329-5622 and Deena can be reached at 503-320-1132 or visit www.amcapmortgagepdx.com to learn more.
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 Happy Valley events calendarClick here for the upcoming events and meetings for the City of Happy Valley.
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 Damascus meeting and events schedule
Click here for the upcoming public meetings and events for the City of Damascus covering the timeframe of March 14 - 30.
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 Milwaukie events calendarClick here for the upcoming events and meetings for the City of Milwaukie. Click here for Milwaukie area information.
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Tacoma Station Area Plan - Community Open House meeting
You are invited to the Community Open House for the Tacoma Station Area Plan on March 20th. The City of Milwaukie has been developing the Tacoma Station Area Plan since April 2012 in coordination with others to examine opportunities for redevelopment and investment in the vicinity of the new Tacoma Street light rail station. Information about the Tacoma Station Area Plan (TSAP) is on the City's website.This is the final general public event for the TSAP project, and will provide the City and the project consultant with important feedback as we prepare for adoption of the plan and zoning amendments in April - June 2013.
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 Tuesday, April 9, will be Clackamas County's State of the County
The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners (BCC) has scheduled its State of the County 2013 event for Tuesday, April 9, at 7:00pm. It will be held in the BCC hearing room on the fourth floor of the Public Services Building in Oregon City and hosted by Kimberly Jacobsen.
The commissioners will discuss upcoming initiatives for 2013 and there will be an opportunity to voice questions and opinions. Chair John Ludlow will give an opening speech followed by the question-and-answer period.
The event will air live on the Clackamas County Government Channel, or to stream it from the computer, go to http://www.clackamas.us/miscapp/streaming.jsp. The public may attend the event at the BCC hearing room, Clackamas County Public Services Building, 2051 Kaen Rd., Oregon City.
To email questions, send a question to pluggedin@clackamas.us. Follow Clackamas County, Oregon on Facebook and Twitter.
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 Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project: Citizens Advisory Committee meeting
The next meeting of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project Citizens Advisory Committee is Thursday, March 21 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. The public is invited to attend. The meeting will include project updates and a discussion of the Trolley Trail bike and pedestrian detour.
Location: Project East Field Office, 2300 SE Beta St., Milwaukie.
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Oregonians are invited to help craft a vision for Willamette Falls
Planning will help spark economic redevelopment and shape a public destination
Oregon City will lead a public visioning, master planning and rezoning process designed to help transform a former paper mill alongside Willamette Falls into a regionally significant economic redevelopment project and visitor destination.
Oregonians will be invited to shape the historic 23-acre site in collaboration with Oregon City, Metro, the State of Oregon and Clackamas County. The resulting vision could reconnect Oregonians with North America's second largest waterfall, as well as an important cultural site for native tribes and significant fish and wildlife habitat along the Willamette River. It will also support Oregon City's vision for the future and reinvigorate the downtown as a hub of employment, shopping, business, tourism and housing. Public and stakeholder dialog could begin as soon as May.
The purpose of this Request for Proposals is to select a Consulting Team to assist the City of Oregon City, in cooperation with the bankruptcy trustee, in completing a Master Plan and Rezoning of the former Blue Heron Paper Mill Site.
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TriMet releases Fiscal Year 2014 budget with good news for riders
TriMet released its Fiscal Year 2014 budget, and while there remains uncertainty ahead, the agency expects that there will be no service cuts or fare increases.
The key foundation of the $485 million operating budget assumes that the arbitration award for the just-expired contract with the Amalgamated Transit Union is upheld and TriMet's offer stands, providing some breathing room and the ability to invest in critical infrastructure. However, TriMet still faces a future of service cuts and fare increases if the agency does not win the arbitration award challenge and prevail in making reforms in the upcoming contract.
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Recycling 101 | OSU Professional and Noncredit Education
Professional and Noncredit Education at Oregon State University recently launched Recycling 101, an online course modeled after the successful Master Recycler Program. Recycling 101 is aimed for current and prospective employees in sustainability centered industries and any business that has an interest in learning how they can reduce, reuse and recycle to positively impact their community. Recycling 101 contains valuable information on how a business can save time, money, and resources. There are step-by-step instructions on how to create a comprehensive waste reduction program for any business, big or small. Check out this video on how a local business was able to save money through recycling. There are many other benefits to becoming a sustainable business that recycles such as attracting consumers, driving revenue, and creating a healthier and happier work environment.
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What's that? New device on board TriMet buses improves ticket system
TriMet riders on the lines 17 and 70 noticed a difference when they purchase fares on the bus starting March 18. Instead of being handed a flimsy, hole-punched slip by the bus operator after putting cash or a ticket into the fare box, a more durable and legible ticket is popping out of a new onboard ticket printer. The bus tickets match those of MAX and WES, taking the confusion out of transferring. They have a foil security strip and the 2-hour tickets are good for just two hours.
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