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HOW ARE WE DOING?
BRIGHT SPOTS
Did you know that the Zanesville High School robotics program recently won a Vex Robotix state championship and will now move on the compete at nationals? Learn about this and other bright spots in our community by visiting our Zanesville & Muskingum County BRIGHT SPOTS website, and check back frequently to see new content.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION SURVEY
We are continuing our survey on your experiences with the state's unemployment compensation system. Please take the survey now and let us know how it is working for you. Below are some resources to help you get familiar with the system and the issues that have come up over the last few years.
How Ohio Has Underfunded Unemployment Compensation
Ohio businesses to see three more years of unemployment tax hikes
Ohio employers face tax hike for debt to feds on jobless benefits
Ohio Unemployment Compensation Guide from Dept. of Job & Family Services
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
The Safety Council meets TOMORROW, Wednesday, February 25 from 8 to 9 am. Approximately 80 attendees from area businesses and agencies will hear a training presentation on hearing conservation and the dangers of noise in the workplace. Chamber members should feel free to attend. The cost of the breakfast is $10. Meetings are held at Zanesville Country Club on the fourth Wednesday of the month.
YOUR WORKPLACE ON DRUGS
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce reports that two petitions have been submitted to the state to place a constitutional amendment referendum on the ballot to legalize marijuana in Ohio. According to the Ohio Chamber, "Ohio employers should be concerned, as well. Many are already reporting difficulty finding job seekers who are willing and able to pass a drug test. This is a real problem that may only get worse if Ohio legalizes marijuana." More information is available at www.ohiochamber.com.
MEMBERS CAN BE ON TV
The Chamber is teaming up again with WHIZ to put together a televised campaign to increase awareness about the chamber's activities and promote membership. This promotion is a perfect opportunity for businesses to increase visibility at a relatively low cost per exposure and associate themselves with an important civic message. Each message will feature seven representatives from participating businesses, and each representative will be featured on-camera voicing one segment of each message. Each segment will also prominently display the representative's company logo on screen. The messages will air a minimum of 120 times during of the six-week campaign tentatively slated to run from March 23 through May 3, and will appear during key viewing time such as Sunrise in Southeastern Ohio, The Today Show, and the WHIZ-TV Reports at 6, 7, and 11, Contact Jenni Masterson at the Chamber at jmasterson@zmchamber.com or by calling 455-8282 for pricing and to reserve a position in the campaign.
ZANE STATE JOB FAIR
The annual Zane State Employer Job Fair will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2015, from 1 to 4 p.m., in The Campus Center. Job-seeking students and graduates will be attending so this is an opportunity to meet your employment needs. There is no cost to participate in the event. To exhibit as an employer complete the Response Form at https://www.zanestate.edu/2015employerresponse by April 16, 2015. For additional information contact Jamie Clark at 1-800-686-TECH, Ext. 1222, or 740-588-1222.
HARD SELLING
Here's a nice perspective from Inc. Magazine called "Why the 'Hard Sell' Should Die a Slow Death: There's a reason why the hard sell is hard. But it doesn't have to be that way."
SPRING BREAK EVENT FOR MEMBERS
This is the Chamber's annual member meeting, where we present the annual ACES Awards and Safety Council Awards, celebrate YOUR successes, pat our community on the back, take a break from routine business meetings, and LAUGH. This year it is scheduled for March 27, and members are sure to find something worthwhile in this positive and entertaining event. Spring Break is sponsored by AT&T, Century National Bank, and the Safety Council.
The program at Spring Break is multidimensional. It includes entertainment, motivation, networking and marketing opportunities, and a celebration of the business community's successes. Let us break it down for you:
Celebrate Successes - The annual ACES Awards are presented to roughly 50 are accompanies and organizations. ACES stands for Awards for Economic and Community Success, and the purpose of the program is to recognize growth and economic investment in the community. Also, we present the annual Safety Council Awards sponsored by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation Spring Break. These awards recognize the very important workplace safety achievements of area employers, which helps encourage safe workplaces, control costs and avoid human injury.
Networking & Marketing - Attending Spring Break puts you in touch with roughly 400 area business people. It's the best attended business event of the year. Also, you can rent an exhibit table if you want additional exposure. This is a great opportunity to set up a display about your company and increase awareness about your products or services. The cost for an exhibit table is just $100, and you will be provided an 8 foot table within the banquet hall. This event is also a great place to bring your customers and clients, employees, and coworkers as your guests.
Entertainment - The entertainment at Spring Break is always excellent, and this year is no different. Jon Petz is renowned motivational speaker and humorist, and he is author of a book titled "Boring Meetings Suck", making him perfect for this event. Jon has been on multiple TV programs, trained for corporations like Honda, IBM and Nationwide, and he was a highly successful sales manager for a major telecommunications company. Jon is, in a word, funny. His presentations are inspiring, humorous, and anything but dull. In fact, Jon's motto is "Bore No More!".
Attitude & Attire - The atmosphere at Spring Break is strict - strictly casual that is! Attendees are encouraged to dress comfortably - no ties - and even sport their shorts and Hawaiian shirts if they like. The event is supposed to be relaxing, rejuvenating and a break from regular business meetings. So you can come planning to laugh out loud as much as you want.
Spring Break will be held on Friday, March 27, 2015. The breakfast buffet and networking begin at 7:00 am. The program begins at about 7:45 am and concludes at about 9 am. The event will be held at the North Terrace Church of Christ, 1420 Brandywine Blvd., in Zanesville, Ohio.
You may make your reservations online at www.zmchamber.com, call 455-8282, or email jmasterson@zmchamber.com. Regular admission is $20 per person, and seat locations are not reserved. Tables sponsorships are available for $300 which includes a RESERVED table for 10 people and your company name on table sign and in event program.
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