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Coffee, Tea & Contacts Networking Event
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Sponsored by ACME Fresh Markets
This event is a power networking get-together designed for Chamber members to make important connections with their fellow member businesses. While exchanging business cards is great, it's certainly more effective for business people to learn about everyone's respective companies in an intimate setting. Be sure to arrive at 7:30 a.m. to make the most of this meeting! Remember, only one person per company can attend, so your networking opportunities are maximized. The event is free, but the networking is priceless! Pre-registration is required.
 Where & When
3979 Medina Rd.
Akron, OH 44333
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Click here to register. 
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Chamber Announces 30 for the Future Award Recipients
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 Thirty Greater Akron Region young professionals have been named the recipients of the ninth annual "30 for the Future" award. Part of the Greater Akron Chamber's strategy to attract and retain talent in the region, the "30 for the Future" award honors young professionals (ages 25-39) whose stellar contributions impact their industries and the Greater Akron Region. Click here to view a list of this year's recipients. Join the Chamber as we recognize the award recipients at an awards celebration on Thursday, September 3, 2015. Where & WhenNortheast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) 4209 State Route 44 Rootstown, OH 44272 Thursday, September 3, 2015 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Click here to register. Sponsorships are available; contact Kim Huff at (330) 237-1253 for more information.
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Advertise in the 2015-2016 Greater Akron Relocation Guide
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Experience Greater Akron is the Greater Akron Chamber's ultimate guide to living, working and playing in Summit, Portage and Medina counties. It showcases the best of the region -- the vitality of its people and the unparalleled quality of live: business climate, education, medical community, arts and parks and neighborhoods. Our print and online magazine makes a newcomer's move as informed and stress-free as possible with authoritative sources, useful articles and must-have contact information. Click here for advertising rates. AD SPACE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL JULY 17!
 Check out Experience Greater Akron's social media component that engages your target audience all year. We'll also promote your business on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Visit the Experience Greater Akron Facebook page.
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Member to Member Discounts
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Membership in the Greater Akron Chamber has its privileges...like savings from other Chamber members! This month's deals include:
Savings from Palitto Consulting/Business Communications Specialists, Akron Racers, Boggs Chiropractic, Electric Impulse Communications, Everstream, Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, It's a Breeze Travel, Hawthorn Suites Wyndham Extended Stay in Montrose, Jilly's Music Room, Leanne Cannon, Miracle on Main Street, NOTO Boutique, Pak Computers, PPG Industries, Service Master of Hudson, Unite This City, The Vation Group, Vitality Massage Therapy and WOW 1 DAY PAINTING. Special savings from Greater Akron Chamber members to Greater Akron Chamber members. Check out the deals here. And if you'd like to offer a deal, contact your Greater Akron Chamber representative at (330) 237-1234.
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Save Money with the Chamber's Workers' Compensation Group Rating Plan
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 The Greater Akron Chamber's Group Rating Program offers savings up to the maximum available discount on your Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) premium. The Chamber partners with CareWorksComp because they help employers achieve the highest group rating discount possible. Nearly 30,000 customers choose CareWorksComp to manage their workers' compensation plan. Click here to download an authorization permitting CareWorksComp to provide you with a NO-COST, NO-OBLIGATION analysis. To learn more, call CareWorksComp at 1-800-837-3200.
OSC|16 Call for Presentations - Applications accepted through July 31  Do you possess knowledge or experience that can help Ohio businesses prevent workforce injuries? If so, consider sharing your expertise with others at the 2016 Ohio Safety Congress & Expo (OSC16). This annual event will take place the week of March 7, 2016, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. OSC16 features more than 200 educational presentations which offer continuing education credits for more than ten professions. You can be considered for a presentation that lasts one hour or six hours. The event draws more than 6,000 Ohio business and government representatives and employees. OSC16 is particularly interested in topics which apply to an advanced level audience with more than ten years of experience. You will be notified by October 31 of your submission status. Below is a timeline of the process: - June 15 to July 31 - Call for Presentation applications accepted
- August 1 to 15 - Program committees review applications
- August 15 to October 1 - Program committees invite applicants to OSC16
- October 31 - BWC notifies applicants not selected
Click here to submit an application. |
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Greater Akron Chamber Partners with Constant Contact® to Help You Grow Your Business with E-mail Marketing
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 Use the leading e-mail marketing service to connect with your customers - and take advantage of a special member benefit
Greater Akron Chamber has partnered with Constant Contact®, the leading e-mail marketing service for small businesses, to bring you a great way to stay in touch with your most important audience: your customers. With Constant Contact®, e-mail marketing is easy, affordable and effective. And because you are a member of Greater Akron Chamber, you qualify for a special discount. If you prepay for six months, you receive a 20% discount. Prepay for a year and save 25%! There's no better time to try e-mail marketing. If you haven't opened an account yet, you can start with a 60-day free trial. To begin your trial, click here.
If you already have a Constant Contact® account and would like your discount, please send an e-mail to chamberprogram@constantcontact.com with your user name telling them you are a member of the Greater Akron Chamber.
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| The Summit of Sustainability Awards Application Deadline Fast Approaching | 
The Summit of Sustainability Awards recognize sustainable leadership in businesses and organizations as well as share best practices.The 2015 application deadline for fourth annual Summit of Sustainability Awards (SOSA) is Wednesday, July 1. The application can be accessed on a Survey Monkey link at www.SummitofSustainability.org. Sustainable experts are also available, to all applying businesses/organizations, who can provide assistance on how to gather valuable sustainable metrics that can be shared with your clients and customers. A company can also be nominated by e-mail to keepakronbeautiful@akronohio.gov. Categories of possible SOSA winners include: Small Businesses with 25 employees or less, Medium Businesses with 26-249 employees and Large Businesses with 250 employees or more, as well as Nonprofit/Community Organizations and the Public Sector (Government/Schools), any of which have initiated sustainable practices. In addition, beginning last year, the judges have reserved the right to award a medal to individuals or projects that are innovative, within the submitted applications. SOSA showcases the best examples of commercial energy efficiency, waste reduction, water conservation and green purchasing. Since the 2014 awards ceremony, the SOSA committee more than ever envisions the possibility of a sustainable community throughout Summit County. Through the help of past winners, this program has shared individual videos on the sustainable efforts for each of these responsible environmental stewards - part of their winner's prize - in which we all reap the benefits through education. |
Hiring Our Heroes - a Free Hiring Fair for Veterans, Transitioning Service Members, and Military Spouses
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 A workshop for job seekers that focuses on resume writing, tips for successfully navigating hiring fairs, military skill translation, and interviewing will start at 8:00 a.m. The Hiring Fair takes place from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Employers and job seekers must register for free at HiringOurHeroes.org/events. Where & WhenCleveland Convention Center 3009 Lakeside Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114 Friday, July 10, 2015 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. For registration questions, e-mail hiringourheroes@uschamber.com or call (202) 463-5807.
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July's Akron Roundtable
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Founded by the Akron Beacon Journal, Greater Akron Chamber and Kiwanis Club of Akron
Join us for the next Akron Roundtable when Thomas Malone, President and Chief Executive Officer, Summa Health System, will be the speaker.
Where & When
Quaker Square Inn at The University of Akron
135 S. Broadway St.
Akron, OH 44308
Thursday, July 16, 2015
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Click here for ticket ordering information!
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| 10th Annual National Hamburger Festival - August 8 & 9, 2015 |
 Employee/Customer Appreciation Package Supporting Akron Children's HospitalEvery year, hamburger afficionados converge on Akron, Ohio for a real smorgasbord. The National Hamburger Festival serves as the national celebration of the hamburger. Each year over 20,000 hamburger fans have enjoyed family fun, great entertainment and one of the largest assortments of hamburgers ever assembled in one place. The Food Network filmed the festival for a segment on their hit show "Unwrapped". Local media, including television, radio and print are always on-site for the annual event. The citizens of Ohio have embraced the festival with open arms making the event one of Ohio's favorite food festivals. The festival is held at historic Lock 3 Park in beautiful downtown Akron. The festival raises money each year for one of Akron's favorite charities, the Akron Children's Hospital. Twenty restaurants will serve up over 50 different styles of burgers to hamburger connoisseurs from northeast Ohio and beyond. Enjoy family fun and entertainment with live music all weekend long. Crazy contests include the Ohio Hamburger Eating Championship, a burger cook-off, Miss Hamburger Pageant, a hamburger challenge between the Akron Fire Department and Akron Police, and even a bobbing for hamburgers contest in a kiddie pool full of ketchup. The festival provides much civic pride for the City of Akron as well as its citizens as they stake claim to the invention of the hamburger. So join us in celebrating Akron's Food Icon while also supporting Akron Children's Hospital.  Your investment helps support Akron Children's Hospital while thanking your customers and/or employees at a minimal cost. Your employees and customers will see that you are supporting an important local event as well as the Hospital. This is also a great way to treat your employees to some end-of-summer fun. Consider one of the following ticket packages: Well Done Package - $1,000* 200 tickets @ $5 each * Ad in 20,000+ Festival Guides * Logo and Link on Festival Website * $200 will be donated to Akron Children's Hospital Medium Package - $500* 100 tickets @ $5 each * Logo and Link on Festival Website * $100 will be donated to Akron Children's Hospital Rare Package - $250* 50 tickets @ $5 each * $50 will be donated to Akron Children's Hospital You can customize a package that includes any quantity of admission tickets and donation to the Akron Children's Hospital. To order tickets, call (716) 565-4141 or e-mail drew@hamburgerfestival.com. |
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The mission of the Greater Akron Chamber is to drive economic development and prosperity for the people of the Greater Akron Region.
Greater Akron Chamber 1 Cascade Plaza, 17th Fl. Akron, Ohio 44308 www.greaterakronchamber.org
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The Greater Akron Chamber is the only economic development organization in the State of Ohio
to be accredited by the International Economic Development Council.
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