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| YP Night at the RubberDucks Stadium |
 Join ArtCetera, DAP Emerging Leaders, Intern Edge, Torchbearers, YPA, and YPN as we celebrate the summer with baseball and fireworks! We will sit together in section 20 of the ballpark and enjoy networking at the Game Grill and Bar prior to the game. Where & WhenCanal Park 300 S. Main St. Akron, OH 44308 Friday, July 10, 2015 7:05 p.m. $7 discount tickets with promotional code "Connect". Click here to reserve your tickets. This is a connect2akron event.
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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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Membership Has Its Benefits!
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Member News & Events
Our members are making headlines. Got news? Building business relationships in the community? If your company has news to share or is holding an event that's open to the general public, and you'd like to get the word out, submit your News and Events here.
While there, check out the latest news and events submitted by our member companies! Please patronize our chamber members. The Greater Akron Chamber thanks you for helping us support the region's business community.
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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 ACE Products & Consulting, LLC, Akron Racers, Palitto Consulting/Business Communications Specialists, Boggs Chiropractic, Electric Impulse Communications, Everstream, Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, It's a Breeze Travel, Hawthorn Suites Wyndham Extended Stay in Montrose, House of Plants Florist, 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, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and YP12 Coach. 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. |
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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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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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78th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby
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 The 2015 race takes place July 19-25, 2015, at Derby Downs. Race-week kicks off with the annual parade of champions down Akron's Main Street by Canal Park on Monday, July 20 at noon. Following the parade opening ceremonies will be held at Lock 3. There will be games, food, entertainment and champion introductions.
Racing starts Tuesday, July 21 with the DQ Rally Challenge and the SUBWAY® Challenge and continues all week leading up to the World Championship race on Saturday, July 25. Tickets for race-day are $5 and can be purchased at the Derby box office or the day of the race. For more information, visit the Derby's brand new website at www.soapboxderby.org.
We encourage you to attend this year's race, as well as all the other activities during the week-long championship July 19-25. Check out the schedule of events here.
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| Sustainability Changemaker Nominations Wanted | 
The Summit of Sustainability aims to recognize individuals who have been a driving force for sustainability change in their business or organization.The Summit of Sustainability committee invites individuals to nominate Sustainability Changemakers who have created value for their organization and community through their ongoing sustainability efforts that, ideally, coincide with their organization's sustainability plan and goals. The Nominee must be employed at organizations (e.g., business, non-profit, community group, public entity, etc.) located within Summit County or acting in a manner that impacts Summit County. People within organizations that have been previously recognized by The Summit of Sustainability Awards are eligible. The Sustainability Changemaker nomination form requires a description in 500 words or less that emphasizes the changes and benefits that occurred as a result of the Nominee's efforts. The form link can be found on the website at www.summitofsustainability.org on both the homepage and the Apply for Awards page. Deadline is Friday, July 31, 2015. |
| Seeking Employee of Distinction Luncheon Award Nominations |
 The 14th Annual Employee of Distinction Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at 11:30 a.m. at Guy's Party Centre in Akron. What a terrific and cost effective way to recognize your shining star employees and show them how important they are to your success! It's time to look around your workplace to recognize those individuals who go above and beyond the call of duty for your business! Do you have an outstanding individual or team that goes above and beyond for your organization? At no cost, you can nominate that employee or team and publicly recognize their efforts. Deadline for honoree nominations is August 7. Nominate your shining stars today! Click here to download the nomination form. Click here for more 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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