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YPN Leadership Luncheon |
Bill Considine, President & CEO of Akron Children's Hospital, will discuss mentoring and provide advice on finding a career coach or career champion.
Considine will reference the career coaching program/process that he implemented with his leadership team at Akron Children's Hospital. He will discuss why he implemented it and the impact that it's had on the overall business model of the hospital.
He will also discuss what individuals should look for in career mentors and provide examples of how they can set up their own professional coaching experience.
Where & When Mustard See Cafe - Highland Square 867 W. Market St. Akron, OH 44303 Tuesday, August 30, 2016 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Cost: $15 YPN members; $25 Non YPN members
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Lunch & Learn: How to Comply with the New Overtime Exemption Rules |
Rescheduled to September 1!
Due to an overwhelming demand and importance of this topic, we will be hosting another Lunch & Learn to discuss the changes to the overtime rules.
Do you know that overtime rules are changing? If you have exempt employees being paid less than $913 a week ($47,476 annually), the newly released overtime exemption rules will affect you. The new rules will be effective as of December 1, 2016, and will mean that all salaried employees - regardless of their professional, managerial or administrative responsibilities - must be paid at least $47,476 annually or the equivalent to $22.83 per hour, or they will be entitled to overtime. If that prospect seems daunting to your budget for salaried personnel, learn more about the new rules and how to minimize their impact on your workplace with Attorney Karen C. Lefton of The Lefton Group, LLC. Where & WhenHilton Garden Inn Akron 1307 E. Market St. Akron, OH 44305 Thursday, September 1, 2016 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Cost: $25 per person Click here to register.
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Book Your Chamber Trips Now!
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Greater Akron Chamber presents Tropical Costa Rica...
February 2-10, 2017
...with Optional 3-Night Jungle Adventure Post-Tour Extension!
$2,799* per person (double occupancy)
This 9-Day Tour Includes Round-Trip Air and 13 meals (8 breakfasts and 5 dinners).
Highlights...San Jose, Coffee Plantation, Guanacaste, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Hanging Bridges, Arenal Volcano, Lake Arenal Cruise, Cooking Demonstration, Cano Negro Refuge, Zarcero, National Theatre, and More!
Click here to view a brochure. For more information, contact: Maria Edwards AAA Travel Agency (330) 762-0631 medwards@akron.aaa.com*All rates are per person and subject to change.
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Receive Discounts on Your Health Plan Coverage!
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Greater Akron Chamber Offers Two Healthcare Plans for Chamber Members The Chamber recently added Medical Mutual to our benefit savings portfolio in addition to SummaCare. Medical Mutual healthcare plans are built around Medical Mutual's network of doctors and hospitals, the largest provider network in Ohio. That network includes Akron General Medical Center and Summa Health System. Designed as a private exchange model built around a fully integrated technology platform, this consumer-driven choice tool encourages responsible healthcare spending habits and more involvement in treatment decisions. The plans are available for member companies with 51 to 500 eligible employees. As an added benefit, Chamber members will receive a 1.4 percent discount on their healthcare premiums. For more information, please contact the Medical Mutual Sales Team at (440) 572-6349. For over 18 years, SummaCare and the Greater Akron Chamber have partnered to save local businesses over $25 million on health insurance premiums. Those savings are used by companies to grow their bottom line and boost our local economy. SummaCare is pleased to continue to offer Chamber members and the Affiliate Partner Chamber members the maximum allowable discount of 1.4% on their health insurance premiums. We are the only health insurance option offering a discount through the Greater Akron Chamber for employers of 50 or fewer employees. For more information, contact the SummaCare Sales Team at (800) 996-8818 or call your broker. |
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. OSHA issues final rule to make workers, employers, the public and OSHA better informed about workplace injuries, illnessesThe U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule that will modernize injury data collection to better inform workers, employers, the public and OSHA about workplace hazards. With this new rule, OSHA is applying the insights of behavioral economics to improve workplace safety and prevent injuries and illnesses. Under the new rule, all establishments with 250 or more employees in industries covered by the recordkeeping regulation must electronically submit to OSHA injury and illness information from OSHA Forms 300, 300A, and 301. Establishments with 20-249 employees in certain industries (listed below) must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A only. The new requirements take effect Aug. 10, 2016, with phased in data submissions beginning in 2017. These requirements do not add to or change an employer's obligation to complete and retain injury and illness records under the Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses regulation. To read more, click here.
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Membership Has Its Benefits!
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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 & Events here.
Click here to 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 Market Place
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Membership in the Greater Akron Chamber has its privileges...like savings from other Chamber members! Enjoy special savings from Greater Akron Chamber members to Greater Akron Chamber members.
Click here to see the deals. And if you'd like to offer a deal, contact your Greater Akron Chamber representative at (330) 237-1234.
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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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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 Patrick Kennedy, Founder, Kennedy Forum, presents "My Journey: Making Mental Health Essential Health Talk and Book Signing."
Where & When The University of Akron Quaker Square Station
135 S. Broadway St.
Akron, OH 44308
Thursday, July 21, 2016
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Click here for more information on the speaker and ticket ordering information!
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19th Annual Northeast Ohio Logistics Conference & Golf Open
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Hosted by NEOTEC in partnership with the Port of Cleveland The 19th annual Logistics Conference will focus on latest trends and developments in global logistics, featuring speakers from Panama and the Netherlands, as well as nationally recognized logistics experts. The morning presentations will be followed by a special Q&A panel format with these experts:
Opening Remarks: Will Friedman, president & CEO, Port of Cleveland, and Congressman Bob Gibbs, U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Presentations and Panel:- Kevin Doucette - North American Director of Trade & Compliance, C.H. Robinson International - discussing regulatory risks and compliance
- Jeff Sweeney - Associate, Martin Associates LLC - providing an analysis of global maritime trends and port issues
- Bart Peters - Director, Americas, Spliethoff Transport BV - providing an overview of Great Lakes shipping and the Cleveland-Europe Express liner service
- Rodolfo Sabonge - Director of Corporate Planning and Marketing, Panama Canal Authority - discussing the recent expansion of the Panama Canal and its impact on global shipping
Where & When
Firestone Country Club 452 E. Warner Rd. Akron, OH 44319 Monday, August 22, 2016 7:45 a.m. Registration and Deluxe Continental Breakfast 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Conference & Lunch 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Breakfast, Conference, Lunch, Golf & Dinner
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Annual Diversity Career Fair
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The Akron Urban League would like to invite your company to attend our Annual Diversity Career Fair, co-sponsored by the Greater Akron Chamber. This event is a great opportunity for your company to promote career opportunities to a diverse pool of job seekers. Through our partnership with the Greater Akron Chamber, we are anticipating a large pool of well-qualified job seekers and an increased selection of employers. The Annual Diversity Career Fair will be highly publicized via radio, print and other media coverage. To participate in the Akron Urban League's Annual Diversity Career Fair, co-sponsored by the Greater Akron Chamber, please complete and return the registration form to careerfair@akronurbanleague.org. A prompt response will ensure your booth reservation and maximum publicity of your participation. If you have any questions, please call LaMon Harris at (234) 542-4157. We look forward to your participation at the career fair!
Where & When Akron Urban League President's Hall 440 Vernon Odom Blvd. Akron, OH 44307 Tuesday, September 13, 2016 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
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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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