Member Newsletter - Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce

Member Newsletter
Summer/Autumn 2008
Loveland Frog Festival
Sponsored by Brower Insurance,
Huntington Bank, Wards Corner Chiropractic & Sports Rehab,
Moondance Group, Epiphany United
Methodist Church, Kings VW of
Loveland, Loveland Canoe & Kayak,
Blooms & Berries Farm Market, the
Loveland Softball Association, the
Loveland Ministerial Association,
Fitness First, New Hope Baptist Church, Costume Castle, Tufts
Schildmeyer Family Funeral Homes, Advantage Signs and the
Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008
Time:
8:00 am – 12:30 pm
Location:
Nisbet Park
8:00 – 11:00 am — Annual Pancake Breakfast
$5 adults, $3 kids 12 and under
8:00 – 9:00am — Leap Frog 5 Mile Run & Ride
$45 per team before Sept. 27th
Free Childcare for Leap Frog Race Participants
Register now for the Leap Frog 5 Mile Run & Ride
at www.lovelandchamber.org or www.historicloveland.com
Loveland Area Chamber of
Commerce Legislative Luncheon
“Issues and Candidates — Impact on Business"
Keith Lake is director of Political and Candidate Education (P.a.C.E), whose mission is to create a politicallyinformed business community and encourage its active
involvement in support of pro-business candidates. Lake,
a ten year veteran of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce,
will speak about the issues and candidates in this year’s
elections and their impact on business.
Date:
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Time:
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Location:
R.S.V.P. at Wards Corner
453 Wards Corner Road
Loveland, OH 45140
965-0511
Cost:
$25 non-members
$20 members
RSVP:
by Tuesday, September 30th
[email protected]
8:00 am – 12:30 pm — Inflatables Fun & Games
8:00 am – 12:30 pm — Pumpkin Patch & Mums
9:30 am – 12:30 pm — Frog Stories & Songs
10:00 am – 12:30 pm — Sizzlin’ Charcoal Grillin’
10:30 am – 12:30 pm — Interactive Petting Zoo
11:00 am – 11:30 am — Loveland Traditional Leap
Frog Race
Jump on board and be a part of this new annual fall festival,
which will also include deejay entertainment, strolling magician, balloons, LSFD fire truck display, frog and crab races,
and a special appearance of the Loveland Frog!
Sponsorships are still available and we’d welcome your participation on the festival committee meeting every Tuesday
at noon in the Chamber Board Room. Come and find out
what’s happening.
Loveland’s Amazing Race Committee awarded the proceeds
from the event to its chosen recipients, including the
Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce, at the
August 12th meeting of the Loveland City Council.
The Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce member newsletter is published quarterly. Advertising is
available starting at $50. If you have an item for consideration, please e-mail it to the Loveland Area Chamber of
Commerce at [email protected], or by mail to 442 W. Loveland Avenue, Loveland, OH 45140.
The Loveland Area
Chamber of Commerce
2008 Board of Trustees
Cory O’Donnell, Chamber President
O’Donnell Graphics Associates
Brad Bauer, 1st Vice President
Brower Insurance Agency
Deborah Harp, 2nd Vice President
American Family Insurance
Harry Campbell, Treasurer
Lebanon Citizens National Bank
Jeff Atkinson, Trustee
Edward Jones Investments
Scott Findlow, Trustee
Findlow Filtration, Inc.
Doug Portmann, Trustee
Wards Corner Chiropractic
and Sports Rehab
Patrick Taylor, Trustee
General Electric Credit Union
Linda Sporing-Lay, Trustee
RE/MAX Results Plus
Open, Trustee
Open, Trustee
Staff Members
Paulette Leeper, Executive Director
Peg Sheffield, Assistant Director
Design & Typesetting Services Donated by
Stephen Kapuscinski
Allegra Print & Imaging
11137 Reading Road, Sharonville, OH
DEAR CHAMBER MEMBERS
The proof of this newsletter had already come back from our newsletter printer, Allegra
Print & Imaging, when I learned of an exciting development affecting State Issue 4 – the
Governor has decided to pull the issue from the ballot, sparing Ohio’s businesses from
being trapped into a costly mandate by a well-intentioned electorate.
State Issue 4
State issue 4 would have injected unwanted and unnecessary government mandates
into the employer-employee relationship and would have been a fatal, job-killing recipe
for Ohio small businesses. State Issue 4 would have required businesses in Ohio with
25 employees or more to provide seven days of paid sick leave to each worker, to be
taken in increments of an hour or less, with no advance notice necessary. State Issue 4
would have even prohibited affected employers from changing their existing policies
to accommodate these extra seven days off. It had been deemed a “job killer,” placed
on the ballot by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). If the Governor
hadn’t pulled this issue from the ballot, and the good people of Ohio voted it into law
not realizing its crippling effect, Ohio would have been the ONLY state with mandated
paid sick leave.
The support of more than 50 chambers of commerce across the state, including the
Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce, joined a coalition to oppose this issue, urging
the Governor to pull the issue from the ballot. The Ohio Chamber of Commerce and
Ohioans to Protect Jobs and Fair Benefits (PAC opposing the issue) aggressively pursued the support of a broad coalition of businesses and business organizations to oppose
this issue.
“Nobody is against sick leave,” said John C. Mahaney, Jr., treasurer of Ohioans to Protect
Jobs and Fair Benefits, a coalition of businesses, trade associations and employers
concerned about the actual impact of the proposed mandate. “But Ohio’s struggling
economy – and especially the thousands of small businesses that are the backbone of
our economy – can’t withstand provisions in this proposal that threaten pay, benefits
and jobs.”
While polls show most Ohioans like the idea of sick leave – in fact most Ohioans take
some form of sick leave for granted as part of their overall benefits package – experts
say this particular proposal was badly written and contained significant flaws. We are
pleased that the Governor has courageously bucked the union that placed this initiative
on the ballot and spared Ohio’s businesses this costly expedition.
Trustee Elections
Speaking of election season, it will soon be time for our annual trustees’ election. The
trustees meet for about an hour and a half on the second Tuesday of the month at 8:30
am in the Chamber Board Room. Each year, five trustees are elected or appointed to
the 11 member board: three trustees are elected to three year terms, and two are appointed for one year terms. If you’d like to serve our business community in this way
and this meeting schedule is something you can accommodate, please contact me at the
office and I will give you more information about becoming a trustee. Any member
can run for a trustee position, and the Board is very interested in strengthening itself,
as evidenced by the passage of a new 5 year strategic plan which includes this measure.
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5 Year Strategic Plan
The 5 Year Strategic Plan has arisen from the results of the Fremont
Group Feasibility Study conducted earlier this year in which 31 chief executive officers, financial officers and other higher-ups of area employers
were interviewed about the future and direction of the Loveland Area
Chamber of Commerce in our community.
The interviewees unanimously supported strengthening the Board,
hence our 5 year strategy to “Invite senior executives of major employers
and area stakeholders to assume leadership positions including service
on the Board of Trustees to help chart a new direction for the Chamber.”
Most recently, Patrick Taylor, CEO of General Electric Credit Union
was appointed to the Board, filling the unexpired term of Georgia Porter.
I’d like to thank Georgia for her years of service on the Board and for her
contributions of time and effort on behalf of the entire Board and Staff of
the Chamber.
In addition to Board development, strong support for reorganizing the
Chamber into a full-time operation led the way toward the following:
“Restructure the governance programs and finances of the Chamber to
enable it to become a full-time operation capable of influencing positive
economic growth and solutions to major issues facing the City of Loveland and the surrounding area.” The Chamber has identified a number
of internal initiatives and objectives on the road toward achieving this
goal, including implementation of QuickBooks and integration with
ChamberMaster, supporting the efforts of the Membership Committee
to boost membership to 400 members, and increasing non-dues revenue
in 2009. The Frog Festival committee is well on its way to achieving that
goal for our September 27th event. If you’d like to join the Frog Festival
committee or any other committee, please let me know. Committee
involvement is one way you can help support your investment in the
Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce.
Business After Hours
Date:
Wednesday, Sept 10, 2008
Time:
4:30pm – 6:30pm
Location:
Cost:
Receptions Conference
Center
10681 Loveland-Madeira Road
Loveland, OH 45140
Free to Chamber Members
Look & Lunch
Are your Hours After Business too busy?
Come to a Business During Hours, or a
“Look and Lunch.” Chamber members are
invited to check out the facility and dine on
a free menu sponsored by Tim March of
Thornhill Condominiums.
Date:
Wednesday, Sept 17, 2008
Time:
11:30am – 1:30pm
Location: 5904 Thornhill Circle
Milford, OH 45150
Cost:
Free to Chamber Members
RSVP: Call 683-1544
Sincerely,
Paulette Leeper
Executive Director
Linda Cox, Clerk of Council, dons the Chamber’s
heart-shaped suit during the 4th of July parade. She is pictured
with Loveland Police Department Deputy Chief Tim Wilmes.
Linda Cox, Clerk of Council, dons the Chamber’s
heart-shaped suit during the 4th of July parade.
Loveland Area Chamber &
City of Loveland
21st Annual Golf Outing
Monday, June 9, 2008 After a great day on the course, golfers enjoyed a grill-out buffet dinner
during the awards presentation by Golf Chair Rob Stansel and a very
entertaining auction conducted by Jon Warden.
The Oasis Golf & Conference Center
A warm thank you to our renewing co-title and corporate sponsors: the City of Loveland and Duke Energy - we couldn’t do
it without you. A very special thank you to our Eagle Sponsors,
many of whom have renewed their sponsorships again and
again: Alphagraphics, Eads Fence, Edward Jones Investments,
Fifth Third Bank, Findlow Filtration, Kohnen & Patton, Honey
Baked Ham, National City Bank, Pure Romance, Rozzi’s Famous Fireworks, S&S Development, Tufts Schildmeyer Family
Funeral Homes, Oasis Golf & Conference Center, O’Bannon
Golf Club, McGill Smith & Punshon and JLG Flooring. Sincere
thanks to our Birdie sponsors: Builders’ First Source, Center
Bank, Loveland Symmes Fire Department, Brower Insurance, Burger Farm, Hunter Consulting, Pet Nation Lodge, and
Huntington Bank. Special thanks to Bruce Weinberg of LTS
LeaderBoard Tournament Services for scoring
Thank you to Peg Sheffield, Assistant Director at the Loveland
Area Chamber of Commerce, who took on the management of
the outing while her boss went and played golf! Thank you, Peg!
Doug Baker, standing, and Bruce Weinberg, far right,
of LTS LeaderBoard Tournament Systems finalize the results of our
21st annual golf outing with Bruce’s three sons.
Ken Bowerman’s (pictured at right) foursome, won our
21st Annual Golf Outing played on June 9th at the Oasis Golf Club.
The golf outing cannot happen without our volunteers: John
Caldwell of Nationwide Insurance, Chris Carter of Edward
Jones Investments, Beth Fisher, esteemed former employee of
the Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce, Mary Smyth of
National City Bank, Anne Fowler, 2000 Valentine Lady and
former employee of the Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce,
Deb Harp of Deborah Harp Insurance Agency and 2nd Vice
President of the Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce, Marge
Henderson of the Loveland Women’s Club, Margaret Keifer,
1994 Valentine Lady, Linda Sporing-Lay of ReMax Results Plus
and Trustee of the Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce, Gary
McCauley of Town Planner, Cory O'Donnell of O’Donnell
Graphics Associates and President of the Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce, Doris Osborne, 1992 Valentine Lady, former
employee of the Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce and
volunteer extraordinaire, Karen Rozzi of Rozzi’s Famous Fireworks, Vicki Schlembach of Rob Stansel & Associates, Stephanie Sarnecki of Honey Baked Ham, Marla Simiele of Union Savings Bank, Robyn Welch of Honey Baked Ham, Sarah Leeper of
Ohio State University, Hannah Leeper of Loveland High School,
Marvin Brown of Snap Fitness, and Stephanie Bashardoust of
Lincoln Financial Services.
Congratulations to Ken Bowerman, Keith Hyatt, Brent Walker
and Brad Walker for winning the golf outing with a tie-broken
score of 53!
Golf Outing Chairman Rob Stansel of Rob Stansel and Associates and
Jon Warden of the 1968 World Champion Detroit Tigers ham it up during
dinner at the Loveland Area Chamber & City of Loveland 21st Annual Golf
Outing in June at the Oasis Golf and Conference Center.
How To Master
ChamberMaster
Submitting an event for our Website Calendar
is easy! Here’s how:
• Open your Internet browser and go to
www.lovelandchamber.org
• Click on the yellow Events tab.
• Scroll down to the Submit New Event link
and click on it.
• Fill out the form that pops up.
Branch Manager Nancy Kaufman cuts the ribbon at the celebration of the
opening of a new Huntington Bank at 780 Loveland-Miamiville Road.
She is joined at her left with District Manager Larry Klatt and Miami
Township Trustee Ed Humphrey. Mark Reitzes, Southern Ohio/
Northern Kentucky President is at her right.
• Click on Submit for Approval.
• We’ll review it, approve it, and then it will
be published for all to see.
Anyone may submit an event, so please feel
free to encourage your friends and neighbors
to use it, too. Let’s make our calendar the “go
to” place to find out what’s happening in the
Loveland area.
Chamber members may also login to add
events, hot deals and jobs, as well as update
your records and keep you mini-webpage
information current. If you need your login
name, password, or any assistance, give us a
call at the Chamber 683-1544.
Awesome Apartment, Dude!
The Buffalo Wild Wings mascot joins the employees at their grand opening
and ribbon cutting on Thursday, July 24th. From left to right is
General Manager Bradley Hoch and Regional Manager Jim Ruch.
Looking for a unique marketing opportunity
to promote your business? Want to capture
the attention of all the folks who drive by the
Chamber’s offices on West Loveland Avenue?
Have we got the sponsorship promotion for
you!
Our upstairs apartment – a small, almost 600
square feet, one-bedroom/one-bath with lots
of potential – is in need of painting and flooring. After that, the makeover possibilities are
endless!
The new Receptions Conference Center in Loveland celebrated its
grand opening with a ribbon cutting performed by Loveland Mayor
Rob Weisgerber and Receptions CEO Dan Goebel. Receptions
Loveland represents an $800,000 investment in the facility and a
lease value of $1,200,000 over five years.
In exchange for your “Awesome Apartment,
Dude!” sponsorship, your business will receive
recognition with signage on the front porch
wall next to the apartment door, a 1/2 page ad
($100 value) in our quarterly chamber newsletter in 2009, and “before” and “after” broadcast
emails about the makeover project.
Interested? Questions? Give us a call at the
Chamber (683-1544) to discuss the
possibilities.
CHAMBER MEMBER NEWS
• Best wishes to D.C. Canada, owner of Bond Furniture Galleries, who is retiring and was recently recognized by Loveland City Council for his 52 years of service to consumers in
the tri-state area. Bond Furniture is a founding member of the
Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce, which began 39 years
ago as the Loveland Businessmen’s Association. Thank you,
D.C.!
• The Board of Directors for the Southern Ohio Chamber Alliance (SOCA) has announced the addition of two new benefits. The Healthcare for One individual healthcare program
is available for Chamber members who are sole proprietors,
in-between jobs, retiring, or funding a college education, etc.
The Eye Med discount program is offered free to all members,
including full and part-time employees and their dependents.
For more information, please visit www.joinsoca.com or contact your insurance agent.
• ChamberMaster Internet Marketing Consultants are
currently working on contacting each Chamber member by
phone to assist you in using your member page on our Website
and to go over the new opportunities that are available. The
consultant will provide you with the login and password to
your member page, discuss online features such as Hot Deals,
Job postings and the Events calendar, and provide you with information about limited advertising opportunities to promote
your business. Should you need to contact ChamberMaster
Consultant Mike Delong directly, please call (800) 825-9171,
ext. 301.
• Give a great, big, enthusiastic round of applause to our Membership Committee, led by our First Vice President Brad
Bauer of Brower Insurance Agency and Stephanie Bashardoust of Lincoln Financial Advisors, who are spearheading a 10 month membership campaign. The committee has
divided into Team Brad and Team Stephanie, with the losing
team paying for a victory party for the winners! The campaign
kicked off August 1st and ends on May 31st of next year. If
you’re interested in maximizing your chamber membership
and promoting your business, working on this committee
is a great way to get the ball rolling. Send an e-mail to Brad
at [email protected] or Stephanie at stephanie.
[email protected] if you’d like to find out more.
• A special thank you to Doris Osborne for helping us in the
office with all the work that goes into putting on our golf outing fundraiser. Doris worked as both a temporary employee
and a volunteer and did a great job. We also appreciate Doris
contacting our Valentine Ladies to participate in this year’s
Fourth of July Parade. Thank you, Doris!
• Congratulations to Deb Harp on the 10th anniversary of the
Deborah Harp Insurance Agency, LLC, representing the
American Family Insurance Group. Deb also serves on our
Board of Trustees as 2nd Vice President and on our executive,
finance, membership and scholarship committees.
• Many heartfelt thanks to our Valentine Ladies Winona
Franz, Margaret Keifer, Doris Osborne and Kathryn
Undercoffer for helping us with mailing our spring quarter
newsletter. We especially enjoy visiting with you as we fold,
label and seal all those newsletters!
• Congratulations to Dr. Jeffrey Kemmet on receiving the City
of Loveland’s 2008 Business Enhancement Award! A long
time Chamber member, Dr. Kemmet, owner of the Loveland
Chiropractic Offices at 215 Loveland Maderia Road, met the
challenge of expanding his business by undertaking a diligent
property search with the help of the City of Loveland to relocate his business within the City limits.
• Thank you to Museum Director Jan Beller and President Rob
Bauer for hosting a special edition of Business Networking at
the newly renovated Greater Loveland Historical Society
Museum on Thursday, June 19th, with refreshments graciously provided by Nancy Cengal of Tastefully Simple. The
museum, located at 201 Riverside Drive in Loveland, is open
on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 pm, or by appointment
683-5692, and is well worth a visit.
• Next time you’re down at the Loveland Bike Trail, be sure to
stop by Loveland Bike & Skate Rental and meet new owners
Janis and Mike Lawler.
• AlphaGraphics of Cincinnati has moved to a larger facility
to increase their capacity to better serve their customers. Stop
by and visit them at their new location at the Fountains of
Mason, 7288 Central Parke Blvd., Mason, Ohio. Their phone
number, 513-677-4500, will remain the same. Their hours of
operation are Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Doug Banbury, President/CEO of AlphaGraphics, prepares
to cut the ribbon at their new and much larger facility located
in the Fountains of Mason. The new facility is also home to
Quest Marketing Solutions, which provides full-marketing
for small to medium sized companies.
• Speaking of Networking, we are certainly enjoying our new
tables! Another round of applause for Creative Memories consultant Cathy Shea and Tastefully Simple consultant Nancy
Cengal for their generous donations, and to all who participate
in our on-going “Tickets for Tables” campaign to help purchase
the tables. Networking meetings are held at our offices in The
Bauer House on the first Thursday (8 to 9 am) and third Thursday (12 to 1 pm) of each month.
• Congratulations to Scott Gordon and The Works restaurant
for being named Best Brick Oven Restaurant by CityBeat
magazine for the 2nd year in a row!
• Thank you to Ed Hogan at Sam’s Club for donating dessert
for our April 29th Legislative Luncheon and soft drinks for our
golf outing. Sam’s Club is a great place to do your small business shopping!
• How wonderful it was to see Peggy “The Gardener” Goodwin magically reappear with her gloves and shovels and flowers
to plant in the yard at The Bauer House! Peggy, a longtime
individual citizen member of the Chamber and our 2006
Valentine Lady, also handled our gardening duties last year. We
also appreciate Terry Schildmeyer of Tufts Schildmeyer Family
Funeral Home taking care of having our shrubbery trimmed
and weeds pulled. Thank you, Terry!
• Speaking of flowers, congratulations to The Loveland Greenhouse for winning the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Award at this year’s Cincinnati Flower Show at Coney Island!
• Just a reminder that this time of year is a particularly good
time to help the L.I.F.E. Food Pantry (Loveland Inter Faith
Effort) as donations are especially low during the summer and
back-to-school months. For more information, contact President Donna Bednar at 583-8222 or [email protected].
• Best wishes to Marirose Stiver, our 2001 Valentine Lady and
also a Chamber member, as she continues to recover from recent surgery. We miss you, Marirose, and hope to see you soon!
• Thanks to Amazing Race Volunteers – Gary McCauley of
The Town Planner, Marla Similie of Union Savings Bank,
Georgia Porter of Schiff, Kreidler-Shell, Alice Sowers of the
American Cancer Society, Marvin Brown of Snap Fitness,
and former chamber employee Beth Fisher and her daughter
Sydney.
• Chamber members are eligible to receive a 10% member
discount on publishing rates provided by Gary McCauley of
Town Planner Community Calendar. Town Planner offers
affordable solutions for increasing brand awareness and name
recognition that are costly in traditional marketing and advertising firms. Gary is now reserving space in the 2009 Loveland
Town Planner Community Calendar, mailed free to nearly
17,000 households in December. You can reach Gary by calling
513-519-5451, or by email to [email protected].
• The Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to see
the remodeling project in progress at Loveland Kroger since
July. Built in 1987, the remodeling includes a pharmacy and
deli expansion, an additional restroom in the front of the store,
larger u-scan carousels, extra lighting, a new entrance, new
refrigeration, new décor, new check out counters, a new ceiling,
and, for the first time ever in a pre-existing store, new stained
concrete flooring. Carol Kilgore, store manager, requests your
patience as the location of store items changes frequently to
accommodate the transition.
• The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) approved another reduction in the maximum discount employers
can receive for keeping their workplaces safe. This reduction,
from 85% to 77%, is the second step in the BWC’s plan to
change the workers’ compensation system. The Ohio Chamber
of Commerce is working with a coalition to find alternative
reforms that promote safe workplaces and result in a win-winwin outcome for the BWC, Ohio employers and their workers.
• A special thank-you to outgoing trustee, Georgia Porter,
of Schiff Kreidler Shell, who fashioned new aprons for the
Chamber’s annual pancake breakfast. White aprons provided by Tammy Ashby of Fifth Third Bank for the pancake
breakfast’s debut two years ago, did not withstand last year’s
onslaught of pancakes and sausage stains from serving more
than 500 people last year. Georgia cleaned the old ones as well
as could be, and took it upon herself to make a bunch of new,
black aprons, she is hoping won’t stain as easily.
• Thank you to Loveland’s Amazing Race Committee for contributing $4,000 in proceeds from Loveland’s Amazing Race to
the Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce.
Loveland City School District teachers Laverne Armstrong and
Lori Ketchum took a field trip to the Loveland Area Chamber of
Commerce to learn about chambers of commerce and the way the
Loveland Chamber supports businesses and the Loveland area
as a great place to live, work and play. Their trip also included
visits to the Greater Loveland Historical Society Museum and
Loveland City Hall.
• Quest Marketing Solutions is expanding its services and
offices this month and announcing the launch of two new
service divisions in conjunction with its move to new offices
in the Fountains of Mason. Its two new divisions are: Lucid, a
brankd design and management team which provides graphic
and web design services, and Matalas, a logo gear division that
provides company apparel, gifts and other items that carry the
company’s logo.
• Congratulations to John Stewart, CFO of Deerfield Construction Company one of twenty three chief financial officers
of Greater Cincinnati organizations who were named finalists in
the Business Courier’s CFO of the Year awards program.
• Bob Roncker, owner of Bob Roncker’s Running Spot in
O’Bryonville and Glendale has purchased the Runner’s Depot
of Loveland, at 127 W. Loveland Avenue, which has been in
business for four years. Be sure to visit the new store and urge
their continued membership in the Loveland Area Chamber of
Commerce. For more information about the store, visit www.
runningspot.com or call 831-2378.
• The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s (BWC) decision
to lower the discount rate attracts more attention than their
intention to lower base rates. Of the 260,000 employers doing
business in Ohio, 93,000 participate in the BWC’s group rating
program for Workers’ Compensation premiums. Approximately
20,000 employers receiving the highest discount will pay more
in premiums, while the remaining 73,000 will receive little or
no increase, and may actually receive a decrease. The remaining
167,000 non-group participating employers will have lower premium rates. For more information, please contact Pat Williams
at Hunter Consulting Company, 231-4023 x 106 or Colleen
Culp of Compensation Consultants Inc., at 800-837-3200.
• New Member Huntington Bank has joined with Loveland
Interfaith Effort (L.I.F.E.) Food Pantry as their community
partner in celebration of the opening of their new branch on
Loveland-Miamiville Road in Miami Township. Donation bins
to collect canned goods, dried goods and paper products will be
setup between August 18th and September 30th.
•The City of Loveland Police Department has announced
its Senior Citizen Community Watch Program. The program
is designed to provide a link between our senior residents and
the Police Division. Our goal is to enhance the communication
and interaction between the senior community and Loveland
Police. Seniors who wish to be contacted by a police officer on
a regular or semi-regular basis are encouraged to contact the
Police Division. Through this contact and interaction, we will
try to ensure that seniors are receiving needed assistance and try
to link seniors with any special services they may require. For
more information about this program, please contact either of
the two coordinating police officers, Steve Moster or Ed Ramsey
at 513-583-3000.
• A very special thank you to Doris Kramer, who has been volunteering to clean up and organize nearly 40 years of the Chamber’s historical records. Doris has been coming in a few times
a week since the summer began, and she has already accomplished quite a bit. She has located and organized decades of
minutes of the Board of Trustees and folders full of golf outing
records from the past twenty years. Doris – we appreciate your
efforts! Thank you so much!
• We are pleased to announce a new tenant in our office for lease. Susan Beckman of Visiting Angels has been renting the office
since the beginning of September. Susan learned of the office by
taking early advantage of one of the most overlooked of Chamber benefits – access to our conference room. Susan has used
it many times over the summer months to interview caregivers,
and now, she will be close by the conference room in her very
own office. Please give a warm welcome to Susan the next time
you stop in to the Chamber.
• A very special thank you to Scott Findlow of Findlow Filtration, Inc., chair of our Property Management Committee, who
went above and beyond the call of duty by arranging and paying
for the furniture in the upstairs apartment to be hauled away, as
we prepare for the “Awesome Apartment, Dude!” makeover.
The A-B-C’s of Member Benefits
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Advocacy for Your Business and the Business Community
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Advertising in Member Business Directories and
Newsletters (online and in print)
Chamber Member Logo for your website,
business cards and letterhead
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Annual Meeting and Holiday Breakfast
Group Rating Discounts on health insurance
and workers’ compensation
•
Business After Hours – casual gatherings hosted at
member locations
•
Legislative Luncheons with elected officials and public
administrators
•
Business Breakfast Meetings – educational,
informative
•
Marketing Opportunities through Chamber Events
and Sponsorships
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Business Networking Meetings – twice a month
at the Chamber
•
Member Display Area for your business cards
and brochures
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Business Referrals
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Member Mailing Labels (first set free, then $25)
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Certificate of Origin Service
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Meeting Room – complimentary, based on availability
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Chamber Committees – maximize your membership
•
New and Prospective Member Orientation Meetings
•
Ribbon Cuttings for Grand Openings
Spotlight on New Members
Best Upon Request Corporate, Inc.
8170 Corporate Park Drive
Suite 300
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Phone: 513-605-7800, ext. 120
Fax: 513-605-7805
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bestuponrequest.com
Contact: Jessica Lima, Communications
Manager
Business Services
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
11363 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, OH 45249
Phone: 513-530-9464
Fax: 513-530-9288
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.buffalorwildwings.com
Contact: Bradley Hoch, General Manager
Restaurants & Taverns
CMC Properties
10979 Reed Hartman Highway
Blue Ash, OH 45242
Phone: 513-910-3030
Fax: 513-793-6337
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.perfectsmalloffice.com
Contact: Chris Murphy, Leasing Manager
Business Services
Cycle Sport & Tri
10657 Loveland-Madeira Road
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-683-0550
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cyclesport.net
Contact: Bayard Closser, Owner
Retailers, Specialty
Dealerlink USA
1222 Baywood Cove
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-677-1667
Fax: 513-677-1667
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.dealerlinkusa.com
Contact: Dan Mercurio, President
Advertising & Marketing
Farmers Insurance
200 W. Loveland Avenue
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: (513) 444-4406
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.farmersagent.com
Contact: Steve M. Brown, Owner
Insurance and Financial Services & Banking
Health Quest of Fields Ertel
9128 Union Cemetery Road
Cincinnati, OH 45249
Phone: 513-774-9800
Fax: 513-774-9825
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.turnupyourpower.com
Contact: Dr. Kelly Greer
Health Care
Heritage Hall – Celebration Catering
1705 State Route 28
Goshen, OH 45122
Phone: 513-722-2500
Fax: 513-575-2505
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.heritagebanquet.com
Contact: Lois Pappas Swift, Owner/Vice
President
Banquet, Conference Centers & Clubs
and Catering
Hope Restored Counseling Services
420 W. Loveland Avenue
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-683-4673
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Tonya Schaeffer, Professional
Clinical Counselor
Counseling Services
Huntington Bank
780 Loveland-Miamiville Road
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-683-0970
Fax: 513-683-0971
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.huntington.com
Contact: Nancy Kaufman, Banking Office
Manager
Banking & Financial Services
Living Faith Church
P. O. Box 349
Maineville, OH 45039
Phone: 513-256-1552
Fax: 513-345-1049
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.elivingfaith.com
Contact: Doug Dunlap, Pastor of
Community Relations
Churches
Memories Scribed
12145 Village Woods Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45241
Phone: 513-530-0353
Fax: 513-769-6105
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.memoriesscribed.com
Contact: Ruth (Ruthy) Trusler
Publications
Normandy Swim & Tennis Club
9595 Union Cemetery Road
P. O. Box 41
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-683-0232
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.normandyswim.org
Contact: Maria Dickman and Kirsten Ballman, Membership Co-Chair
Recreation
PNC Bank
9180 Union Cemetery Road
Cincinnati, OH 45249
Phone: 513-683-8970
Fax: 513-683-2057
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pnc.com
Contact: Joe Stinson, Branch Manager
Banking & Financial Services
www.historicloveland.com
415 Ohio Avenue
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-293-8254
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.historicloveland.com
Contact: Martin Schickel
Advertising/Marketing
Pure Romance
161 Commerce Blvd.
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-697-5902
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pureromance.com
Contact: Chris Cicchinelli, President
Direct Sales
J F Jones Insurance
266 Saddleback Drive
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-207-9891
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.jfjonesinsurance.com
Contact: Jim Jones, Owner
Insurance
River Hills Christian Church
6300 Price Road
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-677-7600
Fax: 513-677-7838
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.riverhillscc.com
Contact: Linda Root, Administrator
Churches
Kaleco Plumbing
834 Wards Corner Road
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-239-1554
Contact: John Kalebain
Home Services - Plumber
Spotlight on New Members
Secure Merchant Services, LLC
P. O. Box 10
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-239-6059
Fax: 513-297-5815
Email: [email protected]
Website:
www.securemerchantservices.com
Contact: Michael Taylor, Executive
Director
Banking & Financial Services
Seasons Retirement Community
7300 Dearwester Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45236
(513) 984-7266
(513) 984-7283 fax
[email protected]
www.seniorlifestyle.com
Contact: Michelle Chasteen
Senior Services
Shooters Sports Grill
780 Loveland Miamiville Road
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-774-7007
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Rick Drescher, Partner
Restaurants/Taverns and Catering
State Farm Insurance – Nikki Shah
Agency
533 Loveland-Madeira Road
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-683-7755
Fax: 513-683-9305
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nikkishahagency.com
Contact: Nikki Shah, Agent
Insurance
Chuck Swayne
P. O. Box 914
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-479-4344
Email: [email protected]
Citizen
Three Sheets Printing
515 Diamond Way
Carnegie, PA
Phone: 513-485-1280
Fax: 513-683-5449
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Lee Humbert
Printing
Traditions – Bridal & Floral
1707 State Route 28
Goshen, OH 45122
Phone: 513-575-1888
Fax: 513-575-0250
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.traditionsfloral.com
Contact: Lois Pappas Swift, Owner/
Vice President
Floral Design and Retailers, Specialty
Thornhill Associates, Inc.
5904 Thornhill Circle
Milford, OH 45150
Phone: 513-404-9255
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.thornhillmilford.com
Contact: Tim March, Managing Partner
Real Estate
Village Floral Design, LLC
9442 Loveland Madeira Road
Montgomery, OH 45242
Phone: 513-891-9733
Fax: 513-891-0418
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.villagefloraldesign.com
Contact: Lois Pappas Swift, Owner/
Vice President
Floral Design
Visiting Angels
18 Williams Street
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-677-9705
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Susan K. Beckman, Owner
Home Services
VS Productions
3701 Thorngate Drive
Mason, OH 45040
Phone: 513-234-7889
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ieditvdo.com
Contact: Vickie Sceifers, Owner
Advertising & Marketing
Welcome to Loveland
442 W. Loveland Avenue
Loveland, OH 45140
Phone: 513-485-1280
Fax: 513-683-5449
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Lee Humbert, Owner/Operator
Advertising & Marketing
The Wornick Company
4701 Creek Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Phone: 513Fax: 513-552-7781
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.wornick.com
Contact: Adam Biggs, Health & Safety
Manager
Manufacturing
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Members Since Last Newsletter
American Midwest Mortgage
Blue Ash YMCA
Blue Chip Cookies
CBS Personnel Services
Center Bank
City Sash Home Improvement
Columbia Financial Services
Compensation Consultants, Inc.
Consolidated Employee Management
Costume Castle
Deerfield Construction Co., Inc.
Etude Technologies
Findlow Filtration, Inc.
Fitness First
Five Seasons Sports Club
Peggy Goodwin
Grace Church of Loveland
Gregg Hothem
Hines-Griffin Joint Venture
Homes by Gerbus
In Line Masonry
Indoor Environment
Integrity Wealth Management
Intercommunity Cable Regulatory Commission
Image Cleaning Systems
Johnny Chan Restaurant
Little Miami River Wines
Living’s Great
Loveland Arts Council
Loveland Assembly of God
Loveland Athletic Boosters
Loveland Bike & Skate Rental
Loveland City School District
The Loveland Greenhouse
The Loveland Heights Church of Christ
Loveland Herald, Community Press
Loveland License Bureau
Loveland Schools Foundation
Maid Brigade
Marshall & Associates, Inc.
Martinizing Dry Cleaners
Rob Stansel & Associates, Inc.
Robert J. Moeller, D.D.S. & Mark E. Gerome,
D.D.S., Inc.
O’Donnell Graphics Associates
Ohio Shared Information Services, Inc.
Pizazz Studio
Rainsoft of Cincinnati
Roth Chiropractic
St. Columban Parish
Shooters’ Supply Shop
Toot’s Restaurant
Town Planner Calendar
Tricon, Inc.
The Bauer House
442 West Loveland Avenue
Loveland, Ohio 45140
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Calendar of Events
Check out our website at www.lovelandchamber.org for a more comprehensive list of local events
Thursdays
Saturdays
Sept 4th
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Sept 10th
Sept 14th Sept 17th
Sept 18th
Sept 20th
Sept 27th
Sept 27th
Oct 2nd Oct 7th
Oct 16th Oct 17-26th Nov 6th
Nov 11th
Nov 14th
Nov 20th Nov 21st
Nov 25th
Networking 1st Thurs. (8 am) and 3rd Thurs. (12 pm) at The Bauer House Second Saturday (of each month) – 6 to 10 pm at Loveland Artist Studios on Main
Business Networking 8:00 am Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce 442 W. Loveland
Loveland Art Show
Business After Hours at Receptions Conference Center 4:30 – 6:30 pm
City of Loveland Concert in the Park Series – Foley Road
Look & Lunch at Thornhill Condominiums 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Business Networking 12:00 pm Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce 442 W. Loveland
Pedal Paddle Porch Party Loveland Bike & Skate Rental
Loveland Frog Festival 8:00 am – 12:30 pm Nisbet Park
Leap Frog 5 Mile Run and Ride Race – 8:00 am Nisbet Park
Business Networking 8:00 am Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce 442 W. Loveland
Legislative Luncheon: Mandated Paid Sick Leave Initiative 11:30 am RSVP at Wards Corner
Loveland Area Chamber, Northeast Cincinnati Chamber, Milford-Miami Twp Chamber
Business Networking 12:00 pm Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce 442 W. Loveland
Loveland Stage Company – “The Pajama Game”
Business Networking 8:00 am Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce 442 W. Loveland
Veteran’s Day
Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce Prospective & New Member Breakfast
Business Networking 12:00 pm Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce 442 W. Loveland
Valentine Lady Nominations & Card Design Contest Entries Due
Loveland Area Chamber of Commerce Trustee Ballots Due
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