Serving: Concord Twp., Fairport Harbor, Grand River, Leroy Township, Painesville City, Painesville Twp. Making Great Businesses Greater Serving the Members of the Painesville Area Chamber of Commerce Business Ma k i n g g r e a t b u si n e s s e s g r e a t e r ! JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013 I am truly honored to be your 2013 Painesville Area Chamber of Commerce Board President. When I decided to start a church in the Painesville area 6 years ago I im- mediately sought membership in the chamber. What interest would a church have in being part of the business community you might ask? The church and the chamber have very similar goals in mind. The PACC is working together to build a healthy economy and improve the quality of life in the Lake County, Ohio communities of Fairport Harbor, Grand River, City of Painesville, Painesville Township, Concord Township and Leroy Township. The Grove and many other churches in the area are equally interested in a healthy economy and improving the qual- ity of life in the Painesville Area. At The Grove, we call it being “On Mission”. For many non-profits you must be on alert to avoid “mission drift”. Mission drift is the term giv- en when a nonprofit (or other type of entity) finds that it has moved away from the organization’s mis- sion. In December 2012 the Board of Directors met in retreat to re- view our strategic plan that we began in 2011. I am pleased to be able to report that there are no signs of mission drift in the PACC and that many of the goals we set before us have been met. For example: we have established online registration; streamlined the membership packet; Improved our follow-up process including monthly calling; transformed our web site; strengthened our rela- tionship with COSE; and grew to 425 members at the time of writ- ing this article. The monthly Coffee Contacts networking opportunities have continued to grow and due to its popularity has expanded to a “decaf” version for smaller venues. One final project we are pleased to roll out is our partnership in the development of the Lake Country Chamber mobile app. There are so many great things happening at PACC we can’t imagine a business or non-profit not wanting to be a part! I per- sonally will be seeking out more of the churches in the area to show their support of the business community by getting “on mis- sion” with us. One last thing. Hurricane Sandy has devastated many families and businesses in the Atlantic City area. I have the privilege to be connected to a disaster relief or- ganization that is setting up a re- covery center as I write this. I have a vision of PACC members rallying around the business community in Atlantic City by going there some- time early this year to assist in their rebuilding efforts. I will have more details soon about how you can participate. It is going to be a great year. I hope you won’t hesi- tate to call any of our board mem- bers with needs or concerns, we are here to serve you! Sincerely, Jeff Sivyer 2013 President The Grove Church President’s Letter Ohio Minimum Wage Increasing January 1, 2013 On January 1, 2013, Ohio’s minimum wage will increase from $7.70 per hour to $7.85 for non-tipped employees and $3.85 to $3.93 per hour for tipped employees, plus tips. The minimum wage increase will apply to businesses with annual gross receipts of over $288,000 per year. For businesses with annual gross receipts of $283,000 or less in 2012 and $288,000 or less starting January 1, 2013 and employees that are 14 and 15 years old, the minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, or the federal minimum wage. For more information on Ohio’s minimum wage please visit www.ohio.gov
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Serving: Concord Twp., Fairport Harbor, Grand River, Leroy Township, Painesville City, Painesville Twp.
Making Great Businesses Greater
Serving the Members of the Painesville Area Chamber of Commerce
Business
Making great businesses greater!
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013
I am truly honored to be your 2013 Painesville Area Chamber of Commerce Board President. When I decided to start a church in the Painesville area 6 years ago I im-mediately sought membership in the chamber. What interest would a church have in being part of the business community you might ask? The church and the chamber have very similar goals in mind. The PACC is working together to build a healthy economy and improve the quality of life in the Lake County, Ohio communities of Fairport Harbor, Grand River, City of Painesville, Painesville Township, Concord Township and Leroy Township. The Grove and many other churches in the area are equally interested in a healthy economy and improving the qual-ity of life in the Painesville Area.
At The Grove, we call it being “On Mission”. For many non-profits you
must be on alert to avoid “mission drift”. Mission drift is the term giv-en when a nonprofit (or other type of entity) finds that it has moved away from the organization’s mis-sion. In December 2012 the Board of Directors met in retreat to re-view our strategic plan that we began in 2011. I am pleased to be able to report that there are no signs of mission drift in the PACC and that many of the goals we set before us have been met. For example: we have established online registration; streamlined the membership packet; Improved our follow-up process including monthly calling; transformed our web site; strengthened our rela-tionship with COSE; and grew to 425 members at the time of writ-ing this article. The monthly Coffee Contacts networking opportunities have continued to grow and due to its popularity has expanded to a “decaf” version for smaller venues. One final project we are pleased to roll out is our partnership in the development of the Lake Country Chamber mobile app.
There are so many great things happening at PACC we can’t
imagine a business or non-profit not wanting to be a part! I per-sonally will be seeking out more of the churches in the area to show their support of the business community by getting “on mis-sion” with us.
One last thing. Hurricane Sandy has devastated many families and businesses in the Atlantic City area. I have the privilege to be connected to a disaster relief or-ganization that is setting up a re-covery center as I write this. I have a vision of PACC members rallying around the business community in Atlantic City by going there some-time early this year to assist in their rebuilding efforts. I will have more details soon about how you can participate. It is going to be a great year. I hope you won’t hesi-tate to call any of our board mem-bers with needs or concerns, we are here to serve you!
Sincerely, Jeff Sivyer 2013 President The Grove Church
President’s Letter
Ohio Minimum Wage Increasing
January 1, 2013On January 1, 2013, Ohio’s minimum wage will increase from $7.70 per hour to $7.85 for non-tipped employees and $3.85 to $3.93 per hour for tipped employees, plus tips. The minimum wage increase will apply to businesses with annual gross receipts of over $288,000 per year. For businesses with annual gross receipts of $283,000 or less in 2012 and $288,000 or less starting January 1, 2013 and employees that are 14 and 15 years old, the minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, or the federal minimum wage. For more information on Ohio’s minimum wage please visit www.ohio.gov
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Executive Board of DirectorsPresident Jeff Sivyer, The Grove Church1st Vice President Dave Komjati, Key Bank2nd Vice President Allen Weaver, Lake National BankTreasurer David Battles, Jones Battles GroupPast President Tony Pochiro, AMP Financial Group/ Raymond James
Board of DirectorsTracy Bellamy Goddess ConstructionChris Brill-Packard Lake HealthHenry Brooks Infinity ResourcesSallie Christian Layton Physical TherapyJohn Gaghan Mexican Food SpecialistsJim Gray JPG AdvisorsMary Anne Hurley Hurley State FarmKatrina March French Chiropractic & Wellness CenterMary Jo Miller Bella Donna Salon & SpaThomas Mitchell The Marshfield GroupElias Nuñez, Jr. Pollutro-Rossley Insurance AgencyHeather Suponcic American Family InsuranceTom Szabo A Thomas ImageJoey White Handouts
Legal LiaisonNeil Conway Conway Land Title
StaffExecutive Director Linda ReedExecutive Assistant Kathleen Obrenski
The Painesville Area Chamber of Commerce shall work together to address business and community issues; promote growth and development to enrich the economic, civic, social, cultural and environmental well being of our communities.
Serving: Concord Township, Fairport Harbor, Grand River, Leroy Township, Painesville City, Painesville Township
Painesville Area Chamber of Commerce 3The Painesville Area Chamber of Commerce
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BUSINESS CONSULTANTTAW Investments, LLCTed Wolf11243 Exmoor DriveConcord, OH 44077Phone: 440-413-0559
Description: Coin & Bullion transactions. Business Consulting.
BOWLING ALLEYRich Lanes Jerry Rich637 High StreetFairport Harbor, OH 44077Phone: 440-357-7248Website: www.richlanes.com
Description: Locally Owned and Operated Bowling Alley
CONTRACTORS/HEATING & COOLINGE J Krammer Mechanical Contractors, LLCEdd Krammer215 East Jackson StreetPainesville, OH 44077Phone: 440-487-1373Fax: 440-579-2944Website: www.ejkrammer.com
Description: Our company specializes in heating and air conditioning installation & repair. E J Krammer Mechanical offers residential & commercial HVAC services throughout the greater Cleveland area.
MANUFACTURINGFaretecConnie Sackett1610 W. Jackson St., #6Painesville, OH 44077Phone: 440-350-9510Website: www.faretec.com
Description: Manufacturer of emergency medical products. We specialize in devices for pre-hospital care both in the civilian and military markets, domestically and abroad.
STAFFING & HR SERVICES IC-Staffing SolutionsEd Gould1 Victoria Square, Suite 270Painesville, OH 44077Phone: 440-350-7251Fax: 440-350-7253Website: www.ic-staffing.com
Description: A Comprehensive Staffing firm filling all of your recruiting, temporary employee, permanent placing, and staffing needs. We provide you with the right resource, at the right time, at the right price.
Meeting Announcement
Date: Friday, January 25, 2013
Time: Registration 11:15 a.m. – Meeting & Program 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Place: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LaMalfa
Cost: $20 for Members & $25 for Non-Members
Reservations: Register online at www.councilnews.org or call 440-255-0877
RSVP Deadline: Monday, January 21, 2013
Date: Friday, February 15, 2013
Time: Registration 11:15 a.m. Meeting & Program 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Place: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LaMalfa
Cost: $20 for Members & $25 for Non-Members
Reservations: Register online at www.councilnews.org or call 440-255-0877
RSVP Deadline: Monday, February 11, 2013
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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION: Annual Fee: Chamber Member $40; Non– Chamber Member $65
Annual Membership fees include individual admittance to regular monthly meetings. Additional fees may be charged for special events.
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Auburn Career Center celebrated their newly redesigned welding lab in partnership with Lincoln Electric with a ribbon cutting ceremony. George Blankenship, Senior Vice President and President of Lincoln Electric North America, did the honors of cutting the ribbon to showcase the lab to our welding students
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The Lake County Chambers Business Academy is a professional training partnership program offered by the Lake County Chambers of Commerce and Lakeland Community College. Through this program, chamber members have access to Lakeland courses and special events at reduced rates. This collaboration was created to assist you in enhancing your workforce.
The Spring 2013 schedule features most continuing education courses at a 20% discount for chamber members. Use coupon code: 11-61-02 when registering online. The discount will be applied upon checkout. View courses and register at www.lakelandcc.edu/ce.
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When I was young, my parents always remarked how quickly the years went by. Now that I am older, I understand what they meant. 2012 just flew by. Unfortunately (or fortunately), the Presidency is only a one year term. I don’t get the sec-ond term to really define my legacy, but I think my simplicity
Outgoing President Message
What just happened?(Also, if you are reading this, the Mayans were wrong.)
will stick with the Chamber for many years to come.
My mantra this past year was very simple; I asked that every-one give 10% more. I know I asked for a simple increase in all of our efforts, but I can definitely say that there was a 100% in-crease in excitement, both in our events and behind the scenes.
I am grateful for the entire Board of Directors. I could indi-vidually thank every member of the Board of Directors for their efforts this past year, but that would take all of the space al-
lotted for this newsletter. What makes this board great is that everyone takes their little part, so that the work is divided.
We have set a lot of little proj-ects in place this year, which I hope that the future PACC members will benefit from. One of the lessons of my youth was to always leave a place in bet-ter condition than when you arrived. My challenge to the future leaders of the PACC is to remember that way of thinking.
I am honored to take my place amongst the previous Past
Presidents of the PACC. This is an illustrious group of people, whom I have always looked up to as pillars of our community. I look forward to handing over the gavel (which may need to be retired) to next year’s Presi-dent Jeff Sivyer. Best wishes.
Sincerely yours,Tony Pochiro, PresidentPainesville Area Chamber of Commerce
PS - You haven’t seen the last of me yet. As I have been remind-ed of, numerous times, I still have two more years of Board eligibility.
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Rick Amos, Amos Insurance and Financial Services and the Lake County Chambers of Commerce Bright Star 2012, accepted his certificate and trophy from Tony Gallo, NOACC Chairman and Director of Business Development for Lorain County Chamber at their annual presentation.
Rick represents a wide range of involvement with his respective chambers, having been a member, an officer, a committee chairman for 20+ years and has always given his time freely of working hard for the Lake County Chambers of Commerce without any expectations.
N. Jean Makesh, president and CEO of Lantern of Madison, developed what’s called the Aqua Lily program three months ago. He said it was designed to prolong the stages of de-mentia and Alzheimer’s by having his clients become accustomed to a routine through repetition, while providing them with a stress-free environment.
“The objective of Aqua Lily is to enable our clients to function at their best ability,” Makesh said. Innovative efforts like these are what helped Lantern of Madison, under Makesh’s leadership, earn the 2012 Lake-Geauga Fast Track 50 Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Cornerstone IT President, Ray Paganini featured on Microsoft Business Hub
Cornerstone IT, a provider of managed IT support services for small to mid-sized businesses in Northeast Ohio, is proud to an-nounce that its President, Ray Paganini, is featured on the Microsoft Business Hub as a guest author for his article Security in the Cloud for Small Businesses. Cornerstone IT was sought as a contributing author because of their proven dedication and leadership in small business IT.
Ray Paganini’s article focuses on the security concerns that today’s small business owners are facing such as system vulnerabilities and potential network disasters, and examines cloud computing as a productive method of disaster recovery that helps minimize these concerns while streamlining IT operations.
Security in the Cloud for Small Businesses concludes with an outline of key criteria to consider when selecting a cloud services provider and includes a link to a cloud computing eGuide offering advice and insights to small businesses considering cloud technology.
Winner of Lake-Geauga Fast Track 50s #1 Emerging Company 2012, MarinerTek specializes in Server & Desktop Virtualization Solu-tions from Vmware & Citrix. They also have an Application Devel-opment practice. In 2012 they expanded their Hosting business to offer Online Data Back-up & Recovery Solutions branded Dat-aVault24 & Recover24 along with Cloud-based solutions via their “in-house” Data Center. This HOST24 Service allows companies to access their Software Applications via the internet and eliminate physical gear & maintenance at their site.
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N. Jean Makesh, president and CEO of Lantern of Madison, developed
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Going Green: Magnus Inter-national Group Founder Eric Lofquist Named Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Distribution and Manufacturing Category Award Winner
Lofquist honored for his leader-ship in transforming vegetable oils and naturally derived emul-sions into sustainable global products
Eric Lofquist, Founder of Mag-nus International Group, has been named the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Distribution and Manufacturing Category Award winner. The Ernst & Young En-trepreneur Of The Year Award is the country’s most prestigious business award for entrepre-neurs.
The award encourages entre-preneurial activity and recog-nizes leaders and visionaries who demonstrate innovation, financial success and personal commitment as they create and build world-class businesses.
Lofquist was recognized for his reputation as an innova-tor in the sustainable products market, reshaping the way raw materials are recovered and repurposed into natural waxes and renewable fuels. He has garnered attention from many Fortune 500 companies who have publically announced their focus on aggressive sustainabil-ity goals.
He was honored at the Entre-preneur Of The Year gala, the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Fo-rum® in Palm Springs, Calif. The Forum is the nation’s premier gathering of high-growth, mar-ket-leading companies.
Awards were given in nine ad-ditional categories. All Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winners were selected by an independent panel of judges from 244 regional award recipients.
Editorial insert from Magnus: Since 1988, only three na-tional Entrepreneur Of The Year award-winners have come from Northeast Ohio. Eric is one of those. This year’s award recipi-ents alone were chosen from an initial field of close to 2,000 of the best and brightest U.S. en-trepreneurs in ten categories.
“Entrepreneurs like Eric Lofquist see unmet needs and opportuni-ties in the market and in so do-ing drive innovation and make significant contributions to our U.S. economy by harnessing the skilled workforce in their own backyard to create local jobs,” said Bryan Pearce, Americas Di-rector, Entrepreneur Of The Year, Ernst & Young LLP.
“Lofquist’s unique style and production expertise has broad appeal to companies’ sustain-ability programs. He’s leveraged his reputation as an innovator to help develop solutions for
these companies so they can use their by-products in an envi-ronmentally sensitive and prof-itable manner.”
Road to Becoming an Entrepreneur
For Lofquist, the road to becom-ing an entrepreneur began with careers at several large corpora-tions, where he gained valuable experience as a fuel and energy consultant and learned more about chemical and environ-mental companies.
However, it was at these big corporations he also learned that advancement was based more on years of service rather than performance or merit.
It was this kind of culture that led Lofquist to believe he could start a business that not only filled a gap he saw in creating groundbreaking systems for re-covering raw materials, but also maintained a world class com-pany culture.
Bringing 22 years of industry experience to Magnus, Lofquist created a company that is fam-ily business-minded when it comes to culture and big busi-ness visionary when it comes to creating sustainable products.
Eric Lofquist Wins Ernst & YoungNational Entrepreneur Of The Year
Encouraging Investors to Believe in the Vision
Lofquist funded Magnus through a combination of per-sonal finances and debt financ-ing from regional banks. In the beginning it was difficult to convince banks and customers to believe in Magnus’ capabili-ties and Lofquist’s vision.
However, a large return on in-vested capital allowed the com-pany the ability to move beyond its focus on all-natural waxes and renewable fuels to produce, package and distribute custom, all-natural animal feeds for the dairy, cattle, poultry, swine and equine industries.
Today, Magnus companies con-vert vegetable oils into natural, renewable materials used by some of the biggest brands in business-to-business and con-sumer products manufacturing, distribution and marketing.
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Active Plumbing Supply Co.
Armored Auto Group
Barbian Photography
Brunner-Nixon Funeral & Cremation Service
Burgess & Niple
Cannon, Aveni & Malchesky, Co. LPA
Chicago Title
Classic Buick Pontiac GMC
Consolidated Investment Corporation
Family Eye Care
Federico Tire
First Merit Bank, Fairport Harbor
First Merit Bank, Painesville City
First Merit Bank, Painesville Township
Gibbs Electric
Jeff’s Garage
Joughins Hardware
Lake Health
Learning About Business
Lew’s Reliable Heat & Air Conditioning
Morley Library
Nelson, Sweet & Hurley
Painesville Dental Group Ltd.
Pollutro-Rossley Insurance Agency
Sidley, Inc.
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The City of Painesville and the Lake County Port Authority an-nounced today that the Lake County Port Authority has of-ficially taken ownership of the former Coe manufacturing site.
The Lake County Port Author-ity will now commence with the environmental assessment and they are expecting to have this step of the redevelopment process completed within 90 days. Once the assessment is complete, the environmental clean-up of the site will begin, utilizing the grant monies re-ceived from the State of Ohio in May of 2012.
The Port Authority is currently working with three compa-nies interested in leasing the 200,000 square feet of manu-facturing and warehouse space on the 25-acre site. They hope to have the leases in place as early as possible in 2013.
“After 10 years of work by the city of Painesville and five years by the Lake County Port Authority, it is good to see this economic development project come to fruition,” said the City of Painesville’s Economic De-velopment Director Cathy Biet-erman. “This is a great exam-
Former Coe
Manufacturing Site
Has New Ownershipple of the way a Port Authority can assist a local municipality drive a project forward that will result in new tax revenues and job growth.”
John Loftus, Executive Direc-tor of the Lake County Port Authority added, “The Lake County Port Authority is ex-tremely grateful for the dona-tion of land by USNR and ap-preciates all the assistance it received on the project from the Ohio Department of Devel-opment, the Ohio Water Devel-opment Authority, Jobs Ohio and the Lake County Commis-sioners.”
Created in February 2007 the Lake County Port Authority’s mission is to promote proj-ects that will provide for the creation of jobs and employ-ment opportunities and im-prove the economic welfare of the people residing in Lake County. The Port Authority is also authorized by state law to enhance, foster, aid, provide or promote transportation, eco-nomic development, housing, recreation, governmental op-erations, culture or research. For more information, visit our website at http://www.lcport.org.
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JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2013
Start your day networking with members of the Mentor and Painesville Area Chambers of Commerce. Each participant will be invited to give a short commercial. Attendees are encouraged to bring marketing materials. Door Prizes Welcome! To help us better serve you – please remember to make a reservation.
Thursday, January 3, 2013 Thursday, February 7, 2013 8 to 9 am 8 to 9 am Mama Roberto’s Buona Festa Party Room Howard’s Jewelers 8658 Mentor Avenue, Mentor 7850 Mentor Avenue, Mentor
Coffee Contacts Decaffeinated (limited to 30 people)
Thursday, January 17, 2013 8 to 9 am Active Plumbing Supply 216 Richmond Street, Painesville
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Coffee Contacts
OccupationalServices
Occupational Services Now Available at
the Madison Campus
Lake Health’s comprehensive Occupational Services are now conveniently available for all of your employee’s health needs at our Madison Campus every Monday and Wednesday.
3209 -12/12
lakehealth.org
Lake Health Offers Your Company: Injury treatment and workers’ compensation
case management
Annual, pre-placement, DOT, respirator and exposure specific exams
Physical rehabilitation and functional capacity evaluations
Drug Free Safety Program testing, training, counseling and rehabilitation
Audiograms, radiology, Hepatitis B, HIV and TB screenings
Medical monitoring for industrial toxic substances, including lead, asbestos and chemicals
Preventive education and wellness programs
Travel medicine consultations and immunizations
Mobile and on-site services
For more information or questions about
Lake Health Occupational Services, please
scan the QR code or call 440-354-1990.
Appointments are not needed for
drug/alcohol screens and fingerprinting,
and walk-ins are welcome for these services.
Lake Health Occupational Services
6270 North Ridge Road, Madison, OH 44057
440-428-8256
Hours: Monday and Wednesday: 8 am – 4 pm
For appointments, call 855-LAKE-OCC (5253-622)
Serving the Communities of:
Painesville Twp. Fairport HarborConcord Twp.
Grand RiverLeroy Twp.Painesville
Making great businesses greater!
Your sponsorship entitles you to the following:
AT&T is Investing in the Future of CommunicationAs part of Project Velocity IP or VIP, we are investing an additional $14 billion in the next three years to expand our advanced
wireless and wireline broadband networks and to support future IP data growth and new services.
Bene ts of this Investment Include:Expanding AT&T’s high-speed 4G LTE wireless network to cover 300 million
people in the U.S. by year-end 2014, an additional 50 million people over
current plans.
Providing 99 percent of customer locations in AT&T’s 22-state
footprint access to high-speed 4G LTE wireless broadband,
U-verse or IP DSLAM technology.
Offering 1 million additional business customer locations
new fiber facilities by 2015. This investment will reach 50
percent of multi-tenant buildings in AT&T’s 22-state
wireline footprint.
Deployment of small cell technology that will increase the density
of our existing wireless network.
Project VIP Supports New Growth Initiatives
Expanding AT&T’s 4G LTE network to 300 million people, combined with its
leadership in smartphones and data access, provides a large platform for the next
wave of growth in mobility, including:
AT&T Digital Life: A nationwide all IP-based home security and automation service set to launch in 2013 that will let
consumers manage their home from virtually any device — smartphone, tablet or PC.
Mobile Premise Solutions: This new nationwide service is an alternative for wireline voice service and in the future will
include high-speed IP Internet data services.
Mobile Wallet: AT&T is participating in the ISIS mobile wallet joint venture. Market trials are underway in Austin, Texas
and Salt Lake City today.
Working with the FCC to Quickly Implement Broadband Networks of the Future
Continued investment in 21st century IP networks requires a 21st century regulatory framework.
To maximize and promote further investment, the nation must complete its transition away from legacy infrastructure to
the IP networks of the future.
AT&T is stepping up to meet that challenge by asking the FCC to start a new proceeding to consider how best to
transition to new IP-based “smart” networks and technologies.
This will begin the necessary dialogue to enable AT&T and other incumbent telephone companies to bring the benefits of
high-speed Internet to more consumers and businesses, spur innovation, enhance economic growth and job creation
Join us at Great Lakes Mall for the annual Shop Lake County Expo where local businesses showcase their products and services to the community. This annual event is designed to “feature” members of the Lake County Chambers of Commerce in Lake County’s prime retail environment, Great Lakes Mall. This event allows Lake County Chamber members the opportunity to generate awareness and sales for their business or organization.
2013 DATES Move in and set up: Friday evening, February 22nd - 9pm–11pm Show dates: Saturday, February 23rd and Sunday, February 24th Show times: Saturday 10am to 9pm, Sunday 11am to 6pm
PARTICIPATION
10’ x 10’ space, 1- 8 foot table, table cover and 1-chair
vehicle must be approved by mall management prior to the event.
PRESENTINGSPONSORS:
$200if paid by
1/16/13
HERE
Turf PrideTurf Pride(440) (8873)516 -TURF
MEDIA SPONSORS:
HERE
Turf PrideTurf Pride(440) (8873)516 -TURF
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Member of which chamber? ________________________________________________________________
Contact Name ____________________________________________________________________________
