I OSWEGO CHAMBER I NEW MEMBERS I JULY 2007 NEWSLETTER

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Golf Outing Thanks and Awards
On June 6, 2007, the Oswego Chamber of Commerce celebrated their 18th Annual Golf Outing at Fox Bend Golf Course. This successful event was made possible due to all of the hard work and dedication of the golf committee who consisted of our Chair Kristen Sanders - Castle Bank, Tom Tripp – N.M. Tripp Insurance Agency, Inc., Todd Trader -  Golf Invite, Jim Cargo - Edward Jones, and Cory Holstead  - My New Closets. The Chamber would like t o thank the numerous volunteers who donated their time to this outing and to our sponsors for making this event possible. The Chamber would also like to congratulate the following award winners:

Low score of 57 was shot by the team of Jim Hoving, Brian Schiber, Jerry Weaver, and Akram Chaudhry.  Closest to the pin went to Rob Andrews and Amy Thomas; Longest Drive went to Paul Rathman and Lisa Brady; and Longest Put went to Gary Adams and Lisa Dicke.


POW Luncheon
The next POW! Luncheon will be on July 11th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and will be held at the AmericInn Lodge & Suites in Oswego. Plan to attend this luncheon and learn “How to Prevent Identify Theft” which will be presented by Detective John Mall from the Oswego Police Department. The cost will be $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. RSVP to the Chamber by calling 554-3505.

Organized Bike Ride
The 3rd Annual Organized Bike Ride will be on Sunday, August 19th. Registration forms were recently mailed. Upon receipt, please fill out and return to the Chamber so that you can be a participant in our ride. There will be a 25, 50, 75 or 100 mile road ride as well as a 3 or 7 mile family ride. There will be refreshments and drinks for all riders and planned activities for the families at the start and end point as well as at all turn around points.

Lawsuits Target Small Business
It has been noted, in the June 2007 edition of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Newsletter, that small and midsize businesses pay $98 billion annually in tort liability costs. Over 75% of small business owners say that they are concerned about the threat of unfair lawsuits. Research shows that a business makes 1/3 of all of its decisions, ranging from raising prices to reducing employees, based on the threat of lawsuits. For more information about these survey results from The United States Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform, please visit www.instituteforlegalreform.com. 


Elite Members

Platinum
Oswego Community Bank
Harris Bank
Allied First Bank
Rush-Copley Medical Center
Wal*Mart

Bronze
First Bank
Edward

Ribbon Cutting
June 1st Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening at Lane Bryant.

Congratulations! Congratulations to Katie and James Morris on the birth of their baby girl, Kristin Jean. Kristin was born on June 11th at 10:27 p.m. and weighed in at 8lbs 6oz and is 21 ½ inches long. Katie and Kristin are both healthy and doing well at home.

Small Business Drives the U.S. Economy
The Small Business Administration conducted a study and published the results in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s June 2007 Newsletter. This 2004 study confirms that small business equates to 50% of U.S. private non-farm GDP, gross domestic product. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber executive vice president, commented that governmental policies need to help small businesses “innovate, create jobs, and grow the economy”. The industry sectors that showed the strongest in growth included health and social services, arts and entertainment, and food services. For more information on the Small Business Administration, please visit www.sba.gov.

 

Board of Directors

Phil Solecki
President
Premier Electrical Services, Inc.
premierelectric@aol.com

Rebecca Oliver
Vice President
HRM Properties & Development,
LLC/Masoncorp, Inc.
www.hrmproperties.com

Jennifer Bartels
Secretary
Oswego YMCA
www.heritageymca.org

Paul Rathman
Treasurer
Allied First Bank
www.alliedoswego.com

 

Roxana Giese
Executive Director
Oswego Chamber of Commerce
www.oswegochamber.org

John Cody
Director
Irish Press
www.theirishpress.com

Joe Conforti
Director
Oswego Community Bank
www.oswegobank.com

Kristen Sanders
Director
Castle Bank
www.castlebank.com

 

Andy Clements
Director
Weblinx, Inc.
www.weblinxinc.com

Ken Mclaughlin
Director
Esp, Kreuzer,
Cores & McLaughlin, LLP
www.ekcmlaw.com

Colleen Dermody
Director
Washington River, LLC
www.washingtonriverllc.com

Tom Tripp
Director
N.M. Tripp Insurance Agency, Inc.
TTripp@Trippins.net

 
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