Dear Members,

The Euclid Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that HC Stark has been named Euclid’s 2007 Business of the Year and Tom Woods of the Gateway Retirement Community has been selected as Euclid’s 2007 Businessperson of the Year.

HC Stark, Tom Woods and our Community Asset Award winners will be honored at the Chamber’s Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, February 7th at 7 p.m.

Be sure to mark your calendar for the Chamber’s next luncheon on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. It will be at the City of Euclid’s Council Chambers and will feature a Business Oriented “State of the City” by Mayor Bill Cervenik.

Mark your calendars for these lucheons too! Details to follow:

• Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - noon
• Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - noon
• Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - noon

The Euclid Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Night at the CAVS on March 19, 2008. It is an 8:00pm game against the Detroit Pistons. You MUST have your ticket order and payment in by Wednesday, February 13, 2008. There will be several chamber members highlighted center court during the pre-game as well! The tickets are $25 each and are face value. There is a $5 payment processing fee per order. This game is already sold out and will be an important game with the playoffs around the corner.

Contact Jessica at 216-731-9322 if you have any questions.

Dear Local Chambers of Commerce,

Ever since 1999, when a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled that tort reform legislation passed by the General Assembly three years earlier was unconstitutional, reforming a costly legal system riddled with unfairness and uncertainty was a top prior­ity for the Ohio Chamber.

Finally, in late 2004, the legislature passed Senate Bill 80, a package of meaningful civil justice reforms necessary to help improve Ohio’s business climate. But it was only a matter of time before personal injury lawyers challenged SB 80.

Dear Members,

As this holiday season comes to a close, I have been reminded of what a truly dynamic organization the Euclid Chamber of Commerce is. I am fortunate and grateful to be following David Carlson as chairperson. Dave’s leadership and friendship has meant a great deal to me. Dave, the Euclid Chamber Board and Membership are indebted to you for your service and passion to the City of Euclid.

With every New Year, comes a new opportunity to reevaluate your businesses goals, strengths and areas of needed improvement. I hope that one of your goals is to increase your bottom line by becoming more involved with the Euclid Chamber of Commerce. “How can the Chamber of Commerce improve my bottom line?” is probably what you are thinking. Well there are many ways and one of my goals this year is to show you how, as a business, to increase your bottom line more then what your chamber membership currently costs you.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Membership Luncheon

Featuring: Adam Wasserman, President & CEO
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
At: Beach Club Bistro 21939 Lake Shore Blvd.
Euclid, Ohio 12 Noon

Cost: $15 members / $17 non-members

Adam Wasserman is President and CEO of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority. He became the agency’s chief administrative officer in 2007 and oversees the Maritime, Development Finance, Strategic Development, Regional Economic Advancement and Administration groups.

The Euclid Chamber of Commerce would like to Congratulate Mayor Bill Cervenik on his successful reelection campaign. We would also like to congratulate Barry Sweet and Kay Van Ho for their successful campaigns for Euclid Board of Education! We look forward to working with all of you and the rest of Euclid Elected Officials in the years to come. Congratulations!

Congratulations and best wishes to H.C. Starck Inc on their recently completed building purchase and plant expansion, bringing their footprint in Euclid to 3 buildings. Starck ‘Empowers High Tech Materials’ with specialties in refractory metals & components, including molybdenum, tungsten, heavy metal alloys and advanced ceramics. They serve a worldwide market. Their Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting was held on October 24 and was well-attended and beautifully presented. Everyone there was proud to be a part of this great event and was certainly proud to be a part of our wonderful city.

The Business Development Expo was a great success for the Euclid Chamber of Commerce and the City of Euclid. With over 200 people in attendance, businesses were able to find new ways to grow & expand as well as network with their colleagues. Unfortunately, Lt. Governor Lee Fisher was not able to join us however we were able to have two amazing speakers to fill his shoes, Ed Jerse, Legislative Director for the Ohio Department of Development and Ohio Supreme Court Justice and Former Lt. Governor Maureen O’Connor.

Here is a list of some the great table sponsors
we had at our expo: