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Columbus, Ohio Chamber CEO Michael Dalby stepping down
The Columbus Chamber of Commerce is searching for a new CEO.
The nonprofit business networking organization said Michael Dalby, CEO since 2011, will resign after its annual meeting on Feb. 11.
EnlargeMichael Dalby is leaving the Columbus Chamber of Commerce after four years.
Chairman John McEwan said it was Dalby who elected to step down and that the Chamber has begun the process to find a successor, first locally and then nationally, if need be.
“This is Michael’s decision and he’s done a great job with the chamber,” McEwan, managing partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP, told me. "He’s going to stay with us through the annual meeting and I assume (he will) do something to leverage his success (with the Chamber)."
Dalby came to Columbus four years ago after leading chambers of commerce in Utah, New Mexico, Texas and Indiana.
“I could not be more proud of my time at the chamber, and of the staff and volunteers I’ve worked with,” Dalby said in a press release. “Together we’ve built a service model that has allowed us to advise hundreds of our region’s small and mid-sized businesses and help them thrive here. The Columbus region has some great entrepreneurs whose businesses will continue to fuel the economy.”
Dalby earned $227,000 in total compensation on a base salary of $196,000 in 2013, the latest year for which salary data are available from the organization's Form 990 filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
His successor will be charged with leading a 20-employee organization assisting 1,300 businesses in Central Ohio with research, marketing, talent advisement, networking and government affairs. The Columbus Chamber had a budget of $3.7 million in 2013. Source: Columbus Business First
Lakeshore Chamber event: Hoist Liftruck could employ up to 500 workers in East Chicago
A new forklift manufacturer expects to pump about $23 million or $24 million into the Northwest Indiana economy every year.
Hoist Liftruck, which makes forklifts that can lift up to 57 tons, is spending about $40 million to relocate from Bedford Park to an old tank factory in East Chicago.
The 97-year-old company, which was founded in Brooklyn, will keep the Bedford Park location open as a distribution hub because of its proximity to Chicago Midway International Airport, but will relocate 270 to 300 production workers to Northwest Indiana.
Eventually, the company might employ up to 500 in the city.
Hoist Liftruck already hired 40 employees while doing extensive work on the Railroad Avenue factory, which it hopes to move into soon after finishing a lunchroom for employees, President and Chief Executive Officer Marty Flaska said.
Flaska was showered with applause Thursday while addressing a packed room at the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce at Ameristar East Chicago Casino. Read more: NWI Times
Paducah Chamber, local leaders encouraged by and working for river port Foreign Trade Zone status
A new status for a river port could mean new jobs after four years in the works. The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority was approved as a foreign trade zone in November. Now, they're working to activate that status.
Many goods that come through a port accrue a tax or a tariff, but a foreign trade zone removes some of those fees. Local leaders say the new status is promising.
Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority Director Bill Miller says applying for the foreign trade zone status was hard work. He says many collaborated on the effort before him starting in 2011. But now, Miller says they’re beginning to work to activate the status and increase river traffic. He says the work is mostly administrative, but businesses are already looking at Paducah.
"The site committees, when they do go look for a particular place, they wish to invest in an area, Paducah will pop up,” Miller says.
It's not just the waterway system that's appealing. Paducah's also located on the interstate system, which is appealing to big companies when it puts them less than a day's drive away from other big cities.
Paducah Chamber of Commerce President Sandra Wilson says she supports anything that builds jobs. Read more: WPSD TV 6
Chamber heart: Springfield Businesses Help Bundle Up
The back of the house at Springfield’s Ecumenical Community Helping Others resembles the staging area for Santa’s all-nighter. Aisles upon aisles of assorted clothing, toys, kitchen equipment and other home goods wait in orderly fashion to be stocked in the nonprofit’s shopping area serving clients with low or no income.
#This time of year is especially hectic for outfits like ECHO, when donations around the holidays spike.
#“It’s chaotic, but it’s wonderful too,” said ECHO executive director Meg Brantley. ECHO serves about 1,500 active clients across five magisterial districts in Fairfax County, including Burke and areas of Springfield. They have 27 counselors who work one-on-one with clients on an appointment basis, figuring out how ECHO can best help them manage their food, clothing and short-term financial difficulties.
#ECHO is one of two community outreach nonprofits, the other being the Koinonia Foundation in Franconia, getting a boost in clothing on-hand from the annual Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce winter outerwear campaign.
#FOR ITS LONGEST-RUNNING collection campaign, going back more than 15 years, the Chamber works with local businesses (members and non-members alike) to set up collection boxes for coats, hats, scarves and gloves. Then the two nonprofits retrieve the boxes themselves and distribute the items through their channels.
#“At this time of year, you’re more likely to see groups working on Toys for Tots, food collection -- those are the two things generally residents think are needed at the holidays, and they are,” said Nancy-jo Manney, Executive Director of the Chamber.
#“But this is something different. Most of us don’t realize how many kids show up at school in January and February without a proper coat on. Because so many of our local kids here in the central Springfield area walk to school, it’s amazing, you see them out and they don’t have a proper coat. Mom and dad send them with just a sweatshirt because that’s all they have.” Read more: The Connection
Baptist Memorial Hospital North to Better Serve Lafayette County Mississippi With New $300M Facility
Construction crews are working to complete a major $300 million replacement facility for Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi, which will serve Oxford, Lafayette County and the surrounding area. The new five-story structure will have 602,831 sq. ft. (56,004 sq m), including 217 beds with more comprehensive medical and surgical services.
“With the growth our area has experienced in the last decade, building a newer, updated hospital to serve the community became an easy decision,” said Bill Henning, administrator and CEO of Baptist North Mississippi. “The new hospital is a replacement hospital with the same number of beds as the current hospital. However, the new building will afford us the space to add new services, the flexibility for future changes in patient care and provide the infrastructure for new technology and enhanced patient care.” ...
According to Jon Maynard, president and CEO, Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Foundation, the new hospital reflects more than a brick and mortar facility for the area.
“The new hospital represents an investment in our community. The upgrade in facilities will help us treat patients with the latest equipment in a state-of-the-art facility that is designed to grow with the demand of the healthcare needs of the region.
“The psychological impact, however is much more than that. It allows us to recruit new physicians and new services to our area like never before. The investment by Baptist Hospital indicates a faith in the economic strength of our community. Their commitment to building a new facility in Oxford is indicative of the sort of sustainable, high quality growth that our community is experiencing.” Read more: ConstructionEquipmentGuide.com
Chamber issue: Farmers Market growth addressed by Midland City Council
Midland City Council approved the site plan for Lucky’s Steakhouse and heard an update from the Midland Area Chamber of Commerce about some possible changes to the Midland Farmers Market.
Kristy LeVasseur is the communications director for the Chamber and has been the farmers market manager for the past seven years. The farmers market is operated by the Chamber, which has a three-year lease ending October 2017 for the round structure near the Tridge at the end of Ashman Street.
The structure itself is owned by the city of Midland and was designed by architect Alden B. Dow.
In a yearly update for the farmers market, LeVasseur discussed the growing popularity and the accompanying problems that she and staff members have encountered. The market has grown from 50 to 60 stalls in the busiest part of the season when she first managed it, and has since ballooned to about 100 stalls occupied in 2015.
There were 697 stalls rented throughout the farmers market season in 2012 and 1,518 stalls rented in 2015, according to LeVasseur.
“We don’t have 100 stalls to occupy so we did a lot of creative make-up,” LeVasseur said. Read more: Midland Daily News
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Fox Cities Chamber announces business awards
The Fox Cities Chamber will honor the following winners of The Event: Celebrating Business Awards 2015 at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel, 333 W. College Ave.
The Event awards program recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in operating businesses as well as leadership in the community.
Business Hall of Fame Inductees: John Bergstrom, chairman and CEO, Bergstrom Corp.; and Richard “Dick” Bergstrom, vice chairman Bergstrom Corp. Awarded to individuals who have demonstrated personal and business success, business leaders who have gained recognition and honor for outstanding achievement in their industry and who have been dedicated to the economic vitality of the community, and are role models for future generations.
The Gus A. Zuehlke Distinguished Service Award: Jon Stellmacher, retired senior vice president, Thrivent Financial. This award is named in honor of Gus A. Zuehlke, a past chairman of the board of the Fox Cities Chamber, and recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions through leadership in business and service during his/her years as a Chamber member. The recipient of this award will have a $5,000 award/grant donated to the charitable organization of his/her choice.
Joyce Bytof Exceptional Mentor Award: Tony Busch, managing member, Priora Cash Flow Management LLC. Awarded to an individual who is proactive in the advancement of others by sharing time, talent and business experience for the purposes of promoting growth and opportunity in the Fox Cities. Read more: Post Crescent
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