May 2010 issue
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vol. XLII no. 5
Taste of Canton is “back for seconds” on May 27! Downtown Canton tastes better than ever! Taste of Canton, a downtown food festival now in its second year, will be held on Thursday, May 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the Kresge Lot in downtown Canton. This incredible spring festival, featuring local flavor and local fare, is brought to you by the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce and The Repository. Stark County food enthusiasts will enjoy an expanded event at this year’s Taste of Canton, including more seating, a greater variety of restaurants and more entertainment. Best of all, it is all happening in the beautiful downtown Canton cityscape!
Guests will get a true taste of Canton as more than 30 restaurants from Stark County, including 356 Fighter Group, Almost Heaven Ice Cream, Angello's, Bender's Tavern, Iris Downtown, Old Carolina Barbecue and many more, showcase their delicacies in the form of small sample plates, available for $2 to $6 each. Selections will include appetizers, entrees and desserts from a variety of cuisines. In addition to these delicious “tastes” of Canton, the event boasts fine wines and beers. The delectable local fare comes complete with local entertainment from the likes of Jeff Poulos and the Blues Revue and The Speedbumps, along with other performers throughout the afternoon and evening. Guests can enjoy the local flavor along with local art by strolling the artist’s (continued on next page)
Vote YES! on State Issue 1
i n s i d e : New Board Member
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STIR After Hours
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Hot Business on the Burner!
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Blues in Schools
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Membership Golf Outing
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Enshrinement Festival Chairs 11,13 Enshrinement Festival Brochure
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AultCare Fast Break Breakfast 15 Business Excellence Awards Gov’t Leadership Academy
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Leadership Brochures
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Leadership Donors & Sponsors 19 S a fety Council Luncheon Young Entrepreneur
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Twenty Under 40! Winners ystark! Golf Outing
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ystark! Battle of the Bags New Members
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BizBitz May Calendar
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Canton Regional Chamber endorses Ohio’s Third Frontier Renewal The Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce announced at a recent board meeting that it is endorsing the Ohio Third Frontier renewal, State Issue 1 on the May ballot. The Canton Regional Chamber is dedicated to promoting economic development, job creation and retention in Canton/Stark County. By endorsing Third Frontier, the Chamber hopes to bring new businesses, jobs and capital to the area. The mission of Ohio Third Frontier is to establish Ohio as an innovation leader and to fuel long-term economic growth in the state. OTF is committed to targeting state investments to education, technologies and entrepreneurs. Through June 2009, OTF has created 48,000 jobs and produced $6.6 billion in total economic impact in Ohio. Renewal of Issue 1 would permit the state to sell bonds to raise another $700 million for Third Frontier investments over four years. In Stark County, OTF has made more than $11 million in investments in Stark State College since 2003. These investments have encouraged three major companies, Rolls Royce, Lockheed (continued on page three)