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GRANDVIEW AREA CHAMBER
January 3, 2013
Connections in Commerce | www.grandviewchamber.org
Vol. 1 | Issue 2
Grandview Area Chamber of Commerce 2012
Looking back, facing forward 2012 was another exciting year for the Grandview Area Chamber. Our membership grew consistently, our monthly luncheons had record attendance, our events became more popular and the list continues. In March we produced our second bi-annual Grandview Community Directory. It received great support from advertisers and the community alike. In October, we were informed that for the second time in a row, it won a national award for best business publication. Now that was exciting! Our events started off strong with the 2nd Annual Digfest in June. The event was again held and sponsored by The Grandview Yard. Digfest was larger, with more vendors and patrons. The new twist this year was a home brewing competition. Gentiles Wine Sellers sponsored a home brewing demonstration on site. October hosted our 7th annual Taste of Grandview. Mother Nature wasn’t as kind this year, but despite cool temperatures, Grandview residents know how to support their local events! We had excellent entertainment, delicious food and a lot of patrons enjoying all the goods. Next year, we have some exciting changes planned for the Taste and everyone will want to be a part of the event. We wrapped up the year with a 9% increase over last year with 297 members, our highest amount ever. We expect that number to continue growing as the
The 2nd Annual Digfest was held in June at The Grandview Yard, and featured a new home brewing competition. community continues to attract new businesses to the area. We have two new businesses opening during the first quarter; 2CheckOut is a payment processing company that will be located in the Loth building on Grandview Avenue, and Dawson Careers will open in February on Dublin Road. Both of these businesses are large companies that will have a positive economic impact in our area. As we plan for 2013, we
start by making a big move… literally. The Chamber and Destination Grandview will move from our current space at 1258 Grandview Avenue where we have been housed for many years. We are moving to the historic building at 2015 W. Fifth Avenue. We are making this move primarily because we’ve outgrown our Grandview Avenue space and the new space will not only give us more working room, but ample parking and conference room space.
As mentioned above, our events will continue to be honed and tweaked to better serve the vendors and the community. One major event we are adding is a new Premier Community event. This year, our new event will take place on Friday, March 22 from 6 to 11 p.m. at the new Hollywood Casino. The evening will be a gala format with appetizers and a cocktail reception, as well as a full dinner with entertainment and presentations. If you’re
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so inclined, you can take full advantage of the surroundings and play a few hands of poker or pull a few slots! The feature that evening will be a silent auction, for which we are now accepting donations. Proceeds from the silent auction will benefit the Scholarship Fund of the Grandview Area Chamber that provides scholarships to Grandview Heights High School seniors. Please continue to support our area events in 2013; we have so much to offer!