Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce
Business Monthly
May 2014
Issue 47
May Chamber Breakfast On Friday, May 16, please join us for breakfast at 8 a.m. at the Heritage Golf Club. Columbus 2020 Chief Economic Officer Kenny McDonald will share how the Columbus Region is rising to be one of the top economies in the U.S. McDonald serves as the primary leader of all economic development and business attraction efforts for the 11-county Columbus Region in his position as Chief Economic Officer of Columbus 2020. McDonald has an extensive background in site selection, regional economic development, community marketing, business recruitment and international
business development. This breakfast is sponsored by Mill Run Gardens & Care Center. This is open to the public and reservations are required and need to be made by Tuesday, May 13. You may make Kenny McDonald your reservation online at www. hilliardchamber.org or by contacting the Chamber office at 876-7666.
Libby Gierach, President/CEO, welcomed Ross Holden of Submarine House Bar and Grill, 2459 Hilliard Rome Road (Silverhorn Shopping Center), as a new member of the chamber at their grand opening! Check out this new restaurant which has gotten rave reviews since their recent opening!
The Toasted Oat wins 2014 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award We are excited to congratulate The Toasted Oat for being named the recipient of the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting. The Hilliard Area Chamber
of Commerce nominated Erika Boll’s company and it was one of the three finalists announced at the meeting. Upon winning the award, The Toasted Oat was presented a check for $25,000!
Taste of Hilliard & Business Expo sponsorships available now! We are starting to make great progress on this event to be held on Wednesday, August 6 at the Makoy Center from 4:30-7:30 p.m. We will feature our area restaurants and our businesses at the same time. Sponsors at the Platinum and Gold level can secure their booth spaces now to ensure that a space is reserved. The booths have sold out each of the past four years. Businesses will be able to reserve their booths in June. The sponsorship form is available on our website. We are pleased to announce the co-chairs for this event, Shawn McCabe of McCabe PrintWorks and Jill Gerschutz of Credit Union of Ohio.
Get ready to play ball at the Hilliard Chamber Night at the Columbus Clippers! Join other chamber members and their friends and family for a great night of fun at the June 18 game between the Clippers and the Buffalo Bisons at 7:05 p.m. The regular price for admission is $10, but because you are a chamber member, your ticket is only $5 per person for you and anyone who attends with
you! This is another value added piece of your membership. Join us for this fun event! The mascot will come and visit and one of our members will be selected for a special treat during the game! Don’t delay in getting your order in as the block of seats that we have reserved will go fast. Reserve your seats right now through the Columbus Clippers!
Business After Hours on May 15! Join us as we visit the Ohio Business College, 4525 Trueman Boulevard, to connect with other businesses in our area from 5-7 p.m. Come and enjoy Tea & Crumbz as Crumbz Cakery will be providing some of their excellent baked goods for you to enjoy. This is a wonderful opportunity to visit one of the colleges in our area to see the programs that are provided to our adult workforce.
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