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To support and promote our local commerce through communication, advocacy and partnerships!
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May 2018
Using the strengths of fter a 6 ½ year career at the the committees that the chamGrants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Com- ber has in Business Retention merce Colene will be stepping down and Expansion (BR&E) and the as President- CEO at the end of May. Government Affairs committee Colene says she is not using the re- Martin worked to provide value tirement word, rather she is just to members through education looking for some work-life balance opportunities in the format of as she contemplates easing into those forums such as Peerspectives or motivational speakers for ½ day retirement days. Colene has worked tirelessly events. Partnering with BBSI to for the Grants Pass Chamber and has bring The Employment Law Sebeen a great advocate for the Jose- ries to employers. Colene says, phine County Businesses. She dem- “Your employees are your largonstrated her expertise and skill in est asset and investing in them supporting the role of business by her provides enormous benefit to your operations”. The chamber accomplishments. Supporting business came attempts to make their educaeasy for Martin as she and her hus- tion opportunities affordable so band Ron were owners of a successful that businesses of all size can atsmall business from 1979-2007 when tend. they sold the business. Photo Den C o m was a thriving retail entity that sold ing from a cameras, home entertainment, video business that equipment, high end audio equip- was always enment and created lifelong memories gaging in the in printing photographs. Colene says latest in techher many years being self-employed nology in elecprovided the sensitivity to the prob- tronics Colene lems that businesses face with every- advanced the operations of day operations. When she joined the cham- the chamber ber in 2012, Josephine County was by implementstill trailing behind in the recovery of ing software the Great Recession of 2008. The cli- and programs Peter Liu ~ CITSLINC & Colene Martin benefit mate of business was ticking up, but that ~ Continued on Page 6 1 Toseemed support and our local through communication, advocacy and partnerships! it likepromote at a snail’s pace.commerce