April 2025 Newsletter

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A special thank you to our Society Members and all who invest in our Vision / Mission / Why

Society members

Hook Society

Butler Tech

Cintas

Cohen

Fifth Third Bank

Flowers by Roger, Inc.

McGraw/Kokosing

Miami University Regionals

Performance Foodservice

Phillips Tube Group

Robinson Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.

Russ Beckner Pictures

Shape Corporation

Spectrum Reach

Tytus Society

Akers Packaging Service

Duke Energy

Essity

G & J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc.

Hawthorn Glen Senior Living Campus

Joe Morgan Honda

LCNB National Bank

Magellan Aerospace

Majestic Care of Middletown Markey’s

Miami Valley Gaming

Middletown Energy Center

MyUSA Credit Union

One Smarter

PAC Worldwide Corporation

Precision Strip, Inc.

Quaker Houghton

The Windamere Valley Central Bank

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We have 20! That is our number of emerging leaders registered for the 2025 CLIMB Class. I want to thank all the sponsoring companies and organizations for sending a participant.

Akers Packaging Service

CBI Middletown

City of Middletown

City of Middletown –

Municipal Courts

Cohen Recycling Kettering Health

City of Monroe

City of Trenton

Crane Consumables

LCNB National Bank

Middletown City Schools

MidPointe Library

Our Annual Chamber Golf Outing is scheduled for June 12, 2025 at Shaker Run Golf Club. We ask you to consider inviting a client to enjoy the day on this challenging and picturesque course. Some sponsorships are still available.

Don’t forget to view the links to - The State of The Region and The Rising Storm.

Best in profits for 2025!

Focus Areas

• Ohio Chamber

• US Chamber of Commerce

• Rep. Warren Davidson 8th District

• Rep. Greg Landsman 1st District

• Sen. Bernie Moreno

• Sen. Jon Husted

• State & County Elected Officials

2023 Federal Budget Infographic

Focus Areas

• If you would like to become involved in any of the below programs, please call us, 513-422-4551

• Passport To Tomorrow

• Adopt A Class

• Junior Achievement

Focus Areas

• 2025 CLIMB Program

• Our 1st session for 2025 will be on Apr. 15.

• Thank you to all the companies/organizations who have sponsored a participant.

• Akers Packaging

• CBI Middletown

• City of Middletown

• City of Middletown, Municipal Courts

• City of Monroe

• City of Trenton

• Cohen Recycling

• Crane Consumables

• Kettering Health

• LCNB

• Middletown City Schools

• MidPointe Library

State of the Region

The Cincinnati Regional USA Chamber released the State of the Region that was commissioned by First Financial Bank. The report is divided into 8 Sections and the links are below. I will also include the sections in the midmonth. Enjoy learning more about our region.

• Introductions

• President’s Comments

• Sponsor’s Comments

• Population & Migration

• Economic Indicators

• Community & Health Indicators

• Housing

• Transportation

• Industry Indicators

Spotlight Arts and Culture

Changing the Narrative

Collaborating to ChangeTheNarrative

Issue Media Group is tasked with changing the narrative of countless 2nd tiered cities across the Midwest. The Chamber and Cincinnati Commercial Contracting are the sponsors of this new initiative. We thank Issue Media Group for including us in their Cincinnati edition of Soapbox as part of their Partner City Project. Once at the Soapbox link, go to the tab PLACES and you’ll find Middletown. You may sign up to receive your version of Soapbox.

We hope you enjoy it and please share it across your social media platforms.

• OnwardHo! TowneMallrebirth,redesignedfirehousesandfree collegetuition (Feb)

• HealthcareOrganizationsKeepingMiddletownWell (Jan)

• Middletown’sHomesAwayFromHome(Dec)

• Middletown’sCityParksandGreenspaceKeytoRevitalization(Nov)

• NewCareerPathsPrepareWorkersforNext-GenerationJobs(Oct)

• Middletown:It’stheEconomy(Oct)

• ForgingaBrighterFuture(Sept)

• Receive Soapbox & Partner City Middletown - FREE

The Rising Storm

You can’t prepare for a storm if you don’t know it’s coming.

The US faces a shortfall of millions of workers in the decade to come. Workforce strategies need to adapt, but if you don’t know what changes lie in store, you can’t know what changes to make in response.

The disruption ahead is like a hurricane. TheRisingStormoutlines a few items to consider, providing insight on when the storm will arrive.

The news is not comforting—the most acute shortages of workers will arrive in under a decade, primarily in the next five years, and the industries hardest hit are among those our society relies on most, including healthcare and construction.

• The Introduction

• ConditionsForming:TheBabyBoomer’sLaborMarket

• The Outer Bands: Today’s Labor Market

• Landfall: The Decade Ahead

• Preparing For The Storm

• Conclusion

Passport to tomorrow

Passport To Tomorrow - designed for the K-8

Program of Study - designed for the 9-12

To get involved please contact our office 513-422-4551 and we’ll introduce you to the proper contacts.

• Ohio Department of Education and Workforce

spotlight

About First Financial Bank

At First Financial Bank, we like to say, “It’s just different here.” When you bank with us, you ’re more than an account number. And more is exactly what you get so much more, in fact, 4 out of 5 clients recommend First Financial Bank 1. We have the distinction of offering a portfolio of products that match those of national banks, paired with the personal relationships and access to chief decision-makers that you expect with a local bank.

Our responsive local teams can create custom packages of sophisticated services not often found at banks our size, including business succession planning with Yellow Cardinal M&A Services2, foreign exchange with Bannockburn, and even employee banking. Your success is our success, and together we will contribute to the success of Butler County.

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Value of Chambers

SOCA Benefits

All Chamber members are eligible for these benefits

Chamber Saver

SOCA Benefit Plan

Providing healthcare for 2-99 employees 1.4% Savings!

Providing healthcare for 2-50 employees 20 40% Savings!

Workers Compensation Benefits & Support Group Ratings

24-hour Legal Assistance & Identify Theft Protection

Point Of Sale Tools & Payment Processing

Advising & Reducing Your Energy Costs

Solving Your HR Needs

Certificates of Origin for International shipments

Members

THANK YOU FOR RENEWING !

WE would like to send out a very special THANK YOU to our new members.

• H & S Excavating and Grading LLC

• Junior Achievement of Middletown Area, Inc.

• Primerica/Mike Lockhart & Associates

The Chamber is here to find solutions to obstacles that your business may be facing. Feel free to contact us at 513-422-4551.

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