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Hook Society
Butler Tech
Cintas
Cohen
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
LemonGrenade Creative
Magellan Aerospace
Majestic Care of Middletown
Markey’s
Miami Valley Gaming
Middletown Energy Center
MyUSA Credit Union
One Smarter
OwlBridge Wellness
PAHHNI Premium Alkaline Water
PAC Worldwide Corporation
Precision Strip, Inc.
Quaker Houghton
The Windamere Valley Central Bank
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Rick Pearce President/CEO
October means Manufacturing Month! The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) declared the first Friday in October as Manufacturing Day. It is designed to build awareness of the careers that manufacturing has to offer. 2025 marks our 12th year celebrating. We have 9 companies hosting 7 schools. Thank you to the following for opening your doors to the next generation workforce: BlueScope, Crane Consumables, Deceuninck North America, Essity, Magellan Aerospace, Phillips Tube Group, Pilot Chemical, Shape Corporation, and Shepherd Middletown.
I’d like to thank the businesses who have agreed to participate along with those at our area schools for coordinating with their students to expose them to employment opportunities. Without your help and assistance, none of this would be possible.
This November will mark our 9th year of celebrating Healthcare Month. I will be reaching out to the healthcare institutions to arrange for tours as well.
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Focus Areas
• Ohio Chamber
• Resources
• Legislative
• US Chamber of Commerce
• One Big Beautiful Bill, Taxes & Tariff explained
• Rep. Warren Davidson 8th District
• Rep. Greg Landsman — 1st District
• Sen. Bernie Moreno
• Sen. Jon Husted
• State & County Elected Officials
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
MFG Month—October
We have nine (9) companies opening their doors October to accept students for tours.
• BlueScope, Crane Consumables, Essity
• Deceuninck NA, Magellan Aerospace
• Shepherd Chemical, Pilot Chemical
• Shape Corp.
We thank all of our educators and employers for the collaboration in this unique event.
Workforce Update
Announcing The Workforce Institute. Roughly two (2) years ago, I visited my colleague at the Tuscaloosa (AL) Chamber of Commerce to learn about a program they introduced a number of years ago. The premise is to get educators out of the building to learn about local employers and the skills students need to obtain entry-level employment. Last year, we piloted this program with the Passport To Tomorrow instructors with Middletown City Schools.
This October, we will be hosting 19 high school guidance counselors from eight (8) local high schools. We will be visiting four (4) local employers from Oct-Jan to learn about the skill sets they need to fill entry-level positions.
• AMS Parts
• BlueScope
• UGN
• Atrium Medical Center
We submitted a grant to the First Financial Foundation to help fund the program. We thank them for helping us to tear down the walls between education & business to allow better understanding.
Passport to tomorrow
6th Graders Dive Into Entrepreneurship
Middletown City Schools
As part of the plan, launch, and environment. The planning phase is already underway, with students brainstorming products they the district this May.
A big thank you to currency for this project! Thanks to their support, students will gain real world experience in both selling and purchasing, simulating what it to participate in an actual marketplace. Throughout the program, students will:
• Set personal goals through the lens of an entrepreneurial mindset
• Explore the key elements of a successful business
• Discover roles and responsibilities essential to launching a pop -up
• Learn the Four P promotion
• Launch, operate, and close out their pop
In addition to building business skills, students are expanding their career awareness through speakers brought into classrooms pathways they're exploring in P2T.
We’re proud of how our students are dreaming big and developing skills for tomorrow today!
events
Chamber Steak Fry
September 3
Land of Illusion Adventure Park
The Molson Coors Trenton Brewery, one of North America's most modern large scale brewing facilities, serves as the sole producer of all disaster relief water for the entire Molson Coors network. Since launching their canned water donation program in 2017, the company has provided more than 3 million cans of clean drinking water to communities recovering from natural disasters. The Trenton facility was chosen for this humanitarian effort because it sits on a natural aquifer, making it ideal for producing high-quality drinking water. With natural disasters increasing, the company recently doubled its annual canned water output to 830,000 cans.
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We are collaborating with two (2) other organizations to bring six (6) Candidate Forums to our members & residents this fall. We partnered with the Menard Family Center of Democracy to deliver our Candidate College this spring and collaborate with The Miami Student and their journalists to moderate the candidate sessions. We are excited about this opportunity as the relationship helps all us reach our objectives and extend our reach.
• October 8 - 5:30 PM - Middletown City Council & Madison School Board
• October 22 - 5:30 PM - Trenton City Council & Edgewood School Board
• October 23 - 5:30 PM - Monroe City Council & Monroe School Board
Changing the Narrative
Collaborating to Change The Narrative
I am happy to share that four (4) organizations have come together to continue to “change the narrative” for Middletown; The Middletown Community Foundation, the City of Middletown, The Chamber and Cincinnati Commercial Contracting. We will continue to take the initiative to changethenarrativeand share more positive stories that never seem to make it to the readers.
We hope you enjoy it and please share it across your social media platforms.
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