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Weekly News Update Presented by the
Oakland Metro Chamber
February 9, 2010
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Letter from the President |
Dear members and friends,
California Citizen's
Redistricting Commission was
approved by California
voters in 2008, and the
deadline for submitting an
application to be considered
for the commission has been
extended to Feb. 16.
More than 21,000
applications have been
submitted as of today. To
learn more about how you can
participate, visit
www.wedrawthelines.ca.gov.
Jobs lost in California
Since 2001 California has
lost more than 600,000 jobs!
Most recently the Silicon
Valley-based MiaSole Solar
Company decided to build a
manufacturing plant in
Georgia employing up to
1,000 workers!
After Five Reception
The Chamber's Business After
Hours Mixer is now called
"After Five Reception." Read
below for details of our
February event. Members are
free; non-members $15.
God Bless America!
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EVENTS THIS WEEK
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The Chamber's Economic
Development Forum will
feature a discussion on
"The Future of Oakland's
Waterfront" tomorrow,
Wednesday, Feb. 10
from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the
Chamber offices.
Learn more.
Christine Pelosi, an author,
activist, educator and
daughter of the U.S. House
Majority Leader Nancy
Pelosi, will be speak at the
East Bay Women in
Business Roundtable
luncheon on
Thursday, Feb. 11
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
at the Waterfront Hotel in
Jack London Square.
Learn more.
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OAKLAND AND EAST BAY BUSINESS AND
PROCUREMENT FAIR
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Also on
Thursday, Feb. 11, the Chamber
will host the Oakland and East Bay
Business and Procurement Fair which
will run from 1-4 p.m. at the Jewett
Ballroom of the Oakland Marriott City
Center at 1001 Broadway. Attendance is
free and open to the public. Confirmed
participants on-hand to discuss 2010
business and procurement opportunities
include all of the following!
Businesses:
City CarShare
Bay Alarm Company
Albert Brown Mortuary
Levy Promotional Products, Inc.
The Mechanics Bank
Specific Chiropractic Center in Oakland
Clark Construction Group, Clark
Design/Build of California
Alta Alliance Bank
ABC Security Service
Kaiser Permanente
Avis Budget Rental Group
Mormon Temple Visitors' Center
Somar Bar & Lounge
eon Technologies
Schoon Corporation
East Bay Ford Truck Center
Acumen Building Enterprise, Inc.
Riviera Finance
Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.
BigPrinting T-Shirt Company
Fidelity Roof Co.
PC Professional, Inc.
Fusion Inc.
Organizations:
Builders Exchange of Alameda County
Oakland Private Industry Council
Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Public
Agencies:
County Bonding Assistance Program
Alameda County GSA - Office of
Acquisition Policy
Alameda County Auditor-Controller Agency
City of Oakland, Department of
Contracting and Purchasing
City of Oakland, Business Assistance
Center
East Bay Regional Park District
California Public Utilities Commission -
Small Business Program
Peralta Community College District
Service Centers - Purchasing
East Bay Municipal Utility District -
EBMUD
California State University, East
Bay/Oakland Professional Development and
Conference Center
The Port of Oakland
Anue Management Group Business Resource
Center
California Highway Patrol
Northern California Minority Supplier
Development Council "NCMSDC"
Minority Business Development Agency of
the US Department of Commerce
Small Business Transportation Resource
Center
Oakland Unified School District
This event is a unique opportunity to
learn how YOU can work with these
companies in the coming year. You won't
want to miss it! Learn more and RSVP
here.
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CHAMBER MIXER BECOMES "AFTER FIVE
RECEPTION"
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The Chamber's monthly Business After
Hours Mixer has taken on a new name
- and for February, a new look. The
mixer will hereafter be referred to
as the "After Five Reception," and
this month will be hosted by the
Lions Center for the Blind on
Thursday, Feb. 25. The Lions Center
will team up with Chiodo Art
Development to host the "reception"
at the historic Ginn House in
Preservation Park - 660 13th
St. in downtown Oakland from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m.
As part of the Lions Center's 70th
anniversary, all Chamber members and
guests are asked to embrace the
belief that blindness need not be a
barrier to leading a full,
productive and active life. The
reception will feature the
presentation of a Business Visionary
Award & Tactile Tours of Mario
Chiodo's "Remember Them: Champions
for Humanity" monument. In fact,
attendees will be able to see
sculptures from the "Champions"
collection, and Lions Center for the
Blind staff will lead tours through
the renditions of the men and women
who changed the world for the
better.
The After Five Reception is free for
Chamber members, and costs $15 for
non-members.
Learn more.
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ABOUT TOWN
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The "Mayors' Economic Forecast,
Reset 2010: The Road to Recovery,"
featuring speakers Oakland Mayor Ron
Dellums and San Francisco Mayor
Gavin Newsom, sponsored by the San
Francisco Business Times and Grubb &
Ellis, will be held tomorrow
morning, Wednesday, Feb. 10 at the
Oakland Convention Center, 7:45 to
10 a.m. Register:
www.sanfranciscobusinesstimes.com/event/11071.
The Oakland Unified School
District will also be bidding
over $50 million of construction
contracts over the next five months,
and are inviting Chamber members to
learn more about upcoming
opportunities on Wednesday, Feb. 17
from 9 to 11 a.m. for the 2010 Local
Contractor Outreach Meeting at the
Lake Merritt Sailboat House. Info:
Tanzania Burghardt, OUSD's bid
coordinator at (510) 879-2641.
A workshop of the Millionaire
Real Estate Investor will be
held on Thursday, Feb. 18 from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. at 4341 Piedmont Ave.
in Oakland. Learn myths about money
and investing and how to identify
real estate investment
opportunities. Info: contact Aziz
Khatri at (510) 368-8347.
The Alameda County Small Business
Development Council, in
conjunction with the Peralta
Community College District, will
present a free seminar on "Retailing
101" on Tuesday, Feb. 23 from 2 to 5
p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library,
2090 Kittredge St. Other upcoming
seminars include "Retailing 102" in
Berkeley on March 2 and "NASE Tax
Strategies for the Self Employed" in
Oakland on March 23. Info: (510)
208-0411.
The Oakland Youth Orchestra's
annual fundraiser concert and
auction, the red carpet gala,
"Musical Memories from the Silver
Screen," will be held on March 6
from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Greek
Orthodox Cathedral, 4700 Lincoln
Ave. in Oakland. Info:
www.oyo.org.
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
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Bay Alarm Company,
Security Control Equipment & Service
Dean Bradley Computers,
Computer, Hardware & Software
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WIN TWO ROUND TRIP TICKETS FROM
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES! |
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Are you interested in two free round
trip tickets on Southwest Airlines
anywhere that the airline flies? Who
wouldn't be? Simply provide Triche
Christmon, the Chamber's director of
membership, with a member lead. Those
who submit a lead that joins the Chamber
will be in a drawing that will take
place at the Chamber's Business and
Procurement Fair at the Oakland Marriott
City Center on Thursday, Feb. 11. Send
your leads now to
tchristmon@oaklandchamber.com. You
must be present to win. Airline tickets
will be valid through Oct. 31, 2010!
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The Chamber of Commerce has a number
of exceptional networking and
informative events throughout the
year. For sponsorship, volunteer and
participation opportunities for
these events, please contact Morgan
Crow via telephone at (510)
874-4800x319 or via email at
mcrow@oaklandchamber.com.
Sincerely,
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Hank Masler
Communications Director & Oakland
Business Review Publisher
Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of
Commerce
hmasler@oaklandchamber.com
(510) 874-4808
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