NEWSLETTER
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Utica Summit brings top industry-leaders to Canton for daylong oil and gas event Canton has become the headquarters for numerous companies working in the Utica shale play. Still others have found business homes in the townships and neighboring cities of Stark County. Furthering this interest and the excitement surrounding new energy development in Canton, the Utica Capital™, The Repository and the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce have partnered to host Utica Summit 2014 on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the Canton Memorial Civic Center. The event is presented by JPMorgan Chase. Utica Summit 2014 will be a one-day forum for high-level conversation about what is possible, now and in the future, all because of the energy being brought out of the Utica Shale and other U.S. shale plays through horizontal drilling. “Our vision is to become the place where Utica business leaders come to think about transforming the economy through shale energy,” said Dennis P. Saunier, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce president and CEO. The event is intended to bring people together to talk about what can be done to fuel transportation across the United States with Utica energy, to build sustainable businesses powered by Utica energy, and to grow businesses that use Utica energy as their raw product to create industrial and consumer goods. (continued on page 11)
INSIDE: Mills Business Park.........................................................2 Government Shared Services..........................................3 Community Salute.........................................................4 Fall Network..................................................................4 AultCare Fast Break Breakfast.........................................5 Stir After Hours..............................................................6 COSE Small Business Convention.....................................8 ATHENA Leadership Award..............................................8 CVB Fall FotoFest............................................................9 High School Football’s Greatest Weekend........................9 Enshrinement Festival Chairmen & Vice Chairmen.... 12-13 Leadership Stark County Profile.................................... 14 Leadership Stark County Encounter Bus Tour................. 15 ystark! PerplexCity!...................................................... 16 ystark! Profile.............................................................. 17 Stark County Safety Council Luncheon.......................... 18 OHSA Training.............................................................. 18 Ohio BWC Seminar....................................................... 20 Fire Prevention Breakfast............................................. 21 Funding Partners......................................................... 23 New Members.............................................................. 21 BizBitz......................................................................... 22 AC-3 Form.................................................................... 24 Statement of Ownership.............................................. 25 New Members.............................................................. 29 BizBitz......................................................................... 30 October Calendar......................................................... 31
Canton Regional Chamber invests in 100th year Strategic Planning process Next year, the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce will celebrate 100 years of advancing business and developing community in Canton/Stark County. In preparation for this milestone year, and to set the vision for the years to come, the Chamber is developing a comprehensive, forward-looking strategic plan to be completed later this year and implemented beginning in 2014. The five-year plan is being facilitated by David Ramey, president of Strategic Leadership Associates, based in Kettering, Ohio, and is funded by a grant from the Stark Community Foundation. (continued on page 26)
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