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Business Journal PO Box 510 Salisbury, MD 21803-0510
Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce
Vol. 17 No. 3
Dedicated to the Principles of Free Enterprise
October 2013
Eighth Annual Job Fair
Find your next employee at the 8th Annual Fall Job Fair, hosted by the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce and the One-Stop Job Market and sponsored by Quality Staffing Services. Page 7
Energy & Technology
Local businesses have the experts to help your company. Pages 17-24
INSIDE Barometer ................................... 38 Business After Hours.................. 10 Business Before Hours............... 14 Business Mix .............................. 30 Business Directory ................36-37 Calendar ....................................... 5 Education .................................. 34 Health ......................................... 32 Human Resources...................... 28 Investing ..................................... 15 LORA Recipes............................ 30 Membership Renewals ............... 11 Member Spotlights .................4, 16 New Members ............................ 13 Personnel File .............................. 8 Tech Committee ......................... 23 Tourism......................................... 9 Salisbury University .................... 35 Viewpoint ...................................... 3
Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT - Chesapeake Shipbuilding has a high profile along the Wicomico River. One of its projects,the “Pearl Mist,” owned by American Cruise Lines, will be at the shipyard for a year or so for renovations and equipment updates. Learn more about this specialized business on page 4. Photo by Al Higgins
2013 Business-to-Business Expo
Mark your calendars for the 2013 Business-to-Business Expo, presented by Comcast Spotlight, on Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center. This is the chamber’s premiere networking event of the year. The expo continues to grow and expand each year and we are hoping to make this one the biggest yet. The theme of this year’s expo is “Where do we go from here?” This question means something different for every individual, their business, and their industry. Whether it is a firmly established business in the community looking to expand or a small start-up, the chamber is here to help businesses navigate through their own road map to success. New this year, we are opening the expo to any business that is a member of one of the chambers across Del-
marva. SACC members are offered a discounted rate but since many of our members conduct business outside of the Salisbury area, we find it fitting to expand our expo to everyone on Delmarva. The day will begin with a “Sneak Peak” of the expo floor from 11 a.m. to noon. Chamber members are invited to stop by the expo prior to the advertised start time of the show. The chamber’s General Membership Luncheon, sponsored by a.s.a.p.r. integrated marketing, will begin at noon with an expected attendance of 150+. The keynote speaker will be Brian Cohen, vice president & city manager of Liberty Property Trust. Cohen oversees all development, leasing and property management of the company’s properties in Center City Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
The Business Expo floor will then open to the public at 1:30 p.m. From 2 to 3 p.m., there will be a panel discussion with industry leaders. In the discussion, “What’s Next?,” leaders in the energy, news and insurance industries will discuss how their firms have adapted to a changing landscape and how the changes in their industries will impact all businesses. This is a great way to learn from them while you visit the expo and see other business opportunities. New this year, the chamber in partnership with hotDesks.org, will host a “StartUp-MeetUp” during the expo from 4 to 5 p.m. The goal of this event is to inspire would-be entrepreneurs with a penchant for innovation to provide them with a glimpse of product development and to show the work that Continued to page four