HELPING BUSINESSES PROSPER AND GROW FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS
TOOELE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Tooele Business News www.tooelechamber.com
Volume 7, Number 3
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For a complete list of upcoming events, please check out our website www.tooelechamber.com
Chamber Luncheon
Wednesday, March 10- Noon Sponsor: Tooele Applied Technology College Place: Utah State University-Tooele Campus 1021 W. Vine St., Tooele Please RSVP by Monday, March 8th by 5 pm 435-882-0690
Chamber Breakfast Meeting
Sponsored by Valley Mental Health Tuesday, March 16 8-9am Tooele City Council Chambers 90 North Main Rules for Building an Engaged Workforce No RSVP needed for this event
Utah Department of Public Safety Division of Homeland Security Ready Your Business Program Wednesday, March 17th 9 am - 12 pm Place: Tooele County Emergency Management Bldg 15 East 100 South, Tooele There is NO COST for this workshop SPACE IS LIMITED Must RSVP to debbie@tooelechamber.com
Chamber Luncheon
Wednesday, March 24- Noon Sponsor: Great Salt Lake Council Boy Scouts Deseret Peak Convention Center 2930 W. Hwy 112 Tooele Please RSVP by Monday, March 22nd by 5 pm 435-882-0690
Business After Hours
Thursday, March 26- 5:30-7 pm Where: Upgrades Etc. 26 West Vine Street, Tooele No charge for this event! Great Networking Opportunity
Tooele County Chamber of Commerce
Annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 3rd Deseret Peak Complex. 2930 W. Hwy 112, Tooele Hunt will start @ 10 am sharp Contact: 435-882-0690 www.tooelechamber.com
March 2010
Annual Easter Egg Hunt Coming Soon! All children in Tooele County, ages 11 and under, are invited to participate in the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce/Mountain West Medical Center Annual Easter Egg Hunt. This annual event has been co-sponsored by Mountain West Medical Center and the Chamber of Commerce for many years. This is a fun way to show the community our combined commitment to Tooele County and our residents. Local businesses are donating bicycles and other prizes to be given away at the egg hunt. The event is totally funded by Chamber Members. At press time, this year’s sponsors include Mountain America Credit Union, Maceys, Birch Family Pharmacy, Tooele Floral, Les Schwab, Quality Automotive
T h e m a d d as h a b o u t to b e g i n !
Group, Wireless Beehive and HeritageWest Credit Union. The event will be held on Saturday April 3rd beginning at 10:00am sharp. The event will be held at Deseret Peak Complex located on Hwy 112 between
Tooele and Grantsville. Let’s join together as one community to enjoy this great activity. If you would like to donate to the event, please contact the Chamber office at 435-882-0690.
Let the Chamber Help Your Business Valley Mental Health and PeopleSmarts are pleased to host a Chamber Breakfast meeting and have two great presentations bound to help your local business. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 16 from 8am to 9am. The event will be held at the Tooele City Hall Council Chambers located at 90 North Main, Tooele. There is no charge for this event.
We will be showing a short 3 minute video with Glenn Close talking about the Clubhouse movement going on throughout the world and then we will give you an update on how things are going here locally including our new building. We will discuss the role that work plays in assisting individuals struggling with mental illness in their recovery. We will provide an outline of New Reflection Clubhouse’s Transitional Employment Program (TEP) and will focus on community support in the TEP program here in Tooele.
They’re Just Not That Into You: Rules for Building an Engaged Workforce Most business owners agree that employees can either be their greatest asset or their biggest headache. In today’s service-driven economy, employees who are highly engaged in their work and committed to their company’s success can make a critical difference in the businesses’ bottom-line results. It is estimated that up to 70% of people in today’s workforce SEE PEOPLESMARTS PAGE 17
Chamber Volunteer Hours: 179 for the month of February!