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Bend Chamber Weekly
March 13, 2009
By Courtney Linville, Communications
Coordinator
This Week's Highlights
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Hot
off the Press:
Business Journal lowers Advertising Pricing
Hot News!! The staff at the Chamber is
trying to find every way possible to
increase the value of our products and
services to you, our members. We have done
this in a BIG way with a major pricing
restructure of the Business Journal, our
monthly newspaper.
We recognize the importance for you to
continue to advertise your business and we
also are aware of the tightened budgets out
there. With both of these facts in mind, we
took our existing prices and tore them
apart. We have also done some restructuring
of the paper itself. Instead of 5 columns it
will now be a 4 column publication and it
will all be full color! No more pricing
add-ons to have your ad in color.
The last big change we are making is
the back page will now be a calendar that
can be torn off and hung on your bulletin
board as a reminder of all the different
events we hold every month. All these things
will be seen for the first time in the
upcoming April edition. If you would like to
be part of this exciting launch, call Ann
Gates today at 382-3221 and she'll discuss
your options.
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Wells Fargo
featured in FORTUNE
Wells Fargo recently ranked 14th in
FORTUNE magazine's 2009 list of the
"World's Most Admired Companies." It is also
the survey's highest-ranking financial
services company.
FORTUNE asked over 10,000
executives, directors, and securities
analysts to vote for the globally recognized
companies from any industry they most
admired. Over 360 companies were rated with
nine criteria including innovation, use of
corporate assets, social responsibility,
long-term investment, and global
competitiveness.
"This is the highest ranking our
company has ever achieved in this
prestigious survey and also the first time
Wells Fargo has been the highest ranked
financial services company," said John
Stumpf, Wells Fargo's President and CEO.
"This achievement is a tribute to the hard
work and customer focus of all 281,000 of
our team members. It's all the more
significant and gratifying because we earned
it in the midst of the Wells Fargo-Wachovia
merger integration and during the sharpest,
most volatile, painful, economic downturn
our country and our industry has experienced
in more than a quarter century. Now, more
than ever, we recommit to our Vision and
Values, to what has made us one of the
world's strongest financial services
companies."
In February, Wells Fargo was also
recognized by Barron's as one of the world's
25 most respected companies.
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Family
Access Network
to receive federal funds
The Family Access Network (FAN) will receive
federal funds from a domestic programs bill
that President Barack Obama signed earlier
this week. The Omnibus Appropriations Act of
2009 is a $410 billion bill that would bring
close to $250 million to Oregon for various
projects.
Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff
Merkley recently announced the act would go
toward several projects throughout Oregon
including $232,000 to help boost the growth
of Central Oregon's technology industry, and
$238,000 for FAN to continue to help
families acquire basic needs and to improve
the physical and mental health of
disadvantaged children
"Every Oregonian deserves the ability
to keep their children safe and healthy and
themselves gainfully employed," Wyden said.
"The projects included in this bill will
improve public safety and make sure rural
Oregonians have access to the same level of
medical care as their urban counterparts."
"These innovative projects strengthen
our local economies and meet critical
community needs," Merkley said.
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Rachel Scdoris
Iditarod Update
Local Central Oregon hero Rachael Scdoris is
currently in 54th place in the 2009
Iditarod. Scdoris is doing very well and
went through a very strong blizzard this
week. She continues to be strong while on
the route to the finish line in Nome,
Alaska.
Scdoris has teamed up once again with
Central Oregon Resources for Independent
Living (CORIL) to raise money for people
with disabilities in our community to help
them realize their goals and dreams, as she
is doing.
You can get involved for as little as a
penny a mile donation ($11.00) for her 1,100
mile quest through the Alaskan wilderness.
If you would like to make a donation go to
www.gorachaelgo.com and participate
today!
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In
the news
Deschutes County Department of Health Services
Reduces Hours: The Deschutes County
Department of Health Services has reduced
its hours of operation. The reductions will
help to prevent staff layoffs and it will
also help the County to prepare for expected
cuts in State mental health funding. The
Department's Mental Health and Developmental
Disabled services will be open to the public
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Thursday. On Friday the departments will
only operate from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The
Mental Health Crisis Hotline and the Mobile
Crisis Team will continue to operate 24
hours a day, seven days a week. For more
information about these services, please
visit
www.deschutes.org or call 322-7500
(Mental Health) or call 322-7400 (Public
Health).
Big Chainring Awards: The
Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian
Committee is seeking public nominations for
deserving individuals, businesses, and
agencies to be recipients of the annual Big
Chainring award. The award recognizes those
that have made a significant contribution
towards: Improving bicycling and walking
conditions in Deschutes County; encouraging
children or adults to walk and ride their
bikes; and making Deschutes County
communities healthier and happier.
Nomination forms can be obtained on the
Committee's website at
www.co.deschutes.or.us/cdd/bikeandped.
Please submit the nomination(s), including a
brief description of the nominee's
accomplishments on the official form by
Friday, April 3 to: Cynthia Smidt, Deschutes
County Planning, 117 NW Lafayette, Bend, OR
97701, or
cynthias@co.deschutes.or.us.
Bend Area Transit service public
hearing: The Bend Area Transit Public
Transportation Advisory Committee (PTAC)
will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March
17 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the City
Council Chambers at Bend City Hall. Topics
include an increase in bus and Dial-A-Ride
fares, changes in routes and elimination of
weekend service. People wishing to comment
on these issues are invited to attend the
public hearing or mail written comments to
Bend Area Transit, PTAC Committee, 575 15th
St., Bend, OR 97701. Written testimony must
be received at the BAT office no later than
Thursday, March 19. For more information,
call 317-3039 or visit
www.ci.bend.or.us and click on the "Bend
Area Transit Public Hearing" link in the
center of the page.
Red Cross seeks nominations for
local heroes: The Oregon Mountain River
Chapter of the American Red Cross is putting
out a "Call for Nominations," recognizing
community heroes. The nominations are for
the 5th annual Heroes' Breakfast on June 3,
2009 at the Historic Tower Theatre in Bend.
Cost of the breakfast is $30 per person and
is open to the public. Event sponsorship
packages are also available with significant
benefits. For nomination forms, event
reservations or more information, please
call the American Red Cross at 382-2142 or
visit the website,
www.mountainriver.redcross.org.
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Upcoming Events
March 17 –
Professional Development Series - Manage
Your Email Before it Manages You
- Clearly, the problem of email overload is
taking a toll on our time, productivity, and
sanity! Managing the flood of email messages
that most of us need to interact with on a
daily basis is a growing challenge; no one's
volume is diminishing. Join Tracy Campbell,
founder of Simplicated, LLC, in this
interactive training and discover best
practices that have helped thousands of
Fortune 500 professionals reduce email
processing time by 20 percent and
information management time by 35 percent or
more. Learn how to reduce clutter, establish
order, write better messages to colleagues
and clients, reduce liability and discover
time-saving email tech tips. RSVP for this
event by Monday, March 16 at
www.bendchamber.org. Price is $35 in
advance and $45 at the door. (You can also
save by buying a Flex Pass). If you have
trouble signing up, call 382-3221.
March 18
– Young Professionals Network
– When your living room just won't
do, when you can't make your favorite game,
when you want that away-game tailgate spot,
RIVALS is the answer! An authentic sports
bar atmosphere featuring flat screen TVs, a
full bar, an enticing menu and POKER!
Friendly Tournaments nightly, cash games,
classes and leagues. Come check us out and
GET YOUR GAME ON!!! Join your fellow young
professionals for a great evening of
networking and fun. Please RSVP for this
event by March 17 at
www.bendchamber.org. If you experience
trouble signing up, please call 382-3221.
You can save money now and pre-register as a
full-year YPN member for $40. This includes
all events from March thru November
including the July Annual Social. Prices for
individual event advance registration are $7
for members ($12 for non-members) and day
of/at the door is $10 for Chamber members
($15 for non-members).
March 19
– City Forecast Breakfast –
Please join us to hear City Manager Eric
King and Mayor Kathie Eckman discuss Bend's
2008 accomplishments and what City officials
are planning for 2009 and beyond. The member
price is $30 ($50 for non-members) and
reserved-seating table sponsorships are
available for $395 (includes 8 seats) or a
half table for $200 (includes 4 seats). If
you would like to attend this event, please
RSVP by noon on Wednesday, March 18 at
www.bendchamber.org/cfb.
March 20
– Community Affairs Town Hall Breakfast – Q
& A with the City of Bend – Do
you have questions for the local government?
Are you concerned about the City of Bend's
upcoming budget cycle? Do you know where the
City will spend its stimulus money? Join
fellow Chamber members for this month's Town
Hall Forum to get the answers to these
questions and more. This forum is designed
to give members another chance to ask their
questions after the City Forecast Breakfast
(March 19). Talk with the people who are
working behind the scenes and those who are
making the decisions. Price for members is
$25 ($35 at the door), or you can save money
and register for the remainder of the year.
If you would like to attend this event,
please RSVP by noon on Thursday, March 19 at
www.bendchamber.org.
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