By Amanda DePerro, communications manager
On Nov. 9-13, the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce’s EPIC Toledo, northwest Ohio’s largest young professional organization, held its annual Leadership Summit presented by Buckeye Broadband. This year has been full of changes and surprises, and this year’s Leadership Summit was no different. The event, which is typically held on one day in fall, this year filled an entire week of leadership development, networking and exciting virtual sessions.
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By Tim Schneider, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce At its regular meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17, Toledo City Council is expected to vote on Ordinances 281-20 and 283-20 which would amend the city tax code with renewal of the city’s temporary 0.75 percent income tax, and a new temporary 0.25 percent income tax for roads and bridges, following both measures being approved by Toledo voters at the November 3 general election. Beginning January 1, 2021, the income tax for those living and working in the City of Toledo will be 2.50 percent.
With Halloween behind us and Thanksgiving ahead of us, November has come! We're thrilled to celebrate our newest members who joined the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce in October 2020. By joining the Toledo Chamber, you help to support our mission of advocating for a thriving business environment, leading the charge to attract and retain talent in the region, and connect business with resources and opportunities for growth.
By Tim Schneider, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce At its regular meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, Toledo City Council is expected to vote on Ordinance 441-20 which would approve the sale of a 6.5 acre city-owned parcel in the Triad Business Park to Louisville Title Agency for N.W. Ohio, Inc. for $292,950. The offer is on behalf of an un-named company proposing to locate manufacturing operations to the site that could involve construction of a $12 million facility and creation of 20 full-time jobs. The property is located within the Maumee-Monclova-Toledo Joint Economic Development Zone.
By Tim Schneider, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce At its regular meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, Toledo City Council is expected to vote on Ordinance 397-20 which would approve a new lead-safe program for residential rental properties with one to four units and childcare homes built prior to 1978. The ordinance would require such properties to obtain a lead-safe certificate by passing a visual lead hazard and dust wipe inspection. The certificate would be valid for five years, but fully abated properties would be eligible for a 20-year certificate. The ordinance would task the Department of Neighborhoods with coordinating the program, the Division of Code Enforcement with enforcing the program, and the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department with issuance of certificates. The compliance deadline for properties in high-risk census tracts would be June 30, 2022, and a five-year phase-in schedule would be established for remaining properties.
On Oct. 15, 2020, Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz announced that the second round of the Emergency Microenterprise Recovery Grant (EMRG) would begin to accept new applications at 9 a.m. on Oct. 19. The first round of the grant opened May 11 and closed May 24, and the second round will be the final round of the EMRG. A deadline for the application period has not been announced.
By Amanda DePerro, communications manager On Oct. 8, the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce held its fifth and final session of Talent Resource Week called Employee Resource Group Best Practices. The highly anticipated session focused on local business Owens Corning’s model of implementing and utilizing employee resource groups, encouraging employees to bring their full and true selves to the workplace and building strong relationships with others with a similar background.
By Amanda DePerro, communications manager On Oct. 8, the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Talent Resource Week began its final day with the session Micro-internships and How Your Company Can Utilize Them. This session is especially relevant today, as traditional internships are difficult to achieve during the pandemic and when many university students have not returned to campus
By Amanda DePerro, communications manager The Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Talent Resource Week continued on Oct. 7 with session Hiring Employees with Addictions. In the state of Ohio, addiction and drug abuse is a common thread. In 2007, motor vehicle crashes was surpassed for the first time as the No. 1 killer of Ohioans, according to the Ohio Department of Health. The No. 1 killer of Ohioans from 2007 to 2018 became accidental overdose deaths. But substance addiction can be overcome, and talented, driven Ohioans with a history of addiction are entering or reentering the workforce every day.
By Amanda DePerro, communications manager On the second day of Talent Resource Week, the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce sat down with presenters and attendees to discuss employer resource networks (ERNs). ERNs are designed to assist employees with accessing the resources they need to successfully show up to work, maintain productivity and increase retention.
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