2016 EPIC Toledo T-Town Dash

Nearly 100 young professionals explored downtown last Thursday Night and had a blast experiencing local businesses and the Art Loop.
 
Participants met artists at the Shared Lives Studio and enjoyed 10 cent hot dog night at Packo’s at the Park. They enjoyed drinks at local hotspots like The Blarney, Durty Bird, and Cock N’ Bull, and visited iconic downtown locations such as the Huntington Center, Fifth Third Field, and the Library.  Their challenge? To navigate their clues successfully and support as many local businesses as possible along the way! From pedicabs to dancing with street performers, it was a fun filled night that wrapped up with an after party and prizes at M’ Osteria. View the entire photo gallery below.

Owners: The Taylor family
Toledo Grand Opening: July 2016
Location: 2035 S. Reynolds Rd.

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This past Sunday, Chamber employees had a great time volunteering at the 2016 Toledo Air Show. From meeting the public, to enjoying spectacular displays from the U.S. Air Force Thunder Birds and the Army Golden Nights, all staff had an excellent experience. This was a wonderful opportunity for the Chamber to show our support for the 180th Fighter Wing and thank the men and women of the armed forces for their service to our country. 

The Chamber's Communications Manager had the opportunity to meet the Golden Knights just minutes after they landed at the Toledo Express Airport on Friday morning. Staff Sgt. Kenneth Severin, who has been with the Golden Knights for 4 years, shared his excitement to be in Toledo. "We are excited to be here performing in the Toledo Air Show. I hear its the first air show that Toledo has had in 11 years and we're honored to be a part of it."

Whether you’ve only heard the term Brexit from Twitter, or late-night comedy shows, or if your company trades heavily across Europe, it has been difficult to avoid the Brexit debate and analysis as the world tries to understand the long-standing consequences to the United Kingdom voting to leave the European Union. Whether this decision is a long-anticipated response to changing world politics or a foreshadowing of future changes, the market fluctuations alone make Brexit an important issue for companies around the world who do or will export to Europe. With the announcement that a new Prime Minister, Theresa May, will be in place this week[1], the world is wondering how quickly other changes could occur. The number of issues that must be resolved if and when the UK actually exits the European Union is staggering, and the list will surely grow as time goes on.[2] Given that it’s been only a few weeks since the historic vote happened, the answer to most questions surrounding Brexit is, we don’t know.

Tom Keller, founder of Keller Trucking, began his lifelong career in the logistics industry as a young boy delivering watermelons to neighboring states from the family farm. In 1978, with more experience under his belt, he refused to be brought down by the recession and took advantage of an opportunity to grow his company in Defiance, Ohio.  While in Defiance, OH Tom was able to recruit his nephew and Godson, Bryan Keller, to help out during the summer months. One thing led to another and Bryan is now the CEO of Keller Logistics Group. Over time, Keller Trucking has diversified to meet local needs and is called the Keller Logistics Group, which includes trucking, warehousing and distribution, freight solutions and packaging services. In addition to logistics, Keller has developed an outreach program that specifically assists local veterans and donates resources to a number of non-profits across the world. They just opened their newest location in June and we are excited to welcome them to the Chamber community!