Category: Chamber Updates - Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce | Toledo, OH

Federal Grant Dollars to Have Local Impact: Work being done by the Northwest Ohio Manufacturing Alliance (NOMA), a program of the Toledo Chamber, to receive funding support as part of a $23.5 million grant awarded to Ohio Manufacturers' Association

8/11/2022

About the grant
The State of Ohio and the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association (OMA) have been awarded a three-year, $23,492,808 federal grant through the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) $500 million Good Jobs Challenge program. The initiative aims to strengthen workforce partnerships that lead to well-paying jobs. Awardees were announced by EDA Aug. 3. The OMA-State of Ohio proposal is one of 32 grants funded nationwide.

Northwest Ohio Manufacturing Alliance, a program of the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, to Receive up to $930,000 from Federal ARPA Funds’ “Good Jobs Challenge” Program

8/8/2022

Media Alert
Monday, Aug. 8, 2022

For Immediate Release
Sara Tracey
Ohio Manufacturers' Association
stracey@ohiomfg.com
614-557-0937

The Northwest Ohio Manufacturing Alliance (NOMA), funds are part of a $23.5 million grant awarded to the Ohio Manufacturers Association for a 3-year workforce development action plan focused on recruiting and upskilling manufacturing workers across the state.

You deserve a route from Toledo to Columbus with zero stoplights… not 38

5/10/2022

Like others in the region, the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce was encouraged by the announcement of the creation of the Route 23 Connect Initiative a year ago. This initiative of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), along with regional partners at the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) and Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG), was designed to determine the feasibility of a free-flowing connection between the Columbus and Toledo regions. Improving the connection has been a long-standing priority for the Chamber, TMACOG and others.

Meet the Toledo Small Business Development Center's New Marketing Counselor, Sean Moore

5/10/2022

The Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce is proud to host the Toledo Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and not only is our SBDC team an award-winning one, it's also growing! While we look forward to formally introducing you to the SBDC's new marketing counselor, Sean Moore, in person at one of our upcoming events, we'd like you to get to know him a little better through this Q&A. Learn a little more about Sean, his career and what he enjoys outside of the office.

Toledo Small Business Development Center Receives 2022 Great Lakes Regional SBDC Excellence & Innovation Award

5/9/2022

From left: Kyle Row, Financial Counselor; Ebony Carter, Business Counselor; Jill Badger, Vice President of Small Business Services; Jim Laipply, Ohio Department of Development; Paula Avila-Palomares, Export Director; Sabrina D'Onofrio, SBDC Program Manager; Sean Moore, Marketing Counselor.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced on Monday, May 2, that the Toledo Small Business Development Center at the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce has won its 2022 Great Lakes Regional Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Excellence and Innovation Award. Through this award, the SBA recognizes the year's most outstanding SBDC among the Great Lakes states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce Reaccredited with 5 Stars by U.S. Chamber of Commerce

11/23/2021

Recently, the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce was once again Reaccredited with 5 Stars by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This reaccreditation process, which the Toledo Chamber completes every five years, defines excellence in chamber planning and recognizes chambers for outstanding contributions toward positive change in their communities. We are so proud to once again be awarded the highest recognition possible by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and look forward to continue serving our business community in northwest Ohio.

Meet the Toledo Chamber's New Events Manager, Ash Layman

11/23/2021

The Toledo Chamber is excited to announce the recent hire of Ash Layman as our new events manager. In her new role, Ash will head up all of our events here at the Chamber. If you haven't yet met Ash, we look forward to introducing her formally at one of our upcoming events in 2022. Before then, however, we invite you to get to know Ash a little bit better through this Q&A. If you have any questions or would like to formally introduce yourself, please feel free to reach out to Ash Layman, events manager, at ash.layman@toledochamber.com. Enjoy!

Toledo Chamber New Members: August 2021

9/3/2021

August is now behind us, and though our warm temperatures and beautiful sunny skies don't show it, fall is nearing in the Toledo Region. The Toledo Chamber has plenty to look back on and celebrate during the start of September, and we've got even more to look forward to as the year continues on. But before we get into the exciting and important events on the schedule this month, let's highlight and celebrate our newest members who joined in August 2021.

Frank LaRose talks business, voting and more with Toledo Chamber community

7/20/2021

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose talks to Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce members

On July 13, 2021, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose joined the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce and a group of business leaders to discuss important issues that impact our region and our state’s businesses.

Meet the Toledo Chamber's 2021 Summer Interns!

6/21/2021

Summer is here and we couldn't be happier to see sunshine and excitement downtown and throughout the Toledo Region. But that's not all we're excited about this summer – the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Toledo Small Business Development Center welcome five summer interns to our team. These interns are providing incredible services to you, our Chamber member community, but until you can meet them in person at one of our fabulous upcoming events, please enjoy this Q&A to get to know a little bit about our interns.