​Join dynamic education expert Mark C. Perna as he unveils the groundbreaking innovations and strategies for working with today’s younger generations. The single most important competitive advantage a young person can possess in today’s workforce is the synergy of academic knowledge and technical skills — and Mark’s insights will demonstrate how they can achieve it. 

​By: Tim Schneider, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce​

​At its regular meeting at 4:00 p.m. today, Toledo City Council is expected to give first reading to Ordinance 186-19 which would authorize $3,543,000 in remaining Capital Improvement Program funding for additional 2019 capital projects. Of the funding, $435,405 comes from dollars remaining from recently closed-out capital projects. Additional projects funded would include $1.7 million for residential roadways, $1 million for software licensing compliance, $450,000 for financial and human resources systems upgrading, $35,000 for a new van to support overweight vehicle enforcement, $283,000 for fire services equipment, and $75,000 for evaluation of the downtown seawall along the Maumee River.

​By: Riccardo Recchione: Regional Account Manager

About the company:
Interstate is one of the largest emergency restoration and reconstruction service providers for commercial enterprises in the U.S. and North America. Interstate specializes in assisting property owners and businesses in recovering from fire, flood, natural and human-caused disasters. With more than 20 regional offices in the U.S., Interstate has the scalability to respond to any-sized catastrophe and help people get back to business and back to life quickly and safely.

President: 
Stacy Mazur

Date of Establishment in the Toledo Region: 
Interstate Restoration acquired American Builders Restoration, headquartered in Toledo, in February 2017. The combination of the companies' resources has provided customers with the most effective relief from disasters such as tornadoes and flooding in the Toledo area and across Ohio.

Employees:
Approximately 500 employees in the U.S. and 800 employees in Canada

​By: Brian Dicken, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce

Shortly after taking office, Governor DeWine introduced his first transportation budget. Included in the proposal was an increase in the motor fuel user fee, the first such increase in nearly two decades. Governor DeWine and the Ohio General Assembly should be commended for recognizing the need for additional revenue to provide for new construction and make safety improvements to our roads and bridges. The Chamber worked with a broad based statewide coalition to bring awareness to the funding situation and to call for action to be taken to address the problem. 

​By: Brian Dicken, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce

​Second Chance Month is an effort to highlight attempts to provide opportunities to those individuals who have committed a crime and are wanting to re-enter into society. However for some, this may be their first chance at an opportunity to change their life.

In 2018, the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce launched Toledo REDI, or Re-Entry Development Initiative. REDI was formed in response to employers’ need to find more employees in a tight labor market. Our region continues to see low rates of unemployment and employers across all industries tell us finding employees is one of their biggest challenges to growing their company. As a result, in May 2018, more than 60 businesses attended the kick-off event to engage experts and hear some of the local success stories from both employers and employees.

At its regular meeting at 4:00 p.m. today, Toledo City Council is expected to refer to its Regional Growth, Development & Small Business Enterprise Committee the following  two ordinances that would make changes to downtown parking regulation:

Welcome to the following New Members who joined the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce in March.

​Andover Apartments - Apartments & Condominiums
Balance Pan-Asian Grille (Downtown) - Restaurants
Flats at Douglas - Apartments & Condominiums
Fluid Equipment Corporation - Manufacturers
Hanna & Hanna - Attorneys
Interstate Restoration - Building Restoration & Preservation
Jet Express - Transportation Services
Lexington Capital Partners LLC - Financial Services
Liebenthal Levine Ltd. - Attorneys
Marksch Excavating LLC. - Excavating Contractors
Niese Real Estate Holdings Ltd. - Real Estate Management
Plate One - Coffee Shops
Soto Signature Spa - Beauty Salon
Stephanie J. Moldawsky, LLC - Counselors and Counseling Centers
Stoner-Johnson Insurance - Insurance
Suzanne Peats - Real Estate
Tilbury Bay - Restaurant Supplies & Equipment
TPAM, Inc. - Prototyping
Weigel Funeral Homes - Funeral Homes
Willie J. Copeland Little League Baseball Association - Sports League

​The Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce congratulates the individuals who yesterday graduated from the 2019 Institute for Leadership & Advocacy. These graduates join the more than 350 leaders who have completed this public service leadership program which continues as the longest running of its kind in the state

Here’s a quick quiz to get the week started…

1. What does Michigan have that Ohio doesn’t?
2. What do Texas, Massachusetts, California, and the Virgin Islands have in common? (hint: It’s not the weather.)
3. What does $943,445,837 represent?

May I have the envelope please?