Toledo Chamber New Members: October 2021

There are plenty of moments we’re already looking fondly back on from October – and Halloween is just the start. Between helping to celebrate ribbon cuttings for four area businesses, Dana’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Center, Northwestern Mutual, Crunch Fitness and Next Day Access of Northwest Ohio, and putting on fabulous in-person events, October was a month to remember. In addition to our members who held ribbon cuttings, we’d of course like to celebrate our new members who joined us in October 2021 as well.

Thank you to our new members. By joining over 2,000 members in the Toledo Chamber community, you show your support of the entire business economy here in northwest Ohio and demonstrate your commitment to the growth of our region.

Please join us in welcoming the following businesses to the Toledo Chamber member community:

API Ohio
Bernadette Joy Graham, LPC, LLC
DJ Franki Jaye
Expeditus Supply Chain Solutions
Fuel Outdoor Advertising
Funfest Productions, Inc.
Happy Days Boating
Kevin P. Mullan Consulting
Kieffer & Associates
Nesco Resource Toledo
Nexus Engineering Group
Octoberland Productions
Rose Auction Group
Serenity Realty - Jose Gomez De La Torre
Tapped 419
Toledo Integrated Systems
UlrichPinciotti
Water Management Advisors
W.C. Sales Inc
Historic Woodlawn Cemetery

We’re so glad to welcome these new members and continue the growth and evolution of the northwest Ohio economy. And to all of our members, new and tenured alike, we always love to see you at our events! Coming up in November is an excellent slate of events that will help your business not just network and meet your northwest Ohio business neighbors, but that will also help you grow your business, develop your young talent and keep you in the know regarding developments in northwest Ohio.

Don’t miss one of these upcoming events:

​Pop-up GEOs
Downtown GEO on Wednesday, Nov. 3 and north GEO on Wednesday, Nov. 10
Our Pop-up GEO series, which began in October, continues into November! Join us for one or both of these networking-focused events in the downtown and north GEOgraphic areas of the Toledo Region. While each of our GEO regions includes businesses in specific cities and ZIP codes, we welcome Chamber members from any area of northwest Ohio to join us for our Pop-up GEO series. If you’re searching for a great networking event in a laid-back and informal environment, please join us for one of our final two Pop-up GEO events!

Nov. 3: Downtown

Nov. 10: North

​EPIC Toledo Leadership Summit presented by Buckeye Broadband
Friday, Nov. 5
During EPIC Toledo’s Leadership Summit in 2020, emerging leaders from our region’s many businesses joined to discuss how to fortify their mental health and ensure they are practicing positive self-care techniques to prevent burnout, mitigate stress and maintain a mindful life. This year, the EPIC Toledo Leadership Summit presented by Buckeye Broadband will give you the tools necessary to “lap” yourself and your competition – without sacrificing the skills we built upon in 2020. On the agenda are sessions on leading with joy, empathy in the workplace, what’s next for Toledoans and Being a Positive Disruptor in the Workplace with keynote speaker Dr. Patrice McClellan. We look forward to seeing you at the Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel.

Register for EPIC Toledo Leadership Summit presented by Buckeye Broadband

​Gordie Howe International Bridge: An Institute Series Presentation
Wednesday, Nov. 10
The Institute Series continues! This important series focuses on issues that our region’s business leaders should know about in order to prepare for the future. On Nov. 10, join us virtually for a presentation from the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority on the Gordie Howe International Bridge project. This bridge will join Detroit with Windsor, Ontario, and has the potential to deliver much-needed transportation improvements to the Toledo Region and beyond. With a major bridge development that will connect a nearby city with Canada, Toledo will continue its momentum toward becoming a hub of activity, economic growth and tourism.

Register for Gordie Howe International Bridge: An Institute Series Presentation

​FOCUS|2021 presented by KeyBank featuring Owens Community College President Dr. Dione Somerville
Wednesday, Nov. 17
FOCUS|2021 presented by KeyBank returns Nov. 17 with a presentation from Dr. Dione Somerville, president of Owens Community College. In addition to a delicious lunch in the scenic Toledo Museum of Art GlasSalon, attendees will enjoy hearing about Dr. Somerville’s vision for moving Owens Community College into the future and how those plans might impact business. Plus, we will discuss the new Dana Center for Advanced Manufacturing Training, which is helping to expand Owens’ advanced manufacturing offerings and preparing a new, critically in demand generation of workers for the Toledo Region workforce. Additionally, as always in our FOCUS|2021 series, attendees will receive economic updates from us at the Toledo Chamber and our partners at the Regional Growth Partnership and the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority.

Register for FOCUS|2021 presented by KeyBank