UPDATE REPORT: Chamber of Commerce to Pittsburg City Council (2/19/13)

Posted:  20 Feb 13

Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce 

Update as of 19 Feb 13

to The City Council

Presented by

Harry York
Chief Executive Officer
Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce

1.  Our major new program is the "Neighborhood Business/Shop Local" program

• The Chamber divided Pittsburg into eight different business areas
• We have started working first with the Highlands Square Center because it is the smallest, has one owner, and had some recent changes. (For our second location we will be meeting with the Oak Hill’s Center at Bailey Rd., East Leland, tomorrow for the first time)
• At Highland we have met three times so far, with the first meeting discussing whether they wanted to do the program with us. We have had two planning meetings working on an event and advertising, and marketing.
• We’re going to focus on a marketing program for the whole month of March at Highlands Square Center, with an event being held on March 30 Saturday before Easter.
• We are working with the Contra Costa Times and Ready Print to do the marketing program. Both are offering substantial discounts to the Highlands Center Businesses.
• We’ve developed a Facebook page for the Highlands Center and we now have [other] center businesses tying-into the Facebook page.
• Originally we had planned to do one neighborhood business area [per month], but now we learned how much work it takes to do the first one, so it seems like we may have to go to one every other month.
• This program is offering real value for Pittsburg businesses and our Chamber members.

2.  Through Google we are offering a free 3-page webpage for small businesses that don’t have their own and the Chamber will help set it up for free



3.  Other programs the Chamber will continue to do: 

[details are provided in the Chamber's weekly "eBlast"]

[Note:  Please give the following links a little extra time to load]

• Coffee and Commerce
• Business after hour Mixers
• The State of the City
• The State of Education (March 19th)
• Techpalooza (March 19)
• And our Sister City program, we are planning a trip to Yahualica in late September
• We’re looking at doing some educational partnerships with the School District
• A Career Day (May 22)
• Interview Day, (May 14)
• and for next year we have a "couple" more ideas in the works. 

[Note:  The eBlast also makes reference to:]

• Roaring 20's Casino Night! Contact the Chamber at (925) 432-7301 for tickets (3/2/13) $50.00 includes buffet dinner & $1,000.00 in gaming chips!
• Pittsburg Kiwanis Club 44th Annual Pancake Breakfast (3/23/13)
• 4th Annual Taste of the Bayou (4/20/13)
• Pittsburg Community Theatre presents: A Case of Libel (Mar 1,2,3,8 & 9) 
• RotaCare Pittsburg FREE Medical Clinic at St. Vincent de Paul (on-going)
• Toastmaster/Networking Meeting on Wednesdays (on-going)

-- Editor

4.  We will continue to do the Seafood Festival this year. 

• At this time we are looking at two sites; the downtown location that has worked the last two years, and we are looking at the possibility of returning it to the Marina district.

5.  The Chamber is excited about the direction it's heading, 

• a simpler program, offering far more value to Pittsburg businesses and our members, than we have offered in the past.

Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce

985 Railroad Ave

Pittsburg, CA

925-432-7301

http://www.pittsburgchamber.org/

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Email: chamber@pittsburgchamber.org