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115 S. Golden State Blvd. Turlock, CA 95380 209-632-2221 Fax 209- 632-5289 Hours: Mon. - Fri. • 10am - 4pm President / CEO Sharon Silva sharonsilva@turlockchamber.com director communications/ development Tasha Van Santen Ext. 104 tasha@turlockchamber.com Administrative Assistant Sharon Berry Ext. 100 sharonberry@turlockchamber.com Contents W.A.C.E. Award Winning Publication of the Turlock Chamber of Commerce 7 New Board Chair Andrew Wigglesworth 8 Sdlg Comes To Town 9 2013 Elections Recap 10 Local Real Estate Market Update 11 City Council Voting Record 12 Dr. Mike Romeo Reflects On Year As Chair/ New Members 13 Economic Trends Breakfast 14 Community Faces Water Crisis 15 Holiday Retail Sales Joyful 16 Tgm Cleans Up Downtown 17 Alliance Welcomes New Ceo 18 Mixers/ Ribbon Cuttings 19 Emc Cardiac Operating Suites 21 Quantitive Easing 22 Common Core Standards membership / cvb assistant Kassi Fortado Ext. 101 kassi@turlockchamber.com Turlock Convention and Visitors Bureau director Desa Cammack 115 S. Golden State Blvd. 209-632-2221 Ext. 104 desa@visitturlock.org Published by The Turlock Journal 138 S. Center St., Turlock, CA 95380 209-634-9141 business news 4 winter 2014
president & CEO of the board chamber SHaron Silva president & CEO When looking back on the year 2013, it is hard to believe the challenges that our country had — starting with a budget shut down. Fortunately, before the year ended, we did see the two sides of the legislature come together with a two-year operations budget. There were also changes locally. Stanislaus County had a change in leadership starting with the CEO of the county moving to Stockton, and the CEO of the Alliance Workforce moving to another state. California State University, Stanislaus announced that Dr. Joseph Sheley, the Interim President, would be the permanent president of the university. The City of Turlock made progress with having economic development as one of its priorities; and Turlock Chamber of Commerce was recognized for the fifth year with the CalChamber’s Presidents Award. This year, I read a book called “The Coming Jobs War” by Jim Clifton, chairman of Gallup. The information this book brings to light is the importance of business and government leaders focusing on job creation, which is the fate of our nation. According to Gallup, we do not have enough full time jobs. Gallup says almost all new jobs are created by new businesses, small and medium-sized organizations, but at this time it is moving too slow. We need to step-up job creation starting at the local level. Instead of local leaders looking to Washington for stimulus packages and money to solve the problems, we need to develop programs for entrepreneurs and enterprise energy. According to Gallup, it is not the elected leaders, but the city leaders, CEOs, university, hospital, and foundation presidents, who will create the energy to develop and bring job creation in their cities. It is the mentors of these organizations who help encourage, guide, train and advise the small business entrepreneur. The Chamber has set four major goals for 2014: Economic Development, Political Action, (having a voice in political matters that effect <strong>Business</strong>, from elected officials to measures and ballots), continued Education and Membership Development. The Turlock Chamber has been fortunate to have outstanding leadership with the Board and Chairs over the past years, and this year was no exception. Chairman Dr. Mike Romeo was always there for support or whatever was needed by the Chamber staff. It is an honor to work with a Board of Directors who have vision and commitment for economic development and to the businesses of Turlock. I look forward to working with the 2014 Board of Directors and Board Chair Andrew Wigglesworth, CEO of MedicAlert. It is a privilege to work with a team who wants to insure that the Chamber of Commerce becomes better at providing services to assist Turlock businesses and to work with our partners, the City of Turlock, the university and the Alliance Workforce. I thank our partners, sponsors, members, and staff for their continued support and hard work in making the Turlock Chamber of Commerce the number one business resource for our community. The board has made a commitment to continue our growth and development in 2014. business news 5 winter 2014
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