Showplace to feature `open door` policy

Volume 37, Issue 8
Official publication of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Showplace to feature ‘open door’ policy
Doors intrigue us. We can’t help it. We want to experience what’s on the
other side.
We “go out there and knock on some doors.” We hope each day that we’re
able to “open some doors.” We’re like Monty Hall, wheeling and dealing to find out
“what’s behind Door Number One.”
Business Showplace ’98 asks a pointed question: “Sure, you could politely knock
on the door to new business — but wouldn’t it be better to just knock the door down?”
The Chamber’s annual business-to-business tradeshow, presented by The Cincinnati
Enquirer and The Cincinnati Post, will open its doors
next month. More than 1,000 people are expected to
attend, and more than 200 businesses and organizations Business Showplace ’98
September 18
will be exhibiting.
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Cincinnati Convention Center
Twice as nice
Including the CISE Annual
While the event has gained a reputation as a great
place to make new business contacts and get new ideas, Luncheon, the Chamber’s salute to
this year’s Showplace has doubled the payoff.
Greater Cincinnati’s small business
For the first time, the Business Showplace will
community and its brightest stars.
include the Chamber Institute for Small Enterprise
( Call 579-3166 for more information.
See Showplace, page 6
ChamberTech: New program means
big savings, assistance with computers
The Chamber is teaming up with
Hewlett-Packard and Micro Center to
offer Chamber members comprehensive
assistance on technology
systems for business.
Known as
“ChamberTech,” the new
program will include
significant cost savings on
hardware, education,
training and technical support.
The program is open to member
companies for business use, and also to
their employees for their personal use.
“Many of our small and mid-sized
members are looking for help in this
area,” said Chamber President John
Williams, “and we feel this
program will go a long way in
addressing those concerns.”
Williams said the
Chamber is especially pleased
with the Hewlett-Packard–
Micro Center partnership.
“Hewlett-Packard is
committed to understanding the
special needs of growing businesses, and
See ChamberTech, page 4
The ozone battle isn’t over
yet. Your actions during the
summer of ’98, both at home
and at work, will impact
Greater Cincinnati’s future
for years to come. Remember
to “Do Your Share For
Cleaner Air” — every day.
August 1998
Coming up
August
5 LaRosa’s Party in the Park, 5:30–9 p.m.,
Yeatman’s Cove. Call Chris Hooven, 579-3191.
11 AirTouch Cellular and R.H. Donnelley
Chamber Evening at the Great American
Insurance ATP, 5 p.m. reception, 7 p.m.
matches begin. ATP Stadium near Kings
Island. Call Judy Clark, 579-3130.
12 “Introducing Greater Cincinnati” Fall
Session begins. Call Linda Smith, 231-2295.
18 “Business Before Hours,” 8–10 a.m.,
Micro Center in Sharonville. Call Greg Buscher,
579-3189.
19 LaRosa’s Party in the Park, 5:30–9 p.m.,
Yeatman’s Cove. Call Chris Hooven, 579-3191.
20 Chamber Golf Outing, all day, Blue Ash
Golf Course (rescheduled). Call Kris Gentry,
891-8833.
28 Chamber Breakfast Forum, 7:15–9 a.m.,
Sharonville Convention Center. Topic: Building
your company’s identity. Call Judy Clark,
579-3130.
September
2 Networking Bizarre, 5:30–7:30 p.m.,
Galbreath Field, held prior to the Cincinnati
Riverhawks soccer game. Call Kris Gentry,
891-8833.
2 LaRosa’s Party in the Park, 5:30–9 p.m.,
Yeatman’s Cove. Call Chris Hooven, 579-3191.
11 Cincinnati Minority Supplier Development Council Golf Outing, all day, The Mill
Course, Winton Woods. Call Pam Gist,
579-3104.
15 Greater Cincinnati Venture Association
Luncheon, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Omni
Netherland Plaza. Speaker: Jack Wyant of
Free business assistance
available through Chamber
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Need help with a business problem? Could you use a free
hour of one-on-one consultation with another Chamber member
— an expert in your area of need?
The Business Assistance Center at the branch office maintains a monthly schedule of volunteer experts who meet individually with members. The sessions are not group seminars.
The August schedule of one-on-one consultations is:
August 12, 3-5 p.m.
w How to Recruit in a Tight Labor Market, Cynthia
Wanner, Adecco Employee Search Division.
w Where to Start When Putting a Value on Your Business,
Gil Bernhardt, Franz CPAs.
August 26, 3-5 p.m.
w When the Services You’re Selling Are Yourself, Denny
Fox, Deloitte & Touche LLP.
w Interviewing Techniques: The Do’s and Don’ts on What
You Can Ask, Brenda V. Thompson, Esq., Graydon, Head
& RItchey – Attorneys.
( Kris Gentry, 891-8833.
Blue Chip Venture Co. Call Rachel Ganim,
579-3128.
15 Supervisory Leadership Development
begins, 4–6 p.m., at the Chamber’s Branch
Office. A seven-session course. Call David
Owens, 579-3149.
16 Strategic Eight Preview Session, 7:30–
9 a.m., at IAMS. Call Rachel Ganim, 579-3128.
16 Korean Caravan, 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m., Omni
Netherland Plaza. Seminar and luncheon.
Topic: Doing business in Korea. Seminar and
luncheon with U.S. and Korean ambassadors.
Call Karol Tuke, 579-3175.
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© 1998 Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Fact: Hermits don’t do a whole lotta business
You never know which handshake at a breakfast, or whose business card in
your pocket, or what ad you decide to buy, will open the next door for you.
9/10ths of the law
What does your business own?
Look around you ... papers, pencils,
furniture, perhaps your facility,
certainly your products or services.
But perhaps your company’s most
valuable possessions are a bit more
intangible — your intellectual property,
your best ideas, brands and logos ...
your company’s very identity.
Building, protecting and positioning your organization’s identity is the
topic of the August Chamber Breakfast
Forum. Top trademark lawyer Joseph
Dreitler will discuss what’s at stake and
how to protect what’s yours.
Cost: $15 members.
Date: Aug. 28, 7:15–9 a.m. at the
Sharonville Convention Center.
( 579-3166.
Send a message
The ideal business-to-business
advertising vehicle? The wish list might
describe something high-impact, classy
and credible ... something that reaches
plenty of business decision-makers and
offers long-term exposure.
That’s a good description of two
Chamber publications for which display
ads are now being sold:
u The 1999 Greater Cincinnati
Business Connections Directory, the
Chamber’s annual publication listing
approximately 7,000 member companies and their key executives, will be
published at the end of this year.
The directory is known for its
detailed information on area
businesses. Copies reside on
the desks of top executives
throughout Greater Cincinnati for
a year at a time, with dog-ears being a
standard defining feature.
u For years, businesses looking to
recruit employees to the region, as well
as the newcomers themselves, have
counted on the Chamber to ease in the
relocation process through a publication
that tells new Greater Cincinnatians
what they need to know to get settled.
Welcome to Greater Cincinnati is
in the works. If your company could
benefit from sending your ad message
to the critical audience of new residents,
then you should be making plans to
place an ad in this official Chamber
newcomer’s guide, which will be
distributed to 20,000 people.
If you haven’t already been
contacted, take the initiative and call
562-8466 or 562-8467.
World Cup of networking
If networking in a fun way is your
GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!,
then mark your calendar for Sept. 2,
when the Cincinnati Riverhawks soccer
club will host the Chamber’s Networking Bizarre.
The Riverhawks will kick off their
game against a team of all-stars from
Major League Soccer at 7:30 p.m. at
Galbreath Field near Kings Island.
Your source for business information
Starting at 5:30 p.m., Chamber
members will congregate to make new
business contacts.
Cost: $10 (includes the Bizarre
and a ticket to the game).
( Kris Gentry, 891-8833.
A proper introduction
Getting involved in the community
is a tradition for local businesspeople.
But how does a new-to-town executive
know who’s who and what’s what?
“Introducing Greater Cincinnati,”
that’s how. That’s the Chamber program
designed to acquaint newcomers with
what the region is all about, from local
history and the economy to politics and
quality of life.
The five-session program (four
Thursday evenings and one Saturday) is
sponsored by the Chamber and four
other chambers in the region.
The fall session begins Sept. 12.
Spouses are welcome to register.
( Linda Smith, 231-2295.
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August 1998
Information makes the business world go ’round. That’s why the Chamber’s
Business Information Center does a brisk business keeping members in the know.
Here are a few of the hot commodities:
u Industrial Pinpointer directories show exactly where sales and delivery
people can find area manufacturers. Two directories are available — one covers
Butler and Warren counties, the other covers the rest of Greater Cincinnati.
Member cost: Butler/Warren edition $30, Greater Cincinnati $50, both $70.
u The business directory with the most detail on area companies is Greater
Cincinnati Business Connections, and it’s available on disk in addition to its popular
paperback form. Member cost: Book $15, disk $99.
u Just off the presses is the 1998 Member Directory of the Cincinnati
Minority Supplier Development Council, with detailed listings of all 125 Corporate
and 340 MBE members of CMSDC. Cost: $25.
( For a free Business Information Catalog, call 579-3136.
These guys are
getting their heads
together, seeing
what’s up, doing some
networking. So can you
at the next Networking
Bizarre, Sept. 2 at
Galbreath Field.
ChamberTech = Computer assistance
Continued from page 1
providing the broadest, most complete
range of computer technology products
available,” Williams said. “Many of
their products are designed specifically
for small, growing businesses, and that’s
most of the Chamber’s membership.”
Chamber surveys indicate the
“technology learning curve” is a real
challenge for many growing businesses.
“Some are comfortable with IS
issues, but a lot of people aren’t sure
when to make the next big move, and
some are afraid to even put their foot in
the water,” Williams said. “We believe
ChamberTech will ease those fears.”
No scary stories
Many businesspeople can tell
computerization horror stories — the
wrong system, the wrong vendor, time
and money that can never be recouped.
ChamberTech will provide the guidance
you may need to make wise decisions
for both the short and long term.
Hewlett-Packard and Micro Center
will present training opportunities on
both broad and specific IS topics. In
addition, members will have the
opportunity to purchase Hewlett-Packard
computing products at additional HP
discounts off Micro Center’s already low
prices, resulting in significant savings.
“We believe this alliance with the
Chamber will help us tell our story to
small and medium-sized businesses,”
said Kim Tchang, Hewlett-Packard’s
small/medium business manager.
“In return, we’re committed to
providing significant added value in
terms of discounts and complete
technology solutions.”
Members also will receive
discounts on the wide range of Micro
Center education and training programs.
“Micro Center is excited about this
new program,” said David Twite,
general manager and vice president of
Micro Center business sales.
“We’re dedicating an area of our
store to ChamberTech and believe this
will allow businesses to pursue computer
solutions in a most efficient way.”
Chamber members can see for
themselves at a special “Business
Before Hours” Aug. 18, 8–10 a.m., at
Micro Center. Members can tour the
demo area and get acquainted with
ChamberTech first-hand.
The event is free. RSVP by Aug. 14
to Greg Buscher, 579-3189.
Micro Center is located off I-275 at
11755 Mosteller Road in Sharonville.
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For more information, call the
ChamberTech hotline, (800) 490-5539,
or visit these web sites:
u www.gccc.com (the Chamber);
u www.microcenter.com;
u www.hp.com/go/smallbiz
(Hewlett-Packard).
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On-line resource
is on the way
Two growing business issues —
the labor shortage and the Internet as
a business tool — are converging to
help area employers in a big way.
An Ohio Department of Human
Services survey of Hamilton and
Clermont county businesses will
soon produce a database containing
detailed, comprehensive information
about the region’s labor market. Its
local emphasis and Internet
accessibility will go well beyond
anything previously available.
Companies will be able to use
the database to look up general labor
market trends, and to see how their
businesses stack up according to
wages paid, benefits, experience
required in certain positions, and the
likely difficulty in hiring for specific
kinds of positions.
Additionally, the information
should become a vital resource for
career centers, placement firms, and
employment and human service
providers as they seek to direct
qualified applicants to employers
with ongoing staffing needs.
Down the road, job seekers
may find the database useful, too, as
a Skill Match component ultimately
will become a part of the product,
allowing employment matches to be
made more easily.
Watch ChamberVision for more
details as the database moves closer
to completion.
Employment
Transportation
CPI
Cost of Living
Earnings
The rollout of ChamberTech elicited smiles from project partners
Rizwana Sharalaya of Hewlett-Packard, John Williams of the
Chamber, and Ken Harris and David Twite of Micro Center, shown
here at the ChamberTech display in the Micro Center store in
Sharonville. ChamberTech will also please members looking for
guidance and cost savings in their computer technology programs.
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Monthly economic indicators
for the Greater Cincinnati
Metropolitan Area are available on the Chamber’s Web
site (www.gccc.com), or by
calling the Business Information Center, 579-3181.
Looking for business answers? Try here first
There are so many facets to running a successful business, who can keep up
with them all? You can, if you use the Chamber for your business training needs.
Sharpening a skill
Do you consider it a priority to
offer your people needed training in the
skills their jobs require?
If so, are you putting the skill of
supervising others into that same
category?
Supervising is a critical skill just as
surely as running a lathe, writing code
or selling supplies. In fact, since it
directly impacts the performance of
others, it’s probably even more crucial.
That’s why the Chamber offers
Supervisory Leadership Development,
a seven-session course that combines
traditional instructional learning with
real-life implementation to improve
leadership skills over a two-month
period.
The course is offered in six weekly,
two-hour sessions, followed by a 30-day
review, with lessons learned applied onthe-job as you go. Sounds a lot more
likely to make an impression than some
one-day seminar, doesn’t it?
Sessions are held at the Chamber’s
branch office in Blue Ash; one begins
Sept. 15, another Oct. 8.
Cost: $750 members.
( David Owens, 579-3149.
Finance as a
second language
Leading individuals,
teams effectively
More and more these days, we’re
hearing about the invaluable role
of leadership within an organization; without inspired, skillful
leadership, a company is
doomed to mediocrity — or
worse.
Boil it down and “leadership” is a product of individual
development. And that’s the
thrust of an important, threesession Chamber program
designed to raise the bar for individual
leaders and management teams.
In “Management Team Building,”
your team will learn how to:
u Remove roadblocks to
organizational effectiveness;
u Promote quality standards of
performance as a benchmark for
developing quality-conscious thinking
and behavior in each team member;
u Improve each team member’s
leadership skills, as well as communication and cooperation organization-wide.
Cost: $625 per member participant.
Date: Sessions will be held Oct. 2,
Oct. 15 and Nov. 19 at The Cincinnati
Your new fall edition of the
Chamber’s Business
Networking & Educational
Opportunities Guidebook
should have hit your desk
in the last couple weeks.
Need more copies for some
of your key staff people?
Just call 579-3189.
Club downtown.
( David Owens, 579-3149.
Keeping it green
Stand still and your competitors will
pass you by.
That fact of business life means
that, for the small to mid-sized company,
bringing profitable new ideas to the table
is a necessity.
Attending “Growing Your Company
Through Discovery and Innovation”
could prove to be your best idea this fall.
The half-day workshop promises to
provide effective tools and techniques to
help develop and launch products or
services to keep a business growing, and
to make it happen within a proven
structure on an ongoing basis.
Cost: $60 members.
Date: Sept. 23, 8 a.m.– noon, Blue
Ash Hotel & Conference Center.
( David Owens, 579-3149.
You gotta have Seoul
The international trade spotlight will
be on Korea next month for a special
event with VIP guests.
The “Korean Caravan” will roll into
Cincinnati Sept. 16, helping area
businesses understand the potential of a
country with 42 million people and
strong ties to the U.S.
An 8:30–11:30 a.m. seminar at the
Chamber will examine how to expand
your exports into Korea, while a noon–
2 p.m. luncheon at the Omni Netherland
Plaza will feature Korea’s Ambassador
to the U.S., Lee Hong-Koo, and the U.S.
Ambassador to Korea, Stephen
Bosworth.
Costs: Seminar $40, luncheon $35.
( Karol Tuke, 579-3175.
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August 1998
Ever found yourself among a group
of people who were speaking a
language you weren’t familiar with?
That out-of-place feeling may
strike someone in your office every time
the accounting and financial people start
tossing around the jargon.
The trouble is that financial matters
are a basic component of business, and
most managers would be better off if
they had at least a working knowledge.
“Finance for Non-Financial
Managers” serves exactly that purpose.
The full-day workshop will raise
the comfort level of anyone who must
manage budgets and make forecasts for
a business or even a department.
It won’t train you to be the CFO,
but it will prepare you to talk with him
or her.
Cost: $149 members.
Date: Sept. 22, 8:15 a.m.– 4:45 p.m.
at TriHealth Fitness & Health Pavilion
in Blue Ash.
( David Owens, 579-3149.
Showplace safety tip: Don’t stand next to a door
Continued from page 1
(CISE) Annual Luncheon, the salute to small business and
Greater Cincinnati’s shining small-business stars.
The luncheon will honor the 1998 Small Business of the
Year, plus winners of the Chamber’s Customer Focus,
Emerging Entrepreneur and Innovation in Business awards.
With so much going on in one place and at one time, it’s no
wonder the Showplace adopted the “Knocking Down Doors”
theme; spending a few hours at the Cincinnati Convention
Center on Sept. 18 is a “time-wise” investment that sure beats
spending weeks or months running around town “knocking on
doors.”
The event will feature seven hours of exhibiting, a food
court and beer garden just beside the exhibit floor, and prize
drawings throughout the Showplace schedule.
The Aroma of Success
A lot of people wouldn’t think of starting their day
without coffee from Starbucks. The Chamber wouldn’t think
of holding the 1998 CISE Annual Luncheon without offering
you the chance to hear how Starbucks has become a symbol
of American entrepreneurial success.
John Smith, Starbucks
Regional Vice President, will
be the featured luncheon
speaker. Smith will explain
how and why Starbucks
places a high value on
building internal and external
customer relationships, and
how that philosophy has
helped the Seattle-based
company become widely
recognized as one of the top
companies in the U.S.
Want to be a
Showplace exhibitor?
There’s still time to sign up to be an exhibitor
at Business Showplace ’98. And there’s still time
to receive the “early bird” exhibitor’s discount,
which is in effect through Aug. 10.
Members can reserve a 10' x 8' booth for $295
($320 after Aug. 10), or an 18' x 8' booth for $590
($640 after Aug. 10).
If you exhibit, you can attend a free workshop
(8 –10 a.m. Sept. 2 at the Convention Center) on
how to get a bigger bang for your exhibit-booth
buck, and you’ll get 50 Business Showplace
passes to distribute to customers and other
business associates.
( Kris Gentry, 891-8833.
Looking to simply attend?
Come as early as 11 a.m. and stay as late as
6 p.m. There will be prize giveaways throughout
the day, and the Food Court and Beer Garden will
always be just a few steps away.
Admission: FREE!
( 579-3166.
Planning to join us for lunch?
If small business is your bag, this is the
biggest day of the year. We’ll be honoring four of
Greater Cincinnati’s top small businesses, including the 1998 Small Business of the Year.
Then you’ll hear how a small business called
Starbucks grew to be a huge success by building
relationships with its customers and believing in its
people.
Cost: $30, $150 half-table of five, $275 table
of 10.
( 579-3166.
Inclusion 2000 offers a unique business opportunity
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Most of the opportunities for
businesses to “improve the community” come in the form of requests for
contributions to worthy causes —
cancer research, help for the homeless, student scholarships, and so on.
Occasionally there comes the
chance to make a mark on the
community through real action.
Inclusion 2000 is such an opportunity.
Inclusion 2000 is a three-year,
grassroots project seeking to improve
the lives of people with disabilities by
promoting permanent changes in our
businesses, our community, our hearts
and our minds. The project offers
organizations of all kinds a forum in
which to look at themselves and
evaluate their efforts to be “inclusive.”
A look in the mirror
The method: The Inclusion 2000
self-study, which asks questions
regarding hiring practices, employee
attitudes toward people with disabilities,
building accessibility and more.
By year-end 2000, the goal is to
have 2,000 completed self-studies in
hand, giving Greater Cincinnati a
picture of its quality of life for those
with disabilities and spotlighting areas
for improvement.
To get involved, volunteer to
take the self-study and send a
representative to a 90-minute training
session to prepare for it. After
conducting the self-study, your
organization can receive guidance
from the Inclusion Network, the
project sponsor.
Inclusion 2000 offers the chance
to meet the needs of people who have
disabilities, but also the internal need
to be connected with a vital segment
of the community — one that makes
up part of the workforce, your
customer base and your neighbors.
( Inclusion Network, 287-6530.
WC group rating: Equal parts safety and savings
Since introducing its workers’ compensation group rating
program in 1992, the Chamber has heard its members say a lot
of nice things about how ChamberComp has strengthened their
bottom lines.
In fact, since its inception, ChamberComp has quadrupled
in size (see chart below), and is saving its participants a
collective $39 million off typical base rates during the current
1998–99 group-rating year.
But even more than saving lots of money, workers’
compensation is fundamentally all about safety. At the state
level and through program administrators, the infrastructure is
in place to handle workplace accidents when they occur;
however, keeping workers from suffering those accidents in the
first place is the top priority.
Again, ChamberComp is playing a key role.
Re-invest your rebate
“Savings through group rating programs such as
ChamberComp are great, and the recent rebate most Ohio
companies just received from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’
Compensation is even better,” said Paul Newton, safety director
for Sheakley UniService.
The Rapid Growth of ChamberComp,
the Chamber’s Group Rating Program
“But unless you treat increased worker safety as the
ultimate goal, you’re missing the point.
“Our advice to area companies is this: Take the rebate you
received, and invest those savings in safety programs. More
than anything, that will help you continue to keep your workers’
comp costs down, and it’s the right thing to do for your
employees as well.”
Coordinating safety programs is a big part of Sheakley’s
role as a workers’ comp group rating administrator. Sheakley
works with companies to develop customized programs that fit
their specific needs.
( Safety programs and training information, call Paul
Newton, 326-4675, ext. 116.
Window of opportunity
Safety programs and savings … it all starts with workers’
comp group rating.
If your
company is in a
group rating
program other than
ChamberComp, or
isn’t in a group rating program at all, this is the time to weigh
your options.
It costs nothing to check with Sheakley to see if you’re
eligible to receive projected annual savings on ChamberComp.
Simply call Sheakley to get an AC-3 form, fill it out, send it in,
and you’ll receive your savings projection in plenty of time to
make a decision for the 1999–2000 group rating plan year.
If past experience is keeping you from qualifying for group
rating, don’t assume your situation remains the same. Previous
experience rolls off your record each year, so group rating may
be a possibility now.
Another reminder from the Chamber and Sheakley: All
companies should have received their 1998–99 workers’ comp
premiums. They’re due by Aug. 31, and letting that deadline get
away from you means you’ll risk getting booted out of a group
rating program.
( Group Rating, call Patricia Ramey, 326-4675, ext. 105.
Talk is cheap: Chamber’s cellular rates fall again
per minute depending on usage.
u $15.99 a month for business
users, reduced from $16.99 a month; 23¢
per minute peak, 13¢ per minute off
peak. For personal lines, $17.99 a
month; 25¢ peak, 13¢ off peak.
AirTouch is also making an
exceptional promotional offer to
Chamber members for a limited time:
u For new activations only, 99¢ a
month until 1999; formerly $15.99 or
$17.99 a month.
u New subscribers also can
double their free minutes until 1999 if
they purchase the AS60/AS120 plans.
All of these plans include no
activation fee, detailed billing, call
forwarding, call waiting, three-way
conference calling, and voice mail.
That’s a savings of $160 annually.
If pricing cellular phone service
sounds at all confusing, AirTouch also
has a way to cut through the clutter. For
customers with existing cellular plans,
AirTouch can run a computer analysis of
a recent invoice to determine the most
cost-effective plan.
For existing subscribers, that’s as
simple as dialing *611 on an AirTouch
phone; an AirTouch representative will
be on the line with past spending history
and the best future plan.
For prospective subscribers, call
1-800-AIRTOUCH.
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August 1998
The value of Chamber membership
sounds better and better, especially if
you’re pricing cellular phone service.
AirTouch Cellular, the exclusive
cellular provider to the Chamber, has
reduced rates for existing Chamber
subscribers and created a 99-cent valueoriented package for new Chamber
subscribers as well.
The three new options for existing
Chamber members with business or
personal-responsibility plans:
u AS60: $24.99 a month with 60
free minutes; past 60 minutes the rate is
29¢ a minute, peak or off-peak.
u AS120, $35.99 a month with 120
free minutes; past 120 the rate is 16–21¢
“How to” information
for small-business people,
from small-business people
A platoon of leaders awaits the call
by Drew Myers
In today’s competitive environment, your organization needs the
right people — quick to master the
challenges of your industry, and ready
to meet the demands of your market.
They need to possess the
initiative, character, responsibility
and strategic thinking that are the key
components to the continued success
of your business.
So you’re probably asking
yourself, where can I find such
quality people when the unemployment rate is at its lowest level in
28 years?
Experience? Plenty
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One of the nation’s most
talented channels of well educated,
highly trained and motivated
candidates can be found among the
veterans of active-duty military
service.
Picture a 25- to 35-year-old
leaving the service as a captain. This
person is degreed (many have
advanced degrees), and at a relatively
young age already possesses a wealth
of valuable work experience.
This includes direct leadership
over a group of both junior and
senior people, operational control of
a multi-million dollar budget, and
intense training and real-life
experiences in making fast, critical
decisions based on changing
information and scenarios.
Creativity, judgment, loyalty,
integrity and work ethic are
just a few of the traits that
apply to these candidates.
Today’s military is one of the
most demanding environments in
the world. These candidates are
goal-oriented and motivated to
achieve no matter how daunting
the task.
Interestingly
enough to employers,
they also are entering
the business world
with realistic
expectations that they
have to prove
themselves all over
again.
Making a military match
Before identifying candidate
resources for your organization,
consider your strategic plans, industry
factors and the position requirements to
develop an initial candidate profile.
This will give you a good head start in
describing what unique attributes and
qualifications you are seeking from the
approximately 306,000 military
members separating from the Armed
Forces this year.
This concept has been extremely
successful. For example, the U.S.
Military personnel that we have placed
have gone into manufacturing, sales,
operations and engineering positions.
Employers realize that this pool of
talented candidates provides them with
the opportunity to hire professionals in
almost every category, including
communications, electronics, operations, finance and training.
With competition rising and the
pool of labor declining, hiring former
military people is the way to go.
Drew Myers, a former Marine Corps
Captain, is vice
president of sales at
Carew International,
and president of
Selection Integrity
Resources, a firm
that offers elite
recruitment and
placement services.
Labor shortage a fact of life;
the key is how you deal with it
by Pete Nadherny
The need to hire middle-level
managers in business has never been
greater. The demand is hot. We’ve seen
the positive growth rate for these
middle-level jobs in the range of 30–45%
since early last year.
But a combination of factors, all of
which are occurring at one time,
indicate not only that the demand for
management employees is great, but a
shortage of talent exists — and will for
10 years.
First of all, consumer confidence
is at a 30-year high. We are in an era
of sustained economic growth which has
been fueled by low inflation and
improved productivity. On top of this,
competition has become truly global
and our markets are moving faster
than ever.
Second, technological advances just
keep coming, and this has increased the
demand for knowledge-based workers.
Then add the Year 2000 programming
needs and the shortage of management
talent increases.
Finally, the result of the 1990s
downsizing has left many companies
running “lean” on management talent.
A post-Boomer thing
Historically, when faced with such
shortages of management talent,
employers went out and hired someone
who could step in and perform in the
job immediately.
However, what most people don’t
realize is something that will make our
current shortage worse. And it will fuel
this problem for the next 10 years.
The fact is that there will be one
million fewer people in the workforce
between the ages 25–44 during the
period 1997–2006. This is due to the
United States population demographics.
After the Baby Boomer period
(1946–1964), the national birth rate
dropped dramatically. The following
birth group is significantly smaller in
size, and therefore the workforce
representing the typical population of
middle managers (age 25– 44) will be
smaller.
What should you do, since hiring
will be more competitive for the
foreseeable future?
We need to adapt
First of all, recognize that the
market has changed and that it is
now a candidate-driven market.
Candidates in many cases have
multiple options regarding
employment. You need to treat
candidates differently.
When you are interviewing candidates, move the hiring
process as rapidly as possible.
Make sure you are flexible with
your schedule to meet candidates
when they are available. Plan
multiple interviews on the same
day to shorten the time frame.
Also, don’t expect the luxury of
seeing a lot of candidates. If you can
make a hiring decision based on the
first one or two candidates you meet,
do so.
Finally, communications become
even more important. Be positive,
be appreciative. Let candidates know
you want them. We even know of
companies who are sending “thank
you” letters to candidates for interviewing.
Pete Nadherny is
CEO of The Angus
Group and
Chairman of the
Chamber Institute
for Small Enterprise Steering
Committee.
conCISE is
presented
by the
Chamber
Institute
for Small
Enterprise
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Do you have some business know-how to share with Concise
readers? We’re always on the lookout for Chamber
members with something to say to their fellow
small-business people.
Articles should be “how to” in nature — a
“quick and easy” column on a facet of business
you know well, but that others may not. Ideal
length is between 300–500 words.
Judy Clark is your Chamber contact. Call her at
579-3130, fax her at 579-3101, or e-mail to jclark@gccc.com.
August 1998
How about sharing a piece of your mind?
New Members
These companies
joined the Chamber
in April, 1998
Holland Roofing Inc.
Hans Philippo, President
5744 Commercial Drive
Burlington, KY 41005
(606)525-0887
Roofing and sheetmetal
Hummingbird Carpentry
Brian Barton, President
1043 South Ft. Thomas
Ft. Thomas, KY 41075
(606)441-1447
Carpentry
Hyde Park Eye
Physicians & Surgeons Inc.
Richard Riedel, MD
President/Owner
3710 Paxton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45209-2306
(513)531-2020
Ophthalmology practice physician office, eye services
Indiana Office Supply Inc.
Rosanne Hamil, President
146 Walnut Street
Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
(812)537-0971
Office supply
inEX design
Douglas Wernke
President/Creative Director
2758 Erie Ave., Second Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45208
(513)533-0007
Graphic design
Integrated Object Solutions
Michael Witt, Co-Owner
1984 Crescent Terrace
Crescent Springs, KY 41017
(606)341-8262
Computers - software and
services
Jones, Parks & Patton
Dwight Parks, Partner
11820 Kemper Springs Drive,
Suite E
Cincinnati, OH 45240
(513)674-9680
Certified Public Accountants
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KBA Inc./Architects
Len Bonomini, President
4360 Ferguson Dr., Suite 120
Cincinnati, OH 45245
(513)752-7800
Architectural design and site
planning, interior space
planning
Kane Magnetics International
Chris Tyler, President/CEO
6279 Tri Ridge Blvd., Suite 308
Loveland, OH 45140-8320
(513)965-0900
Magnetizeable ferrite powders
and compounds; ferrite
magnets
Keland Steel Erectors Inc.
Lisa McDonald
Vice President/Owner
777 Anthony Lane
Mason, OH 45040
(513)336-6079
Steel erection
Omni Integrated Tech. Inc.
dba Omni Machine Tools
Timothy Chapman, Owner
11440 Rockfield Court
Cincinnati, OH 45241
(513)771-1448
Machine tools distributor
The Kiln at
Hyde Park Square
Carol Krone Philpott
President/Owner
2714 Erie Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45208
(513)871-1771
Contemporary pottery studio
PCDC
Kellie Niedermier, Business
Development Supervisor
401 Tomahawk Drive
Maumee, OH 43537
(800)322-7232
Information, technology,
training
Andrew Kling Detailing
Andrew Kling, Proprietor
9415 Dick Road
Harrison, OH 45030
(513)738-5418
Steel detailing
Princeton Employee
Credit Union
Suzanne Burnham, Manager
11157 Chester Road
Cincinnati, OH 45246
(513)771-1369
Financial cooperative
LADD Inc.
David Robinson
Executive Director
3603 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45229
(513)861-5233
Provide housing and teach
independent living skills to
people with developmental
disabilities
MRI/Sales Consultants
of Cincinnati
Laura Stone
Director of Sales/Marketing
The Baldwin 200, 625 Eden
Park Drive, Suite 1175
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513)639-3000
Consulting, search and
recruitment, employment
testing, videoconference
John S. McDonald, DDS, MS
Tammy Burrows
Operations Manager
222 Piedmont Ave., Suite 8400
Cincinnati, OH 45219-4231
(513)475-7662
Oral, head and neck pathology
and pain dentistry
Merry Maids #526
Paul Allen, President
4317 Winston Avenue
Covington, KY 41015-1739
(606)655-2800
Residential and some
business cleaning
Motel Deluxe
Nick Georgiton, Owner
10073 Harrison Ave.
P.O. Box 295
Harrison, OH 45030
(513)367-5353
Motel
Nor-Com Inc.
Dan Van Meter, President
2126 Petersburg Road
Hebron, KY 41048
(606)689-7451
Audio visual, video and sound
installations serving corporate
business, education, medical
and industry nationwide
ORA International
Dr. James Lee, Executive VP
P.O. Box 64154
Virginia Beach, VA 23467
(757)497-9320
Christian missions
organization
Office Perks and Pops
Tony Perrotti, Sole Proprietor
8016 State Route 48
Maineville, OH 45039
(513)583-1154
Office delivery (coffee, pops)
Rawdon Myers Inc.
Joseph Varatta, President
136 Commerce Boulevard
Loveland, OH 45140
(513)697-4200
Manufacturer’s representative
Regional Transportation
Insurance Agency Inc.
Erich Matt, President
2002 Ford Circle, Suite E
Milford, OH 45150
(513)831-5558
Insurance agency
Ritter Flooring Inc.
Ralph Ritter, Owner
1230 Hill Smith #A
Cincinnati, OH 45215
(513)771-5100
Flooring
Saltz, Shamis & Goldfarb
Brad Saltz, Director
4422 Carver Woods Drive,
Suite 150
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513)984-1489
Accounting/financial services
Schober USA
Karl Schober, President
11237 Grooms Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242-1403
(513)489-7393
Sales and service
Spectrum Advisory Services
Douglas Loftus
Managing Member
10641 Techwoods Circle,
Suite 104
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513)554-6000
Financial services
Sprint PCS
Kate Gaylord
Advertising/Promotions Mgr.
2 Easton Oval, Suite 400
Columbus, OH 43219
(614)428-1940
Telecommunications
Tiffany & Co.
Susanne Halmi, Director
505 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513)721-2022
Retail jeweler/fine gifts
Wagner Seriously Funny
John Wagner, Owner/Speaker
500 General Drive
Ft. Wright, KY 41011
(606)331-4386
Professional speaker speaking and training
Wal-Mart
Dean Holtsclaw, Store Mgr.
10240 Colerain Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45251
(513)245-9458
Department store
Wall Data Corp.
Wendy O’Neal, Territory Mgr.
6508 Ambar Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45230
(513)232-9790
Software company
The Weldco Group
Todd Reifsteck, Owner
2300 Wall Street, Suite S
Cincinnati, OH 45212
(513)458-5084
Welding equipment sales
Westwood Baptist Church
Clark Wooten, Pastor
3501 Cheviot Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45211
(513)941-3329
Church
Windsor at Union Station
Ann Whalen, Property Mgr.
8197 Meeting Street
West Chester, OH 45069
(513)779-6699
Apartment community
These companies
joined the Chamber
in May, 1998
The Affinity Center
Thomas D’Erminio, LISW
Co-Director
7876 Montgomery Rd., Suite B
Cincinnati, OH 45236
(513)984-1000
Evaluation and treatment
center for adults and children
with attention deficit disorder
AgilTech Inc.
4450 Carver Woods Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513)936-8600
All Write Ribbon Inc.
William Lyon
Managing Director
3916 Bach-Buxton Road,
P.O. Box 67
Amelia, OH 45102
(513)753-8300
Computer ribbon manufacturer
American Benefits Corp.
Thomas Stautberg, President
3626 Vineyard Ridge
Cincinnati, OH 45241
(513)563-8886
Employee benefits, insurance,
consulting
American Teleconferencing
Services Ltd.
Ken Charbat, Regional Mgr.
P.O. Box 292167
Dayton, OH 45249
(937)433-0344
Audio conferencing
Nancy Anderson,
Realtor-Sibcy Cline
8040 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236
(513)793-2121
Real estate sales
Applied Business
Technology Corp.
Michael Rice, President
P. O. Box 802
Cincinnati, OH 45201
(513)369-5971
Computer consulting
Arbitration Solutions L.L.C.
Roxanne Brett, President
4222 Bridgetown Road
Cincinnati, OH 45211
(513)598-8610
Business-to-business dispute
resolution service
Auto Recovery Services Inc.
of Cincinnati
Gary Finn
1712 Westwood Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45214
(513)471-8200
Auto repossessing
Donna L. Boeres, ABR, CRS,
GRI-RE/MAX UnLimited
11310 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, OH 45249
(513)779-8585
Residential/relocation real
estate sales serving northern
and eastern Greater Cincinnati
Boris Litwin
B.J. Foreman, President
725 Race Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513)621-1123
Jewelers
Brown County Department of
Economic Development
Craig Thompson, Director
210-1/2 South Main Street
Georgetown, OH 45121
(937)378-3536
Government
The Cabaret
Peggy Kennedy, Owner
1219 Sycamore Street
Cincinnati, OH 45210
(513)665-9100
Bar/restaurant featuring nightly
piano music, singing and
singers
Caring Hearts
Home Health Care
Ronnell Spears, President
1821 Summit Road, Suite 410
Cincinnati, OH 45237
(513)761-6510
Home health care agency
Cincinnati Southwest
Veterinary Care
Robert Gaston, DVM
9970 Harrison Avenue
Harrison, OH 45030
(513)367-4111
Veterinary clinic
Richard E. Corwin, DDS Delhi Family Dentistry
4947 Delhi Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45238
(513)451-4343
Cosmetic and family dentistry
with emphasis on crown and
bridgework
The Cosmetic Laser
Surgery Institute
Anthony Mamari, MD
18 North Ft. Thomas Avenue,
Suite 2B
Ft. Thomas, KY 41075
(606)442-9000
Medical office
Creative Database Solutions
Randy Woodward, Owner
P.O. Box 46688
Cincinnati, OH 45246-0688
(513)245-1222
Business solutions with
computer products
The Creative Department
Ltd.
Steve Deiters, Partner/Writer
1209 Sycamore Street
Cincinnati, OH 45210
(513)651-2901
Advertising materials: ads,
radio spots, TV spots, outdoor,
web site development,
collateral
Creative Work Solutions
Jim Austin, President
10050 Montgomery Road,
Suite 320
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(800)903-0904
Consulting - management
(human resources)
Custom Manufacturing Co.
Jay Goldfarb, President
4645 Carlyn Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45241
(513)469-1152
Furniture, cabinets,
accessories
Decor Lighting Inc.
Robert Carter, President
11085 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, OH 45249
(513)530-0085
Lights, lamps, mirrors, bulbs,
decorative pedestals
Dial One Plumbing Inc.
Carol Hoskins, President
8204 Blue Ash Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236
(513)793-4960
Plumbing, pools, and
remodeling
Donnellon, Donnellon
& Miller
Thomas Donnellon, Partner
9079 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513)891-7087
Legal firm
EC Designs
Evelyn Daumeyer, Owner
8804 Green Valley Court
West Chester, OH 45069
(513)779-7574
Graphic design, illustration,
logos, signage, web page
services, and specialty items
Eagen, Wykoff &
Healy Co. L.P.A.
Thomas Eagen Jr., Sr. Partner
1000 Tri-State Building,
432 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513)621-4443
Law firm
Financial Resources Group
Sandy Martz, Partner
2692 Madison Road, Suite 306
Cincinnati, OH 45208
(513)321-3136
An outsource solution for
companies to manage cash
flow and reduce cost
Forte Management Corp.
Vicki Preissler, Executive Asst.
P.O. Box 43222
Cincinnati, OH 45243
(513)272-0002
Medical office management
and staffing
The Greenwich
Mark Yates, Co-Owner
2442 Gilbert Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513)221-1151
Jazz club/restaurant
Grenelefe Lawn & Landscape
Don Paul, President
1640 East Kemper Road
Cincinnati, OH 45246
(513)772-8415
Hampton Inn - Blue Ash
G. Lynn Bradley, General Mgr.
4640 Creek Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513)791-2822
Hotel
Healing Connections
Associates Inc.
Suzanne Kathman, Exec. Dir.
2900 Woodburn Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45206-1414
(513)751-9014
Home care aide agency
G. W. Hesse Plumbing
Service Co.
Gerald Hesse, President
8617 Livingston Road
Cincinnati, OH 45251
(513)385-7766
Plumbing
Himarx of Cincinnati
Glen Clement, President
7740 Hartfield Place
Cincinnati, OH 45242-7718
(513)984-5569
LaRomano
405 Scott Street
Covington, KY 41011
(606)292-0011
Restaurant and catering
Holiday Inn I-275 North
Matt Winston, General Mgr.
3855 Hauck Road
Cincinnati, OH 45241
(513)563-8330
Full-service hotel with a full line
of amenities
Charles J. Leesman
Sales Co.
Arthur Leesman, President
1663 Blue Rock Road
Cincinnati, OH 45223
(513)681-2081
Manufacturer’s
representatives
Hot Tub Heaven Inc.
R.J. Fryman, General Mgr.
9144 North State Route 48
Ridgeville, OH 45459
(937)435-7727
Hot tub repair and rebuilding
Hunter Consulting Group
Lori Ware, Vice President
7976 Redmill Drive
West Chester, OH 45069
(513)777-7827
Human resource consulting
Integrity Financial Solutions
Joni Torsella
243 Hastings Street
Cincinnati, OH 45219-1420
(513)421-8839
Provide cash for mortgage
notes, invoices and other debt
instruments; provide
investment opportunities
Inter Lynx Technologies LLC
Jo Kiser, Senior Associate
10979 Reed Hartman Hwy.,
Suite 331 D
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513)936-0990
Marketing and
telecommunications
Interact One Inc.
Brian Dwyer, President
11920 Snider Road
Cincinnati, OH 45249
(513)469-7042
Internet design and services
J. B. B. Interiors
Jan Bolst, Owner
271 Haw Tree Road
Felicity, OH 45120
(513)786-6922
Interior decorating
Lynxus Cincinnati LLC
Michael Hamilton, President
99 Krog Street
Atlanta, GA 30307
(404)529-9001
Internet service provider
Northland Auto Body dba
Maaco
Fred Walker, President
552 Northland Boulevard
Cincinnati, OH 45240
(513)825-5100
Auto painting and body work
Masuda, Funai, Eifert &
Mitchell Ltd.
Mayumi Akiyoshi
Marketing Specialist
One East Wacker Drive,
Suite 3200
Chicago, IL 60601-2002
(312)245-7500
Law firm
Micro Computer
Solutions Inc.
Ron Richards, Branch Mgr.
8600 Governors Hill Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45249
(513)697-1700
Computer related services
including technical, education,
software, contract, Internet,
and business intelligence
R.J. Molloy Co.
Robert Molloy, President
3349 Glenmore Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45211
(513)662-1040
Accounting
Companies and organizations
listed on these two pages have
recently made an important
investment in their businesses
by joining the Chamber. We
thank them, and hope you will
consider them for your professional and personal needs.
Multilingual Services Inc.
Myrene Dickinson, President
9646 Hampton Circle South
Indianapolis, IN 46256
(317)845-9293
Translating
Duwell Industries Inc. dba
National Media Concepts
Douglas Wayne Wells, President
9271 Coogan Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45231
(513)931-1535
Advertising
Nature’s Living Products
Kaska Firor, Owner
P.O. Box 428758
Cncinnati, OH 45242
(513)791-7295
Nature’s carpet, wool carpet
padding
Patrick T. Nesbitt, Attorney
2330 Kemper Lane
Cincinnati, OH 45206-2611
(513)281-9800
Law
Nightingale-Alan Medical Inc.
A. W. Nightingale
Chairman of the Board
4721 Red Bank Road
Cincinnati, OH 45227
(513)527-3933
Sale, repair and rental of
hospital equipment
Northeast Cincinnati
Pediatric Assocs.Montgomery
Dr. Ingrid Daoud
10663 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513)984-2707
Medical
Leadership Cincinnati welcomes Class XXII
Jane S. Anderson, Volunteer; Maurice L.
Bason, Bason Associates; Mary Jo Beck,
Volunteer; Troy A. Blackburn, Cincinnati
Bengals Inc.; Donald B. Bush, Coopers &
Lybrand L.L.P.; Frank A. Caliguri, The Joseph J.
Sayre & Son Co.; Lisa B. Carter, Greater
Cincinnati Mortgage Counseling Services;
Renae Conley, Cinergy Corp.; Grant S. Cowan,
Frost & Jacobs; Thomas R. Dietz, SchiffKreidler-Shell Inc.;
Charles E. Downton, The Procter &
Gamble Co.; Martine’ R. Dunn, Benesch,
Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff; Judith A. Ellis,
Integrity Development; Laura K. Fidler,
University of Cincinnati Medical Center; David L.
Fisher, Amko Plastics Inc.; Joseph C. Geraci Jr.,
Cincinnati Bell Inc.; Barbara K. Gibbs,
Cincinnati Art Museum; Kenneth L. Goldhoff,
Gradison Div. McDonald & Company Securities
Inc.; Yvonne L. Gray, United Way & Community
Chest; Susanne M. Halmi, Tiffany & Co.;
Thomas A. Haverkos, Danis Building
Construction Co.; Charles F. Hertlein Jr.,
Dinsmore & Shohl; Howard C. Jackson, Stadium
Management Co.; William F. Johnston Jr., The
United States Playing Card Co.; Joan M. Kaup,
Greater Cincinnati Convention & Visitors
Bureau; Sandra L. Lobert, Fifth Third Bank; Lyn
Marsteller, Women Entrepreneurs Inc.; Ronald K.
Martin, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP; Gayl W.
Meyermann, Cincinnati Museum Center;
Ronald P. Miller, Hamilton County
Regional Planning Commission; Richard L.
Miller, Northlich Stolley LaWarre; Julie Morin,
TriHealth Inc.; Guy L. Patton, Fidelity
Investments; Sara L. Peller, American Red
Cross, Cincinnati Chapter; Henry D. Peters,
Miami Systems Corp.; Marjorie H. Rauh, Charter
Committee of Greater Cincinnati; David M.
Reder, OKI Systems Limited; James B.
Reynolds, Bartlett & Co.; Craig A. Roberts,
Trammell Crow Co.; Rahim P. Spence,
Cooperative Fiscal Services;
Moira J. Squier, MedPlus Inc.; Barbara
B. Stonewater, Greater Cincinnati Consortium of
Colleges & Universities; Bud W. White, DCI/
Cincinnati Works; Jonathan W. Williams,
Housing Opportunities Made Equal; Ron D.
Wright, Cincinnati State Technical & Community
College; Timothy F. Young, Hillshire Farm &
Kahn’s; John C. Young, Dan Beard Council, Boy
Scouts of America; Mark J. Zummo, Kohnen &
Patton LLP.
11
August 1998
Forty-eight community leaders
have been tapped to participate in
Leadership Cincinnati, the Chamber’s
program to introduce leaders to the
various issues and challenges facing
Greater Cincinnati.
The members of Class XXII:
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