Legacy Awards Gala Recipients Announced and Awarded last night

ChamberWest recently held the 2011 ChamberWest Legacy Awards Gala recognizing area businesses and individuals who give time and talents back to their respective communities.  These outstanding businesses and volunteers support their communities in various ways. These include Paint-a-Thons, complimentary meals for outstanding students, support of local non-profits, Spirit Night fundraisers for student-run organizations or just donating time back to their communities.  Award recipients announced at the event included:

• West Valley City Business of the Year – Chick-fil-A
• Taylorsville Business of the Year – Zions Bank
• Kearns Business of the Year – Utah Olympic Oval
• ChamberWest Business of the Year – ROSI Office Products
• ChamberWest Volunteer of the Year – Candy Michels – CM Accounting & Bookkeeping
• ChamberWest Volunteer of the Year – Tom Fairbrother – MaxImage Printers
• ChamberWest Legacy Award – Costco

We are grateful for the support of our strong local business community who provides some of the momentum for the growth that is occurring on the west-side and the presence of Mayor Winder, Mayor Wall, Senator Ross Romero and a number of city council members, community volunteers and our wonderful business community.
Remember to use the chamber’s on-line searchable directory for a local business you can support.  Many offer discounts through the chamber’s online Member-2-Member page and local jobs can be found at www.chamberwest.org/jobs.  Even subscribe to a daily feed of job openings and local discounts.  Make sure you are plugged into your local West Valley City, Taylorsville and Kearns communities.
ChamberWest wishes to thank our many sponsors.  Legacy House of Taylorsville-Assisted Living and Legacy Village Transitional Rehabilitation and Memory Care as Presenting Sponsors. Our Corporate Table sponsors included C.R. England, City of Taylorsville, Costco, Cyprus Credit Union, EnergySolutions, Layton Construction, Legacy Village Transitional Rehabilitation and Memory Care, Legacy House of Taylorsville-Assisted Living, Mountain America Credit Union, Pioneer Valley Hospital, Questar, Rocky Mountain Power, Rosi Office Products, the West Valley Journal and the Taylorsville-Kearns Journal.
ChamberWest would like to thank member FedEx Office for the printing of the programs and Z104 KSOP for the audio work.
And a special thanks to the staff at the Hilton Salt Lake Airport for their support of this community event.
A warm thank you to members of the Education Committee, led by Larkyn South with Mountain America Credit Union who and Work-based Learning Specialists and business owners who worked on collecting items for the scholarship auction. Finally, a thank you to ChamberWest staff who put many hours to organize a successful event for each of you.
                      

Announcing 2011 Legacy Awards Gala - Oct 6th

The 2011 Legacy Awards Gala will be held on Thursday, October 6th at 6pm at the Hilton Salt Lake Airport Apollo Room.  A silent auction will also be held to benefit the chamber's Scholarship Program administered through the Granite Education Foundation.

Awards being presented include:

• West Valley City Business of the Year
  
• Taylorsville Business of the Year
  
• Kearns Business of the Year
  
• ChamberWest Business of the Year
  
• Volunteer of the Year
  
• Legacy Award
  

Please join us for an evening of fun, social hour, dinner and presentation recognizing outstanding small, medium and large companies for their efforts to grow our economy.

Award recipients were selected based on their involvement in the community, and their donated time volunteering in the community.

ChamberWest would like to invite all members of the business community to attend this once of a year event.
http://www.chamberwest.org/gala 

Rep. Matheson speaks at Business Matters Luncheon - Sept 6th

Rep. Jim Matheson speaks next Tuesday to

Business Community at Multi-Chamber Luncheon

West Valley City, Utah – Rep. Jim Matheson will be speaking to members of five chambers of commerce in Salt Lake County at the Rocky Mountain Raceways Convention Center located at 6555 West 2100 South in West Valley City on Tuesday, September 6^th at 11:45 a.m.  Some current issues likely to be discussed by Rep. Matheson include immigration, healthcare, the budget and the country’s economic outlook.  Rep. Matheson will also be awarded the ‘Spirit of Enterprise’ award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

The luncheon is being hosted by ChamberWest and includes members from these participating chambers of commerce; Magna, West Jordan, South Jordan and Southwest Valley including Riverton, Herriman and Bluffdale.

The cost of the luncheon is $20 per person for chamber members. Chamber members and others from the business community are welcome to attend.  RSVPs are required by calling 801-977-8755 or visiting ChamberWest’s online RSVP page at www.chamberwest.org/rsvp. No shows will be billed. The regular Business Before Lunch networking event for chamber members will begin at 11:00 a.m. also at the Rocky Mountain Raceways Convention Center.

Congressman Matheson serves on the House Energy & Commerce Committee, an exclusive committee with the broadest jurisdiction of any Congressional committee. The Energy and Commerce Committee deals with energy policy, consumer protection, food and drug safety, health care, air quality and environmental health, telecommunications and interstate and foreign commerce. 

Congressman Matheson is a sixth-generation Utahn who was born and reared in Salt Lake City.  Jim, his sister and his two brothers all attended Salt Lake City public schools.  He received his B.A. in government from Harvard University and his MBA from UCLA.  Before his election to Congress, he worked in the energy industry for 13 years for several local companies and in his own firm.  His wife, Amy, is a pediatrician and they have two sons.

ChamberWest is the regional chamber of commerce for the West Valley City, Taylorsville and Kearns area and is the largest independently funded chamber in Salt Lake County.  ChamberWest serves over 400 member businesses, small and large, with access to nearly 200,000 residents and 7,100 licensed businesses.  ChamberWest’s role is to strengthen the local economy, represent business interests, promote the community and take political action.  ChamberWest was organized in 1963.

Dave Ramsey EntreLeadership Simulcast - Sept 30

Announcing Dave Ramsey's EntreLeadership 1-Day Simulcast: 
SPECIAL - - BUY ONE GET ONE FREE SEMINAR TICKET GOING ON NOW THROUGH THURSDAY (8/11/11) NIGHT AT 5PM!!!

Mark your calendar and get signed up NOW for Dave Ramsey's EntreLeadership 1-Day event on Friday, September 30. This dynamic event will be simulcast live to hundreds of locations nationwide, but we are one of two in Utah! You are invited to attend the event sponsored by Zions Bank and hosted at Salt Lake Community College Jordan Campus (3491 West Wights Fort Road  - approx. 9000 South – in West Jordan).. The event will take place from 9 :45 a.m. until 5:00 p.m (check-in starts at 9am).  But hurry and register TODAY because Dave Ramsey is offering a “Buy one seminar ticket get the second one free” only through Thursday, August 11^th, 2011 at 5pm. 

This isn't your ordinary business or leadership conference. Dave will present practical, “nuts and bolts” ways that owners and leaders can take their organizations to the next level of excellence. Throughout this 1-day experience, attendees will learn directly from Dave as he teaches five critical lessons about leading a team and growing a business:

Characteristics Of Great Leaders
Dave lays the foundation for the entire day by explaining the important distinction between the traditional leadership model and the EntreLeader model.

Leading With Goals
Learn to harness the power of creating and sustaining a goal-driven organization and gain practical tools to execute your goals in a way that is specific and measurable.

Financial Peace for the EntreLeader
Dave has taught millions of people how to achieve Financial Peace in their personal lives, and he uses the same biblical principles to run his business.

Team Math—Adding & Subtracting
Hiring champion team members is a key to the growth of any healthy organization. Dave will also show you how to handle the difficult process of removing a team member.

Making The Call
In this final lesson, Dave will empower you to introduce these principles into your work culture and personal leadership style.

Who Should Attend?
Anyone who wants to grow a business and anyone who is a leader or future leader in the workplace! For those who contribute to the decision-making process, whether in corporate America or ministry, attending this event is a must. This event is about more than just traditional leadership training. Dave will share tools attendees can immediately use to impact and improve their business and team. No other event offers the lessons you'll learn in EntreLeadership.

This is an event you'll want to bring your staff and coworkers to. Seating is limited, so don't delay! Tickets are only $39.

To register, visit: https://www.daveramsey.com/entreleadership/registration/srcid/357/intSeminarId/2009/?ectid=simwidget  

A box lunch may be added separately for only $8 by contacting the Chamber office at 801.977.8755.  All tickets and box lunches must be pre-purchased (no day of event sales).  NOTE: Box lunches are not included in the buy one get one free special, you'll need to purchase two lunches.

Please contact the chamber office with any questions and remember, the “Buy One Get One Free” Seminar ticket is ONLY through Thursday, August 11^th, 2011 at 5pm.  Don’t delay, register today!!!

ChamberWest introduces Benefits-365(tm)

ChamberWest is pleased to announce exclusive Benefits-365(TM).  Benefits-365(TM) are a complete list of benefits offered to ChamberWest members who can save money on many processes owners already perform on a daily or near daily basis.  Unlike many associations that provide a one-time benefit package, ChamberWest regocnizes the long term relationships needed to help business be successful.

A sampling of benefits are included below:

• Up to 28% discounts on UPS shipping every time you ship
• Discounts on email newsletter services ($120 annually) with EmailContact.com
• Discounts on Enterprise rent-a-car anywhere in the world Enterprise rents cars
• Discounts on KSOP radio and MediaOne and Valley Journals newspapers. (West Valley and Taylorsville/Kearns)
• Discounts on sales training with the renowned Business Performance Group. (www.bpgutah.com)

A complete list can be found at www.chamberwest.org/benefits365