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The Board of Directors of The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce has adopted the 2008/2009 Program of Work.
MISSION: "To alert members, Lackawanna County, and the global community to the Chamber’s development services and community programs through news coverage, publications, promotional events, and the Internet." NEW...Redesign the Chamber web site to provide better visuals and more interactive features. NEW...Broaden
our reach to Chamber members through
increased [e-briefs] subscribers. NEW...Promote the “Purchasing Power, Let’s Take it Home” theme with the launch of the Buy Local initiative.
ONGOING ...Increase community awareness of Chamber efforts through traditional and electronic media. ...Assess communications needs by surveying Chamber members and staff as to their planned projects and activities.
Mission: "To create business development opportunities and civic pride through a series of special programs and community partnering activities." NEW...Support The Commonwealth Medical College and its role as an economic catalyst to the community. NEW...Promote the
“Purchasing Power, Let’s Take It
Home” theme with the launch of the Buy Local initiative. NEW...Recognize
organizational growth through the Award
for Excellence in Professional Development. NEW...Promote and support “Office Convention II.”
ONGOING... ...Promote,
oversee and implement various award programs including the ATHENA,
Hometown
Star and Pride & Progress awards.
...Maintain a
functioning buyer/seller atmosphere at the annual Business Industry
Services
Show.
Mission: "To maintain and enhance the financial integrity of The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce and all of its affiliations." NEW...Create a spotlight feature on the various support functions performed by the Finance Department. ONGOING ...Continue the campaign to increase awareness of SIDCo’s working capital loan program to the Chamber membership and to businesses within Lackawanna County. ...Continue the Finance Department internship program with the local educational institutions. ...Monitor computer hardware and software needs as well as coordinate computer related training sessions for staff.
Mission: "To promote cooperation and understanding between the business community and our local, state, and federal government officials." NEW...Conduct a Government
Affairs Roundtable
featuring NEW...Conduct Legislative Breakfasts featuring candidates for U.S. Congress. ONGOING... ...Explore areas of concern
of the Government Affairs
Committee with local, state, federal government officials and community
stakeholders. ...Enhance current issue discussions with elected/appointed officials through the legislative breakfast series.
Mission: "To create and retain jobs by developing real estate and obtain incentive financing for businesses." NEW...Design
and renovate available SLIBCO-owned
office space to a NEW...Identify large
industrial sites and assist a developer in master planning and
developing a new
industrial park. ONGOING
...Assist the Scranton Plan
with prospect
interaction.
Mission: "To enhance the leadership skills of the area's emerging leaders and to introduce them to the challenges facing Lackawanna County so that they can better serve the community through volunteer activities." NEW...Ensure the
successful development of the newly
merged Board of Directors by encouraging active participation, from
each of the
board committees, in all facets of Leadership Lackawanna.
NEW...Develop a standardized
process to
review financial reports and scholarship funds.
NEW...Develop and implement an
end-of-session
discussion panel to evaluate the 2007/2008 program. NEW...Utilize alumni volunteers
to foster teamwork and
create a greater awareness of the issues facing Greater
Scranton/Lackawanna
County by incorporating class projects into the 2008/2009 program year. ...Continue
the involvement of Leadership Lackawanna Alumni by maintaining the
database,
ensuring new volunteer opportunities and arranging various events and
activities. In addition, continue to
oversee Leadership Lackawanna News
and present the annual “Leader of the Year” award in order to promote
and
foster community leadership.
...Introduce
new area administrators/professionals and their spouses/guests to
...Continue community involvement of Leadership Lackawanna Alumni by arranging activities, such as the art auction, holiday party, baseball game and educational seminars; publish “Leadership Lackawanna News”; and recognize the “Leader of the Year” Award to promote and foster community leadership. ...Utilize the
experience of our community leading alumni in the Advisory Committee
Program.
Mission: "To promote an environment of continued growth and development for all Chamber members." NEW...Develop a
marketing campaign to promote the “Member to Member Discount” program.
NEW...Promote and support
“Office
Convention II”.
ONGOING ...Promote business for and among Chamber members through:
...Provide business building networking opportunities for Chamber members through:
...Plan and direct new member recruitment and retention through:
Mission: "To attract industry, to promote new capital investments, and to create and retain jobs." NEW...Market the newly available SLIBCO owned properties. NEW...Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the WinterFest. NEW...Develop electronic library and catalog system of all available buildings, land sites, engineering and mapping. NEW...Enhance the Scranton Plan Community Profile, website and events to include new and innovative marketing approaches. NEW...Participate in and support the activities of the Commissioners' Regional Economic Development Cabinet. ONGOING ...Fulfill a comprehensive marketing program that includes the annual goals: 83 sales calls, 67 prospect companies for local tours, $50 million in new capital investment and 1,600 jobs in Lackawanna County through 14 business/relocation expansion projects. Continue job retention efforts via the Pennsylvania Business Retention and Expansion Program. ...Expand the Rediscover
Scranton program to include database
development, volunteer
training, marketing and community
awareness.
...Enhance Scranton Plan events by the implementation of new and innovative marketing approaches. ...Pursue
Mission: "To create, advocate, and nurture business, education and community partnerships which address educational and workforce opportunities for our students and community." NEW...Create a
business-education consortium to
promote career awareness programs in financial and information
technology
fields in collaboration with the ONGOING ...Create career awareness programs in
electronics through implementation
of the Commonwealth’s “Connecting
Today’s Youth to the Careers of Tomorrow” grant in collaboration with
the ...Promote career awareness
programs in electronics and
healthcare to 7th-12th grade students.
...Facilitate the
retention of our 18–35 year old
population and the development of skilled workers through the
Work&Play in ...Build regional
partnerships between business and education
through programs such as the Computer Contest and Community Reading Day.
...Encourage and foster the
development of leadership skills in
students from the junior class of secondary schools by conducting
"Tomorrow's Leaders Today".
...Organize and stage Job
Fair 2009 to match employers with job
seekers, as well as develop career and skills awareness. ...Build relationships
between business and education by
awarding Mini-Grants to teachers for career oriented projects directly
involving students.
Mission: "To promote small business growth and community development in northeastern Pennsylvania." NEW...Investigate the feasibility of
developing the Women's
Business Center initiative to enhance the development of entrepreneurs
in northeastern Pennsylvania.
NEW...Conduct a roundtable forum with
representatives from
the business and educational communities to foster the development
of Downtown Scranton as a destination location for local college
students. NEW...Complete a comprehensive market
analysis and plan for
MetroAction's small business financing and development programs through
the implementation of the CDFI fund technical assistance grant. ONGOING ...Conduct an annual forum to address diversity within the small business community in northeastern Pennsylvania. ...Assist small business owners through the Scranton Enterprise Center Business Incubator Program. ...Provide business development training opportunities to nurture the development of small businesses in northeastern Pennsylvania. ...Showcase Chamber business members that serve the community through the Small Business Spotlight program.
Mission: "To identify and promote transportation infrastructure to best serve Lackawanna County and its potential for growth." NEW...Plan and implement priority projects identified by the regional Strategic Teams Accelerating Regional Stimuli (STARS) Logistic and Transportation initiative. NEW...Assist PennDOT in securing additional funding through the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Valley View Business Park Roadway project. NEW...Participate in a
tri-state feasibility study to investigate the viability of a new
business and
commuter rail link serving ONGOING ...Work with PennDOT to complete the design and start construction on the Valley View Business Park access road. ...Work with the PA
Northeast Regional
Railroad Authority to secure a Bi-State funding agreement pursuant to
receiving
a favorable national funding rating from the Federal Transit
Administration.
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