, I want to grow my own food but I can't find bacon seeds.

The Week of March 6th, 2023

I want to grow my own food but

I can't find bacon seeds. 🥓

Darn it ! A good friend is moving to a different location. Shawnie, Office Depot Printing Department Manager, is relocating to another Office Depot location closer to her home. Losing a great employee is hard for businesses. Losing a great Chamber friend and business resource is bittersweet. Shawnie plans to stop by and say goodbye at an upcoming AM.

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Allen Cohen, Eastside Theater Co.(pictured above) supports fellow non-profits during Fill-A-Bag. Gresham is known for its love of arts and culture. Organizations that give kids opportunities to perform are abundant and gratifying to support. Eastside Theater Co. is one of the many Chamber nonprofits that supports kids. Get your tickets for their last weekend’s performance of Beauty and the Beast.

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⭐️The 2023 BEA Winners Are...⭐️

Click Here to Snag Your Seats to the Business Excellence Awards

Yes, Lenny, of Lenny Martin Painting, LLC, is pointing out the Rising Star winner, Brian York, Clackamas County Bank. Join Lenny and Brian at the Business Excellence Awards Luncheon.

Click Here to Snag Your Seats to the Business Excellence Awards

Cascadia Arts Association (CAA)

Friday March 10th, 2023

7:20 AM - 9:00 AM

Location:

Center for the Arts Foundation Little Theater

333 N Main Ave. (enter at 3rd & Miller)

Gresham, OR 97030

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Al's Garden Center

Clackamas Community Bank - Gresham

Happy Baskets/Simple Pleasures Gift Baskets

Courtyard by Marriott Portland East

eRep, Inc.

Regency Gresham Nursing & Rehabilitation

ALSO - Advocates for Life Skills and Opportunity

Good News Community Health Center

Mt. Hood Hospice

Gresham Sanitary Service, Inc.

Portland General Electric

Adventist Health Portland

Kaiser Permanente

Weston Buick GMC Kia

Gresham-Barlow School District

Press Release: GRACE & ACTION at Portland Columbia Symphony showcases how a Hidden Gem of the Northwest is Advancing Equity in the Symphonic World. Read More >>>

Press Release: Gresham Barlow STEM Expo!!!! Friday, March 10th! Open to the public from 1:30-2:30 pm., with an awards session to follow. Read More >>>

Where’s the Unicorn? Focus job postings on top 5 desired skills sets. Which can be trained (make those preferred) and which must come inherently (make those required)? Long lists of qualifications scare off potentially strong candidates. Besides, who can afford a unicorn?

If you have to idle more than 5 minutes shut off your vehicle to save on fuel usage.

Air filters can only clean what travels through the filter - most filters are not able to capture ultra-fine particulates like bacteria and viruses.

Share your pearls of wisdom?

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Oregon kind of lucked

out with waterfalls

📷 : Tamanawas Falls by Tyler Roemer

We have more than our fair share of cascades, hundreds actually, many of which are taller than skyscrapers and last year-round. With so many amazing waterfalls, we just can’t help but go chasing them.