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Net@ Noon: Municipal Government Industry Insights
Thursday, January 28 | Noon - 1:30 p.m.
State of the City/County Discussion
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Featuring Jason Molino, Tompkins County Administrator and Mayor Svante Myrick, City of Ithaca - sharing their insights on budgets, transportation, public health, economic recovery, and more.
Come network with colleagues and learn about how our communities will move forward together in 2021!
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Women in Business Roundtable
Virtual Gathering
Thursday, January 28 | 3 - 4:30 p.m.
We'll gather for a facilitated conversation with women business and nonprofit leaders from all throughout Tompkins County and our broader Chamber membership. Let's reflect on 2020 and inspire one another for the year ahead!
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Small Business Roundtable
Virtual Gathering
Wednesday, February 3 | 8 - 9:30 a.m.
Join us for our Q1 Small Business Roundtable, for a safe, confidential environment to share with your peers. Find mentors, great ideas, and new connections. Reflect on 2020 accomplishments, and creative ways to continue navigating a difficult business environment.
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February Business After Hours
Co-hosted by Business Leaders of Colors and Tompkins County Government
Wednesday, February 10th | 5 - 6:30 p.m.
Business Leaders of Colors is a group of small business owners and community leaders committed to social justice and built for overlooked, underrepresented, business owners of colors. Recently joining Tompkins County Administration as the new Chief Equity and Diversity Officer, Deanna Carrithers will introduce herself to the Chamber community and discuss her newly developed role in Tompkins County.
Both of our co-hosts have Diversity central to their missions, so we'll be focusing on Diversity and Inclusion for the networking/sharing portion.
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INTRODUCING A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU & YOUR TEAM!
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Training Series, Session 1
Systemic Racism in Tompkins County
Thursday, February 25th | 9 - 11 a.m.
Many Chamber businesses and organizations are asking what they can do to respond to systemic racism, workplace inequities, and exclusionary cultures in the current moment. To support Members' desire to build greater diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in their respective workplaces, a group of experienced facilitators and consultants will be conducting a six-part webinar series, led by Dr. Paula Ionide of Rise to Equity, in partnership with the Chamber.
The first training will focus on Systemic Racism in Tompkins County. The concept of systemic or institutional racism and poverty is made tangible to workshop participants through an interactive workshop focused on housing and residential segregation in Tompkins County. Using interactive maps and tools, participants examine the homes and neighborhoods they grew up in to understand the connection between race, segregation, and opportunities for intergenerational wealth-building (or the lack thereof). After examining the long-term effects of housing segregation and discrimination on wealth-building, participants make connections between neighborhoods and access to other opportunities, including education, transportation, and employment that are skewed along racial lines.
Participants walk away with a personalized understanding of systemic racism that can be used to
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Upstate CEO Survey from Siena Research & The Business Council |
The Siena College Research Institute (SCRI), in partnership with The Business Council of New York State, Inc., and with support from Western Governors University is conducting the 14th Annual New York State Business Leaders Survey. This year, they opened the survey up to chamber members so you can participate in this study and share your valuable insight and opinions about the state of business in New York and the important issues that impact your ability to successfully compete in today’s economy, including the changes that have happened due to COVID-19.
We ask that Tompkins Chamber member CEOs only the survey within the next week. If we have over 50 responses we will receive a fact sheet produced by SCRI courtesy of The Business Council, and share that information with you.
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2021 NYS Budget Presentation
Save the Date/Time
Friday, February 5 | Noon
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The Tompkins Chamber is working with the Governor's Office to host a virtual presentation with one of New York's Commissioners on the 2021 Proposed Budget. We will confirm and share registration information when we know more. |
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Save the Date
Wednesday, March 24th | 9am - Noon
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The Tompkins Chamber and Ithaca Area Economic Development look forward to hosting you for a virtual economic summit, celebrating our resiliency and community efforts to navigate 2020 together, offering breakout sessions highlighting key challenges and opportunities, and sharing inspiration for our economic recovery in the years ahead. |
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Member & Development News
We're providing a weekly roundup of member news. To have something included, email Jennifer.
“One Compelling Ithaca Story Take Two: 2020 in Review” aims to raise $5,000 for United Way of Tompkins County’s Community Care Fund. The event is over halfway towards its goal, currently at $3,600.
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Bailey Place Welcomes Chris Roscoe |
Bailey Place is proud to announce the addition Chris Roscoe to their team. As an Ithaca native, Chris knows our community and the unique exposures our businesses and families can face.
Chris will join the team as an Account Executive, working with Tompkins County businesses to address their insurance and risk management needs. He is a licensed property and casualty insurance broker with experience running his own local family business.
Bailey Place Insurance has offices in Ithaca, Dryden, Cortland and Rochester, and conducts business throughout NYS. To contact Chris at Bailey Place, you can call 607-844-8626, or croscoe@baileyplace.com.
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New Vine Records launches From the Vine partnership with local restaurants and small businesses
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New Vine Records is a not for profit record label building community through the sponsorship of the arts in Freeville, NY. They develop musicians as well as provide scholarships to artists for projects, gear, and social media development.
Every other Friday night they host From the Vine, a COVID safe concert experience. Artists are invited to the studio to stream their show, which is promoted by New Vine free of charge. They are currently looking for small businesses to partner with in this effort. If you own a small business or restaurant and want to support the arts and advertise your business, please reach out to Hannah Madl at hannah@newvinemedia.org.
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Local, Regional, and New York State COVID-19 Updates
FUNDING:
Area lenders are accepting PPP loan applications. As always, check first with your existing financial institution. More information is available at the links below:
OTHER COVID-19 Updates:
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Healthy Workforce Network On-the-Job Training Grant
This funding is intended to support people in recovery receiving educational and training supports, new job opportunities, and maintaining a recovery friendly employer base in Tompkins County and regionally.
Under this contract, training grants with a maximum payout of $2,000 will be available to businesses that are hiring a new employee or promoting an existing employee, and providing the training needed to be successful in their new role. The training grant will be used to provide the employee with the additional training needed in order to fulfill the job responsibilities.
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Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2021 Ithaca Loves Teachers Festival |
Now, more than ever, we are asking for your investment to help offset the costs of producing the Ithaca Loves Teachers Festival. We invite you to take a look at these sponsorship opportunities to see if there is one that meets your marketing goals and budget.
It is our intention to move from a printed program to a digital passbook this year to allow all business participants to have flexibility to modify offerings, as well as to give us the ability to push notifications to registered participants and better track deal/offer redemption. The intention is to not only improve the experience for participating businesses and teachers, but also to keep a safe experience for our visitors and community top priority.
If you have any questions or want to explore other ways of supporting the cost of the festival, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Katie Kutz at katie@visitithaca.com. The Ithaca Loves Teachers Festival is a partnership between Visit Ithaca, Downtown Ithaca Alliance & Tompkins Chamber.
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Tompkins Chamber and CVB Property at East Shore Drive for Sale
Tompkins Chamber & CVB have announced that our property at East Shore Drive is listed for sale, after much consideration and decades of being headquartered at this iconic facility. We're excited to see what will come next for our organization, and for 904 E. Shore Drive. Click below for the listing information!
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January & February
Meeting Schedule
Board of Directors
Wednesday, January 27th | 8 - 9:30 a.m.
Government & Community Affairs
Carbon Fee & Dividend Presentation &
2021 Policy Priorities Discussion
Monday, February 1 | Noon - 1:15 p.m.
Chamber Ambassadors & Membership Development
Monday, February 8 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Admin & Finance/Executive
Committee
Tuesday, February 16 | 8 - 9:30 a.m.
All meetings require advance registration & will be virtual until further notice. Register with Carly Hansen at chansen@tompkinschamber.org.
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Our team is here to help.
Note: Our East Shore Drive office is staffed most weekdays from 9-5 for pick up or delivery, and our entire team is available by appointment. Please call 607-273-7080 during normal business hours if you need to visit us.
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