Please Join Us in Welcoming Our New Member!
Beltone Hearing Center
Dr. Megan Presley
111 Main St. Wintersville
Phone:(304) 914-4423
We are excited to introduce to you the newest member of
The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce. Please welcome them by visiting their website, sending them an email, or stopping by their business to introduce yourself.
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This Week's Featured Video
How Home Depot Became the World’s Largest
Home-Improvement Retailer
From the Wall Street Journal: Home Depot is the world’s largest home-improvement retail company, with a net worth of about $350 billion. Here’s an inside look at how it became the dominant player in home improvement by catering to its professional customers. Watch the video by clicking "Play."
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We're Hiring!
The Chamber team is growing! If you have a passion for small business, marketing, and event planning - we want to hear from you!
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It's Time for Coffee & Connections!
Join us on Wednesday, April 13, as we gather at Froehlich's Classic Corner to network and mingle with fellow Chamber member businesses and organizations.
Our host will be TriState Referrals, BNI.
Coffee & Connections is casual, fun, and the perfect way to share news about all that your business or organization has to offer. After a delicious hot breakfast, each attendee gets the opportunity to give a brief commercial about their business or organization and distribute business cards, brochures, coupons, or other promotions.
What: April Coffee & Connections
When: Wednesday, April 13 - 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. (Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.)
Where: Froehlich's Classic Corner
501 Washington St, Steubenville
Host: Tri-State Referrals, BNI
How Much? $15 Per Person. $20 for walk-ins.
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Great Books About Business with Just a Click
Your link to success begins at the library. With each week of "In The Know," The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County will directly connect you to a business book or magazine that will inspire, teach, inform, or elevate you, professionally and personally.
This week:
The Cactus and Snowflake at Work:
How the Logical and Sensitive Can Thrive Side by Side
by Devora Zack
Carl Jung's personality typology introduced the distinction that Feelers (who lead with their hearts) put more weight on personal concerns and the people involved, and Thinkers (who lead with their heads) are guided by objective principles and impartial facts. This book calls them Cacti and Snowflakes—each singularly transcendent. But can people with such fundamentally different ways of making sense of and engaging with the world work together?
"Yes!" says Devora Zack. The key is not to try to change each other. Zack says we can directly control only three things: what we say, what we think, and what we do. The best use of our energy is to focus on our own reactions and perceptions rather than try to "fix" other people.
This book includes an assessment so readers can learn where they are on the Thinker/Feeler spectrum—and because it's a spectrum, readers might well be a snowcactus or a cactusflake. Then Zack helps them figure out where other people might be, guiding them through a myriad of modes of communication and motivation based on personality type.
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Celebrations is Closing
From Angie Kirkpatrick, owner of Celebrations.
"I'd like to send out a Thank-You to the entire Ohio Valley for all the support you’ve given me since I became the owner. I’ve enjoyed being part of all your special occasions.
"I’m sad to say that with everything that is happening, I’m shutting down the store. After 104 years of being in this Valley, it’s time. Health reasons, prices are increasing on me, and I can’t make my pricing what they want me to."
"I hope to see you all before the door closes. I love this Valley and I wish you all the very best. Thank you again!"
The Chamber thanks Angie for being part of our community. We wish her all the best! Please stop by her store, in the Fort Steuben Mall, to say farewell and take advantage of the 50% off sale for everything in the store (except balloons).
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Have Something to Share?
Member Morsels are free and an easy, fast way to reach hundreds each week. It reaches the entire Chamber database each Friday - that's over 850 local business owners, managers, and employees.
Remember to visit individual member websites by clicking on the business name or logo. Submit your Member Morsel by clicking the button below.
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Easter Basket Giveaway
Please join Dixon Healthcare for a drive-thru Easter basket giveaway. This event is free and open to the community.
The first 100 children 12 and under will be given a free Easter basket. One lucky winner will receive the basket with the golden egg that includes a ticket to win a FREE bike, scooter, or hoverboard.
Special appearance by the Easter Bunny and music by DJ Ronnie B. We ask that all adults and children remain in their vehicles at all times.
Please contact Michelle Howard, Director of Public Relations, at 740-264-1155 for additional information or with any questions.
Dixon Healthcare is located at 135 Reichart Ave. in Wintersville.
We hope you hop on over to Dixon Healthcare for this special event. See you soon!
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Dedication and Open House
The Indian Creek Board of Education cordially invites you to attend the dedication and open house of the Indian Creek High School.
Wednesday, April 13, 6:00 p.m.
200 Park Drive, Wintersville
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Community Tree Planting
to Celebrate Earth Day
On Saturday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., celebrate Earth Day at Friendship Park by helping to plant trees at the federal- and state-funded Highwall Reclamation Site on the west side of County Rd. 23 just past the park entrance.
For more information, please contact Judy Henthorn at 740-733-7957 or via email at [email protected] or
[email protected].
You can also visit the park website by clicking here.
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Todd Morelli Building Supply Will Bring Spring to Your Outdoors
Spring is almost here! Todd Morelli Building Supply Inc. is here to help you get your outdoors ready.
We have mulch, topsoil, sand, landscaping rock, pavers, retaining wall block, and more to make all of your outdoor dreams come true. Any dream outdoor space comes with a beautiful fire pit and pub table.
These are two simple DIY projects you can do to update your space and make it more comfortable and inviting. Call or come in today.
Phone: 740-266-7259
Location: 301 Airport Road, Wintersville
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15% off for Chamber Members at the Holiday Inn
Weirton-Steubenville Area
At the Holiday Inn Weirton-Steubenville, we put the human touch back into your travel experience. It all starts with a warm welcome upon arrival.
Then, the caring keeps coming with everything from the luxurious comfort of our well-appointed guest rooms and bedding package to our highly trained staff members who are dedicated to anticipating your needs so your stay is the best it can be.
Come and see us! We always have a warm smile and welcome with your name on it...just for you!
15% Off Room Rates at the
Holiday Inn Weirton-Steubenville for Members of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce!
How to receive this special offer?
Book directly online and enter Corporate ID 10019855.
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Notice to Bidders:
The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce is now announcing open bids for the Jefferson County Commissioners.
Click here to view recent bid announcements. Email us to let us know if someone on your team would like these announcements sent directly to their inbox.
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Ohio Means Jobs Is Here to Help
Looking for a career switch or need to get the word out about open positions at your business? Ohio Means Jobs is the site for you!
Connect with Dan Wilson,
Workforce Specialist, to learn how OMJ can help you.
740-564-7428
[email protected]
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Today in History
- April 1, 1700 -
April Fools' tradition popularized
From History: On April 1, 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools’ Day by playing practical jokes on each other.
Although the day, also called All Fools’ Day, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, its exact origins remain a mystery.
Some historians speculate that April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563. People who were slow to get the news or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1 and continued to celebrate it during the last week of March through April 1 became the butt of jokes and hoaxes.
April Fools’ Day spread throughout Britain during the 18th century. In Scotland, the tradition became a two-day event, starting with “hunting the gowk,” in which people were sent on phony errands (gowk is a word for cuckoo bird, a symbol for fool) and followed by Tailie Day, which involved pranks played on people’s derrieres, such as pinning fake tails or “kick me” signs on them.
To read this entire article, click here.
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Today is April Fools' Day. Here's one of history's most famous pranks.
Did You Know?
- One year, satirist Jonathan Swift decided to play a very elaborate All Fools’ Day prank on John Partridge, a famous astrologer who sold bogus predictions to the public in almanacs.
- After Partridge predicted in his 1708 almanac that a fever would sweep London in early April, Swift published an almanac under a fake name predicting that on March 29 at 11 p.m., Partridge would die “of a raging fever.”
- The public was intrigued, but Partridge was irate, and he published a rebuttal to Swift’s almanac calling its author a fraud.
- Then, on the night of March 29, Swift published an elegy (again, under a fake name) announcing that Partridge—a “cobbler, Starmonger and Quack”—had died, and admitted on his deathbed that he was a fraud.
- News of Partridge’s death spread over the next couple of days, so that when Partridge walked down the street on April 1, people stared at him in surprise and confusion.
- Partridge angrily published a pamphlet saying he was alive, and Swift again publicly asserted that Partridge was dead, and claimed Partridge’s pamphlet was written by someone else.
- The whole escapade helped to discredit Partridge, who eventually stopped publishing almanacs.
For eight more famous pranks,
check out this article: History
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Around the State. Around the Country. | |
Software Developers among
Top Jobs in Ohio
From The Business Journal: In-Demand Jobs Week is May 2 to 6, and the state is promoting the top career paths that pay more than $50,000 annually.
Software developers are among the highest paying jobs being promoted, with a median salary of $91,000.
Other jobs being promoted range from computer programmers, which pay a median salary of $84,000, to fire fighters, which pay $51,000.
“In-Demand Jobs Week is a great chance for businesses to open their doors and showcase the many top jobs, industries and skills across Ohio,” said Gov. Mike DeWine. “The best way to find out if a job is for you is to try it out, and students will have that opportunity to do just that.”
Read the article in its entirety
by clicking here.
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Report Finds Small Businesses Offering More Flexibility, Higher Wages, New Benefits to Find and Keep Workers
As the worker shortage crisis continues to cause major headaches for small businesses, a new U.S. Chamber and MetLife poll finds that hiring challenges are causing the majority of small business owners to change the way they recruit and retain employees.
According to new data from the Q1 2022 MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index (SBI), over half of small businesses (56%) say they are concerned about recruiting enough new employees to fill open positions, and 57% are concerned about employee retention.
Larger small businesses (20-499 employees), in particular, find employee retention a challenge: they rank employee retention (21%) alongside inflation (24%), supply chain disruptions (25%), and COVID-19 (26%) as their highest concerns.
Read the article in its entirety
by clicking here.
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