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Portage County Chambers of Commerce

Aurora Chamber of Commerce
Jennifer Natale, Executive Director
E-mail: jennifer@auroraohiochamber.com
549 S. Chillicothe Rd.
Aurora, Ohio 44202
Phone: (330) 562-3355
Fax: (330) 995-9052
Web site: www.auroraohiochamber.com

Brimfield Chamber of Commerce
President: Debbie Darlas
Phone: (330)  677-6439
Web site: http://www.brimfieldchamber.com/
E-mail: ddarlas2000@yahoo.com
Executive Secretary - Monica Myers
monica6monica@aol.com
P.O. Box 3414
Brimfield, Ohio 44240

Deerfield Chamber of Commerce
Carol St. Clair, Founder
P.O. Box 115
Deerfield, Ohio 44411
Phone: (330) 654-4592

Garrettsville/Hiram Area Chamber of Commerce
Rick Patrick, President
Gretchen Cram, Vice President
Judy Wilson, Secretary
8309 Center St./ P.O. Box 1
Garrettsville, Ohio 44231
Phone: (330) 527-2411
Web site: www.qarrettsvillehiramarea.com
E-mail: patricks@apk.net

Portage County Association of Realtors
President:  Tim Miller
214 New Milford Rd., P.O. Box 509
Ravenna, 44266
Phone: (330) 296-5451  Fax: (330) 296-2060
E-Mail: PCAOR@NACS.NET
Web site: www.portagerealtors.com

Kent Area Chamber of Commerce
Dan Smith, Executive Director
138 E. Main St.
Kent, Ohio 44240
Phone: (330) 673-9855  Fax: (330) 673-9860
Web site: www.kentbiz.com 
E-mail: dsmith@kentbiz.com

Mantua-Shalersville Area Chamber of Commerce
President: Marie Louise Stehli, CPA,
Phone: 330-562-7620
PO Box 648
Mantua, OH 44255
E-mail: mlscpa@windstream.net
Web site:
http://www.mantuashalersvillechamber.org

Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce
Pat Artz, Executive Director
135 East Main Street
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Phone:  (330) 296-3886
Fax:  (330) 296-6986
E-mail: ravennachamber@n2net.net
Web site: www.ravennachamber.com

Rootstown Chamber of Commerce
President: Jackie Waltz
Address: P.O. Box 954 254, Rootstown
44272
Phone:(330) 325-2379 3411(Judy Gibson, Treasurer, Conlift, Inc.)
Web site: www.rootstownchamber.org
E-mail: info@rootstownchamber.org
walljackiewaltz@aol.com
 

Streetsboro Chamber of Commerce
Kori Marsinek, Executive Director,
9205 State Route 43, Suite 106
Streetsboro, Ohio 44241
Phone: (330) 626-4769  Fax: (330) 422-1118
Web site: www.streetsborochamber.org
E-Mail: sacc@streetsborochamber.org
 

Convention & Visitor's Bureaus in Portage County

Aurora CVB
Jennifer Natale, Executive Director
Food Court at the Aurora Premium Outlets
549 S. Chillicothe Rd.
Aurora, Ohio 44202
Phone: (330) 562-3373 / (800) 648-6342
Fax: (330) 995-9052
Web Site: www.auroracvb.com
E-Mail: jennifer@auroraohiochamber.com

Streetsboro VCB
Lisa Wild, Office Manager
8929 State Route 14, Suite A
Streetsboro, Ohio 44241
Phone: (330) 422-1770
Toll-Free: (888) 558-5580
Fax: (330) 422-1780
Email: visitstreetsboro@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.streetsborovcb.com 

Central Portage County VCB
Dan Smith, Executive Director
138 E. Main St.
Kent, Ohio 44240
Phone: (330) 475-0090 
Toll Free: 1-877-283-8757  
Fax: (330) 673-9860
Web site: www.centralportage.com
E-mail: dsmith@kentbiz.com

Local governments in Portage and media Links

City of Aurora
Brimfield Township
Franklin Township
Village of Garrettsville
Village of Hiram
City of Kent
Village of Mantua
Palmyra Township
Paris Township
City of Ravenna
Ravenna Township
City of Streetsboro
Rootstown Township
Windham Township
www.windhamvillage.com
www.randolphtownshipohio.gov
www.shalersvilletwp.com/township_officials.htm
 

Record Courier
Akron Beacon Journal
Crain's Cleveland Business
Wall Street Journal
The Plain Dealer 
The Daily Kent Stater

Links to Regional, State and National
Business and Economic Development Organizations

Regional

www.jumpstartinc.org
JumpStart is a business development organization that identifies and invests in early-stage companies that have strong potential in the marketplace, solid prospects for high growth, and are likely to qualify for later-stage funding. Beyond investing, the JumpStart team provides a continuum of business development services to its client companies to help ensure their success.

*Greater Akron Chamber
*Three county regional chamber organization which includes Portage, Summit and Medina counties. Member and Economic Development information and assistance

Cascade Capital Corp
Economic Development Financing

*NEOTEC
Northeast Ohio Trade & Economic Consortium
* Ten county economic development organization which focuses on international trade, logistics and foreign trade zones. Member counties include Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Trumbull, Richland, Summit, Stark and Wayne.

 Ohio Edison a FirstEnergy Co.
 
Better Business Bureau Akron

State

*Connect Ohio
*State of Ohio home page. Link  your business web page to Ohio's Web Site and explore Ohio's business assistance programs.

www.resourceohio.com
Financing and incentive programs provided by the Ohio Department of Development.

State of Ohio Prevailing Wage Information
State of Ohio's Top Requested forms
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Manufacturers Association
Plastics Processors Association of Ohio
Resource Ohio Workforce Page

National  Links:

www.ceoexpress.com
www.techrepublic.com
www.taxsites.com
Federal Reserve Foreign Exchange Rates
Government Per Diem 2004Travel Rates

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American Plastics Council
American Welding Society
Business Women's Network
National Alliance of Business
National Association of Manufacturers 
National Federation of Independent Businesses
Precision Metal Forming Association
Small Business Administration 
Society of Automotive Engineers
Steel Service Centers Institute