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Portage County Chambers of Commerce

Aurora Chamber of Commerce
Jennifer Natale, Executive Director
12 W. Garfield Rd., Office Park 1
Aurora, Ohio 44202
Phone: (330) 562-3355    Fax: (330) 995-9052
Web site: www.auroraohiochamber.com
E-mail: jennifer@auroraohiochamber.com
 

Brimfield Chamber of Commerce
Scott Mikula, President
P.O. Box 3414
Brimfield, Ohio 44240
Phone: (330)  677-6439
Web site: http://www.brimfieldchamber.com/
E-mail: scott@brimfieldchamber.com

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
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
Web site: www.portagerealtors.com
E-Mail: PCAOR@NACS.NET
 

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

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

Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce
Jack Ferguson, President
135 East Main Street
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Phone:  (330) 296-3886
Fax:  (330) 296-6986
E-mail: ravennachamber@att.net
 

Rootstown Chamber of Commerce
President: Joe Paulis
Vice President:  Wesley Willis
P.O. Box 254
Rootstown, Ohio 44272
Web site: www.rootstownchamber.org
E-mail: wesley@xcomohio.com
 

Streetsboro Chamber of Commerce
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 Convention & Visitors Bureau
Jennifer Natale, Executive Director
12 W. Garfield Rd., Office Park 1
Aurora, Ohio 44202
Phone: (330) 562-3355 / (800) 648-6342
Fax: (330) 995-9052
Web Site: www.auroracvb.com
E-Mail: jennifer@auroraohiochamber.com

Streetsboro Visitors & Convention Bureau
Lisa Wild, Director
8929 State Route 14, Suite A
Streetsboro, Ohio 44241
Phone: (330) 422-1770
Toll-Free: (888) 558-5580
Fax: (330) 422-1780
Website: www.streetsborovcb.com 
Email: lwild@streetsborovcb.com or
visitstreetsboro@streetsborovcb.com
 

Central Portage County VCB
Bill Hoover, 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: bhoover@kentbiz.com

Local governments in Portage and media Links

City of Aurora
Brimfield Township
Edinburg Township
Franklin Township
Freedom Township
Village of Garrettsville
Village of Hiram
Hiram Township
City of Kent
Village of Mantua
Palmyra Township
Paris Township
Randolph Township
City of Ravenna
Ravenna Township
Rootstown Township
Shalersville Township
City of Streetsboro
Suffield Township
Windham Township
Village of Windham

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

Summit County Port Authority
Assists the Portage County Port Authority with financing projects and bond funds for companies expanding or relocating into the county.

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.

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

 Ohio Edison a FirstEnergy Co.
 
Better Business Bureau Akron

State

State of Ohio
State of Ohio home page. Link  your business web page to Ohio's Web Site.
 

Ohio Department of Development
Ohio Business Incentives Loans and Bonds
Ohio Tax Incentives
Financing and incentive programs provided by the Ohio Department of Development. Explore Ohio's business assistance programs.

Ohio's 1st Stop Business Connection
A program sponsored by Ohio Department of Development's Small Business Development Centers and the United States Small Business Administration. Provides free state-level information needed to get started or continue your entrepreneurial journey.

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

 

Federal

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