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1934 - Bouquet Canyon Reservoir, replacement for ill-fated St. Francis Dam & reservoir, begins to fill with water [story]
Bouquet Reservoir


| Wednesday, Dec 17, 2014
A Message from the President…. 
 
Did you know…
…that beginning  January 2015 the Chamber has expanded its LunchNet program to  bi-monthly.  We will meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at various member restaurants across the valley.  Space is limited to the first 20 members and the cost is $15.You must register and pay on-line.
For more information contact me at the Chamber.
Did you know…

…that beginning January 6th and continuing

 on the first Tuesday of each month, NEW Members are invited to meet and have refreshments with the CEO.  This is an opportunity to discuss your needs and get an up front view of Chamber benefits and programs.  Learn More
Did you know…
….the that beginning January 2015 the Chamber will be reducing the price of our GMSCV Breakfast to $18 if you register and pre-pay online.  Of course you still have the option of paying $25 at the door.

Avoid the hassle and time of pre-registering and purchase our NEW Networking Package.  This package was designed with the serious networker in mind and includes your annual membership fee as well as other marketing opportunities.  Full description form.

  Contact the Chamber for full details.

Special FREE Advertising Opportunity from:

Available Now through January 8, 2015 

EC Hispanic Media has been honored to be working with the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce. In appreciation of the relationship between both of our organizations, we would like to offer all the members of the chamber a FREE AD on elclasificado.com.

For Non Spanish speaking members, please use this link to submit your ads. All the ads received through the form will be translated by us.

https://elclasificado.wufoo.com/forms/elclasificadocom-free-ad/

Ad characteristics:
* Liner Ad
* Headline: 30 Characters
* Ad text: 3500 Characters
* Phone number, website, e-mail information have separate fields each
* Upload up to 4 photos (up to 5MB file, jpg, gif, png)

If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact,  Clemencia Carroll, EC Hispanic Media, (323) 867 9457
91st Annual Installation & Recognition Banquet
Friday, January 23, 2015
Nominees Are
Small Business of the Year 
Margolis West Graphics
Fast Frame
Sky Crest SignsMedium Business of the Year
Jersey Mikes Subs
Signal Multimedia
Valencia Acura

Large Business of the Year
Henry Mayo Hospital
Whole Foods Valencia
Woodward HRT

Special Achievement
Diane Blair – Comfort Keepers
Gary Choppe’ – Choppe’ Advertising Group
Steven Lettau – Nola Aronson’s Advanced Audiology

Santa Colorita Run! 
February 14, 2015
Scenes From 2014 RUN!
Scenes From 2014 RUN!
Check the website for more information and how to register to run!
Go out and be good humans!

 

Terri K. Crain
President/CEO

List of New Employment Laws Affecting Business in 2015

 Business After Hours Mixer Tonight
Good Morning SCV Networking Breakfast
January 14, 2015
Printable Flyer for Mixer and for Breakfast.

Upcoming Lunch & Learns                          

Friday, January 9, 2015
Host:  Sunpower by Green Convergence – “Are You a Candidate for Solar Power?”
 
Friday, January 16, 2015
Host:  Edward Jones


Location:

Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce
27451 Tourney Road, Suite 160, Santa Clarita, 91355
Time:  11:45am
Lunch & Learns are FREE and lunch will  be provided
If you would like to attend one of the above or host your own event:  Please contact Cheryl Ramirez at
CRamirez@scvchamber.com or 661.702.6977.

Advertise Current Job Opportunities FREE 

The Chamber makes available to its members the opportunity to advertise job opportunities for FREE through two great local resources:

 

Santa Clarita WorkSource Center:

Providing employers with no-cost recruitment assistance from advertising jobs, pre-screening candidates, to facilities to conduct interviews the Santa Clarita WorkSource Center is your one-stop recruitment center in Santa Clarita.  To Learn More visit  www.WorkSantaClarita.com

 

 

Career Services at College Of the Canyons:

We currently have almost 7,000 active job seekers in our Online Job Database. We need more jobs in our database to help out the students and the community. If your company has any job openings -Now would be a great time to advertise your job opportunities for free.

Learn More…

 

 

Grand Openings & Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies 

 

Friday, January 16, 2015
Aranda Accounting
24250 Lyons Avenue
Newhall, CA 91321
1:00pm / 1:30pm Ribbon Cutting

Community Events & This & That  

Christmas in Santa Clarita – A calendar- style page listing all the holiday events in SCV from ice skating to Santa Claus

Holiday SCV – Primarily a listing of the Christmas Light displays in SCV with Google map.
 

CBC Cares – Non-profit Giveaway! Email you nomination and a quick story telling us why you think your organization deserves a donation.

 
American Pickers – Have any items, a collection, or junk you want to sell? Don’t quite know what’s in your barn or storage shed? If you have a large collection you think is worth the pick and want to appear on American Pickers, now’s your chance.
Also view a list of items they are looking for here.
Hope for the Homeless – Join the Friends of Bridge to Home.  Your monthly pledge will help provide year round assistance to homeless individuals and families.
 
Office Depot for Chamber Members:
Not a member of the Chamber Office Depot Program? Click here to start saving up to 60% off a core list of 175 most commonly purchased items.
I-5 Corridor improvements: 
Hotline: 855-454-6335
Website: www.I-5info.com
Brochure:Link 
Like to help people? Want to make a difference?
If you would like to help out your community, Northeast Valley Health Corporation is the place for you!

Invitations to Bid 

 The Chamber makes available to its members the opportunity to find information about procurement contracts for bid by public agencies.

City of Santa Clarita
Detailed information on each of the bids can be obtained by downloading the information from the City’s Purchasing website at  www.planetbids.com/santaclarita/bidsonline.cfm.
You may also contact the City of Santa Clarita Purchasing Department at (661) 286-4184 for additional questions.  Current Bidding Opportunities
County of Los Angeles
Los Angeles County is pleased to supply Chamber members with a listing of open bids. Open Bids can be searched by Commodity Description, County Department, Bid title and number.
Open Bids will remain on the web site until the closing date for the bid expires. Closed bids and awards can be viewed from the Search Bids/Awards section of this web site.
Castaic Lake Water Agency

Information on open bids, including Request for Quotations (RFQ), Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Invitation for Bids (IFBs), is available on the CLWA website. Open bids will remain on the website until the closing date. For more information and to view open bids, click on the link: Formore information and to view on public works projects,

College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons welcomes qualified bids in response to Request for Quotations (RFQ),
Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Invitation for Bids (IFBs). To learn more about construction-related bids and the bidding process, click on this link

For non-construction related opportunities, click on this link:

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    Weston, the American Pickers list of items is included in this article.

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