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About Us Discover the Region Community Resources Business Directory News Events For News From Our Members Click Here Get Your Tickets Now For Winter In August Celebration! US Senator Patrick Leahy Is Scheduled to Attend! Come out and help celebrate the ski industry at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce 34th Annual Winter In August Celebration on Tuesday, August 11th from 5:00 – 8:00 PM. This important Chamber fundraiser and show of appreciation to the ski industry will be back on Merchants Row again this year. Winter In Invites you to the

August will be a block party like last year and take August Chamber Mixer place right outside the Rutland Region Chamber of Tuesday, August 18th Commerce office at 50 Merchants Row in Downtown 5-7pm Rutland. New this year the event will Location: 2 South Main St., Rutland feature Local Craft (Corner of Terrill St., across from Brews! Tickets are Main St. Park)

$9 in advance at the hors d'oeuvres catered by Chamber Office or American Legion Post 31 $10 the day of the There will be a Guest Speaker event. Great Networking! Because so many restaurants have gone all out and

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done creative displays and prepared such great food 50/50 Cash Raffle! in the past, The Chamber acknowledges the effort with the: The Best Taste Award judged by a Chef led Great Door Prizes! panel. There will also Door Prizes include: be a People’s Choice Award. Overnight stay for two at Best Western Plus Inn & Suites

This important Peter Huntoon Watercolor Print Chamber Fundraiser Paramount Theatre Tickets is made possible by businesses who Gift Certificates from Greenfields Restaurant participate, those who attend annually and by our sponsor Rutland Herald. Gift from Park Place Florist and more! The annual event recognizes the positive economic impact that the ski industry has on the Rutland region and Vermont. Area restaurants and businesses August Chamber provided delicious food for attendees to enjoy while Meetings the businesses marketed their establishments. If you 8/4 Special Events Committee, 8:30am are interested in participating in Winter In August, click here for more information or call 802-773-2747. 8/11 Winter In August, 5-8pm. Merchants Row Block Party outside the Chamber Offices. $9 A BIG Thank you in advance, $10 at the door. goes out to: 8/18 Chamber Mixer at Credit The following Union of Vermont, 2 South Main businesses, St. in Rutland. 5-7pm

restaurants and 8/26 Chamber Board of Directors, organizations who 12:15 have already agreed to participate in the 34th Annual Winter In August RutlandVermont.com Celebration. Stay tuned for more to be added: Pageviews American Legion Post 31 , Baxter ’s at the Rutland January: 17,939 February: 15,547 Country Club , Cafe ’ Verde , Cape Air , Casella Waste March: 17,097 Systems , Castleton University Conferences & April: 17,689 May: 20,209 Events , Citizens Bank , Coleman Brook Tavern at June: 22,207 Okemo Mountain Resort , Crowley Cheese , Franklin July: 31,337 Conference Center , Franklin ’s Restaurant , Greenfields Restaurant @ Holiday Inn , Hop N Moose Brewing Company , Killington Grand Hotel & Conference Center , MVRTD/The Bus , NB T Bank , Ponderosa , Raiche ’s Vermont Made Salsa ,

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Red Clover Inn , Rotary Club of Rutland , Rutland City Church , Rutland County Parent/Child Center , Rutland Jewish Center , Rutland Restaurant , Sweet Lovin ’ Creations , The Foundry @ Summit Pond , The Local, The Palms , The Vermont Inn , The Vermont Truffle Company , Walk to End Alzheimer ’s

Top 10 Most Again this year, thank you to Tim Hewitt of Preferred Visited Pages Restrooms for providing Luxury Portable Restrooms Calendar of Events: 3,906 for the event, Casella Resource Solutions for 4th of July Fireworks Extravaganza: 2,512 providing waste services and Foley Linen for Things To do: 1,736 providing table clothes for the event. Chamber Business Directory: 803 sponsored by: Summer Smash: 679 Vermont State Fair: 644 RAVE Car Show: 568 Restaurants: 549 Lodging: 462 Downtown Retail: 397

Use Your Perk Card = Save Chamber Perk Card Money Member to Member Discount Program Membership Benefit: The Perk Card Discounts, Deals & Special

Everybody loves a deal! Our extremely popular Membership PERK Card is one of the most widely Please patronize these used and highly valued benefits of being a Chamber valued member. All member businesses receive one PERK sponsors of our card for every member of their organization. In other Chamber e-Newsletter words, you just improved your employee benefits at no additional cost! In addition, your participation invites thousands of member organizations’ employees to patronize your business.

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or sale.

Want to Offer a Deal to Thousands of PERK Cardholders? Simply fill out this form with your offer and we’ll get you listed as a PERK Card Merchant right away. Need To Print The List? PerkCardList for a downloadable pdf of the Perk List.

If you need additional cards drop us an e-mail by clicking here .

Need Transportation? Credit Union of Vermont To Host the August Chamber Mixer! Tuesday, August 18th, 5-7pm 1-800-USA-RAIL The August Amtrak.com Chamber Mixer will be held on Tuesday, August 18th, 5-7pm and will be at Credit Union of Vermont, 2 South Main St. in Rutland (corner 1-800-352-0714 of Terrill St.,across CapeAir.com from Main St. Park).

There will be a guest speaker, great hors 1-844-888-7267 d'oeuvres catered by VtTranslines.com American Legion Post 31, great networking and great door prizes including an Overnight Stay for Two at Best Western Inn & Suites, Peter Huntoon Watercolor Print, Paramount Theatre Tickets, gift certificates to Greenfield's Restaurant at Holiday

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Inn and a gift from Park Place Florist.

A crowd turned out at our monthly mixer in July and enjoyed tremendous food provided by Baxter's Restaurant at the Rutland Country Club. What a great business and golf course this is in our region. They are a valued Chamber member.

Killington Classic Motorcycle Touring Rally Arrives, Thursday, August 27th The Killington Classic Motorcycle Touring Rally will start on Thursday, August 27th and be in the area through August 30th bringing hundreds of motorcyclists to the region. There will also be a scavenger hunt, guided tours including a Covered Bridge Tour, scavenger hunt, poker run and much more!

This year's Killington Classic will feature the annual Parade to Rutland (6:30pm) and Block Party (thanks to the Downtown Rutland Partnership) in Downtown Rutland

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on Friday, August 28 th . The Block Party will feature Live Music with Blue Jay Way in the parking pit on Center Street at 7 pm. Come see the bikes parading from Killington, over 800 motorcycles visit downtown, many downtown businesses will offer extended hours. , the event is open to the public and will take place at 6:30pm following the bike parade from Killington to Rutland. Everybody welcome, motorcycles should line up starting at 5pm on the Killington Rd. The parade will be led by the Red Knights Motorcycle Club, Vermont Chapter III and Vermont Lt. Governor Phil Scott.

For more information or to participate in the Killington Classic go to www.killingtonclassic.com

Sidewalk Sale Days! The Downtown Rutland Partnership invites you downtown on for the Annual Sidewalk Sale Days & Circus taking place Friday, July 31, 9 AM-10 PM & Saturday, August 1, 9 AM-3 PM on Center Street & Merchants Row. Friday evening features local musicians ending with the Stafford All-Stars at 6 PM and local rock band, Moneyshott, at -

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8:30 PM in the Pit.

Saturday will have a variety of performers, carnival rides, a bounce house, kids' activities and games, local musicians and continued shopping and outdoor dining.

These events are free and open to the public. For more information go to rutlanddowntown.com or call 802-773-9380

Makers Fair August 1st! Rutland Economic Development Corporation (REDC), in collaboration with regional and local organizations, will be hosting a Makers Faire during Sidewalk Sale Days on Saturday, August 1st, from 9:00 to 3:00 on Merchants Row in front of the Energy Innovation Center (EIC). Robot battles and displays will be located inside the EIC, with craftsman and hobbyists displaying their crafts under tents in the street.

There will be 3D printing demonstrations, virtual reality technology, drone demonstrations, fly tying and custom fishing rods, hand-made specialty knives, leather crafting, jewelry making, and more will be on display with demonstrations for adults and children to enjoy.

For the kids, come make a toy plane and test how it flies in the test wind tunnel, or have your picture taken with the ten foot Minion on display at our tent on

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Merchants Row.

Come help celebrate the innovative and interesting things these Makers do in our community, and enjoy all there is to see and do in downtown Rutland on August 1st.

Rutland Forum to Explore Next Steps for Vermont's Climate Change Economy Area businesses and nonprofits are increasingly involved with climate change – both its challenges and opportunities. Their creative solutions are becoming a growing part of our state’s economy. What are your experiences? Do you have ideas that can help nurture this sector in Vermont? Join Rutland Mayor Chris Louras and local business leaders for a forum on What’s Next for Vermont’s Climate Change Economy? The panelists will be Joe Fusco, Vice President of Casella Waste Systems ; Betsy Ide, Energy Innovation Center at Green Mountain Power ; and Mark Foley, President of Foley Services . Everyone is encouraged to attend, listen, and share ideas.

This discussion, produced by The Vermont Council on

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Rural Development (VCRD) is the next step for public input to the Vermont Climate Change Economy Council, a group working to develop a practical plan to reduce carbon emissions and stimulate green economic development in Vermont. To learn more about the forum and the Council visit VCRD’s website at www.vtrural.org , download the event flyer (pdf) , or call Jenna at 802-225-6091.

The Vermont Council on Rural Development is a non-profit organization charged by the federal farm bill to act as a neutral convener at both the local and policy level supporting the progress of Vermont communities.

VT NH Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl August 1st at Castleton University! The 62nd Annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl will be played at Castleton University's Spartan Field, Saturday, August 1 as an evening game, with kick-off scheduled for 5:30 p.m. The annual parade will take place in the Town of Castleton at 3pm.

The Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl Football Game is played between two all-star teams of graduated high school seniors from Vermont & New Hampshire. The game is preceded by a spectacular parade of Shrine Units from throughout the Northeast Region. It is one of 30 Shrine Football Games played every year across the country.

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"Strong Legs Run That Weak Legs May Walk" is the motto of every Shrine Football Game and it can be seen every summer as 72 young men from New Hampshire and Vermont play their hearts out for the benefit of the children in the Shrine hospitals. And, when they step off the field at game's end, they become alumni and as such never forget the children they played for.

For more information go to www.maplesugarbowl.com

Free Business Presentation! FREE Business Presentation! Are You Running A Valuable Business? Learn 8 Factors That Impact the Value of Your Business.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Conference Room

Hannah Abrams, Business Coach with AdviCoach will hold a free business presentation, Are You Running A Valuable Business? Learn 8 Factors That Impact the Value of Your Business.

Why make business harder than it has to be? This presentation is geared to business owners who have created a business and want to make sure that it is and will be something of value when the times comes for spending less time at work, starting another business, retiring, handing the business to the next generation or whatever!

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In this presentation you will:

 Learn the 8 factors that impact the value of your business

 Be introduced to a proven methodology for improving the value of your business

 Have the opportunity to find out your Value Builder score for your business ( for FREE )

 Understand what aspects of your business are doing well and what aspects need improvement to increase your value

Oh… and another thing… you will likely laugh , have a good time and feel that you invested 90-quality minutes into your business. This is business, with a fun approach . Coffee and Water Provided

Registration is required for this free event by clicking here. For more information call 802-776-8922

Workers Comp Corner sponsored by:

Workers’ compensation insurance is mandatory for all Vermont employers. Most employers are aware of their coverage obligations and they know that it provides an injured worker with certain benefits.

Purpose Workers compensation law is intended to provide for employees a speedy, no-fault remedy and for employers liability which is limited and determinate.

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Statutory Benefits An injured worker may be entitled to one or more of these specific benefits: • Medical care/treatment that is reasonable and necessary to treat injury • Lost time if disabled due to work injury; roughly 2/3 of usual work wages • Permanent impairment only if injury results in permanent impairment; per AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment • Vocational rehabilitation if unable to return to suitable employment • Death benefits if evidence supports the death arose due to work injury

Workers Comp Corner is sponsored by National Financial Partners: For more information or rates on Workers' Compensation or any other business insurance contact Chuck Rose at National Financial Partners, 802-775-4443 or [email protected] www.nfp.com/poulos

Save The Date! Chamber Annual Meeting Set For October 28th

The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce will hold their Annual Meeting on Wednesday, October 28th at noon at the Holiday Inn.

Highlights of the meeting

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will include a motivational speaker, a concise presentation of the Chamber’s accomplishments over the past year, as well as, a look to the future; and the much anticipated “Business Person of the Year Award” for 2015.

Watch your email for additional information.

Membership Director's Update Joan Hill, Director of Membership Development

Hi Everyone, Thank you to the Rutland Country Club for hosting the July mixer. The food and presentation were wonderful.

The 4 th of July Fireworks Extravaganza at the Vermont State fairgrounds was a great success. Thank you to our sponsors Alderman’s Chevrolet/Buick, Kia, Toyota/Scion, Casella Waste Systems, Green Mountain Power, McDonalds, Price Chopper Supermarket, Rutland Herald, Ryan Smith & Carbine, Ltd. Stewart’s Shop, The Vermont Country Store, Vermont Gas Systems, Vermont State Fair and Walmart.

We need brochures from our members. If you are unable to drop them off at the Chamber office at 50 Merchants Row, please call me at 773-2747 ext. 203, and I will be happy to pick them up.

New Perk Card Addition: Shearer Heaven Salon & Day Spa is offering $20.00 off single process color

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which includes wash, cut, blow dry and style (cannot be combined with any other discount).

Mark your calendars for the Winter in August Celebration sponsored by the Rutland Herald on August 11th. Again this year the celebration will be a block party at 50 Merchants Row. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Chamber office. If you would like to participate, please call 802-773-2747to reserve your space.

Join a committee, offer Perk Card discounts and get involved to receive the most benefits from your Chamber. I look forward to seeing you all at Winter in August on August 11 th and the mixer at Credit Union of Vermont on August 18 th .

Welcome New Members Central Vermont Property Valuation, PC Jack Rogers 212 E Pittsford Rd, Rutland, VT 05701 Ph: 802-775-0255 Real Estate appraisal.

ClearChoiceMD Amy Corey 173 South Main St., Rutland, VT 05701 Ph: 802-772-4165 www.ccmdcenters.com Designed to meet your urgent, non-life threatening medical needs with your busy schedule in mind.

Diamond Brook Kennel Rodney and Barbara Mack 4597 Rte 30 – Hubbardton, Brandon, VT 05733 Ph: (802) 273-2941

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www.diamondbrook.com Pet boarding & grooming facility and Labrador breeder that offers Garmin dog training equipment, Labrador Retrievers, pet supplies, pet food, and more. Serving the Vermont since 1982.

MC Sounds Mike Coppinger 49 Temple Street, Rutland, VT 05701 Ph: 802-342-0533 www.mcsounds.com The company you call when you want to make your event unique, fun, and memorable. Their knowledge with event entertainment is the ONLY one to rely on when you want to create an experience at your wedding or celebration that you and your guests will never forget.

Otter Creek Engineering Mark Youngstrom 10 Merchants Row, 4th Floor, Suite 15, Rutland, VT 05701 Ph: 802-747-3080 www.ottercrk.com Civil/environmental consulting engineering firm with a solid reputation as committed professionals. Founded in 1998, the firm’s focus is on design and construction review of a broad spectrum of water, wastewater, site development, storm water, roadway, hydrogeology, and environmental assessment and remediation projects.

Phoenix Books Rutland – Opening Soon in Downtown Rutland! Tricia Huebner www.phoenixbooks.biz/

Senior Circuit LLC Linda Devereux PO Box 565, Rutland, VT 05702

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Ph: 802-342-5632 www.seniorcircuitvt.net In home computer and technology education for senior citizens. Serving seniors within a 50 mile radius of Brandon. Maintenance and repair of computers.

Six Degrees Marketing Group Christopher Ryan 22 Cottage St. Rutland, VT 05701 Ph: 802-417-2419 www.6degreeslive.com Full service advertising agency that specializes in strategic marketing planning through traditional and cutting edge methods.

Town of Proctor Stanley M. Wilbur 45 Main Street, Proctor, VT 05765 Ph: 802-459-3333 www.proctorvermont.com Proctor is uniquely situated along a north-south valley of the Otter Creek, making it one of the most picturesque towns in Rutland County. Our vast marble and sand deposits, the proximity to the “Great Falls” of Otter Creek and the rail lines are among the primary reasons Redfield Proctor, Sr. formed the Vermont Marble Company here in 1880.

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