Business Voice A Member Publication June 2009 | Volume 29 Number 6 Routing Slip Explore the possibilities at Please share The Business Voice with others Business Expo 2009 here’s still time to be part of one of the biggest, with GES. There is free parking for Business Expo most popular networking events of the year – attendees on Lots 2 & 3. T the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Business What’s Inside Expo 2009! Help your business stand out and demonstrate your company’s commitment to environmental Business Expo 2009: responsibility by exhibiting at Network and expand your Expo with a green booth. Provide company’s exposure your business with the competitive 3 Leadership Las Vegas: Setting yourself apart from the competition 6 City of Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and KTNV Channel 13’s New affordable Nina Radetich will host the kick-off of the 20th advantage of increased visibility and enhanced marketing option C-Biz Annual Business Expo Wednesday, June 24, at the exposure with special green drapery and exclusive available now Las Vegas Convention Center. More than 2,000 eligibility for the Best Green Booth award. 10 business professionals are expected to visit 200 exhibit booths and enjoy food and beverage samples Wireless Internet Access: Smart City will provide Learn about Green from more than 20 local vendors. This is the venue wireless internet access as an added benefit to commuting options for making new contacts, expanding your network exhibitors this year, at no additional cost. 12 and exploring the wealth of opportunities available for business-to-business commerce. Exhibit space is Expo pricing: June Calendar still available! $525 - 10 x 10 standard regular price of Events $700 - 10 x 10 premium 16 Business Expo 2009 will be held at its new location, $425 - 10 x 10 non-profit the Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall I (One) Double booth sizes available at additional cost www.lvchamber.com 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109. To learn more about how you can be involved with Business “Get in the Bag” sponsorship opportunity! Expo 2009, call 702. 641.5822 or visit the Expo New this year is a low-cost marketing opportunity web site at www.lvchamber.com/programs/expo. open exclusively to registered Expo exhibitors. For Expo will be held from Noon - 6:00 p.m. June 24 only $250, you can insert one item or marketing with load-in on June 23. material into each bag that gets handed out to attendees. Call 702.641.5822 for more information! Business Expo 2009 will be held in partnership continued on page 28 One day will make a difference. One day a month. If every commuter—one day this month—took alternate transportation, we could remove nearly 200 tons of pollution from our air. We could take almost a million car trips off our roads. We could breathe easier, and get there faster. And then one day, we could see miraculous a month changes in our valley. rtcsnv.com Quicker. Cleaner. Greener. Energy-saving Save gas Two decks of Talk to your employer Carpool, walk or hybrid vehicles. and cash. total fun. about commuter benefi ts. ride your bike. (coming soon) From My Desk There’s still time - we’ve held a reservation for you! By John Molchon, Business Manager of Faith Community Lutheran Church and Schools and 2009 Business Expo chairman s a Chamber member, you don’t want to miss the business professionals opportunity to be an exhibitor at the 20th Annual ALas Vegas Chamber of Commerce Business • New location with convenient show parking Expo 2009. As this year’s Expo chairman, I am calling on all Chamber members to seriously consider • Exciting grand opening ceremony to include Mayor the many advantages that come with purchasing an Oscar Goodman and KTNV Channel 13 news anchor exhibitor booth at this highly publicized and well- Nina Radetich attended event. • Food and beverage samples from more than 20 local From my insider’s perspective, there is no better vendors opportunity to market your business and network with prospective customers. As a business owner • Free Wi-Fi access sponsored by Smart City for all in today’s troublesome economic environment, you exhibitors simply can’t afford to have your customers in front of John Molchon your competitors. You must consider having a booth at The theme of this year’s Business Expo is “Explore 2009 Business Expo chairman Business Expo on Wednesday, June 24, from the hours the Possibilities.” We chose this theme because we of Noon – 6:00 p.m. Here are some of the incredible feel it conveys the message that despite the challenges advantages of being part of Business Expo: of today’s slow economy, new opportunities exist for forward-thinking business owners. By coming together • All promotion and marketing supplied by the with fellow Chamber members who are collectively Chamber – attendance is expected to exceed 2,000 looking for the very best business-to-business building continued on page 15 Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Member Services 2009 Board of Trustees Las Vegas Chamber Helpful Hints: Executive Committee: of Commerce Steve Hill Hugh Anderson Kevin Burke 702.641.5822 • Limit the number of releases you Chairman of the Board Vice Chair - Government Affairs Burke and Associates, Inc. send to the single most important CalPortland The ABD&F Group at Merrill Lynch Membership Sales 586.3855 happening in your organization. Richard S. Worthington Advertising Sales 586.3812 Fafie Moore Kevin Orrock The Molasky Group of Companies CSE 586.3839 • No advertisements will be printed Immediate Past Chairman & Vice Chair - Finance Government Affairs 586.3815 in the Member News section. Vice Chair - Member Services The Howard Hughes Corporation Kara Kelley InfoCenter 735.1616 Realty Executives of Nevada • No phone numbers will be listed in President & CEO Member Health Benefits 586.3887 the Member News section, with the Michael Bonner Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Public Relations 641.5822 exception of non-profit organizations. Kristin McMillan Kummer Kaempfer Bonner VYP 735.2196 Chairman-Elect & Renshaw & Ferrario • Outdated material will not be Vice Chair - Marketing Editorial Policy: published. EMBARQ The Las Vegas Chamber of Com- • Membership dues must be current Trustees: merce welcomes input, ideas and for submissions to be printed. Bob Ansara Robbie Graham Vicky VanMeetren suggestions from our members. Ricardo’s of Las Vegas, Inc. 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