Chamber News

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THE CHAMBER PAGE  

The Chamber Page is our newsletter, published as a full-page, full-color ad in the business section of The Frederick News-Post on the second and fourth Mondays of each month.

Members: Are you interested in advertising on The Chamber Page? Your full-color ad runs in The Frederick News-Post's Monday edition, and is archived in this list of PDF newsletters. Advertisers also receive a featured link in our email newsletter, sent to more than 3,000 local professionals.

Contact Kelly Beach at 301.662.8493 or kbeach@frederickchamber.org for more information. Advertising agreement forms are available for download in the members-only login portal.

IN THE NEWS  

• Business expo brings Golden Mile location into focus (FNP 09/26/12)
• Local Organizations Attending Business Expo in Frederick County (WHAG 09/25/12)
• President and CEO of Frederick Chamber of Commerce signs Statement of Support (ESGR 08/30/12)
• Retailers, customers prepare for tax-free week (FNP) 08/07/12)
• Chamber presents public safety awards (FNP 07/26/12)
•  Future Link Conference prepares high school students (FCC 06/15/2012)
• Celebrating 100 Years (24-page PDF of insert published by the FNP 06/12/12)
• Local Chamber of Commerce reaches centennial year (WFMD 06/04/12)
• City notes - Conference Center exploration continues (FNP 06/03/12)
• Leadership Frederick County graduates 37 (FNP 06/01/12)
• What makes us what we are? (The Tentacle 05/28/12)
• 100 years later (FNP Editorial 05/26/12)
• Frederick County Chamber of Commerce Celebrates 100 Years (WHAG 05/23/12)
• Let the next century begin: Chamber unveils glass-engraved charter at ceremony marking 100 years (FNP 05/22/12)
• Frederick Chamber of Commerce celebrates 100th anniversary (Frederick Maryland Online 05/21/12)
• A century of service (FNP 05/21/12)
• Former chamber leaders look back on service (FNP 05/21/12)
• A brief history of the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce (FNP 05/21/12)
• Frederick Chamber celebrates 100th anniversary (Want2Dish 05/21/12)
• 100 years and counting (The Gazette of Politics & Business 05/11/12)
• Hundreds to attend FutureLink V (FCPS news 05/03/12)
• Frederick County Progress Report (The Daily Record, May 2012)
• My first job: Paul Frey (FNP 04/30/12)
• Lawmakers support charter government (FNP 04/28/12)
• County unemployment rate falls in March (FNP 04/28/12)
• Frederick aims to get downtown hotel and conference center (WHAG 04/25/12)
• ING executive speaks on smart investment planning (FNP 04/23/12)
• Events & Networking (Gazette 04/20/12)
• Chamber event at Shockley Honda (Gazette "We Clicked" photo gallery 04/18/12)
• The City of Frederick featured in US Builders Review spring edition (City of Frederick news flash 04/17/12)
• This Week in Frederick County: Interview with Ric Adams (FCG TV 04/16/12)
• Brunswick enters into energy cooperative (Gazette 04/13/12)
• Keeping eyes on the road (FNP 04/12/12)
• Md Students pledge not to text while driving (CBS Baltimore 04/12/12)
• Brunswick to join electric cooperative (FNP 04/11/12)
• City looks to advance road repair (FNP 04/05/12)
• Frederick Chamber: Going Strong at 100 (Free Enterprise 03/28/12)
• 13 under 30: Frederick County's young professionals (FNP 03/26/12)
• City sets stage for downtown hotel site (FNP 03/22/12)
• Interview with Chamber President & CEO, Ric Adams (Comcast Newsmakers, March 2012)
• Hotels, local government gearing up for G-8 (WTOP 03/12/12)
• Hotels, local government gearing up for G-8 (FNP 03/12/12)
• Officials: Higher-ed course to boost business (FNP 03/09/12)
• With G-8 summit in Thurmont, officials expect deluge of visitors (Gazette 03/06/12)
• Frederick County hotels brace for G-8 summit at Camp David (Washington Business Journal 03/06/12)
• Comcast Business Services launches Chamber referral program (CED Magazine 03/02/12)
• Comcast Business Services launches Chamber referral program (PR Newswire 02/29/12)
• My First Job: Ric Adams (FNP 02/27/12)
• Carie Lewis Presentation at FredNMT (Shashi Bellamkonda's blog 02/23/12)
• Developers see culture shift in Frederick County’s business approach (Gazette 02/23/12)
• My First Job: Kelly Beach (FNP 02/20/12)
• New Media & Technology Conference in Frederick on February 23rd (Examiner.com 02/19/12)
• FredNMT 2012 - New Media & Technology Conference on Social Media and Other Business Technology (Network Solutions blog 02/17/12)
• Generation Connect at Champions Billards (Gazette "We Clicked" photo gallery 02/15012)
• Happy Hours for Hope (Want2Dish 02/14/12)
• Frederick County seeks to add 1,000 jobs (Gazette 02/13/12)
• Chamber century birthday set (FNP 02/09/12)
• Photographer exhibits at chamber of commerce, Blanche Ames (FNP 02/02/12)
• What If ... (Kalico Design blog 01/30/12)
• Interesting tidbits of Frederick news (Frederick Maryland Online 01/29/12)
• Not your ordinary power breakfast (Want2Dish 01/23/12)
• Frederick County Chamber Business Card Exchange (Gazette "We Clicked" photo gallery 01/18/12)
• Breakfast Club for Entrepreneurs (Frederick Maryland Online 01/17/12)
• County launches job initiative (FNP 01/17/12)
• County encourages businesses to hire the unemployed (FNP 01/13/12)
• Business organizations partner to form breakfast club for entrepreneurs (OED Blog 01/10/12)
• Chamber names 2011 Ambassador of the Year (FNP 01/08/12)

AN AWARD-WINNING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE  

The Maryland Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (MACCE) named Frederick County Chamber of Commerce President & CEO M. Richard ‘Ric’ Adams its 2010 Chamber Executive of the Year during a luncheon at the Westin BWI Airport Hotel on Thursday, June 3, 2010.

The Frederick County Chamber of Commerce also supported several member nominations for the Maryland Chamber’s Small Business of the Year (SBOTY) Awards, presented at the same awards luncheon. Café 611 won the award in the 1-10 employees category. Restaurant owners Randy and Karen Jones accepted the award for Café 611. BridgePath Scientific was a finalist in the same category, and President & CEO Patrick Haley was recognized at the event.

The Frederick Chamber was well-represented at the state awards luncheon. A total of 18 representatives attended, including staff, executive committee members, award finalists, and members.

Pictured above, left: Patrick Haley, Ric Adams, Karen Jones, Randy Jones
Pictured above, right: Frederick Chamber representatives in attendance at the MD SBOTY Awards.

Click here for more info, including a YouTube video of Ric's acceptance speech.

Did you know? The Frederick County Chamber of Commerce was the only Chamber in Maryland to receive a 2009 P&B Exceptional 53 Award from the Gazette of Politics & Business!

Pictured above: Ric Adams, Chamber President & CEO (center), presents the P&B Exceptional 53 Award to the Chamber's Board of Directors. Photo by Bonnie Schultz.

We're honored to be included on this prestigious state-wide list, which includes MedImmune, DynPort Vaccine Company, Orases, Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley, and other notable organizations. Click here to view the full list of winners (PDF).

DOWNTOWN HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER  

A group led by the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce revealed the results of a feasibility study at a meeting with the City of Frederick's Mayor and Board of Aldermen on Wednesday, February 3, 2010. Results of the independent study indicate that there is enough demand to support a full-service hotel with a large ballroom and meeting facilities. Recent media coverage includes:

• Hotels at Jefferson Tech Park and in downtown Frederick move on parallel tracks (FNP 10/26/12)
• City notes - Conference Center exploration continues (FNP 06/03/12)
• Frederick aims to get downtown hotel and conference center (WHAG 04/25/12)
• City sets stage for downtown hotel site (FNP 03/22/12)
• 2012 G-8 Summit highlights need for downtown Frederick hotel and conference center (MacRo Report 03/08/12)
• To stay or not to stay? Hotel study started (FNP 02/19/12)
• More substance needed in support for hotel (FNP 02/05/12)
• Clagett: Raise hotel tax for downtown use (FNP 01/13/12)
• Frederick asks state to pitch in $1M for hotel (FNP 12/30/11)
• New funds resurrect Frederick hotel plan (FNP 11/12/11)
• Frederick city officials endorse application for hotel and conference center (Gazette 07/14/11)
• Frederick hotel conference center plans advance (FNP 07/08/11)
• Earl H. Robbins, Jr. Appointed Community Chairperson for the Downtown Hotel and Conference Center Project (City of Frederick Press Release 02/04/10)
• City explores options for conference center (FNP 04/18/10)
• The Gazette (02/11/10)
• The Gazette (02/04/10)
• The Frederick News-Post (02/04/10)
• The Frederick News-Post (02/03/10)
• WJZ Baltimore (02/03/10)
• WBAL Baltimore (02/03/10)
• Washington Examiner (02/03/10)

The feasibility study (PDF) and project presentation (PDF) are available for download on the City of Frederick Downtown Hotel & Conference Center website. For more information about this project, contact the City Department of Economic Development at 301.600.6360.

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