Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
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special Event: 2007 Port Re:Port Breakfast THE TIME IS NOW

The Port of Vancouver will present a report on their 2006 successes and a look into their future on Wednesday, February 21st. The event will be held at the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay in Vancouver, starts at 7:30am and the cost will be $20. The Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce is happy to partner with the Port for this event. Please RSVP to the GVCC by February 20th at noon. Register online at www.vancouverusa.com or call (360) 694-2588.

GOV. GREGOIRE REPORTS JOB PICTURE in clark County Continues to Shine

Recent figures from the Washington State Department of Employment security indicated that Clark County ended 2006 with 197,000 persons employed - up 1,200 over the November figures. The county's unadjusted employment rate for December was 4.7 percent. Gov. Gregoire attributed this increase to the steady increase in aerospace and software industries.

Member News

Riverview Community Bank announces the appointment of Greg Jurna as Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer in Riverview's Vancouver Financial Center. Riverview Community Bank has also appointed Connie Hladek to Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager of their Longview office.

Southwest Washington Medical Center opened a comprehensive would healing center at its Memorial Campus. The center provides treatment for both complex and simple wounds, using specialty dressings and bio-engineered tissue substitues. To be added in the spring will be southern Washington's first hyperbaric oxygen chamber.

At the GVCC's monthly East Forum, guest speaker Chris Butler of Riverview Community Bank's Asset Management team provided an overview of business investment trends for the future. They included:
Think overseas for new markets
Commodity prices will still be volatile in the year ahead.
Employment looks good, but will get harder for businesses to find good candidates.
The GVCC's next East Forum is February 9th.

The Clark County Chapter of Credit Unions elected its 2007 Board of Directors and Chapter Officers. 2006 Chapter highlights included a charity motorcycle ride fundraiser for Doernbecher Childrlen's Hospital, a toy drive for Bridge the Gap and several sponsorships. For more information and a list of their 2007 events, visit their award-winning website at www.clarkchaptercu.com.

DON'T FORGET TO SEND US YOUR MEMBER NEWS!
Send it to the GVCC at yourchamber@vancouverusa.com.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Chamber's online calendar allows you to place events in your Outlook calendar and request automatic event reminders via email? On the events page, click on the Appt. icon to make an Outlook appointment. Then, open the event and go to the lower right side of the page for reminder options. Set the advance notice time and you'll receive an alert in your inbox.

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