Member News Pasadena Chamber members are among the best at what they do. Here’s what some are up to: Explore some of Pasadena’s finest restaurants during Dine LA from January 31st to February 5th. Local restaurants join eateries throughout Los Angeles County in offered prix fixe menus at set prices. Three-course meals are offered at [...]
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News by and about Pasadena Chamber members
January 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Pasadena, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, Pasadena Economy, Uncategorized
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News by and about Pasadena Chamber members
January 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Pasadena, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, Pasadena Economy, Uncategorized
Member News Pasadena Chamber members are among the best at what they do. Here’s what some are up to: Caltech presents A Conversation with Anne Mulcahy, chair of Xerox Corporation, on Wednesday, February 3rd at 8:00 p.m. For information on this FREE event, please call (626) 395-4652. Verdugo Hills Showtime Chorus will have a female [...]
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Member survey shows satisfaction with Chamber service, points out areas to improve
January 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Pasadena Chamber Policies, Uncategorized
Last fall, students from the USC Marshall School of Business examined some of the operations of the Chamber. Students looked at our members service and business development activities and our technology to see how the Chamber can enhance each to better serve the membership. As part of that work, a group of students surveyed Chamber [...]
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City, Chamber sponsor campaign to encourage local shopping
November 20th, 2009 · No Comments · economy, Grow Your Community, holidays, New Business, Old Pasadena, Pasadena, Pasadena Chamber Events, Pasadena Chamber Policies, Playhouse District, recession, Shop Pasadena, shopping, Uncategorized
For the second year, the Pasadena Chamber and the City of Pasadena are teaming up to promote shopping in Pasadena. This holiday season, Grow Your Community by keeping your shopping dollars here in the city where you live, work or do business. Your sales generate tax dollars that maintain the quality of life and vibrant [...]
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Spending can help, in all sorts of ways
September 18th, 2009 · No Comments · economy, News and Information, Opinion
From the LA Times: Business trips could boost companies’ profits, groups say Also: Forecast worsens for airline losses, and flu shots might come to LAX. As the nation struggles to climb out of the worst recession in decades, two reports released this week suggest that increased spending on business travel can help companies profit and [...]
A different twist on energy efficiency
September 18th, 2009 · No Comments · environment, resources, water
One reason The Atlantic is one of our best magazines. Alternative views and different perspectives can give us reasons to examine long held views. Forget the solar panels and the rain barrels—if you want to save energy, leave the suburbs. by Witold Rybczynski The Green Case for Cities NOWHERE HAS THE greening message had a bigger [...]
The Star-news sounds off, via proxy, on one of my pet peeves
September 7th, 2009 · No Comments · economy, environment, Opinion, policy, resources, Uncategorized, water
Reprinted from the Santa Cruz Sentinel is a broadside against plastic bags and a call for a ban. Another View: The scourge of plastic bags The accumulation of plastic debris in the ocean cannot continue. This means public policies will have to change regarding single-use plastic products, such as bags for carrying groceries and other [...]
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Even from the heart of the financial meltdown, a plea for small business relief
March 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · News and Information
An op-ed from today’s LA Times reminds us that small business people throughout the country are hurting: Postcards From the Recession In New York, a second, silent 9/11 There are no collapsing towers or jets screaming overhead, but, storefront by storefront, the economic crisis is ripping holes in the city. By Tom Engelhardt March 22, [...]
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What's the Pasadena Chamber doing? Co-sponsoring an e-marketing workshop, for one
February 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Pasadena Chamber Events
Chamber Sponsors FREE Workshop on Internet Marketing On March 20th, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the local chapter of the American Red Cross, presents Dynamic Marketing in the Wired World: a practical approach to using the internet to grow your business. Presented by experts, the free [...]
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