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Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce (view source)
Revision as of 16:50, 21 January 2021
, 16:50, 21 January 2021→Historical documents
* The Chamber also opposed the recently enacted Wooster sign ordinance.
* The Chamber also opposed the recently enacted Wooster sign ordinance.
* Through the efforts of Les Gigax and the Chamber, LuK was located on Old Airport Road. Funds were raised for site improvement.
* Through the efforts of Les Gigax and the Chamber, LuK was located on Old Airport Road. Funds were raised for site improvement.
====1978====
* A 78-year precedent was broken with the election of the first women ever to serve on the Chamber's Board of Directors. Beginning their terms in January were Sherry Weyer of Sherry's Card Shop and Alice Horn of Horn's Nursing Home.
* A steering committee was appointed to study the creation of a Wayne County Community Foundation. Following its establishment, the foundation was housed in the Chamber office until it could become self-sustaining.
* The Chamber urged the county commissioners to allocate more funding for the airport, and supported the establishment of an Ohio Agricultural Museum.
====1979====
* A financing package, through the Wayne County Community Improvement Corporation, was completed to help Stitz, Inc., acquire the property of Astro-Metallurgical Corporation, guaranteeing that this company would remain in Wooster, preserving over 250 jobs.
* Chairman Wepler informed the board that a new group had been formed to improve downtown both physically and operationally. The threat of a mall was being used as the motivational force to energize and impel those with investments downtown to review the situation and to improve the downtown to the extent that a mall would not seriously impinge upon or injure the economics of the downtown.
* Four new downtown businesses opened: Gringos, Francavilla's Restaurant, Newberrys, and the Twin Cinema.
* The Chamber offered a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons responsible for downtown vandalism.
* The Downtown Merchants Association discussed opening on Sundays during the Christmas season.
==Timeline==
==Timeline==