For one unprecedented evening, Timken Chairman Tim Timken joins President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Griffith to share their story of a company reinvented, with a new business model and fresh capabilities to capitalize on emerging markets and growing industries around the world.
The Canton City School District’s 7.9-mill operating levy has received the endorsement of the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
The school district has not received new money from voters for eight years. In that time, it has cut $18.5 million in expenses without degrading academic programs. Academic achievement, as measured by the state report card, high school graduation rates and college-going rates, is at an all-time high.
Manufacturing sales are increasing, and so is market share for primary products. Business is expected to grow. So is employment. Wouldn’t you want to live in a community where manufacturing is making such steady gains? You do live there. A majority of surveyed manufacturers in the Greater Canton area are reporting growth and envisioning a promising future, according to a 20-month study conducted by the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Members of the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors at their September meeting voted unanimously to give a strong endorsement to the Stark County half-percent sales tax on the November ballot. The Chamber will campaign for passage of the sales tax in print and through the Internet.
