April 1, 2024 • 14 mins
Ellen Heinz was named to the role on February 13th, 2024.
The Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development and Richland Community Development Group (RCDG) proudly announce the selection of Ellen Heinz as the next President & CEO. This appointment follows a thorough search facilitated by the Chamber's board and a selection committee led by Kristine Lindeman, Vice President of Alumni Roofing, and Jake Penwell, President of Shelby CIC/Owner of Penwell Funeral Home.
Heinz, currently serving as Ohio Economic Development Representative at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, brings a wealth of experience in economic development, collaboration, and community engagement. In her current role, she has excelled as the public relations point for Ohio, earning national recognition for superior federal service and catalyzing over $35 million in funding.
Heinz's extensive background includes roles such as Vice President of Corporate Development at Norweco and Safety Service Director for the City of Norwalk. Her diverse experiences range from launching talent development programs and innovative business initiatives to managing public safety services.
“We are excited to welcome Ellen to the executive leadership role of President/CEO of our organization. Ellen’s passion for Richland County stems from having lived and worked here previously. She is relationship-driven, and we are confident this will accelerate her ability to reconnect while establishing new relationships. It has been a pleasure to be a part of the hiring process, and we are looking forward to introducing Ellen to our Richland County communities,” commented Kristine Lindeman, Richland Area Chamber Board Chair.
"We are excited to welcome Ellen Heinz to lead the Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development. Her track record of success, particularly in attracting investments and fostering community partnerships, aligns seamlessly with our goals for the future," expressed Jake Penwell, RCDG Board Chair.
The Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development and RCDG are the leading business advocacy and economic development organizations in North Central Ohio. With over 1,000 members, the Chamber supports business growth and building a business-friendly climate in the Richland County area.
“I'm very excited to join the Richland Area Chamber team! I couldn't ask for a better region of businesses, board members, team members, political leaders, community organizations, and citizens to work with and serve in my new role. I look forward to working together with all of these wonderful stakeholders to bring about additional positive results, building on the success and collaboration currently taking place in the Richland area. I am extremely thankful to have worked for the U.S. Economic Development Administration's Chicago Regional Office for the last three years. Effective leadership and colleagues have helped me grow as a professional and as a person and will add to what I bring into this exceptional role,” replied Ellen Heinz, M.Ed., OhioCED.
The Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development and Richland Community Development Group (RCDG) proudly announce the selection of Ellen Heinz as the next President & CEO. This appointment follows a thorough search facilitated by the Chamber's board and a selection committee led by Kristine Lindeman, Vice President of Alumni Roofing, and Jake Penwell, President of Shelby CIC/Owner of Penwell Funeral Home.
Heinz, currently serving as Ohio Economic Development Representative at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, brings a wealth of experience in economic development, collaboration, and community engagement. In her current role, she has excelled as the public relations point for Ohio, earning national recognition for superior federal service and catalyzing over $35 million in funding.
Heinz's extensive background includes roles such as Vice President of Corporate Development at Norweco and Safety Service Director for the City of Norwalk. Her diverse experiences range from launching talent development programs and innovative business initiatives to managing public safety services.
“We are excited to welcome Ellen to the executive leadership role of President/CEO of our organization. Ellen’s passion for Richland County stems from having lived and worked here previously. She is relationship-driven, and we are confident this will accelerate her ability to reconnect while establishing new relationships. It has been a pleasure to be a part of the hiring process, and we are looking forward to introducing Ellen to our Richland County communities,” commented Kristine Lindeman, Richland Area Chamber Board Chair.
"We are excited to welcome Ellen Heinz to lead the Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development. Her track record of success, particularly in attracting investments and fostering community partnerships, aligns seamlessly with our goals for the future," expressed Jake Penwell, RCDG Board Chair.
The Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development and RCDG are the leading business advocacy and economic development organizations in North Central Ohio. With over 1,000 members, the Chamber supports business growth and building a business-friendly climate in the Richland County area.
“I'm very excited to join the Richland Area Chamber team! I couldn't ask for a better region of businesses, board members, team members, political leaders, community organizations, and citizens to work with and serve in my new role. I look forward to working together with all of these wonderful stakeholders to bring about additional positive results, building on the success and collaboration currently taking place in the Richland area. I am extremely thankful to have worked for the U.S. Economic Development Administration's Chicago Regional Office for the last three years. Effective leadership and colleagues have helped me grow as a professional and as a person and will add to what I bring into this exceptional role,” replied Ellen Heinz, M.Ed., OhioCED.
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(00:00):
The CEO you should know. Broughtto you by Roby Foster Miller Eric Insurance.
This week's CEO, Ellen Hines,President and CEO of the rich Lanarrea
Chamber and Economic Development. Good morning, Good morning, it's great to be
here. Thank you so much forthe opportunity. You're very welcome. Great
to see you. Like the lastname, by the way, I do
(00:22):
too, Hines and Hines. Itsounds like a potential new radium show.
I like that. It sounds good. Well, I'm sure you have to
be excited, you know, justinto town. I've seen, you know,
social media, meeting with a lotof people. So let's begin right
there. Just recently taking over atthe Chamber of Commerce here locally, you
have to be excited. Oh I'mdelighted to be here. And I couldn't
(00:44):
have drummed up a better work familyto have at the chamber. We have
eight phenomenal positions at the Chamber andwe're working on economic development, supporting local
businesses as well as we have aneducation foundation. So just the salt of
the earth, working hard workers,passionate about what they do and passionate about
supporting businesses in the area. We'revery much a service organization. So supporting
(01:08):
businesses, helping them grow and bestronger is what our mission is. Yeah,
you think about a chamber of commerceand you mentioned helping businesses grow,
and you know, I was onthe website recently. You know, thousands
of businesses here locally and how youguys help them grow. You're looking for
so many different avenues to be ableto make everything better here right Absolutely,
(01:29):
we have over a thousand members andgrowing strong. We're looking at ways for
them to help streamline their business,to support them, to help them connect
with other area businesses, and findingout again how to continue networking the area
and build on the resources that theyhave, you know, whether it's economic
development support and incentives, grant programs, or even business development and finding out.
(01:53):
We've got the SCORE office located inour building as well to help some
of those new entrepreneurs in the areas, so from concept through to full scale
businesses, were there to help supportanyone. Indeed. Yeah, I've had
many conversations with Clint Knight about workforcedevelopment and I know, you know,
in schools and things like that,people always talk about communities in Richland County
(02:15):
and we're going to get your backgroundin a moment. But boy, it
really seems to be a lot ofpositive things happening here locally right now.
Yeah, I can't tell you howexcited I am to see all of the
growth that's been going on since Ileft Richland County to take a position in
Norwalk about sixteen years ago. Icould visually see the growth in development that's
going on. A lot of wonderfulpartnerships in place, from the ones that
(02:38):
I had when I was working herebefore to new additional ones in place.
It's amazing. The downtown looks beautiful, and again there's a lot of exciting
development in our industrial park, inthe different regions all across the county.
I think it's important to really pointout that Richland is a family of communities,
right, so it's exciting to seeeverybody working together in the collaboration is
(03:00):
just seems to be at an alltime high. We look forward to elevating
that even to further growth in thefuture. All Right, you are hearing
the voice this morning of Ellen Hines, president CEO of the Ritzl Area Chamber
in Economic Development. So let's learna bit more about you. Let's step
back to the very beginning and ifyou would tell us where was Ellen Hines
(03:21):
born? Oh? Great, happyto do so. I was born in
Saginaw, Michigan, and my grandparentshad their own tree nursery, you know,
maybe had five or six employees,and my parents started their own excavating
business and at one time had abouteighteen employees. So they started up when
I was an infant. In ourhome, there was a red phone in
(03:42):
our kitchen and that's where whatever thatred phone rang, everybody dropped everything.
So I really had the opportunity tosee the complete birth of a company.
And it's part of my DNA isthe small business arena. You know.
I've been through good times and hardtimes with our family business, and that
was just always an area that reallyinterested me. And then from there on
(04:04):
I went to worked as a businessanalyst in the automotive industry. Had an
opportunity from there to teach and workabroad in Japan, which I absolutely loved.
After Japan, I came back toMichigan and continued to work actually for
an automotive company, and then thankfullyhad the opportunity to move to Ohio in
two thousand and one and then startedteaching. So my background over the last
(04:29):
twenty six or so years has beenfocused in the private and public arenas almost
equally into thirds, with economic development, workforce development, and also in manufacturing.
I've helped launch a new facility,was an hr executive leadership positions for
a few companies, and even helpedlaunch a new manufacturing facility from the ground
up. So I'm thankful for thoseexperiences I've had and all the people who've
(04:53):
helped me along the way, andthat I've worked with Ellen Hines again joining
us in studio this week's CEO.You should know he is the president and
CEO of the Richland Area Chamber andEconomic Development. All right, so let's
back it up a little. Wefound out born in Michigan, Saginaw.
Where did you go to high school? I went to Valley Lutheran High School,
very small high school. I wentto public grade school and went to
(05:15):
Valley Lutheran so I could play soccer, and that was the only girls soccer
team in the area at the time, and we only had about seventy students
per grade level, so it wasvery small. And then from there went
on to Michigan State University. Sorry, you know, hold the booze.
I am a strong, strong supporterof the buck Eyes. That is the
first and foremost in my heart.And then after Michigan State, a few
(05:39):
years later, after i'd moved toOhio, got my master's degree from Ashland
University. So yeah, Spartans andEagles, all right, that's right,
perfect, all right. Well,as we learn a bit about you.
You mentioned in Ohio in two thousandand one, what was your previous job
you mentioned the Norwalk area. Correct, Yes, yep, spend time as
(06:00):
the executive director of the Norwalk EconomicDevelopment Corporation and then also spent time in
manufacturing there as well, and thenalso supporting the City of Norwalk and working
there as well. So yeah,well, before we let you go this
morning, a few more questions whilewe are chatting about the Richland Area Chamber
and Economic Development. It's been aroundfor a long long time. You guys
(06:21):
have a great website. I lookedit up and you have to go,
you know, back to like theeighteen hundred. I mean, it's been
around a long time. Yeah,it's definitely where history, where tradition and
innovation meet. The Richulan Area Chamber. Back when I started, my first
position in economic development was at Reedeckwhich is now our CDG. And thankful
(06:41):
to Mike Green who had passed awaylast year, but such a remarkable person
gave me the opportunity and then thatlent itself to build my career in that
track. But definitely knew about theChamber then and really saw what a powerful
organization it was and what a greatmembership. And you know, again,
come full circle many years later tosee the enormous amount of new membership that
(07:05):
we have plus a lot of thetraditional businesses that have helped sustain this region
over the years. I can't bemore proud to actually work and serve this
community. All Right, the voiceyou hear is the new president and CEO
of the Ritzland Area Chamber and EconomicDevelopment. That is Ellen Hines, this
week's CEO. You should know.So as we talk about the Chamber of
(07:26):
Commerce, what kind of dury tocome back? You mentioned you've worked all,
you know, kind of different places, but what said, Hey,
I want to go to Richland County, back to the Mansfield area in here
to the chamber. Well that's agreat question. Well, over the years,
obviously driven through and been back tothe community for different things and had
a great job working for the UnitedStates Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration and
(07:47):
supported communities in Ohio and Indiana andjust kept in Chuch and started, you
know, seeing some of that additionalgrowth take place. And then when Mayor
Perry was elected as Mayor of Mansfield, I was approached from somebody on the
hiring committee to consider the position.I wasn't out looking at all, but
the more I started to look intoit, the more I thought, Wow,
(08:09):
this is just a great time tocome back and to help utilize a
lot of the different things I've learnedand had experience with and then build on
the success that Mayor Pierry had.Is the Chamber of Commerce president, as
well as all of those businesses andChamber members and Chamber ambassadors and RCDG and
Education Foundation members. Are so manypeople that really make up the heart of
(08:33):
the organization and what they do andthe mission to serve the businesses in the
area. So I'm again, I'mproud to be back and couldn't be more
thankful for the opportunity. You know, Ellen, you think about it so
many events that the Chamber has ona yearly basis. You know, you
just think about if you get theygo to the website and they check it
out. You're so involved in thecommunity, helping things grow and things like
(08:56):
that. But it is really amazingwhen you kind of step back, go
to the website, look at allthe you guys have so many events over
the course of the year. Yeah, we absolutely do. And you know,
in the different positions I've had overthe years, I get invited to
a lot of activities and things,and I see every one of the events
that we host in our supporting istrue value. Add it's definitely a benefit
(09:16):
to anybody to expose us, whetherit's the expo, the annual event.
We have a business professional stay comingup, as well as even just going
to the website to find out differentresources for businesses. We've got information about
the Eclipse, great marketing team,great membership team, all of the teams
within our organization. Have our golfouting coming up at Westbrook this year,
(09:37):
and hopefully you'll be out there.I do love to golf. I'm not
very good at it, but reallylooking forward to that as event as well.
You know a lot of times,even in the course of my career,
whether I was working in economic developmentor back in the private sector,
would have people reach out to meand say, hey, I'm starting a
new business or my business is comingto the area. How can I get
(09:58):
involved? In number one, myanswer has been call your local Chamber of
Commerce because again, immediately you jointhere and you have over a thousand connections,
there are a lot of different membershiplevels to look at. And again
with even with business resources and startingoff businesses, whether somebody needs to go
to the local Braintree Incubator, orthey want to locate a business in downtown
Mansfield, or they want to promotea big tourist event coming in town with
(10:22):
destination Mansfield, you know we arethere to also help connect them to the
best resources that will suit their needs. Awesome, Ellen Hines Again this week's
CEO you should know, president CEOof the rich Lanaria Chamber and Economic Development.
We got her for about two moreminutes in her schedule. She's got
to keep moving this morning. Soyou recently, I know, had a
nice meet and great with it witha lot of people in town. I
(10:45):
think it was out at North CentralState College the other day. How was
the welcoming to town? Oh,it just was impressive and it was so
warm and just a lot of peoplehad reached out from local community members I
might have worked with previously, toa lot of new people that I hadn't
met, to people coming in townfrom Team Neo and Jobs Ohio that I've
(11:05):
met over the course of my careerto welcome me. And it was great
to see. We've got a lotof elected officials that has showed up and
business owners and folks at the college. Years ago. I was the workforce
development director at North Central State Collegeafter I left Reedeck, and really awesome
to see the development and growth that'sgone on there. We're so lucky to
have OSU and NCSC here, aswell as many other education and business partners
(11:31):
in the area. All Right,before I let you go, if somebody
wants more information, the best placeto go is go to the website at
Richlandarea Chamber dot com because you canfind emails, phone numbers, all the
events that you guys have and connectionsto get you where you need to go
across the county. Right. Yeah, absolutely, And if somebody doesn't want
to look at the website, theywant to give us a call at four
one nine five two two three twoone one. Definitely encourage you to do
(11:54):
so as well. And again,not only you know, does the Chamber
the traditional chamber with the members andthe different activities and support we have,
but we've also got the RCDG,the Richland County Development Group as well as
the Education Foundation and have those organizationhosted their leadership unlimited is also something really
big that's part of our organization.So I want to encourage anybody who's interested
(12:16):
in any of those things, andif you can't you have something that that
includes something I didn't mention, definitelyencourage you to reach out. We'd love
to hear from you and help getyou connected with the right partners in the
area. All right. The RichlandArea Chamber located in downtown Mansfield on North
Mulberry Street. Have you settled intothat office yet you've met fifty five North
Maulberry boys. It's a beautiful,historic building and I can't credit the founders
(12:41):
of the Chamber enough and all ofthe board members and supporters over the years.
I think it's definitely one of theseveral crown jewels in the area as
well as you've got the Richland CountyFoundation and that building. Over the years,
as I was seeing that development transpire, I think that made an impression
on me that there are really greatthings going on here as well. All
right again, more information head onlineRichlandara Chamber dot com. This week's CEO
(13:05):
you Should Know is the new Presidentand CEO of the rich Land Area Chamber
and Economic Development. That is EllenHines. Well, it has been great
to visit with you. Congratulations oncoming back to town and we wish you
continued success. Thank you so muchagain for this opportunity this morning, and
happy to come back, you knowafter you get a little more ground under
my feet, you know, insix weeks or a couple months, and
(13:28):
just share some further insights, maybedifferent ways for people to get involved if
they haven't been involved yet or recently, because again it's I couldn't have hoped
for a better work family, andI thank you for the opportunity. Ellen
Hines, President and CEO of theRichland Area Chamber and Economic Development. The
CEO you should Know rit a bioc a photo and here the extended interview
(13:52):
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introduce you to some of the community'sleaders on the CEO series
The CEO you should know. Broughtto you by Roby Foster Miller Eric Insurance.
This week's CEO, Ellen Hines,President and CEO of the rich Lanarrea
Chamber and Economic Development. Good morning, Good morning, it's great to be
here. Thank you so much forthe opportunity. You're very welcome. Great
to see you. Like the lastname, by the way, I do
(00:22):
too, Hines and Hines. Itsounds like a potential new radium show.
I like that. It sounds good. Well, I'm sure you have to
be excited, you know, justinto town. I've seen, you know,
social media, meeting with a lotof people. So let's begin right
there. Just recently taking over atthe Chamber of Commerce here locally, you
have to be excited. Oh I'mdelighted to be here. And I couldn't
(00:44):
have drummed up a better work familyto have at the chamber. We have
eight phenomenal positions at the Chamber andwe're working on economic development, supporting local
businesses as well as we have aneducation foundation. So just the salt of
the earth, working hard workers,passionate about what they do and passionate about
supporting businesses in the area. We'revery much a service organization. So supporting
(01:08):
businesses, helping them grow and bestronger is what our mission is. Yeah,
you think about a chamber of commerceand you mentioned helping businesses grow,
and you know, I was onthe website recently. You know, thousands
of businesses here locally and how youguys help them grow. You're looking for
so many different avenues to be ableto make everything better here right Absolutely,
(01:29):
we have over a thousand members andgrowing strong. We're looking at ways for
them to help streamline their business,to support them, to help them connect
with other area businesses, and findingout again how to continue networking the area
and build on the resources that theyhave, you know, whether it's economic
development support and incentives, grant programs, or even business development and finding out.
(01:53):
We've got the SCORE office located inour building as well to help some
of those new entrepreneurs in the areas, so from concept through to full scale
businesses, were there to help supportanyone. Indeed. Yeah, I've had
many conversations with Clint Knight about workforcedevelopment and I know, you know,
in schools and things like that,people always talk about communities in Richland County
(02:15):
and we're going to get your backgroundin a moment. But boy, it
really seems to be a lot ofpositive things happening here locally right now.
Yeah, I can't tell you howexcited I am to see all of the
growth that's been going on since Ileft Richland County to take a position in
Norwalk about sixteen years ago. Icould visually see the growth in development that's
going on. A lot of wonderfulpartnerships in place, from the ones that
(02:38):
I had when I was working herebefore to new additional ones in place.
It's amazing. The downtown looks beautiful, and again there's a lot of exciting
development in our industrial park, inthe different regions all across the county.
I think it's important to really pointout that Richland is a family of communities,
right, so it's exciting to seeeverybody working together in the collaboration is
(03:00):
just seems to be at an alltime high. We look forward to elevating
that even to further growth in thefuture. All Right, you are hearing
the voice this morning of Ellen Hines, president CEO of the Ritzl Area Chamber
in Economic Development. So let's learna bit more about you. Let's step
back to the very beginning and ifyou would tell us where was Ellen Hines
(03:21):
born? Oh? Great, happyto do so. I was born in
Saginaw, Michigan, and my grandparentshad their own tree nursery, you know,
maybe had five or six employees,and my parents started their own excavating
business and at one time had abouteighteen employees. So they started up when
I was an infant. In ourhome, there was a red phone in
(03:42):
our kitchen and that's where whatever thatred phone rang, everybody dropped everything.
So I really had the opportunity tosee the complete birth of a company.
And it's part of my DNA isthe small business arena. You know.
I've been through good times and hardtimes with our family business, and that
was just always an area that reallyinterested me. And then from there on
(04:04):
I went to worked as a businessanalyst in the automotive industry. Had an
opportunity from there to teach and workabroad in Japan, which I absolutely loved.
After Japan, I came back toMichigan and continued to work actually for
an automotive company, and then thankfullyhad the opportunity to move to Ohio in
two thousand and one and then startedteaching. So my background over the last
(04:29):
twenty six or so years has beenfocused in the private and public arenas almost
equally into thirds, with economic development, workforce development, and also in manufacturing.
I've helped launch a new facility,was an hr executive leadership positions for
a few companies, and even helpedlaunch a new manufacturing facility from the ground
up. So I'm thankful for thoseexperiences I've had and all the people who've
(04:53):
helped me along the way, andthat I've worked with Ellen Hines again joining
us in studio this week's CEO.You should know he is the president and
CEO of the Richland Area Chamber andEconomic Development. All right, so let's
back it up a little. Wefound out born in Michigan, Saginaw.
Where did you go to high school? I went to Valley Lutheran High School,
very small high school. I wentto public grade school and went to
(05:15):
Valley Lutheran so I could play soccer, and that was the only girls soccer
team in the area at the time, and we only had about seventy students
per grade level, so it wasvery small. And then from there went
on to Michigan State University. Sorry, you know, hold the booze.
I am a strong, strong supporterof the buck Eyes. That is the
first and foremost in my heart.And then after Michigan State, a few
(05:39):
years later, after i'd moved toOhio, got my master's degree from Ashland
University. So yeah, Spartans andEagles, all right, that's right,
perfect, all right. Well,as we learn a bit about you.
You mentioned in Ohio in two thousandand one, what was your previous job
you mentioned the Norwalk area. Correct, Yes, yep, spend time as
(06:00):
the executive director of the Norwalk EconomicDevelopment Corporation and then also spent time in
manufacturing there as well, and thenalso supporting the City of Norwalk and working
there as well. So yeah,well, before we let you go this
morning, a few more questions whilewe are chatting about the Richland Area Chamber
and Economic Development. It's been aroundfor a long long time. You guys
(06:21):
have a great website. I lookedit up and you have to go,
you know, back to like theeighteen hundred. I mean, it's been
around a long time. Yeah,it's definitely where history, where tradition and
innovation meet. The Richulan Area Chamber. Back when I started, my first
position in economic development was at Reedeckwhich is now our CDG. And thankful
(06:41):
to Mike Green who had passed awaylast year, but such a remarkable person
gave me the opportunity and then thatlent itself to build my career in that
track. But definitely knew about theChamber then and really saw what a powerful
organization it was and what a greatmembership. And you know, again,
come full circle many years later tosee the enormous amount of new membership that
(07:05):
we have plus a lot of thetraditional businesses that have helped sustain this region
over the years. I can't bemore proud to actually work and serve this
community. All Right, the voiceyou hear is the new president and CEO
of the Ritzland Area Chamber and EconomicDevelopment. That is Ellen Hines, this
week's CEO. You should know.So as we talk about the Chamber of
(07:26):
Commerce, what kind of dury tocome back? You mentioned you've worked all,
you know, kind of different places, but what said, Hey,
I want to go to Richland County, back to the Mansfield area in here
to the chamber. Well that's agreat question. Well, over the years,
obviously driven through and been back tothe community for different things and had
a great job working for the UnitedStates Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration and
(07:47):
supported communities in Ohio and Indiana andjust kept in Chuch and started, you
know, seeing some of that additionalgrowth take place. And then when Mayor
Perry was elected as Mayor of Mansfield, I was approached from somebody on the
hiring committee to consider the position.I wasn't out looking at all, but
the more I started to look intoit, the more I thought, Wow,
(08:09):
this is just a great time tocome back and to help utilize a
lot of the different things I've learnedand had experience with and then build on
the success that Mayor Pierry had.Is the Chamber of Commerce president, as
well as all of those businesses andChamber members and Chamber ambassadors and RCDG and
Education Foundation members. Are so manypeople that really make up the heart of
(08:33):
the organization and what they do andthe mission to serve the businesses in the
area. So I'm again, I'mproud to be back and couldn't be more
thankful for the opportunity. You know, Ellen, you think about it so
many events that the Chamber has ona yearly basis. You know, you
just think about if you get theygo to the website and they check it
out. You're so involved in thecommunity, helping things grow and things like
(08:56):
that. But it is really amazingwhen you kind of step back, go
to the website, look at allthe you guys have so many events over
the course of the year. Yeah, we absolutely do. And you know,
in the different positions I've had overthe years, I get invited to
a lot of activities and things,and I see every one of the events
that we host in our supporting istrue value. Add it's definitely a benefit
(09:16):
to anybody to expose us, whetherit's the expo, the annual event.
We have a business professional stay comingup, as well as even just going
to the website to find out differentresources for businesses. We've got information about
the Eclipse, great marketing team,great membership team, all of the teams
within our organization. Have our golfouting coming up at Westbrook this year,
(09:37):
and hopefully you'll be out there.I do love to golf. I'm not
very good at it, but reallylooking forward to that as event as well.
You know a lot of times,even in the course of my career,
whether I was working in economic developmentor back in the private sector,
would have people reach out to meand say, hey, I'm starting a
new business or my business is comingto the area. How can I get
(09:58):
involved? In number one, myanswer has been call your local Chamber of
Commerce because again, immediately you jointhere and you have over a thousand connections,
there are a lot of different membershiplevels to look at. And again
with even with business resources and startingoff businesses, whether somebody needs to go
to the local Braintree Incubator, orthey want to locate a business in downtown
Mansfield, or they want to promotea big tourist event coming in town with
(10:22):
destination Mansfield, you know we arethere to also help connect them to the
best resources that will suit their needs. Awesome, Ellen Hines Again this week's
CEO you should know, president CEOof the rich Lanaria Chamber and Economic Development.
We got her for about two moreminutes in her schedule. She's got
to keep moving this morning. Soyou recently, I know, had a
nice meet and great with it witha lot of people in town. I
(10:45):
think it was out at North CentralState College the other day. How was
the welcoming to town? Oh,it just was impressive and it was so
warm and just a lot of peoplehad reached out from local community members I
might have worked with previously, toa lot of new people that I hadn't
met, to people coming in townfrom Team Neo and Jobs Ohio that I've
(11:05):
met over the course of my careerto welcome me. And it was great
to see. We've got a lotof elected officials that has showed up and
business owners and folks at the college. Years ago. I was the workforce
development director at North Central State Collegeafter I left Reedeck, and really awesome
to see the development and growth that'sgone on there. We're so lucky to
have OSU and NCSC here, aswell as many other education and business partners
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in the area. All Right,before I let you go, if somebody
wants more information, the best placeto go is go to the website at
Richlandarea Chamber dot com because you canfind emails, phone numbers, all the
events that you guys have and connectionsto get you where you need to go
across the county. Right. Yeah, absolutely, And if somebody doesn't want
to look at the website, theywant to give us a call at four
one nine five two two three twoone one. Definitely encourage you to do
(11:54):
so as well. And again,not only you know, does the Chamber
the traditional chamber with the members andthe different activities and support we have,
but we've also got the RCDG,the Richland County Development Group as well as
the Education Foundation and have those organizationhosted their leadership unlimited is also something really
big that's part of our organization.So I want to encourage anybody who's interested
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in any of those things, andif you can't you have something that that
includes something I didn't mention, definitelyencourage you to reach out. We'd love
to hear from you and help getyou connected with the right partners in the
area. All right. The RichlandArea Chamber located in downtown Mansfield on North
Mulberry Street. Have you settled intothat office yet you've met fifty five North
Maulberry boys. It's a beautiful,historic building and I can't credit the founders
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of the Chamber enough and all ofthe board members and supporters over the years.
I think it's definitely one of theseveral crown jewels in the area as
well as you've got the Richland CountyFoundation and that building. Over the years,
as I was seeing that development transpire, I think that made an impression
on me that there are really greatthings going on here as well. All
right again, more information head onlineRichlandara Chamber dot com. This week's CEO
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you Should Know is the new Presidentand CEO of the rich Land Area Chamber
and Economic Development. That is EllenHines. Well, it has been great
to visit with you. Congratulations oncoming back to town and we wish you
continued success. Thank you so muchagain for this opportunity this morning, and
happy to come back, you knowafter you get a little more ground under
my feet, you know, insix weeks or a couple months, and
(13:28):
just share some further insights, maybedifferent ways for people to get involved if
they haven't been involved yet or recently, because again it's I couldn't have hoped
for a better work family, andI thank you for the opportunity. Ellen
Hines, President and CEO of theRichland Area Chamber and Economic Development. The
CEO you should Know rit a bioc a photo and here the extended interview
(13:52):
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