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Events around the area that are of interest to Pine Strawberry residents and property owners.
 

 


The Rim Country Regional

 

 Chamber of Commerce 

 

  Announces

 

 the 2010 Business Showcase,

 

 "Building Rim Country Business"

will be held at

Foxworth Galbraith's

property on HWY 87, on

March 19, 20, 21, 2010.

 

This property will allow for greatly increased

foot traffic, as well as drive up traffic.

The event will be open to the public

from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Saturday

and 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Sunday

(the first time for a Sunday show)

Applications for Sponsors, Vendors and Exhibitors will be available in the near future.

 

 


March 2, 2010

 

2010 Rim Country Business Awards

 

Excellence in business is a combination of passion, long hours, hard work, excellent customer service, great hiring techniques, loyalty and a whole bunch of other attributes that all businesses strive to achieve.  Some businesses do this to a degree that they are shining examples to be recognized and acclaimed.  The Rim Country Business Awards, developed by the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Gila County Economic Development Corporation, and the Town of Payson – Tourism, Parks and Recreation Department, are designed to highlight the businesses and business people who exemplify these qualities.

The 4 rd Annual Rim Country Business Awards Committee wants to thank the many people who took the time to urge, nominate and support the businesses who are competing for the six awards for 2010.  Thirty-four businesses were nominated this year for the four categories:

  • Large business - (10 or more FTEs*)

  • Small business - (9 or less FTEs*)

  • Not for profit – 1 or no paid employees

  • Not for profit  - 2 or more paid employees

* FTE= Full Time Equivalent 

 

Additionally, two new awards, the Jim Young Business Person of the Year, and the Pat Willis Business Excellence Award have been added.  All awards will be judged by a seven person panel of judges, whose decision is final.

 

The Awards will be awarded at the 4rd Annual Business Awards Luncheon on April 8th, at the First Church of the Nazarene,

200 E. Tyler Parkway
beginning at 11:30.  This luncheon will be catered by Fargo’s Restaurant, and the decorations will be supplied by Safeway Markets.  Luncheon tickets are $25 or $175 for a table of eight, and are available after March 3rd at the Chamber.  The Awards are sponsored by the Rim Country Alliance, Good Samaritan Majestic Rim, Pioneer Title, National Bank of Arizona, PostNet, and the 1st Church of the Nazarene.

Nominees for the 2010 Rim Country Business Awards are as follows;

 

SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

 

Backstreet Salon

Bootleg Alley Antiques & Art

Colorz Salon

Dove's Nest Computer Solutions

Edward Jones Investments

Healthy Perspectives, LLC

Jennifer's Skin Care

Paper & Metal Scrappers, LLC

Payson Florest & Gifts

Payson Jewelers

Pine Deli, LLC

Plant Fair Nursery

PostNet

Quality Plus

Red Elephant Bakery Café

Scoops Ice Cream & Espresso

Smart Systems

The Herb Stop

 

 

LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

 

Gerardo's Italian Bistro

Hospice Compassus

Karen's Kare Bears, LLC

Macky's Grill

National Bank of Arizona

Rimside Grill & Cabins

Tree Pro

Payson Regional Medical Center

 

 

NON-PROFIT CATEGORY NOMINEES – 1 OR NO PAID EMPLOYEE

 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona – Payson Office

Friends of Payson Parks and Recreation

Library Friends of Payson

Rim Country Literacy Program

Rim Country Museum

Tonto Rim Search and Rescue

Senior Circle

 

 

NON-PROFIT CATEGORY NOMINEE – 2 OR MORE PAID EMPLOYEES

 

Gila Community College

 

The Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Gila County Economic Development Corporation and the Town of Payson, Tourism, Parks & Recreation Department want to thank the nominees and their supporters for their participation in the 4th Annual Rim Country Business Awards.  We encourage all Rim Country residents to support our businesses, and get your tickets early for the event, as seats are limited.

 

 


 


H1N1 info

 Business Toolkit download

 

The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) supports Arizona businesses in promoting behaviors that prevent the spread of influenza in the workplace.

 

Please consider passing along the following important information regarding protecting against and coping with the spread of flu in the workplace. When employers take flu prevention measures and employees take precautions, it results in a healthier and more productive workplace.

 

Educate employees about influenza-like symptoms. Symptoms of influenza-like illness include fever (100 degrees Fahrenheit or 38 degrees Celsius) or chills and a cough or sore throat. Other signs include runny nose, body aches, headache, diarrhea and vomiting.

 

Insist that sick employees stay home if they have flu-like symptoms. Sick employees should remain at home for at least 24 hours after they no longer have a fever or signs of fever (chills, warm feeling, flushed appearance or sweating). Employees should be fever-free without the use of fever-reducing medications.

 

Do not require a doctor’s note for workers who are ill with influenza-like illness to validate their illness or to return to work. Health care providers may be extremely busy and unable to provide such documentation in a timely way.

 

Send employees home who get sick at work. If the employee cannot go home immediately, he or she should be separated from other employees.

 

Remind employees to wash their hands frequently and cover coughs and sneezes. Create a work environment that promotes education and, if possible, provide tissues, no-touch trash cans, hand soaps, and alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

 

Clean surfaces and items that are more likely to have frequent hand contact with cleaning agents that are usually used in these areas. Viruses can live for 2 to 8 hours on things like telephones, countertops, computer keyboards and doorknobs.

 

Encourage employees to get vaccinated against 2009 H1N1 Influenza and Seasonal Flu when vaccines are available. While vaccine supply is limited, providers are focused on vaccinating people at higher risk for complications, including pregnant women, health care workers and children ages 6 months to 4 years.

 

Additionally, ADHS has compiled a H1N1 Business Outreach Packet for distribution to the private sector. The compilation includes flyers, fact sheets, CDC’s Communication Toolkit for Businesses and Employers, and assorted ADHS reference documents.

 

For more information, visit www.StopTheSpread.org.

 

 

Janey Pearl, Ed.M.

Public Information Officer/

Latino Outreach Coordinator

Office of the Director

Arizona Department of Health Services

O: 602-364-1201 ~ C: 602-350-4562

Pearlj@azdhs.gov ~ www.azdhs.gov

150 N. 18th Ave. Suite 500, Phoenix, AZ  85007 


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