Payson Regional Chamber of Commerce
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" 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.
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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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