Financial giant Goldman Sachs has launchedthe greater Los Angeles 10,000 Small Businessesinitiative, offering a major boost to small busi-nesses in Long Beach and the greater LosAngeles region to help business owners expandtheir companies and create more jobs.

10,000 Small Businesses is a national, five-year effort to unlock the economic growth andjob-creation potential of 10,000 small businessesacross the United States, based on the broadview of leading experts that small businesses area leading source of job creation in the U.S., andthat a combination of education, capital, andsupport services best addresses the barriers togrowth for small companies. The program beganoperating in New York—and now in LosAngeles—and will continue to expand to com-munities across the country.

This initiative offers three unique benefits: • Business and Management Education:

Small business owners will receive a practical,80-100 hour business and management edu-cation delivered at Long Beach City College.The curriculum, co-developed with leadingbusiness schools, focuses on building practicalskills (including finance, leadership and sales)required for business growth.

• Access to Capital: Goldman Sachs will com-mit $20 million of lending capital, in addition

to philanthropic support to CommunityDevelopment Financial Institutions (CDFIs) inLos Angeles County. The first CDFI receivingfinancing from Goldman Sachs will be theValley Economic Development Center.

Small Businesses Get a Boost from Goldman Sachs“10,000 Small Businesses” Initiative sets job creation and company expansion in motion in Long Beach

In May 2010, the Long Beach City Councilapproved a Chamber-supported business andjob retention loan for the iconic WorthingtonFord based in Long Beach.

The $600,000 loan forWorthington Ford was aChamber-led effort in part-nership with city manage-ment to propose the five-year loan to be used, alongwith several million dollars ofWorthington Ford’s own money, to expand theFord dealership into the existing dealer facilityrecently vacated by defunct Champion Chevrolet

Jim Eaton Installed as New Chamber Chair

University, LongBeach in 1987with Masters inBusiness Admini-stration, Jim Eatonwas a general

and located just south ofWorthington Ford.

The Ford MotorCompany offered Wor-thington a lucrative dealto move out of LongBeach and the only wayto remain in their 35-year-old Long Beach locationwas to expand, with theassistance of the City.

The 5 percent five-yearloan, which will be fundedthrough federally-fundedCommunity DevelopmentBlock Grants (CBDG), is permitted under aCDBG provision allowingthe funds to be used for “business and jobretention.”

“Worthington Ford isan important job creatorin Long Beach with nearlyfour decades of service toour community. They areon their way to employ up

to 150 employees in Long Beach and reach asales goal of nearly $1 billon in the nextdecade,” stated Randy Gordon, President and

CEO of the Long Beach Chamber.“We supported a compa-

ny that maintains and cre-ates high paying jobs

and is dedicated todriving over $10

million in revenuedirectly to Long Beach’s gener-

al fund in the next decade,” stated Jim Eaton,Chairman of the Long Beach Chamber Boardof Directors. “The proposed loan is the right

“Worthington Ford is an important job creator in LongBeach with nearly four decades of service to our community.”

Jim Eaton was sworn in as The Chamber’snewest chairman of the board at the 119thInaugural Gala on June 24, with his one-yearterm beginning July 1.

Eaton is the founder and CEO of KingdomPartner Solutions, LLC, his own executive levelcoaching and investment banking service firmdesigned to build successful businesses and sig-nificant lives by providing affordable businesspractice, sale, merger, and acquisition serviceswith potential private capital partnership. Eatonfelt he had more to offer and came out of vol-untary retirement to launch Kingdom PartnerSolutions just this past year after a 28-yearcareer in the aerospace industry.

After graduating from the University ofOklahoma in 1978 with a Bachelor of BusinessAdministration degree and California State

“He intends to bring forth newideas and opportunities that willenhance the Chamber’s excellencegoing forward…”

• Business Support Services: Business advice,mentoring, clinics such as legal services andaccounting, technical assistance, and network-ing will be offered to participating small busi-ness owners through partnerships with thecommunity colleges and national and localbusiness organizations, as well as the people ofGoldman Sachs.

“This is a major coup for the City of LongBeach and for Long Beach City College to havebeen selected to participate in this initiative,”said Chamber President and CEO Randy Gordon.“Small businesses play a vital role in our econo-my and this exciting collaboration will help breakdown the barriers of growth and create desper-ately needed jobs,” continued Gordon.

“This program gives small business owners the skills andresources they need for revenuegrowth and job creation.”

Since 1999, sales tax revenues fromWorthington Ford have ranged from a high ofnearly $700,000 in 2001 to a low of approxi-mately $300,000 in 2009. Worthington Fordestimates that their expansion into the vacant

The 10,000 Small Businesses initiative isdesigned for owners of small businesses withlimited financial resources with the potential togrow. Those who have applied for the programmust’ve been in business for at least two years,have revenues between $150,000 and $4 mil-lion in the most recent fiscal year, have at least 4employees, have operations in economicallyunderserved areas, and have a business modelthat could scale to create more jobs.

Through the support of the Goldman SachsFoundation, the businesses chosen to participateat Long Beach City College will receive a scholar-ship to cover tuition and program materials. LongBeach City College will have approximately 30participants with classes beginning in August 2010.

Chamber Chair Jim Eaton praised GoldmanSachs for making this substantial investment inour community to foster economic growth.“Such an initiative could not have come at a bet-ter time, when most business owners are justlooking for ways to sustain the recovery. Thisprogram gives small business owners the skillsand resources they need for revenue growth andjob creation. We look forward to seeing thestrong results and positive impact it will have inthe near future,” said Eaton.

Visit www.lbcc.edu/10000smallbusinessesfor more information.

partner and executive officer—including 16 yearsas president and CEO—of Airdrome Holdings, LLC,a globally-based aerospace precision componentmanufacturer. Having sold Airdrome in 2008 toPrecision Castparts Corp., a NYSE Fortune 500company, he remained as president of the LongBeach company for one year thereafter until start-ing the next chapter in his distinguished career.

With extensive entrepreneurial experience asan owner, CEO, COO, and CFO of large compa-nies to now a CEO of a small start-up business,Eaton is well-suited to serve as chairman of TheChamber having acquired many different busi-ness perspectives. A Chamber board membersince 1999, he has also held two leadership cab-inet posts, as vice chair of membership and twoterms as vice chair of economic development.

Jim lives in Long Beach, has been married for25 years, has three children, and serves onnumerous non-profit Boards, including theUkleja Center for Ethical Leadership GoverningCouncil at CSULB and both the Forest HomeMinistry and Forest Home Foundation Board ofDirectors. In 2006, Jim was honored as theDistinguished Alumnus of the CSULB College ofBusiness Administration.

His priorities as chairman will reflect theChamber’s theme for this year: transformationalbusiness leadership fortifying our community. Hisgoal isn’t to try to change things that alreadywork—he wants to sustain the Chamber’s well-oiled machine. Yet he intends to bring forthnew ideas and opportunities that will enhancethe Chamber’s excellence going forward, whichinclude introducing initiatives to improve andpromote the local economy, ensure common-sense pro-business legislation, and uphold the Chamber’s duty as the strongest politicaladvocacy force in this region and beyond.

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investment to retain this important companyso they can expand and grow their operationsat a time when more jobs and much neededrevenue impacts every citizen in Long Beach,”continued Eaton.

Chamber’s Efforts Pay Off: Worthington Ford Staysdealership facility along with the loan providedby the City, they could return to 2001 sales lev-els by 2015. This means Worthington Ford willbring a return of $700,000 in annual sales taxdirectly to city general fund.

The Long Beach Chamber thanked the CityCouncil for their willingness to consideroptions to retain important jobs and eventual-ly approving the Chamber-supported plan.Specifically, the Chamber thanked Mayor BobFoster, City Manager Pat West and the extraor-dinary City staff team that worked so hard tobring the proposal before the City Council.

Without the investment by the City, LongBeach stood to lose decades of benefits fromthe Worthington Ford brand and millions ofdollars in general fund revenue.

“We want to thank the Long BeachArea Chamber of Commerce forencouraging us to become a mem-ber. Since then, our business saleshave turned around. It showsthe magic power and theknowledge The Chamberhas to save and help busi-nesses, and we appreciate it verymuch. We are also impressed withthe array of resources offeredthrough The Chamber’s newBusiness Assistance Program. Theyare providing their members with avaluable service to help addressimmediate needs.”

–Mona FarhatJohnny Rockets

“My wife and I love theChamber-sponsored trademissions because they arevery reasonably priced,the accommodations areexcellent, and every detailis taken care of for us. Allwe have to do is go and enjoy thetrip. The Chamber staff, especiallyLeanna Rodgers, is very friendly,cheerful, and willing to go theextra distance to make the expe-rience as smooth and pleasant aspossible. And the Chamber toursare simply the best deal around.”

–Ramón S. LopezSpain Trade MissionParticipant

Members Reveal Positive Returns on Their Investment

“Your support has enabled LongBeach to be one of the onlyplaces in California to boast anexpanding dealership with newemployment opportunities in aperiod of closures and layoffs. Itis clear to me that with-out a strong, independ-ent voice of business suchas your own, some of themost crucial componentsof our regional economywould be lost. Randy, youhave set a strong example, and allof us at Worthington Ford appre-ciate your considerable efforts.”

–Cal WorthingtonWorthington Ford

“The Entrepreneur of the YearLuncheon was nothing short ofsuperb. The Chamber neverfails to put on events thatcombine class, relevanceand community. I can alwayscount on the best production possible, with thought provokingtopics, and a reconnection withthe people in the City of LongBeach that are really doing themost. It feels like a reunion of thewho’s who. Kudos to RandyGordon and the staff for makinghim look so good.”

–Carl KempThe Kemp Group

Outgoing Chairman’s Message

Asserting our Position, Counting our Successes

Well…it’s been a very busy year. We’veaccomplished so much and I feel so fortunateto have served as Chairman this past year. I caneasily say that for me, the most lasting impres-sion this past year has been all of the wonder-ful, accomplished people I had the opportunityto meet. It has been an honor to work with allof you; from the person I came into contactmost often, Randy Gordon, to the very profes-sional and prepared Chamber staff, ourChamber Board and Leadership Cabinet, ourgovernment affairs consultant Shaun Lumachi,to the elected officials, educational, communityand business leaders in Long Beach.

Success has been something that theChamber has worked tirelessly once again thisyear to achieve for our community and its busi-nesses. Our Chamber Board and LeadershipCabinet this past year were made up of someof the most dynamic people you will meet inthis City, or in any City for that matter. Theyhave exceeded all expectations, implementingchanges that will benefit not only the businesscommunity but the City itself for years into the future.

I made it my personal mission this year tovisit City Council regularly to clearly assert ourposition on many and varied issues including,opposing PLA’s, supporting hotel developmentand jobs created thereby, supporting Boeing’sC-17 continuation and its Douglas Project, pro-viding input on the Equal Benefits Ordinance

and supporting the Port’s Clean TrucksProgram, and rallying over 1,500 letters of sup-port to move our Long Beach Airport Terminalupgrades forward, to name a few. Any oppor-tunity to advocate for business and jobs is anopportunity I did not want to miss!

Another part of our business support focusedon small business. Our newest program, theSmall Business CEO Roundtable, gathered about10-12 small business CEOs together offeringthem the opportunity to discuss specific chal-lenges they were facing. All were extremelyforthcoming and had a true desire to share andhelp one another with best practices and cre-ative solutions. They were happy to have input aswell as the validation that they were strugglingnot because of anything they had done wrongbut that all were struggling because of the cur-rent economic conditions.

During this past year and mainly due to theefforts of Jerry Miller, Randy and others, theChamber secured a $200,000 grant as part ofWorkforce Development’s Layoff AversionProgram. We hired a full time staff person andare coordinating efforts with the Lomita, SanPedro and Wilmington Chambers to effectivelysend out a task force when we hear of a busi-ness that is contemplating relocation or closingto bring forth any and all available resources toprevent losing that business and the jobs theyprovide. This is a huge bonus toward econom-ic development in our City and we have enlist-ed the help of the City and business leaders inthis, and in our new “Red Team” efforts.

Our Government Affairs program isstronger than ever thanks to the leadership ofJoanne Davis as supported by Shaun Lumachi.Congratulations to Joanne on her SmallBusiness Advocate of the Year Award from theCal Chamber; one of only 2 recipients this year!

Last, but certainly not least, is the Chamber’sCEO extraordinaire, Randy Gordon. Randy isremarkable in his efforts on behalf of businessand having seen that up close and personal thispast year, I have learned even more about ded-ication, commitment and sheer tenacity!

The Chamber’s work continues with incom-ing Chair Jim Eaton, along with the new Boardand staff. They will need to be ever vigilant toensure the Chamber speaks louder and clearerthan ever to support business, economic devel-opment, and sustaining and creating jobs. Idepart knowing Jim will do an outstanding joband will look back on this, as I do, as one of thehighlights of my professional career.

by Lori LofstromManaging Shareholder

HOLMES LOFSTROM, PC

Also active this year was our PAC, endorsingseveral pro-business candidates in the CityCouncil and School Board races. The future ofour PAC advocacy appears even brighter atpresent due a favorable Ninth Circuit ruling thatremoved certain limitations previously placedupon our free political speech.

The final accomplishment I will mention isthe Chamber’s pivotal role in facilitating theretention of one special business of infamousnotoriety in Long Beach, Worthington Ford.Thanks to the efforts of Randy, Jerry Miller andCity Staff, the City Council approved an offer-ing to Worthington Ford that will allow them toremain in the City, saving hundreds of jobs andmillions in tax revenue for the City. Icing on thatcake is that Nick Worthington is a newChamber Board Member!

“I made it my personal mission…to visit City Council regularlyto clearly assert our position onmany and varied issues…”

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President/CEO

Judy Donley . . . . . . . . (562) 437-8823Executive Vice President

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Sarah Nguyen . . . . . . (562) 432-7830Executive Assistant to President/CEO

Shaun Lumachi . . . . . (562) 843-0947Consultant, Public Policy

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Administrative Staff (562) 436-1251Leanna Rodgers. . . . . . (562) 436-1254

Consultant, Trade Missions

Kelly DeSimas . . . . . . . . (562) 436-1253Administrative Assistant

Sandy Wong . . . . . . . (562) 436-2810Administrative Assistant

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Jackie Kuhl . . . . . . . . . (562) 843-0951Media Manager

Graphic Design . . . . . . . . . . . Via MediaPrinting . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seaside PrintingAssembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PathPoint

Members wishing to submit articles, pressreleases, or member news items forupcoming issues of Long Beach Chamberof Commerce’s Your Advocate, pleasefax to (562) 436-7099, attn: Jackie Kuhl,or e-mail jackie.kuhl@gmail.com.

Circulation: Long Beach Business is maileddirectly to more than 1500 Long BeachArea Chamber of Commerce members,elected officials and community leaders.

Our Mission The Chamber is the plat-form for business to provide leadership,education, and advocacy so that the LongBeach area thrives in the 21st century.

Our Vision The Chamber will be theacknowledged leader in creating com-

munity consensus to support local,regional, and international business.

Our Core Competenciesn Economic Development: Creating a

Strong Local Economyn Public Policy: Representing the

Interest of Business with Governmentn Community Development:

Promoting the Communityn Membership Services: Providing

Networking Opportunities

California Chamber of Commerce’s“Advocacy Partner of the

Year” for 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

“Political Partner of the Year” for 2008

Board of DirectorsLeadership CabinetChairman of the BoardJim EatonFounder & CEO, Kingdom Partner Solutions, LLC

Chair-ElectJoanne DavisPresident, Davis Group

Immediate Past ChairmanLori LofstromManaging Shareholder, Holmes Lofstrom, PC

Chief Financial OfficerPei Pei WangPartner, Windes & McClaughry Accountancy Corp.

Vice Chair of Economic DevelopmentJerry MillerManaging Partner, IMC Municipal Consulting

Vice Chair of Community DevelopmentJan MaizeVice President, The Maize Tuebner MaizeGroup/Smith Barney

Vice Chair of MembershipJohn HowardOwner/Operator, Chick-Fill-A

Vice Chair of Public PolicyLaDonna DiCamilloDirector of Government Affairs, BNSF Railway

At LargeAudrianne Adams-LeePresident, HR Network, Inc.

At LargeMark DeVossDirector of Supplier & Material Management, The Boeing Company

Legal CounselRobert StemlerPartner, Keesal, Young & Logan LLP

President & CEORandy GordonLong Beach Area Chamber of Commerce

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Cindy AllenETA Advertising

Kristi AllenHilton Long Beach

Brian ArthurTurner ConstructionCompany

Mike BafanTABC, Inc./Toyota

Tom BergJetBlue Airways

Bill BettisonEnterprise Rent A Car

Becky BlairBlair Commercial RealEstate

Martin BurkeDENSO Sales CA, Inc.

Greg BurnightNewell, Curtis, Nelson& Burnight LLP

David CameronCity National Bank

Blake ChristianHolthouse, Carlin &Van Trigt LLP

Ivonna EdkinsDeVry University

Steve FaichneyValero

Robert GareyCushman & Wakefieldof CA, Inc.

Ed GiuglianoAES Alamitos LLC

Tom GoodMatson Navigation

Simon GrieveGazette Newspapers

Del HeintzCharterCommunications

Diana HendelLong Beach MemorialMedical Center/Miller Children’sHospital

Ed HerroFarmers & MerchantsBank

Ken HoupUHS Insurance Agency

Ed JunoParamount Petroleum

Frank KominOXY Long Beach, Inc.

Marty Kurner Interior Office Solutions

Larry LabradoSouthern CaliforniaEdison

Chris LytlePort of Long Beach

Glenn MaddalonCommunity Hospital ofLong Beach

Mike McCarthyMoffatt & Nichol

Walter NeilBP America

Eloy OakleyLong Beach CityCollege

Josh OwenAbility/Tri-ModalTransportation Services

Kristie PabstPabst, Kinney &Associates

Andy PerezUnion Pacific Railroad

William PhillipsComerica Bank

Ed ProenzaEnsemble Real Estate

Aaron RiosWal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Debra RussellSignal Hill Petroleum

Bill ShumardSpecial OlympicsSouthern California

Michael SoltCSULB-College ofBusinessAdministration

DavidThornburgSA Recycling

John WagnerSt. Mary MedicalCenter

NickWorthingtonCal Worthington Ford

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Diamondn DeVry University/ Keller Graduate School of Management n Port of Long Beach n SARecycling n Wal-Mart Stores, Inc./Sam’s Club

Platinumn BNSF Railway Company n Long Beach CityCollege/Small Business Development Center n Long Beach Memorial Medical Center/MillerChildren’s Hospital n Press-Telegram n Ristorante da Vinci n St. Mary MedicalCenter n TABC, Inc./Toyota n Verizon

Goldn BP America, Inc. n City National Bank n Community Hospital of Long Beach n Epson America, Inc. n Farmers & MerchantsBank n Hilton Long Beach n Holthouse, Carlin& Van Trigt, LLP n Hyatt Regency Long Beach n JetBlue Airways n Keesal, Young & Logan n Moffatt & Nichol n Paramount Petroleum/ALON USA n Southern California Edison n Universal Healthcare Solutions InsuranceAgency n Yellow Book USA

Silvern Ability/Tri-Modal Transportation Services, Inc.n AES Alamitos LLC n California StateUniversity, Long Beach n Catalina ExpressCharter Communications n Davis Group DENSO Sales California, Inc. n INCO Company/IMC Municipal Consulting n Long BeachAirport n Long Beach Business Journal n Marriott/ Renaissance Properties n OXY LongBeach, Inc. n Paragon Steel n Seaside PrintingCompany, Inc. n The Boeing Company n The Queen Mary n Turner Construction n Union Pacific Railroad n Windes &McClaughry Accountancy Corporation

Bronzen Aquarium of the Pacific n ConduitDevelopment, Inc./ 3SINC n DirecTV—California Broadcast Center n EnsembleInvestments, LLC n Beach Business Bank n Guzman & Gray, Certified PublicAccountants n Harbor Truckers for aSustainable Future n Holmes Lofstrom, PC n Hotel Maya n HR NETwork, Inc. n Jobing.comn Kingdom Partner Solutions, LLC n LongBeach Convention & Entertainment Center n P2S Engineering, Inc. n Parkers’ Lighthouse n SCS Engineers n Savor Catering by SMG n Signal Hill Petroleum n Tesoro n TredwayLumsdaine & Doyle LLP n Valero n Via MediaGraphic Design n Waste Management, Inc.

The “Chairman’s Circle” is a special group of members that have committed to support theLBACC through sponsorships at various financial levels and at special events. If your company wouldlike to become a member of the Chairman’s Circle,please contact Randy Gordon, President/CEO, at (562) 436-6723 for details.

2010-2011Chairman’s

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Incoming Chairman’s Message

Enhancing Our Excellence with New Opportunities

I am honored, grateful, humbled and excitedto be the 2010-2011 Chair of your Chamberrepresenting nearly 1,100 members consistingof more than 60,000 employees. My brief 12months in this position will be focused on sus-taining the positive attributes of the Chamber,for example supporting the ongoing Red Teamefforts led by Jerry Miller our Vice Chair ofEconomic Development which obviously led tosuch successes as saving Worthington Ford andobtaining the $200,000 grant from the PacificGateway Workforce Investment Network. But Itoo, like my predecessors, will work to introducenew initiatives designed to promote andimprove the local economy, ensure commonsense pro-business legislation, and help buildthe basic fabric of our community throughimproved education, workforce training, andeasier access to necessary growth capital for ourmembers. Clearly we live in tumultuous timesrequiring “transformational leadership to fortifyour community”…which is our theme for thiscoming year.

Under the leadership of our Vice Chair ofMembership Services, John Howard, I am

pleased to announce we are promoting to ourmembers the Goldman Sachs and Long BeachCity College 10,000 Small Business Initiativedesigned to provide select small businesses withrevenues ranging between $150,000 and $4 million with (1) business and managementeducation, (2) business support services, and (3) potential access to necessary growth capitalfrom the $20 million in attractively priced lend-

to model the Cleveland, Ohio’s chamber informing a private equity/venture capital fund tosupport qualifying entrepreneurs leading highpotential early-stage companies. The ClevelandChamber has solicited high net worth individu-als in their local community in order to createthis fund and has received enormous interestand financial support,particularly in the wake ofexcess private capital sitting idle in today’s diffi-cult economy.

Last, but perhaps first in importance, theChamber will continue to be the strongest pro-business political advocacy entity and “voice” inour region thanks to the leadership of our ViceChair of Public Policy, LaDonna DiCamillo, whowill also Chair our Government Affairs Council.Working closely with Shaun Lumachi, ourGovernment Affairs Consultant “extraordi-naire,” we will pursue our three fold strategy forthis year of (1) promoting the retention andattraction of businesses in and to the LongBeach area, (2) prevention of “all” anti-businesslegislation, and (3) supporting appropriate edu-cation related development efforts for our statewhich now sits at 49th in the country….a clearlyalarming number. We will continue to publishthe voting records of both our city and stateelected officials holding them accountable fortheir votes on business.

I sincerely look forward to helping theChamber enhance its excellence while assistingour great community in turning its many chal-lenges into new growth opportunities.

Creating a Strong Local Economy

by Jim EatonFounder & CEO, Kingdom

Partner Solutions, LLC

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ing capital being provided to the Los Angeles/Long Beach region. I applaud Goldman Sachs forchampioning this $500 million, five year effort tounlock the growth and job creation potential of10,000 small businesses nationwide.

Secondly, I am very pleased to introduce thatunder the leadership of Jan Maize, our ViceChair of Community Development, we will co-sponsor “Ethics Across the Beach,” with theUkleja Center for Ethical Leadership at CSULB.Please mark your calendars for Thursday,October 14th for this interactive/educationalseminar designed for business leaders lackingethical training processes in their companies.

Third, and resulting from sharing of bestpractices between Chambers, I am committedto working with Randy Gordon and Jerry Miller

“The Chamber will continue tobe the strongest pro-businesspolitical advocacy entity and‘voice’ in our region.”

Italy: TuscanyNovember 10-18, 2010

$2199 per personReserve by August 15

Spain: Costa del SolNovember 3-11, 2010

$1999 per personReserve by August 15

For tour itineraries and more information, contact Leanna Rodgers, Trade Development Consultant travel@lbchamber.com • (562) 436-1254

Join the Chamber Trade Missions to:China: Beijing/Shanghai

October 23-31, 2010$1999 per person/Reserve by July 25

MediaNotes &QuotesLos Angeles Times Business leaders have denounced the proposed study as too costly for a city facing a projected $18.5-million budget shortfall. “Long Beach’s current fiscal crisis does not warrant spending up to $4 million for a study,” Randy Gordon, president of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, wrote last week to the mayor and City Council.

“Effort to bring waves back to Long Beach gets a boost”Los Angeles Times, June 21, 2010

Long Beach Business Journal In his upcoming year as chair, Eaton will face challenges and criticisms and work on relationships within the city. “We clearly know there’s adiversity of ideas and voting points, but I think communication has got to be key,” said Jim Eaton. And there are more things we can do forour small business members, but I think it starts with listening. I’m not saying we haven’t been listening; I just want to intensify that,” he added.

“A Conversation with Incoming Chamber Chair James Eaton”Long Beach Business Journal, June 8-21, 2010

Los Angeles Business Journal Worthington Ford threatened to leave the city in March after Ford Motor Co. offered it incentives to move farther away from anotherFord dealership. The dealership asked the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce to broker a deal with the city to help it stay. “The proposed loan is the right investment to retain this important company so they can expand and grow their operations at a timewhen more jobs and much needed revenue impacts every citizen in Long Beach,” said Chamber President Randy Gordon.

“Auto Dealership Gets City’s Support”Los Angeles Business Journal, May 5, 2010

Press-TelegramThe 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Long Beach Chamber’s political action committees may receive contributions of anyamount to fund their independent campaign expenditures. “They were limiting our constitutional right to raise money and competeon the same level playing field as unions all across America,” said Chamber President and CEO Randy Gordon.

“Money tap opened for Long Beach residents”Press-Telegram, April 30, 2010

Former city manager Jerry Miller, who is the Chamber’s vice chairman for economic development, said that he has been working as an intermediary and has been in “direct communication” with the city and Worthington. The Chamber was asked to sit down and meet withthe Worthington people to better understand what the company’s needs are, Miller said.

“Long Beach reportedly negotiating to keep Cal Worthington Ford”Press Telegram, April 8, 2010

Chair-Elect Wins Business Advocate of the Year

Chamber Honored Statewide, Sends LargestDelegation to Annual Business Summit

Recognized for her advocacy efforts on behalf of LongBeach small businesses, the California Chamber of Commercehonored Joanne Davis as the “2010 Small Business Advocateof the Year.” She was one of only two recipients to capture thisprestigious award at the largest gathering of Chamber leaders inthe state at the CalChamber’s Business Summit in Sacramento.

The Long Beach Chamberwas recognized by theCalifornia Chamber ofCommerce for the second yearin a row with the President’sCircle award along with the2010 Small Business Advocateof the Year award, given toJoanne Davis, The Chamber’sVice Chair of Public Policy andChairman of the GovernmentAffairs Committee. TheCalChamber presented theawards at a luncheon beforemore than 400 attendees at the

CalChamber Business Summit in Sacramento.The President’s Circle award recognizes chambers for excel-

lence in business advocacy and helping their members complywith California’s ever-changing and often confusing labor laws.

President’s Circle recipients published vote records of theirstate legislators on key business issues, generated letters tostate elected officials on issues of interest to members, partic-ipated in the CalChamber compliance product resale programat an exemplary level and brought a delegation to Sacramentofor the CalChamber Business Summit.

The Long Beach Chamber delivered the largest delegation

to the annual summit, giving Long Beach a large presence.The following list of community and business leaders repre-sented the Long Beach Chamber:

Long Beach Chamber Delegation

Davis currently serves as the Long Beach Chamber’s ViceChair for Public Policy and she’s in her second year as Chair ofthe Government Affairs Committee (GAC). She was alsorecently named Chair-Elect as she will lead the Long BeachChamber’s Board of Directors in 2011-2012.

Davis led one of the most productive and results drivenyears in recent memory. As chairman of the GAC, Davisfocused the Chamber’s public policy efforts on three strategicinitiatives in 2009: fiscal reform and responsibility, environ-mental balance and economic growth. Davis rallied more than1,600 people to sign an online petition in support of approv-ing terminal upgrades at the Long Beach Airport which result-ed in the 2009 groundbreaking of the construction effort. Sheled the Chamber’s efforts to bring clarity and flexibility to the

“Davis led one of the most productive andresults driven years in recent memory.”

state’s meal period laws tominimize employer liabilityand to provide for flexibleworkweek scheduling forCalifornia’s employees by ral-lying hundreds of businessesto send letters to elected offi-cials urging support.

Randy Gordon, presidentand CEO of the Long BeachChamber, nominated Davisfor the award, saying, “I amproud of all Joanne has

done for Long Beach. She will continue to have a bright futurewith the Chamber as she continues her involvement andactivism representing the interests of Long Beach businesses atall levels of government.”

President of Davis Group Consulting, Davis’ career in poli-tics and government has spanned over twenty years and hasincluded working with top elected officials, state political par-ties, public opinion leaders and corporate executives in bothCalifornia and nationwide.

She is the sixth recipient from the Long Beach Chamber tohave won the “Small Business Advocate of the Year” awardfrom the CalChamber in the last 12 years.

Chamber President and CEORandy Gordon (left) accepts thePresident’s Circle award fromCalifornia Chamber Presidentand CEO Allan Zaremberg.

Left) California Chamber ofCommerce Chair Larree Renda andCalifornia Chamber President andCEO Allan Zaremberg (right) presentthe “2010 Small Business Advocateof the Year” award to Joanne Davis.

Audrianne Adams-Lee, HR NETwork

Jerry Caliguri, Long Beach Chamber

Tony Chavez, AESAlamitos-Redondo Beach

Joanne Davis, Davis GroupLaDonna Dicamillo,

BNSF RailwayJim Eaton, Kingdom

Partner Solutions, LLCRandy Gordon,

Long Beach ChamberJennifer Johnson,

Watson Land

Steve Kuykendall, SteveKuykendall & Associates

Larry Labrado, SCEJim Lewis, Long Beach

Rescue MissionLori Lofstrom,

Holmes Lofstrom PCShaun Lumachi,

Long Beach ChamberEloy Oakley, Long Beach

City CollegeLarry Rice, Seaside PrintingMark Taylor, Long Beach

City CollegeDavid Thornburg,

SA Recycling

Special thanks to the following companies who hosted din-ner for the delegation, and was also attended byAssemblymembers Bonnie Lowenthal and Isadore Hall: BNSFRailway, BP America, Davis Group, WalMart Stores, UnionPacific Railroad and Watson Land Company.

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2010 Entrepreneur ofthe Year Luncheon The Chamber’s “City National Bank Entrepreneur of the YearLuncheon” honored Bob Curry of 66-year-old California CartageCompany, based here in Long Beach.

(L to R) Chamber Chair-Elect Jim Eaton, Chamber Vice Chair ofEconomic Development Jerry Miller, Chamber Chair LoriLofstrom, City National Bank Executive Vice President KevinDunigan, and Chamber President and CEO Randy Gordon pres-ent the Entrepreneur of the Year Award to Bob Curry (center,holding eagle award).

Jim Eaton (left) and Randy Gordon (right) present the KingdomPartner Solutions, LLC Community Spirit Award to Mike Murray,Director of Government and External Affairs for Verizon.

(L to R) Lori Lofstrom, Bob Curry Jr., Bob Curry Sr., Mayor BeverlyO’Neill, and Jim Gray.

Randy Gordon (left) and Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt’s BlakeChristian (right) present the Holthouse Carlin & Van TrigtCorporate Citizen Award to the Boeing Company. Accepting forBoeing was Mark DeVoss, Director of Supplier Management forthe Long Beach Site.

(L) Superintendent-President of Long Beach City College EloyOakley gave a sponsor presentation about “Serving ourCommunity,” and City National Bank’s Kevin Dunigan presentedthe keynote address for the luncheon.

The Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is supporting theCalifornia Jobs Initiative on the November 2010 statewide ballotthat seeks to delay the operation and implementation of AB 32until California’s unemployment rate returns to the levels that exist-ed at the time of its adoption, 5.5% or less, for four consecutivecalendar quarters.

The Long Beach Chamber opposed AB 32 which eventuallypassed the State Legislature and was signed by the Governor inSeptember 2006. AB 32 establishes the goal of reducing, by 2020,the state’s emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to the level thoseemissions were in 1990.

“AB 32 was intended to protect California from human causedglobal warming. Whether global warming is in fact caused byhumans or by natural processes, AB 32 is ineffective and counter-productive, massively costly to businesses and families, and willincrease our state deficit and cut services including those related topublic health and environmental protection,” stated RandyGordon, President and CEO of the Long Beach Chamber.

Chamber Leads Effort for CA Jobs Initiative

Photos by Ambrose Martin

of output of $182.649 billion; and, devastate budgets of Californiasocial services agencies through massive losses in tax revenue.

“Long Beach has been hit particularly hard by the recession,with goods movement in the Port area significantly reduced ashigher costs and declining business activity take their toll,” saidJoanne Davis, Chair of the Long Beach Chamber’s GovernmentAffairs Committee. “Couple that with a California regulatorysystem that makes ports outside the state a more affordableoption for businesses and shippers alike, and it makes for a lessthan optimistic economic outlook,” continued Davis.

The Long Beach Chamber has traditionally supported the cre-ation of environmentally sound policies that reward responsiblebusiness practices, including the reduction of greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions.

“Our business community includes energy producers and othercarbon-intense industries that would be disproportionately pun-ished by AB 32’s $143 billion cap-and-trade auction tax, almost $4billion in higher gasoline and diesel costs, and up to 60% higherelectricity rates,” said Jim Eaton, Chairman of the Long BeachChamber Board of Directors. “Those costs will put Long Beach atan even greater competitive disadvantage with states that have lessdraconian climate change regulations,” continued Eaton.

The California Jobs Initiative is limited to AB 32 policies aimedat global warming, and will not alter the vast array of unrelatedenvironmental regulations that already protect the state’s air andwater quality, and are the strictest in the country. The Initiative willalso protect jobs and save our economy billions by merely adjust-ing the timetable for AB 32 regulations until the state’s unemploy-ment situation improves.

“AB 32 is ineffective and counterproductive,massively costly to businesses and families,and will increase our state deficit…”

Economists estimate if nothing is done AB 32 will, costCalifornia up to 1.1 million jobs; cost the average family $3,857 ayear in greatly increased expenses for housing, transportation, foodand energy; cost $49,691 per small business; result in a total loss

Over 600 people attended the Chamber’s “City National BankEntrepreneur of the Year Luncheon” at the Hyatt Regency LB.

Lori Lofstrom receives gifts of appreciation from Incoming ChairJim Eaton for her year-long service as Chairman of the Board.

The Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is supportinga statewide proposal (SJR 29) by Long Beach-area State SenatorRoderick D. Wright that urges the President of the UnitedStates, the United States Congress, and the Department ofDefense to take immediate and necessary actions to protect anational security asset in the C-17 and allowing the UnitedStates to continue to meet future domestic and internationalairlift needs by continuing its production.

“The C-17 has provided work for over 650 suppliers in 44states, resulting in $5.8 billion being added annually to thenation’s economy,” stated Randy Gordon, President and CEO ofthe Long Beach Chamber. “For California, a shutdown of theproduction line would have an impact on 4,100 direct and6,500 indirect jobs among our 348 suppliers or a statewide eco-nomic impact of $8.4 billion annually. For Long Beach, theimpact would be devastating to the individuals who depend onthe program for their livelihood,” continued Gordon.

In the City of Long Beach, over 5,000 workers would losetheir jobs if production was shutdown. Termination of the C-17program would have a ripple effect throughout the local, stateand national economy when you take into account all of the

hard working men and women who are directly employed withthis program. The C-17 is a critical program impacting manyacross our great nation.

Boeing is the largest private employer in the City of LongBeach and its facility here has been a vital contributor to thelocal economy for many years. The continued success of Boeingin Southern California is directly linked to its defense business,

“Termination of the C-17 programwould have a ripple effect throughoutthe local, state and national economy...”

Chamber Joins Senator Rod Wright inProtecting Boeing’s C-17 Program

Community Involvement: The Long BeachPolice Department’s Model for Success

have never considered possible. We must all be vested in thefuture of the city, which equates to the future of the childrenand their families. Parents and communities that get involved inthe lives of their children have power. We need to create andsupport programs that make this happen.

I believe that leadership is about leading for the benefit ofothers and not the enrichment of ourselves. The desire to helpothers should always be our motivation for seeking higher lev-els of responsibility. This can be achieved through outreach tothose who are less fortunate, and those who need someone tohelp them to take the next step in life.

As we stand on the shoulders of those who have comebefore us, it is incumbent upon us to leave this generation in abetter position than we found it. By leading from our core val-ues, together we will act to ensure that the future is not onlybrighter for our generation, but for generations to come. Joinme in raising the bar and stepping up to the plate as we moveforward. I look forward to working with all of you in makingLong Beach a premier city in which to work, live and play!

“The citizens of Long Beach will toleratenothing less than living peacefully in aneighborhood where their children feelfree to move about, without fear.”

I would like to take this opportunity to express how much ofan honor it is for me to have been selected as the Chief of Policefor the City of Long Beach. As most of you are aware, Californiasets the standard for the rest of the nation, especially in the fieldof law enforcement. As chief of police, I look forward to theopportunity of working with all aspects of the community, aswell as our local and federal law enforcement partners, toensure the needs of our community are met, and that the LongBeach Police Department continues to move forward as one ofthe premiere law enforcement agencies in the nation.

Over the course of the coming years, I will strive to buildupon the rich history and tradition that already exists within thecity and police department. I plan to utilize technology as aforce multiplier in our efforts to curb gang violence and arrestthose who continue to plague our city with crime. In today’sdynamic and uncertain times, the law enforcement professionalneeds to embrace the future, which includes a new look at theway we do business in the forms of tactics, equipment, andtechnology. These advances will only assist our profession toprevent, deter and solve crimes. This review will also allow offi-cers to work smarter, rather than harder; and create better safe-ty measures for our officers and our communities.

Smart, aggressive police work through the use of ganginjunctions and working with our local and federal partnersallows for multiple resources to be dedicated to impact gangcrime and those who have been identified as having the mostinfluence over the violence in their neighborhoods.

The Long Beach Chamber supports California’s application forthe Federal Race to the Top Phase Two funds. This new approach,which is being driven by local school district superintendents includ-ing Long Beach Unified School District, will give California and LongBeach a plan that reflects the excellent work being done already inour schools and builds on that foundation for future reforms.

“One of the top three public policy priorities of the Long BeachChamber in 2010 is supporting our education community and thefederal Race to the Top effort is at the top of our list,” statedJoanne Davis, Chair of the Long Beach Chamber’s GovernmentAffairs Committee. “We are proud of our Long Beach UnifiedSchool District and pleased to join them in supporting the oppor-tunity for increased funding,” continued Davis.

The Chamber believes it is a critical time for our education sys-tem and California’s chances for the Race to the Top fundsbecause these funds provide incentives for public schools to devel-op new strategies to ensure that students are prepared to succeed

in the future. These students will ultimately become the futurework force throughout our community and we need to do all wecan do in order to provide the best education as possible.

Specifically, the plan will do the following: • Stronger focus on teacher and principal evaluations, using

multiple measures, that support great and effective teachers and principals.

• Building on and refining California’s rigorous standards andassessment systems, that support student achievement and turn-ing around failing schools.

• Enhancing local data systems and providing training toward“real time” classroom instructional improvement.

• Implementing necessary turn-around strategies for our lowestperforming schools.

• Supports and continues to expand upon programs throughoutour kindergarten through grade twelve curriculum and training.

• Continues to advance the collaboration with higher educationon the teacher pipeline and producing teachers ready to enterthe classroom and encourage work in low performing schools.

The Chamber welcomes partnering with the federal govern-ment in their effort to provide reforms to public education that willhelp improve student achievement for all our schools and createand support effective teachers, principals and leaders.

“One of the top three public policy prioritiesof the Long Beach Chamber in 2010 is supporting our education community.”

Chamber Supports LBUSD Funding Effort

Communities get what they tolerate. The citizens of Long Beachwill tolerate nothing less than living peacefully in a neighbor-hood where their children feel free to move about, without fear.

Involving everyone from all aspects of the community is amodel for success. After school programs, that include a varietyof positive influences on children and young adults, is a plat-form for a positive life. Allowing for additional time at the endof school not only for athletics, but for tutoring, exposure to thearts, and mentoring gives these youths a view of a life they may

Lori Lofstrom (left) and Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster (right)present the Environmental Leadership Award to Josh Owen,from Ability Tri-Modal Transportation Services.

Over 680 people attended the Chamber’s 119th Inaugural Galaat the Hyatt Regency Long Beach, honoring SA Recycling withthe 2010 “Destination: Tomorrow” Award.

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119th Inaugural Gala

Representing the Interest of Business with Government

(L to R) Incoming Chair Jim Eaton, Chamber President & CEORandy Gordon, and Outgoing Chamber Chair Lori Lofstrom,present the “Destination: Tomorrow” Award to SA Recycling.Accepting are Terry Adams, Executive Vice President, GeorgeAdams, President and CEO, and David Thornburg, Director ofPublic Affairs.

Legendary car dealer Cal Worthington (center) with LongBeach Chief of Police Jim McDonnell (left) and his wife Kathy.

Chamber Chair-Elect Joanne Davis presents the Alfred P. SloanAward for Workplace Flexibility to Long Beach Rescue Mission’sJim Lewis (left) and to Kevin Peterson from P2S Engineering.

by Jim McDonnellChief of Police,

Long Beach Police Department

Photos by Ambrose Martin

and the C-17 program tops the list of government programsthat have been extremely successful in providing a vital resourceto our national defense while supplying critical skilled, high paying defense jobs here in our region. There is no better economic stimulus than putting the best people in the industryto work on the best airlifter the industry can offer to support the defense effort of our nation. For more information, log onto www.LongBeachAdvocacy.biz.

Lori Lofstrom (left) and Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster (right) pres-ent the Environmental Leadership Award to TABC’s PresidentMike Bafan. Other honorees not pictured were: ConduitDevelopment, Harbor Truckers Association, Port of Long Beach,SCS Engineers, Southern California Edison, Wal-Mart, and WasteManagement.

555 East 10%555 E. Ocean Blvd.Long Beach, CA 90802(562) 437-0626

Ascari (Hilton Long Beach) 10%701 West Ocean Blvd.Long Beach, CA 90831(562) 983-3400

Baja Sonora 10%2940 Clark Ave.Long Beach, CA 90815(562) 421-5120

Buono’s Pizzeria 10%401 W. Willow StreetLong Beach, CA 90806(562) 595-6138

Buster’s Beach House 10%168 Marina DriveLong Beach, CA 90803(562) 598-9431

Chick-Fil-A 20%7681 Carson Blvd.Long Beach, CA 90808(562) 425-4232

Nonprofit Event Master CalendarWe are pleased to feature a calendar listing major fundraising events for our nonprofit mem-bers in the greater Long Beach area. If you would like to promote a nonprofit event and alsohelp to prevent scheduling conflicts, contact Jackie Kuhl at jackie.kuhl@gmail.com.

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Welcome New MembersWe are pleased to welcome our newest investors in The Chamber who joined during the months of March, April and May.

The Chamber’s Restaurant Loyalty Program is a terrific new benefit for mem-bers to save money by receiving discounts at some of your favorite local eateries.All you have to do is present your Restaurant Loyalty Rewards card to receive a10% discount on your food bill. And some restaurants are offering more than 10%off so be sure to inquire within. To receive your rewards card contact KellyDeSimas at kdesimas@lbchamber.com or call (562) 436-1253. Bon appetite!

Dine Out, Save Money, and Support Local Long Beach Restaurants

Academic UpRise, Inc.*Elder Eddie Pierson, III (562) 208-3528www.academicuprise.org Education

ACX Pacific Northwest Inc.Aya Kitamura (310) 241-6229www.acxpacific.com Exporters

America’s Tire Co.Eddie Jimenez (562) 429-2227www.tires.comTire Dealers & Distributors

Baja SonoraMary Sophiea (562) 421-5120www.bajasonora.com Restaurants

Bigmista’s Barbeque*Phyllis Strawder (562) 423-4244www.bigmista.comCatering & Banquets/ Food Service

bluMatt Dietseh (562) 495-4700www.blulongbeach.comReal Estate - Residential

C.W. Services Inc.*Rocky Marquez (562) 432-5421www.cwservices.usEngineering - General Contractor

Cal Worthington Ford*Nick Worthington (562) 420-3333www.calworthingtonford.netAutomobile - Dealers/New & Used

California Cartage CompanyRobert A. Curry, Sr. (310) 537-1432www.calcartage.comTrucking/Warehousing

Coach America Los AngelesDarlene Cochran (800) 642-3287www.coachamerica.comCharter Coach Transportation

Conduit Development Inc.Denise Gonzales (562) 430-3727www.conduitdevelopment.comConstruction

Constant ContactKelly Flint (866) 876-8464www.losangeles.constantcontact.comMarketing

Culligan InternationalRichelle Reyes (951) 757-1687www.culligan.comWater Filtration & Systems

DaVitaHeather Bonilla (310) 536-2400www.davita.comHealth Care

Dusk to Dawn Urgent CareDr. Eugene Allen (562) 426-2664www.dusktodawnurgentcare.comMedical Clinics

Embassy Los Angeles Study Center/Study GroupFrancesca Andrews (562) 606-1581www.embassyces.comEducation

Fisher & Phillips, LLPTodd Scherwin (949) 851-2424www.laborlawyers.comAttorney - Employment Law

Girlfriends-lbc.orgKristi Heicke (562) 608-8807www.girlfriends-lbc.orgNon-Profit Organizations

HomeCare Partners, Inc.KJ Mayer (562) 989-3300www.homecareartnersinc.netHome Care - Seniors

Integrated A/V Solutions Inc.Vannak Tan (562) 981-3800www.integratedavsolutions.comTelevision, Appliances, Electronics

Jersey Mike’sDan Burrell (562) 491-1800www.jerseymikes.comRestaurants - Subway Sandwiches and More

Ketna’s Beauty & ThreadingVipul Modha (562) 627-5400www.ketnasbeauty.comBeauty Salons & Day Spas

Kingdom Partners Solutions, LLCJim Eaton (562) 795-6490www.kpsolutionsllc.comExecutive Coaching/ M&A Services

London International GroupJack Hu (949) 936-2546www.londoninternationalgroup.comGlobal Business Consultants

Matrix Environmental, Inc.Jason McKeever (562) 236-2704www.matrixla.net Construction

Number One Auto Collision & TowingJose Magdaleno (562) 599-2837Automobile - Repair/Service

Oakwood Long Beach MarinaWendy Pierce (562) 493-9725www.oakwoodlongbeachmarina.comApartments - Furnished/Unfurnished -Short/Long Term

Pacific Research & Strategies, Inc.Rod Wilson (562) 494-3800www.pacificresearch.netPublic Relations/Advertising

Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch & GardensPamela Seager (562) 431-3541www.rancholosalamitos.comNon-Profit Organizations

Restaurant.comGreg Gardner (800) 979-8985www.restaurant.com Restaurants - Rewards

South Bay BMWRich Mouton (310) 939-7381www.southbaybmw.com Automotive

StaplesTrina (562) 427-6477www.staples.comOffice - Supplies, Tech & Furniture

The Kemp GroupCarl Kemp (562) 437-1500www.kemp-group.comPublic Affairs/Political Consulting

The Lofts at PromenadeStacey Duster (562) 436-6333www.lyonthelofts.com Apartments

UhaulRobert Kuiper (562) 961-0169www.uhaul.comTruck Leasing & Renting (Commercial)

*Two-Year Membership

JULY

12 YMCA of Greater Long Beach – GolfTournament (562) 279-1621

19 5th Annual Long Beach Mayor’s TrophyCharity Golf Tournament (562) 431-5962

AUGUST

1 Children Today – Taste of the Coast(562) 432-1224

7 Musical Theater West’s Broadway in thePark (562) 856-1999

21 Long Beach Grand Cru – 16th Annual Public Tasting (213) 640-3894

23 Children Today – 2nd Annual GolfTournament (562) 432-1224

SEPTEMBER

11 Steel Magnolias of the Stamski Center –Gala Dinner (562) 430-4533

18 St. Mary Medical Center Guild – “Night atthe Races” (562) 491-9230

19 Long Beach Symphony Orchestra – 8thAnnual “Uncorked” (562) 436-3202 ext. 228

23 The Chamber’s Annual Golf Classic (562) 432-7830

23 CCEJ – 46TH Annual Dinner and HumanRelations Awards (562) 435-8184

24 Long Beach Basket Brigade – 2nd AnnualTexas Holdem’ Tournament (562) 900-3574

OCTOBER

2 Food Finders – Autumn Harvest Ball (562) 598-3003

7 Greater Long Beach Leadership PrayerBreakfast (562) 591-1292

11 American Red Cross – 12th Annual GolfClassic (562) 490-4002

14 Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership -“Ethics Across the Beach” (562) 985-8600

16 Aquarium of the Pacific – SEA FARE (562)951-1606

16 NAACP Long Beach Branch - AnnualFounder’s Celebration Dinner (562) 856-7586

17 Long Beach International City BankMarathon – www.runlongbeach.com

21 Leadership Long Beach – Excellence inLeadership Luncheon (562) 997-9194

23 International City Theater (ICT) – ENCORE 25th Anniversary Benefit Gala(562) 495-4595

28 CCEJ – 36th Annual Food and BeverageHumanitarian Awards Dinner (562) 435-8184

30 Long Beach Symphony POPS!(562) 436-3203

NOVEMBER

6 St. Mary Medical Center Foundation – 30thAnnual Dinner & Auction (562) 491-9000

18 Children Today – 13th Annual Holiday Cheer(562) 432-1224

20 Community Hospital of Long BeachFoundation – Condit Dinner (562) 494-0567

DECEMBER

6 Toyota Symphony Golf Classic (562) 436-3203 ext 228

8 The Chamber’s State of the County (562) 432-7830

11 Long Beach Symphony POPS!(562) 436-3203

JANUARY

15 Long Beach Symphony POPS! (562) 436-3203

22 3rd Annual Miller Children’s Hospital Gala –“Dancing for Our Stars” (562) 933-1656

28 The Chamber’s State of the Port (562) 432-8128

FEBRUARY

12 Long Beach Playhouse Annual Dinner (562) 494-1014

MARCH

10 American Red Cross – 7th AnnualHometown Heroes Breakfast (562) 490-4002

12 Special Olympics Southern California – “A Bid of Excitement” (562) 354-2606

19 Long Beach Symphony POPS!(562) 436-3203

26 Long Beach Symphony Orchestra –CRESCENDO: 28th Annual Gala(562) 436-3203 ext 228

APRIL

2 Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach 56thAnnual Gala (562) 595-5945

9 Catalina Conservancy Ball(562) 437-8555 ext 231

22 YMCA – Annual Good Friday Breakfast (562) 279-1700

MAY

21 Long Beach Symphony POPS! (562) 436-3203

Extreme Pizza at the Pike 10%21 The PaseoLong Beach, CA 90802(562) 901-9700

Fresh Foods Café 10%340 Golden ShoreLong Beach, CA 90802(562) 980-9200

Fuego (Hotel Maya) 10%700 Queensway DriveLong Beach, CA 90802(562) 435-7676

George’s Greek Café 10%135 Pine Ave.Long Beach, CA 90802(562) 437-1184

Gladstones 10%330 S. Pine Ave.Long Beach, CA 90802(562) 432-8588

Holiday Inn Long Beach 10%2640 N Lakewood Blvd.Long Beach, CA 90815(562) 498-5454

Islands Restaurant 20%55 South Pine AvenueLong Beach, CA 90802(562) 436-6590

Jersey Mike’s 15%One World Trade Center, Suite 110Long Beach, CA 90831(562) 491-1800

Johnny Rebs’ SouthernRoadhouse 15%4663 N Long Beach BlvdLong Beach, CA 90805-6929(562) 423-7327

Johnny Rockets 15%245 Pine AveLong Beach, CA 90802(562) 983-1332

KAVIKAS Grill & Bar 10%95 Aquarium WayLong Beach, CA 90802 (562) 432-8700

McKenna’s on the Bay 10%190 Marina DriveLong Beach, CA 90803(562) 342-9411

Ristorante daVinci 10%2801 East Spring StreetLong Beach, CA 90806(562) 685-8111

Michael’s on NaplesRistorante 10%5620 E. Second St.Long Beach, CA 90803(562) 439-7080

Naples Rib Company 10%5800 E. Second St.Long Beach, CA 90803(562) 439-7427

Original Park PantryRestaurant 10%2104 E. BroadwayLong Beach, CA 90803(562) 434-0451

Parkers’ Lighthouse 10%435 Shoreline Village Dr.Long Beach, CA 90802-4550(562) 432-6500

Pizza Place & Garden Café 10%1431 E BroadwayLong Beach, CA 90802-4033(562) 432-6000

Renaissance Bar & Grill 10%111 East Ocean Blvd.Long Beach, CA 90802(562) 499-2533

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery 10%1 Pine AvenueLong Beach, CA 90802(562) 308-2255

The Sky Room 10%40 S. Locust Ave.Long Beach, CA 90802(562) 983-2703

Stefano’s Pizza & Pasta 10%429 C Shoreline Village DriveLong Beach, CA 90802-4541(562) 437-2880

Tequila Jack’s 10%407 Shoreline Village DriveLong Beach, CA 90802(562) 628-0454

Tides Restaurant 15%Inside the Hyatt Regency Long Beach200 S. Pine Ave.Long Beach, CA 90802(562) 624-6020

WOKCANO 10%199 The Promenade NorthLong Beach, CA 90802(562) 951-9652

In Memory of John Quincy CrochetChamber board member John QuincyCrochet passed away peacefully on April 10,2010. Born June 27, 1921 in Port Arthur,Texas, John proudly served his country as apilot on Tinian Island with the 9th BombGroup during WWII, being awarded thePurple Heart for injuries received during a

raid over Tokyo. Upon being honorably discharged from theArmy Air Force in 1946, John worked in a number of financialmanagement positions for Chevron Oil Company until hisretirement in 1983. Able to speak fluent French, John volun-teered as a translator for the Long Beach Fire and Police depart-ments, as well as the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He happilygave his time to organizations including the CaliforniaHighway Patrol, Long Beach Cable Communications AdvisoryCommission, Port Ambassadors, Rotary Club Int’l, Long BeachChamber, Int’l Business Assoc., Queen Mary AreaRedevelopment Committee, Aquarium of the Pacific, St.Mary’s Medical Center, and the D.A.R.E. Program. God Blessyou John; your wide smile and warm spirit will be missed!

LBFD Selects Patalano as New ChiefAlan Patalano has been named the new Chief ofthe Long Beach Fire Department. Patalano hasserved as Deputy Chief of the LBFD for the pasteight years and has more than twenty years ofexperience working with the City of Long Beach.He has served as a firefighter, firefighter/para-medic, fire captain, training captain, EMS coor-

dinator, and deputy chief. As Deputy Chief, Patalano managed theSupport Services Bureau that oversaw the Training Division, EMSEducation, Quality Improvement Division and Fire Comm-unications Center. Alan has been a licensed paramedic for over 26years and has also served as a flight paramedic with the Universityof California-San Diego. Alan is active on the Los Angeles Area FireChiefs Association Regional Training Group as well as being veryinvolved in local and State EMS issues.

Long Beach Playhouse Names New DirectorThe Long Beach Playhouse has named LaurenMorris as their new managing director. Shereplaces Joan Van Hooten after two years at thehelm of the theater on Anaheim Street that justcelebrated its 80th anniversary this year. Morrisrecently earned dual master’s degrees at CalState Long Beach in fine arts and business admin-

istration in theater management. She has experience in theatermanagement in Indiana and California, working in marketing andmanagement positions with Summer Stock in Indianapolis, theSouth Coast Repertory Company and Shawnee Summer Theater.Interim Director Andrew Vonderschmitt returns as artistic director.

Para Named Provost of CSULBCalifornia State University, Long Beach PresidentF. King Alexander announced that the interimprovost and senior vice president for AcademicAffairs, Donald Para, has been selected officiallyfor these positions. Para has been at CSULB for22 years. He was music department chair for 12

years, associate dean of the College of the Arts (COTA) for oneyear and then served as dean of COTA from 2001-09. LastAugust, Para took the role of interim provost and senior vice pres-ident for Academic Affairs where he competed against three oth-ers for the position over the last semester. Para has a bachelor’s inmusic education, and a master’s and Ph.D. in music composition.

ETA Advertising Gains Momentum in 2010 In February, the Downtown Long Beach agency became the Agencyof Record for Farmers and Merchants Bank, launching the TV campaign“All the Right Moves,” writing and producing four TV spots for thecampaign, with two currently in production. In March they landed

Marathon Organizers Change Company NameLong Beach-based International CityRacing (ICR) has changed its name toRUN Racing, a move that strengthensthe company focus to fit the events the

company manages RUN Racing specializes in the development,management, and implementation of road racing, endurance,health and fitness events. Their events include the OC Marathonheld in May, the Pacific Open Water Festival held in June andAugust, and the Long Beach International City Marathon held inOctober. Founded in 2001, RUN Racing obtained its first property,the Long Beach Int’l City Bank Marathon that same year. The eventstarted with 4,500 participants nearly 10 years ago and has grownto more than 22,000 participants in eight years. The 2010International City Bank Marathon is set for Sunday, October 17. Goto www.runlongbeach.com.

Buono’s Selected as Small Business of the YearBuono’s Authentic Pizzeria, a family-ownedbusiness with restaurants in Long Beach andSan Pedro and longtime member of the LongBeach Chamber of Commerce, was recentlyrecognized as the “2010 Small Business of the

Year” in the 54th District. The award was presented by Assembly-member Bonnie Lowenthal during California Small Business Dayin Sacramento. Since Buono’s believes that good citizenship starts early, the award recognized the restaurant’slongtime partnership with nearly 40 elementary schools. Buono’shosts pizza parties on school campuses, supports numerousschool fundraisers, and just held its 12th Annual School PoetryContest that attracts entries from thousands of 3rd through 5thand 10th graders. Each year the restaurant donates at least 3,000pizzas and thousands of dollars and volunteer hours to manyworthy causes.

Local Entrepreneur in Businessweek’s Top 25Andréa White-Kjoss, CEO of Mobis Transpor-tation Alternatives in Long Beach, has beenrecognized by Businessweek as the Top 25Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs of 2010.Mobis aims to make bicycling and public transiteasier alternatives to driving. The company—born from the nonprofit Bikestation two years

ago and backed with $500,000 in angel investment—designs,builds, and manages bike transit centers. The stations, locatednear public transit hubs, offer secure parking for bicycles, as wellas such other services as repairs, changing rooms, and storagelockers. Mobis has helped develop 14 Bikestations in the U.S.—mostly in California—and expects to install from 15 to 20 this year.

Members Making News

accounts with DensoCorporation, a suppli-er of automotive tech-

nology, and Circle Audi Long Beach. The team is working on Denso’sB2B campaign, and completed Circle Audi’s Grand Opening TV cam-paign in late May, earning recognition from Audi of America.Community Hospital of Long Beach, 360 Training Centers, VW ofGarden Grove and Brookfield Homes became clients in May, joiningthe ranks with long-standing client Lyon Apartment Communities. To learn more about ETA go to www.etaadvertising.com.

Tippers Celebrates 30 YearsThe Professional BusinessAssociates of Long Beach, bet-ter known as the Tippers, is

celebrating 30 years as the most successful, independent net-working group in the greater Long Beach area. Formed in l980 bythe late Ernie Davis, owner of PIPS Personnel, with the help ofMike Elmore, Stan Morgan, and Valerie Kelly, Tippers has continuedto grow and expand through the ups and downs of economictimes. Now boasting a membership of nearly 75 members, thegroup meets every Friday morning for breakfast, year round. Eachmember of Tippers represents a different category of business andhas the exclusive right to that category. With a motto of, “Comefor the business, stay for the fun,” Tippers has enjoyed one of thelongest tenures of any networking group in the area.

If you would like to submit information for Members Making News, please send a 75-word statement to Jackie Kuhl at jackie.kuhl@gmail.com.

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Kid’s Night every Tuesday from 5-9p.m.Come have fun withyour kids at Chick-fil-A.Crafts and entertainment start at 6 p.m. Kids eat free!

Long Beach Towne Center7681 Carson Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90808

(562) 425-4232

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LONG BEACH, CA

Golf ClassicSeptember 23, 2010

Trade Mission to ChinaOctober 23-31, 2010

Trade Mission to Costa del Sol, SpainNovember 3-11, 2010

State of the CountyDecember 8, 2010

State of the PortJanuary 28, 2011

City National Bank’sEntrepreneur of the YearApril 28, 2011

One World Trade Center, Suite 206 Long Beach, CA 90831-0206