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Aurora Chamber of Commerce
12 W. Garfield-Office Park1, Aurora 44202
Phone:  (330) 562-3355   Fax:  (330) 995-9052
E-mail:   jennifer@auroraohiochamber.com  
Web site:  www.auroraohiochamber.com 
Executive Director:  Jennifer Natale 

Aurora Convention & Visitors Bureau
12 W. Garfield-Office Park1, Aurora 44202
Phone: (330) 562-3373 or  (800) 648-6342
Fax:  (330) 995-9052
E-mail:
jennifer@auroraohiochamber.com 
Web site: www.auroracvb.com
Executive director:  Jennifer Natale

Brimfield Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 3414, Brimfield 44240
Phone:  330-677-6439
E-mail:  ddarlas2000@yahoo.com
Web site:  www.brimfieldchamber.com
President:  Debbie Darlas

Deerfield Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 115, Deerfield 44411
Phone:  (330) 654-4592
Founder:  Carol St. Clair

Garrettsville/Hiram Area Chamber of Commerce
8309 Center St., P.O. Box 1 Garrettsville 44231
Phone:  (330) 527-2411 
E-mail:  patricks@apk.net
Web site:  www.garrettsvillehiramarea.com
President:  Rick Patrick

Kent Area Chamber of Commerce
138 E. Main St., Kent 44240
Phone:  (330) 673-9855   Fax:  (330) 673-9860
E-mail:  bhoover@kentbiz.com
Web site:  www.kentbiz.com
Executive Director:  Bill Hoover

Mantua-Shalersville Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 111, Mantua 44255
Phone:  (330) 562-7620
E-mail: mlscpa@windstream.net
Web site: www.mantuashalersvillechamber.com
President:  Marie Louise Stehli

Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce
135 E. Main St., Ravenna 44266
Phone:  (330) 296-3886    Fax:  (330) 296-6986
E-mail: ravennachamber@n2net.net
Executive Director: Pat Artz

Rootstown Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 254, Rootstown 44272
Phone:(330) 325-3411
E-mail:  willjackiewaltz@aol.com
Web site:  www.rootstownchamber.org
President:  Jackie Waltz

Streetsboro Area Chamber of Commerce
9205 SR 43, Suite 106, Streetsboro 44241
Phone:   (330) 626-4769     Fax:  (330) 422-1118
E-mail:  sacc@streetsborochamber.org
Web site:  www.streetsborochamber.org
Executive Director:  Kori Brady

Greater Akron Chamber
One Cascade Plaza, 17th Floor, Akron 44308
Phone: (330) 376-5550 or (800) 621-8001
Fax:  (330) 379-3164
E-mail:  colantone@greaterakronchamber.org
Web site:  www.greaterakronchamber.org
President/CEO:  Daniel C. Colantone

Central Portage County Visitors & Convention Bureau
138 E. Main St., Kent 44240
Phone:  (330) 475-0090 or  (877) 283-8757
Fax:  (330) 673-9860    
E-mail:  bhoover@kentbiz.com
Web site:  www.centralportage.com
Executive Director:  Bill Hoover

Streetsboro Visitors and Convention Bureau
8929 State Route 14, Suite A - Streetsboro, Ohio 44241
Phone: (330) 422-1770   Toll-Free: (888) 558-5580
Fax: (330) 422-1780
Email: visitstreetsboro@sbcglobal.net 
Website: www.streetsborovcb.com 
Office Manager:  Lisa Wild 

Northeast Ohio Trade & Economic Consortium (NEOTEC)
Kent State University Administrative Services Building, P.O. Box 5190, Kent 44242
Phone:  (330) 672-4080 or   (800) 793-0912
Fax: (330) 672-2259
E-mail:  neotec@kent.edu
Web site:  www.neotec.org
President & CEO:  Ronald DeBarr

Portage County Department of Economic Development
128 N. Prospect St. Ravenna 44266
Phone:  (330) 297-3470     Fax:  (330) 297-3472
E-mail: wulik@portageco.com
Web site:  www.portageworkforce.org/pcoed
Director:  William J. Ulik

Portage County Regional Planning Commission
124 N. Prospect St., Ravenna 44266
Phone:  (330) 297-3613    Fax:  (330) 297-3617
E-mail:  lerickson@pcrpc.org
Director:  Lynne Erickson

Portage County Port Authority
128 N. Prospect St. Ravenna 44266
Phone:  (330) 297-3470     Fax:  (330) 297-3472
E-mail: tchema@portageport.com
Web site:  www.portageport.com
Chairman:  Thomas Chema

Summit County Port Authority
One Cascade Plaza, 18th Floor, Akron 44308
Phone: (330) 762-4776   Fax: (330) 762-5178
E-mail:  c.burnham@summitportauthority.org
Web site:  www.summitportauthority.org
Pres./Exec. Dir:  Christopher J. Burnham

Cascade Capital Corporation
Address:  One Cascade Plaza, 18th Floor, Akron 44308
Phone:  (330) 379-3160 Ext. 231   Fax:  (330) 761-0307
E-mail:  filipiak@cascadecapital.org
Web site:  www.cascadecapital.org
Executive Director:  Bob Filipiak

Neighborhood Development Services Inc.
120 E. Main St., Ravenna 44266
Phone:  (330) 297-6400   Fax:  (330) 297-5303
E-mail:  dvaughan@ndsohio.org
Web site: www.ndsohio.org
President:  David Vaughan

Kent/Portage Small Business Development Center
Kent Regional Business Alliance
Kent State University, College of Business Administration
Room 300, Kent 44242
Phone:  (330) 672-1275    Fax:  (330) 672-2448
Web site:  www.krba.biz/sbdc

Ohio Edison A FirstEnergy Company
470 E. Highland Rd., Macedonia, OH 44056
Phone: (330) 650-2103   Fax:  (330) 650-5124
E-mail:   pattonr@firstenergycorp.com
Web site:  www.firstenergycorp.com
Portage Area Manager:  Robin Patton

Dominion East Ohio
Address:  4725 Southway Street, S.W., Canton 44706
Phone:  (330) 478-3122   Fax:  (330) 478-3131
Web site: 
www.dom.com

Ohio Department of Development
Address:  Ocasek Government Office Building
161 S. High St., Room 404, Akron 44308
Phone:  (330) 643-3392   Fax:  (330) 643-3391
E-mail:  langlin@odod.state.oh.us
Web site:  www.odod.state.oh.us/regionals.htm
Region 9 Representative:  Leah Anglin-Walsh

Portage County Association of Realtors
214 New Milford Road, P.O. Box 509, Ravenna 44266
Phone:  (330) 296-5451   Fax:  (330) 296-2060
E-mail: PCAR@neo.rr.com
Web site:  www.portagerealtors.com
President:  Tim Miller 

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