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Portage County Chambers of Commerce

Aurora Chamber of Commerce
Mary Sullivan, Executive Director
12 W. Garfield-Office Park 1
Aurora, Ohio 44202
Phone: (330) 562-3355
Fax: (330) 995-9052
Web site: www.auroraohiochamber.com

E-mail:
mary@allaboutaurora.com 

Brimfield Chamber of Commerce
President: Scott Mikula, President
P.O. Box 3414
Brimfield, Ohio 44240
Phone: (330) 677-6439   
Web site: http://www.brimfieldchamber.com
E-mail:  scott@brimfieldchamber.com

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

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

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

  Kent Area Chamber of Commerce
Lori Wemhoff, Interim Executive Director
138 E. Main St.
Kent, Ohio 44240
Phone: (330) 673-9855  Fax: (330) 673-9860
Web site: www.kentbiz.com 
E-mail: lwemhoff@kentbiz.com

Mantua-Shalersville Area Chamber of Commerce
Marie Louise Stehli, CPA, President
PO Box 111
Mantua, OH 44255
Phone: 330-562-7620
Web site:
http://www.mantuashalersvillechamber.com
E-mail: mlscpa@windstream.net

Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce
Jack Ferguson, Executive Director
135 East Main Street
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Phone:  (330) 296-3886
Fax:  (330) 296-6986
E-mail:  ravennachamber@att.net

Rootstown Chamber of Commerce
Joe Paulis, President
Wesley Willis, Vice President

Address:  P.O. Box 254
Rootstown 44272
Phone:(330) 325-3411
Web site:  www.rootstownchamber.org
E-mail:  wesley@xcomohio.com

Streetsboro Chamber of Commerce
Meghan Urbon, Executive Director
9205 State Route 43, Suite 106

Streetsboro, Ohio 44241
Phone: (330) 626-4769  Fax: (330) 422-1118
Web site: www.streetsborochamber.org
E-Mail:
sacc@streetsborochamber.org

Convention & Visitor's Bureaus in Portage County

Aurora Convention & Visitors Bureau
Jennifer Natale, Executive Director
12 W. Garfield-Office Park 1
Aurora, Ohio 44202
Phone: (330) 562-3355 / (800) 648-6342
Fax: (330) 995-9052
Web Site: www.auroracvb.com
E-Mail:
jennifer@auroraohiochamber.com
  Streetsboro Visitors & Convention Bureau
Lisa Wild, Director
8929 State Route 14, Suite A
Streetsboro, Ohio 44241
Phone: (330) 422-1770
Toll-Free: (888) 558-5580
Fax: (330) 422-1780
Website: www.streetsborovcb.com
Email: lwild@streetsborovcb.com or
visitstreetsboro@streetsborovcb.com  

Central Portage County Visitors & Convention Bureau
Bill Hoover, Executive Director
138 E. Main St.
Kent, Ohio 44240
Phone: (330) 475-0090  Toll Free: 1-877-283-8757  
Fax: (330) 673-9860
Web site: www.centralportage.com
E-mail: bhoover@kentbiz.com

   

Local governments in Portage and media Links

Portage County Port Authority
City of Aurora
Brimfield Township
Edinburg Township
Franklin Township
Freedom Township
Village of Garrettsville
Hiram Township
Village of Hiram
City of Kent
Village of Mantua
Palmyra Township
Paris Township
Randolph Township
City of Ravenna
Ravenna Township
City of Streetsboro
Rootstown Township
Shalersville Township
Suffield Township
Village of Windham

 

Record Courier
Akron Beacon Journal

Crain's Cleveland Business

Wall Street Journal
The Plain Dealer 
The Daily Kent Stater

Links to Local, Regional, State and National
Business and Economic Development Organizations

 Local
Portage County Port Authority
Economic Development Financing

Regional
Summit County Port Authority
Economic Development Financing

Ohio Department of Development

Economic Development Regional Offices

Cascade Capital Corp
Economic Development Financing

www.jumpstartinc.org
A business development organization that identifies
and invests in early-stage companies that have
strong potential in the marketplace.

Greater Akron Chamber
Three county regional chamber organization which includes Portage, Summit and Medina counties. Member and Economic Development information and assistance

NEOTEC
Northeast Ohio Trade & Economic Consortium
Ten county economic development organization which focuses on international trade, logistics and foreign trade zones. Member counties include Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Trumbull, Richland, Summit, Stark and Wayne.

Ohio Edison a FirstEnergy Co.

Cleveland Plus Business - Team NEO

Small Business Administration 
 
Better Business Bureau Akron

 

State
State of Ohio
State of Ohio home page. Link your business
web page to Ohio's Web Site.

Ohio 1st Stop Business Connection

A program sponsored by Ohio Department of Development's Small Business Development Centers and the United States Small Business Administration. Provides free state-level information needed to get started or continue your
entrepreneurial journal

Ohio Department of Development
Ohio Business Incentives Loans & Bonds
Ohio Tax Incentives
Financing and incentive programs provided by the Ohio Department of Development. Explore Ohio's
business assistance programs.

Ohio Workforce Page

Ohio Tax Commissioners Tax Forms

State of Ohio Prevailing Wage Information
State of Ohio's Top Requested forms

Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Ohio Manufacturers Association

Plastics Processors Association of Ohio

 

National

American Plastics Council
American Welding Society

Business Women's Network

National Association of Manufacturers 
National Federation of Independent Businesses

Precision Metal Forming Association

Society of Automotive Engineers
Steel Service Centers Institute

 

Portage County Department of Economic Development
William J. Ulik, Director
E-mail:  wulik@portageco.com
Diana Fierle, Executive Assistant
E-mail:  dfierle@portageco.com
217 S. Chestnut St.
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Phone: (330) 297-3470 Fax: (330) 297-3472

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