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Chamber’s Primetime Tailgate Party features area businesses

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The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce is having a networking event for businesses on Thursday.

It’s the second annual Primetime Tailgate Party, and it’s scheduled to run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce.

“Last year’s Primetime Tailgate Party was a huge hit among our membership,” said Parker Hardy, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce president. “We are pleased to provide this large-scale networking event and to provide an opportunity for people in the community to come find out more about our member businesses.”

More than 70 Chamber member businesses have already reserved exhibit space at this year’s Primetime, a press release said. Participants have been encouraged to come dressed in their favorite team colors and to decorate their display areas with a football tailgate theme.

The evening will include bluegrass music, food, beverages, door prizes, and a few games—”everything you would expect in a tailgate environment,” the release said.

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Oak Ridge Chamber hosts candidate forums Oct. 9, 15

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An Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce task force is having two forums during the next two weeks for candidates for local offices.

The first forum on Tuesday morning will feature candidates for Oak Ridge Board of Education and Oak Ridge City Council. It starts at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 9 a.m. in the Joyce Conference Room at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce.

The second forum starts at 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 15. Candidates for Tennessee House of Representatives Districts 32 and 33 have been invited to take part.

The forums are sponsored by the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce’s Pro-Growth Advocacy Task Force.

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Wednesday program on government contracting at Oak Ridge Chamber

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A Wednesday morning program will introduce business owners and managers to the diversity of government purchasing, a press release said.

Presented by the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services, the program will feature Marketing Consultant Paul Middlebrooks. It runs from 9 a.m. to noon at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce.

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Kroger Marketplace to anchor shopping center at Illinois, Turnpike

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Kroger Marketplace Site Plan

Kroger Marketplace Site Plan

Note: This story was last updated at 12:09 p.m.

A Kroger Marketplace store could be the primary tenant at a new $30 million shopping center on the northeast corner of the intersection of Oak Ridge Turnpike and Illinois Avenue.

The new 113,000-square-foot store could open in the spring of 2014, according to a Thursday morning press release from the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce.

The announcement ends months of community speculation about what was being proposed at the busy intersection.

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Small Business Roundtable meets Tuesday

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The Small Business Roundtable will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Soup Kitchen in Oak Ridge.

The Small Business Roundtable is open to any small business, retail manager, or owner.

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Youth Leadership celebrates graduation in Oak Ridge

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Youth Leadership Oak Ridge

The Youth Leadership Class of 2012 celebrated their graduation from the program with a dinner featuring keynote speaker Hallerin Hilton Hill. (Photo submitted by Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce.)

The Youth Leadership Oak Ridge class recently celebrated their graduation.

Knoxville radio talk show host Hallerin Hilton Hill was the speaker for the May event.

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Final Chamber candidate coffee Tuesday morning

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The last of three candidate forums at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday features a Democrat and Republican running for Anderson County mayor.

Tuesday’s “Coffee with the Candidates” starts at 7:30 a.m, and it features Terry Frank, a Clinton Republican, and Warren Gooch, an Oak Ridge Democrat.

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Chamber starts ‘Coffee with the Candidates’ on June 12

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The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce Pro-Growth Advocacy Task Force will have a series of “Coffee with the Candidates” beginning June 12.

The participating candidates are running in an Oak Ridge City Council special election and for three other seats: Anderson County mayor, property assessor, and the County Commission’s District 8 seat.

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Small Business Center offers free workshop for entrepreneurs

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The Tennessee Small Business Development Center will be offering a free workshop on April 26 from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce.  This workshop will be for small business owners and entrepreneurs who want a better understanding of how to start a new business.

The seminar will discuss different forms of business organization, tax requirements, business licenses, business planning and financing options. There will be additional discussion about U.S. Small Business Administration loan qualification and opportunities.

To register for this event, contact Jutta Bangs at (865) 483-2668 or email her at jbangs@tsbdc.org.

Chamber of Commerce has Fiesta Primetime today

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Parker Hardy at Primetime

Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce President Parker Hardy cooks hot dogs at a Primetime business-to-business expo in October 2011.

The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce has its Fiesta-themed Primetime networking event today.

Primetime starts at 4:30 p.m. at New Hope Center at 602 Scarboro Road.

It’s the Chamber’s premier networking event of the spring and designed to stimulate sales, so anyone—Chamber member or not—is encouraged to attend.

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