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Beginning Thursday, the Bisbee Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a promotion called “Shop Bisbee” to encourage Bisbee residents to shop locally year round. Cash prizes will be awarded by drawings from receipts from Bisbee Chamber of Commerce Member Businesses. Shoppers should look for the Chamber of Commerce Membership sign displayed by businesses or ask merchant if they are Chamber members.
The first winner of $300 will be announced on Nov. 23 at the Festival of Lights. $100 prizes will be awarded in January, March, May, July and September of 2008. These winners will be announced at the monthly Chamber Mixers held the last Thursday of the month at various Chamber Members places of business.
Bisbee residents must be 18 or over to win. To be eligible to win, residents must take a valid receipt from a Bisbee Chamber Member with name, address and phone number on the back, and deposit into a special receptacle at the Bank of American in Warren, the National Bank of Arizona in San Jose, or the Greater Bisbee Chamber of Commerce in Old Bisbee.
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Cochise College Small Business Development workshops:
• Business start-up class: If you are interested in learning what is involved in starting a small business, attend this class for just $20, which includes materials. Nov. 6, 9 a.m. to noon, at the Sierra Vista campus in Room 313.
• How to hire the right employees: Michael Strait, with Michael Strait & Associates, will discuss important issues to consider when hiring employees. Attend this free informative presentation on Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to noon at the Benson center.
• Home-based business: If you already have or are thinking about starting a home-based business, then this workshop is for you. For $10, come and learn how to get the most out of your business. Nov. 14, 9 to 11 a.m., at the Sierra Vista campus in Room 313.
Call 515-5478 to register for any of the above workshops.
Registration is currently under way for the annual Bisbee Economic Focus Luncheon set for Dec. 6. The luncheon, currently in its sixth year, is a venue that is held by the Cochise College Center for Economic Research as a way to inform local citizens and business leaders on the pulse of the local economy. The CER will host the luncheon at the Turquoise Valley Golf & RV Park in Naco, Ariz. Doors open at 11 a.m. with lunch and program beginning at 11:30 a.m.
This year’s program will include a presentation by Bisbee’s City Manager Stephen Pauken. Pauken will discuss current and upcoming projects within the city. CER Director Robert Carreira will review the economic performance of the area over the past year, as well as provide insight into expectations for the local economy during the next 12 months. The program is set to conclude by 1:30 p.m.
Cost for the event is $35 per person or $245 per reserved table seating eight. Reservations are required. The final day for registration is Nov. 30. Cost includes lunch, program and the publication on the local Bisbee economy, the Bisbee Outlook.
Corporate and individual sponsors are also needed. Event sponsors help cover the cost of research conducted in preparation for the event. Sponsors donating $500 or more are officially recognized at the luncheon. Various other sponsorship benefits are available based on the level of sponsorship.
A copy of the event flier can be viewed at cochise.edu/cer. For reservations or additional information, contact the Cochise College Center for Economic Research at 515-5486 or (800) 966-7943, Ext. 5486, or by e-mail at cer@cochise.edu.
Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc., is proud to announce they were recently named to the Forbes Best 200 Small Companies in the U.S. this month. The Forbes 200 Best Small Companies in America must pass through a gauntlet to qualify for the list. Forbes judge candidates — all with revenues between $5 million and $750 million and share prices above $5 as of Oct. 1 — according to return on equity, as well as sustained sales and net profit growth over 12-month and five-year periods.
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. designs, underwrites and markets legal expense plans. The company’s legal expense plans provide for a variety of legal services including preventive legal services. To contact Pre-Paid Legal Services, call Carolyn Weaver at 458-0719 .
The Riesen Foundation will award a grant to establish a fellowship in public policy named for Sen. Jon Kyl. The grant allows the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry to offer a fellowship in public policy to an undergraduate or graduate student from one of Arizona’s public universities. The fellow will spend a semester doing research and public policy development for the Arizona Chamber. The first fellowship will be awarded for the 2008 spring semester. The Arizona Chamber is now seeking applicants for the first Jon Kyl Public Policy Fellow. For information and to apply, visit azchamber.com.
AARP Tax-Aide is recruiting volunteers who would like to assist with tax preparation during the upcoming 2008 tax season. Volunteers receive free tax training and become IRS certified by passing an exam. Then they help people file taxes at designated sites throughout the local area.
For information, call (888) OUR-AARP or visit aarp.org/taxaide.
The U.S. Small Business Administration is looking for nominations of small businesses to be recognized for their contributions to the American economy and society.
Nominations are being sought in the following categories:
• Small business person of the year
• Financial services champion of the year
• Home-based business champion of the year
• Minority small business champion of the year
• Small business exporter of the year
• SBA young entrepreneur of the year
• Veteran small business champion of the year
• Women in business champion of the year
• SBA family-owned small business of the year
The deadline for nominations is Nov. 3. Applications are online at sba.gov/az, click on “2008 Small Business Nomination Application and Guidelines.”
A tribute will be held in Phoenix in April for Arizona’s winners.
The price for an average home in the Tucson-area is up a modest 2.06 percent in the last year, but this remains one of the more affordable markets in the nation, according Coldwell Banker’s annual Home Price Comparison Index.
The survey prices an average 2,200 square-foot, four bedroom, 2 1⁄2-bathroom home in 317 domestic markets and 77 international markets.
In Tucson, that home sells for $286,667, putting the market alongside Spokane, Wash., at $286,250; Cherry Hill, N.J., at $287,167; and Gdansk, Poland, at $283,792.
Malcolm MacEwen, president and CEO for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Arizona, said the Tucson market continues to have a large inventory active listings, which will have to be absorbed “before we return to a more normalized market.”
The average of all “average” homes in the United States is $422,343 and in Arizona is $373,231.
Within the state, the Coldwell Banker survey found the most expensive market is Scottsdale, where the average 2,200 square-foot home costs $525,667 and the least expensive market is Mesa where the home is priced at $257,467. The same-sized home in Phoenix is priced at $320,000.
The 2007 Coldwell Banker Home Price Comparison Index is online at coldwellbanker.com, where a feature allows homeowners to compare what their current home might be worth in another market.
The most expensive average house in the nation is in Beverly Hills, Calif., where it costs $2.21 million. The least expensive home is in Killeen, Texas, where it is priced at $136,725.
