Chamber Chatter – December 30, 2019

The Chamber Updates

A New Year & Retirement Message From Your Chamber President

The Holidays have past and the New Year is upon us! I want to personally wish each and everyone a happy, healthy holiday season and a new year filled with many reasons to celebration.

When I reflect on the year that has almost passed, I remember with love those we have lost and I rejoice in welcoming the new lives that have come into our community.

As a Chamber we have so much to celebrate! Our membership keeps growing and our events sell out. Our merchant community continues to flourish as one project after another revitalizes the Northwest Corridor. We can be proud of the relationships we have fostered between businesses at our networking events and between our merchants and the communities they serve at our Crab Feast and Taste of the Town. Let us continue in 2020 to become an even more cohesive, supportive and positive force for the Northwest Community.

It has been an honor to serve as your President. I have gotten to know many of you well and formed friendships that will last a lifetime. Thank you for your support and friendship. While I plan to remain an engaged and supportive member of the Northwest Chamber, I am look forward to retiring as of January 1^st.
The role of President and CEO will be fulfilled by Emily Winters

For those of you who don’t know Emily, you will soon have a chance to meet her as she travels the community or at our Annual Breakfast on January 29^th. Emily Winters is a bright and experienced professional with a contagious enthusiasm for the Northwest Community. In her role as Community Business Development Manager for Barnes & Noble, she successfully accomplished many of the same goals we have for our Chamber. I am confident Emily will be a wonderful addition to our community as well as an innovative leader. I know all of you will extend a warm Northwest Chamber welcome to her.

Until we meet again, I wish everyone a safe, happy and healthy holiday season.

With Warmth and Gratitude,
-Sally Shapiro-Gould

Hobby Lobby Ribbon Cutting

We were happy to welcome our new member, Hobby Lobby – Owings Mills, to our community this morning at their Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Missing from a few pictures but was present- Dennis Klein.

Member Spotlight:

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Our upgraded living spaces offer generous floor plans and beautifully redesigned kitchens, complete with gas cook-tops and stainless-steel sinks. To complement the design-inspired interiors, our community offers an entire range of high-end amenities.

Welcome to updated living.

If you would like to view this property online, click the link below.
If you would like to visit in person, they are located at 10A Brookebury Dr, Reisterstown, MD 21136

Visit Their Website Here

Upcoming Chamber Events

Drop-In Networking Lunch

January 14, 2020
12pm-2pm

Jose Tequila’s
10500 Owings Mills Blvd
Owings Mill, MD 21117

Join us for a casual networking opportunity while enjoying lunch at our member restaurant Jose Tequila’s in Owings Mills. There will be a special taco bar just for us at a cost of $8.99, or you can order off of their menu.

Come break-bread with fellow members and guests and make new friends!

January Free Lunch & Learn

January 15th 2020
11:30am-1pm

Merritt Clubs
9710 Groffs Mill Dr.
Owings Mills, MD 21117

Network with 30-40 local business owners and professionals while enjoying a FREE lunch supplied by our host as well as an educational speaker. This monthly networking event normally sells out- so save your seat now.

We thank our Member, Merritt Athletic Club- Owings Mills, for hosting.

Young-At-Heart Committee’s
New Year Happy Hour

January 23, 2020
5pm-7pm

World of Beer
10200 Grand Central Ave.
Suite 100
Owings Mills, MD 21117

Our Young-at-Heart Committee invites young professionals (and young-at-heart) for a casual networking happy hour. All are welcome! Light appetizers and a cash bar will be available.

These Happy Hours are always filled with fun and laughs. Please register so our venue is prepared for all of the attendees.

Annual Chamber Breakfast

January 29, 2020
7:30am – 9:30am

Hilton Garden Inn – Owings Mills
4770 Owings Mills Blvd
Owings Mills, MD 21117

This is one of our most popular annual events. Join area business owners and leaders to network, meet the Northwest Chamber’s new Board of Directors and hear about our Chamber’s new updates and more.

Then listen to our Keynote Speaker, Eric L. Williamson, President & CEO of Tailored Training Solutions who will teach through his presentation:

How to Work with Jerks!
Breakfast is included with paid admission.

There is limited space. Register now at the link provided.
This event has sold out 3 years in a row!

Meeting Sponsorships are Available.. Ask Us!

MEGA- Networking Event

February 13, 2020
(Inclement weather date: Feb. 20, 2020)
5:30 to 7:30 pm
Sheraton Baltimore North
903 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson, MD 21204

Network with businesses throughout Baltimore County.The past Mega Networking events at this location have attracted 200-300 attendees.

This event Includes a trade show

Show off your business with a vendor table for ONLY $175 which includes one registration fee.
$200 for non-members.
Contact the chamber office to reserve your space. First Come, First Served!

Pre-Registered: Members $35, Non-Members $45
At the Door: Members $40, Non-Members $50
Cost includes heavy hors d’oeuvres and one FREE drink ticket. Cash Bar will be available.

April 20th, 2020
12pm-5pm
Main Street, Reisterstown, MD

We partnered with the Reisterstown Improvement Association in 2019 and tried a new community event- The Annual Reisterstown Beer & Wine Festival. It was a success- so we are doing it again in 2020!

Watch for updates on how to buy tickets and how to follow our planning progress.

Welcome Our New Members!

Boom Barista & CO.
Brick Bodies- Reisterstown
Tier One Technology Partners
DMWi Consulting
The Preserve at Owings Crossing
The Village of Chartleytowne
Landscaping Technologies
Hobby Lobby
DSB Leadership
STEM Center of Excellence, Inc.
Maitri Holistic Arts

Member Events & News

REMINDER: Members, send us your news, promotions and job listings. We are happy to spread the word for you!

CALLING ALL RESTAURANTS!!

If you would like to participate in Baltimore County’s Restaurant Week, January 17-February 1, 2020, please fill out an online application (click here).
This is a great opportunity to feature your restaurant!

BBJ’s Speaker Series: Lessons The Green Berets Can Teach Us

January 16, 2020
8am-9:30am
BBJ Offices
2nd Floor
36 S Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21201

Often times we find ourselves tasked with audacious goals but lack the resources (human, capital, etc) to reach those objectives in the time allotted. By using the techniques of collaboration with like-minded partners to reach common goals, we can draw on some lessons that the Green Berets perfected. This session will also include aspects of agile/design based thinking/actions.

This session is intended for business owners, sales, marketing, business development and project management professionals, etc.

Learn More/Register

Legislative Update

Applications Available January 2 for
One at-Large Baltimore County School Board Seat

TOWSON, MD — The Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission will be accepting applications beginning Thursday, January 2, 2020, for the Board’s vacant at-large seat. The individual selected for this seat will fill the remaining vacated term, which ends December 2022.

Following the 2014 and 2017 Maryland General Assembly sessions, the composition and selection of the Board of Education of Baltimore County changed. Beginning in 2018, the Board became a hybrid Board by including both appointed and elected members. Seven members of the school board are elected, while four members of the Board are appointed by the governor. The Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission has the task of selecting nominees to recommend to the governor for the four at-large positions.

“Now, our task is to select two nominees to recommend to the governor for appointment for the one at-large seat,” said Commission Chairman Aaron Plymouth. “All interested Baltimore County residents are urged to submit applications.”

Candidate interviews are scheduled for:

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 – 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Monday, February 24, 2020 – 6 to 9:30 p.m.

The application will be posted on the Baltimore County Public Schools’ website as of Thursday, January 2, 2020. Applications will be accepted through Friday, January 31, 2020.

Four New Business Are Coming To The Reisterstown Shopping Center

With new tenants announced for the Reisterstown Shopping Center and Pikesville Shopping Center, the Reisterstown Road commercial corridor is poised for growth and improvement, and I could not be more excited about the 2nd District’s future prospects.

A representative from Greenberg Gibbons, which owns the Reisterstown Shopping Center, shared at Reisterstown Improvement Association Business Roundtable meeting Tuesday that Starbucks, Mattress Warehouse, Tropical Smoothie Cafe and Chipotle Mexican Grill have signed leases to fill the vacancy of the former Burger King site.

In addition, the representative shared that a prospective tenant is in negotiations to fill another vacancy and that the tenant has signed a letter of intent. Also, there is an separate lease being negotiated for a future development in the shopping center.

Recently, several constituents reached out to our office to share concerns about lighting in the parking lot, particularly during the evening hours. During my travels throughout the 2nd District this week, I was pleased to see that new lights had been installed on a number of light towers in the central part of the parking lot after our office informed the property manager.

Reisterstown Shopping Center has been a staple of the Reisterstown Road corridor for many years. Built in the 1960s, it is located directly across from Franklin High School.

Governments do not pick tenants for shopping centers, and I am sure everyone has a “wish list” for what they want to see at the Reisterstown Shopping Center But based on my conversations with residents, they are happy to see these vacancies are being filled and for both shopping centers to be beautified and enhanced.

All of these additions will provide a big boost to the Reisterstown Road corridor at a time when investment in our commercial districts is critical to growing our local economy.

– Izzy

Chamber Chatter – December 30, 2019

The Chamber Updates

Member Spotlight:

Upcoming Chamber Events

Welcome Our New Members!

Member Events & News

Legislative Update

Applications Available January 2 for One at-Large Baltimore County School Board Seat

Community Events

Members Hiring

Advertising and Marketing Opportunities with the Northwest Chamber of Commerce:

About the Northwest Chamber of Commerce

Applications Available January 2 for
One at-Large Baltimore County School Board Seat