Business Newsletter


May 2008	Online at www.thesmartcenter.biz

Smart Grand Opening in Trinity County

On April 22nd, the Smart Business Resource Center celebrated the opening of offices in Weaverville and Hayfork with a Business Appreciation Event at the Weaverville Veterans Memorial Hall. It was catered by LaGrange Café.

Jack Schultz, the featured speaker, is an entrepreneur and CEO of an industrial development firm that focuses on developing projects and creating jobs in small, rural towns. His mission is to provoke innovative thinking, encourage leadership and foster investment in communities across the USA.

Trinity County Supervisors Wendy Reiss and Judy Pflueger attended. Reiss also chairs the Northern Rural Training and Employment Consortium Governing Board. Smart Business Resource Center Board President Hiram Oilar and Board members Ginne Mistal and Kevin Cahill joined the festivities.

Smart's Director, Anna Bengtsson said, “The Smart Business Resource Center is honored to provide workforce services to the citizens of Trinity County. We understand that a healthy business community creates economic vitality and today we are here to show our appreciation to the business community. We are grateful for the warm welcome we’ve received in Hayfork and Weaverville.”

photo of Weaverville event

Best Companies to Work for
Winners & Photos - Pages 2 & 3

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And the winners are...

Category 1 (1-15 employees)
Spectrum Prosthetics and Orthotics

Category 2 (16-50 employees)
American Medical Bill Review

Category 3 (51+ employees)
Pre-employ.com

Best Companies to Work for in Shasta County 2008
This was the second year that we at Smart have put on the Best Companies to Work for in Shasta County - this year partnering with Lake College - to recognize those private sector employers that offer the best:

a great working environment,

on-going training or advancement opportunities for employees,

and superior overall experience for customers.

The three winners (shown at left) were announced and prizes awarded at the Breakfast Awards Ceremony on April 22nd, featuring motivational speaker Jack Schultz.

The winner of the Team Spirit Award was Dr. Steven Ahrens, DDS. and staff.

Two companies and one lucky employee were winners when their names were chosen in our special prize drawings: Wonder Metals and American Medical Bill Review both won 80 hours of classroom training donated by Lake College.

Jessica Hutt of Riverside Eye Care Professionals won the tented iron gazebo donated by Phoenix Spas. Attendees (a full house!) also enjoyed a great breakfast by WinRiver and musical entertainment by the talented Sequoia Strings.

2008 Breakfast Awards event at Win River

2008 Breakfast Awards event at Win River

For more photos, see bestinshasta.com.

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Congratulations to all the companies that were nominated by their employees as The Best:
American Medical Bill Review Aramark Uniform BBSI Budget Auto Services, Inc Butte Community Bank California Physician Reimbursement Captive Aire Systems of CA Cattlemens CH2M Hill Cronic Disaster Crown Camera Cruise Holidays Drs. Chris & Kay Kobe Editha C. Orlindo-Oliva MD Enjoy Magazine/InHouse Marketing ERA Select Properties Good Shepherd Communities Hilton Garden Inn Lake College Lehigh Southwest Cement LifeHelp Manufacturer's Direct	Mary's Pizza Shack Medical Home Care Professionals Members 1st Credit Union Morgan Telecom Mountain Gate RV Park Muse Concrete North Valley Bank Northern California Surgical Group Northern Valley Catholic Social Service, Inc. Pace Civil, Inc. Patients Hospital of Redding Photo Fast Platinum Auto Glass Pre-employ.com Prime 11 Cinemas Redding Lumber Transport Redding Rancheria Riverside Eyecare Professionals Rush Personnel S.J. Denham Shasta Bible College & Graduate School	Shasta Community Health Center Shasta County Department of Child Support Services Shasta Creations Shasta Eye Medical Group Shasta Lake Floors Shasta Lake Optometry Shasta Professional Eye Care Shasta Women's Refuge, Inc Shear Heaven Salon & Spa Spectrum Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc. Tax Pros Teamwork HR The Vistas Turtle Bay Exploration Park Unity Electric Construction Inc. Viking Pools of Redding, Inc. Vista Hills Warranty Administration Services Win-River Casino Wonder Metals Corporation Wyntour Garden

A big THANK YOU goes out to all of our sponsors for their generosity...

Event Partners

D.H.Scott & Company
Steven Ahrens DDS
American Truck School, LLC
Big O Tires
Avon
TaxPros
Al's Saw Shop
Noahsarkworkshop.com
A-1 Smog
Red Lion Inn
JD Trucking
Wyntour Gardens
Bruno's Automotive Specialist
Friendly Computing
Shear Heaven Salon & Day Spa
US Bank
Redding Paint Mart
Safeway
Kirby Heile-Forever Young Salon
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Gerlinger Steel
Shasta County Community
Health Center

And, we thank the judges, who had the difficult task of determining a winner in each category: the Smart Business Resource Center Board of Directors

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