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| Stormwater Utility Recommedation Chamber Staff Announcement Upcoming Events/Seminars November Highlights Save the Dates | | | Annual Meeting Sponsorships WSA Meeting Business Briefs New Members Member Renewals | | |
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| Member Matters is sponsored by Stellar Blue Technologies.
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| The Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce commissioned a study with Whitburn Center for Governance and Policy Research at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh to take a thirty-year (1990-2020) look back at City long-term spending and staffing trends. The goal of this analysis is for stakeholders to be able to get an unbiased look at Oshkosh budgetary trends and to better inform local property taxpayers of the City's revenue and spending trends. Specifically, the budget analysis did an in-depth review of the City's Stormwater Utility. The study concluded that since the inception of the Stormwater Utility in November of 2002, ERU rates increased significantly. For example: - A rate increase of 932.1% between 2003 and 2020 (average 55% annual increase)
- $98,364,038 was raised in stormwater utility fees between 2003-2019
We question the trajectory of the increasing costs imposed on property owners over these years, especially those costs that have been disproportionately applied to non-residential property owners. As the City Council deliberates and sets the Utility rate for the upcoming year, we would suggest that the Council return the excess profit to Stormwater Utility customer by one of the following: - Refund/rebate the Utility’s fund balance proportionally to the Utility customers’ past payments
- Waive the Utility customer fee for the next two years
- Combination of the above
Click below to read the letter sent from the Oshkosh Chamber to Oshkosh City Council, which includes more in-depth information and long-term suggestions.
Click here to review the City Budget Analysis. | | |
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| Colan Treml Joins Oshkosh Chamber Staff | | |
| | | The Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce is excited to welcome Colan Treml as its new Economic Development Director. Most recently, Treml was a realtor with First Weber. Prior to this, he held positions with J.J. Keller as well as different roles within the Oshkosh Chamber. As the new Economic Development Director, Treml will be responsible for developing and executing the economic development program of the chamber. This will include existing business development, development of the entrepreneurial and start-up endeavors, business recruitment, regional economic development, and community preparedness. | | |
| Originally from Sycamore, Illinois, Treml’s education took him to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, where he also played baseball for four years and graduated in 2019. “We are very excited to welcome Colan back to the Oshkosh Chamber team. Having worked with us over the course of the past few years and growing up with a mother who is the President of his hometown’s chamber, he is no stranger to the work we do here. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience that will be very beneficial in advancing our economic development efforts,” said Rob Kleman, incoming President & CEO of the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce.
Treml said “I’m excited to come back to the Chamber team because I’m passionate about being a part of positive and influential change in our community, especially in an effort to support our local businesses and organizations.” | | |
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| December 6 | 8:30-10:00AM | | |
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| December 14 | 7:45-9:00AM | | |
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| December 14 | 4:30-6:30PM | | |
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| Join us for Business After Hours at Venue 404 on December 14 at 4:30PM. Enjoy networking, a taco bar from Rocky's Tacos & Subs and experience the new Speakeasy Lounge! We also want to thank Lee Beverage for their continued support of Business After Hours. | | |
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| December 15 | 5:00-7:00PM | | |
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| The Oshkosh Walmart is 1 of 30 stores in the entire company to get the "Store of the Future" remodel. This is very exciting for Oshkosh! Join us in celebrating on December 9 at 9:00AM. | | |
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| Business After Hours at Parker John's BBQ & Pizza | | |
| | | November's Business After Hours was held at Parker John's BBQ & Pizza. Attendees were able to network while enjoying food and drinks courtesy of Parker John's and Lee Beverage.
Thank you to all who joined us and the Parker John's staff for a great night. See you December 14!
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| The Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce and Board of Directors invite you to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year at our 115th Annual Meeting and Recognition Program, presented by Ascension Mercy Hospital.
This year, we will be welcoming the NEW Dueling Pianos as the entertainment for the evening, courtesy of Bank First. | | |
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| We appreciate the support of the following Corporate Sponsors:
Advocate Aurora Health Associated Bank Amada Marvel Amcor AT&T Baker Tilly EAA First Business Bank First Weber Fox Communities Credit Union FVTC Girbau North America Horicon Bank Network Health Nicolet Bank Oshkosh Corporation Oshkosh Marine Renning, Lewis Rhyme SMART – IS Stellar Blue TDS US Bank Von Briesen & Roper
There are still Corporate Sponsorship opportunities available! If you are interested, please contact [email protected] | | |
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| Are you interested in featuring your cuisine at our Annual Meeting through a food sponsorship?
You'll be promoted as a sponsor in marketing and communication pieces, as well as invited to stay for the event. It's a great way to promote your business and is great exposure to the business community.
Contact Makenna at [email protected] for more details! | | |
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| Ride the Oshkosh Pedal Trolley Downtown Holiday Parade
December 1 | 6:00PM
| | | Volunteering Oshkosh Community Food Pantry
December 5 | 5:00PM
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| Member Mingle Bar 430
December 8 | 5:00PM
| | | Amplify Holiday Member Mixer Mineshaft
December 15 | 5:00PM
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| To register for any of these events, click below. | | |
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| Check the Propel website and Facebook page for information about upcoming events! | | |
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| OSHKOSH OCTOBER 2022 JOBLESS RATE DECREASES | | |
| The unemployment rates for Oshkosh and Winnebago County remained consistently low in October along with other areas in our region as reported by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). CITY OF OSHKOSH EMPLOYMENT DATA The data indicated that the unemployment rate for October 2022 was 2.8%, up from 2.4% in October of 2021 but slightly lower from 3.2% in September of 2022. There were 33,496 Oshkosh City residents working this year in October vs. 34,157 last year, for a loss of 661 workers year over year. This trend also follows the reduction in total labor force numbers in October from 35,003 in October 2021 to 34,460 in October 2022. WINNEBAGO COUNTY EMPLOYMENT DATA The Winnebago County unemployment rate for October 2022 was 2.5%, slightly up from 2.3% in October of 2021 and down from 2.9% in September of 2022. There were 89,538 Winnebago County residents working this year vs. 91,304 last year, for a net loss of 1,766 workers. Winnebago County’s labor force also declined in October from 93,489 in October 2021 to 91,834 in October 2022. WISCONSIN and US EMPLOYMENT DATA The Wisconsin October 2022 unemployment rate was 2.8%, down from 3.2% in September of 2022, but up slightly from 2.7 % in October of 2021. In October there were 2,981,195 statewide residents working this year vs. 3,056,187 last year, for a loss of 74,992 workers. The 2.8% statewide unemployment rate remains below the national average of 3.3%. Please contact Colan Treml, Economic Development Director at the Oshkosh Chamber at [email protected] or 920-303-2265, ext. 20 for more information or any questions relating to this data. | | |
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| Thunderbird Bakery to Expand into Retail Storefront- Read More This development was made possible in part through financing by the Oshkosh Chamber's OAEDC Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) and the Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation (GOEDC) RLF. | | |
| Community First Credit Union promotes Angela Skrobutanas to VP Product Marketing- Read More | | |
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| 360U LLC 2060 Omro Rd., Oshkosh 920-475-0948
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United Property Services 1725 Harrison Street, #A, Oshkosh 920-915-9531
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OSMS- Orthopedic & Sports Medicine 2700 W. 9th Ave. 920-965-9506 Web Page
Quality Truck Care Center 5725 Green Valley Rd., Oshkosh
920-231-2122 Web Page
CheckPoint 524 Emons Road
507-313-8682 Web Page
| | | Civic Media/Air Support Radio 601 S. Main Street, Oshkosh 608-819-8255 Web Page
The Handle Bar Barbershop 1121 Witzel Avenue, Oshkosh 920-233-0125 Web Page
Detail X Cleaning LLC 1525 Arboretum Dr. Apt C, Oshkosh 920-277-7846
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| CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
The Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following members who renewed their memberships during the month of November | | |
| AMCOR APEC SAFETY & COMPLIANCE BECK'S MEAT PROCESSING, LLC BLADES & BOARDS BLUE DOOR CONSULTING CAPITAL CREDIT UNION COBBLESTONE SUITES DELTA OF OSHKOSH DRUCKS SUDDEN SERVICE FOX VALLEY PHYSICAL THERAPY FRIAR TUCKS GRUENHAGEN CONFERENCE CENTER HILTON GARDEN INN HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL RETLAW IMMEL CONSTRUCTION LIFE PROMOTIONS | | | MARISSA'S FIT BOUTIQUE MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS MIDWEST SPECIALTY PRODUCTS NEWVIEW TECHNOLOGIES OSHKOSH COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION OSHKOSH CORPORATION QUANDT PLUMBING, LLC ROBERT GLUTH ROCKY ROCOCO PIZZA RUSCH PROPERTIES LLC SHEA ELECTRIC SIGNS & DESIGNS SSM FRANCISCAN COURTS THE OUTLET SHOPPES W.W. ELECTRIC MOTORS WLUK WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS | | |
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