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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/17/2006 Blue Sheet Chamber of Commerce Staff Report - .. ... ..,~~ MARANA DATE: April 2006 TO: FROM: Mayor and Council Members Ed Stolmaker, President/CEO SUBJEG: 1st Quaner Repon for 2006 Calendar Year The fi~ures below show the number of new businesses, revenue, and the businesses in Marana that joined the Marana Chamber of Commerce compared to the 1st quarter of 2005. 1 sl quarter of 2006 new members 1 sl quarter of 2005 new members 20 25 Revenue Revenue $4,100 $5,977 ,,- Marana businesses that joined the Chamber in the 151 quaner: Chriswell Classic leather Grandmother's Cotta~e Inte~rity Automotive Northwest Subway US Bank US Home - Jenne & Resa Movin~ to Marana N-Hance of Southern Arizona Scott Ramoso & Chris Hopper A~ency Money Mailer ,"--"" Visitor center 1 st VISITORS In state visitors Out of state visitors Forei~n visitors TOTALS quaner statistics 2006 2005 1 84 1 81 637 889 204 226 1025 1296 J 13881 N. Casa Grande Highway. Marana, Arizona 85653. Phone 520/682-4314 . Fax 520/ 682-2303 MAIL Tourism requests Relocation requests Business requests TOTALS 2006 6 25 38 69 2005 18 28 18 64 WEB SITE VISITS 11,727 6,931 Accomplishments in the 1 st Quarter On Tuesday February 28, the Marana Chamber held their first Marana Chamber Community and Business Builder award ceremony. The evening was a great success and Trico Electric won the award. On March 29, the Marana Chamber and the Marana Foundation hosted the Marana State of the Town Address at the Stardance Center. The event was a sell out, 450 people attended the event. The Marana Chamber and the Marana Foundation are looking forward to hosting the event next year. The Marana Board of Diredors unanimously approved supportin~ the Regional Transportation Questions 1 & 2 and Bonds 3 & 4 for the expansion of Kino Hospital. The Marana Board of Directors unanimously approved supportin~ JTED, the Joint Technical Education District, for the Marana Unified School District. ~ :2