Ozarks Heritage Region Sponsors Business Conference

Sheri Alsup has already announced to several of our readers via email that she has reserved a booth for Mansfield information at this business conference scheduled for Thursday, May 7, beginning at 8:30 am and lasting all day.  Sheri is working in partnership with John Cipron, Wright County IDA Director.   You can find all of the promotional information released at  Ozarks Mountain Country.  Click on the OHR Business Conference link in the right hand side bar. The file will open with your Adobe Reader.

A press release included in other information about the conference says:

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An Ozark Heritage Region Business Conference is set for 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at the West Plains Civic Center. The conference is funded by a grant from the University of Missouri Extension’s Community Economic & Entrepreneurial Development (ExCEED) Program which focuses on economic development opportunities in rural communities. Attendance to the conference is free.

This type of training would cost your business several hundreds of dollars if performed in the private section. Whether your business is manufacturing, retail or service, this is a must-attend event for all business owners and operators.

If you can help with the booth in West Plains or would like to send brochures, etc. contact Sheri at 924-7070

April 16–Busy Day-Community Foundation & Ozarks Heritage Region & Wilder Days

April 16 2009 is best described as BUSY Thursday!!

Watch for more news items about the Regional meeting for the Community Foundation of the Ozarks at the Mansfield Community Center.  There will be meetings from 10 am until 2 pm, plus lunch.  If you will be attending and having lunch, RSVP to the Community Center phone: 417-924-7070. Everyone is encouraged to attend either the morning session or the afternoon session or both.  Lunch is not an obligation.

Ozarks Heritage Region had planned their meeting at the Mansfield Community Center in Mansfield for April 16 at 10:00 am.  What a move of fate to have them in town at the same time as the team from the Community Foundation.  Ozarks Heritage Region does a great amount of enthusiastic promotion for our area.

Wilder Days meeting is scheduled for the big Thursday too, but I’m not sure of a time yet.  I will edit this and add that as soon as I know.

Ozark Heritage Region Meeting Comes to OUR Region!

The Ozark Heritage Region is coming to Ava, March 19th, 2009. They will be holding their meeting at the Ava Super 8 starting at 10AM. Please mark your calendars; you need to see what OHR is doing for our communities. You might just be surprised!! Normally the meeting is held in West Plains Mo. this month the OHR is going to come to Ava in hopes that it will make it easier for the counties on this end of the regional area to attend

If you can attend, please RSVP to director@avachamber.org so they know how many people to plan on.

We received the information through communication from the Ava Chamber of Commerce.  We really appreciate both the efforts of the Ozarks Heritage Region to meet closer to us and the Ava Chamber of Commerce for helping organize the event.