In the past seven months, we’ve undertaken a comprehensive effort to look at our entire organization and the work we do. We’ve updated our State of the Region report, showing the key indicators of our community, and how we stack up to peers. We’ve done qualitative and quantitative surveys to inform our process. We’ve met with hundreds of stakeholders and engaged in a public effort to lay the groundwork for this new framework.
Yesterday, we officially launched our new strategy – a clear and future-focused framework that will guide us for the next five years. This framework makes a clear statement about what we know must happen in this region. Simply and boldly, we must grow.
We have three strategic imperatives that will guide us: we will grow our population, grow our economy, and grow the cultural vibrancy of the region. We will achieve these imperatives because they are built on a strategic foundation: a strong business community.
We also rooted our plan in inclusion to set the tone from the outset that it would be a fundamental part of our work. As we worked through the framework, we kept coming back to the phrase “Everyone Belongs Here.” Each of these words matters:
Everyone is seen in each of our imperatives: everyone must be able to succeed in this economy, everyone must feel welcome, and everyone must be connected to our cultural offerings in this community.
Belongs – or Belonging – is fundamental to our work because it is through belonging that we can be a more inclusive and equitable community.
Here is important too. It signifies that this specific place matters. Our work has to be clearly connected to this place, our specific history, and our shared future.
Our new vision statement incorporates this framework and theme: Our vision is a growing, thriving region where everyone belongs.
With that said, I invite you to explore our full framework and the strategic imperatives in more depth. In the report you can also read about some of our new initiatives, planned measures, and our partners. It’s a clear focus on growth, and a strategy rooted in belonging. It's only possible with a collaborative spirit and with you.
To kick off Black History Month, we're honored to introduce you to the 2024 We Are Making Black History honorees, who are changing the game – today and tomorrow. Over the next eight weeks, we will be profiling each of the following honorees:
Tracey Artis | CEO, I Hear Music, Inc.
Keith Borders | Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer & VP Community Development, Union & Guardain Savings Bank
Rolanda J. Wilkerson | Senior Director, Fellow Beauty Care, Procter & Gamble
Robert Sanders | Principal & Founder, Sanders Development Group
Vernon Jackson | CEO & Founder, Noble Barber & Beauty and Creator of The Gifted Event
Patrice Borders | Founder & CEO, AmplifyEI
Alandes Powell | Co-Founder & Executive Director, Black Art Speaks
Danielle Lewis Jones | Head of Communications, Kroger Health
We Are Making Black History celebrates and recognizes Black leaders living and working in our region creating legacies today. These are leaders who go the extra mile for their community, excel in their respective fields, and open doors for the future leaders coming up behind them.
Top leaders at fast-growing companies talk about depending on “killer talent” to help them scale up successfully. Connect with key executives at Divisions Maintenance Group, Gravity Diagnostics, Prolink, and SugarCreek in the Winter issue of Realm, the journal for Queen City CEOs from Cincinnati Magazine.
The Cincinnati region’s list of fastest growing private companies presents an interesting mix of both locations and industries. Northern Kentucky is well represented here, along with many of the neighborhoods east of the central business district. Notably, Downtown Cincinnati is absent from this list. As for industries, a wide variety of businesses compose this list as there are logistics, staffing, and marketing firms as well as restaurants, breweries, and a sports collectibles company.
Data Path, Inc. is a small family-owned business based in Sharonville that has been building custom PCs since 1996.They offer competitive pricing, personalized service, and easy logistics.
Data Path, Inc. supplies businesses with computer hardware such as computers/servers, monitors, scanners, custom labels, printers, office equipment, and more. They form relationships with their business partners for smoother, more efficient, day-to-day operations. They are an authorized partner of all the top computing and electronic brands – everything from Lenovo, HP, Dell, Samsung, Asus, Acer, Intel, Gigabyte, Lexmark, Brother, Durabook, Veiwsonic, Eaton and so much more. Not only do they focus on serving the IT needs of manufacturing and logistic sectors, but they also fill several other needs by providing industrial barcode printing, scanning, and ruggedized computing including handheld PCs and tablets.
Data path, Inc. has been a Silver Member with the Cincinnati Chamber for years and they are currently enrolled in the ChamberHealth program with Medical Mutual.
Grab a friend and join us for happy hour at the Kinley Hotel Exchange Bar. Drop by for 30 minutes or stay for the full two hours, we are just excited to meet you! Registrants can enjoy their first drink for free. Walk-ins are welcome!
During this session, we will explore groundbreaking research, innovative projects, and inspiring stories from diverse individuals who have made significant contributions to STEM. You will have the opportunity to engage in thought-provoking discussions, network with like-minded individuals, and gain valuable insights into the challenges and triumphs of underrepresented groups in STEM.
Make your morning coffee run an opportunity to meet and connect with other professionals at this month's Cincy Blend, hosted at the Aronoff Center. We will be mixing in the Center Stage Room, right off the Weston Art Gallery located within the Aronoff. This is a free, casual morning mixer and all are welcome – no need to be a Cincinnati Chamber member.
Member Benefits 101 is the perfect opportunity for all types of businesses to learn about Chamber membership, how to get connected to your network of fellow Chamber members, and how to get engaged with the Chamber offerings that best benefit you and your business.
The 2024 Annual Dinner - Legacy & Promise: A Celebration of Leadership, presented by PNC Bank, is our premier business event and is highlighted by the induction of the newest class of Great Living Cincinnatians and celebration of this year's We Are Making Black History honorees.
Cincinnati is in the running for the prestigious title of Best City for Street Art in the USA TODAY 10 Best Readers' Choice Awards! Voting closes February 19 | Vote CINCINNATI for Best Street Art City here
Cincinnati Museum Center – Off the Rails: Science of Love Edition, February 8 | Learn more and get tickets
Xavier University’s Annual Matthew McCormick Cincinnati Investment Symposium and Economic Outlook, February 9 | Learn more and get tickets
