April Verlato, President Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association, will be speaking at the October Govt. Affairs Forum. The Arcadia Improvement (AIA) is a dedicated group of property owners and merchants who are committed to promoting the Downtown Arcadia Experience. The public is invited at 8 a.m. on the first Thursday of each month (except July &…
New credit card requirements coming October 1 that will greatly affect merchants was explained in simplified terms Thursday by Cindy Coyle, Director of Electronic Services at Foothill Credit Union, and John LaRocca of LaRocca Integrated Solutions, Inc. at the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Government Affairs Forum Thursday (September 3, 2015) sponsored by Keystone 365 Sponsor Singpoli. Among the…
Eleven new members joined the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce in August and four of them were personally introduced to the Ambassadors Tuesday, September 1, 2015, by Deputy Director / Office Manager Bill Hacket standing in for Personal Ambassador Lani Lee. The members were introduced following the regular monthly meeting of the volunteer Ambassadors led by Chairman Rich…
Major changes to credit card use and processing for businesses and consumers that will take effect Oct. 1 will be the topic of the monthly Government Affairs Forum at 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, in the conference room at 388 W.Huntington Drive sponsored by Foothill Credit Union. A computer chip on new credit cards is…
Tesla Motors is one of ten new members to join the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce in July. Six of them introduced themselves in person to the Arcadia Chamber Ambassadors Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, including Jason Puerta from Tesla, who drew quite a crowd around his white Tesla. Personal Ambassador and Arcadia Chamber President-Elect Vicki Knight…
Tracking down companies that go out of business to make sure employees receive the benefits from their retirement and pension plans is one of the biggest challenges for Francis Le, Senior Benefits Advisor with the United States Department of Labor. Le, whose agency assists employees with pension and health benefit claims, was the featured speaker today,…
Seven new members joined the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce in May and two of them were personally introduced to the Ambassadors yesterday, June 2, 2015, by Personal Ambassador Ivan Lai of Cruise Planners. The members were introduced following the regular monthly meeting of the volunteer Ambassadors led by Chairman Rich Jones of the San Marino Tribune. <See…
Another 10 new members joined the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce in March and seven of them, plus Mayor Pro Tem Gary Kovacic whose law firm joined earlier this year, were personally introduced to the Ambassadors this morning (April 7, 2015) by Personal Ambassador for March, Daleth Cortes of Custom Comfort in Pasadena. The members were…
Despite myriad technological, cultural and generational changes, Arcadia Library & Museum Services Director Mary Beth Hayes reports that the Arcadia Public Library gets between 500,000 and 600,000 visits each year! You may also be surprised to learn that six out of ten Arcadia residents have a library card. Mary Beth was the featured speaker last…
A record 12 new members of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce introduced themselves to Chamber Ambassadors Monday (Jan. 6, 2015). And prior to the introductions portion of the regular monthly committee meeting, the Ambassadors celebrated the 90th birthday of Lifetime Ambassador Mary Hansen. Mary has been an Ambassador for nearly a quarter of a century!…