Red Bluff
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RED BLUFF 2011 25 Tehama Economic Development Corporation, the area’s vitally important and successful economic and job development organi- zation. The Chamber serves as the administrative arm of the Downtown Red Bluff Business Association and presents two scholarships each year to deserving Tehama County high school graduates. Under the community pro- motion and public informa- tion heading, the Chamber annually distributes 700 local maps, 1,300 recreation guides, 500 relocation pack- ets, 6,000 event calendars and countless information ranging from housing and city and county demograph- ics to telephone books and voter registration forms. In addition, the Chamber handles around 1,900 tele- phone calls and e-mail requests monthly and greets and serves 40 walk-in visi- tors per day, which amounts to 800 per month, or 7,200 each year. The Chamber’s popular “Tehama Country” brochure is distributed through 252 outlets on the I-5 corridor from Dunnigan to Roseburg, Ore. In terms of special event sponsorship and promotion, the Chamber works with many organizations in the area and helps to attract more than 110,000 specta- tors and participants to Red Bluff during the course of any given year. These visi- tors spend more than $110 million in the county, accord- ing to the California Travel and Tourism Commission, and have a significant impact on the city and coun- ty’s tax, sales and gasoline tax revenues. In terms of membership services, the Chamber sponsors a “Good Morning, Red Bluff” meeting each month providing members, potential members and civic Did you know? More than 100,000 people visit Tehama County a year spending more than $110 million here. leaders the opportunity to network and receive local community updates on items of interest and impor- tance to local businesses. The Chamber has begun an evening Networking event each month at local busi- nesses entitled “Business After Hours.” The Chamber helps get new businesses introduced to the community with grand-opening and ribbon- cutting assistance and pro- vides all members with the opportunity to be “spotlight- ed” on the Chamber Web site, FaceBook and BY CHOICE HOTELS Comfort Inn www.comfortinn.com/hotel/ca771 90 Sale Lane , Red Bluff, CA 96080 Phone: (530) 529-7060 • Fax: (530) 529-7077 Location: I-5 North or South, exit Central Red Bluff/Antelope Blvd East, Right on Sale Ln. Hotel is immediately on the left. Exercise Room Business Center Conference Free Full Breakfast Free High Speed Internet Pool & Hot Tub Immaculate & Spacious Rooms & Suites In-room Service from Applebee’s Electronic Messaging Center. The Chamber assists area agricultural businesses with “certificate of origin” cre- dentials in order for them to ship their products to foreign countries. The Chamber’s new Friday eBLAST is a very popular communication tool for it’s members. Finally, the Chamber, through its Electronic Message Center sign, pro- vides advertising and promo- tion 16 hours per day to area businesses and countless community organizations for their events and projects. The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce is at 100 Main St., and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays. For more information, please visit us at our new web site www.redbluffcham- ber.com.