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BUSINESS MONTHLYIssue 44February 2012

UPPER ARLINGTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The Power to Make a Difference

UA Area Chambercelebrates its 450-member businesses

Hop on the “business train” for the annualUpper Arlington Chamber of Business AwardsCelebration March 2 at the University PlazaHotel.

Uniquely planned, the event will welcomeattendees with a train station experience as theyarrive. Attendees will hear the prominent soundof train whistles and feel the wind in their facesas they cut through the steam to get on board.After “boarding,” attendees will travel throughthe Upper Arlington area making various stopsto visit with members and pick up the a wardwinners along the way.

“We are thrilled to bring back our annualevent with a fresh theme,” said Becky Hajost,president of the Upper Arlington Chamber ofCommerce. “This year, we want to emphasizethe business expo and social. We would loveto see members from the UA community cel-ebrating the success of their neighbors. Theevent will be one to remember.”

Not only is there the anxiously awaited an-nual awards presentation and dinner, but thereis also the business expo and social that thepublic is encouraged to attend to network, visitwith friends and neighbors and support thelocal commerce of Upper Arlington. Atten-dees can peruse the silent auction and w alkaway with impressive prizes. Take Five JazzQuintet will provide musical entertainmentthroughout the business expo and social. Thebusiness expo and social is free for the pub-lic to attend.

All attendees are encouraged to purchase aticket to the awards presentation and dinner tocelebrate the success of small business own-ers in Upper Arlington. Tickets for the annualchamber celebration dinner are available for$50 per person. The winners of the 2011 cham-ber awards will be announced as the train picks

them up along the way to the presentation anddinner. Attendees will have the chance to meetand congratulate the finalists for the followingcategories:

• Small Business Award• Medium Business Award• Large Business Award• W. Arthur Cullman Business Person of the

Year Award• Jeanne E. Schaal Contributing Member of

the Year Award • 2011 Best Place to Work in Upper Arling-

ton Area• Young Professional Business Leader of the

Year Award“The nominations have been spectacular this

year,” Hajost said. “It’s wonderful how muchthe UA community members value the localUA businesses.”

After the awards presentation and dinner,dessert, an open bar and entertainment willclose out the night of celebration in the Uni-versity Plaza Hotel atrium until 10 p.m.

To reserve a display for the business expo,purchase a Chamber Celebration ticket, donatean item to the silent auction or for other spon-sorship inquiries, call the chamber office at614-481-5710 or visit the Web site atwww.uachamber.org.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTSFriday, March 2

4 p.m. — Business Expo,silent auction andopen bar. Attendance is free.

6:30 p.m. — Awards presentation with din-ner. Attendance is $50 per person.

8:30 p.m. – Dessert and entertainment. At-tendance is free with awards presentation tick-et.

Location: University Plaza Hotel – 3110Olentangy River Road, Columbus 43202

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Business expo participants

Anthem Agent - Sherri SandsAnthem – Marty Vaughan The Arlington BankArlington Court Skilled Nursing/Avia Independent LivingArlingworth Home CareAT&TBlackwell InnBryan B. Johnson, Attorney at LawFirst Community VillageForum at KnightsbridgeGuernsey BankHHH CPA Group, LLCHome Care ConciergeHuntington National BankIndus HotelsKey BankLadies Explorer ClubOhio Health Urgent Care / NextcarePacific EateryPNC BankPremier at SawmillRaymond James & AssociatesRE/MAX Premier Choice RealtorsSGO Designer GlassSport ClipsTri-Village MagazineTom & Jerry’s Auto ServiceUpper Arlington City SchoolsUpper Arlington Public LibraryUpper Arlington Community Improvement Corp.Wexner Heritage VillageWhetstone Gardens & Care Center

A sampling of silent auction items Barbara & Ted Lach Coldwell Banker$50 gift certificate to Bravo/Brio Restau-rant Group

Blackwell HotelOvernight stay for two, bistro, breakfastbuffet and valet

Brueggers2012 bottomless mug card

Caffe’ DaVinci$25 gift card

Carsonie’s Stromboli & Pizza Kitchen$25 gift card

Cheryl’s CookiesGourmet gift basket

Dave’s Dogs & More$150 gift card

Donatos Pizza7 free pizza certificates

First ImpressionsDri-Fit Golf Nike polo

Foot Solutions$25 gift card

The Forum at KnightsbridgeGift basket

Gentle Touch Massage Therapy by Deb,LLCEssential oils kit

Graeters$10 gift card

Great Harvest Bread CompanyGift basket

The Guernsey BankGolf-themed gift basket with two roundsof golf and other related items

HHH CPA Group, LLCWine basket

Hyatt Place Columbus/OSUEnjoy a free night

Indus/Embassy SuitesOvernight stay with breakfast

Indus/Hampton Inn and SuitesOvernight stay with breakfast

Indus/Hilton Garden InnOvernight stay with breakfast

Indus/University Plaza HotelOvernight stay with breakfast

Ladies Explorer Club LLCAnnual membership — discounts to ad-ventures, restaurants, clothing stores,events & more

Marie Anthony — Exquisite Jewels, Inc.$100 gift certificate

Marie Anthony - Realtor - Trembly RealtyFree market analysis and $100 towardsa home warranty upon purchase or sale.

Nurtur the Salon$25 service gift certificate and products

Ohio Health Urgent Care/NextcareFamily car-game booklet

Dr. Mark PierceCookie basket with free orthodontist con-sultation

SGO Designer GlassFramed glass art

Tri-Village MagazineGift basket

The Tutoring CenterOne-month gift scholarship

Wendy’s Gymnastics1 free quarter of gymnastics classes andT-shirt

Wexner Heritage VillageFour hours of free private-duty service

UAACCSeven-night vacation for two

UAACCChicago Cubs VIP experience for two

UAACCWeekend in Las Vegas for two with air

UAACCBob Feller Cleveland Indians framed pho-tograph with game-used baseball pieceand descriptive plate

UAACCArchie Griffin-signed Ohio State Buck-eyes Brown logo football Heisman 7475 and display case

UAACCTed Ginn-signed OSU Buckeyes 8x10framed photo

UAACCJim Brown framed 8x10 photo with game-used football piece and descriptive plate

UAACCOSU Buckeyes framed collage

UAACCJack Nicklaus “The Golden Bear” hand-signed framed photo

UAACCJack Nicklaus & Arnold Palmer “TheBest” framed photo and detailed nameplate

UAACCChampion of Augusta: Jack, Arnie & Tigerframed photo and Masters patch

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K StudioK Studio, a studio offering professional dance education, recently held a ribbon-cutting cer-mony at 1152 Kenny Centre Mall. Attending the event were: Edie Bough, Becky Hajost, WesNewhouse, Joe Cape, Doug Ryan, Susan Toothman, Charlie Groezinger, owner of KStudio KellyIcenhour, Matt Van Buren, Chrissy Stridsberg, James Sargent, Jocelyn Stridsberg, Jan Buesch-er, Maddie Tiberi and Charlie Groezinger.

Sports ClipsSports Clip recently held its ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1291 W. Lane Ave. Attending theevent were: Debbie Segor, Edie Blough, store manager Cindy Hiles, owners Teressa andRandy Snedegar with son Nathan, Becky Hajost, Joe Cape, Susan Toothman, Doug Ryan andCharlie Groezinger.

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A strong local real estate mar-ket can spur a strong local econ-omy. Historically, Upper Ar-lington has always had consis-tent demand for its housing stock.The valuations have remainedsteady which in turn has sup-ported the remodeling market aswell. In 2010, the residential con-struction in UA was just shy of$23 million in total volume. Thetotal value of home sales in 2011approached $136 million.

The National Association ofRealtors (NAR) and the Nation-al Association of Home Builders(NAHB) have analyzed the eco-nomic impact of existing homesales and remodeling for sever-al years. Both organizations agreethat the impact is significant atthe national and local level. It isalso believed that the ripple ef-fects at the local level are felt

more directly.The rippleconcept ac-counts for thefact that in-come earnedin other sec-tors of theeconomy, as aresult of ahome sale for

example, is then re-circulatedinto the economy. Those areasthat have a strong sense of com-munity with a shop local com-mitment may benefit the most.

The real estate perspective:The NAR has established thatup to 9 percent of the medianhome price is spent on each trans-action for real estate related ex-penses (commissions, fees, mov-ing expenses, or income to realestate industries). In addition,

the Harvard Joint Center forHousing Studies states there isan additional $5,235 spent onupdates and furniture. The NAR’smodel suggests that at least 5percent is recirculated over thefirst two years after the sale. Jobcreation from existing home salesis estimated at one job for everytwo home sales.

The remodeling perspective:Outside of the real estate trans-actional environment there aretwo categories; additions/alter-ations and maintenance/repairs.The NAHB states that for a typ-ical metropolitan area, $100,000spent on additions and remod-eling generates 1.01 jobs,$40,090 in wages and local busi-ness owner income of $14,060.The same dollar amount formaintenance and repairs gener-ates 0.73 jobs, $29,231 in wages

and local business owner incomeof $11,127. These estimates al-ready include the recirculationcalculations but for the localeconomy only.

Upper Arlington’s medianhome price in 2011 w as$255,000 and we had 458 com-pleted transactions. Ripple in stillwater?

Doug Ryan is the broker/ownerof Douglas Real Estate Inc. Hehas been working in the real es-tate industry for more than 20years, of which 18 years has beenas a licensed real estate profes-sional. Doug is also the chair-man of the board of the UpperArlington Area Chamber of Com-merce.

Statistics provided by The Colum-bus Board of Realtors MLS

Real estate trends

Local home sales, remodeling create economic ripple

DOUGRYAN

Member’s focus —Pilat-Ease of Arlington

Pilat-Ease of Arlington, 4644 Kenny Road, Suite 200, hasbeen open for eighteen months.

Owned and operated by Greg Osborne and Jennifer Norris,Pilat-Ease offers Pilates instruction, an exercise system usinga mat or a variety of equipment to build strength without ex-cess bulk, creating a sleek, toned body with slender thighs anda flat abdomen, as well as Barre-NoneTM, a fitness programthat is inspired by core conditioning,Pilates, yoga, and ortho-pedic stretching, and Zumba, which combines Latin and In-ternational music with a fun and effective dance workout sys-tem.

Owner Greg Osborne has owned small businesses before,so he knew to join the Upper Arlington Area Chamber of Com-merce when he and his partner opened Pilat-Ease.

“We want to take advantage of the chamber’s networkingopportunities and resources and participate in the chamber’ sevents,” he said. “As a small business owner, we need to net-work with other small businesses to discuss issues and topicsrelevant to the small business owner, and the chamber providesus with these opportunities.”

Osborne was introduced to Pilates after suffering with lowerback pain and stiffness in his joints. He had tried every othermedical approach to alleviate the back pain until someone hap-pened to mention the Pilates method to him.

Although he was skeptical, he started working out on thePilates Reformer and could feel his back pain easing with eachexercise session. After just two months of taking Pilates, hefelt pain-free and stronger than ever. Pilates also helped Os-borne to lose about 32 pounds and drop 4 inches in his waist.

He and Norris decided to open Pilat-Ease to spread the wordabout the benefits of Pilates. Although he doesn’t promise thesame results, he does offer prospective clients a free consulta-tion and introductory workout.

Because the exercise is non-stressful and low impact, Pi-lates can be for everyone no matter what level of fitness theyare. Osborne, Norris and two other instructors will work withclients to tailor a workout to their client’s fitness level.

To learn more, please visit www.pilat-ez.com.

From a member’s perspective — National ChurchResidences is a ‘premier’ Chamber member

National Church Residences is one ofthe largest employers in Upper Arlington,employing more than 650 people in thearea.

Since 1961, National Church Residenceshas provided affordable housing, healthcare, assisted living and supportive servic-es to modest-income seniors and familiesin 28 states in the United States and Puer-to Rico.

In Upper Arlington, National ChurchResidences is well known for its UA areaservice lines such as First Community Vil-lage, Heritage Day Health Centers, Tradi-tions at Mill Run, InCare and its StayUAprogram. National Church Residences alsois going through a rebranding that will bemade public in the coming weeks.

National Church Residences is passion-ate about serving those for whom they care.In that vein, they are upgrading and im-proving the facilities in which their resi-dents live.

For example, First Community Villageis undergoing an almost $10-million de-velopment project to include the construc-tion of manor homes and upgrades and im-provements to socialization and rehabili-tation spaces. Plans include cosmetic up-grades to common areas and corridors topromote socialization and to make life as

fulfilling as possible for residents.Since 2008, National Church Residences

has been a Premier member of the UpperArlington Area Chamber of Commerce.

“From a networking standpoint, it’s veryimportant,” said Jeffrey Wolf, senior vicepresident of philanthropy and communi-cations. “National Church Residences joinedthe chamber to network with fellow cham-ber members and to be seen as a resourcein the community. We believe in Upper Ar-lington and have been here for 50 years.

It’s important for us to be a member of thechamber so that people in UA can see thatwe are investing in UA. We believe in UAas a place to live and as a place to do busi-ness.”

The chamber honored National ChurchResidences at the 2011 annual meeting cel-ebration with its 2010 Business of the Yearaward. Wolf says that “there was a lot ofpride when we won the award. We an-nounced it to our board of directors. Theaward sits outside the president/CEO of-fice. It was a real point of pride for that tobe given to us as we were also celebratingour 50th anniversary and then being rec-ognized by that award was very meaning-ful to us.”

“NCR is the nation’s largest not-for-prof-it developer and manager of affordable sen-ior housing and services. NCR works inconjunction with the city of Upper Arling-ton via the STAY UA program, which pro-vides UA residents needed social servicesand health care in order to allow seniors toage in place in their own homes. It was anhonor to award NCR for its work and rein-vestment in the community,” said BeckyHajost, president UAACC.

National Church Residences is locatedat 2335 North Bank Drive, Columbus 43220.For more information, visit www.ncr.org.

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Who should you believe, War-ren Buffett or Bill Gross?

Buffett and Gross are general-ly recognized as two of theworld’s greatest investors. Buf-fett made his name in equitieswhile Gross made his name inbonds as the head of Pimco, a tril-lion-dollar money managementcompany. Both have outstandingmulti-decade track records andboth are billionaires.

Yet, today, they disagree on themerits of investing in “currency-based investments” such asmoney-market funds, bonds,mortgages, bank deposits, andother instruments.

Buffett says these investments“are among the most dangerousof assets. Their beta may be zero,but their risk is huge.” Further,he says, “Right now bonds shouldcome with a warning label,” ac-cording to a Feb. 9 Fortune mag-azine article.

His beef with currency-basedinvestments is they do not pro-tect you from the risk of infla-tion. You may get your principalback plus interest, but, in timesof high inflation, your “real” re-turn may not keep up with infla-tion and you could lose purchas-ing power.

Gross, on the other hand, haspiled into bonds in a big way.

After dumping all of his U.S.government debt securities inearly 2010, Gross has steadilybuilt it back up according toBloomberg.

Gross favors government se-curities in the 5- to 7-year matu-rity range because of the Feder-al Reserve’s pledge to keep short-term rates low.

Okay, how do you reconcile

the divergentviews of twooutstanding in-vestors? Quitelikely it’s amatter of tim-ing. Buffett isprobably look-ing at a 7- to10-year time

horizon and, in that scenario,bonds might lose purchasingpower and could experience cap-ital losses if interest rates rise andbond prices decline.

Gross, though, is probablythinking shorter term. With theFed’s pledge to keep interest rateslow for the next couple years andthe economy still stuck in slowmotion, the risk of bond pricesdeclining and inflation rising rap-idly in the short term may be man-ageable.

WHAT IF the keepers of theDow Jones Industrial Averageadded Apple to the index in 2009instead of Cisco Systems? Thisis not just a hypothetical exercise;rather, it makes an important pointabout using indexed investmentto measure overall market per-formance.

In June 2009, General Motorsand Citigroup were removed fromthe Dow 30 average and replacedby Cisco and Travelers Cos, ac-cording to Bloomberg. At thetime, Cisco was trading at about$19.50 per share. Last week,Cisco traded at about $20 pershare – essentially no change innearly three years. By contrast,Apple was trading at about $143per share in June 2009 and closedlast week near $500 per share.

Unlike most other market in-dexes, the Dow Jones Industrial

Average is a “price weighted”index, which means stocks witha higher price (e.g., Apple) havegreater impact than lower-pricedstocks (e.g., Cisco).

So, taking a look at the woul-da, shoulda, coulda, Bespoke In-vestment Group recalculatedwhere the Dow would be if Applewas added to the index in 2009instead of Cisco. They discov-ered that instead of the Dow beingin the 12,800 range last week, ithypothetically would have beennear 14,600 — an all-time recordhigh.

Notice how one stock couldhave made nearly a 2,000-pointdifference in the Dow index inless than three years. Of course,the reverse is also true. A stockcould have been added to the Dowin 2009 and gone down the lastcouple years and taken the Dowdown with it.

Here’s the point. We tend tothink of indexes are representing“the market,” but, in reality, theyrepresent the keepers of the in-dexes representation of the mar-ket. There’s human interventionin some of these indexes and thatcould greatly influence their per-formance.

In the end, the only index thatmatters is your index — the onethat measures your progress to-ward reaching your goals. That’sthe index we try to beat.

Weekly focus: “One mustmaintain a little bit of summer,even in the middle of winter.”

— Henry David Thoreau,author, poet, philosopher

Jim Hyre, CFP® is the Regis-tered Principal at Raymond JamesFinancial Services, Inc.

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The Markets

Fine financial minds disagree

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Southland Hearing Aids and AudiologySouthland Hearing Aids and Audiology recently held a ribbon-cutting cermony at 1960 BethelRoad, Suite 250. Attending the event were: Becky Hajost, Doug Ryan, Miles, Sydney, LouMcKinney, Mike McKinney, Dr. Dawn McKinney, Kip Greenhill, Susan Toothman, Dan Casey,Deb Doblow, Debbie Segor and Charlie Groezinger.

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Upper Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce Business Monthly is a special advertising supplement toThisWeek Community Newspapers. Upper Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce Business Monthly is notresponsible for opinions and views expressed in the paid advertisement in the business profiles. All realestate advertising herein is subject to the federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “anypreference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familiar status, ornational origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” We will not know-ingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informedthat all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Upcoming Chamber events

Annual Chamber Community Celebration: Get on board

Get your ticket and climb aboard! You areinvited to celebrate one of the biggest commu-nity events of the year. Enjoy a cocktail whilevisiting the business expo and bid on excitingsilent auction items and participate in the awardscelebration.

Where: University Plaza Hotel & Confer-ence Center, 3110 Olentangy River Road,Columbus 43202

When: Friday, March 24 p.m. — Business expo, music, cocktails and

silent auction free and open to the public.6:30 p.m. – Dinner, awards ceremony and

presentation. RSVP required for the dinner por-tion. $50 per dinner attendee.

Contact: For more info, go to www.uacham-ber.org or contact the chamber at 614-481-5710or admin@uachamber.org.

Ribbon-cutting ceremony forRaymond James & AssociatesRaymond James & Associates has expanded

and opened a new office in Kingsdale Cen-ter. Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) provides se-curities transactions, investment advisory andfinancial-planning services through over 5,000financial advisors.

When: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 6Where: Raymond James & Associates, 3178

Kingsdale Center, Upper ArlingtonContact: RSVP not required.

Thirsty Thursdays with the UA Area Young ProfessionalsJoin the Upper Arlington Young Profession-

als for networking, food, and drink.Where: To be determined.When: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15Contact: Pre-registration appreciated but not

required. Register online at www.uachamber.orgor contact the chamber at (614) 481-5710 oradmin@uachamber.org.

Early morning networkingMake connections. Get involved. Come net-

work in the morning with members of the UpperArlington Area Chamber of Commerce! Meetnew people. Maintain relationships. Generatenew business.

Where: Panera Bread, 3278 Tremont Road,Upper Arlington

When: 7:45 – 8:45 a.m. Friday, March 16Contact: RSVP appreciated, but not required.

For more info, go to www.uachamber.orgor contact the chamber at (614) 481-5710 oradmin@ uachamber.org. Purchase of food anddrink is optional.

Afternoon Business NetworkExchange

Make connections. Get involved. Afternoonlunch networking with 30+ local business pro-fessionals. Fun, food and connections!

Where: To be determined.When: noon - 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March

28Contact: Pre-registration required. Regis-

ter online at www.uachamber.org, or contactthe chamber at (614) 481-5710 or admin@uachamber.org. Registration fee: $12 for mem-bers; $15 for non-members.

Community Market Place“Community Market Place…Connecting

Business and Community”Community Market Place is a fun and inno-

vative event connecting the residents of UpperArlington with local businesses. The event en-courages the promotion and support of the UpperArlington business community, entrepreneur-ial spirit and community awareness. All resi-dents are invited to hold a garage or yard saleon May 12. Register with the Upper ArlingtonArea Chamber of Commerce for marketing andpromotional support. Participating local areabusinesses will have sidewalk sales, special pro-motions and event information

Where: Upper ArlingtonWhen: Beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May

12Contact: To participate, or for more info,

go to www.uachamber.org or contact the cham-ber at (614) 481-5710 or admin@uacham-ber.org.

Upper Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce2152 Tremont Center, Upper Arlington, OH 43221

Phone: 614-481-5710, Fax: 614-481-5711 www.uachamber.org

BOARD OF TRUSTEESOfficers

Doug Ryan Chair, Douglas Real Estate, Inc.

Edie Blough Vice Chair, Title First Membership Agency

Rich Dumas Vice Chair, HHH CPA GroupFinance

Tony Macaluso Vice Chair, Macaluso Landscaping Business Advocacy Co. Ltd.

Wes Newhouse Vice Chair, Newhouse, Prophater,Economic Letcher & Moots

Development

Don Leach Outgoing Chair Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

TrusteesJanet Boissy of Indus Hotels Daniel Casey of Focus

Becky Converse of The Forum Jeff Danizer of Edward at Knightsbridge Jones Investments

Kathy Gill of The Publishing Group Chris Graff of 1st Vice Chair, Retail Ray Insurance Agency, Inc.

Charles Groezinger of Peter Hahn ofSGO Designer Glass Dinsmore & Shohl

Jim Hyre of Chris Miller of TheHyre & Associates Arlington Bank

Asst. Vice Chair, Secretary

Andy Mills of Contential Chris Scott of CapitalRealty, 1st Vice Chair, MediationBusiness Retention

Roy Smoot of Susan Toothman ofPNC Bank Re/Max, Premier Choice Realtors

Chair Ambassador

Jonathan Varner of Donna Vorce ofJonathan Varner & Associates First Impressions

UAACC staffBecky A. Hajost PresidentElizabeth Krause Administrative Event CoordinatorDebbie Segor Membership DirectorReg Warner Chief Financial Officer

Upper Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce

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