Alyce Jones works for the Chamber of Commerce as a city hostess helping to make newcomers welcome, working with local businesses and talking to clubs. Biographical notes included.
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce takes Bank of America, Ralphs Grocery Co., Albertsons and Washington Mutual to task for not joining the Chamber of Commerce.
Arcadia City Council has approved $55,000 to the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce for services such as providing information on the city to brokers, real estate agents, merchants, business people, new residents, and the general public. The Chamber prepares a monthly community calendar, a business hotline, a newsletter, an annual Civic Directory, a bi-annual map and a business directory. The city also lets the Chamber use the building they're in for no charge.
Arcadia City Council has approved a 10% increase in the amount of city funds allocated to the Chamber of Commerce. The total will be $55,000 this year. The Chamber also receives subsidized rental in a city-owned building.
Beth Costanza, Executive director of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, has received positive feedback from chamber members after she published a piece called "Arcadia's meanest spirited businesses," in which she took to task such companies as Washington Mutual, Bank of America, Ralphs and Sav-On.
The board of directors of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce next week will consider a unanimous call from the chamber's legislative committee for state legislation that would forbid city council members from disclosing what takes place during closed sessions.
Chamber board gives OK to seek Brown Act change. With no discussion, the board of directors of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce voted Thursday to ask the state chamber to look into legislation to forbid elected officials from disclosing what takes place during closed sessions.