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Every Tuesday The Weekly Online Publication of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce July 27, 2010 |
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Working for YOU ...The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is always actively looking out for the interests of our members and promoting Hollywood. Here are a few of our activities from the last week:
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Bank of America is hosting an opportunity to make new business connections while learning more about business benefits from the federal Stimulus Bill and updates to the various SBA lending programs. On August 12th, at Rise in Hollywood & Highland enjoy great food and beverage, network, and hear from Certified Development Corporation (CDC) Small Business Finance experts about the current status of the Stimulus Bill, and how it can help your business grow. Last year, over one hundred Hollywood Chamber members and business friends attended a similar event hosted by Bank of America, so don’t miss out on this one! Bank of America’s Hollywood Business Banking team will also provide an update on the bank’s new supplier/vendor commitment, progress towards their small business lending goals, and other programs to help the Chamber’s small businesses grow. Perfect for a summer evening, the mixer will be held on the patio of Rise Restaurant from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday August 12th. A beautiful venue, Rise Restaurant boasts an impressive ambience with panoramic views and an upscale modern décor. Admission is $10 for members and $20 for future members, and includes delicious food and beverages. Rise is located in The Highlands at Hollywood & Highland, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, 4th Floor. Parking is $2 for four hours with validation. RSVP to rsvp@hollywoodchamber.net or go to www.hollywoodchamber.net.

On July 28th Chamber members are invited to enjoy a more casual mixer than usual with hosts iFLY Hollywood and Samba Brazilian Steakhouse and Lounge. Located in Universal City Walk, iFLY and Samba have planned a fun and relaxed evening for Chamber guests with two parts. The opportunity for a free ride ($60 value) on the exciting IFLY Hollywood Indoor Skydiving ride is already sold out. Call (818) 985-4359 or visit www.iFLYHollywood.com. If you signed up for the iFly experience, please remember that being on time for your check in is required to ensure you make your flight time.
Remember to bring your networking gear and enjoy the sights, tastes and sounds of Brazil at Samba! Call (818) 763-0101 or visit www.sambarestaurants.com. Casual, summer dress is encouraged. The mixer will be held on the Samba patio Wednesday July 28th, with iFLY skydiving beginning at 4:15 p.m., and the Samba reception from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Cost to attend will be discounted to just $5 for members, and $10 for future members in consideration of the $14 self parking fee at Universal City Walk. Park in the Curious George lot, enter to CityWalk and turn right, proceed to follow the walkway around the bend – Samba is on the left and iFLY on the right. Admission includes iFLY skydives with prior reservation, Samba’s delicious hors d oeuvres, two refreshing beverages, and entertainment from traditional Brazilian Samba dancers! RSVP to rsvp@hollywoodchamber.net or visit www.hollywoodchamber.net.
Mark
Wahlberg will be honored with a star in the
Motion Picture category at 6259 Hollywood
Boulevard in front of Dillon’s Irish Pub on July
29, at 11:30 a.m. The star ceremony coincides
with the release of Sony Pictures’ action-comedy
The Other Guys, in which Wahlberg stars
opposite Will Ferrell and will open nationwide
on August 6. Director David O’ Russell will be
guest speaker at the event. Wahlberg earned
Academy Award® and Golden Globe nominations for
his standout performance in Martin Scorsese’s
acclaimed drama The Departed. A committed
philanthropist, in 2001 he founded the Mark
Wahlberg Youth Foundation which benefits
inner-city youth. Follow
wofstargirl on twitter to get the latest
news on more Walk of Fame star ceremonies.
The Hollywood Chamber Board of Directors voted last week to oppose a proposed ban on supergraphic signs in Hollywood. Chamber President & CEO Leron Gubler attended a hearing before the L.A. City Planning Commission and requested a continuance of the proposal in order to allow more time to study the impact. He asked that the City’s new Office of Economic Analysis be directed to research how a ban might impact the city and noted that the City should not be giving up an economic development tool in the midst of the worst recession in our lifetimes. He noted that part of the problem in Hollywood was created by the City’s lack of enforcement of its regulations. The Planning Commission responded by delaying action until a special meeting that will be held on August 26th. They directed city staff to gather information on how an outright ban would impact development in Hollywood. The Chamber will be working with the staff and also has requested a meeting with Council President Eric Garcetti to discuss steps short of a total ban that might be able to answer the concerns that have arisen about supergraphics.
As the Walk of Fame
celebrates its 50th anniversary, the Chamber is
initiating special programs, including the
Official Hollywood Walk of Fame Reception Guide.
For the first time ever, Chamber members will
have an opportunity to advertise their venue and
services directly to the Walk of Fame
recipients.
Please click to see a sample of the Official
Hollywood Walk of Fame Reception Guide the
and learn what the Chamber is doing to help
promote your company and how you can capture the
attention of the Walk of Fame honorees! For more
info, please contact Kaylee Kiecker, VP of
Marketing and Business Development, at
kaylee@hollywoodchamber.net

As part of the grand opening celebration, JPI
presented a $5,000 contribution to the Hollywood
Police Activities League, a community-based
crime prevention program that serves hundreds of
children and young adults on a weekly basis.
Hollywood Chamber member JPI, a multifamily real estate development firm, and its equity partner Fidelity Real Estate Group celebrated last week the grand opening of its new luxury mixed-use building, Jefferson at Hollywood. Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti, city and community stakeholders as well as Chamber board members and staff helped celebrate this event at the complex’s pool and lounge area. Jefferson at Hollywood is a transit-oriented development that offers 270 apartments, 8,500 sq.ft. of ground-floor retail space, and underground parking including 285 spaces for public use. The project is located at the southeast corner of Highland Avenue and Yucca Street across from the Hollywood and Highland Center and Renaissance Hotel. Twenty-seven of the units are reserved as affordable for very low, low and moderate income households. Also included are eight live/work homes located along Yucca Street and McCadden Place. The apartment community is located within walking distance of restaurants, movies, shopping and entertainment and a Metro Red Line station. JPI welcomed its first residents in late June. “We are tremendously excited to officially open the doors of our newest community,” said Heidi Mather, senior area vice president and development partner at JPI. “This is a neighborhood of great importance to the city, and the addition of Jefferson at Hollywood will broaden the housing options offered and provide an upscale living environment in an urban community. We worked with the Council President’s office, the Community Redevelopment Agency and the Hollywood community to create a project that responds to the demand for quality apartments, makes the streets more pedestrian friendly than the previous use, and invests in the future of Hollywood.”
Check out Jefferson at Hollywood amenities and schedule a tour at www.jeffersonathollywood.com.
Please log onto www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code AMPAS to make your life-saving appointment.
Contact Heather Cochran at
(310) 247-3000 for more information.
All presenting donors will receive a $5 gift
certificate for
Daphne’s Greek Café and will also be eligible to
enter in the
regional Free Gas Drawing to receive a $500 gift
card for gas.
Identification is required.
Most
of you use HP Toners, so why not take advantage of this
amazing offer. All you have to do is login to your Office
Depot account at business.officedepot.com, and insert the
coupon code at the bottom of the checkout screen. Toners
never go on sale! You can buy as much as you can before the
offer expires on Friday, July 2nd.
Not yet a member? Click here to sign up for the program.
Take Advantage
of Hollywood Chamber's
Award-winning
Free
Business Counseling Service
offered
by Service Corps of Retired
Executives (SCORE)
Richard Krelstein, a retired business
turn-around specialist
Consulting services will be available most
Fridays 10 a.m. - 12 Noon
By appointment only. Call Vivian at
(323)469-8311.
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Hollywood Chamber of Commerce appreciates the support of our member investors, the Premiere Investors Club for their help in furthering the Chamber’s advocacy agenda.
SILVER-LEVEL CIM Group CRA/LA Iron Mountain Film & Sound Archives Kaiser Permanente Paramount Pictures Paramount Contractors & Developers The Hollywood Reporter
BRONZE-LEVEL Andrews International Author Services Inc. Briggs Law Office Capitol Records Genesis Financial Millennium Partners/Argent Ventures The Original Farmers Market |
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