Community Market Day

Many attracted to citywide garage sale

Chamber CommunityCelebration a success

The Chamber Community Celebration was held March 2,atthe University Plaza Hotel and offered attendees quite an ex-perience.

A mix of music, provided by the Take Five Band, inspiredbidding on 75 silent auction items during the business expo andsocial networking portion of the event.

As dinner began, guests were transported in and around UpperArlington by a virtual train ride and treated to the skit, “TheMusic Man,” provided by some members of the chamber boardand a guest passenger.

“Wow, now that is what I call entertainment,” said Becky Ha-jost, chamber president. “I would like to thank Edie Blough,Rick Dumas, Tony Maccaluso, Doug Ryan, Susan Toothman,Wes Newhouse, guest passenger Michelle Rapp, and our con-ductor Charlie Groezinger for making this skit a success.”

Hajost said she is very grateful to be the Upper ArlingtonArea Chamber of Commerce president and went on to sharewith guests why she feels this is an important time of year toshare the goals, accomplishments and value of investment. Thechamber is committed to providing the connections and re-sources needed to start, expand and keep business through theirshared initiatives and strategic partners that help drive the com-munity and the economy.

“I want thank Doug Ryan, our current board chair, and ourrecent outgoing chair, Don Leach. Both have given selflesslyand made and are still making major contributions to our com-

Upper Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce presidentBecky Hajost and chamber board chair Doug Ryan prepare toannounce the winners of the awards at the Chamber Com-munity Celebration March 2.

See COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, page 2

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BUSINESS MONTHLYIssue 45March 2012

UPPER ARLINGTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The Power to Make a Difference

Upper Arlington’s Community Market Daywill have people in the streets shopping for bar-gains throughout the day.

Local businesses are able to benefit from theadditional foot traffic in the city while residentswill be able to clear out their garages and makesome extra cash.

As the chamber strives to add value to the com-munity and join all occupants together, we willgladly welcome the enthusiastic crowd May 12who will come to visit local b usiness sidewalksales and residential streets and to do some Sat-urday shopping.

Not only will individuals of the communityprofit, but some of the local businesses we hopewill once again see extra customers walkingthrough their doors. This type of event is a greatway to show the rest of Columbus all that UAhas to offer.

As the chamber strives to improve the qualityof life and maintain the vitality of the commu-nity, we are thrilled to provide events such as thisso others can regularly be reminded of what ourgreat city we have.

We are looking for the event to have an evengreater turnout this year.

Striving to improve upon the community event,we invited members and residents to participatein a focus group held last June. We look theirvaluable feedback and worked to implement thosesuggestions this year.

We would like to thank all those that partici-pated last year that made this event so success-ful and look forward to an even more excitingevent May 12th. It is important for our chamberto continuously look at ways to promote our com-munity and maintain the success of our thrivingbusiness environment.

Get added visibility by sponsoring your busi-ness through yard signs, billboards, internet andprint. The chamber will inform people throughmultiple media to include extensive email chains,various social networking activities, printed ad-vertising, signage and classified ads.

Contact the chamber at www.uachamber.orgor call 614-481-5710 for more information.

Thank you to our silent auctiondonors: Black Wing Shooting Center ,The Blackwell Hotel, Bruegger'sBagels, Caffe' DaVinci, Carsonie'sStromboli & Pizza Kitchen, Cheryl'sCookies, Cincinnati Circus Compan y,Coldwell Banker King Thompson-LachTeam, Dante Colosimo D .D.S., Cuco’sTaqueria & Grill, Dave's Dogs & More,The Discovery Shop, Donatos Pizza,Embassy Suites – Air port, First CityBank, First Impressions, Fly Ohio Bal-loons, Foot Solutions, The Forum atKnightsbridge, Gentle Touch Massage

Therapy by Deb, LLC, Graeter's IceCream, Great Harvest Bread Com-pany, The Guernsey Bank, HamptonInn & Suites – Downtown, HHH CPAGroup, LLC, Hilton Garden Inn - Uni-versity Area, Huffman's Market, HyattPlace Columbus/OSU, Indus Hotels,Jack Seiber t Goldsmith & Je weler,Jimmy John's Gour met Subs, LadiesExplorer Club LLC, Marie Anthony –Realtor/Je weler, Massage Envy, New-house, Prophater, Letcher & Moots,LLC, Noodles & Company, Nurtur theSalon, Ohio Health Urgent Care

/Nextcare, Old Bag of Nails Pub Op-timal Tee Golf LLC, OSU Golf Club,Dr. Mark Pierce, Pilat-Ease, Premierat Sawmill Athletic Club, RaisingCane's Chicken Fingers, RE/MAX Pre-mier Choice Realtor s - Debbie Phillips-Bower, roll: on Lane Ave., SchakoladChocolate Factory, SGO DesignerGlass, Sport Clips, Suzy's HelpingHands, Tom & Jerry Auto Repair, Tri-Village Magazine, The Tutoring Cen-ter, VisionOne Optical, Watershed Dis-tillery, Wendy's Gymnastics, WexnerHeritage Village

munity and organization. We’renot where we want to be yet andwe’re long way from where wewere,” said Hajost.

Board members currently serv-ing the board won’t bring successto the organization or their ownbusiness overnight.

“Our board members serve to

protect your investment and onbehalf of staff, we say thank you! Ican tell you with great faith weare building on the Action Planadopted in 2011 and we will con-tinue to meet or exceed our goalsin 2012,” said Hajost.

Congratulations to all of thechamber member nominees andaward winners.

The chamber emphasized that

it will continue to help build onthe foundation for growth andcreate and provide the resourcesand incentives for business in theUpper Arlington area. With thatstatement the room erupted,withthe soundtrack to “Dare to Move”and video presentation.

To view scenes and the videopresentation go to www.uacham-ber.com.

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(Above) The award winners stand on the stage after receiving their honors. (Below, left ) Peopleattending the event look around at all the items available at the silent auction. (Below, right)Members of the Chamber board and a guest passenger, Michelle Rapp, lead the audience on avirtual train ride through Upper Arlington.

People attending the event hadthe opportunity to talk to manylocal businesses at the expo.

2012 award winnersBusiness Person of the Year W.

Arthur Cullman Award

Don Leach, Dinsmore & Shohl,LLPContributing Member of the Year

Jeanne E. Schaal Award:Jerry Schwan, Tom & Jerry’s Auto

Repair

2011 Best Place to Work The Publishing Group, LTD.

2011 New Business of the YearRoyal Ginger Asian Fusion Bistro

Entrepreneur Award — SmallBusiness 1-4 Employees

Dave’s Dogs and More

Entrepreneur Award — Medium

Business 5-30 EmployeesSuzy’s Helping Hands

Entrepreneur Award — LargeBusiness 31 Plus EmployeesThe Arlington Bank

Young Professional BusinessLeader of the Year Award

Jeff Danziger, Edward Jones

Thank youA special thank you to the 2012

UAACC Annual Chamber Commu-nity Celebration Committee: EdieBlough (Title First Agency), Janet Bois-sy (University Plaza Hotel and Con-ference Center), Kathleen Gill (Tri-Vil-lage Magazine), Charlie Groezinger(SGO Designer Glass), Kelli Hastings

(Telhio Credit Union), Michele Rapp(Ladies Explorer Club LLC), Doug Ryan(Doug Ryan; Douglas Real Estate),Susan Toothman; Upper ArlingtonHigh School Art Students; (RE/MAXPremier Choice Realtor s), Lou Varga(Varga Communications), DonnaVorce (First Impressions)

Silent auction donors

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A special thanks to our Premier Members:

The Arlington BankArlingworth Home Care

AT&T OhioCentric Financial Group, LLC

Dick Baker Roofing, Inc.Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

Fifth Third BankFirst Community Village

The Forum at KnightsbridgeGood Energy

Huntington National Nank

Ladies Explorer Club LLCMeridian Managed Technologies

Newhouse, Prophater, Letcher & Moots,LLC

Orange Leaf Frozen YogurtPanera Bread

Raymond James & Associates

SGO Designer GlassSchindler & Adams, CPAsServpro of Upper ArlingtonTom & Jerry’s Auto Service

Upper Arlington City SchoolsUpper Arlington News

New Chamber members

Crystal Clear Audioand Video Greg Janes

614-272-2228crystalclearaudio

andvideo.com2830-A Fisher RoadColumbus 43204

Professional installation of audio, video, networking wiring and equipment. Specializing in new and ex-isting residential and business applications 20 years’ experience in central Ohio.

Universal ProcessingCompany LLC Susan Rosen

614-276-2601www.upcohio.com

701 Hadley DriveColumbus 43228

Universal Processing Company specializes in military specification labeling, packaging, and crating.Since 1965, we have served the industry by providing reliable and economical services to defensecontractors. We package all types of commodities from small electrical components to large marineor truck engines. Our heat-treated pallets and crates are export certified.

Re/Max PremierChoice Realtors –

Anita Graves Group Anita Graves614-419-2831

www.taggitsold.com2494 Canterbury RoadUpper Arlington 43221

Member name Contact Phone/Web site Address Member name Contact Phone/Web site Address

The ALS Association Erika Williams614-273-42572

alsohio@alsohio.org

1170 Old HendersonRoad, Suite 221Columbus 43220

Formed in 1982, the Central and Southern Ohio Chapter of the ALS Association serves patients andfamilies in 56 counties. The chapter provides nurse/social worker consultations, equipment loan pro-grams including augmentative communication and respiratory devices as well as support groups, month-ly newsletters and educational materials. The chapter also promotes the awareness of ALS throughraising funds at three Walk to Defeat ALS®events. The ALS Association is the only nonprofit organiza-tion whose sole mission is to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) andimprove living with ALS. All chapter services are provides at no cost and are made possible through do-nations, grants and special events.

Home Care Concierge

614-793-8845www.homecareconcierge.net

6479 ReflectionsDrive, Suite 160 Dublin 43017

We are a family owned and operated business since 1983 in the home care industry. Our “FAMILY TAK-ING CARE OF FAMILY” is more than just a tag line for us. We take very seriously the needs of our clients,as we would with our very own family. Home Care Concierge is a premiere private duty agency provid-ing an array of services. We offer free in-home consultations with our executive director on your time.Our services include but are not limited to companionship, 24/7 care, housekeeping, meal prepara-tion, transportation, personal monitoring equipment, massage therapy, new mom support, childcareand pet services.

Salvato & Assocites,LLC Jack A. Salvato

(614) 203-2690salvatoandassociates.

com7003 Post Rd., Suite

407, Columbus, 43016Jack of Salvato & Associates, LLC is a creative problem solver. He works from experiences in the trench-es, not read about it in a book. Jack is a scientist with an MBA who will take you from concept to com-mercialization in many industries and markets. As a Business Advisors & Analyst, his clients range fromstart-ups to multi-billion dollar companies.

Jimmy John's Gourmet Subs Christopher Guglielmi 614-824-2791

3241 Tremont RoadColumbus 43221

Jimmy John’s in UA is locally owned and operated franchise, serving customers the freshest ingredi-ents. At Jimmy John’s, vegetables are brought from the fields to the packer to the shipper to my restau-rants. They are unpacked, washed, sliced and served to you; this is my definition of fresh. My meatsare fresh, because computers cannot think like humans; our meats are hand-sliced every single day.Our fresh sandwiches are fit to order. We deliver to your home or office and we will cater to any of yourevents. You can contact the store at 614-824-2791 or order online at JimmyJohns.com

BizWit LLC Robert Brzezinski614-488-2280www.bizwit.us

2864 Clifton RoadUpper Arlington 43221

BizWit LLC Risk Management provides privacy and information security risk management services.BizWit LLC mitigates clients' risk of being out of business, protects clients’ data and reputation, helpsclients' meet complex HIPAA regulatory requirements and prevents costly data breaches. BizWit LLCemploys three essential data breach prevention elements: assessment, education and encryption.

Final Touch Lawn Care Jim Mason

614 279-0043Finaltouch-

lawncare.com

2463 Scioto HarperDrive

Columbus OH 43204Final Touch Lawn Care has been providing outstanding service to central Ohio since 1990. We do allphases of lawn care and landscaping. We provide mowing, fertilizing, alterations and sod installationfor your lawns. We also do edging and mulching, trimming of bushes, planting, retaining walls, brick pa-tios and walkways, fences, spring and fall clean-ups, gutter cleaning and snow removal.

Park Street Venture,Ltd. Jim Murr 614 224-3388

140 E. Town St.,Suite 1150

Columbus 43215Park Street Venture, Ltd. Is a real estate partnership composed of Jim Murr, managing member, andJoe Ray III of Ray Insurance. We own and lease office space at the buildings located at 1560 and 1580Fishinger Road. We are now leasing individual offices as small as 120 square feet and suites as largeas 2,410 square feet.

Upper Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce Business Monthly is a special advertising supplement to ThisWeek Community Newspapers.Upper Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce Business Monthly is not responsible for opinions and views expressed in the paid adver-tisement in the business profiles. All real estate advertising herein is subject to the federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to ad-vertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familiar status, or national origin, or in-tention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is inviolation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Older Adult Resource Group Symposium set for April 19

Hazardous weather conditions. Ex-tended power outages. Healthcare

emergencies. Legal and financial is-sues. If you don’t have plans and sup-plies in place for emergency circum-stances, we can help you learn how toprotect yourself and prepare for yourfuture.

Where: Covenant PresbyterianChurch, 2070 Ridgecliff Road, UA

When: Thursday, April 19Morning session: 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.Evening session: 5:30-8 p.m.Visit the resource fair where area busi-

nesses and organizations will be avail-able to answer all of your questions andprovide helpful tips and information.

The event features seminars duringboth sessions. Seminar topics include:navigating the healthcare maze, emer-

gency preparedness, estate planningand probate, elder mediation and dis-pute resolution, and Social Securitytiming for married couples.

To register or for questions, pleasecall 614-457-7876, ext. 416.

Be prepared: Yourfuture is now

It’s a sure sign that spring ishere when the pancakes start fly-ing at Tremont Center’s annualpancake breakfast. The fun takesplace from 8-11 a.m. Saturday,March 31, as Tremont Center mer-chants celebrate their 59th annu-al April Fool’s Celebration.

The chamber supports “ThePower of Local” and is working

to expand the daily activities andspecial events of our community’svarious business districts. We arehelping to support and promotethis year’s April Fool’s celebra-tion. This is a longtime traditionand makes for a great opportuni-ty to visit the center’s merchants.

Both residents and retailers canbenefit from the importance of

shopping locally and supportingour community’s businesses whileenjoying a free community event.

Make Saturday, March 31, yourfirst spring day commitment tosupporting the many fine mer-chants to be found at TremontCenter, as well as the many otherretailers and services you can findin UA. Pancakes will be flipping.

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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 AgencyRich Dumas Vice Chair, HHH CPA Group

FinanceTony Macaluso Vice Chair, Macaluso Landscaping

Business Advocacy Co. Ltd.Wes Newhouse Vice Chair, Newhouse, Prophater,

Economic Letcher & MootsDevelopment

Don Leach Outgoing Chair Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

TrusteesJanet Boissy of Indus Hotels Daniel Casey of FocusBecky 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 & ShohlJim Hyre of Chris Miller of TheHyre & Associates Arlington Bank

Asst. Vice Chair, Secretar yAndy Mills of Contential Chris Scott of CapitalRealty, 1st Vice Chair, MediationBusiness RetentionRoy Smoot of Susan Toothman ofPNC Bank Re/Max, Premier Choice Realtor s

Chair AmbassadorJonathan 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

Member focus — PacificEatery and Catering

Pacific Eatery and Cateringowner Eric Chung has worked inthe restaurant business for morethan 20 years. Mr. Chung tookownership of Pacific Eatery in2009, and has been serving de-licious Cantonese, Hunan andSzechuan food to the Upper Ar-lington area ever since. PacificEatery also serves authentic Chi-nese food at this full-servicerestaurant.

Mr. Chung joined the UpperArlington Area Chamber of Com-merce in 2011 as he was lookingto expand his marketing reachwithin the community. Mr. Chungviews his membership with thechamber as a valuable part of his

restaurant’s marketing plan. Byjoining the chamber as a Premiermember, Mr. Chung wanted totake advantage of being listed onthe chamber’s website and in the2012 Business Directory.

When it comes to pricing,Pa-cific Eatery is an af fordablerestaurant with lunch starting at$5.95 including soup or salad andsteamed or fried rice. Dinnerprices begin at $8.45 so dinerscan have a deliciously affordabledinner.

Pacific Eatery and Catering islocated at 4514 Kenny Road atthe intersection of Old Hender-son Road. For more information,please visit pacificeater.com.

Eric Chung is the owner ofPacific Eatery and Catering.

The power of localThe Retail Committee for the Upper Arling-

ton Area Chamber is powering up. We have newcommittee members representing five differentareas of the city and we have room for a fewmore. Would you like to impact and help im-plement initiatives to help area businesses? Net-work with other local retailers? Join us at ournext meeting.

A few retail specific events already under wayare the Community Market Place scheduled forMay 12 this year and the third annual 100 BestGift Ideas this fall.

The UA Chamber is committed to local eco-nomic growth through support of area businesses.As a UA area retailer your ideas and contribu-tions are vital to the success of the community.

The Retail Committee meets one Wednesdaymorning per month. Come for coffee and stayto make a difference.

Kathy Gill is the publisher of Tri-Village Mag-azine.

KATHY GILL

Join Tremont Center merchants for the April Fool’s breakfast

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No appointment necessary, with eveningand weekend hours available.

Visits start at $59 and when applicable,we can bill your insurance.

BUT FOR OHIO STATE,CONVENIENT CAREWOULDN’T BE THISAFFORDABLE.FastCare clinics provide convenient,quality care for common illnessesfor less than the cost of urgentcare visits.

LocationsGahanna Giant Eagle1250 N. Hamilton Road

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Upcoming Chamber events

Ask the ExpertsReal Answers about Real Estate for Real Life.

Join us as keynote speakers Robin Lorms (Inte-gra Realty Resources) and Andy Mills (Conti-nental Realty) discuss real estate development.

Where: Tech Columbus, 1275 Kinnear Road,Columbus OH 43212

When: 12-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 11Contact: Pre-registration is required. To reg-

ister, contact the chamber at 614 481-5710 oremail admin@uachamber.org

Registration fee: $15/members, $20/non-members (includes lunch)

Thirsty Thursdays with the UA Area Young ProfessionalsJoin the Upper Arlington Young Professionals

for networking, food, and drink.Where: TBDWhen: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 19Contact: Pre-registration appreciated but not

required. Register online at www.uachamber.org,or contact the chamber at 614-481-5710 oradmin@uachamber.org.

Older Adult Resource GroupSpring Symposium

Hazardous weather conditions. Extended poweroutages. Healthcare emergencies. Legal and Fi-nancial issues. If YOU don’t have plans and sup-plies in place for emergency circumstances, WEcan help you learn how to protect yourself andprepare for YOUR future.

Where: Covenant Presbyterian Church,2070 Ridgecliff Road, Upper Arlington

When: 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 5:30 - 8 p.m.Thursday, April 19

Contact: RSVP appreciated, but not required.For more info, go to www.uachamber.org or con-tact the chamber at 614 481-5710 oradmin@uchamber.org

Early Morning NetworkingMake connections. Get involved. Come net-

work in the morning with members of the Upper

Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce! Meetnew people. Maintain relationships. Generatenew business.

Where: Panera Bread, 3278 Tremont Road,Upper Arlington 43221

When: 7:45 - 8:45 a.m. Friday, April 20Contact: RSVP appreciated, but not required.

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

Afternoon Business Network Exchange

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

Where: TBDWhen: 12 - 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25Contact: Pre-registration required. Register

online at www.uachamber.org, or contact thechamber at 614-481-5710 or admin@uacham-ber.org

Registration fee: $15/members and $18/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, entrepreneurialspirit and community awareness.

All residents are invited to hold a garage oryard sale on May 12, 2012. Register with theUpper Arlington Area Chamber of Commercefor marketing and promotional support. Partici-pating local area businesses will have sidewalksales, special promotions 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 chamberat 614-481-5710 or admin@uachamber.org.

To advertise in theUpper Arlington Area

Chamber ofCommerce Business

Monthly, contactThisWeek Community

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Leanne Marks at (740) 881-4900.

Real estate trends Sunshine, warmer weather and real estate signs

The Upper Arlington real es-tate market is off to a nice startthis year. A little sunshine andwarmer weather will always bringan increase in residential sales.Pre-spring listing activity has start-ed early, with 135 single-familyhomes on the market and 51 con-dominiums. Closing volume con-tinues to be strong and has alreadysurpassed last year by some 25percent or more. Through midMarch, Upper Arlington has post-ed 68 successful closings and thepipeline is full with 82 propertiespending. Far better than last year!

In years past, 70 percent of thehome sales in Upper Arlingtonhave been below $350,000. As ofmid March 2012, 43 percent ofthe properties in contract are list-ed at or below $250,000 and 11of the 82 properties pending arelisted at or above $500,000 (ap-proximately 13.4 percent). Thefirst quarter seems to be typicalfor our local market, with the pos-sibility of the above $500K mar-

ket showingimprovement.This pricerange has beenslower in thepast few years,so the increasein activity isreceiving awarm wel-come.

The new build market contin-ues to struggle nationally and lo-cally. Builder Magazine and Hous-ing Intelligence state that theColumbus, Ohio, market newhomes sales declined year-over-year based on November 2011numbers and economists are spec-ulating that the market may beweakening.

The national resale market con-tinues to be influenced by fore-closures and real estate owned(REO) sales. Of all existing homesales, foreclosures and REO salesaccounted for 40.3 percent of sales.The upside is that pricing has be-

come more in line with marketdemand and the rates, althoughaccused of being artificial, are as-sisting with affordability.

The waters are a bit calmer inour local area, supporting the the-ory that “Real Estate is Local.”

Empty out those old closets,garages and attics on May 12 andparticipate in the citywide garagesale, Community Market Place.Contact the Upper Arlington AreaChamber for more information orto sign up for marketing support.

Doug Ryan is the broker/ownerof Douglas Real Estate Inc. Hehas been working in the real es-tate industry for over 20 years, ofwhich 18 years has been as a li-censed real estate professional.Doug is also the chairman of theboard of the Upper Arlington AreaChamber of Commerce.

Statistics provided by theColumbus Board of RealtorsMLS

DOUGRYAN

The Markets

Jobs are key to support stock marketAn important key to support

the stock market is starting to fallinto place.

You may have guessed that keyis jobs. Last week, the Labor De-partment reported an increase of227,000 new jobs in February.Over the past six months, 1.2 mil-lion new jobs have been created— the highest six-month totalsince 2006. More jobs could leadto more spending, which couldboost corporate sales, earnings,and, possibly, stock prices.

While the recent employmentnumbers look pretty good, leaveit to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanketo rain on the parade. In testimo-ny to Congress on Feb. 29, hesaid, “Notwithstanding the bet-ter recent data, the job market re-mains far from normal: The un-employment rate remains elevat-ed, long-term unemployment isstill near record levels, and thenumber of persons working part-time for economic reasons is veryhigh.”

On a different note, last weekmarked the anniversary of the

March 9, 2009,stock marketlow. Since thelow:

• The S&P500 index hasrisen just over100 percent

• Corporateoperating earn-ings per share

have risen just under 100 percent• Corporate revenue per share

has risen a meager 1 percentSource: Barron’s

So how can corporate earningsnearly double while corporate rev-enue barely budges? The answer:cost cutting – and a big chunkfrom whacking jobs. Thoughwe’ve added over a million jobsin the past six months, we’re downabout six million jobs from thepeak, according to Barron’s.

The good news is the spurt injob growth may suggest that cor-porations have about reached thelimit of cutting jobs and now haveto add staff to support even smallgains in revenue growth.

Weekly focus – How to innovateSome of the most innovative

new ideas are developed by sim-ply connecting an existing idea tosomething new, says author JonahLehrer. For example, the WrightBrothers were bicycle manufac-turers whose first plane was akinto a bicycle with wings. JohannesGutenberg used his knowledge ofwine presses to create the print-ing press. The founders of Googletook the existing idea of rankingthe importance of academic arti-cles by the number of citationsand applied it to their search en-gine algorithm. The result – webpages that have lots of other webpages linking to it tend to scorehigh in a Google search.

The next time you need to comeup with a creative solution to aproblem, try taking an idea froman unrelated field and apply it toyour situation. It might becomethe next billion-dollar idea.

Jim Hyre, CFP® is the RegisteredPrincipal at Raymond James Fi-nancial Services, Inc.

JIMHYRE

8 March 2012 | Upper Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce Business Monthly www.uachamber.org

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