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Business briefs: business expo, Chamber Mixer and more
May 2, 2008
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Chamber plans business expo
The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for its annual Business Expo at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe. Join hundreds of locals to showcase your business at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe from 5 to 8:30 p.m. June 5. This annual opportunity sells out quickly and we have a limited number of booths. To sign up a business, visit www.northlaketahoechamber.com.
Chamber mixer at Loran Loran
The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce is planning a mixer May 8 at Loran Loran Atelier Salon in Incline Village.
Loran Loran is preparing something special for chamber members — a “post Cinco De Mayo” fare with margaritas included. Loran Loran’s fun fiesta will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. May 8, at 120 Country Club Dr #2 in Incline Village.
There will be art displayed by local artist Joan Davis, who also has a studio in San Francisco. Within the last 10 years, Davis’ works have been included in over 25 national museum and gallery exhibitions and several noted solo exhibitions recently including an American Women in Art Exhibition in Budapest, Hungary. Her works have been featured in auctions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Art Institute and are included in many corporate and private collections throughout the world including Chevron Energy Solutions in San Francisco and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Davis recently opened a private studio in Incline Village and also maintains a large studio and design showroom at the San Francisco Design Center.
BlueGO hires administrator
The Coordinated Transit System Management Company Board of Directors (operators of BlueGO) has hired its first administrator and committed to dramatically improve public transportation service in the South Lake Tahoe region.
John Andoh will oversee day-to-day management of the BlueGO transit services while helping the agency secure additional funding, test new service concepts and develop a strategic plan for overall improvement of service in the future, including better coordination with other services around the Lake.
Andoh, formerly the Assistant Transit Manager for the City of Elk Grove and Part Time Transit Services Manager for the City of Benicia, has over eight years of experience in the transit industry.
He spent three years at both cities implementing new fixed-route services, purchasing vehicles, and developing short-range transit plans and budgets. In that time, he secured more than $10 million dollars in grant funding to support transit operations, modified and improved the dial-a-ride program and implemented a new marketing, public outreach and advertising campaign to increase ridership.
Andoh was successful in rebranding these transit operations, improving mobility and increasing ridership by 25 percent in Benicia and over 55 percent in Elk Grove.
The public is invited to attend the BlueGO Board of Directors meeting at TRPA offices, 128 Market Street, Stateline NV, 89449 at 10:00 am on the first Friday of the month. BlueGO Nevada Flex Route, BlueGO Heavenly Ski Shuttle Blue Route and BlueGO Kingsbury Express serve this meeting location.
For BlueGO Transit Information call 530.541.7149. You can also visit the BlueGO website at www.bluego.org
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