2020 Business Breakfast is Planned
The 2020 Business Breakfast takes place Tuesday, October 27, in the Rec West Enrichment Center at Rec West, 965 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd., on our recreation campus.
The morning offers business owners and managers the chance to network, present corporate displays, and receive information and updates about the township. Nearly 80 attended last year's breakfast.
"It was great to see so many people at our breakfast. Businesses are an important part of our community,” says Trustee President Sharon Lowry. “The annual breakfast is a way to express our appreciation, share information, and learn more about how we can support their success.”
This year, networking and displays will again take place 7:30 to 8 am, followed by a complimentary catered breakfast and presentations. The Enrichment Center is located on the west side of Rec West, facing McEwen Road.
Resource Rally
After the breakfast, all township businesses are invited to a Resource Rally in the lobby of Rec West from 9 am to noon. Unlike the breakfast, this is a drop-in event without prior sign up. Offered in conjunction with Business First, the rally will include information tables from Business First Resource partners on topics such as grant opportunities, workforce development, research and expansion. We hope you'll stop by to see how Business First can assist your business!
Business Breakfast Sign Up
Invitations will be sent to businesses located in unincorporated Washington Township. Businesses that do not receive an invitation are still invited to attend if they have a "brick and mortar" facility located in a commercial area of unincorporated Washington Township.
"Our focus is on the unincorporated portion of the township where we provide all local services, not just fire and recreation as we do in the incorporated area," Berry said. The City of Centerville also hosts its own business breakfast.
Raffle Prize Donors
Six businesses donated raffle prizes for the 2019 Business Breakfast:
The Business Breakfast offers the opportunity to ask township staff member questions. If you have questions before then, you can get in touch here with our staff members:
Township Administrator
Jesse Lightle
Finance Department
Mike Barlow, director
Fire Department
Chief Scott Kujawa
Fire Marshal Bill Sutter
Information Systems
John Lewis, information systems director
Jacqueline Curl, public information manager
Police
Captain Mike Brem, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Public Works
Mike Wanamaker, director
Recreation Department
Mark Metzger, recreation director
Cynthia Fraley, Rec West Enrichment Center
Jill Reid, youth care services
Kate Trangenstein, programming & marketing
Zoning and Development
Ryan Lee, director
Business First
If you'd like to get in touch with the Montgomery County Economic Development staff member who attended the Business Breakfast, you can contact Michael Norton-Smith, community and economic development specialist.
