InTouch Monthly Newsletter· March 2014 50 ELM STREET, WATERVILLE, ME 04901 • TEL: (207) 873-3315 • FAX: (207) 877-0087 [email protected]• www.midmainechamber.com Brad Fisher, Chair of the Board • Kimberly N. Lindlof, President & CEO Highlights in this Issue: P. 2: From the President’s Chair P. 3: Do You Suffer From Ergonomic Ambivalence? P. 4: Member Events Calendar P. 6: Chamber Positions on Pending Legislation P. 7: Member News P. 8: Member Spotlight: Catharsis Media Waterville Creates! By Jennifer Olsen, Waterville Main Street Waterville Creates! is a collaborative organization estab- lished to work direct- ly with community arts, creative, and cultural institutions to enhance and strengthen the vitali- ty of Waterville. At the heart of this initiative is the promotion of Waterville as a major arts destination for Maine residents and visitors to the state. Through increased collaboration and with its primary arts and cultural entities, Common Street Arts, Maine Film Center, Waterville Public Library, Waterville Opera House, Colby College Museum of Art and Waterville Main Street, serving as anchoring institu- tions, Waterville Creates! will become the generating and coordinating entity for arts programming and cul- tural collaborations within the community. It will also serve as a vibrant “face” of Waterville as the city builds its profile as a major site for art and culture in central Maine and will simultaneously foster greater public awareness of and support for a robust creative economy in Waterville. It is important to note that although the initial phase includes the major arts organizations within the commu- nity, it is the express goal of Waterville Creates! to em- brace and create strategic partnerships with arts, cultural and commercial entities within the community as well. Last year, with the help of the Unity Foundation, local arts organizations and community stakeholders met with facilitators individually and as a group to seek immediate and long-term opportunities to work togeth- er. Continued on page 2. 2014 Business to Business Showcase To Be The Biggest Yet By Bruce Harrington, Business to Business Showcase Committee chair The annual Mid- Maine Chamber of Commerce Busi- ness to Business Showcase is right around the corner, and this year it promises to be this biggest yet! The showcase was moved to the field house at Colby Col- lege in 2013 and was expanded to ac- commodate 150 booths representing over 140 different businesses. This year will be even bigger, with 170 booths and over 160 businesses. We are 70% booked at the time of this writ- ing, and are sure to have more booths booked by the time you are reading this. So, mark your calendar as you don’t want to miss this year’s showcase on Thursday, March 27. We have made a few changes to enhance this year’s Showcase. First, the showcase will start and end earlier than in years past. We will open the doors to the public at noon, and the Showcase will run until six. A recep- tion with cash bar will begin at four and run through the end of the Showcase. Second, the showcase has been moved from Wednesday to Thursday, a change that should help further boost attend- ance. We will contin- ue to hold a concur- rent internship fair. Businesses who are interested in hiring an intern will have an opportunity to meet the local tal- ented college stu- dents right at their own booth. If you have interest in hiring an intern, please be sure to indicate that when registering for your booth. We will be marketing the event state-wide to build on the momentum gained last year, with a focus on bring- ing out-of-town business people to the event. Our vendors will have an oppor- tunity to not only network with the local business community, but also to meet business people from around the state who could use the products and services of our members. This will make this event a truly business to business event and will help support our chamber members. Booths are available for the low price of $199 this year, making this the most affordable and widely attended event in the area. If you have not regis- tered for you booth, you can do so at www.MidMaineB2B.com or by con- tacting the Mid-Maine Chamber office at 873-3315. Business to Business showcase Thursday, March 27 · 12-6PM Exhibitor booth space limited; register at www.MidMaineB2B.com or 873-3315.
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InTouch Monthly Newsletter· March 2014
50 ELM STREET, WATERVILLE, ME 04901 • TEL: (207) 873-3315 • FAX: (207) 877-0087
Taste of Waterville has a new, shortened name— so we’re giving it a new look, too!
Help choose the new Taste logo by voting at facebook.com/tasteofwaterville during the month of March. And be sure to save the date—this year’s Taste is August 6th!
Have some news you would like to share? Submit a short announcement to the Chamber office by the 3rd Friday of the prior month. Inserts are also available for $150 per month. Call 873-3315 or email [email protected]. Disclaimer: Mid-Maine Chamber’s InTouch newsletter is published monthly as a benefit to members and affiliates.
All member news is compiled and submitted solely by our members; therefore, we reserve the right to omit and/or edit as appropriate and cannot guarantee complete accuracy of
all announcements. Sponsorship inserts do not necessarily reflect the position of Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce.
Address Correction Requested
Catharsis Media Helps People & Organizations Tell Their Stories Everyone has a story to tell, and every day
Damian Veilleux and Michael Cole of Cathar-
sis Media are bringing them to life.
“Everyone’s story is different,” says Veil-
leux, CEO and co-founder of Catharsis Media,
a full service production company located in
Fairfield. “The trick is to make sure that the
story speaks to the audience, and that’s where
we come in.”
Veilleux and Cole created Catharsis Media
in 2013 and since then have built a reputation
for professionalism and creating quality videos
for their clients, including Days Jewelers,
United Way of Mid-Maine and Mid-Maine
Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Waterville.
“But we don’t do just video,” says Cole.
“It’s so much more than that. There’s more
than one way to get the story out there.” Ca-
tharsis Media specializes in multimedia of all
forms from video, photography and graphic
design to custom musical scores, marketing
and advertising.
“People relate to people.” Veilleux said. “I
think more today than ever before people are
looking to do business with the person first and
the business second. We want to know who is
representing our brand.” And that’s exactly
what Catharsis is working hard to do.
Veilleux has been a professional graphic
designer for a decade, working with clients
such as Hannaford, Fairpoint Communications,
L.L. Bean and the Boston Red Sox. Veilleux
has even worked with world renowned musi-
cians such as K.I.S.S., Metallica, Aerosmith
and dozens more. Through his experience
working with these clients and at Thomas Col-
lege, where he graduated with a B.A. in Foren-
sic Psychology, Veilleux is able to combine his
skillsets creating designs and strategies that
speak directly to the human element within us
all.
Cole comes from a background in the audi-
ovisual world, receiving his degree in Commu-
nications and New Media from SMCC in
2007. “It’s all about being original and helping
each client stand out,” says Cole, the lead vide-
ographer at Catharsis, who works to develop
the shots, camera angles and visual elements
which carry the piece. Cole started his career
with an award winning film for a national
competition while attending Waterville High
School in 2004, and his work has since broad-
cast nationally and internationally during his 3
years at WABI TV5.
In addition to their competitive pricing,
Veilleux and Cole don’t force their clients into
a “one size fits all” answer. “Every client is
different,” says Veilleux, “We work to find the
media solution that’s right for them, not the
one that’s right for us.”
Business to Business
Showcase 2014
www.midmaineb2b.com
Thursday, March 27, 2014 Colby College Field House 4000 Mayflower Hill, Waterville 12:00 to 6:00 PM
$1,000 cash prize sponsored by:
The cost is $199 per booth for members of Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce. Please fax this form to 877-0087 or e-mail Christian at [email protected] to reserve your booth.
Please check what you would like provided: Electricity Table Tablecloth (Note: tablecloths requested on the day of the event will have an associated cost of $30.)
Do you have internship opportunities available? (Check yes or no.) YES NO If yes, your booth will be marked with a balloon at the showcase.
Media sponsor:
*Please see reverse to view floor plan. Booth choice will be accommodated on a first come, first served basis.
Join us for mid-Maine’s premier tradeshow, featuring:
2,000+ attendees and unmatched networking
$1,000 cash prize
Free admission with business card ($5 general admission)
Program Sponsors: Inland Hospital, Skowhegan Savings, Kennebec Electric & Lighting