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A special thank you to our Society Members and all who invest in our Vision / Mission / Why

Society members

Hook Society

Butler Tech

Cintas

Cohen

Flowers by Roger, Inc.

Kettering Health

Markey’s

McGraw/Kokosing

Miami University Regionals

Robinson Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.

Shape Corporation

Tytus Society

Akers Packaging Service

Duke Energy

Essity

G & J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc.

Hawthorn Glen Senior Living Campus

Joe Morgan Honda

LCNB National Bank

LemonGrenade Creative

Magellan Aerospace

Majestic Care of Middletown

Miami Valley Gaming

Middletown Energy Center

MyUSA Credit Union

One Smarter

OwlBridge Wellness

PAHHNI Premium Alkaline Water

Precision Strip, Inc.

ProAmpac

Quaker Houghton

UGN, Inc.

Valley Central Bank

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Pearce President/CEO

Last month, we welcomed Liz Arnold to our team. Liz is spending a great deal of time with Ann learning all that happens behind the scenes and the training is going exceptionally well.

We have 19! That is our number of emerging leaders registered for the 2026 CLIMB Class. I want to thank all the sponsoring companies and organizations for sending a participant.

Butler Tech

Kettering Health Middletown City Schools

City of Monroe LCNB National Bank MidPointe Library

Cohen Recycling McGraw/Kokosing Shape Corp.

Please also mark your calendars for our Annual Golf Outing on Thursday, June 11 at Shaker Run Golf Club. I ask that you consider inviting a customer to play this beautiful and challenging course.

I would also like to thank the roughly 157 members who have renewed their investment for 2026. We are making progress with our workforce initiatives, but there is more work to do, so please consider becoming engaged to positively influence the next generation.

Best in profits!

Focus Areas

• If you would like to become involved in any of the below programs, please call us, 513-422-4551

• Passport To Tomorrow

• Adopt A Class

• Junior Achievement

We have two opportunities to host students:

• Monroe High School -

• Student interest Health Sciences and Human Services

• Madison Local Schools

• Job shadowing & career exploration

• Student interest in most careers

Focus Areas

• The 2026 CLIMB Class will begin April 20th

• We have 19 participants, thank you to all the companies/ organizations who have sponsored someone

State of the Region

The Cincinnati Regional USA Chamber released the State of the Region 2025 that was commissioned by First Financial Bank. The report is divided into 9 Sections and the links are below. I will also include the sections in the mid-month. Enjoy learning more about our region.

• First Financial Comments

• Chamber Comments

• Population

• Economics

• Community & Health

• Housing & Transportation

• Industry

• Industry Spotlight

• Looking Forward

Jim Cohen & Pete Montgomery

A collaborative event between the Greater Hamilton Chamber and First Financial Bank

Celebrating the opening of their new store …..

196 N. Main Street Monroe, Ohio

Cohen: 100 Years and 4 Generations

Cohen Recycling is a full-service, family owned scrap recycling and management company headquartered in Middletown, Ohio since 1924. Cohen provides local residents and businesses the opportunity to recycle their scrap metal at recycling centers located across southwest Ohio and northern Kentucky. Items accepted at Cohen range from manufacturing byproducts like turnings and skeletons, to auto parts and batteries, to household appliances and electronics, to building and plumbing materials, to cables and wires, and much more. If it’s made of mostly metal, if it plugs in, or if it uses batteries, it is most likely recyclable at Cohen.

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Our Foundation

For more than 50 years, our chamber of commerce has had a 501c3 charitable foundation to help with past objectives. The foundation was created in the early 1970’s and there are conflicting stories on why and what project was their focus. Nonetheless, the Middletown Area Chamber Foundation is now doing business as The Chamber Partnership for a Brighter Future. Our focus will be on raising dollars to fund our Future Ready Workforce initiatives.

• CareerCoach/Skills2Careers

• The Workforce Institute

• Passport To Tomorrow

• Signing Day

You will be seeing more information as we move into 2026. Please consider becoming a “funder” of our objectives and be part of the solution of better preparing the next generation for the workforce.!!

Changing the Narrative

Collaborating to Change The Narrative —

Four (4) organizations have come together to continue to “change the narrative” for Middletown; The Middletown Community Foundation, the City of Middletown, The Chamber and Cincinnati Commercial Contracting. We will continue to take the initiative to changethenarrativeand share more positive stories that never seem to make it to the readers.

We hope you enjoy the stories and please share it across your social media platforms.

• Soapbox Cincinnati / Middletown Portal

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