Contractors Home Show planned for end of October

By Julie Brooks, Executive Director

Wickenburg Contractors Home Show

Planning a building, remodeling, landscaping or redecorating project at home? Maybe you are looking for a new patio or garage, and furnishings for inside and outside? Whatever your needs, the Wickenburg Contractors Home Show, sponsored by the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce Contractor’s Task Force on Oct. 30 in the Wickenburg Community Center is here to help you get your projects completed and to get to know your local businesses. Admission is free and show hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seminars will be available on a variety of subjects every 30 minutes. Exhibitor space is still available by contacting the chamber office at 684-5479.

Horse Thieves Market - Oct. 10-11

Join our local merchants participating in the annual sidewalk and indoor sales on Friday, Oct. 10 and Saturday Oct. 11. It’s a great time to start shopping for your special holiday gifts and find bargains, along with new merchandise lines for fall and winter. Merchants to date include Alco Store, Bashas’, Ben’s Saddlery, Buckshot Babe’s, Buffalo Country, CVS, Casa Ranchera, Copperstate Cowboy Antiques, Creations In Thread, Crown King Customs, Danny’s Jewelry, Desert Feather Art Gallery, Double D Western World, Home Solutions, Gold Nugget Art Gallery, Johnson’s Dry Goods, Just For Kicks, Knowlton’s Knest Gift Shop, McKeever’s Ace Hardware, Miner’s Creek, Quarter Horse Antiques, Ranch Dressing, Riata Saddlery, Refried Bean, Remuda Cornerstone Bookstore, Rustiques, Salsa And..., Susanne & Company, Sweet Somethings & What Knots, The Old Livery Mercantile, Trail West Merchants, Trader J’s, and Trendz. Advertisement for the sale is being placed by the Chamber locally and out of town. Shop Wickenburg!

Chamber Quarterly Membership Luncheon

Join us for lunch this Friday (Sept. 26) for our quarterly Membership Luncheon at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum Klein Pavilion at noon. The cost is $20 per person, RSVP to the Chamber at 684-5479. Speakers include Wickenburg Conservation Foundation - John Amory; WHS Guidance Dept. Rachel Willis -Drug Free America Program on Meth Awareness; Red Flag Rule Update - Ken Turer; along with Royce Kardinal, executive director of the museum on exhibits and programs for 2008-09.; Chamber members “Take 5” news and more!

3rd Annual POWER Women’s Conference - Oct. 3

Women of all types and backgrounds throughout the state will be encouraged, inspired and educated at the Third Annual POWER Women’s Conference and Networking Expo. The Expo will be held this year at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Convention Center in Glendale.

Women interested in health and wellness, balance and business development will gather for the all-day program scheduled Friday, Oct. 3, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The POWER Women’s Conference will feature a motivational Welcome Breakfast, thought-provoking Keynote Luncheon, informative breakout sessions, and networking Expo. Admission to the all-day conference is $129, for tickets call 623-583-0692

State Compensation Fund update

The National Council on Compensation Insurance recommended, with Arizona Department of Insurance approval, new workers’ compensation base rates, which become effective Oct. 1. By Arizona statute, all workers’ compensation insurance providers must adhere to this new rate plan.

SCF Arizona policyholders will experience an average rate increase of 7.9 percent, effective upon the policy renewal. Your specific increase may be more or less, based on your company’s industry type and the job classifications.

You also will see a change to the federally mandated “Terrorism and Catastrophe” amounts applied to your workers’ compensation premium. Terrorism and Catastrophe amounts have each been lowered to .01 per $100 of payroll for a total of .02 per $100 of payroll for every policyholder. SCF Arizona wants to help your company control your insurance costs. It is one reason we asked for and, pending Department of Insurance approval, will offer a 10 percent discount from the National Council on Compensation Insurance mandated rates.

In addition, you can help control your costs and premium through prompt reporting of claims, using healthcare providers in SCF Arizona’s Preferred Connection Network for your injured workers, implementing workplace safety and return-to-work programs. To find a list PCN providers in your area visit our website at www.scfaz.com and click on healthcare providers.

For additional information on the 2008 rate increase visit the Web site at www.scfaz.com in the policyholder section or call 602.631.2600.

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