County chamber closes office for remodeling

By SCOTT RAWDON

ThisWeek Community News Saturday June 2, 2012 6:33 AM

The Licking County Chamber of Commerce will close its doors to walk-in traffic in June and July so a remodeling project can be completed.

The chamber closed its office at 50 W. Locust St. in Newark to walk-in customers May 30.

Chamber President Cheri Hottinger said the office will be remodeled to accommodate additional office and meeting space for the newly formed Grow Licking County Community Investment Corporation initiative.

"We are pleased to announce that we will be contracting with chamber member Project Construction Co. of Hebron," Hottinger said.

Project Construction -- formerly Brezina Construction Services -- not only is a chamber member, but also the low bidder on the renovation, she said.

Hottinger said the chamber will fund the project on its own without using any county funds. She would not disclose the project's cost.

"The main level of the chamber will be completely renovated to be able to house our new economic development director, Dan Evers, as well as update the building," Hottinger said.

"It hasn't been updated since it was built in the early '70s," she said.

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County chamber closes office for remodeling