BUSINESS EXPO SET THIS WEEKEND EVENT AT COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS.Byline: Nicholas Grudin Staff Writer VALENCIA - This year's Chamber of Commerce Business Expo will host more than 140 companies from the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. , ranging from Six Flags For the national flags of Texas, see . Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) is the world's largest chain of amusement parks and theme parks and is headquartered in New York City. There are 20 such parks run by Six Flags. California to Blue Barrel Disposal, in a new venue for the 19-year-old event. Organizers say the event is not only a chance for local companies and vendors to gain exposure, but also for the community to learn about the plethora of small businesses that continue to multiply throughout the valley. ``It's a wonderful opportunity for the businesses to get out and show what they do,'' said Kim Kurowski, chairwoman of the expo. ``(Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, ) has a lot of small and home-based business to get out into the public's face.'' The Chamber of Commerce is hosting the expo at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. this year, where there will be live entertainment along with food from more than 30 different local restaurants. But the main draw of the event will be the businesses, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Gary Johnson Gary Johnson may refer to:
The expo provides members of the Santa Clarita community with invaluable social networking See social networking site. social networking - social network opportunities that are essential to owners of small businesses, Johnson said. ``Nothing's better than the touchy-feely, personal one-to-one handshake, and that's what the expo is for,'' Johnson said. Gary Choppe, owner of Creative Image Photography and a past chamber president agreed with Johnson. ``All of our vendors can come together in one location,'' Choppe said. ``What it will do is give people a chance to see what local businesses are out here, where otherwise they would have had to go from shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into to shopping center. Here it is showcased under our big white tents.'' The Lennar Corp., which recently purchased The Newhall Land and Farming Co., is one of the major sponsors of the expo. The event, which will be in the College of the Canyons parking lot, will go from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) A worker puts a table in place for this weekend's Chamber of Commerce Business Expo at College of the Canyons. (2) Augustine Martinez works on the tent for the Chamber of Commerce Business Expo featuring more than 140 businesses. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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