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MarketWatch u DowJones 17,879.55 +102.75 u S&P 500 2066.55 +13.11 u Nasdaq 4755.81 +28.46 The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce is once again happy to announce its annual Christmas Mixer sched- uled for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at the Pal- omino Room. You are invited to attend this fun event to celebrate the Christmas season. We will have an Ugly Christ- mas Sweater Competition so come decked out. This year we are col- lecting cash or checks for "Christmas for a Cause" and new, unwrapped toys for the CHiP's For Kids toy drive. The Chamber Ambas- sadors will assist with the event, including choosing the winners of the ugly sweater competition. NewRedBluff clothing Order now from the chamber, T-shirts, wom- en's Ts and hoodies. Order by Dec. 12 to receive ship- ment before Christmas. Call Jason at the chamber office, 527-6210 Ext. 301. Visit www.redbluffcham- ber.com or our Facebook page for pictures of the styles available. Thank you renewing members AAA NCNU (North- ern California-Nevada- Utah), Alfred Phen, DDS, Alternatives to Vio- lence, Ameriprise Finan- cial, Andy Houghton In- surance Agency, Bickley's Heating & Air Condition- ing, Burger King, Corner- stone Community Bank, Ferrellgas, Judge John Ga- raventa, Lassen Medical Group, Inc., Moore's Black- smith Shop, Puckett Resi- dential Services, Raymond James Financial Services, Tri Counties Bank, Wink Fashion and Salon Employment law changes for 2015 Order your Employment Posters for 2015 from the Chamber 527-6220, Ext. 301. Calendar of Events 2015 Please submit your event dates now to be included in our popular annual publi- cation coming out in Jan- uary. If you don't tell us, we don't know. The dead- line for submitting events is Dec. 5. Chamber Ambassadors Are you ready for a busy and exciting month of De- cember? There's so much to do. The Ambassadors will be judging ugly sweat- ers at the Chamber's Ugly Christmas Sweater Mixer. Come down to the Palo- mino Room in your best ugly sweater for food, fun and networking. Admis- sion is free but don't forget to bring a new, unwrapped toy for CHiPs For Kids and a donation for Christmas for a Cause. There are so many great holiday related events this month, such as, the des- sert social hosted by the Employer Advisory Coun- cil and the Job Training Center as well as the Chil- dren's Christmas Festival. There are many more and we hope you get a chance to attend a few this month. The Chamber Ambas- sadors wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Like us on Face- book at Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber Ambas- sadors. Parade thanks, results The chamber and Down- town Red Bluff Business Association would like to thank everyone who par- ticipated and watched the Christmas Parade. Parade results: Animal Drawn Vehicles — Manton Carriage Company; Eques- trian — Christmas Angels; Floats — Gr'Ma & Papa Railroad; Marching units — Tehama County Young Marines; Bands — Red Bluff High School March- ing Band; Novelty — Cal- ifornia Highway Patrol; Vehicle Units — Red Bluff High School Fire Class. RED BLUFF CHAMBER ChristmasMixersetforDec.9 There is a lot going on this weekend and this will be a reminder of all the events taking place in the area. Little Miss Christmas — 7 p.m. Friday at Woodson El- ementary School gym. The program is free and all are invited. Winter Crush — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday is the Fourth Annual Winter Crush at the Lucero Olive Oil Mill, 2120 Loleta Ave. Come and enjoy the citrus and olive aromas, watch cooking demonstrations and try a variety of local foods and microbrews. You will still have time make it to the lighted parade that evening at 5:30 p.m. Lighted Parade — 5:30 p.m. Saturday starting at the Veterans Memorial Hall on Houghton and ending at City Hall. There will be a brief tree lighting ceremony and announcement of the parade winners. Miss Corn- ing and Little Miss Christ- mas will be introduced as well, so stay for a few min- utes after the parade. Fireman's Spaghetti Dinner — 5-8 p.m. Satur- day the Corning Volunteer Fired Department will be serving a spaghetti dinner at the Fire Department, 814 5th Ave. You can still see the parade and have dinner too. The cost is $5 per person. So come out and enjoy a nice dinner before or after the parade and support your local fire department. Craft Fair — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday the VFW Auxiliary Post 4218 will hold its annual Craft and Gift Fair at the Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St. Call 486- 8533 if you have any ques- tions. New Life Christmas Bou- tique — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat- urday at New Life Assembly, 660 Solano St., there will be a Christmas boutique. The boutique will also be the next Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13 and 14 at the same times. You will find Classy Girl Clothing, bling jew- elry, unique hand crafted items, home baked goods, bling hats, cool bags and baskets, signs, shabby chic and much more. Election of new officers — You have until this Friday to send in your ballots for the chamber director elec- tions. You may fax it to 824- 9499, email it to info@corn- ingcachamber.org, mail it to 1110 Solano St. Corning, CA 96021, or bring it to the office. Christmas Mixer — Next Thursday, Dec. 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., you are invited to the Christmas Mixer hosted by Rabobank. Rabo- bank is collecting toys for the Corning Fire Depart- ment's annual Toy Drive that benefits Corning fami- lies and you are encouraged to bring unwrapped toys to the mixer and place them under our tree. CORNING CHAMBER Busy weekend ahead in Corning REDBLUFF On Friday, Dec. 5, all 233 Dutch Bros. Coffee locations will participate in Buck-for-Kids and Dutch Bros. Coffee locations in Red Bluff, Chico, Redding, Orland, Oroville, Paradise and Palo Cedro will donate $1 for every drink sold to support local youth organi- zations. Since Dutch Bros. loca- tions are locally owned and operated; owners choose the local organizations dear to their hearts that will ben- efit from funds raised. Or- ganizations range from re- gional Boys & Girls Clubs to holiday toy collection pro- grams. Last year resulted in more than $176,900 raised for community youth orga- nizations company wide. Red Bluff, owned by Doug and Michelle Fairy, and Redding, owned by Chris and Erin Resner, stores will be donating to CASA of Shasta County. Chico locations, owned by Dan Richardson, will support Environmental Al- ternatives. Orland and Paradise stores, owned by Bob Ful- ton, will support Toys for Tots. Dutch Bros. Coffee gives back at least 1 percent of gross sales to the commu- nities it serves. DONATION Portion of Friday sales to benefit youth COURTESYPHOTO The Chamber Ambassadors will judge an ugly sweater contest during the Dec. 9 Christmas Mixer at the Palomino Room. By Christopher S. Rugaber TheAssociatedPress WASHINGTON Chief exec- utives at the largest U.S. companies expect sales to keep growing in the next six months and also plan to step up hiring. The Business Roundta- ble said Tuesday that 40 percent of its member CEOs plan to hire more workers, up from 34 percent in the third quarter. Nearly three- quarters project their sales will rise, roughly the same as the previous quarter. The findings suggest that slowing growth over- seas hasn't caused large corporations to pull back on their hiring plans. That bodes well for the govern- ment's report on Novem- ber job gains, to be released Friday. Still, the CEOs say they are less likely to invest in new facilities or equip- ment: 13 percent say they plan to cut such spending, up from just 10 percent in the previous quarter. Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T Inc. and chairman of the Roundta- ble, said the survey results reflect an economy that is "expanding, but at a rate well below its potential, es- pecially when you compare it to previous recoveries." Stephenson urged Con- gress to pass legislation this month that would ex- tend a series of tax breaks for businesses, including a provision that lowers taxes for companies that invest in industrial equipment and other big-ticket items. The Roundtable also plans to urge Congressio- nal leaders in meetings this week to approve legis- lation that would give Pres- ident Barack Obama broad authority to negotiate trade agreements with Europe and a group of Asian coun- tries. The survey was con- ducted between Oct. 22 and Nov. 12, and is based on 129 responses from the Roundtable's 200 member CEOs. Stephenson said that growth has been bolstered this year by the lack of any major budget fights be- tween Congress and the White House. In previous years, budget battles have led to a government shut- down and brinksmanship over the government's bor- rowing limit. Still, the Roundtable forecasts the economy will grow only 2.4 percent in 2015, roughly in line with the modest growth that has occurred since the re- cession ended in 2009. That's more pessimis- tic than many Wall Street and business economists, who are projecting 3 per- cent growth. The economy expanded at a 4.6 percent annual rate in the April-June quar- ter and 3.9 percent in the July-September. That was the healthiest six months of growth since 2003. But consumer spend- ing rose only slightly in October and business in- vestment in industrial machinery, computers and other equipment de- clined. The holiday shop- ping season is also off to a slow start. That's raised concerns that economic growth could slow in the final three months of this year. Still, hiring has been healthy this year, giv- ing more Americans pay- checks to spend. Employ- ers have added an average of 229,000 jobs a month this year, up from 194,000 in 2013. That has helped lower the unemployment rate to 5.8 percent, a six- year low, down from 7.2 percent 12 months ago. BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE Mo re C EO s pla n to b oo st h ir in g in n ex t 6 mo nt hs By Matthew Craft The Associated Press NEW YORK Energy and health-care companies led major stock indexes higher on Tuesday, even as crude oil resumed its slide. General Motors rose after reporting stronger sales, and Biogen, a biotech company, soared following news that its drug for Al- zheimer's disease showed promise. Reports that fewer peo- ple turned out to shop over the Thanksgiving weekend helped knock the market down on Monday. But those concerns were likely overblown, as other evidence suggests that people simply wanted to avoid the crowds at Black Friday sales, said Brad McMillan, the chief in- vestment officer at Com- monwealth Financial. IBM Digital Analytics, for instance, said that sales on Cyber Monday jumped 8 percent. "I think what you're seeing is a little reality settling in," McMillan said. "Look at Cyber Mon- day numbers. You see that and say hmm, maybe it's not going to be so bad af- ter all." The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 13.11 points, or 0.6 percent, to 2,066.55. The Dow Jones indus- trial average gained 102.75 points, or 0.6 percent, to 17,879.55, while the Nas- daq composite rose 28.46 points, or 0.6 percent, to 4,755.81. Oil and gas com- panies led nine of the 10 industries in the S&P 500 higher. 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