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6A Daily News – Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Commerce business Plans are well underway for the third annual Food from the Heart canned food drive. When the Downtown Business Association started this event, the goal was to help supplement the local food banks' depleted shelves after the Christmas rush. More than 8,000 pounds of food was collected through down- town businesses to give to the Tehama County Gleaners who helped more than 34,000 individu- als in 2010. This past year found even more families struggling to put food on their tables. More than 35,000 per- sons were fed last year, said Dan Dempsey the director of the & Tehama County Gleaners. With this in mind, our mission is simple — to do our very best to make sure not one person in our com- munity suffers the pains of hunger. To this end, the Downtown Business Associa- tion has partnered with the Daily News, KBLF and the Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce to take this event city wide. As this is a growing community need, we encourage all Red Bluff businesses and service organiza- tions to support this heartfelt two- week long food drive starting Feb. 1 and concluding on Feb. 14. Participation is simple. Busi- nesses will be provided with a spe- Express Employment Professionals has been named the No. 1 staffing franchise in the U.S. by Entrepreneur Magazine as part of the magazine's 33rd annual Franchise 500 list. Express also ranked in the top 100 on the magazine's Top Global Franchises list in Ameri- ca. "We're proud to be recognized as a leader not only in the franchising industry, but also in the staffing industry," said Lisa Hansen, franchise owner of the Express Red Bluff office. "This list has a lot of great companies on it, and for us to be ranked No. 1 among staffing companies is a tremendous honor." This marks the fifth year in a row that Express has been named to both lists, which measure companies based on several factors including financial strength and stability, growth rate and Investors are being forced to cope with what many perceive as unprece- dented circumstances in the economic and political envi- ronment. At the same time that the U.S. economic recovery appears to be slowing, one independent agency downgraded its rat- ing on debt issued by the U.S. Treasury. Confidence that government policy- makers can do anything significant to help improve the environment is low. These and other con- cerns are contributing to a sense of unease for many investors. How should the major events occurring in YEARBOOK This would probably be it: If Red Bluff had a Red Bluff 2012 A Daily News Publication City Parks and Services Lassen Volcanic National Park North State's Wine Country Red Bluff Round-Up Victorian Charm enterprise Food from the Heart food drive cially wrapped collection box and a red and white Food from the Heart poster for your window. Your busi- ness name or organization will be showcased in all advertised lists of participating businesses. As a thank you to the generous community members who will fill the collec- tion boxes, eight $25 gift certifi- cates will be given by local busi- nesses. Make plans to participate in this year's Food from the Heart Com- munity Food Driv — it's the perfect time to show just how much you care. For more information or to regis- ter as a participating business, call Jessie Woods, Gold Exchange 528- 8000 or the chamber office at 527- 6220. Express named top U.S. staffing franchise the number of years a company has been in busi- ness. Express ranked 114 overall in the 2012 Fran- chise 500 list and 96 overall in the America's Top Global Franchises list. The Red Bluff franchise began in 1997 and serves Tehama and Glenn counties with tempo- rary help and direct hire employees in a variety of fields, including administrative, commercial, data processing, technical, sales and marketing. Worldwide, Express puts nearly 300,000 peo- Lisa Hansen the global environment affect your personal portfo- lio strategy? Here are five realities to give you an appropriate perspective on the chal- lenges that lie ahead: #1 – The downgrade may be justified, but might have been premature. Standard & Poor's shift- ed the nation's credit rating from AAA to AA+. Part of their rationale appeared to center around concerns that a dysfunctional political environment will prevent budget issues from being resolved in an effective manner. However, history is filled with examples of how American politicians have forged deals to resolve crises. #2 – The economy is being tested, but a repeat of 2008 is not inevitable. Recent memory can have a significant impact on investor behavior. The financial crisis that put the global economy on the brink in the fall of 2008 (and contributed to a 50 percent+ drop in the value of the S&P 500 stock index) remains etched in most of our memories. Fears have been raised that we may be facing a similar A Daily News Publication Advertising Space Reservation Deadline: Tuesday, February 7 at 5 PM City and County Information Recreation Guide Local places of interest City Map & Street Guide Schools Directory Church Guide Public Services Calendar of Events …and more! 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The same is true in today's environment. Corporate profits remain strong and companies in the U.S. and elsewhere generally have solid bal- ance sheets. Many individuals have been pulling money out of the stock market and investing in bonds (or bond funds). Yet with interest rates on U.S. Treasury FINDERS KEEPERS Thrift & Antiques 10% OFF All Clothing (excluding consignment) expires 1/15/12 In the Frontier Village Shopping Center Tue-Sat: 10am-5pm 645 Antelope Blvd. 530 527-7798 securities near their historic lows there appears to be limited upside. Worse yet, bonds paying extremely low interest rates can be risky for investors. If inter- est rates begin to rise, bondhold- ers could be in for a negative surprise. That's because bond prices decline when interest rates rise. Alan Foley #5 – Market gyrations should not overtake your investment strategy Are you a long-term investor? Most ev erybody #4 – Stocks may offer more attractive value than bonds should be, at least with a portion of his or her portfo- lio. Even if you are retired or close to it, you may need to invest some of your money in stocks to help meet increasing income needs over the course of what could be a long retire- ment. If you are uneasy with your current asset mix, it is worthwhile to review your holdings and determine if there is a more appropriate solution for your circumstances. ___ Alan Foley is a financial advisor and business financial advisor for Ameriprise Financial, 2150 Main St., Ste.8, and can be reached at 528-1328. Installation Dinner • New Members – The Corning Chamber of Com- merce welcomes these new members: Checkridge Farm. Phone 824-0996. Massage & Spa Therapy, 145 Solano St. in Corning. Phone 586-1383. • Office Hours – The Chamber office will be open Monday through Friday from noon to 4 p.m. until Jan- uary 20th, so please take note. • Installation Dinner – Have you made your reserva- tions for the Chamber's Annual Installation Dinner this Saturday? If you didn't get your reservation in you can still get it in today. Tickets are $25 per person and $40 per couple. There will be lots of fun with live hoedown music provided by the Clampers Boogie Band with dancing and good food catered by Clampers Boogie Band. The awards for Business and Volunteer of the Year will be awarded and the new officers on the Cham- ber Board of Directors will be installed. Please join us. • On Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 10 a.m., interested per- sons are to meet in front of Daisy's Ice Cream to start our next work project to help clean up Corning. Volun- teers will be prepping the building for painting and painting trim on various other buildings. Volunteers are asked to bring gloves, scrapers, and their own paint brush if they have it. On Saturday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m., interested persons are to meet in front of Daisy's Ice Cream to begin paint- ing. Please bring gloves, scrapers, paint roller and/or paint brush and trays. Due to generous donations from anonymous donors, Ace Hardware and the Exchange Club, the group can provide disposable paint tray liners and the roller brushes. Thank you!! Next organizing meeting will be Jan. 31 at 1 p.m. at The Coffee Club. All are welcome! For more information call Lisa Rodriguez, Edward Jones at 824-4290. • Business & Entrepreneurship Center, Shasta Col- lege presents Growing Your Business, Technology Made Simple, February 9th at the Redding CEWD Training Center, 2990 Innsbruck Drive Redding, 96003. Registration cost is $40. Classes fill up quickly so register online today! www.cedcal.com/events. The Technology Made Simple Program provides attendees with a learning experience on how to transform your business through the use of best practices in Web site creation. Email marketing, and effective social net- working. Experts in each area will present inside knowledge in an easy-to-understand approach that will help your business grow. Schedule: 8:30-9 a.m. check- in/Breakfast, 9 a.m.-noon utilizing web based technol- ogy tools & email marketing, 12-12:30 complimentary lunch with raffle prizes, 12:30-3 p.m., Web Site cre- ation & using social networking for your small busi- ness, 3-3:30 p.m., closing ceremony with raffle prizes. Door prizes include Window 7, Jimdo hosting package, Constant Contact e-mail marketing book ——— This column is prepared and submitted by the Corning Chamber of Commerce. Kodak sues Apple, HTC over patents ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Eastman Kodak Co. has filed patent-infringement lawsuits against Apple Inc. and HTC Corp., claiming the smart- phone makers are infringing several of its digital- imaging inventions. The lawsuits, filed Tuesday in federal court, claim that some of Apple's iPhones, iPads and iPods and HTC's smartphones and tablet devices infringe four Kodak patents related to image trans- mission. It also lodged complaints against Taiwan-based HTC and Apple, of Cupertino, Calif., before the U.S. International Trade Commission, a trade-dis- pute arbiter in Washington, D.C. In addition, Kodak accuses HTC of infringing the same image-preview technology at the heart of a two-year-old dispute pending before the commis- sion with Apple and Research in Motion. The embattled photography pioneer is trying to negotiate a licensing deal with Apple and RIM it estimates could be worth up to $1 billion. 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