BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100930T143000Z DTEND:20100930T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Family Owned Business Forum DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \n Mr. John O. Whiteman\n \n \n \n \n Retired CEO/President\, Empire Southwest\n \n \n \n \n President\, Whiteman Foundation\n \n\nIf you're looking for new ways to grow and \nsustain your family owned business – then be sure to check out the Greater \nPhoenix Chamber of Commerce's newly launched ''Family-Owned Business Forum.'' The \nChamber has launched this event in partnership with Meridian Bank to provide \nfamily owned businesses with a unique opportunity to learn\, connect and develop \nresources for their companies.\nJoin us on Thursday\, September 30th as Mr. John Whiteman\, former CEO/President \nof Empire Southwest\, takes attendees through 60 years of building a successful \nfamily business. Mr. Whiteman will speak with attendees on the importance of \nbuilding core values for your company. He will share his thoughts and personal \nexperiences regarding how creating these core values form the foundation for a \ncompany that can endure generations of leadership. \nEmpire Southwest is a family owned business founded in 1950 as Empire \nMachinery\, an Eastern Oregon Caterpillar and John Deere dealership. When founder \nJack Whiteman was awarded Caterpillar's Arizona territory in 1959\, the company \nrelocated and began building partnerships with Arizona's construction and mining \nindustries that endure today. John O. Whiteman succeeded his father as \nCEO/President in 1991 and held that position for 11 years. Currently\, Mr. \nWhiteman is President of the Whiteman Foundation\, a philanthropic organization \nfocused on the health\, education\, and welfare of children. \nCommunity Partners:\n\n \n
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Speaker: \;Mr. John O. Whiteman
 \;\n Retired CEO/President\, Empire Southwest
 \;\n President\, Whiteman Foundation
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If you're looking for new ways to grow and \nsustain your family owned business – then be sure to check out the Greater \nPhoenix Chamber of Commerce's newly launched ''Family-Owned Business Forum.'' The \nChamber has launched this event in partnership with Meridian Bank to provide \nfamily owned businesses with a unique opportunity to learn\, connect and develop \nresources for their companies.

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Join us on Thursday\, September 30th as Mr. John Whiteman\, former CEO/President \nof Empire Southwest\, takes attendees through 60 years of building a successful \nfamily business. Mr. Whiteman will speak with attendees on the importance of \nbuilding core values for your company. He will share his thoughts and personal \nexperiences regarding how creating these core values form the foundation for a \ncompany that can endure generations of leadership.

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Empire Southwest is a family owned business founded in 1950 as Empire \nMachinery\, an Eastern Oregon Caterpillar and John Deere dealership. When founder \nJack Whiteman was awarded Caterpillar's Arizona territory in 1959\, the company \nrelocated and began building partnerships with Arizona's construction and mining \nindustries that endure today. \; \; John O. Whiteman succeeded his father as \nCEO/President in 1991 and held that position for 11 years. Currently\, Mr. \nWhiteman is President of the Whiteman Foundation\, a philanthropic organization \nfocused on the health\, education\, and welfare of children. \;

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