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Monthly Breakfast Meeting

March 17th, 7:30am-9:00am

Join us at Lamb's Grill, 169 South Main, 801-364-7166, at 7:30 am for networking and 8:00 am for meeting. Park at Walker Building for validation.

Guest Speakers:

Warren Lloyd, AIA, LEED AP - Principal Lloyd Architects & Chair of Historic Landmarks Commission. Warren will discuss the Guidelines for Historic Commercial Properties with a Q&A to follow.

Carly Foley - Sr. Account Executive University of Utah Alumni Association. Carl will talk about all of the various ways businesses can get direct exposure to the U of U Alumni Association’s key demographic: a prosperous, loyal, college-educated market made up of donors, 225,900 alumni, 26,000 faculty, 28,000 staff, and students.

Salt Lake City Business Update:

Mike Akerlow - Salt Lake City Corporation, Small Business Economic Development Manager, will give a Salt Lake City Business Update

Multi-Generation Business Celebration

This year we are celebrating our multi-generational businesses. Each month we will recognize a business that has served our community for two or more generations. We want to honor their commitment to our community and their success.

Tony Caputos Market & Deli

This month we honor Tony Caputo and Matt Caputo of Caputos Market & Deli.

Tony Caputo’s Market & Deli is Salt Lake City’s leading purveyor of distinctive Regional Italian and Southern European foods. Tony Caputo, Caputo’s proprietor, and his son Matt, are locally renowned for their ability to select and create delectable and authentic food products from Italy, Spain, Greece, France and other Southern European countries.

In the Market, Caputo's proudly displays the largest selection of Italian and Southern European foods in Utah. In addition to the vast array of olive oils, olives, pasta, vinegars, antipasti and thousands of other specialty grocery items, Caputo's has recently made major advancements toward solidifying their position as one of the best specialty food markets in America.

The Deli is a bustling neighborhood lunch spot where customers line up out the door for a selection of made-to-order sandwiches, salads and pasta. Sandwiches are prepared on crusty Italian peasant bread, focaccia, or ciabatta, and with high quality meats and cheeses and other Regional Italian and Southern European ingredients fresh from their own Market.

Tony’s commitment to quality has won Caputo’s a myriad of awards, such as:

Best Italian Market and Best Sandwiches by the Salt Lake City Weekly Magazine
Best Deli by Salt Lake Magazine
Best Bang for Your Buck (Entire Rocky Mountain West) Zagat Survey
And many more

Small Independent Businesses & Health Care Reform Committee Status

Healthcare issues are important for all of Vest Pocket's members. If our voices are going to be heard, we need to clarify our position on all of the issues that concern us. These are the initial topics that the healthcare committee is addressing:

Mandates

The Vest Pocket Business Coalition opposes any mandate that requires businesses to provide health insurance for its employees. If appropriate insurance policies are available and affordable, businesses are likely to purchase the products voluntarily.

Join Us: 2009 Member Benefits

What Vest Pocket Does For You and What You Can Do

“A city is a network of its neighborhoods – local businesses are the heart of each one.”

As a member of Vest Pocket, the best thing you can do to support Vest Pocket and grow our membership is to know what we do, what we offer members and that we are valuable to our communities because of what we bring to them. Below are some talking points that will help us promote Vest Pocket and locally owned businesses to new members and our communities.

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