Welcome to the RIC discussion board. Please feel free to post comments about your concerns, but please be respectful of everyone using the discussion board. Thank you!

Well since some people may be shy I will start a few topics to discuss. Two current focuses for RIC right now are going green and bringing fiber optic to Ravenswood. What are some actions your company has taken towards either one of these two issues?

Switchfast (www.switchfast.com) is partnered with a variety of the largest telecom carriers in the world. I have contacted several of the companies and they have begun the due dilegence portion and feasibility of bringing high bandwidth (20Mbps up to 1000Mbps)services to the corridor. Additionally, several of our partners offer the normal T1 and wireless speeds that are commonplace today.

Please contact me at chosfield@switchfast.com and 773-241-3039.

Hi again Chad,
I did not realize you emailed me as well.
Thanks for adding your input to the discussion board!

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One way that I encourage our clients to be green is to not throw any retired/broken technology equipment in the dumpster. There are a variety of organizations that will take the equipment and attempt to reuse it. My personal favorite is PCs for Schools (http://www.pcsforschools.org) but here are some for profit entities as well:

http://www.intechra.com/

http://www.cxtec.com/equal2new/

We are supporting local businesses....are you? Do you know about all the great restaurants, boutiques, and bars just steps away from your office? Beans and Bagels on Montrose serves Metropolis coffee - which is much better than Intelligensia and cheaper than Starbucks. They have great sandwiches too! Roong Petch on Montrose has a great lunch specials for $5.50. Hazel has great gift ideas. These are just a few of the businesses on Montrose, there are hundreds more. By keeping these businesses going it will encourage other small businesses to move in and bring better talent to your companies.

I am working on a few new and exciting projects these days and one new project is a neighborhood legal graffiti wall. Granted I must get this approved by the powers that be, but anyone that would like to get involved or show support for this project let me know! I am trying to work with Lake View High School and other members of the community to turn a negative into a positive. We also need a wall space that someone would be willing to donate as an art space, this can prove to be lucrative for the owner of the building because you can charge for space on the walls.

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I particularly look forward to the Technology Seminar that the Ravenswood Industrial Council is co-hosting with Switchfast Technologies. The event is being held at the Hayes Properties Atrium at 4043 N. Ravenswood Ave.on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 4:00 PM. Matt Owen president of Switchfast will give a presentation on Computer and Internet Technology and how to use it in your small and medium sized company. Please plan on attending tis important educational event. To R.S.V.P. (so we have enough food) please e-mail or call Ken Govas, Ravenswood Industrial Council - ken@ravenswoodindustry.org, 773 549-5010. Thanks and look forward to seeing you on Nov. 12th.

Hello everyone, I am an local independent filmmaker working on a short film depicting the daily life of a factory worker. I am looking for a independently owned business that is interested in lending the production team their space to shoot a brief scene of your bustling business. This is a great way to give back to a community of artists interested in creating meaningful work. If anyone business is interested in working with us please contact me via email (c_mejia1@hotmail.com). Oh! It's also free advertisement as you will be credited in the film.

-Christian Mejia
Location Scout

Christian Mejia:

Please give me a call or e-mail at the Ravenswood Industrial Council. I want to hear a little more about your industrial film project and I may have some recommendations releated to firms you can reach out to in your quest to find one that might be interested in being part of a scene shoot for your film.

Ken Govas
Executive Director
Ravenswood Indsutrial Council
ph 773 549-5010
e-mail ken@ravenswoodindustry.org

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