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<\/a>The Chamber invites members of the business community and Van Wert residents to attend an evening of festivities and networking as we recognize area businesses and individuals for their accomplishments and contributions to the Van Wert area.<\/p>\n
Buehrer, the dinner\u2019s keynote speaker, leads an agency of 2,000 employees that serves more than 225,000 employers and 1.3 million injured workers. Known for his focus on fiscal responsibility, creating jobs, and emphasizing technology, Buehrer has helped engineer significant improvements within various levels of government over the past 20 years. He also has extensive experience with workers\u2019 compensation, previously serving as BWC\u2019s chief of human resources. As a senator from 2007 until 2011, Buehrer served as chairman of the Insurance, Commerce and Labor committee, which oversaw all workers\u2019 compensation legislation.<\/p>\n
\u201cReducing the cost of workers comp<\/a> is critical to reviving Ohio\u2019s economy and creating jobs,\u201d Governor Kasich said at a press conference announcing his choice of Buehrer to head the BWC.\u201d \u201c\u2026Steve has the experience and the will to help in that effort.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to serving as the chairman of the Insurance, Commerce and Labor committee, Buehrer also was vice chairman of the Senate Highways & Transportation Committee. In addition, Buehrer\u2019s Republican colleagues elected him majority whip, the fourth highest ranking leadership position in the Senate. He also received the \u201cTechnology Advocate Legislator of the Year\u201d award for 2010 from Technology for Ohio\u2019s Tomorrow. He won five \u201cWatchdog of the Treasury\u201d awards and was named \u201cNational Legislator of the Year\u201d by the American Legislative Exchange Council in 2002. A nationally recognized leader, he serves as chairman of the Midwest Council of State Government (CSG) and has served as national CSG vice chair.<\/p>\n A new twist to the evening\u2019s festivities will include a \u201cwine pull\u201d raffle. Twenty-five names will be drawn during the dinner and the winners will choose a bottle of wine with a minimum value of $25. Tickets are available at the Chamber office or from a Chamber board member for $15 for one ticket or two for $25. Only 250 tickets will be sold, with any remaining tickets available for purchase during the social hour before the annual dinner.<\/p>\n The culmination of the evening\u2019s events will include the presentation of the following prestigious awards: Ray Miller, Crystal Image, Golden Shovel and Milestone Recognition. Awards sponsors include Chamber members Van Wert Manor, Vantage Career Center, Van Wert County Hospital, US Bank, Culligan and Koorsen Fire and Security.<\/p>\n To register for the Chamber\u2019s 92nd Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony or for more information, contact the Chamber office by calling 419.238.4390 or by email at chamber@vanwertchamber.com<\/a>. Reservations are due by January 24, 2014. Those wanting to attend may also register online at www.vanwertchamber.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" VW Chamber of Commerce information Ohio Governor John Kasich named then-State Senator Steve Buehrer as administrator\/CEO of the Bureau of Workers\u2019 Compensation in 2010 and Buehrer has been reforming and delivering critical leadership to the BWC ever since. Buehrer will share his thoughts and leadership tactics at the Chamber\u2019s 92nd Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-26 04:13:42","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46967\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}