The Cuyahoga Valley Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that the City of Seven Hills has joined as the sixth community it serves. The City has more than 14,000 residents and over 100 businesses, and Mayor David Bentkowski is looking forward to a long-lasting partnership with the chamber as those numbers increase.

On the horizon for Seven Hills is the $350 million dollar Rockside Terrace project, with construction possibly starting later this year. This 75-acre Lifestyle Center on Rockside Road will be 20 acres bigger than Crocker Park and bring in dozens of retail and commercial businesses. The Mayor is also spearheading a dramatic beautification and development effort on Broadview Road, creating a “downtown” for Seven Hills.

According to Mayor Bentkowski, “This is long overdue. The Cuyahoga Valley Chamber is a perfect match for our City because our neighboring cities make great peers and there is so much more we could be doing together to advance all of our interests. Seven Hills is like a brother to Independence, Valley View, etc., and we seek to support the Chamber any way we can while helping each community showcase its unique offerings.”

The Mayor is also excited about what Seven Hills brings to the table. “Not only do we intend to encourage our Rockside and Broadview businesses to join, but thanks to having over 14,000 people, we have a ton of individual business owners that we want to get involved in the Chamber. On every street in the City we have solo lawyers, insurance agents, realtors, right on down to the housewife that makes gift baskets. These are all people and business owners that have wanted to be part of a group like the Chamber like the Cuyahoga Valley Chamber of Commerce.”

The positive results for the Chamber should show up immediately. Mayor Bentkowski was chomping at the bit for final approval because he wants to host some special member recruiting events to start getting new members in and active. According to Mayor Bentkowski, “We want to show our appreciation for the admission by bringing in a lot of support and growing the Chamber as quickly as we can.”