Dennison’s Retail Lumber has 1^st anniversary 

Dennison’s recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of its first anniversary.  They opened their doors last April on the north side of Shawano, after Rod Dennison bought Retail Lumber, and joined the WRBA shortly thereafter.  An email was sent to all WRBA members that have provided the association with an email address to invite them to the event.  There were a number of members in attendance.  Good luck to WRBA Rep Cody Bessette and crew at Dennison’s Retail Lumber.

Hollow Core Doors Needed… 

Dave Theis with KPT Carpenters was contacted by a member of the Shawano Sheriff’s Department to see if any of our builder members might have any hollow core doors they would be interested in getting rid of…any condition.  They would be used by the Department for target use.  If you have any doors to donate, contact Dave at 715-787-4691 or Diane at 715-853-2310.

The 2010 HIRE Act  

The President recently signed into law the “Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010” (the 2010 HIRE Act.)  There are two main components of the act that affect many employers:

1.       Payroll Tax Holiday - To help stimulate the hiring of workers by the private sector, the new law exempts any private-sector employer that hires a worker who had been unemployed for at least 60 days from having to pay the employer's 6.2% share of the Social Security payroll tax on that employee for the remainder of 2010.

2.       Credit for Retained Workers - As an additional incentive, the HIRE Act also created a credit for new employees who are retained for at least 52 weeks.   The employer is eligible for an additional non-refundable tax credit of up to $1,000 after the 52-week threshold is reached.

In some cases, there are restrictions or limitations that apply. 

If you have specific questions about how the new law applies to your business or organization, please call WRBA member Steve Grover at Kerber, Rose & Associates for a free consultation on this new tax law.  His number is 715-526-9400.

Mandatory 10-Digit Dialing starts July 17 

Submitted by Cellcom 

Beginning July 17 people within the 715 area code will be required to dial 10 digits (area code + seven-digit number) when making a call from any phone. This is being done to prepare for the addition of the 534 area code to the 715 region. The increasing demand for phone numbers prompted the need for new area codes and the use of 10-digit calling nationwide. 

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin ordered an overlay of the 715 area code to ensure that businesses and consumers continue to have access to telephone numbers from their carrier of choice. This overlay does not require any existing customers to change their area code or telephone number, but callers are required to change the way they dial local calls.    

The most important facts about the upcoming 534 area code overlay are: 

• Beginning on July 17, 2010, customers in the 715 area code must use the new 10-digit dialing procedure for all local calls. After this date, local calls made without the area code will not complete and a recording will instruct callers to hang up and dial again.  
  
• The dialing procedure for long distance or operator assisted calls will not change.  

·   All customers with a 715 area code telephone number today will keep the 715 area code for that number.   

·    Phone numbers with the new 534 area code may be assigned beginning August 14, 2010. 

• The price of a call, local and long-distance calling areas and other rates and services of your provider will not change as a result of the area code overlay. What is a local call now will remain a local call regardless of the number of digits dialed. 
  
•  You will still dial three digits to reach 911.  If 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711 and 811 are currently available in your community, or from your provider, you will still dial them with just three digits. 

In addition to changing their local dialing procedure, remember to reprogram automatic dialing equipment such as, life safety systems, fax machines, Internet dial-up numbers, alarm and security systems, speed dial, call-forward settings, etc. 

For more information, visit Public Service Comm. at http://psc.wi.gov/utilityinfo/tele/areaCodes/home-AreaCodeRelief.htm  or call Cellcom at 920-617-7800.  

“Tips” of the Week from Cellcom 

For Blackberry phones: 

When navigating your message inbox on a Blackberry, you can move to the next date in your message list by pressing “N” and to the previous date by pressing “P”. You can also skip to the top of the message list by pressing “T” and the bottom of the list by pressing “B”. This is helpful when looking for messages from a specific date. 

For all cell phones:

When listening to a voicemail you can pause the message that is playing by pressing “1”. To resume playing the message, simply press “1”again. 

Cellcom also provided me with an informational PDF that was provided to Cellcom by RIM, the makers of Blackberry. It gives information about the LinkedIn Application for Blackberry.  If you have a Blackberry, especially new users, and would be interested in this information I would be willing to forward it to you.  Contact Diane for more information at 715-853-2310.

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