Ribbon Cuttings

Increase the visibility of a grand opening, ground breaking or special anniversary by involving the Chamber. We’ll bring the giant scissors, invite our ambassadors, and honor the event with a year long posting on the Chamber’s website.  To schedule a ribbon cutting for your business contact the Member Services Department at (619) 544-1331 or email memberrelations@sdchamber.org.

Take a look at our recent ribbon cutting ceremonies....

Kaplan College Ribbon Cutting in celebration of Kapfest 2012!

Sunroad Kearny Mesa Hyundai's grand opening on March 15th, 2012!

Nothing Bundt Cakes is thrilled to announce the opening of their 3rd bakery - now with locations in Mission Valley, Poway, and Del Mar to serve you. The Mission Valley bakery is located at 5624 Mission Center Road, Suite B in the Friars Mission Center. A ribbon cutting celebration occurred Thursday, December 1 in honor of the Nothing Bundt Cakes bakery Grand Opening. www.nothingbundtcakes.com.

(Front row, left to right: David Bravo, Reanna Herrera, Karyn Fortin, Mara Fortin, Kendall Fortin, Deidre Eues, and Diana Bravo.  Back row, left to right: Liz Carreras, Dayna Korf, and Debbie Shwetz.)

Ribbon cutting at My Sister's Closet on November 5th.  Three sister pictures (left to right) Jennifer Siner, Tess Loo, Ann Siner and Councilmember Sherri Lightner (far right).

The Chamber was present for the Grand Re-Opening of the Walmart in Kearny Mesa. The Kearny Mesa Walmart is located at 4840 Shawline Street at Ronson Road.

The flagship Frazee Paint Store in San Diego, located at 6625 Miramar Road, recently hosted a fall tailgate one-day sale that included special offers, giveaways, games, vendor booths, and BBQ Lunch.  The Chamber was also on hand for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate Frazee Paint's 115 years in the community.                                        

Smashburger opens in Kearny Mesa!  www.smashburger.com

Left front: Patricia Moore,Smashburger staff members (wearing black uniforms), Tommy Finlan (Smashburger Kearny Mesa, General Manager (holding scissors)

Left back: David Whisenhunt (Smashburger San Diego, Franchise Partner), Tom Elkins (Smashburger San Diego, Franchise Partner) and Brad Perry (KUSI Anchor)

Right back: Matthew Laws (Smashburger San Diego, Franchise Operations Manager)

Right front: Wayne Mandelbaum (Smashburger San Diego, Franchise Partner)

The Chamber was honored to join the team from Jersey Mike’s Subs as they celebrated the opening of their newest San Diego location. Jersey Mike’s Subs is located at 6083 El Cajon Blvd., near SDSU.

Pictured from right to left:  James Heller - Director of Marketing, Paul Marble - Chairman of the Board, Bill Kraus – COO, Mark Ortenzi - CEO, Ruben Barrales

On August 18, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce was kind enough to honor the grand opening of ScaleMatrix's brand new flagship data center with a ribbon cutting ceremony accompanied by Ruben Barrales, CEO of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce.  For more info vist www.scalematrix.com/grandopening

Pictured in the back row from left to right is Tom Elkins (Smashburger San Diego, Director of Business), David Whisenhunt (Smashburger San Diego, Franchise Partner), and Tom Ryan (Smashburger (Corporate), Founder & Chief Concept Officer). In the middle row is Tommy Finlan (Smashburger Rancho Penasquitos, Assistant Manager), Matthew Laws (Smashburger (Corporate), Franchise Operations Manager), and Wayne Mandelbaum (Smashburger VP of Operations). Pictured in front is Noell Tarpey (Smashburger Rancho Penasquitos, General Manager).

Smashburger:  13219 Black Mountain Road, Suite 7  www.smashburger.com

Photo: Husband and wife - Gleiant Lindo and Hector Rabellino (owner).

June 15, 2011= Caffe Vergnano 1882, a leader in the Italian coffee industry with coffeehouse locations worldwide, announced the opening of its first U.S. location in San Diego’s Hillcrest neighborhood, mid-April.  For more information, menu items and hours, visit www.1882sandiego.com or call 619-255-1882.

Left to Right: Cathy de Leon –Sales Manger & Adam Gash – General Manager.

Palm Restaurant, a San Diego tradition, is now open for lunch on Fridays! Contact Cathy DeLeon or Adam Gash at (619) 702-6500 to make a reservation - www.thepalm.com.

Jersey Mike’s celebrated the opening of its newest location at 7420 Clairemont Mesa Blvd on March 8 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Franchisees Christy Paul and Mike Baker (and baby Zachary) raised over $2000 each for Clairemont High School and Kearny High School in 5 days of fundraising. www.jerseymikes.com