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April/May 2014
Chamber Network News
Photo by John Dutcher
promotion • education • tourism
Together We Achieve More
What’s Inside:
Choice Destination, Letter from the President
Good Morning Platteville
New Members, Business After Hours
Chamber Member Updates
Important Dates
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PLATTEVILLE
regional chamber
better together
Letter From the
President
Dear Chamber members,
Thank you for your chamber
membership
and
continued
support of the Platteville business
community!
Platteville Community Recognized
As 2014 Choice Destination By
Discover Wisconsin!
The Platteville Regional Chamber
contracted with DiscoverMedia
Works in 2013 to be part of a
motorcycling episode on Discover
Wisconsin
entitled
“Western
Wisconsin Ride”. The production
crew from Discover Wisconsin was
in town several days last summer
and fall to film the episode. The
premiere of the episode was held
at the Platteville Avalon Cinema as
part of the first “Kickstart to Tourism
Festival” on Saturday, May 3rd.
The contract with Discover
Wisconsin is not just the TV program
as it encompasses many venues.
When it shows on television (three
times over the next two years), it
reaches 11.5 million homes in the
states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa,
Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota
and South Dakota!
They have a website and our
episode will be showcased on that
site – www.discoverwisconsin.com
– for the full two years. It is up on
their website as we speak!
The contract also includes radio,
press releases, calendar of events,
web integration, vacation packages
and e-newsletters. So, in the next
two years, our community will be
promoted in a multitude of ways
through Discover Wisconsin!
Discover Wisconsin celebrated its
25th anniversary in 2013 and is the
leading travel destination media
service in the State of Wisconsin.
It has a national broadcast quality
television program that blankets
the Midwest and highlights our
community’s tourism offerings.
This is the third time that we have
had the opportunity to work with
Discover Wisconsin and we trust
that the investment we made will
come back many-fold.
Be sure to tune in to watch the
debut of our episode on Saturday,
May 10th!!!! Platteville is once
again a Discover Wisconsin “Choice
Destination”!
It was great to see everyone at
the “Kick Start Tourism” festival on
Saturday, May 3. This was a fun
family friendly event and we look
forward to it continuing on an
annual basis.
The Discover Wisconsin episode
featuring some of our local
celebrities motorcycling in SW WI
turned out really nice. Thank you to
the Avalon Theater for showing this
through the day Saturday.
We want to say thank you to Dunkin
Donuts for hosting our April
business after hours. The Business
After Hours events are a great way
to network and meet new people
in our community. We encourage
you to attend these whenever you
can.
There are a number of chamber
committees that are looking for
additional volunteers to help them
complete their objectives. If you
have an interest in getting more
involved in the chamber through
volunteering on a committee
please contact the chamber office
for details.
Sincerely,
Aaron Cullen
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PLATTEVILLE
regional chamber
better together
PLATTEVILLE REGIONAL CHAMBER
Good Morning Platteville
M
PLATTEVILLE
regional chamber
better together
The
Chamber’s
Education
Committee has a great program
going in 2014! On the 4th Thursday
of each month, our Good Morning
Platteville program takes place at
Take 2 Restaurant at 7:30AM. This
program was developed with the
mission of partnering with other
organizations to bring valued topics
to the membership.
In the first program in February, we
heard many details of the fundraising
efforts for the Rountree Branch Trail
which includes upgrades to the
trail. The presentation by PCA board
member, Gene Weber, was a very
informative program. The second
program covered our community’s
disaster plan which was an
extremely timely presentation.
Representatives from the City,
public schools, Southwest Health
Center and the County’s Emergency
Management Office gave us a ‘birdseye’ view of their respective plans.
The Platteville Police Department
has encouraged everyone to sign
up for an alert system available via
email or text message. The system
is called NIXLE and is free of charge.
This is a great service that gives us
a ‘heads up’ when things happen in
the community.
Our program on May 22nd will
center on the real estate economy
– what is the market here like in
Platteville, both residential and
commercial? What do the spring’s
building permits tell us about how
things are going? Are we in a ‘buyers’
or a ‘sellers’ market? This should be
very timely to hear as we know that
the real estate economy does tell a
significant story about the rest of
the economy.
Please plan to join us on May 22nd
for our next program! If you have
ideas for future presentations,
please give us a call.
Next “Good Morning
Plattevillle”
Thursday, May 22, 7:30 a.m.
Take 2 Restaurant
“Good Morning Platteville” is
held the fourth Thursday of every
month at alternating locations.
Platteville Regional
Chamber Spring/Summer
Hours:
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Fidelity Bank Ribbon Cutting
March Business After
Hours
Snap Fitness
New Members
April Business After
Hours
Dunkin’ Donuts
Premier Bank
Contact Person: Nate Harbin
Phone: (563) 588-1000
Address: 2625 NW Arterial Rd
Dubuque, IA 52004-0420
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.premierbanking.com
Hours: Lobby and drive thru 8:30-5:30
Mon-Fri, 8:30-12:30 Sat. Online banking
available 24/7.
Profile: Premier Bank, Member FDIC,
offers expertise in commercial lending
and business banking deposit services.
We offer competitive rates and loan
structuring designed to support your
business.
Tri-State Porta Potty
Contact Person: Corey Kaiser
Phone: (815)499-1210
Address: PO Box 155
Hazel Green, WI 53811
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.tristateportapotty.com
Hours: Vary by season, phone calls
answered 24/7
Profile: : Our company provides rental
and service f portable toilets and wash
stations. Whatever you need we have the
unit for you. We can help out at special
events, weddings, construction sites, or
seasonal needs. We have deluxe units
with all the amenities of home!
Grant County Fair
Contact Person: Amy Olson
Phone: (608)723-2135
Address: 916 E Elm St Suite B
Lancaster, WI 53813
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.grantcountyfairwi.org
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Profile: : The Grant County
Fairgrounds provides a venue for
surrounding communities, renting
out our facilities year round. The Fair
along with Grant County Extension
encourages positive 4-H and youth
experiences.
May Business After
Hours
May 14, 2014
5-6:30 p.m.
Momentum Bikes, LLC
25 W Main St
Thank you to our
Ribbon Cutting
sponsor!
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PLATTEVILLE
regional chamber
PLATTEVILLE REGIONAL CHAMBER
better together
Member Updates
Tim Hardyman Joins Wisconsin
Bank & Trust as Senior Vice
President and AgriBusiness Banker
Congratulations to Tim Hardyman for
joining our member, Wisconsin Bank
& Trust. Hardyman is an experienced
agricultural lender who most recently
served as Senior Agriculture Banker
at BMO Harris.
Hardyman holds
a degree from
UW-Platteville
in Agriculture
Education. He
is active in the
Wisconsin Bankers
Association as a
member of the Ag
Section Board of Directors.
Terry Busch presented with Inner
Circle Club Award
Terry Busch, of Busch
Insurance Agency, Inc. had the
winning criteria of excellence,
commitment, and dedication
in the sales of life insurance to
quality for lifetime membership
in Pekin Life Insurance
Company’s Inner Circle Club.
Congratulations to Honkamp,
Krueger & Co., P.C.!
Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C. (HK) has
moved up nine spots, from 83 to 74, on the
Top 100 CPA firms in the U.S. HK was also
recognized as the second fastest growing
CPA firm in the Midwest. (Accounting
Today, March 2014)
Southwest Health to Purchase
Dean Clinic- Platteville
Southwest Health has agreed to
purchase the clinic effective July 1,
2014. All patients currently using Dean
Clinic–Platteville will be able to continue
seeing their providers of choice after the
transition. In fact, the move will allow
clinic doctors to expand local access to
primary care because the hospital is able
to accept a broader array of insurances.
Davis Duehr Dean–Platteville, Dean
Specialty Services, and Cardin’s Pharmacy
will remain unchanged and will continue
all operations as usual.
Beverage Sponsor: April & May, 2014
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PLATTEVILLE
chamber
Teresa Alderson regional
better together
Promoted to
Banking Center
Manager at
Wisconsin Bank & Trust’s Platteville
and Lancaster Locations
Teresa Alderson has been promoted to a
newly created position of Banking Center
Manager at Wisconsin
Bank & Trust’s
locations in Platteville
and Lancaster. Her
promotion is part of
a new retail service
model designed
around customer
needs. In her new
role, Alderson is leading a tight-knit
team of personal bankers and tellers
who are all cross-trained in multiple
banking services. Alderson has been an
employee at the Platteville office since
2010, serving as Retail Manager and later
Branch Business Development Officer.
Alderson is active in the community as
a Chamber of Commerce Ambassador
and a board member of the Platteville
Business Incubator. She can be reached at
[email protected]
or (608) 348-7777.
Katie’s Garden Cleanup
PHS Prom in Katie’s Garden
Photos by Kathy Kopp
Celebrating National Tourism Week
Kick Start to
Tourism Festival
May 3-10, 2014
Monday
Wine & Cheese
Tuesday
Great River Road
Wednesday
State Historical Sites
Thursday
Museums
Friday
State Parks
Refreshments provided by:
Badger Brothers Coffee
Carr Valley Cheese
Gile Cheese
Rural Route 1 Popcorn
Weber Meats
Photos by John Dutcher, Kathy Kopp and Brenna Long
Driftless Summer
Ride
The Driftless Summer Ride is a promotion
to encourage traveling throughout
southwest Wisconsin. Unlike a familiar
‘poker run’, which usually lasts one day, the
Driftless Summer Ride promotion runs from
May 3rd -July 19th so it gives everyone
time to visit all, or at least a majority of the
businesses.
The promotion includes a card that
can be purchased for $10 and includes
28 businesses throughout southwest
Wisconsin. When one visits a business,
it is stamped. The drawing for the prizes
will take place on Saturday, July 19th at
5:00PM at Platteville’s Hometown Hog
Roast. Winners need not be present to win.
Prizes include overnight stays, restaurant
coupons, etc., place with1st place - $500 in
value; 2nd $250 value; and 3rd place- $100
value.
The proceeds of the sale of the Driftless
Summer Ride will benefit the communities
of the Southwest Wisconsin Chamber
Alliance. For each card sold in a particular
community, $5 will be coming back to that
community for its veterans’ memorial or
project. Cards are available at participating
businesses and at the participating
chambers. Members of the Southwest
Wisconsin Chamber Alliance include Prairie
du Chien, Cuba City, Darlington, Mineral
Point, Dodgeville, Fennimore, Lancaster
and Platteville. For further information, or
to pick up your card, contact the Platteville
Regional Chamber at 608-348-8888 or any
of the offices of the Chamber Alliance.
Business After Hours Dates
5/14/14 at Momentum Bikes, LLC
6/11/14 at Kathie’s Gifts & More
7/23/14 at QueenB Radio
8/13/14 at Platteville Thrift Shop
9/10/14 at Southwest Health Center
10/8/14 at Honkamp, Krueger & Co., P.C.
11/12/14 at Lisle Financial
12/10/14 at Cold Fusion
May Meeting Dates
5/1: CLA, 8:30 a.m.
City Sign Committee,2 p.m.
5/7: PAIDC at PBII, 7 a.m.
UNITE at Southwest Health Center, 10 a.m.
5/8: Grant County Tourism Council Executive Committee at the
Chamber, 3 p.m.
5/13: Business Promotions Committee at the Chamber, 8 a.m.
5/14: Executive Committee at Pioneer Ford, 7:30 a.m.
5/15: Grant County Tourism Council at the Chamber, 10 a.m.
5/20: Platteville Welcomes You Committee at Country Kitchen,
7:30 a.m.
Economic Development Council at PBII, 9 a.m.
Veteran’s Honor Roll at the VFW, 5 p.m.
5/21: Chamber Board meeting, 7:30 a.m.
Building Platteville at Take 2 Restaurant, 12 p.m.
5/22: Southwest Wisconsin Chamber Alliance at Prairie du Chien,
1:30 p.m.
5/28: CLA session #5 at Darlington
City Tourism Council at City Hall, 4 p.m.
Grant County Economic Development Corporation at
Fennimore, 5 p.m.
5/29: Hog Roast Committee at Take 2 Restaurant at 12 p.m.
May Events
5/1-10/31 (Saturdays): Platteville Farmer’s Market
5/3: Kick Start to Tourism Festival
5/3-7/19: Driftless Summer Ride
5/10: Platteville Citywide Garage Sales
5/10: Discover Wisconsin ‘Motorcycling- Wisconsin’s
Western Ride’ airs
5/17 & 18: Tri-State Volks Walking event
5/22: Good Morning Platteville at Take 2 Restaurant, 7:30 a.m.
5/23-25: Stonefield’s Wild West Steampunk Festival
FREE CONCERT
Everyone Invited!
MITCH MCVICKER
Dove Award Winner
SUNDAY, MAY 4TH
7:00 PM
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PEACE
1345 N. Water St. Platteville