Upcoming Chamber Events Chippewa Falls Leadership Class June

June 2015
Upcoming
Chamber
Events
Chippewa Falls Leadership Class
Congratulations to the Chippewa Falls Leadership Class of 2014/2015.
This program offers a way to ensure that the tradition of strong leadership
continues in the Chippewa Falls area.
June
9th at Noon - Chamber Golf
Outing at Lake Wissota Golf
& Events
17th at 5:00 pm - June Dairy Day
Dinner at Northern Wisconsin
State Fairgrounds
($6/ticket - contact Chamber to
order tickets.)
22nd at 5 pm - Business After
Hours at SandBar and Grill
located at 17643 50th Ave,
($5/Chamber Member)
July
15th at 4:30 pm - Ribbon Cutting
at Wissota Chiropractic located at
17191 Cty. Hwy. X
(Everyone Welcome)
20th at 4:30 pm - Ribbon cutting
at Snap Fitness located at 475
Chippewa Mall Drive, Ste. 424
(Everyone welcome)
22nd at 4:00 pm- Ribbon cutting
at WESTconsin Credit Union
located at 1680 E. Park Avenue
(Everyone welcome)
Back, from left to right: Sara Podoll, Haley Dental; Sandy Sorensen, Royal Credit Union; Amie Laak, Mid-State
Truck Service Inc.; Alexander Price, Rutledge Home Assisted Living & Memory Care; Jason Brandner, Wipfli
LLP; Michael Shillin, Raymond James/Fries Financial Group
Middle: Dave BeBeau, Chippewa Falls Police Department; Michelle Golden, Chippewa Falls Area Unified School
District; Courtney Berg, Citizens Community Federal; Pam Schwartz, Xcel Energy; Nicki Boos, TTM
Technologies; Katelyn Stelzner, Northwestern Bank; Linda Foster, New Day Yoga & Wellness; Angela Stadler,
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Front: Brad Hentschel, Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.; Katie Caldwell, Wissota Health and Regional Vent Center;
Kyle Beach, Chippewa Valley Family YMCA
June Dairy Day Dinner Tickets and sponsorship
opportunities available at Chamber Office. Tickets are $6.
Call 715-723-0331 or stop in the Chamber office to get your
tickets today!
Mission Statement
The mission of the Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is to improve the quality of life in our community by providing
leadership to coordinate, support, and promote the business interest of our membership.
1 N. Bridge St., Chippewa Falls
715-723-0331
chippewachamber.org
visitchippewafallswi.com
[email protected]
Business After Hours
Monday, June 22, 2015
Sponsors:
5 - 6:30 pm
at
SandBar & Grill
17643 50th Avenue, Chippewa Falls
$5/member or $35 annual pass
Young Professionals
Volunteer at The Community Table -Join YPCV on Thursday, June 25 as we volunteer at The
Community Table. We will be looking for a minimum of 6 volunteers to help with food
preparation from 9 AM to 11:15 AM and a minimum of 6 volunteers to help with serving and
clean up from 11:15 AM to 2 PM. Contact Shelby McNeese at [email protected] or at
715-723-0331 to volunteer.
Ambassador Visits
Chamber
Ambassadors visited
three new business
owners.
From top to bottom:
Sparks of Intention
Lisa Swobada
26 W. Grand Avenue
Kare-N-Style
Karen Shane
11817 27th Avenue
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Shared Blessings
Child Development
Center
Anita Vlcek
In picture: Connie
Smith, Assistant
Director
520 E. Grand Avenue
Ribbon Cutting and Ground Breaking
Congratulations to the Hampton
Inn & Suites on the grand opening
of the hotel located at 12707 30th
Avenue. Stop in and see the new
facility and meet Stephanie Butler,
General Manager, and her staff.
Congratulations to Marc-on
Shooting, LLC, Dan Marcon and
his family on breaking ground on
their new shooting range located
in Lake Hallie on 124th Street You
can check out his business on their
website at
Marc-onshootingschool.com.
Oktoberfest Wristbands Now Available
Three-day Admission $12
June 1st- August 9th
The PRE-SALE $12.00 three-day admission wristband will be sold ONLY at
the following locations: Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce/
Visitors Center and all Northwestern Bank locations
Three-day Admission $15-August 10th - September 18th
The three-day Admission wristband will be sold for $15.00 at the following
sponsor locations:
Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Center
Gordy’s Market (all Grocery Store locations)
Mason Shoe Outlet Store
Northwestern Bank (all locations)
Olson’s Ice Cream Parlor
RCU ( Chippewa Falls Locations)
Leinie Lodge
Leader Telegram - Downtown Eau Claire Office
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Welcome
Chamber Member
Harvard Risk Management Corporation
John Deering
518 Hudson Street,
Augusta, WI 54722
715-208-0003
www.harvardbenefits.com
Category (s): Insurance/
Business Services
The Title Company
Renee Marozi
3410 Oakwood Mall Dr.
Ste 200, Eau Claire
715-838-2800
www.knightbarry.com
Category: Abstract & Title
Sponsor: Tami Severson
Donate a prize for
the Chamber’s golf
outing on
Tuesday, June 9 at
Lake Wissota Golf.
Please consider
donating a gift for
door prizes and
contest winners.
Each item must have
a value of $40 +.
Drop off at
Chippewa Chamber
office by June 8th.
Call the Chamber for
more information at
715-723-0331.
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Highlighted
Members by
Categories
Mailing Services
L & M Mail Service, Inc.
(715) 836-0138
www.lmmailservice.com
Leader Printing
(715) 830-5886
www.leaderprintingonline.com
Manufacturers
Alliance Plastics, Corp.
(715) 288-6323
www.allianceplasticscorp.com
ATLAS-Precision
Sheet Metal Solutions
(715) 723-4658
www.atlasmfg.com
Chippewa Brass &
Aluminum Foundry, Ltd
(715) 723-7049
www.chippewafoundry.com
Cray Inc.
(715) 726-4000
www.cray.com
EE Green Lighting
(715) 720-0900
www.eegreenlighting.com
Hubbard Scientific
(715) 723-4427
www.amep.com
Indianhead Pipeline Services
(715) 830-7819
www.indianheadpipeline.com
ITW Deltar Fasteners
(715) 723-0219
www.itwef.com
Jacob Leinenkugel
Brewing Company
(715) 723-5557
www.leinie.com
Lumberjack Tools, Inc.
(715) 720-4719
www.lumberjacktools.com
Machine Tool Camp
(715) 797-4507
www.machinetoolcamp.com/
Mouldy's Archery & Tackle
(715) 723-3607
www.mouldys.com
Nordson EDI
(715) 726-1201
www.nordsonedi.com
Precision Die Systems Corp.
(715) 836-7094
To be continued...
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Chippewa County Visitor Spending Up 2.21%
The Wisconsin Department of Tourism released the latest Tourism Economic
Impact study in early May in conjunction with National Tourism Week, May 210. This study conducted by a national research firm, Longwoods
International and Tourism Economics, shows the impact of tourism on the
state's economy was $18.5 billion in 2014, up 5.5% from the previous year.
Statewide, traveler spending generated $1.4 billion in state and local revenue
and $1 billion in federal taxes. Of the statewide traveler spending, Chippewa
County saw $127 million, an increase from $124.38 in visitor spending in
2013.
"With the continued partnerships of the city of Chippewa Falls, the Chippewa
County Tourism Council, and the Chippewa Falls Chamber, we are able to
continue to market and promote this area as a regional destination in the key
markets of Minneapolis, Chicago and eastern Iowa, " stated Shelby McNeese,
Tourism Director for the Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce.
Welcome Tourism Assistants
The Chippewa Area Visitor Center is now open weekends and with the warmer
weather has seen an increase in visitor walk in traffic. To aid in the greeting of
the many visitors the Chippewa Falls Chamber has added to its staff two
Tourism Assistants, Ally McCullough and Jessy Zwiefelhofer. Ally & Jessy will
assist in greeting visitors, fulfilling visitor requests and various tourism
projects. Ally graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho this Spring
with a Business Management degree. Jessy attends UW-Eau Claire and is pursuing a BS degree in Marketing. They both worked in the visitor center last
summer and have enjoyed their first weeks on the job again this year. They
look forward to assisting visitors throughout the summer season!
State Bike Trail Passes Sold at Visitor Center
State trail passes are required for all individuals over 16 who are biking,
horseback riding, cross-country skiing or in-line skating. Annual and daily
Wisconsin State Bike Trail passes are sold at the Chippewa Area Visitor Center.
2015 pricing: $20 for annual passes or $4
for daily passes and are valid on all
Wisconsin State Trails (prices are subject to
change).
Member2Member News
Gordy's Market is
pleased to announce the
addition of Andy W.
Knoblauch as their Vice
President of
Merchandising.
Lee Beverage is adding a
15,750-square-foot
warehouse expansion to its
current location on Melby
Street.
Junior Achievement
has announced two new
board members: Barry
Hines, Chippewa Valley
Energy and Luke Rykal,
Hoeft Builders.
WESTconsin Credit
Union is pleased to
announce Blake Sykora
as Mortgage Loan
Originator working from
the company’s
Chippewa Falls office.
Cook Chiropractic has
purchased the 8,000square-foot strip center
that the chiropractic
office occupies with
three other tenants.
Royal Credit Union has reelected two board members
to three-year terms. John
Sackett and Bill Blackburn.
Doug Olson was elected
chairman; Tom Huffcutt was
elected vice chairman;
Sackett was elected
treasurer; and Jennifer
McDonough was elected
secretary. Nancy Beltz,
Blackburn and Stuart
Schaefer serve as other
directors.
Heartland Contractors
Inc. welcomes Christian
Peterson as its new
project and business
developer for the
commercial building
and excavation
divisions.
Referring Chamber
Members
April 2015
Dr. Nathan Meyer
announced that
Visitor Packets –185
Alpha Chiropractic
Walk in Visitors - 179
is now the name of
Referrals - 543
his practice, formerly
Relocation Packets - 42
Allied Health
Website Page Views Chiropractic.
25,037
Wissota Chiropractic
has a new owner,
Dr. Michelle Tell Peck.
The Front Porch has
opened in the location
previously known as
Picanha-The Brazilian
Steakhouse, 5020 Keystone
Crossings, Eau Claire.
Meet the Board and Staff
Chair
John Manier
General Beer-Northwest
Chair Elect
Janice Lemminger
Manpower
First Vice Chair
Rolly Enderes
ChemCeed, LLC
Treasurer
Tom Etmund
RCU
Immediate Past Chair
Bill Mercer
Premium Waters
Directors
Mark Broses
Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.
Tim Fries
Fries Financial Group-Raymond James
Tom Hubbard
Cedar Falls Building Systems
Sue Kern
Mason Companies, Inc.
Jeremy Kiley - Wissota Health and
Regional Vent Center
Jamie Leibrandt
Northwestern Bank
Neil Mathwig
Citizens State Bank
Kris McDonald
AWS
Mike Olson
Micon Cinemas
Stacy Olson
Integrated Design Solutions, LLC
Chamber Staff
Mike Jordan
President
Michelle Farrow
Membership Coordinator
Nicole Hecksel
Programs Director
Kelly Kuechenmeister
Administrative Assistant
Shelby McNeese
Tourism Director
Chamber News
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Area Chamber of
Commerce,
1N. Bridge St.,
Chippewa Falls,
WI 54729.
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Independence
State Bank
“We’re in touch with you!”
2425 Commercial Blvd.
Chippewa Falls, WI
715-738-1897
www.independencestatebank.com
We’re the BANK
for your BUSINESS
Timothy M. Fries, CFP ®
OUTLET STORE
715-723-4323
Downtown Chippewa Falls
HOURS: Mon-Fri 9:00-6:00;
Sat. 9:00-5:30; Sun. 11:00-4:00
Michael F. Shillin, AAMS
715 - 720-9605
Cathy Johnson
715-723-4461
northwesternbank.com
715-723-5241
www.friesfinancialgroup.com
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