May 2015 - Mason City Chamber of Commerce
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May 2015 - Mason City Chamber of Commerce
May 2015 Vision. Leadership. Advocacy. The mission of the Mason City Area Chamber of Commerce is to promote progressive community and economic development to benefit Chamber members and the North Iowa region. B It’s Band Festival Time! and Festival is just around the corner, and the committee has planned another music-packed, fun-filled weekend of free family entertainment to honor the 77th Anniversary of this beloved North Iowa tradition. We are excited to be returning to Downtown this year and will kick off the festivities on Thursday evening with performances on The Plaza by the Mason City All Middle School Band and the Mason City Municipal Band! Time: 4:30-6:30PM Date: Thursday, May 7 Location: Mason City Country Club 3331 19th St SW Mason City, IA 50401 Friday’s festivities will begin with the Mason City High School Orchestra on The Plaza, followed by Dave Herzog’s Island Time and The Dweebs taking main stage at 6PM and 7PM, respectively. This year’s Saturday afternoon entertainment Downtown will include the Mason City High School Jazz Band and the Su Fu Du Drumline. Saturday evening’s entertainment, located on the Main Stage on North Federal Avenue, will include high energy performances by Ladies of the 80s/Rock It Science and Arch Allies! Visit www.nibandfest.com for up-to-date information regarding the 2015 Festival, including the full entertainment schedule and a Downtown map of the festival layout. Please contact the Mason City Chamber of Commerce with any questions, to pick up a Band Festival brochure, or to purchase the 77th Annual Festival buttons. The North Iowa Band Festival tradition continues due to the financial support of our sponsors and Friends of the Festival, as well as the hard work of many volunteers. Please join us in thanking them for their loyal support. Sponsored By: Time: 4:30-6:30PM Date: Thursday, May 21 DRUM MAJOR SPONSORS The Hanson Foundation BAND MASTER SPONSORS Location: Southbridge Mall 100 S Federal Ave Mason City, IA 50401 Sponsored By: FLAG CORPS SPONSORS Burns Insurance & Financial Holiday Inn Express Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa Casey’s General Stores Kaplan University North Iowa Area Communty College Clear Lake Bank & Trust Marco, Inc. Rieman Music Phone [email protected] 641.423.5725 New Members Child & Adolescent Integrated Health Brigid Christianson 9 2nd St NW Mason City, IA 50401 641-424-7068 [email protected] Mental health therapy. Hunan Asian Grill Kim Ryan 1631 4th St SW Mason City, IA 50401 641-423-9099 [email protected] www.hunanasiangrill.com Now under new ownership, this Chinese restaurant is located in Willowbrook Mall. Order from the menu - lots of choices including Thai food. Indus Travels Inc. Praveen Syal 233 -11951 Hammersmith Way Richmond, BC V7A5H9 604-279-8794 www.indus.travel Tour operator of choice for the Chamber upcoming trip to Peru in Spring 2016. Farm Bureau Financial Services Trent W. Adams, Agent 4050 4th St SW Mason City, IA 50401 515-890-0290 [email protected] One stop shop for all of your insurance needs - home, auto, life, health, disability, long term care, business and farm along with retirement analysis, estate planning and business succession. Anderson Selected for National Fellowship C hamber President Robin Anderson has been selected as an Education Attainment Fellow as part of a promising initiative led by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). This fellowship is for senior staff working to improve the birth-to-career education pipeline in their communities. Anderson will join a cohort of 22 chamber peers for an immersive education and workforce development experience involving best practices in education attainment, case studies of successes and failures, interaction with national experts, and building a strong peer-to-peer network. Throughout this fellowship, Anderson will be developing and executing a specific regional action plan to meet North Iowa’s educational attainment objectives. Robin Anderson President & CEO Mason City Chamber of Commerce Anderson was selected based upon her passion for strengthening the talent pipeline and improving regional education and workforce development outcomes. This fellowship program serves to advance the Mason City Chamber’s education attainment goals and will ultimately help ACCE and peers around the country build replicable programs and policies. Sculptures on Parade Artist Reception You are invited to join us for the Artist Reception 5-7PM Monday, May 4, 2015 MacNider Art Museum 303 2nd St SE | Mason City Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and a beverage while meeting the artists who created sculptures for the 2015-16 River City Sculptures on Parade exhibit. Installation of additional sculptures will take place Tuesday, May 5. Diamond Oak, LLC dba Diamond Oak Trolley Scott Bultje 9400 Wheelerwood Drive Clear Lake, IA 50428 641-357-1075 [email protected] What’s more fun than a trolley ride to your special event? This fully restored, vintage trolley is now available for rides to and from your special occasion. Watch for more information on special wedding/reception venues being planned in the near future. Bill Drury - Passion for Service Seminar The Chamber had a great event hosting speaker Bill Drury who presented his workshop “A Passion for Service.” More than 45 representatives from Mason City businesses attended this fantastic seminar. Phone [email protected] 641.423.5725 T Membership Renewals Chamber Golf Outing - June 22 his year’s Chamber Golf Outing will be held on Monday, June 22nd. This four-person best shot tournament is filling up quickly, so hurry and give us a call to ensure a slot for either our morning or afternoon tournament. Congratulations to the following members who are celebrating their membership anniversaries in May! If you are interested in sponsoring a hole or donating a door prize at the event, please call the Chamber at 641.423.5724. Sixty Plus Years Huber Supply Co. (63) The following sponsorships are still available: • Hole sponsor: $300 (all day) • Marketing sponsor: $100 Fifty Plus Years Mason City Family YMCA (56) Hy-Vee West (50) Please note, a registration for a team of four includes two carts, four green fees, and both lunch and dinner for each team member. Don’t have a team put together? Call our office and we will add your name to a list of individuals waiting to be put on a team. We welcome everyone to participate in this popular annual event! Forty Plus Years Target (42) Family Dentistry (40) Thank you to our sponsors! TOURNAMENT SPONSOR $1,500 Thirty Plus Years Consolidated Energy Co. (38) United Beverage, LLC (38) CLOSEST TO THE PIN SPONSOR $600 Twenty Plus Years AGDATA (previously Directions Research) (28) Harley Davidson of Mason City (28) Express Employment Professionals (27) Kraft Foods (27) Mason City Recycling Center (25) Electronic Engineering Company (24) First Baptist Church (24) Iowa Show Productions, Inc. (24) Midwest Construction & Supply (24) Central Park Dentistry (22) HOLE SPONSORS | $300 HOLE-IN-ONE SPONSOR Be Our Guest MARKETING SPONSORS | $100 2015 Masters Raffle T une in Friday mornings to the Chamber “Be Our Guest” program at 8:40AM on KRIB 1490 AM. Digity Communications provides this benefit to Chamber members free of charge. If you would like to schedule a guest spot on the show, please contact the Chamber. Listen in for May’s guests! May 1 Shelter Insurance Kathy Corsello May 8 Hunan Asian Grill Kim Ryan May 15 Country Meadow Place Sarah Hagen May 22 North Iowa Band Festival Tanner O’Brien May 29 Hart Brothers South, Inc. Kemlin Hart Jonathan Rogers (right) and his father, Jack Rogers, had an incredible time at The Masters in Augusta, Georgia. Johnathan was the winner of the 2015 Masters Raffle conducted by the Mason City Chamber Foundation. If you are a golf course or a non-profit interested in participating in a Masters Raffle for 2016, please contact Allyson Krull at the Chamber. Phone [email protected] 641.423.5725 Membership Renewals (cont.) Twenty Plus Years (cont.) IOOF Home & Community Therapy Center (22) LaJames College of Hairstyling (22) Larson Printing Co. (22) Fifteen Plus Years Country Club Stables (19) Staples, the Office Superstore (18) Boxes Unlimited, Inc. (17) Homestead Assisted Living (17) Linahon Electric, Inc. (17) Steam Brothers (17) Hussey & Company (16) Social Security Administration (16) Kingland Systems (15) Ten Plus Years Cargill Kitchen Solutions (14) Decker House Bed & Breakfast (13) Fort Custer Maze (13) Schroeder Concrete & Construction (13) State Farm Insurance & Financial Services – Kristy Marquis (13) Stecker Well Drilling, Inc. (13) Hosmer Honda (12) Pizza Ranch (12) Fox Auction Company (11) Furniture/Mattress Outlet (11) Lady of the Lake (11) Five Plus Years Cutting Edge Tree Services (9) Pilgrim Place (9) Clear Lake Bank & Trust (8) The Computer Guy (7) North Iowa Septic Solutions (6) Financial Architects (5) Humana (5) North Iowa Youth For Christ (5) One Plus Years Blanchard Tree Service (4) Excel Business Solutions, Inc. (4) King Construction & Overhead Door (4) Splash Multisport, LLC (4) T & R Custom Tops (4) Real Deals on Home Decor (3) Fantastic Sams (3) J & J Machining (3) Window World of Mason City (3) Knutson Construction Services (3) Country Landscapes (3) Waldorf College (2) River City Society for Historic Preservation (2) McKee Technology Solutions, Inc. (2) Brian Randall Agency (1) Schwan’s Home Service (1) AdvoCare Distributor - Troy Westendorf (1) Yohn Company (1) C College Connections 2015 hamber members are encouraged to involve summer interns in a FREE program designed to connect young workers to our community and to each other. College Connections will provide a series of social and educational activities on a once-a-week schedule throughout the summer. Chamber staff and volunteers will recruit Chamber members to serve as “Lunch & Learn” speakers, as well as seek contributions of refreshments, entry fees/tickets, etc. for program participants. Program Dates: June 4 - July 30, 2015 (meeting once a week) Social Activities: Community Scavenger Hunt, Chamber Golf Outing, Friday Night Live, Lady of the Lake, and more! Lunch and Learns: Selling Yourself - Resumes & Interviews; How a criminal record affects your occupational outlook; Evaluating Cost of Living & Fringe Benefits; Credit Reports and Credit Cards. Please contact Allyson Krull, Marketing and Leadership Development Director if you would like to enroll an intern or sponsor a session. Email [email protected] or call 641.423.5724. Coffee at the Chamber Coffee at the Chamber – 7:30-8:30AM every Tuesday morning at the Commerce Center Coffee at the Chamber offers the opportunity to relax with a cup of coffee and network with fellow business professionals in the Mason City area. Young or old, this event is for everyone. Meet some new faces and build business relationships…all before you get to work. Contact Tanner at the Chamber for more details or stop by any Tuesday morning… the coffee is always on! Ribbon Cutting & Groundbreaking NEW MEMBER Butcher’s Steakhouse 1451 N Federal Ave GROUNDBREAKING/ NEW CONSTRUCTION Hampton Inn & Suites 2111 4th St SW Phone [email protected] 641.423.5725 Leaders are Readers Travel with the Chamber! DISCOVER CUBA - November 10-16, 2015 Cuba is untouched by commercialism. The only billboards seen extol the virtues of socialism or celebrate the long-past revolution and its heroes. No ads entice you to purchase phones, pop or cars, and there are no popular venues for fast food or coffee. Instead, you’ll experience a step back in time to learn about Cuba’s history and culture. Travel with the Mason City Chamber to Cuba November 10-16, 2015, and experience Cuba as it is today! The Discover Cuba program features Old Havana, the Cathedral de la Havana, Pinar Del Rio/Vinales, the Franciso Donatien Cigar Factory, Hemingway’s Farm, Vinales Valley, Tobacco Farm/Family Farmhouse visit, and much more! Studies show that leaders share a common characteristic: they are lifelong learners. Many leaders are avid readers who turn to books, newspapers, and periodicals for professional development and to keep abreast of industry trends as well as leisure reading. If you’re looking for a good read, consider these recommendations by local leaders: Sign up for Cuba by May 10th and receive a $100 discount! • $3,599 per person (double occupancy) • Round Trip Airfare from Miami (MIA) & First Class Accommodations • 13 Meals - (5B, 5L, 3D) and daily bottled water Jerry Knoll Owner & President Hawkeye Auto Body PERU EXPRESS - March 30-April 6, 2016 Recommend: The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt Trip Highlights: Lima, Cuzco, Sacred Valley of the Incas, Sacsayhuaman Fortress, Machu Picchu, Pisac Market, the Ollantaytambo Ruins, and more! Favorites: The E Myth by Michael Gerber The Game of Work by Charles Coonradt • • • • $2,990 per person (double occupancy) Round Trip Airfare from Minneapolis (MSP) First Class Accommodations Daily breakfast and 3 dinners Please contact Allyson or Robin at the Chamber (641.423.5724) if you’re interested in our Global Familiarization Tours. Favorite Author:Chuck Coonradt because the automotive world is the subject of his work, and I find his insights to our industry interesting. Increase Your Visibility Online! “People on our website have already made an important decision; they are looking for a business right here in North Iowa.” Many members realize the benefit of their membership and the value of targeting the market already driven to the Chamber’s Online Business Directory. It is about utilizing the web and the Chamber name to promote your business. Did you know that all Chamber members begin with a basic package that displays their business contact information, a brief description, eight keywords, hours of operation and driving directions, as well as a link to their website/social media site in the Chamber’s Online Business Directory? Want more visibility? We encourage members to upgrade to the Enhanced Package that has all the features of the basic package, plus additional web description/text context on search results, bulleted highlights, expanded business description, company logo, slideshow of photos or YouTube video, and priority placement over basic listings. This is a great investment for an additional $100! Contact Gary or Allyson at the Chamber for more information regarding these upgrades/opportunities and how to gain additional, exclusive visibility in front of the Chamber website traffic. Julie Valencia Campus President Kaplan University Reading: The Management 500 by Dan Coughlin Recommend: Gung Ho! and High Five by Ken Blanchard Favorite: The Paradox of Excellence: How Great Performance Can Kill Your Business by David Mosby and Michael Weissman Our Iceberg is Melting by John Kotter Favorite Author:Patric Lencioni—he has a great business mind and I like his use of fables to make difficult concepts easy to understand. Phone [email protected] 641.423.5725 Chamber Leadership Periodical Postage Paid at Mason City, Iowa (USPS 060-350) Executive Committee Bob Klocke, Chairman of the Board First Citizens National Bank Kim Pang, Past Chair Diamond Jo Casino Steve Noto, Chair-Elect & Government Affairs Division Vice President Stoney Creek Hospitality Corporation Todd Kirkpatrick, Treasurer Clear Lake Bank & Trust Julie Valencia, Business Division Vice President Kaplan University Traci Rohrer, Community & Membership Division Vice President Wells Fargo Bank Holly Eichmann, Workforce & Leadership Division Vice President Express Employment Professionals Board of Directors Sherry Becker, NIVC Services Dave Bergan, Smithfield Josh Brueggeman, Accord Architecture Kelly Hansen, POET Biorefining - Hanlontown Jerry Knoll, Hawkeye Auto Body Eric Levenhagen, ProWise Tax & Accounting Tara McLaughlin, Country Inn & SuitesWorth County Garett McKiness, McKiness Excavating, Inc. Dr. Paul Manternach, Mercy Medical Center —North Iowa Kirk Paulson, NSB Bank Bill Schickel, Inspiration 97.9! KCMR Chad Wickman, Northern Cedar Service Mike Winblade, Hy-Vee West Joel Yunek, Yunek Law Firm PLC Staff Robin Anderson, CCE, IOM President & Chief Executive Officer [email protected] Allyson Krull Marketing & Leadership Development Director [email protected] Tanner O’Brien Program Director [email protected] Gary Lindgren Membership Development Director [email protected] Sharon Lindgren Membership Services Director [email protected] Mikki Baker Service & Operations Director [email protected] This is a Mason City Chamber of Commerce Publication. Mason City, Iowa 50401 641.423.5724 Publications are monthly for $20 per year by the Mason City Chamber of Commerce, 9 North Federal Avenue, Mason City, IA 50401-3250. Second Class postage paid at Mason City, IA. Postmaster: send address changes to The Chamber, 9 North Federal Avenue, Mason City, IA 50401-3250. Upcoming Events Friday MARK YOUR CALENDAR Band Festival Committee | 12:15-1PM May 1 Band Festival Room | Commerce Center | 9 N Federal Thursday Business After Hours | 4:30-6:30PM May 7 Mason City Country Club | 3331 19th St SW Friday Band Festival Committee | 12:15-1PM May 15 Event Room | Commerce Center | 9 N Federal Wednesday Chamber Board Meeting | 7-8AM May 20 Board Room| Commerce Center | 9 N Federal Thursday Blue Zones Project Worksite Committee | 12-1PM May 21 Board Room | Commerce Center | 9 N Federal NIBF Kickoff & Business After Hours | 4:30-6:30PM Southbridge Mall | 100 S Federal Thursday - Monday May 21-25 NORTH IOWA BAND FESTIVAL Downtown Mason City Visit www.nibandfest.com for a detailed schedule of events! Ribbon Cutting | 3:30-4PM Thursday May 28 1ST Insurance | 20 E State Street EVERY Tuesday | Coffee at the Chamber | 7:30-8:30AM Board Room | NIRCC | 9 N Federal June 2 Ribbon Cutting - Hunan Asian Grill June 4 Business After Hours - Overhead Door Company of Mason City June 22 Phone 641.423.5724 Chamber Golf Outing www.masoncityia.com [email protected]
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