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Business Update the Chamber News Official Publication of The Chamber Grand Forks/East Grand Forks December 2018 Business Update THE Chamber News Business After Hours Ambassador Meeting cewww.gochamber.org Committee Corner Business Brief New Members Membership Renewals Brown Bag We are proud to be a Global Hawk Base and a Global Hawk Community 2018 State of SAVE the Base THE DATE Col. Benjamin Spencer, Wing Commander at Annual Dinner the Grand Forks Air Force Base January 24, 2019 1 Executive Committee Chair: Ron Galstad Chamber Galstad, Jensen, McCann PA Chair-Elect: Josh Brown Thompson-Schaefer Insurance News Past Chair: Matt Walkowiak You Won’t Want to Miss This Years Annual Meeting & Dinner Ground Round Tony Telken- Lithia Ford Lincoln Paula Anderson - Sterling Carpet One Dave Zavoral - RJ Zavoral & Son’s, Inc. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Barry Wilfahrt - The Chamber GF/EGF Thomas Swoyer will be the speaker at the Board of Directors Chamber’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, January Jeff Barta - Achieve Therapy & Fitness Tom DiLorenzo - UND 24, 2019 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, ND. Shanna Field - Wintrust Mortgage Thomas Swoyer Jr. is the president of Grand Sky Rachel Gornowicz - Countrywide Sanitation Development Company LLC. Pete Haga - City of Grand Forks Josh Grinde - Right Choice Electric Brian Huschle - NCTC Tom will talk about UAS past, present and future Curt Kreun - District 42 ND Senator opportunities. He will provide and update on the Keith Lund - Grand Forks Region EDC Grand Sky Development. He will also talk about some of the “firsts” Tom Rosendahl - Dakota Supply Group in UAS our community can be proud of. Lisa Swanson - Hugo’s Scott Telle - Ad Monkeys Laurie Tweten - Coldwell Banker Watch for registration information coming soon. Guy Useldinger - Southern Estates, Inc. Call The Chamber GF/EGF for more details at 772-7271! Justin Valinski - Columbia Mall Jill Wilson - Altru 2018 State of the Base Sr. Military Advisory to the Board Col. Benjamin Spencer - GFAFB A record crowd of 275 people attended the 10th Annual State of the Base. Base Commander Benjamin Spencer and Chief Brian Thomas both briefed the group on the current missions, recent base awards Staff and new things happening at GFAFB. The move from Air Mobility Barry Wilfahrt Command to Air Combat Command will bring new opportunities President/CEO [email protected] in 2019 for GFAFB. Both also talked about the strong connection between the community and the Base. Kimberly Strom Vice President of Operations [email protected] A special thank you to the following sponsors: Emberly Lietz Altru Bank of ND Membership Director Bremer Bank Dale Carnegie Training of ND & MN [email protected] City of Grand Forks Gate City Bank Tina Neil CPS Grand Forks Housing Authority Communications Director Grand Forks County Grand Forks Region EDC [email protected] Grand Sky ICS Dee Decimus Lithia Ford Lincoln J&G Landscaping Adminstrative Assistant Northland Community & Technical Lunseth [email protected] College Nodak Electric Northrop Grumman Northdale Oil Strata Corp True North Equipment UND Veterans Business Outreach Center AE2S Wells Fargo Alerus Xcel Energy 2 Gjovig and Delmore to Help Promote Team Grand Forks Agenda Bruce Gjovig and Lois Delmore have stepped up and will be representing the Chamber this upcom- ing Legislative Session on Team Grand Forks issues. Representative Delmore will be completing her 24th year in the ND House of Representatives. Last Ses- sion Lois was on the Appropriations Committee. Joining Lois is Bruce Gjovig, entrepreneur coach and recently retired Director of the Center For Innova- Bruce Gjovig Lois Delmore tion for UND. The two will be working primarily on the Team Grand Forks Agenda and are do- ing this on a voluntary basis. The Chamber and all of Team Grand Forks is excited about having two individuals with such respect and board connections working on the community legislative agenda with our great team of Grand Forks area Legis- lators.Military Affairs Committe (MAC) Visits Cavalier, ND Air Base Legislative Priorities for Grand Forks Set The Team Grand Forks Committee has been meeting for months preparing a list of priorities for the upcoming ND Legislative session. The following is the list of priorities: i. Infrastructure Funding Package ii. Grand Sky Infrastructure Request iii. UNDs 1. UND Research Funding 2. Deferred Maintenance Funding 3. UND/NDSU Funding Flexibility/Autonomy iv. Military Spouse License Reciprocity v. Base Retention Funding This list is always fluid during the session to adapt to changes in budget and pri- orities as they evolve. This is the 5th legislative session for Team Grand Forks which is a combined effort of the Chamber, Economic Development Corporation, City of Grand Forks, Grand Forks County and UND. Several meetings are on the horizon with local legislators in early December to discuss strategy. The Chamber will discuss the MN and ND Chamber’s legislative agendas at the December Board meeting. In the past, the Chamber has supported both agen- das as our business agenda during the session. The Chamber also supports the Greater MN Cities agenda for border cities legislation and the Greater MN priorities like workforce housing. Disney Institude to Return to Grand Forks April 16th The Chamber is bringing in the very popular Disney Institute this spring. Disney Institute uses business insights and time-tested examples from Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide to provide relevant illustrations and engaging stories that help you develop the customer experience culture you are capable of delivering. Plan to attend the day long training now and watch your email for further details and registration information as it becomes available in January. 3 BRIC Members meet with Air Force leaders Community members visited ACC Headquarters to meet with AirForce Leaders last week at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia and 25th Air- Force Leaders at Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio Texas. GFAFB is part of Air Combat Command led by General Holmes and part of the 25th Air Force Headquartered led by Major General Mary O’Brien in Texas. The BRIC has as a priority to visit both commands annually to build on relationship ships and talk about the current missions, future mis- Pictured above are BRIC Members: Keith Lund, EDC; Bill Lee, Lee sion opportunities and about how Consulting LLC; General James Holmes, ACC Commander; Barry the greater Grand Forks Communi- Wilfahrt, The Chamber, Michael Brown, Mayor of GF; Todd Feland, GF City Administrator; Thomas Ford, GF County Administrator; ty is working to enhance the qual- Bruce Gjovig, GFAFB Civic Leader. ity of life of the airmen serving our nation at Grand Forks. Eggstravaganza2018 A delicious breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausage, hashbrowns, pancakes, juice and coffee was served by the Chamber Board of Directors, Committee Chairs and past & present Chamber Leadership. 4 CONGRATULATIONS to the 2018 Chamber Leadership Class Graduates The 2018 Chamber Leadership Class graduated December 5, 2018. After 3 months of classes they have learned alot about themselves, our community and improved their leadership skills. They also have made new friends and contacts. Congratulations on completing the program. John Akers Theresa Allard Aubrey Barney Jarod Cappon Jill Chandler Kailee Dvorak Jared Erickson GFAFB Minnkota Power Coop Alerus Financial GFAFB Women’s Pregnancy Ctr. GF Public Health Black Gold Farms Tina Fetsch Brian Fiala Kelly Foley Laura Frisch Amber Hahn Joseph Hart Jimmie Kennedy Lux Communities Retrax Holdings, LLC Vaaler Insurance CVIC GF Senior Center Hugo’s Altru Health System Bethany Kurz Tobe Larson Jason Laumb Jackie Lien Chad Lorenson Diane Lundeen Megan Lysford UND EERC UND EERC UND EERC Hugo’s Lorenson Innovations UND TTaDA GF Public Library David Mackowick Josh Mason Meridith Naputi Tina Neil Jonathan Olson Brittany Renner Richard Schelberger Hugo’s UND EERC GFAFB The Chamber of City of Grand Forks City of Grand Forks GFAFB Commerce GF/EGF Gretchen Schmaltz Holland Slick Erica Sodeyama Andrew Sorbo Elizabeth Squires Paiea Suganuma Brandon Trontvet Nodak Electric Coop Alerus GF Public Library Minnkota Power Coop GFAFB GFAFB Minnkota Power Coop Bryant Warren Brandon Weltikol Jeff Westrem Carrie Wilson Tyson Zeltinger Derik Zimmel GFAFB Retrax Holdings, LLC Hugo’s Vaaler Insurance Bank of North Dakota GF Police Dept 5 OMMITTEE The Chamber meets and exceed the needs of our diverse business community and over 1080 Members through the work of our Standing Committees CChamber Agriculture Committee Co-Chairs: Carah Hart, Red River Farm Network and Brandon Heider, Frandsen Bank O The 2018 Farmers’ Appreciation event on November 15th was a delightful success. The Chamber AG Agribusiness Committee hosted over 300 guests for a FREE “Farmers Night Out.” The night began with a warm welcome from Carah Hart, the Chamber Agribusiness Committee Chair, that was followed by a personal speech by Ag Commissioner Doug Gohring. After a delicious meal, the crowd was entertained with the Fun Piano Show. This dueling piano show played fun favorites with an interractive R program. There was an assortment of prizes distributed to chosen guests throughout the evening. Thanks again to our area producers for stopping by and enjoying a night on us. We look forward to hosting this event for many N years to come. Thank You Sponsors • ND Mill & Elevator E • AgCountry Farm Credit Services • Alerus • BNSF Railway Company A special thank you • Bremer Bank to Doug Goehring, • Altru Hospital North Dakota Ag • American Crystal Sugar Commission, for R • Brady, Martz & Associates, P.C. speaking at our event. • AgriData,Inc • Grand Forks County Soil Conservation District • Nodak Electric Cooperative • True North Equipment • Farmers National Company • Frandsen Bank & Trust (EGF) • Red River Farm Network • Choice Financial - S. Washington • Zimney Foster P.C. • American Federal Bank- EGF • US Bank • Forks Freightliner • Bergstrom Electric, Inc. • RML Trading, LLC • CF Industries Enterprises, Inc. • University of MN Crookston • Lithia - Ford, Dodge, Toyota • AE2S Construction / AE2S EIM 6 SILENT AUCTION NOTICE Tis The Season! Tis the season of giving and silent auctions! The Chamber has one of its own on January 24th.
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