July 2014

The Spearfish Area Chamber of Commerce serves its members as the leading voice of business by providing advocacy, leadership and resources.

We have the tickets for both drawings in house!

Be sure to get yours today! ERCE

The day the Biker Bash tickets arrived

at the Chamber office, Glen Lester of Great Western Tire purchased his - the first ticket sale for 2014. Thank you for your continued support, Glen!

July Gone Fishin’ Mixer Quik Signs and Lucky’s 13 Pub Gone Fishin’ Mixer A A PUBLICATION OF THE SPEARFISH CHAMBER OF AREA COMM Thursday, July 31st 5:00-7:00 PM

@ Quik Signs, Exit 14, 2925 E. Colorado Blvd.

“The richest people in the world look for and build networks, everyone else looks for work.”

Robert Kiyosaki www.SpearfishChamber.org

Welcome these NEW Chamber Renewing Business Members cont. Business Members Hills Materials Co. Psychology Hills Products Group Sara Schilplin Holiday Inn Hotel & Spearfish Convention Center 115 N. 7th St. Ste. 6, Spearfish, SD 57783 Independent Order of Odd Fellows 605.645.0100 ~ www.blackhillspsychology.com Interstate Engineering, Inc. Jorgensen Realty HomeSource Furniture & Floors Junek's Service, Inc. Tim Baldwin 709 12th St., Spearfish, SD 57783 Ken's Trailer Court 605.642.3822 Ketel Thorstenson, LLP KFC/Long John Silvers Reptile Gardens Lawrence County Housing & Redevelopment John Brockelsby Lucky's 13 Pub 8955 US Hwy 16., Rapid City, SD 57709 Lueders Food Center 605.342.5873 ~ www.reptilegardens.com McDonald's Xybolt Minitman Too Cody Reynolds Area Assn. of Realtors 1140 N. Main Street, Ste. 4, Spearfish, SD 57783 New Life Carpet & Furniture Cleaning 605.644.7960 ~ www.xybolt.com North Avenue Pet Store Renewing Business Members Northern Hills Cinema ‘Investing in the Business Community’ Northern Hills Training Center All Star Travelers Inn Our Savior's Lutheran Church American Family Insurance, Robert P. Burnett Agency Pioneer Bank & Trust AmericInn Lodge & Suites RE/MAX in the Hills - Donahue Bay Leaf Cafe Rent-A-Chef Catering Behavior Management Systems, Inc. Sacrison Paving Black Hills Power Sales Success Systems BlackHillsVacationCabins.com Shaw Fire & Safety, LLC Brady Pluimer, P.C. Sierra Design, Inc. Burger King Snowflake Metalworks Common Cents #122 Department of Labor and Regulation-Spearfish Countryside Church Country Club Memorial Spearfish Electric & Heating Crosswait Dental Practice, PC Spearfish Eye Care Center Crow Peak Brewing Company Spearfish Forest Products D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives Spearfish Gymnastics Adademy Dakota Business Center Spearfish Laundry & Dry Cleaning Dakota V-Twin Spearfish Lions Club Digital Designs Spearfish Regional Hospital Edgewood Vista Senior Living, LLC Spearfish Senior Citizens Center Executive Lodging of the Black Hills Spirit of the Hills Wildlife Sanctuary Exit 14 Phillips 66/Speedy Mart Liquor Stronghold Counseling First Western Insurance Spearfish Sturgis Rally Rentals Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. Subway Flat Earth Art & Sign Co. Taco John's Great Western Bank Terry Components Great Western Tire, Inc. WOW! Business Highmark Federal Credit Union Member Only Marketing Opportunities

New Resident Packets Insert a gift for new residents to our community in the Chamber Welcome to the Neighborhood gift bags. Drop your items off at any time at the Chamber office.

Gold Card Program The Gold Card Program is a great way to give incentives to over 6,000 employees of chamber member businesses and encourage local shopping, specifically with members.

New Member Rewards Want to reach out to new chamber member businesses? This is your opportunity to offer a discount Melissa Barth, IOM on products or services to help them succeed. Chamber Executive Director Email Blasts to the Chamber Contacts Reach 1,500 local and regional consumers. Cost is $125 plus tax per blast, based on first-come, What is first-served scheduling. Workforce Development? ‘Fish Wrapper’ Newsletter Inserts Reach 700 business and community leaders through the monthly “Fish Wrapper.” Inserts are limited In a nut shell, work- to six per month. Call ahead to reserve. You provide the copies; we provide the labor and postage. force development Cost is $175 plus tax for business members or $100 plus tax for non-profit members. is about grooming Membership Labels our future and cur- Purchase pre-made labels of the Spearfish Chamber membership listing. Cost is $60 per set. rent employees into the workforce Bulk Mail Permit Usage needed for our com- Ask how you can utilize the Chamber’s Bulk Mail Permit to do a mass mailing! Cost is $25 per munity and region. usage, plus postage.

Join the Chamber in Chamber Facebook Page exploring how we Have the chamber staff post your events and specials on the Chamber Facebook page free of can help direct charge and reach our 1,539 followers! these initiatives! Chamber Website Event Calendar Contact me if you Email your event information to have it loaded onto our website! All free events will automatically be are interested in listed on the weekly Chamber Fish Bytes Email. joining our first Gone Fishin’ Chamber Business After Hours meeting Perfect opportunity to get your business name published and new customers through your doors. Sept. 2, 2014 Call today to guarantee your date. OPEN 2015 DATES: Oct. 29 & Nov. 19 at Noon at the ** New to 2015: Group mixer for small businesses and non-profit organizations March 26, Chamber. 2015! Contact Melissa for more information.

Go to www.spearfishchamber.org/members-only for updates on discounts offered! No login needed - simply click on the picture of the card. Please be prepared to show your Gold Card to redeem your discount.

July 2014 Chamber Events Renewing Associate Members ‘Investing in the Community’ 1st Young Professionals Meeting @ 4:45 PM @ Level Design Lounge James & Margaret Allison Dale Schaffer & Bonnie Carr 10th Ambassadors Greet New Members Noon @ the Chamber Madaline Custis Chris & Marty Davis 15th Chamber Board of Directors Meeting Noon @ the Chamber Dale & Janene Donat Mary Ellen Lantis 31st Gone Fishin’ Mixer from 5:00-7:00 PM @ Quik Signs with Lucky’s 13 Pub Mike & Liz Manning Ray & Ann Spellman July 2014 Bryan Walker SEDC Executive Di rector

Ah Summer is finally here...or so we hope! A time of Center; a new retail complex located at the intersection of year when things begin to stir with activity. Gardens, tour- Colorado Blvd. and Maitland Road; a new 12,000 SF train- ists, cement trucks, and yes, mosquitoes. Summer is an ing facility for the Spearfish Gymnastics Academy; and event that many of us long for in the short days of January, new shop/office space for Peterson Excavation. Together, in anticipation of blooming flowers, late night sunsets and these projects represent nearly $11 million of new invest- family barbeques. Just as mother nature comes out of hi- ment within the community and have greatly contributed to bernation and breathes new life into our landscapes, so the record level of construction activities which Spearfish does a large segment of our economy. has experienced thus far in 2014. In one short drive around Spearfish or throughout the Historically, the construction trades have always Black Hills, one can see a flurry of activity by multi-colored played a major role in supporting our local economy. An objects, buzzing and scurrying around the area, mostly active construction industry means good paying jobs for yellow and black in color. No, not bees, but like colored our young people, added tax base, and a physiological construction equipment such as backhoes, graders, and boost from something new and exciting happening in our pay loaders. These oversize bees, of the large scale vari- community. ety, are busily building our “hives” of the future. Several Yes, the road to prosperity is always under construc- commercial construction projects are ongoing in the area, tion and we all thrive when the “bees” are busy building with several others to commence in the very near future. our future “hives”. Projects such as the Spearfish Hospital expansion and the new BHSU Alumni Center are racing toward their com- pletion. As the exterior construction moves forward, interior construction and finishing work will be commencing in the upcoming weeks and months. The state’s economy continues to grow at a faster The construction of the new Creekside Apartment de- rate than the national economy, according to the most velopment, which started in March, is also moving full- recent gross domestic product (GDP) figures released by speed ahead. Located north of Creekside Elementary, the the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. 60-unit apartment complex will feature one, two and three South Dakota’s GDP grew 6.8% from 2012 to 2013 bedroom dwellings and is tentatively scheduled to be com- compared to a 3.7% growth nationally. This increase was pleted by the Fall of 2014. fourth highest in the nation, trailing only North Dakota, Other commercial projects currently under construction and Idaho. Leading business sectors included; include the new addition to the Northern Hills Training agriculture, banking and healthcare services. Spearfish Economic Indicators

Building Permits May 2014 May 2013 Year-to-Date 2014 Year-to-Date 2013 New Housing Units 8 7 33 39 Dollar Amount $1,788,000 $1,109,500 $6,845,900 $7,084,623 New/Addition Commercial 2 2 7 5 Dollar Amount $802,000 $1,675,000 $10,912,500 $3,732,844 Total Permits 62 44 200 158 Total Dollars $6,074,241 $3,493,815 $24,390,161 $12,800,516 Sales Taxes Collected 2nd Penny Sales Tax $239,518 $182,264 $1,277,547 $1,183,089 Hospitality Tax $35,618 $34,044 $188,101 $176,907 Spearfish Work Force (MiSA) Total Work Force 13,210 13,025 N/A N/A Total Employed 12,635 12,520 N/A N/A Total Unemployed 575 505 N/A N/A Unemployment Rate 4.4% 3.9% N/A N/A Chamber Ambassador’s June Member Visits Congratulations

A Special Congratulations to President Kay Schallenkamp

President Schallenkamp announced her retirement in October of 2013 following a 40-year career in public higher education. That day came to fruition the end of June. We are honored and blessed that her and Ken will continue to be Spearfish residents!

The honorary degree, Doctor of Public Service, was presented to Schallenkamp in June of 2014 in recognition of extraordi- The Mason Dixon nary service and leadership to the South Rick Radliff Dakota system of public higher education.

447 Main St., Spearfish, SD 57783 President Kay Schallenkamp was also recently named Small 605.717.3496 Business Administration Champion of the Year by the SD Small Business Administration District office!

 Congratulations to Flat Earth Art & Sign Company for celebrating 20 years of business in Spearfish!

 Congratulations to Black Hills Pioneer for celebrating your 138th Year. Telling the story of the Black Hills since 1876!

 Congratulations to Sierra Design Signs for celebrating their 18 year anniversary!

Triple 7 Casino  Dr. Rod Custer, Black Hills State University Provost Tim Goodwin 923 E. Colorado Blvd., Spearfish, SD 57783 and Vice President of Academic Affairs, was recently 605.717.0777 awarded the University of Missouri-Columbia (Mizzou) College of Education’s Citation of Merit for Outstanding Achievement and Meritorious Service award!

 Jeremy Campos has joined Elkhorn Ridge Golf Club as the new Head Golf Professional!

 Ron Waldner of Snowflake Metalworks of White- wood was named Manufacturer of the Year by Black Hills Community Economic Development, Inc.!

 Cindy Turner with the Southern Hills Economic Develop- ment Corporation was named Volunteer of the Year by Black Hills Community Economic Development Inc.!

 Lucky’s 13 Pub received the Certificate of Excel- lence award from Trip Advisor!

Help-U-Rent of the Black Hills  Madison Jilek daughter of Ray & Laura Jilek of Eagle Jennie Sneesby Aviation, is the recipient for the Real Estate Center of 1041 N. Main St., Spearfish, SD 57783 Spearfish’s $1,000 Scholastic Scholarship for 2014! www.help-u-rent.net 605.722.7368  Congratulations to Ryan Wordeman for his recent ap- pointment to the South Dakota Real Estate Commission! This A huge thank you goes honor was appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard himself. out to our volunteer Barb Ryan will continue to service his clients as a full time Owner/ Soliday , along with Broker Associate at the Real Estate Center of Spearfish ! Merles Landscaping  Jessica Jones had Top Sales for Prudential Kahler & Lawn Service yard Realtors for the month of May! care donation, for making the Chamber Lawn so  Sue Cramer of the Real Estate Center of Spearfish Beautiful every summer! is the top producer for the month of May!

For Information on joining the Chamber Ambassadors, contact Member Services Coordinator Danielle Alden at 605.642.2626. www.SpearfishChamber.org Spearfish Area Chamber of Commerce PRESORTED 605-642-2626 STANDARD 106 W. Kansas US POSTAGE PAID Spearfish, SD 57783 PERMIT #56 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED SPEARFISH, SD 57783-0550

2014 Board of Directors & Staff

Dee Sleep , President Chicken Creek Communications Ex-Officio Officers

Dan O’Shea, Vice-President Pioneer Bank & Trust Mistie Caldwell , Visit Spearfish

Sharon Hoggatt , Treasurer Sharon E. Hoggatt, CPA, PC Joe Neeb , City of Spearfish Dr. Lois Flagstad , Past President Black Hills State University The Spearfish Bryan Walker , SEDC Area Chamber of Barbara Cline Prairie Hills Transit Commerce serves Staff Kelsie Darling Quik Signs its members as the Michelle Kane Black Hills PR leading voice of Melissa Barth, IOM Greg Krier Spearfish Holiday Inn & Convention Center business by Executive Director Marysia McDowall RE/MAX in the Hills providing Hannah Remington Dr. Bob McIntosh Health Source Chiropractic of Spearfish advocacy, Finance & Event Director Tom Shaffer Spearfish Forest Products leadership and Danielle Alden resources. Dylan Wilde Wilde & Hunt Law Member Services Coordinator