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NEW HILTON HOTEL . DOWNTOWN ROCHESTER WWW.ROCHESTERMNCHAMBER.COM 2018-2019 Chamber Board MISSION The Chamber promotes business success which Calendar of Events OFFICERS supports a thriving community. March 11 Chair of the Board Greg House House Chevrolet Co. VISION DAY AT THE CAPITOL 125 Live Aaron Benike Location Chair Elect Rochester-area businesses are empowered to 125 Elton Hills Dr NW Benike Construction succeed in a diverse and collaborative climate. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Treasurer Mike Busch Time Paramark Corp. VALUES Secretary Emily Benner Sponsors Mayo Clinic, City of Rochester, Rochester Airport Company, Bolton & Menk, Southern Minnesota Municipal Preventice As a service organization, the Chamber is committed Power Agency, Rochester Community & Technical College, Winona State University - Rochester Chamber President Kathleen Harrington to conducting our work in accordance with the following values: March 15 March 21 Collaboration | Diversity |Innovation Integrity | Proactivity WOMEN’S ROUND TABLE MEMBER ORIENTATION MEMBERS Location Jaguar Communications Video Location 125 Live Audrey Betcher Individual Membership Conference Center 125 Elton Hills Dr NW 220 South Broadway, Suite 100 Charlie Brannon Charlie’s Eatery & Pub 8:00 - 9:00 am 7:30 - 9:00 am Time Jonathan Buck Five West/Loop Time Sponsors Mayo Clinic, Preventice Solutions, Think Bank Sponsors 125 Live, Sam’s Club Dr. Lori Carrell University of Minnesota Rochester March 21 March 29 John Eckerman Individual Membership

Jessica Eidem IBM Kathleen Matt Sam Harrington Bissonette Gill BUSINESS AFTER HOURS AM ESPRESSO Haley Comfort Systems Rochester Family YMCA Cathy Fraser Mayo Clinic WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Location Location PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT MANAGER 4320 US 52 N 709 1st Ave Greg Griffiths Dunlap & Seeger, P.A. 507-288-1122 507-424-5683 507-424-5687 7:30 - 9:00 am Time 5:00 - 7:00 pm Time Lizzy Haywood* People’s Food Cooperative YMCA, Green Prairie Rehabilitation and Sponsors Haley Comfort Systems Sponsors Kevin Higgins Olmsted Medical Center Assisted Living

James Kelly* Construction Partnership Inc. April 5 April 12 Samuel Kwainoe Farmers Insurance

Sarah Miller White Space, Inc. SHOP LOCAL FIRST ANNUAL MEMBER CELEBRATION 125 Live Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area Matt Morehead Carlson Capital Management Location Location Kyle Sara Cheryl 125 Elton Hills Dr NW 10 E Center Street Hoffman Johnson Krage MIchael Muñoz Rochester Public Schools 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Beginning at 6:00 pm MEMBER SERVICES RECEPTIONIST BUSINESS MANAGER Time Time Ryan Nolander Rochester Area Economic ASSISTANT Spectrum Reach Wells Fargo, Olmsted Medical Center, Development, Inc. 507-288-1122 507-424-5699 Sponsors Sponsors Rochester International Airport, Mayo Clinic Nate Nordstrom BrandHoot Joselyn Raymundo Rochester Home Infusion A special Thank You to this month’s John Reed* Rochester Airport Co.

Myron Salz * Centerstone Plaza Hotel COMMUNITY BUILDERS Soldiers Field Rolf Thompson National Eagle Center Nick Mike Tim Therese White Think Mutual Bank Rethemeier Schnell Shea MEMBER SERVICES GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR OF SALES *Denotes at large members of the Executive Committee COORDINATOR AFFAIRS MANAGER AND DEVELOPMENT 507-424-5670 507-424-5666 507-424-5663 Chamber Advantage USPS 446-900 is published monthly by the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce at 220 S Broadway Ste 100 | Rochester, MN 55904 | Phone: 507-288-1122 Issue #2 Volume #11 Periodical Postage paid at Rochester, Minnesota | Annual Subscription: $20 (free to Chamber members) | Greg House, Chair of the Board | Editor Kathleen Harrington 2 Printed by Johnson Printing | Postmaster: Send address changes to: Chamber Advantage, 220 S Broadway Ste 100, Rochester, MN 55904 or email: [email protected] 3 NON-PROFIT IN FOCUS PUBLIC AFFAIRS 2019 Eggs & Issues Forum 125 LIVE is a state-of-the-artL 60,000 square foot fitness 125 ive Local Government Focus – January and community center open to those 18 and older. We offer countless amenities, expansive programming and resources for healthful living. Our membership base continues to steadily grow month over month with over 2,500 as of February, 2019.

Workplace Wellness We work with businesses and organizations throughout the area to create workplace wellness programs that best fit their teams. Our positive approach to improving the health and wellbeing of your Councilmen Patrick Keane and Shaun Palmer. organization is our specialty. Whether it be one of the nearly 90 weekly fitness classes, our warm water pool or a personalized orientation, we have you and your team covered.

Reserve Your Space Our gorgeous facility is not only forefront in creating a healthier Southeastern Minnesota, it is also the perfect space in which you can host your next meeting, Betsy Singer from ABC 6 News moderated the 2019 Inaugural Eggs & Issues workshop or celebration. We offer multiple rooms equipped with wifi, conference call phones, which was focused on local issues. Panel featured City Council members projection, podiums, bluetooth and Hearing Loop technologies. Patrick Keane (1st Ward) and Shaun C. Palmer (5th Ward.)

Community Building Grab a cup of coffee before joining friends for late morning card games, playing an instrument in a weekly acoustic jam session, shooting pool in the billiards room, reading in our library, BuildingSeven months into their program, a theSustainable 2018-19 cohort of Leadership Greater Community Rochester gathered at Saint Mary’s University learning how to use the latest technology in our computer lab or sparking your creativity in our Cascade Meadows Wetlands and Environmental Learning Center for its Building a Sustainable Community Session. pottery or art studios. This day helped participants better understand the various facets of sustainable community design, helped illuminate Contact the 125 LIVE team to reserve you space, arrange a tour or to discuss membership the history of Rochester’s sustainable practices, and provided practical strategies to help leaders understand how to discounts and fitness training programs via email [email protected] or at (507) 287-1404. preserve their own awareness and sustainability. THIS MONTH’S NON-PROFIT IN FOCUS SPONSOR IS: SESSION VOLUNTEERS

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Shop Local First Series Valuable Assistance for Starting or Growing a Small Business SCORE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides free business mentoring services to prospective and established small business owners in the United States. More than 10,000 volunteers provide these services, with all volunteers being active and retired business executives and entrepreneurs. In addition to mentoring, SCORE also offers free and low-cost educational workshops each year, both online and in-person. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

SCORE's website (www.score.org) houses hundreds of free online resources for entrepreneurs, including webinars, communication including how it can virtual conferences, downloadable tools and templates, and a daily blog. OpportunitiesSmall toBusiness Increase Your Personal Services or Organizational Effectiveness create mixed messages. SCORE's weekly webinars cover a range of how-to topics for small business success, such as online marketing, Microsoft Word Training and Business Management. Business Equitylogic: Location: Northrop Community Education Analyst sessions also offered. Join us Intercultural Dynamics & budgeting, and business planning. Webinar registrants can watch the session live, or view a recording later. Upcoming for motivating keynotes, excellent Date/Time: March 6, 2019, 8:30 am - 11:30 Workplace Climate; SCORE webinar titles can be found at www.score.org/live-webinars, while past webinar recordings are housed at am breakout sessions Reframing Accommodations and networking. www.score.org/recorded-webinars. Cost: $109 ($99 for Chamber members) Location: Woodlake Center Details: This Office Professional Microsoft Excel Training Level 2 Date/Time: March 19, 2019, 8:00 am - There are 2 upcoming local workshops in Rochester. See Below. If you are a Chamber member, use the code Academy (OPA) technology session Location: CTC Heintz Center, Room HA110 10:00 am will focus specifically on how to create Date/Time: March 12, 2019, 8:30 am - Cost: $40 CHAMBER 2019 and you will not be charged. brochures and newsletters in Microsoft 12:30 pm Details: This session builds on the basic If you would like help, free of charge for your small business or a business you’ve been dreaming of starting, go to Word. Participants must have a basic Cost: $99 concepts of culture introduced in the knowledge and understanding of Word. Details: Increase your Excel productivity previous session and further examines https://www.score.org/ and request a local Mentor. with this course! You will discover how cultural competency. More specifically, Business Expert Series: to work with multiple worksheets as well participants will explore the role of world Passion in the Work Place Agile Project Management & as large worksheets and data sets. The view in interactions with others. This Location: Merchants Bank - 3586 55th Street NW Entrepreneurship course will also cover templates and session provides opportunities for self- Location: Collider 424 worksheet protections along with linking assessment and experiential learning, Date: April 2, 2019 Date/Time: March 7, 2019, 5:30 pm - 6:30 formulas and hyperlinks. as well as a learning piece on reframing Time: 10:45 am - 12:00pm pm accommodations for differently abled What You Will Learn: How to help your company or organization reach peak success by Cost: Free Non-Verbal Communication individuals in the workplace. Details: Not your typical project Location: Southeast Service Cooperative infusing it with passion utilizing questions such as: management Date/Time: March 12, 2019, 8:30 am - Communication • How do I identify the unique talents, skills and interests within my company? discussion. Eric will discuss the key project 11:30 am & Conflict Management management Cost: $109 ($99 for Chamber members) Location: Rochester Area Foundation • How does this provide a unique value to my customers and the world? Details: This session is offered as part concepts that entrepreneurs should think Date/Time: March 21, 2019, 1:00 pm - 4:00 • How do I create a culture for success? about as they build their businesses. of SSC’s Office Professionals Academy pm (OPA). We read what people write. Cost: $45 ($35 for Chamber members) 2019 Project Conference: We hear what people say. But what Details: Conflict can be an opportunity for Leveraging Technology to Market Your Business Be a Champion of Change about what people don’t write or say? growth or the cause of chronic discord in While written and oral communication Location: Merchants Bank - 3586 55th Street NW Location: Mayo Civic Center your workplace. If you are uncomfortable is so important, much of our message Date/Time: March 8, 2019, 7:30 am - 4 pm with conflict, you are not alone. In this Date: May 7, 2019 is conveyed by what we do: our facial workshop, you will come to understand Cost: $185 Time: 10:45 am - 12:00pm expressions, tone of voice, and body Details: The 2019 Project Conference: your own conflict resolution styles language. In other words, our non-verbal What You Will Learn: Digital Marketing such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Be a Champion of Change will focus including their benefits and drawbacks. communication. In this session, we’ll onn three tracks: Leadership, Technical You will learn concrete skills that will allow Pinterest, YouTube, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and explore the impact of non-verbal Project Management Skills, and Strategic you to successfully manage conflict in your workplace. Event/Email marketing. 6 7 UPDATE FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT UPDATE FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT Olmsted County Planning Department The Olmsted County Planning Department provides essential functions related to land use planning and environmental safety. Currently the department is in transition as the City of Rochester stands up its own Community Development Department. The Planning Department includes the following five divisions: Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Environmental Safety/ Inspections, Current Planning, Long-range Planning and Administration. Three of these areas will remain unchanged in the new model:

Ben Griffith, Planning • GIS will continue to maintain data and geographic information for many functions across the Department Director county, such as the census preparation and support for property records and licensing.

• Environmental Safety/Inspections will continue to provide inspection and permitting services to areas outside of the City of Rochester, and for wells and septic systems within the City.

• Current Planning will continue to provide land development project review for areas outside of the City of Rochester. All of the work performed for the City of Rochester will be assumed by the City staff as of July 1, 2019.

• Long-Range Planning will continue to serve its functions, including staffing the Rochester Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG) and completing the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan and the County Land Use Plan update. The City of Rochester chose to continue to use the County’s Planning Department for long-range planning in the future.

• Administration will continue to support the department as well as County and Township boards and commissions served by the Planning Department.

Over time, we expect to reduce the number of staff in the Planning Department by about six FTEs through attrition, but this process has also allowed us to consider some new opportunities. For example, we envision using the skills of some existing staff to further develop and provide conceptual design for facilities and parks.

The County is committed to a strong partnership with the new City Community Development Department. The County is also committed to continuous improvement and excellent service to our other stakeholders. We look forward to this new phase and continued leadership by the Olmsted County Planning Department.

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Learn more by visiting our website. this new role, Petrich is responsible for leading the credit analyst Relations and Economic Development for and satisfaction. and business processor teams. Petrich joined Think in 2016 as credit SE Minnesota. He brings over a decade analyst and has more than 6 years of experience in of community relations and development business banking. experience to the National Eagle Center during a period of major expansion and development. Home Federal Karl Speak is a global brand management www.justcallhome.com expert and founder of Brand Tool Box. His work Home Federal is proud to welcome another with leadership teams to develop and improve local banker to their team! Kyle Benish joins us as brand management competency has included Cargill, St. Jude Commercial Loan Officer at the Home Federal - Medical and Target Corporation. Civic Center location. With 9 years of experience Counselor Realty of Rochester (Bremer Bank & Deere Financial), Kyle is a great addition to the Business Banking team and he looks forward to utilizing Home counselorrealtyofrochester.com Federal’s wide range of commercial offerings to help business Please welcome Brandon Kester! He is joining owners in the Rochester area exceed their financial goals. Counselor Realty of Rochester as an experienced agent on both sides of the real estate transaction: buying and selling. We are pleased to have him join our CRR Family. 12 13 NEWSREELS MEMBERSHIP

Post Bulletin (PB) ABC 6 News Sterling State Bank Leashes and Leads www.postbulletin.com www.kaaltv.com www.sterlingstatebank.com Logic of English RENEWING Madonna Living Community of Rochester Ken Henry joined the PB as Advertising Director Carissa Drake joined the ABC 6 News team Sterling State in Jan. 2019. He has a strong background in as the Marketing Outreach Specialist, Bank is pleased Meadow View Veterinary Clinic newspaper advertising sales, performance coordinating station initiatives to reflect ABC to announce that MEMBERS Microtel Inn & Suites and revenue attainment, plus a keen how-to 6 News’ mission and services to viewers. Christopher D. Nelson, Thank you for your Murphy Business mind for integrating print and digital sales. 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In her off hours she enjoys spending sports, travel, photography, and all things coffee. Catholic Community Foundation Rochester Business Law, LLC time on the Mississippi boating with friends. She also loves golfing (“Foundation”) based in St. Paul, MN. Diversity Home Health Group, LLC Rochester Public Schools and is on a woman’s golf league Econo Lodge ABC 6 News In this role, Chris serves as the chief Rochester Tennis Connection fundraising officer and manager of Endres Window Cleaning www.kaaltv.com Ronald McDonald House Post Bulletin (PB) philanthropic services. The Foundation Etiquette Matters LLC Scheels www.postbulletin.com David Harbert is Chairman of the Minnesota manages approximately $350 million European Wax Center Rochester Seeds Of Wisdom Broadcaster’s Association (MBA) Board of in assets and is the 6th largest grant The PB is pleased to announce the promotion of Fareway Stores, Inc. Directors. David helps to lead the MBA strategy maker in the state of Minnesota. Mr. Service Pros Plumbing & Heating Jack Jefferson to Senior Digital Media Consultant Farmers Insurance - Jill Fasbender Agency keeping the focus on the mission, vision and long- Nelson was a practicing attorney and Sexton Public Affairs, LLC where he is now responsible for client service term sustainability of the organization to benefit its members, the shareholder with Dunlap & Seeger, Flaherty & Hood, P.A. excellence and providing integrated marketing Somalia Rebuild Organization industry and the communities served. P.A., where he specialized in the FoodSafetyGuy solutions to a national client base. 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Tech Doctors associate member companies that provide services to the state’s said Sterling State Bank President continued success of the PB. Goodin Company broadcasting industry. Justin McNeilus. “What makes Chris Texas Roadhouse a perfect fit for Sterling State Bank is Grand Rounds Brewing Company, LLC ABC 6 News Rochester Framing The Brittanys of Rochester, LLC his commitment to service. Whether Hampton Inn Rochester The Real Estate Directory www.kaaltv.com & Fine Art Printing volunteering with the Minnesota Health -N- Healing Thompson’s Garage Door and Openers After graduating from Florida Agricultural and www.rochesterframing.com Justice Foundation as an advocate for Hermitage Farm Center for Healing TLS Companies LLC. 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