July Chamber Link by Lee's Summit Chamber of Commerce

I invite all Lee’s Summit residents and our members, when looking for a product or service, to visit our website or app and select a Chamber member. ~Nancy Bruns, President

Recess for Sucess NuVal Program Member News Oktoberfest Email Archiving Sustainability Fair New Members Golf Recap July Calendar

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President’s Update

Chamber Lives Up to Tagline: Business in Motion 2011 has been a year of moving forward and keeping business in motion for the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce. This year the Chamber has launched a new website, Chamber Leads Groups, Chamber 101: Get Plugged In and a smartphone app. The Chamber staff is continually working to help member businesses, and Lee’s Summit as a whole, to thrive and prosper. On January 1, 2011, the new lschamber.com went live. The fresh, new, vibrant look allows for easy navigation and high visibility of Chamber members. Additional features of the site include a Chamber Events Calendar, Community Calendar of Events, membership information, health care directory, press room, general information about Lee’s Summit and much more. I invite all Lee’s Summit residents and our members, when looking for a product or service, to visit our website (or smartphone app) and select a Chamber member.

The Chamber is proud to offer two new programs to our members this year, Chamber 101: Get Plugged In and Chamber Leads Groups. Chamber 101 teaches our members (new and existing) how to get the most bang for their buck and how to put their business in motion by plugging into all the programs and services the Chamber has to offer. Our new Chamber Leads Groups serve as a credible and legitimate source to gain business leads and referrals. May 5, 2011, we held a party to launch our highly anticipated LS Chamber app. Our smartphone app is available as a free download for all iPhone and Android users. Other phones, such as Blackberry, can access the app by using the web address lschamber.mobi. Our app is not only useful for our members, but the community as a whole. For example, if you are looking for some weekend fun just click the app and

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LEE’S SUMMIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • 220 SE MAIN STREET, LEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64063 • 816.524.2424 • LSCHAMBER.COM

2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Lynn Hinkle, Chair Great Southern Bank Diane Forte, Chair-Elect Dean’s Trophies, Shirts & Awards Damond Boatwright, Treasurer Lee’s Summit Medical Center Mark Parrish, Chair Emeritis Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys VICE CHAIRS Melinda Hadley-deBoer, Membership Development The Culture Coaches Geoff Hill, Community Development Aircraft Electronics Association Carolyn McKnight, Economic Development University of Central Missouri BOARD MEMBERS John Beaudoin Lee’s Summit Journal Bill Baird Infinity Realty Michael Blau Farmers Insurance & Financial Services Carole Culbertson Culbertson Properties Management, LLC Vicky Cundiff Turf’s Up-Weed Man Julie Doane Missouri Central Credit Union Bob Glaser Summit Bank of Kansas City Rodney McBride John Knox Village Jane Monroe Gomer’s Fine Wine & Spirits Dr. Emmanuel Ngomsi All World Languages & Cultures Robert Pendland CE2L-Certified Energy/Environmental Labs Debbie Starke Eastland Community Foundation Joe Stasi Saint Luke’s East-Lee’s Summit Deborah Swank Kansas City Power & Light Jeffrey Williams Heritage Companies EX-OFFICIO Steve Arbo City of Lee’s Summit Carl Chinnery, Legal Counsel Chinnery, Evans & Nail, PC Dr. Fred Grogan MCC-Longview Dr. David McGehee R-7 School District Mayor Randy Rhoads City of Lee’s Summit CHAMBER STAFF Nancy Bruns, President Mark Dickey, Vice President Gina Seibel, Director of Communications Chrissy Symes, Director of Special Events Cathy Young, Director of Member Services Kathy LeChien, Administrative Assistant Nedra Hoover, Bookkeeper Marilyn Pemberton, Part-time Assistant

Start KC & IntelAchieve:

A Revolutionary Internet-Based Platform to Assist Business Owners in Achieving Success July 12, 2011 • 3:30–4:30 p.m. • John Knox Village, Manhattan Room Presenters: Seth Meinzen & Mark Brigman, StartKC Sponsor: Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies & Development, University of Central Missouri The problems of starting a business can be solved as easily as reciting the ABC’s. Taking a business to the next level can be just as simple. Within the StartKC web-based platform, every obstacle has a solution. Come find out how this new, exciting and very productive system will transform your business to be the best it can be. Who knew that the solutions to running a company could be as simple as A…B…C… Register for this free seminar online at lschamber.com under the Chamber Events tab.

Chamber Monthly Membership Luncheon • July 15, 2011 Nutrition Made Easy

Paradise Park, Inc. • 11:30 a.m. • 1021 NE Colbern Rd NuVal puts you one step closer to the NuYOU! We all know label-reading can be monotonous, let Michelle show you the easy way. Michelle Arasim-Diekmann is a registered Dietitian at Hy-Vee. Reservations can be made online at lschamber.com under the Chamber Events tab, or by calling 816.524.2424. Deadline to RSVP is July 13 at noon. Registration is required. Sponsor: Lee’s Summit Journal

President’s Update you can view a complete list of Lee’s Summit community events. We take pride in leading the Kansas City region with this new technology! Of course the Chamber continues to provide the services that our members have come to expect. Some examples include our educational programming, networking events, legislative representation/lobbying, annual trip to Jefferson City and much more. This is just a quick look at what the Chamber has been up to this year. To

from page 1 learn more about our many programs and events, visit lschamber.com or call 816.524.2424. I also welcome you to stop by our office at 220 SE Main Street. You can find us on facebook at facebook.com/lsummitchamber and on twitter at twitter.com/ lsummitchamber. The Chamber also has a YouTube channel and LinkedIn group. Nancy Bruns, CCE Lee’s Summit Chamber President

Members Making Waves Lee’s Summit Journal was Named Newspaper of the Year The Lee’s Summit Journal was named Newspaper of the Year Saturday at the annual Heart of America awards, an awards ceremony for regional media outlets hosted by the Kansas City Press Club, the local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

points during the individual award presentations, regardless of circulation or size.

The Newspaper of the Year designation was bestowed upon the Journal as the publication that earned the most

Journal Publisher John Beaudoin said he was exuberant for his newspaper team following the announcement.

The Journal took home 29 individual awards, including seven first place awards.

“This really is a culmination of more than a year of reorganization, a complete newspaper redesign and a re-focus on reporting the news in Lee’s Summit,” he said. “I could not be more proud of my team for capturing this honor. And more importantly, what we will continue to strive for in the coming months as Newspaper of the Year.”

Gary Walker Named 2011 Missouri Small Business Person of the Year Magic Touch Cleaning CEO Gary Walker has been selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the 2011 Missouri Small Business Person of the Year.

The award is selected annually by the Small Business Administration based on growth in sales or unit volume, increases in the number of employees, financial strength, product or service innovation, and evidence of significant contributions to the community. Walker received the award at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C., alongside fellow winners from all 50 states and U.S. Territories.

Walker co-founded Magic Touch Cleaning with his wife, Trish Walker, in 1992. Based in Lee’s Summit, Magic Touch Cleaning is a leading commercial cleaning company on the forefront of green cleaning products and techniques. The company cleans more than 170 area businesses.

Saint Luke’s East–Lee’s Summit announces $68 million expansion plans Saint Luke’s East-Lee’s Summit is embarking on a $68 million expansion to its hospital and campus to include 182,000 square feet of new construction and 58 new hospital beds (with shell space for 52 more). The expansion will include:

• Fifth floor: Shell space for future

Construction of “Building F” hospital (90,000 square feet): • First floor: Medical office space and the future home of Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute • Second floor: New space for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit • Third floor: Mechanical space • Fourth floor: New, dedicated Surgical Intensive Care Unit including 16 new beds equipped with the Saint Luke’s eICU

Surgical Services expansion: Additional operating room capacity (11,000 square feet).

clinical services

Emergency Department expansion: Ten beds (5,000 square feet) will be added to the Emergency Department, for a total of 28.

Construction of the hospital’s fifth floor: The fifth floor (55,000 square feet) will have the capacity to house 60 beds; 30 beds on the north side will be finished, leaving shell space for the remaining 30 Finishing the second floor of the

Diagnostic Center: The Diagnostic Center’s second floor and the medical office space in Building F will add 21,000 square feet Parking: Two additional surface lots and a two-story parking deck will be added, for a total of 300 new parking spaces The NICU and Emergency Department projects will be finished first, with an expected completion date of early 2012. The remaining projects are expected to be completed by mid2013. In addition, the hospital’s growth will add at least 125 jobs to the Lee’s Summit community.

Have news about you or your business that you would like to share? Send press releases and photos for consideration to gseibel@lschamber.com

RENEWALS

Metcalf Bank-291 Highway 26 Time Warner Cable 25 Twin Lakes Insurance Agency 24 Midwest Tire and Service, Inc. 23 Custard’s Last Stand 22 The Dodig Law Firm LLC 16 Attic Storage of Lee’s Summit 15 Langsford Funeral Home 15 Beacon Press 13 KC Metro Insurance Agency 13 Metcalf Bank-Woods Chapel 13 Home Builders Association 12 Blue Ridge Bank and Trust Co.-Chipman 9 Chartwell Realty-Ronda Marchant 8 DVA Enterprises, Inc. 8 Grass Pad, Inc. 8 Summit Collision Center, Inc. 8 Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC-Dennis Bacon 8 Aztec Signs and Designs 7 Brancato’s Party & Tent Rental 7 Hawthorn Bank-Lee’s Summit 7 Reece & Nichols Realtors-Vicki Cox 7 Cartridge World-Lee’s Summit 6 Metcalf Bank-Oldham 6 SERC Physical & Hand Therapy 6 Allied Global Services 4 Arvest Bank 4 Commerce Bank, N.A.-150 Highway 4 Sterling Deaerator Company 4 Lee’s Summit Subaru 4 American Waste Systems, Inc. 3 Maryanne Z. Anderson 3 B Positively Promoting U, inc. 3 Summit Art & IEAHA (Equine Art) 3 Waldo Pizza 3 WITEC, LLC-Whatever It Takes 3 Electrical Contractors Xtreme Family Fitness & Gymnastics 3 Camron L. Hoorfar, Attorney at Law 2 Casburn & Company CPAs 2 Creative Planning 2 Houlihan’s Lee’s Summit 2 Logic Financial, Inc. 2 Neighborhood Café 2 SureWest 2 Waddell & Reed-James & Stringberg 2 Coffeen Fricke & Associates, Inc. 1 Double C Industries, Inc. 1 Gail’s Harley-Davidson 1 Heartland Companies, Inc. 1 Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. 1 Next Door Pizza and Pub 1 Rumors Steakhouse 1 Summit Resources MO 1 The Spa at Aurora Highlands 1 Verity Valuation, LLC 1

Join fellow members on July 14 for a Chamber After Hours at the 3rd & Grand Professional Building, from 4:30–6 p.m. Assorted food and drinks will be available and great giveaways.

CPA, Alpha Mortgage and Alpha Title.

Our hosts for the evening include Infinity Realty, One Stop Handyman Shop, Brent Thompson

What is Chamber After Hours? CAH is a great way to end a busy work day with refreshments and the potential for new leads!

Citizenship

Lee’s Summit CARES Character Trait of the Month Displaying allegiance to one’s country; actively and responsibly participating in the community. • I vote in elections. • I participate in community events. • I am educated in the history of our nation, I do not take my rights for granted and I respect freedom of speech. • I understand confidentiality is important to my company. • I understand I represent not only myself, but my company when I attend professional events.

Oktoberfest is Coming Soon!

September 23-24 in Downtown Lee’s Summit This highly anticipated community event is just around the corner, and NOW is the time to get involved! As members of the Chamber, a number of sponsorship 2011 packages are available to you that are not open to the public. Take advantage of the opportunity to market your business, and support the biggest Chamber fundraiser of the year. There are sponsorship levels of all sizes to accommodate every business. To receive an

electronic sponsorship packet just email Chrissy Symes, csymes@ lschamber.com. Kids Street booth applications and details are now available online at lsoktoberfest. com. This unique opportunity provides you with an affordable way to interact with the public in your very own booth. With over 75,000 expected attendees over the weekend, can your business really afford not to be a part of this amazing event? For additional information about the festival visit, lsoktoberfest.com.

Email Archiving Email archiving is becoming more important as businesses continue to use email as its major form of correspondence.

and compliance officers can access historical emails in the archive quickly for litigation and compliance purposes.

Email’s popularity is impacting businesses in many ways. The large volume of emails sent daily make it difficult for storage and accessibility. These same end users struggle with email quotas and find themselves spending hours managing mailbox capacity. In addition, new laws and regulations require access to historical emails.

When looking at email archiving, there are two types of solutions. In-house and hosted solutions.

So what does email archiving do for you? It manages old email in its archive which reduces storage costs on the email server. It is easily accessible as regular email while allowing you to keep years of emails easily at your fingertips. Legal

In-house: Installed on a dedicated server in the same data center as the email server. The email archiving server will access the email server locally for data capture. The archived email can be searched as many times as needed and are customizable and available from multiple vendors to support. Hosted: This option is for customers who don’t wish to install their own solutions. For a monthly fee, a number of mailboxes can be archived off-site with no on-site setup required.

You can access archived emails via a web-based search application provided by the hosted service provider. Make sure you consult an IT professional before choosing a solution that works for you. By DJ Good, LK Communications Brought to you as a service of the Chamber’s Technology Committee

Welcome Items Needed for Teachers Join members for a special Beach Party themed Chamber Before Hours on July 26 from 7:30–8:30 a.m. at Xtreme Family Fitness & Gymnastics. Everyone will receive a free one month fitness pass and one free personal training session. CBH is a great way to rise and help your business shine. It's a good idea to bring plenty of business cards for these easy-going, unstructured sessions. RSVP online at lschamber.com under the Calendar of Events tab.

Saint Luke’s Quality Care— Right Here at Home As a member of Saint Luke’s Health System and accredited as a Primary Stroke Center, patients needing heart or stroke care at Saint Luke’s East-Lee’s Summit have access to advanced protocols offering faster recovery times and fewer complications. And we’re no. 1 in patient satisfaction.

Help welcome new LS teachers this year by donating goodie bag items. We are looking for 60 items each that the teachers can use in their classroom. Please, no brochures, business cards or fliers. This is a great way to promote your business and help our new teachers. All donations should be received no later than July 22. Contact Chrissy, csymes@lschamber. com, for more information.

Go Green at the Sustainability Fair The City of Lee’s Summit, in participation with the Chamber and other environmental stakeholders, is hosting the 2nd Annual Green on Green Sustainability Fair on Saturday, October 8, 2011. Green on Green features a moon walk for kids, a Shred Truck for shredding paper documents, musicians, Eco Elvis, over 30 vendor booths, an athletic shoe drive, as well as two children’s “hands-on” educational booths.

If your business is interested in exhibiting or sponsoring the day’s special events, please contact Kara Taylor, environmental programs coordinator, with the city at 816.969.1804 or kara.taylor@cityofls.net. Visit the Green on Green event webpage at cityofls.net/environment. The deadline for exhibitors and sponsors is August 1st. Brought to you by the Chamber’s Business Sustainability Committee

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Ad Vivum Anesthesiology PC Pam Blake 10950 GRANDVIEW, SUITE 34-200 OVERLAND PARK, KS 66210 (913) 381-5200 x 291 F: (913) 381-3454 E: pblake@pbnmed.com Advanced Wound Care of Lee’s Summit Medical Center Jodi Pendleton 600 NW MURRAY ROAD, # 108 LEE'S SUMMIT, MO 64081 (816) 525-3053 F: (816) 525-3153 E: jodi.pendleton@hcamidwest.com www.leessummitmedicalcenter.com Associated Plastic Surgeons Becky Abts 11501 GRANADA LANE LEAWOOD, KS 66211 (913) 451-3722 E: info@apskc.com www.apskc.com Benefits Direct Tim Puyear 410 ARCHIBALD STREET KANSAS CITY, MO 64111 (816) 756-1225 F: (816) 841-3790 E: tpuyear@benefits-direct.com Bleachers Bar & Grill Caralea Forbes 210 SW GREENWICH DRIVE LEE'S SUMMIT, MO 64082 (816) 623-3410 E: bleachersbargrill@yahoo.com www.bleachersbargrill.com

Brancato's Catering Philip Wilson 12416 GRANDVIEW ROAD GRANDVIEW, MO 64030 (816) 765-4707 F: (816) 767-0844 E: pwilson@brancatoscatering.com www.brancatoscatering.com Brightergy Solar Susan Brown 15209 W 99TH LENEXA, KS 66219 (913) 735-9733 F: (888) 511-0822 E: susan@brightergy.com www.brightergy.com Jennifer Champion 1306 NW HIDDEN RIDGE CIRCLE BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64015 (913) 633-0004 E: jrchampion1@comcast.net Elite Start Preschool Cindy Simmermon 1905 SE LANGSFORD ROAD LEE'S SUMMIT, MO 64063 (816) 246-5052 E: info@elitestartllc.com www.elitestartllc.com Goldblatt Industries, LLC Derek Seitz 15785 S. KEELER TERRACE OLATHE, KS 66062 (913) 563-5700 F: (913) 631-2622 E: rerny@goldblatttool.com www.goldblatttool.com

Helping Hands Therapeutic Riding Center Vickie Likens 31505 E. STRINGTOWN ROAD GREENWOOD, MO 64034-9367 (816) 697-5400 F: (866) 956-3938 E: info@hhtrc.org www.hhtrc.org Koehler Bortnick Team Reece & Nichols Meri Conover 4811 W 136TH STREET LEAWOOD, KS 66224 (816) 769-0642 E: meri@kbsells.com www.kbsells.com Southern Care Hospice Scott Meyer 1240 NE WINDSOR DRIVE LEE'S SUMMIT, MO 64086 (816) 524-3663 F: (816) 524-3669 E: scott.meyer@southerncareinc.com www.southerncareinc.com Summit Ridge Credit Union Brenda Rempe 3485 NE RALPH POWELL ROAD LEE'S SUMMIT, MO 64064 (816) 272-6160 F: (816) 272-6266 E: brempe@d4hcu.com www.d4hcu.com

RIBBON CUTTINGS

Chamber members joined New View Interiors for a ribbon cutting at 400 SW Longview Blvd., Suite 105.

Chamber Members celebrated a ribbon cutting with OxiArmor, Inc. Anti-Microbial Services.

2011 Chamber Classic Golf Tournament Winners 2011

Flight A: The Wilson Group, Inc. Flight B: Mazuma Credit Union

A special thank you to the following businesses for making the event a great success! TITLE SPONSORS Aurora Plastic Surgery Summit Publications

SUPER SPONSORS

American Foodservice Bank Midwest Bank of Kansas City Mortgage Bank of Lee’s Summit Bartlett & West Commerce Bank Community Bank of Pleasant Hill Discover Vision Centers First Community Bank Great Southern Bank HSMC Companies John Knox Village Kapke & Willerth, L.L.C. Lee’s Summit Dodge Chrysler Jeep Nissan Lee’s Summit Medical Center Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys Saint Luke’s East-Lee’s Summit Sprint Steppin’ Out-The Studio

SUPER SPONSORS

Summit Bank of Kansas City Summit Collision Center, Inc. The Wilson Group, Inc. TMC Lakewood University of Central Missouri Wal-Mart