August 2018
The Chamber Connection
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DON’T FORGET TO VOTE AUGUST 7! The Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce encourages you to vote,” Yes,” on both the Blue Springs School District’s No-Tax-Increase Bond and No-Tax-Increase Levy Fund Transfer that will be on the August 7 ballot. The levy will help reduce class size, hire new staff, increase staff salaries, and provide personal computers to high school students. The bond will help increase safety and security in school buildings, expand teaching space, and complete maintenance projects.
2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rebeca Swank- Chair of the Board, Foster Dental Care Jacqueline Reed- Chair Elect, Mid-Continent Public Library Ron Baker- Sec/Treasurer, Saint Luke’s East Hospital Chief Jeff Grote- Vice Chair of Business Support & Promotion, Central Jackson County Fire Protection District Chad Smith- Vice Chair of Leadership & Community Development, Chad Smith Insurance Agency, Inc Eric Sporing- Vice Chair of Membership Events & Services, ECS Capital Investments Jodi Bowers- Encore Web Works Inc Jon Burke- Metropolitan Community College-Blue River Christine Cates- City of Blue Springs Dante Cosentino- Cosentino’s Price Chopper Mike Hilker- Blue Springs Ford Rena Lopez- Kohl’s Distribution Center Marty Meyers- Meyers Funeral Chapel Cindy Miller- Columbia College- Kansas City Glen Nash- Blue Springs Christian Church Dr. Annette Seago- Blue Springs R-IV School District David Sutphin- KCP&L
CELEBRATE TAX FREE WEEKEND BY BUYING LOCAL! Are you having any specials during tax free weekend? Don’t forget to post them as Hot Deals on our website for no charge!
August 3-5 Clothing School Supplies Various Electronics For more information on guidelines and qualifications, visit https://dor.mo.gov/business/sales/taxholiday/school/consumers.php
MONTHLY LUNCHEON
Exploring Mars from Missouri Presented By: Alicia Dwyer Cianciolo, Aerospace Engineer NASA Langley Research Center Sponsored By:
Thursday, August 16 11:30am- Buffet Opens 12:00pm- Program Begins Adams Pointe Conference Center
MEMBER NEWS State Farm Agent Nicholas Mortallaro was recently interviewed by The Reflector, State Farm Insurance’s magazine, about his nine years of success with State Farm. Nicholas has one of the largest agencies in the company. Print Graphics is one of the first print providers in the area to obtain the new, AccurioPres C3070. It provides high speed and high quality for digital print solutions. Lead Bank was awarded the 2018 Small Business of the Year and Mr. K Award by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Bike Stop Bicycle Stores is celebrating their 30 year anniversary. America’s Community Bank recently launched their mobile app that allows you to access your statements, view your recent transactions, an IPay feature, and Remote Deposit Capture.
POWER HOUR
How to Stay on Top of the Latest, Greatest Features of Online Marketing Tools Presented By: Kyle Logan, EEK Marketing
Tuesday, August 21 8:30am Chamber Office DON’T OVERPAY FOR INK & TONER!
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NEW MEMBERS All Fun & Fit, LLC Word of Mouth Marketing & 501 NW 5th Street Business Development Suite 400 Blue Springs, MO 64015 Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816) 269-0371 (816) 885-8231 Candace Haltom Kristina Iyamu AT&T Mobility- Blue Springs People Ready, Inc 715 NE Coronado Dr 1318 NW State Route 7 Blue Springs, MO 64015 Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816) 224-1032 (816) 228-1495 Kenneth Marion Mike Cromwell JW Performing Arts Center Aaron’s Sales & Lease 1322 NW State Route 7 1101 NW Jefferson St Blue Springs, MO 64015 Blue Springs, MO 64014 (816) 622-8689 (816) 220-7775 Dena Keller Jodi Pyltsov
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RENEWALS MVP Awards & Engraving Indigo Sunnyside Garden Apartments Sterling Pharmacy Oswald Roam & Rew LLC Central Bank of the Midwest Blue Ridge Bank & Trust Co. Rothwell Construction Law Office of Kendall Garten Durvet, Inc Molle Chevrolet Zuvers Real Estate Boy Scouts of America Truman Heartland Community Foundation CARSTAR Blue Springs Rainbow Center for Communicative Disorders MC Power Comapnies, Inc The Examiner Park University Kennedy’s Custom Jewelers Parts UN-LTD St. Mary’s Villages Blue Springs Animal Hospital & Pet Resort Blue Springs Ford Sales Servpro East Independence/ Blue Springs Petals & Potpourri Blue Springs Rotary Club The Ideal Paw Wal-Mart Phonogenic Productions Realty Professionals of the Heartland
LEADERSHIP ALUMNI RECEPTION Thursday, August 9 4:30pm-6:00pm Chamber Office
MEET ME FOR LUNCH
Slater’s Pizza Wings N’ Things Food Truck Hosted By:
All LEADership Blue Springs Alumni are invited to the upcoming reception, where we will introduce the 2018-2019 class!
Thursday, August 21 11:00pm Chamber Office Parking Lot
RIBBON CUTTINGS East Forty Brewing
Wednesday, June 27 1201 W Main Street Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816) 427-1208
American Hearing & Audiology
Thursday, June 28 1765 NW Burdett Crossing Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816) 621-2400
AFTER-HOURS NETWORKING
Chiefs Game @ Johnny’s Tavern Hosted By:
VS Thursday, August 30 4:30pm-6:30pm 1175 South Route State 7 Hwy Blue Springs, MO 64015
MEET A MEMBER Mike Macias Lulac National Educational Service Centers Michael Macias is a role model for youth, as well as a community and business leader. He is the current director for LULAC National Educational Service Centers, Inc. – Kansas City (LNESC KC), and has held that position for more than 11 years. Prior to his current position, he was a corporate professional for 10 years working for Applebee’s International, Sprint PCS, and H&R Block. He is also a U.S. Navy/Navy Reserve combat veteran who retired after 21 years of service. LNESC KC’s mission is to provide the highest quality of education to create leaders within the Hispanic Community. They strive to eliminate educational barriers for youth. LNESC has served the KC area and suburbs for 40 years, assisting program participants in the achievement of their personal and educational goals. LNESC KC services are always provided at no cost, due to corporate and individual sponsors. For more information visit www.LNESC-KC.org.
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AUGUST CALENDAR Aug. 1-
Executive Committee Meeting, 8:00am
Aug. 7-
Voting Day
Aug. 7-
Connectors’ Meeting, 8:30am
Aug. 8-
Board Meeting, 8:00am
Aug. 9-
Fall Fun Festival Meeting, 12:00pm Brown Bag Lunch
Aug. 9-
Leadership Alumni Reception, 4:30pm
Aug. 14-
Buy Blue Springs Task Force, 8:00am
Aug. 15-
genbluesprings Planning Meeting, 8:00am Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Aug. 16-
Become a Category Leader (First business listed in your category, and a banner that links to your website): $50
Monthly Luncheon, 12:00pm Adams Pointe Conference Center
Aug. 21-
Power Hour, 8:30am
We’ll make your ad, at no extra cost to you! Please contact Dixie at drobinson@bluespringschamber.com
Aug. 21
Meet Me for Lunch, 11:00am Food Truck @ The Chamber Office
Aug. 23-
LEADership Retreat, All Day Paradise Park
Aug. 23-
Ribbon Cutting, 4:00pm Blue Springs Golf Club
Aug. 24-
Funding Missouri’s Transportation System, 7:30am MCC-Longview Aytes Building
Aug. 29-
Executive Committee Meeting, 8:00am
Aug. 30-
Financial Oversight Committee, 8:00am
Aug. 30-
After-Hours Networking, 4:30pm Johnny’s Tavern Blue Springs
Business Card Sized Ad (12 Months): $330 1/4 Page Ad (12 Months): $500 8.5 X 11 Insert (1 Month): $75 8.5 X 11 Insert (2 Consecutive Months): $100
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Enhance Your Business Listing (Includes a photo gallery, map, highlights, unlimited keywords): $25
*All Meetings Take Place at the Chamber Office Unless Otherwise Noted*
(816) 650-3180 Serving Eastern Jackson County Since 1964
MISSION STATEMENT
1000 W Main St. Blue Springs, MO 64015 Phone: (816)-229-8558 Fax: (816)-229-1244
www.BlueSpringsChamber.com www.BuyBlueSprings.com www.BlueSpringsFallFestival.com www.DiscoverBlueSprings.com
To promote, develop, and facilitate a strong economic environment in which the business community can grow and prosper.
2018 PARTNERSHIPS Tier One
CPros, Inc. Saint Luke’s East Hospital St. Mary’s Medical Center Tier Two
KCP&L
Tier Three
Chad Smith Insurance Agency, Inc. Foster Dental Care Hy-Vee Food & Drug Store Print Graphics Tier Four
Blue Ridge Bank & Trust Central Bank of the Midwest Cosentino’s Price Chopper First American Title Greco Agency Farmers Insurance Haldex Corporation MCC – Blue River New Age Graphics Oswald Roam & Rew LLC The Examiner Zarda Bar-B-Q Tier Five
Connector of the Year Bill Essmann
Business of the Year Print Graphics
Outstanding Citizen Cindy Miller Downtown Alive!
Blue Springs Dentistry Blue Springs Ford Lunar Bowl Northrup Grumman