THE CHAMBER
CONNECTION FEBRUARY 2022
ANNUAL BANQUET The Chamber’s Annual Awards Banquet was held on Friday, January 21, 2022. The Business of the Year was awarded to Los Cabos Mexican Grill & Cantina, the Not for Profit of the Year was awarded to Community Services League Blue Springs and the Citizen of the Year was awarded to Dr. Patricia Hatley. Photos by Anthem Photography
2021 Business of the Year Los Cabos Mexican Grill & Cantina
CONGRATULATIONS! We are proud to recognize each of the winners for their hard work and dedication to our community!
2021 Citizen of the Year Dr. Patricia Hatley 2021 Not For Profit of the Year Community Services League Blue Springs
MEMBER NEWS Plowboys owner & pitmaster Todd Johns recently appeared on the CBS show The Talk and had the opportunity to represent Kansas City BBQ in their Food Face-Off! Big Brothers Big Sisters is kicking-off the Big Draft to recruit the next class of life-changing mentors. Learn more about becoming a mentor or recruit someone you think would make a great Big. Visit bigdraft.org.
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After many weeks of renovations, Indian Mix Grill & Bar has announced the re-opening of their dine-in area. Their new hours are Lunch: Mon - Sat 11:00AM to 2:30PM and Dinner: Mon - Thur 4:30PM to 8PM
Le Cafe Bleu is offering a special Valentine’s Day dinner! Tickets are $100 per person and each ticket includes dinner service, a coupon for any of their coffee drinks, a special to-go pair of their chocolate ganache truffles, 2 drink tickets as well as entry into a drawing for a Le Cafe Bleu Valentine’s Day gift basket that includes a bottle of champagne, a T-Shirt, a ball cap, a bag of our house coffee, and a Le Cafe Bleu coffee mug! Visit their square site for tickets. Do you have news you want to share? Contact Becca at bblake@bluespringschamber.com.
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UPCOMING EVENTS FEBRUARY 2
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Chamber 101 12:00 pm @ Chamber Office REGISTER HERE
Legislative Affairs Task Force 7:30 am @ Sandy’s Restaurant REGISTER HERE
FEBRUARY 4
Ribbon Cutting 9:30 am @ Son-Shine Jewelry REGISTER HERE
Missouri Transportation Summit 8am @ Kansas City Marriott Downtown REGISTER HERE
Legislative Breakfast 7:30 am @ Adams Point Golf Club REGISTER HERE
FEBRUARY 8 Lunch & Learn 11:45 am @ CJCFPD Training Facility REGISTER HERE
FEBRUARY 15 Meet Me For Lunch 11:30 am @ Summit Pizza REGISTER HERE
FEBRUARY 17
State of the City Luncheon A panel discussion on “When Things 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Get Messy” Adams Pointe Conference Center REGISTER HERE
FEBRUARY 9
Board Meeting 8:15 am @ Chamber Office
Sponsored by Blue Springs Rotary Club
Join us to to learn how the Missouri Chamber of Commerce can help you and your business/ organization. All members welcome to attend.
FEBRUARY 21 Presidents Day Chamber Closed
FEBRUARY 22 Ribbon Cutting 1:00 pm @ Elevate Life Chiropractic REGISTER HERE
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1741 Burdett Crossing Blue Springs, MO 64015
LEADership - Jefferson City Day All day @ Jefferson City
FEBRUARY 23 Business Before Hours 7:30 am @ The Big Biscuit REGISTER HERE
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TO OUR
MEMBER RENEWALS Cedarhurst of Blue Springs Jackson County Tow Service Foster Dental Care Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland Central Bank of the Midwest J&S Lawn Irrigation & Maintenance, Inc
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! City Thrift (816) 607-6444 1002 NW Woods Chapel Rd Blue Springs, MO 64015 www.citythrift.org
St. John LaLande School
Oak Street Health
Lunar Bowl
(816) 207-4808 16659 East 23rd Street SouthIndependence, MO 64055 www.oakstreethealth.com
Jackson County Executive Office United Methodist Church of Resurrection Spring Oak Properties Moxie Pest Control Novel Place Blue Springs Saint Luke’s East Hospital Hanpton Inn Kansas City/Blue Springs
Pawportunities Animal Rescue (816) 935-0780 3200 NW Jefferson StBlue Springs, MO 64015 www.pawportunities.com
Apex Business Advisors (816) 388-9797 7101 College Blvd, Suite 1650Overland Park, KS 66210 www.kcapex.com
B Lash’d Studio (816) 766-2005 710 W Main Street, Suite CBlue Springs , MO 64015 www.blashdstudio.com
Edward Jones - Christy Yager (816) 598-8363 220 NW RD Mize Rd Ste A Blue Springs, MO 64086 www.edwardjones.com
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MEET A MEMBER Andy Cavanaugh, Apex Business Advisors Andy Cavanaugh is a Senior Advisor for Apex Business Advisors, where he connects buyers and sellers of small to mid-sized businesses. In this role, he can utilize the skills and experience he has acquired over the past 20 years and combine those with the passion he has for Small businesses to match business owners interested in selling their business with qualified, interested, and capable buyers in the transaction process. Before joining Apex, Andy owned and operated The Smoothie Factory here in Blue Springs. As an owner-operator for nearly ten years, he was responsible for everything that went on with the business, from marketing, customer relations, and human resources. This provided a real-world education of a company’s life cycle from establishing to growing to selling the business. This experience provided an even deeper understanding of managing a profit and loss to maximize the cash flow and business value to ready the company for a sale. When Andy isn’t helping people buy and sell businesses, you can find him on the sidelines here in Blue Springs coaching his daughters’ various youth sports teams and of course as a life long Kansas City Metro resident passionately rooting on the Chiefs and Royals. Contact Andy at andy@kcapex.com Would you like to be featured in a future newsletter? Contact Becca at bblake@bluespringschamber.com
“1% Better everyday equals 37 times better in a year. Big victories come from small wins.” - Andy Cavanaugh
RIBBON CUTTINGS
Casey’s General Store 1914 NW Woods Chapel Rd Blue Springs, MO 64015
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January 14, 2022 (515) 339-5111
City Thrift 1002 NW Woods Chapel Rd Blue Springs, MO 64015
January 20, 2022 (816) 607-6444
Trish Totta Graduates Leadership Training Program
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nstitute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, is pleased to announce that Trish Totta, IOM, Vice President, of the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce, has graduated from the program and has received the recognition of IOM. Awarded to all graduates of the Institute program, the IOM Graduate Recognition signifies the individual’s completion of 96 hours of course instruction in nonprofit management. In addition, participants can earn credit hours toward the Certified Chamber Executive
(CCE) or Certified Association Executive (CAE) certifications. Nearly 1,000 individuals attend Institute annually. “Institute graduates are recognized across the country as leaders in their industries and organizations,” said Raymond P. Towle, IOM, CAE, the U.S. Chamber Foundation’s vice president of Institute for Organization Management. “These individuals have the knowledge, skills, and dedication necessary to achieve professional and organizational success in the dynamic association and chamber industries.”
Photo by Anthem Photography
Trish Totta, IOM Vice President, Blue Springs Chamber
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Scholarship Opportunity The Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce awards four academic scholarships each year to college bound graduating seniors in each of the three Blue Springs high schools and one graduating senior from another area school district. Applicants for all scholarships must be employed by a member of the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce or have at least one parent or guardian who is employed by a Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce member business. These are one-time scholarships to be paid upon receipt of required documents. Click here for the 2022 Scholarship Application.
Governor Parson Meets With Jackson County Chambers In Blue Springs On Monday, January 21 Governor Parson spoke with hundreds of business owners from 7 Eastern Jackson County Chambers about the strong recovery our state has seen and plans for future growth. According to Governor Parson, “Missouri’s economy has nearly fully recovered, and we have the opportunity to make fundamental improvements to our state that will serve Missourians now and into the future.” The Governor also shared some rankings Missouri has earned because we all work together:
Thank you for partnering with us! Grain Valley Partnership Grandview Chamber of Commerce Independence Chamber of Commerce Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce Raytown Chamber of Commerce South KC Chamber
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1st in the U.S. for on-the-job training
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3rd in the U.S. for apprenticeships
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3rd in the U.S. for our business tax index – far outranking our neighboring states
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4th in the U.S. for new manufacturing facilities
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4th in the U.S. for the best place to retire
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5th in the U.S. for our low cost of doing business
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7th in the U.S. for people relocating to our state
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7th in the U.S. for tech manufacturing growth
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8th in the U.S. for economic recovery
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8th in the U.S. for best place to work for nurses
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9th in the U.S. for military retirees
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9th in the U.S. for housing affordability
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10th in the U.S. for our Automobile and Aerospace industries
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10th in the U.S. for new business expansion
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10th in the U.S. for site selection
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10th in the U.S. for Women in Technology
For a white sheet on Missouri’s plans for ARPA funding (downloadable): https://governor.mo.gov/ priorities/arpa-white-sheet-economic-communitydevelopment For the Governor’s plans for ARPA funding (downloadable): https://governor.mo.gov/priorities/ governor-parsons-arpa-plan For Missouri’s Top Rankings (downloadable): https:// governor.mo.gov/priorities/missouris-top-rankings
“These are wins for every district, every county, every Missourian. The bottom line is Missouri’s economy is STRONG!” said Governor Parson. For the Governor’s Priorities, outlined by his State of the State, visit: https://governor.mo.gov/priorities
Transportation Summit Take a front seat on this critical business issue and learn from top transportation officials, get updates on current efforts and discuss fresh solutions.
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n Feb. 17-18, the Missouri Chamber is bringing together infrastructure experts from across the nation to the Transportation Future Summit. This hybrid summit allows attendees to join virtually or in person at the Kansas City Downtown Marriott. We have a great lineup and are continuing to confirm top notch speakers. The road to stronger transportation infrastructure begins at Transportation Future Summit. The Missouri Chamber, state leaders and industry stakeholders
are united in the goal to drive Missouri’s future as a logistics hub — from roads and bridges, to airports, rail and waterways. The Transportation Future Summit on Friday, Feb. 18 will take place at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown at 200 West 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105. Self-parking at the hotel is available at a discounted rate of $14/day for Transportation Future Summit attendees.
Chamber Federation, the Blue Springs Chamber received a special discounted rate for the upcoming summit. Use MCF20 when registering to receive 20% off.
REGISTER HERE
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Legislative Advocacy Day in Jefferson City Tuesday March 1, 2022 Cost: $25 person Blue Springs attendees will meet & travel together Lunch will be provided Co-Hosted by:
Schedule 8:15 am
Carpool to Jefferson City (2 hours, 6 min)
10:00 am
Arrive at Missouri Chamber of Commerce 428 E. Capital Avenue, Jefferson City, MO
10:30 am
Workforce Development Update Mardy Leathers, Director , Office of Workforce Development
11:15 am
Lunch
11:30 am
Legislative Update Kara Corches, Vice President Government Affairs Missouri Chamber of Commerce & Industry
12:15 pm
Depart for State Capital 201 W Capital Avenue, Jefferson City, MO
12:45 pm 3:00 pm
Meeting with Governor & Leadership Governor Parson Senate and House Leadership
3:00 pm
Meetings with Blue Springs Representatives
5:00 pm
Depart for Kansas City
7:15 pm
Arrive back in Blue Springs (time subject to change)
Please RSVP by Friday, February 25, 2022
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HOT DEALS One of the benefits of your Chamber membership is the opportunity to share special discounts or “Hot Deals” with other members and the Blue Springs community through the Hot Deals program. To post a Hot Deal, log into bluespringschamber. com using your email and password. If you do not know your password, please contact the Chamber office. Once you are logged into your member portal, on the left hand side, you will see a list of Shortcuts — click on “Hot Deals.” In the next screen, click on the blue button to the right that reads “add hot deal.” Enter the requested information on your offer, and upload a picture or logo if you wish. Make sure to enter both the “offer start date” and “offer end date,” as well as the “publish start date” and “publish end date” at the bottom. Typically these start and end dates will be the same.
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John Hardy, Agent 1201A NW Jefferson St Blue Springs, MO 64015 Bus: 816-224-6560 Fax: 816-224-8169 john@insurekc.net
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When you are finished you should click on “submit for approval.” Once submitted, we get a message on our end to go in and view the offer and approve. If we see any issues with dates or content, we will contact you. All deals submitted will be posted on the Hot Deals page of our website within 48 hours. Newly submitted Hot Deals will be featured right here in the monthly Newsletter and on social media.
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2022 BOARD
OF DIRECTORS Chad Smith- Chairman of the Board Chad Smith Insurance Agency Cody Raithel - Chair Elect Central Bank of the Midwest Cindy Miller- Secretary/Treasurer Columbia College Kansas City David Sutphin - Past Chairman Evergy Erika Lucas- Business Support and Promotion Sandy’s Restaurant Zach Goff - Membership Events & Services Oswald & Rew, LLC Michael Scott - Leadership & Community Development Woods Chapel Church Blue Springs Ashish Patel Hampton Inn Blue Springs/Kansas City Bobby Olm-Shipman Saint Luke’s East Hospital Carman Booker Bank21 Christine Cates City of Blue Springs Clarissa Murray Fike Corporation Dr. Thomas Meyer MCC - Blue River
The mission of the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce is to be the leading resource for business and an effective influential community partner. 2021 Business of the Year: Los Cabos Mexican Grill & Cantina 2021 Not for Profit of the Year: Community Services League Blue Springs 2021 Citizen of the Year: Dr. Pam Hatley
2022 PARTNERS TIER ONE Saint Luke’s East Hospital St. Mary’s Hospital Santa Fe Tow
CHAMBER STAFF Lara Vermillion President lvermillion@bluespringschamber.com Trish Totta Vice President ttotta@bluespringschamber.com
TIER THREE Bank 21 Central Bank of the Midwest Community America Credit Union CPro’s Kohl’s Distribution Center Los Cabos Mexican Grill & Cantina Oswald Roam & Rew LLC
Becca Blake Communications Specialist bblake@bluespringschamber.com
TIER FOUR Blue Ridge Bank & Trust Co. Miller Theatre - Blue Springs 8 MCC - Blue River Print Graphics
Theresa Duren Events Coordinator tduren@bluespringschamber.com
Rose Hall Administrative Assistant rhall@bluespringschamber.com
TIER FIVE Cosentino’s Price Chopper Kansas City Cannabis Lunar Bowl
Jeff Carpenter Job One Jenny Callaghan Mantra Katie Woolf Blue Springs R-IV School District Kirk Lair Central Jackson County Fire Protection District Lisa LaCombe NextGen Realty Trailhead Group Melodie Chrisman Community Services League Blue Springs Travis Hunt New York Life
2022 Sponsorships are now available. Contact Becca at bblake@bluespringschamber.com for more information.
Building Business. Growing Community. Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce 1000 W Main Street Blue Springs, MO 64015
Phone : 816.229.8558 Fax : 816.229.1244 www.bluespringschamber.com