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MEMBER NEWS
The City of Blue Springs has welcomed Kati Horner as the new Director of Public Works. As Director, Horner will lead a team of 60 public works engineers and maintenance professionals and oversee a $16 million annual budget that guides the design, construction and maintenance of the City’s streets, sidewalks, water and sewer infrastructure.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace was awarded a grant for $15,015.15 from Patrick Mahomes on behalf of his foundation 15 and Mahomies. Sleep in Heavenly Peace has built 2,088 beds in the last four years on their mission to ensure NO KID SLEEPS ON THE FLOOR IN OUR TOWN!
JLaws Media has been featured as a Hidden Gem in the KC Region in VoyageKC Magazine! JLaws Media, LLC is a video production company located in Blue Springs specializing in highlight videos while incorporating drone footage. Read the article.
The Community Blood Center is hosting the first annual Joint Chamber Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 17 from 1-5pm. This is a friendly competition between the Raytown, Independence and Blue Springs Chambers to see who can bring in the most donors. The winning Chamber will get to display a traveling trophy this year. To sign up and represent the Blue Springs Chamber, click here and use the group code EH8A.
Dr. John and Gwyn Jones are excited to announce the new home of Paramount Health Chiropractic located at 20001 E. Jackson Dr., Independence, MO. This space includes 3150 sq. feet of leasable space. If you are interested in being their neighbor please contact Joey Zarillo at Joey@ZTeamKC.com
Foster Dental is now McDaniel
Family Dental. While their name has changed, they will still deliver the same quality care they have been providing to our community for over forty years.
HR Web Solutions (816) 898-6705 407 W Walnut St. Blue Springs, MO 64014 Blue Springs Kiwanis Club (816) 789-3136 1124 W Main St. Blue Springs, MO 64015 MEMBER RENEWALS America’s Community Bank Apple Roofing, LLC Blue Springs Animal Hopsital & Pet Resort Brookwood Condo Village Homes Assoc Byron Craddolph Central Bank of the MidWest Central Jackson County Fire Protection District Hero Fund USA Hope House Indian Mix Grill Jackson County Tow Kansas City Zoo Rela-Table Republic Services of Kansas City Rink Ratz Sleep in Heavenly Peace Smedley Plumbing St Roberts Catholic Church Summers Compounding Pharmacy Summit Strength Phyicial Therapy, LLC Then and Now Jewelry Worlds of Fun NEW MEMBERS Cheetah Crate KC (816) 343-8086 2507 Lobb Cemetery Road Blue Springs, MO 64015 cheetahcratekc.com 2 Chamber Connection
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MajorLux Luxury Apartments
Dave Williams and Major Hammett are proud to announce the new addition of MajorLux Luxury Apartments in Blue Springs. The complex is located at 1501 NW Northridge Drive, Blue Springs, 64015. This one-of-a-kind property is north of 1-70 just past Price Chopper and before Miller Theatres.
Dave and Major, both graduates of the Blue Springs School District and life-long residents, knew this was something special that local residents would desire. This was confirmed when pre-leasing began a few months ago. There are only a handful of units left and they receive daily comments during rental tours that people “only thought they could find a place of this quality and with these amenities in downtown Kansas City or in Kansas.”
During the building process it was important to both Dave and Major to contract with locally owned and operated businesses with strong ties to the area so that everyone had the same end goal in mind: ”Build an incredible project that ALL of us and the COMMUNITY would be extremely proud to call its OWN”. There are many outstanding companies that helped in achieving this goal including Midwest Exteriors, WeatherTech Roofing & Renovations, Double C Industries, FINKLE + WILLIAMS Architecture, Twin Lakes Insurance, Guier Fence, Vital Signs, M & S Electric, Quality Cabling Solutions/Security, Comcast, Artisun Solar, Brickhouse Leasing & Management, and Block & Company. Blue Springs High School and Blue Springs South High School also have student artwork displayed on the walls throughout the complex.
MajorLux Luxury Apartments represents an upscale, beautiful, luxurious, place to live. Amenities include a “lounging lobby”, large outdoor patio with grills and firepit, fitness center, coffee/tea bar, garages, storage rooms, indoor/outdoor rooftop lounge that includes libation lockers, five 75” TV’s and putting greens, and you can even cross a beautiful bridge to enjoy the dog park, pond, fountain and even play a little frisbee! The outside courtyard, rooftop and communal areas were designed with comfort and LUXURY in mind! You won’t believe it until you see it. For more information about MajorLux Luxury Apartments, visit www. majorluxapartments.com or contact Greg Brickhouse at brickhouse@sbcglobal.net
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now leasing! GREG BRICKHOUSE 816.210.4218 BRICKHOUSE TEAM WHEN YOU NEED RESULTS BILL MAAS 816.753.6000 Dog Park Rooftop Lounge Stainless Steel Appliances In-Home Laundry Gated & Secured Private Balconies Fitness Center Outdoor Grills Putting Green Coffee Bar Top-rated Blue Springs School District
Chamber Connection Joint Chamber Challenge Blood Drive Tuesday, January 17th 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Santa Fe Room Hilton Garden Inn - Independence 19677 E. Jackson Drive Book your appointment today at savealifenow.org/group, enter Group Code: EH8A or scan QR Code. For additional details contact Dawn Eblen at (816) 352-2342 or deblen@cbckc.org Medical eligibility questions? Call 1.800.688.0900
UPCOMING EVENTS
JANUARY 10
Chamber Champions
Information Meeting
8:30 am @ Chamber Office
REGISTER HERE
Join us for our first Chamber Champions meeting to learn more about how being a Champion can benefit you & the Chamber!
Meet Me For Lunch
11:30 am @ Indian Mix Grill
REGISTER HERE
JANUARY 11
Board Meeting
8:15 am @ Chamber Office
JANUARY 12
LEADership Class Education Day - All Day
JANUARY 13
Legislative Affairs Task Force
7:30 am @ Sandy’s Restaurant REGISTER HERE
JANUARY 16
Martin Luther King Jr Day Chamber Closed
JANUARY 17
Joint Chamber Blood Drive
7:30 am @ Sandy’s Restaurant REGISTER HERE
JANUARY 20
Annual Awards Banquet Presented by
Join us at the Speakeasy and help solve the Great Chamber Mystery. Awards will be presented for Business of the Year, Not for Profit of the Year and Outstanding Citizen of the Year.
REGISTER HERE
5:30 - 9:00 pm Adams Pointe Conference Center
JANUARY 24
Chamber 101
8:30 am @ Chamber Office REGISTER HERE
CORE VALUES
At the 2022 Board Retreat, members and staff were led through an exercise to create core values for the Chamber.
These values were then presented to and approved by the full Board of Directors at the December Board meeting.
These core values will help to guide our decision making and strategic planning, and will be used in publications and on our website.
Business & Community Focused
We are focused on the business community and maintaining a strong economic environment.
Inclusive Collaboration
We believe that each person has a unique and valuable perspective.
Vision with Heart
We are inspired to make a difference in our community because we believe this work matters
Action Driven Solutions
We help solve member problems by being an effective and reliable resource.
Fun
We create “Chamber magic” by cultivating joy and positivity in everything we do.
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2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Cody Raithel- Chairman of the Board Central Bank of the Midwest
Michael Scott - Secretary/Treasurer The Table
Chad Smith - Past Chairman Chad Smith State Farm Insurance
Ashish Patel - Business Support and Promotion Hampton Inn Kansas City/Blue Springs
Jeff Carpenter - Membership Events & Services Job One
Erika Lucas - Leadership & Community Development Sandy’s Restaurant
Bobby Olm-Shipman
Saint Luke’s East Hospital Carman Booker Bank 21
Dr. Thomas Meyer MCC - Blue River
Jason Norbury City of Blue Springs 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
Lorne Meinershagen Meinershagen & Co.
Melodie Chrisman
Community Services League Blue Springs
Travis Hunt
New York Life Insurance
Warren Goessling Kohl’s Distribution Center
Vanessa Starke Starke Law Offices, LLC
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. Pat Hatley
2022
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PARTNERS
Saint Luke’s East Hospital St. Mary’s Medical Center
TIER TWO Evergy Santa Fe Tow
TIER THREE Bank 21
Blue Ridge Bank & Trust Co.
Chad Smith State Farm Insurance Los Cabos Mexican Grill & Cantina McCarthy Blue Springs Hyundai MCC - Blue River
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Equity Bank Kansas City Cannabis Print Graphics
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Cosentino’s Price Chopper Kansas City Cannabis
CHAMBER STAFF
Lara Vermillion President lvermillion@bluespringschamber.com
Trish Totta Vice President ttotta@bluespringschamber.com Rose Hall Events Coordinator rhall@bluespringschamber.com
Becca Blake Communications Specialist bblake@bluespringschamber.com
The Chamber is hiring a part-time Administrative Assistant. Click here to view job details or call the Chamber office 816-229-8558.
2023 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