July 2018
The Chamber Connection
Power Hour: Motivating Staff on a Shoestring Budget. Presented by Cindy R Miller, Columbia College-Kansas City.
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MEMBER NEWS Safety52 donated 23 carbon monoxide detectors to Lee’s Summit Social Services. Paramount Health Chiropractic donated 1,100 pair of underwear during their Undie 500 to FosterAdopt Connect. Their goal was 500. Comcast NBCUniversal awarded $10,000 in scholarships to local high school students including one Blue Springs School District recipient.
Debra Weilbacher, Business Assistance, won ABWA (American Business Women’s Association) Woman of the Year. Ingram’s 2018 Top 100 Privately Held Companies: #4) Saint Luke’s Health System #23) Children’s Mercy #27) Truman Medical Centers #47) St. Mary’s Medical Center #70) Durvet, Inc.
Orbital ATK is now Northrop Grumman Small Caliber Systems.
#73) CommunityAmerica Credit Union
2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RENEWALS
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
Dale’s Automotive Collision Repair Center Woods Chapel Lodge Petland Blue Springs Courtyard by Marriott ECS Capital Investments Episcopal Church of the Resurrection Midtown Signs Foster Dental Care Blue Springs 8-Miller Theaters Columbia College- Kansas City Hillcrest Minstries City of Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport Fullerton CPAs Andy’s Frozen Custard Central Jackson County Fire Protection District Community Services League Meyer Music Stone Canyon Golf Club Royal Investment Group, Inc
MONTHLY LUNCHEON New Member Showcase!
Program: No Tax Increase Bond Issue and No Tax Increase Levy Fund Transfer Presented By: Superintendent Dr. Paul Kinder
POWER HOUR
Cyber Security-- Protect Your Business from Online Threats Presented By: Keith Stidham, New Age Graphics
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Thursday, July 19 11:15am- New Member Showcase Begins 11:30am- Buffet Opens 12:00pm- Program Begins Adams Pointe Conference Center
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Field Trip with Buy Blue Springs
AFTER-HOURS NETWORKING
Blue Springs Historical Society
Game Night at The Hideout
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Thursday, July 12 8:30am 101 SW 15th Street Blue Springs, MO 64015 No Cost
Tuesday, July 24 4:30pm-6:30pm 1120 NW Oak Street Blue Springs, MO 64015 No Cost
JOIN THE 2018-2019 LEADERSHIP CLASS
MEET ME FOR LUNCH
Participants will develop skills and knowledge of our community through a series of workshops focusing on business, government, quality of life, volunteer services and local history. LEADership 2018-2019 Application Deadline:
Friday, July 20
Legend of Asia Hosted By:
Wednesday, July 18 11:00am 1853 SW State Route 7 Blue Springs, MO 64014
NEW MEMBERS Knockerball KC Sprint by Wireless Blue Springs, MO 64014 Lifestyle- Blue Springs (816) 536-2141 721 N 7 Highway Tanner Masters Blue Springs, MO 64015 Sponsor: (816) 220-3199 Mark Driscoll, Atomic Fizz Brandon Pratt
MEET A MEMBER
Sarah Jeffries FosterAdopt Connect
Copacana Arts LLC Liquor Houzz 483 NE Coronado Drive 601 SW State Route 7 Blue Springs, MO 64014 Blue Springs, MO 64014 (816) 598-0598 (913) 375-3285 Eduardo Partar Arvind Trivedi
Slaters Pizza Wings n Things Blue Springs, MO 64015 For a list of all of our members, please visit our (785) 259-1949 website, your member Joshua Slater information center, or view our online directory.
FosterAdopt Connect is a local non-profit that works with the child welfare system to fill gaps with innovative solutions so that every child experiences life in a loving home free of abuse and neglect. Sarah Jeffries has worked at FosterAdopt Connect since October 2017 sharing the stories of foster and adopted children in order to connect our community with opportunities to make a positive impact on the most vulnerable among us. Sarah parents seven children, loves running and camping, dislikes bowling and Jason Statham movies, and is always thinking about the next fun meal to cook. Reach out to Sarah to hear about the many ways you and your business can serve foster and adopted children! sarahj@fosteradopt.org
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JULY CALENDAR July 3-
Connectors’ Meeting, 8:30am
July 4-
Office Closed Independence Day
July 11-
Board of Directors Meeting, 8:00am
July 12-
Field Trip with Buy Blue Springs, 8:30am Blue Springs Historical Society
July 12-
Fall Fun Festival Meeting, 12:00pm
July 17-
Power Hour, 8:30am
July 18-
genbluesprings Planning Meeting, 8:00am
July 18-
Meet Me for Lunch, 11:00am Legend of Asia
July 19-
Monthly Luncheon, 11:15am Adams Pointe Conference Center
July 24-
After-Hours Game Night, 4:30pm The Hideout
July 25-
Financial Oversight Committee, 10:00am
July 26-
“Chamber 101,” 8:30am
*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.
Colonial Highlands by Sallee Realty, Inc.
2018 PARTNERSHIPS Tier One
CPros, Inc. Saint Luke’s East Hospital St. Mary’s Medical Center Tier Two
KCP&L
05/30
8213 SE 5th St, Blue Springs, MO 64014
(816) 525-2891
New York Life Insurance Company
Tier Three
Chad Smith Insurance Agency, Inc. Foster Dental Care Hy-Vee Food & Drug Store Print Graphics Tier Four
06/08
1701 W 40 Hwy, Ste 206, Blue Springs, MO 64015
(816) 622-8884
Crossfit Fig
06/12 309 SE County Road AA, Blue Springs, MO 64014 Connector of the Year Bill Essmann
Business of the Year Print Graphics
(816) 878-4508 Outstanding Citizen Cindy Miller Downtown Alive!
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
Blue Springs Dentistry Blue Springs Ford Lunar Bowl Northrup Grumman