November Chamber Connection Newsletter!

NOVEMBER 2018

The Chamber Connection

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Winning is as easy as 1-2-3!

1. Buy Blue Springs from Nov. 1- Dec. 10 2. Bring your Blue Springs business receipts into the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce, 1000 W Main Street, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

3. Fill out an entry form for each Blue Springs business receipt. Each receipt is an entry, unlimited entries for this contest!

Pick up entry slips for your customers today!

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

Each year the Chamber recognizes businesses that are active members of the community and proud of what they have achieved in business. Companies may nominate themselves, be nominated or nominate another company. Nomination forms are available online, at the Chamber office, and within this newsletter. Deadline: Monday, November 19, 2018.

ALL nominated companies are recognized by the Chamber at the December monthly luncheon on Thursday, December 20, 2018. The winner will be announced at the Chamber’s Annual Banquet on Friday, January 18, 2019.

The guidelines are: • Must be a Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce member in good standing.

• Must be in business for a minimum of three (3) years.

GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK (GEW) November 12-16, 2018 POWER HOUR WINE ETIQUETTE & TASTING Presented By: Negotiation Skills

Presented By: Mark Clark, Assistant Director with Columbia College- Kansas City

Tuesday, November 13 8:30am Chamber Office No Cost!

MONTHLY LUNCHEON New Member Showcase & State of the School District Presented By: Dr. Paul Kinder, Blue Springs R-IV School District Superintendent

Dr. Emmanuel Ngomsi, All World Languages & Cultures, Inc.

Wednesday, November 14 5:00pm-7:00pm Chamber Office $25 Per Person--Limited Space Available

FIELD TRIP WITH BUY BLUE SPRINGS Indigo Hosted By:

Brought to You By:

Thursday, November 15 11:15am- New Member Showcase 11:30am- Buffet Opens 12:00pm- Program Begins Adams Pointe Conference Center

Tuesday, November 13 4:00pm 3100 S State Route 7 Suite A Blue Springs, MO 64014 All Members Welcome!

RIBBON CUTTINGS Liquor Houzz Kelly’s Posies Floral Shop, Inc

September 27 601 SW State Route 7, Blue Springs, MO 64014 (913) 375-3285

October 10 1424 SW 40 Highway, Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816) 295-1930

TRIAD Properties

ALDI Inc.

October 2 1200 NW S Outer Rd, Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816) 810-0820

October 11 530 S State Route 7, Blue Springs, MO 64014 (913) 768-1119

IHOP

October 18 1135 NE Coronado Drive, Blue Springs, MO 64014 (816) 598-8747

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AFTER-HOURS NETWORKING McCoy’s Whiskey + Wine Bar

Hosted By:

Thursday, November 8 4:30pm-6:30pm Located Inside Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center 18011 Bass Pro Drive Independence, MO 64055 All Members Welcome!

MEET ME FOR LUNCH Tuscany Italian Restaurant

Hosted By:

Thursday, November 27 11:00am All Members Welcome!

SAVE THE DATE Annual Chamber Banquet 2017 Banquet

Friday, January 25, 2019 6:00pm Adams Pointe Conference Center Photography Provided By: Anthem Photography

MEMBER NEWS

Councilman Chris Lievsay has been elected President of the Missouri Municipal League.

William Bryant Elementary School is one of eight Missouri Schools awarded with Blue Ribbon Status for being in the top 15% academically.

The Blue Springs Police Department has been awarded national re-accredidation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).

Steve Sterthman with Aflac has recently teamed up with Healthcare Solutions. This will allow Steve to offer more options to his clients and provide a more-complete health care package for individuals and groups.

Print Graphics has welcomed new owner, Tim Lynch.

His background includes: Publishing, Creative Design and Innovative Ideas with Marketing and Branding.

Blue Springs Travel is celebrating their sixth year anniversary.

MEET A MEMBER

Annie J Allen, RCS-D Divorce Collaboration Realtor Life sometimes takes us in unexpected directions, doesn’t it?

Annie Allen with EXP REALTY knows this as well as anyone and wants to come alongside you during an unexpected or unwanted move due to a divorce, death, job loss or other difficult life transition. She brings the expertise of a designated RCS-D REALTOR and the compassion of a certified counselor who cares what you are going through. She has been there. Annie knows house hunting, navigating today’s digital tools, and how to make certain you have all the i’s dotted and t’s crossed to make the sale and purchase of a new home seamless. This is especially true during divorce when you are at your most vulnerable. Whether or not you want to keep the house, you need pre-divorce collaboration to protect your interests.

Annie’s goal is to ease you through this part of your journey.

She is excited to offer you hope for a beautiful future.

Find Annie and your next home at www.AtHomewithAnnie.com.

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HOLIDAY SOCIAL

Celebrate holiday cheer with the Chamber! Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater and eat food from various local restaurants, all while making connections!

Holiday Social 2017 Hosted By:

Thursday, December 6 4:00pm-6:30pm Adams Pointe Golf Club All Members Welcome! genbluesprings will be accepting gift bags and tissue paper as donations for Shop with a Cop.

NOVEMBER CALENDAR November 1-

Fall Fun Festival Wrap-Up Meeting, 12:00pm

November 2-

Chamber Annual Planning Retreat, 10:00am CJCFPD Training Center

November 6-

Voting Day

November 6-

Connectors’ Meeting, 8:30am

November 6-

Ribbon Cutting, 4:00pm 643KC

November 7-

Ribbon Cutting, 10:00am Safety52 Inc

November 8-

After-Hours Networking, 4:30pm McCoy’s Whiskey & Wine Bar

November 12-

Veteran’s Day Holiday, Office Closed

November 13-

LEADership, All Day

November 13-

Power Hour: Negotiation Skills, 8:30am

November 13-

Buy Blue Springs Field Trip, 4:00pm Indigo

November 14-

Wine Etiquette & Tasting, 5:00pm

November 15-

Monthly Luncheon, 11:15am Adams Pointe Conference Center

November 19-

Ribbon Cutting, 4:00pm Leslie’s Divine Designs

November 20-

”Chamber 101,” 12:00pm

November 21-

genbluesprings Planning Meeting, 8:00am Crossfit Fig

November 22,23-Thanksgiving Holiday, Office Closed November 27-

Meet Me for Lunch, 11:00am Tuscany Italian Restaurant

*Note: All events take place at the Chamber Office unless otherwise listed.

(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

RENEWALS

Tier One Hornick Insurance Agency Kneaders Bakery & Cafe CPros, Inc. Alternative Wire & Cable Blue Springs Family YMCA Saint Luke’s East Hospital KCP&L Carol Journagan St. Mary’s Medical Center Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites The Parkway Senior Living Winterstone Golf Course Jimmy John’s Tier Two KCP&L Brookwood Condo Village Toshiba Business Solutions Homes Association Huttinger Construction Tier Three AFS Insurance CJ Real Estate, Inc Chad Smith Insurance Agency, Inc. Foster Dental Care Cartridge WorldBillups, Snyder & Hy-Vee Food & Drug Store Associates, LLC Lee’s Summit Print Graphics Discover Vision Centers George McCorkendale Auto Service, Inc Zarda’s Bar-B-Q Tier Four Blue Springs Family Eyecare Turner Matthew A. D.D.S., P.C. Blue Ridge Bank & Trust RE/MAX Heritage Cosentino’s Price Chopper Central Bank of the Midwest Benton House Print Graphics Cosentino’s Price Chopper Speaks Family Legacy Chapels, Inc Reinhard & Kovacs CPA’s LLC First American Title Greco Agency Farmers Insurance Haldex Corporation VOTE YES ON PROP D MCC – Blue River NOVEMBER 6, 2018 Missouri General Assembly passed House Bill 1460, which includes New Age Graphics Proposition D implementing a 2.5-cent per gallon fuel tax increase each year Oswald Roam & Rew LLC for the next four years to go toward public safety as well as road and bridge The Examiner construction. The current seventeen-cent fuel tax is the fourth lowest in the country. If passed by Missouri voters, Proposition D is estimated to generate $288 Zarda Bar-B-Q million annually for the State Road Fund and $128 million annually for local transportation projects.

For more information, visit: missouricantwait.com

Connector of the Year Bill Essmann

Business of the Year Print Graphics

Outstanding Citizen Cindy Miller Downtown Alive!

Tier Five

Blue Springs Dentistry Blue Springs Ford Lunar Bowl Northrup Grumman

NEW MEMBERS Platinum Realty 700 NE RD Mize Rd Blue Springs, MO 64014 (816) 260-0456 Carlene Villaruel

CG Wedding Entertainment 28807 SE Ryan Road Blue Springs, MO 64014 (816) 506-7197 Cynthia Gassen

AAA Insurance 19210 E 39th Street Suite B Independence, Missouri 64055 (816) 304-2380 Lavada Freeman Sponsor: Candace Haltom Word of Mouth Marketing & Business Development

Kelly’s Posies Floral Shop, Inc 1424 SW 40 Highway Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816) 295-1930 Adam Calderone Sponsor: Jeff Carpenter, JobOne

Las Playas Mexican Restaurant 1016 NW Woods Chapel Road Blue Springs, MO 64015 Topknotch Vegan Vittles (816) 224-4227 Blue Springs, MO 64015 James Ference (816) 914-7517 Sponsor: Eric Sporing, Kimberly Vincent ECS Capital Investments

Prairie Township Fire Protection District 11010 Milton Thompson Road Lee’s Summit, MO 64086 (816) 525-4200 Lisa Mahaffey TCC Authorized Verizon Retailer 1095 SW 7 Highway Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816) 598-4358 Josh Lohman

Sage Door Group 1932 NW Copper Oaks Circle Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816) 609-7000 Alicia Sasyk

Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce Chamber Business of the Year Award APPLICATION Deadline – Monday, November 19, 2018 NOMINATION GUIDELINES Nominee must be a Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce member in good standing.

Nominee must be in business a minimum of 3 years.

SELECTION CRITERIA An appointed Selection Committee will confidentially review and evaluate the applications. The Selection Committee will consist of the following: • • • •

Past Chair of the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce Chairman or previous Chairman of the Economic Development Corporation/Council Previous year’s Connector of the Year Two previous winners of the Business of the Year Award

Business of the Year winner will be chosen with consideration of the following criteria: • • •

Active member of the community Gives generously of themselves and/or staff in time and resources to the Chamber Leadership roles of owner(s) and/or staff in civic activities

COMPANY INFORMATION Business Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Contact Name: ______________________________ Title: ____________________________________ Street Address: ______________________________

City: _____________ State: _______ Zip: ______

Telephone: _________________________________

Fax: ____________________________________

Email: _______________________________________________________________________________ Website: _____________________________________________________________________________ When Did Your Business Begin: ___________________________________________________________ Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce Member Since: __________________________________________

1000 W Main Street | Blue Springs, MO 64015 | (816) 229-8558 | Fax (816) 229-1244 | bluespringschamber.com

Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce Chamber Business of the Year Award Page 2

Nomination Questions 1. Business History and Overview Please provide an overview of the nature and history of your business, with a particular focus on your achievements over the past 12 months. Include details of your facilities and services and comment on what is unique about your business. (please limit your comments to 300 words or less) Your comments may include: • Your company’s mission • Demonstration of business stability • What unique business practices has your company implemented to address challenges and/or adversity

2. Contributions to the Community Outline how your business contributes to the economy of Blue Springs – both on an economic level and generally to the community. (please limit your comments to 300 words or less) Your comments may include: • Community activities and community leadership roles • Examples of time and resources given to the Chamber • How your business or product has contributed to local community development (including employment, use of local products and services and/or increased visitation to the area)

1000 W Main Street | Blue Springs, MO 64015 | (816) 229-8558 | Fax (816) 229-1244 | bluespringschamber.com