October 2021 Newsletter

October 2021

THE CHAMBER CONNECTION

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October The Blue Springs Chamber is proud to offer several ways for you to learn & grow your business.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM SANDY’S RESTAURANT

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CHAMBER OFFICE

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CHAMBER OFFICE

REGISTER HERE

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Corey Martin, Communications & Human Relations Director for Kansas City Cannabis Co. will discuss legislative issues and concerns Cannabis businesses face and the impact this has on the industry and states attempting to regulate marijuana.

His update will include: • How IRS Section 280E creates challenges for the Cannabis industry • SAFE Banking Act • MO Adult Use Initiatives for 2022

“COST EFFECTIVE DIGITAL MARKETING SOLUTIONS”

Bring your own lunch and join us for an hour long opportunity to learn how the Chamber can help you and your business and/or organization.

All members are welcome to attend.

Presesnted by Brad Watchdog Advisory

Draper,

Sponsored by RE/MAX Heritage - Z Team Realty.

COLUMBIA COLLEGE Virtual Information Event Did you know our Chamber is partnered with Columbia College - Kansas City, giving all members and your employees a discount on already very affordable certificates and degrees? In an effort to further educate you about this partnership, Columbia College and the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce are working together to bring you a live virtual information event.

Join us at 2:00 pm on the second Tuesday of every month to learn more about tuition discounts, programs, and more . Click here to reserve your spot.

Columbia College is a private, non-profit liberal arts and science college and is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Columbia College has a traditional campus, more than 30 nationwide locations, as well as an extensive online and virtual program. Partner employees and members can choose from over 800 courses in more than 50 degree and certificate programs.

LEARN

CALENDAR October 2 @ 4:00 PM Cornhole Tournament Chamber Office October 5 @ 8:30 AM Connectors Meeting Chamber Office October 6 @ 8:15 AM Executive Committee Meeting Chamber Office October 8 @ 7:30 AM Legislative Affairs Task Force Sandy’s Restaurant October 8 @ 8:00 AM Live2Lead Virtual Event October 12 @ 8:30 AM Power Hour Chamber Office October 13 @ 8:15 AM Board of Directors Meeting Chamber Office October 13 @ 12:00 PM Chamber 101 Chamber Office October 13 @ 4:30 PM EJC BASH Stoney Creek Hotel & Conf. Center October 14 @ 8:00 AM LEADership Non-Profit Day October 19 @ 10:00 AM Ribbon Cutting Kennedy’s Custom Jewelry October 20 @ 4:00 PM Ribbon Cutting & After Hours Sinclair’s Restaurant

Monthly Luncheon “Change Your World in the Right Way” Thursday, October 21 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center REGISTER HERE Presented by Debra Weilbacher, Business Assistance. As an Executive Director of The John Maxwell Team, Debra is certified to facilitate, speak, train and coach individuals and groups in the areas of leadership development, professional skills and personal growth.

Meet Me For Lunch Monday, October 25 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Johnny’s Tavern 175 South 7 Highway, Blue Springs, MO 64014 REGISTER HERE Join us at Johnny’s Tavern for lunch & networking. No agenda.

RIBBON CUTTING

October 21 @ 11:30 AM Monthly Luncheon Stoney Creek Hotel & Conf. Center October 22 Chamber Staff Retreat Chamber Office Closed October 25 @ 11:00 AM Meet Me For Lunch Johnny’s Tavern October 26 @ 11:30 AM DIVERSITY & INCLUSION WORKSHOP Virtual Event October 27 @ 8:00 AM Financial Oversight Chamber Office October 28 @ 3:00 PM Ribbon Cutting Unison Real Estate Group

Photo by Anthem Photography East Forty Brewing - The Mill Room 1201 W Main Street Blue Springs, MO 64015

September 21, 2021 (816) 988-8217

PROMOTE

Virtual Diversity & Inclusion Workshop Series: Acknowledging the Dividing Lines: Race and Real Estate Tuesday, October 26 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Virtual Event REGISTER HERE In conversation with KC Real Estate Attorney, Shomari Benton, Tanner Colby, the author of Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America, will discuss the history of race and real estate practices and how our communities continue to be impacted today.

This event series is in partnership with: KC Chamber of Commerce, Grandview Chamber of Commerce, Independence Chamber of Commerce, Liberty Area Chamber of Commerce, Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and South Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.

The conversation between Colby & Benton is facilitated by Educator Marlee Bunch and is made possible in part through a grant from Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area.

RIBBON CUTTINGS Coming up Kennedy’s Custom Jewelry Tuesday, October 19 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sinclair’s Restaurant Wednesday, October 20 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Joint After Hours Networking) Unison Real Estate Group Thursday, October 28 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

PROMOTE

JOHN C. MAXWELL OCTOBER 8, 2021 8am- 12pm

EXPERIENCE WORLD-CLASS-THOUGHT-LEADERSHIP

and personal growth teaching

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the comfort of your own home.

Join from anywhere in the world for the 8th annual Live2Lead event, where John C. Maxwell and other world-class leaders will teach practical lessons designed to help individuals in all spheres of influence grow to their maximum potential.

72 hour access with the purchase of the October 8 simulcast. Please contact Business Assistance for information about private rebroadcasts for your business.

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Live2Lead is a leader development experience designed to equip you with new perspective, practical tools and key takeaways. Mark your calendars to elevate your leadership! For more information or to purchase virtual event tickets, please go to: http://l2lhost.com/businessassistance.

Hosted by Business Assistance | Sponsored by Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce

IT'S GAME TIME!

EJC B.A.S.H. Wednesday, 10/13/2021 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center 18011 Bass Pro Drive, Independence, MO 64055

You are invited to join the team of 300 of your Chamber colleagues for the Eastern Jackson County Business Associates Social Hour as we kick-off this fun-filled sports themed event featuring networking, vendor showcases, heavy hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and much more.

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To register for a sponsorship, expo display, or individual registrations visit

www.bluespringschamber.com.

For questions contact the Blue Springs Chamber at 816.229.8558 or bblake@bluespringschamber.com

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NEW MEMBERS Son-Shine Jewelry 36406 E Old Pink Hill Rd Oak Grove, MO 64075 (607) 742-9281 sonshinejewelry.com Expedient Deliveries 605 SW US HIGHWAY 40 #275 BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64014 (918) 200-3431 Bean Counter Cafe COMING SOON 1101 W Main Street, Suite A Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816) 600-0089 bean-counter-cafe.com Unison Real Estate Group LLC 509 NW 5th St BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64014 816-782-8082 unisonrealestategroup.com Midas 305 NW 7 Hwy Blue Springs, MO 64014 (816) 228-3588 Midas.com

MEMBER RENEWALS AAA Disposal Service All In Physical Therapy Aspen Risk Management Group, LLC Benton House Billups, Snyder & Associates, LLC Blue Springs Dental Brookwood Condo Village Home Assoc City Homes at Fall Creek George McCorkendale Auto Service, Inc. Huttinger Construction Co. Impact Medical Kansas City Curling Club Lies Trash Service, Inc Lighthouse Legal, LLC Missouri Job Center Molle Chevrolet NextGen Realty Trailhead Group- Lisa LaCombe Orschlen Farm & Home Petland Rhonda Dolan Saralee Rhoads- GhostWriter Senior Benefit Services State Farm Insurance - Hardy Staybridge Suites - Independence The Examiner

MEMBER NEWS St. Mary’s Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® Gold Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures to treat patients who suffer severe heart attacks more efficiently and rapidly.

Gold Recognition Hospitals receiving the Get With The Guidelines® Gold Achievement Award have reached an aggressive goal of treating patients with 85 percent or higher compliance to core standard levels of care as outlined by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association® for two consecutive calendar years.

Summit Strength Physical Therapy is celebrating 20 years of treating patients in Lee’s Summit, Blue Springs and surrounding communities.

Over the past 20 years, Summit Strength has grown to 30 plus employees, including 16 clinicians providing therapy tailored to meet all patients’ needs. Contact Summit Strength PT at 816-769-6990.

Delta Woods Middle School has been named a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School. This is the district’s seventh school in the past six years to receive the honor. The Blue Ribbon award recognizes schools that perform at high academic levels or that perform at high levels while serving a significant proportion of disadvantaged students.

On Monday, September 20, the Blue Springs City Council voted to adopt the Fiscal Year 2021-22 annual budget of $83,531,171. The new budget will go into effect October 1, 2021. The 2021-22 budget focuses on delivering and enhancing important City services, improving our City’s infrastructure and parks system and taking care of the City’s employees.

New Chamber Program 3D Mobile Notary The Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce a new program that will provide convenient services to members and the community – a mobile notary service. The program is called 3D Mobile Notary.

Before the launch of the Chamber’s program, 3D Mobile Notary was owned and operated by Dena and DeWayne Duhon. “As we began to explore our options to retire, one of our main goals was to transition 3D in a manner that would guarantee the same level of service that our customers have grown to expect.”, explained DeWayne.

The Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce purchased the business assets of 3D Mobile Notary and is bringing them into the Chamber as a program with the same name, 3D Mobile Notary. The Duhon’s will work side-by-side with the Chamber to train their staff in operations of 3D Mobile Notary, and they will oversee the training of additional notaries. They will continue to conduct closings through the end of 2021, and anticipate continuing to do closings for the Chamber as one of their notaries when they are not traveling.

If you are interested in the services of a mobile notary, call or text the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce at 816.814.5384. You can also e-mail scheduling@3dmobilenotary.com.

MEET A MEMBER Teresa Lindhoff, Fully Promoted Todd & Teresa Lindhoff are the franchise owners of the local Fully Promoted and have lived in Blue Springs for 31 years.

After 24 years of marketing brands and growing consumer awareness of products in the beverage industry, we asked ourselves why not do this for ourselves and help others grow their business? So we opened Fully Promoted of Blue Springs.

We offer complete branding and marketing solutions. We offer a wide range of products and services that include everything from corporate apparel and promotional products to printed marketing materials. Our goal is grow relationships with our customers and provide quality service.

Teresa Lindhoff teresa.lindhoff@fullypromoted.

“Fully Promoted is your one stop shop for all your promotional needs!” - Teresa Lindhoff

MEET A BOARD MEMBER Carman Booker, Bank 21 BANK 21 is a 5th generation family-owned community bank. Customer service and relationships with our customers and community is very important to us. We are successful when our customers are successful.

I am responsible for all Deposit Operations for the bank as well as Bank Security, BSA, and Deposit Compliance. Tellers, New Accounts, Business Development, Cash Management, Customer Experience, you name it. Coaching and developing our incredible team, community involvement, and building relationships with our amazing customers is definitely my favorite part.

BANK 21 has supported the Blue Springs Chamber since opening our Branch Carman Booker in Blue Springs more than 14 years ago. Our officers and team members are cbooker@bank21.com encouraged to be engaged in the community. I was first introduced to the Blue Springs Chamber when I joined the LEADership Blue Springs Class in 2016. I found the heart and mission of the Chamber and the team members of the Chamber so enlightening, passionate, and I can see the great things they are doing to make this community so wonderful and successful. Living and working here I love this community and want to do my part to help continue the Chamber’s mission.

What I like most about the Chamber is the Staff - they are brilliant at what they do. The compassion and dedication, the advocacy for businesses in Blue Springs is admirable. They are the heroes behind the scenes that do the hard work with little recognition.The Chamber has contributed to Bank 21 by giving us a platform, creating a network of other businesses in our community and giving us the opportunity to work together and support each other to make our community stronger.

In my free time I enjoy gardening. I am not that good, but I love it! I also love dinner and movies with friends, and volunteering and service are my passions. My awesome husband and I have been married since 2014, we have made our home in Blue Springs with our two rescue fur babies Jack and Griffey. #adoptdontshop

CONNECT

2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mission Statement To promote, develop and facilitate a strong economic environment in which the business community can grow and prosper.

David Sutphin - Chairman of the Board Evergy Chad Smith - Chair Elect Chad Smith Insurance Agency Cody Raithel - Secretary/Treasurer Central Bank of the Midwest Eric Sporing - Past Chairman ECS Capital Investments Clarissa Murray - Business Support and Promotion Fike Corporation 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 Cindy Miller Columbia College - Kansas City Katie Woolf Blue Springs R-IV School District Dr. Thomas Meyer MCC - Blue River Erika Lucas Sandy’s Restaurant Jeff Carpenter Job One Kirk Lair Central Jackson County Fire Protection District Kyle Caswell Print Graphics Laura Sipes Help!HR Melodie Chrisman Community Services League Blue Springs Carman Booker Bank 21 Lisa LaCombe NextGen Realty Trailhead Group

2020 Business of the Year: Sandy’s Restaurant 2020 Citizen of the Year: Chuck Zuvers, Zuvers Real Estate 2020 Connector of the Year: Carman Booker, Bank 21

2021 PARTNERSHIPS TIER ONE Saint Luke’s East Hospital

CHAMBER STAFF

Lara Vermillion President lvermillion@bluespringschamber.com

TIER TWO St. Mary’s Medical Center TIER THREE Bank 21 Central Bank of the Midwest Chad Smith Insurance Agency Colonial Gardens Community America Credit Union Indigo Jackson County Tow Kohl’s Distribution Center Los Cabos Mexican Grill & Cantina Oswald Roam & Rew LLC

Trish Totta Director of Membership ttotta@bluespringschamber.com Becca Blake Communications Specialist bblake@bluespringschamber.com Rose Hall Administrative Assistant rhall@bluespringschamber.com

TIER FOUR Hy-Vee MCC - Blue River Print Graphics RE/MAX Heritage - Z Team Realty Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center Wild Souls Wildlife Rescue Rehab.

Zarda Bar-B-Q TIER FIVE Greco Agency Farmers Insurance Plowboys Barbeque

2021 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