September 2023 Chamber Connection

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CONNECTION SEPTEMBER 2023

HAPPY CHAMBERVERSARY! All Saints Lutheran Church Bledsoe Rentals Blue Springs Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Assoc.

Blue Springs Historical Society City Homes at Fall Creek Community Service League Friendship Manor Gen 3 IV Hydration and Wellness LLC Genevieve’s Home & Handmade Have Drone Will Fly Hello! Pediatric Dentistry Impact Medical Job One JRMA Family Martial Arts Lighthouse Legal Mary Kay Cosmetics Metropolitan Community College - Blue River Petland Raising Cane’s Sandy’s Restaurant Spire Missouri Inc Staybridge Suites Vision Sports Whataburger Woods Chapel Lodge

AUGUST RIBBON CUTTING

EZ Dancing 621 NW Mock Ave #C Blue Springs, MO 64014

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! All or Nothing Roofing and Construction 984 SW 37th St Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816) 866-6206 allornothingroofing.com Golf Ranch 1501 NE US 40 Hwy Lee’s Summit, MO 64015 (913) 333-7228 golfranchusa.com Joshua Peck & Associates, LLC 8004 SE 7th Ct Blue Springs, MO 64014 (816) 622-5205 jpeck@amfam.com Taylor Becker Real Estate 8004 SE 7th Ct Blue Springs, MO 64014 (816) 982-6754 (work) listingswithtaylor@gmail.com U.S. Air Force 4000 S Little Blue Parkway Independence, MO 64057 (816) 506-1567 airforce.com United Laser Engraving 2316 SW 2nd Street St Terr Blue Springs, MO 64014 (816) 296-9595 unitedlaserengraving.com

UPCOMING EVENTS SEPTEMBER 7

SEPTEMBER 16

SEPTEMBER 17

Financial Oversight 8:00 am @ Chamber Office

Festival Hours Sponsored by Saint Luke’s East Hospital 10:00 am - 10:00 pm Downtown Blue Springs

Festival Hours Sponsored by Saint Luke’s East Hospital 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Downtown Blue Springs

Parade Sponsored by MCC Blue River 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Car & Bike Show Sponsored by Rick’s Blinds 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

SEPTEMBER 6 Board of Directors 8:15 am @ Chamber Office

SEPTEMBER 7 Chamber Champions Meeting 8:30 am @ Chamber Office

SEPTEMBER 15 FALL FUN FESTIVAL Sponsored by Saint Luke’s East Hospital 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm Downtown Blue Springs

Cornhole Tournament Sponsored by Wild Souls Wildlife Rescue Rehabilitation 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm REGISTER HERE Youth Market Sponsored by Lighthouse Legal 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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MEET A MEMBER Brady Hart, Golf Ranch My name is Brady Hart and I’m the Content and Experience Marketer at Golf Ranch. I grew up in Lenexa, KS and attended Kansas State University. Go Cats! After graduating this past year, I’m happy to be back in the KC area and working for such a neat organization. I have a huge passion for golf and can’t wait to grow the game at a place like Golf Ranch.

We’re so excited to launch our new site in this area in the coming weeks. At Golf Ranch we aim to create an environment where everyone from the novice to the pro can work on their swing, grab a beer or bite to eat, and feel like they belong. The kind of place you’d want to hang out even if golf didn’t exist.

Fortunately, this amazing game of ours does. And we’re ready to take it back.

To celebrate our obsession, lower our handicaps, and have a ball addressing the ball. No pretentious trappings. No dress codes. Just a chance to have a good time while playing a great game. We call it Golf Lite.

brady.hart@golfranchusa.com (913) 333-7228

Learn more at golfranchusa.com/kansas-city.

“The most important shot in golf is the next one.” - Ben Hogan Did You Know?

Business Directory Listings Did you know that as a member of the Chamber you are listed on the Chamber’s website, BlueSpringsChamber. com? To maximize the impact of that listing you can input information about your business so customers can find you more easily. To do that, simply visit BlueSpringsChamber.com, click “Member Login” at the top right to access your Member Information Center (MIC). Once logged in, click “Company Information” in the left side menu. Then you just fill in the blanks with information about your company.

The Chamber website has great SEO and links to community partners such as the City of Blue Springs, Central Jackson County Fire Protection District, Blue Springs School District, and Metropolitan Community College, which allows us to show up at the top of Google searches. Because we’re a trusted website, your listing on the Chamber page will be higher in Google rankings as well and seen more.

Contact Becca at bblake@bluespringschamber.com or call (816) 229-8558 if you would like help optimizing your Chamber directory listing.

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MEMBER NEWS Congratulations to Laura Crowley, CEO of Crowley Furniture, on being selected as a 2023 Women Who Mean Business honoree! This award honors professional women making significant strides in their business, industry and the Kansas City community.

Laura Crowley

The Kansas City Zoo is scheduled to open the Sobela Ocean Aquarium on September 1. They are offering timed reservations from September 1-15. The Zoo is also offering an exclusive hour for Friends of the Zoo members with tickets starting as early as 8:30 am beginning September 2. Click here to make a reservation.

Central Jackson County Fire Protection District is proud to announce their accreditation status has been renewed by the The Commission on Fire Accreditation International. CJC is 1 of 7 in the Kansas City metro area and 1 of 11 fire departments in Missouri to hold this honor.

Nominations are open for The Examiner’s Reader’s Choice Contest! You may nominate one business per category, per email address. The top 5 nominees make it to the voting ballot. Visit www.examiner.net/bestof to Nominate Today!

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of long time member Betty Sue Meyer’s passing. Betty Meyer founded Meyer Music with her husband Ted in 1966 and they have been members of the Blue Springs Chamber since that time. Betty has touched thousands of lives in Blue Springs through music and her generous spirit. She will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Meyer Music family.

Betty Meyer

JRMA Family Martial Arts is now offering JR Yoga Kids - a brand new Yoga program geared towards children ages 3-11. Classes meet on Mondays at 6:00 p.m. starting September 11. For more information visit https:// jrmakc.com or call/text 816-878-5150

Congratulations to Russ Clark on being named Blue Springs 2023 Citizen of the Year by Truman Heartland Community Foundation! Citizens are selected based on their volunteer work, contribution to their city’s economic or financial development, leadership in business, and efforts toward promoting a more positive and inclusive community for all.

Bank 21 is celebrating 120 years! Stop by the South 7 Hwy branch at 301 SW Hwy 7 on September 8 for food, drinks, door prizes and fun! Food will be served from 11:00 am 1:30 pm.

Russ Clark

Blue Springs Rotary Club is hosting Rotary Happy Hour Club on September 12 from 5-6 p.m. at Sinclair’s Restaurant. Enjoy appetizers, drinks and networking while you learn more about Rotary membership.

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2023 BOARD

OF DIRECTORS

The mission of the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce is to be the leading resource for business and an effective influential community partner.

Cody Raithel- Chairman of the Board Central Bank of the Midwest

2022 Business of the Year: Kennedy’s Custom Jewelers 2022 Not For Profit of the Year: Job One

Michael Scott - Chair Elect The Table Erika Lucas - Secretary/Treasurer Sandy’s Restaurant 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 Carman Booker - Leadership & Community Development Bank 21 Bobby Olm-Shipman Saint Luke’s East Hospital Jason Norbury City of Blue Springs Katie Woolf Blue Springs R-IV School District Kirk Lair Central Jackson County Fire Protection District Lisa LaCombe United Real Estate Lorne Meinershagen Meinershagen & Co. Melodie Chrisman Meyers Funeral Chapel Phill King Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More of Indep.

Sue Gochis MCC - Blue River Travis Hunt New York Life Insurance Vanessa Starke Starke Law Offices, LLC Warren Goessling Kohl’s Distribution Center

2022 Citizen of the Year: Debbie Riess-Roam

2023 PARTNERS

CHAMBER STAFF

TIER ONE Jackson County Tow Service Saint Luke’s East Hospital St. Mary’s Medical Center

Lara Vermillion President lvermillion@bluespringschamber.com

TIER TWO Evergy Santa Fe Tow Service TIER THREE Abundant Life Anthem Photography Bank 21 Blue Ridge Bank & Trust Co. Central Bank of the Midwest Chad Smith State Farm Insurance Cosentinos Price Chopper Kohl’s Distribution Center Los Cabos Mexican Grill & Cantina McCarthy Blue Springs Hyundai MCC - Blue River Zarda Bar-B-Q TIER FOUR CPro’s, Inc. Equity Bank First American Title GM Peters Agency Greco Agency Farmers Insurance Hy-Vee Food & Drug Kansas City Cannabis Miller 8 Theatres Print Graphics Sandy’s Restaurant Smedley, LLC TIER FIVE Job One Lies Trash

Trish Totta Vice President ttotta@bluespringschamber.com Rose Hall Events Coordinator rhall@bluespringschamber.com Becca Blake Communications Specialist bblake@bluespringschamber.com Mikayla Lavelle Administrative Assistant mlavelle@bluespringschamber.com

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