FuseNews - January 2023

YOUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JANUARY

2023

JANUARY EVENTS Wednesday Jan 4, 2023 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

FuseDSM Economic Development Committee Meeting

Thursday Jan 5, 2023 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM CST

FuseDSM Monthly Luncheon - “Lift DSM: The Future DSM Experience” with Kevin Foley, Executive Director of Des Moines Airport Authority

Monday Jan 9, 2023 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST

Greater Des Moines Partnership’s 2023 Opening Night Legislative Reception

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Firestarter Meeting

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Wednesday Jan 11, 2023 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CST

Ribbon Cutting - Ruby B’s Kitchen and Catering

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Thursday Jan 12, 2023 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST

Feed Your Mind Lunch & Learn: “Personal Branding with a Podcast!”

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Wednesday Jan 18, 2023 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CST

FuseDSM NPO Confidential

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Thursday Jan 19, 2023 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST

Columbus Park Neighborhood Revitalization Meeting

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Wednesday Jan 11, 2023 12 :00 PM - 1:00 PM CST

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Wednesday Jan 25, 2023 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM CST

MOXIE presented by East Village Spa

Thursday Jan 26, 2023 Change Your Circle Speed Networking Event 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CST

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FEBRUARY EVENTS Thursday Feb 2, 2023 7:45 AM - 9:30 AM CST

FuseDSM Quarterly Breakfast

Tuesday Feb 7, 2023 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

FuseDSM Economic Development Committee Meeting

Wednesday Feb 8, 2023

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST

Wednesday Feb 15, 2023

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Feed Your Mind Lunch & Learn: “Generational Differences in the Workplace”

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FuseDSM NPO Confidential

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CST

Wednesday Feb 15, 2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST

Wednesday Feb 22, 2023 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM CST

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Ribbon Cutting - Black Cat Ice Cream

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CST

Thursday Feb 9, 2023

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Firestarter Meeting

MOXIE presented by East Village Spa

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Check Out Our Website The FuseDSM website got a makeover! Have you seen it yet?

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TO LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE LIVING A HEALTHY AND BALANCED LIFESTYLE CAN SEEM DAUNTING WHEN TAKING CARE OF OUR FAMILIES AND CAREER. HERE ARE EASY WAYS THAT ANYONE CAN START DOING RIGHT NOW TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. 1. Drink More Water Your body needs water to function. Even a small reduction in water intake can cause issues for many bodily functions.

2. Get Some Sleep Getting enough sleep every night can improve immune function, memory, cognition, and mood. A good night’s sleep makes a huge difference in how you feel.

3. Get Up and Move The physical benefits of walking are well documented. Walking can stretch out muscles, boost immunity and improve mood by releasing endorphins that promote happiness and reduce stress.

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Welcome New FuseDSM Employees!

Nicole McGlothlin

Member Developmenet Manager Nicole Storey McGlothlin joins the FuseDSM team with excitement and enthusiasm to expand business relationships in the Des Moines area. With a background in business development/sales, marketing and finance, Nicole brings to the team exemplary communication and customer service skills along with a passion for helping to grow businesses. As a business owner, she understands the importance of fiscal development and growth for members.

Most recently Nicole’s career has provided her opportunities in the housing and real estate industry. As a knowledgeable professional, she successfully built a network of connections, expanded business opportunities by staying at the forefront of the field and was attentive to the unique needs for all her clients.

Blending her experiences, Nicole has the skills and determination to foster growth and development in the Metro area.

In the philanthropical realm, Nicole is passionate about volunteer work. She spent many years devoted to fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). This work led her to the highest honor the society awards – the 2015 LLS Woman of the Year. Nicole’s insight in the construction realm stimulated her involvement with Women in Construction, offering members education, support and networking for career advancement opportunities. She has also has participated in building homes for Habitat for Humanity and gives of her time to Dorothy’s House.

Nicole and her husband, Kevin, have two children and enjoy working hard, all things sports related with their children and playing hard through travel. If you put a dog in front of her, she may never let it go.

Through Nicole's professional and personal exposure, she has built strong community networks. As a collaborator she will build meaningful relationships, create new business opportunities and work toward the success of our members.

We look forward to #fusingthecommunitytogether and welcome Nicole to the FuseDSM Team!

Say hi to Nicole: nicole@fusedsm.org

Leisa Fox

Director, Make DSM Leisa Fox is an experienced leader with a demonstrated history of leading new business development and developing collaborative business relationships and networks. An insightful marketing innovator and business strategist with a reputation for identifying and leveraging new business development opportunities and expanding market presence and market share her strong community and social services background with expansive networks throughout Iowa and the country, Leisa spent the first half of her career in sales, from office furniture to property casualty insurance. Through that work, she was recruited to lead the Iowa Association of Business and Industry's revenue efforts. While at ABI she increased membership by one third and more than doubled revenues. Most recently she ran Youth Emergency Service & Shelter where J she N Hguided RE them through a merger with another agency and worked herself out of a job. Today, she runs Fox Growth Strategies, a boutique fractional business development firm.

Say hi to Leisa: leisa@fusedsm.org

EVENT SPOTLIGHT

CHANGE YOUR CIRCLE SPEED NETWORKING Change Your Circle is a FuseDSM event to give our chamber members the opportunity to do just that...Change Your Circle....in a fast-paced and casual environment. It is an opportunity to remove the awkwardness of meeting new people by providing a platform for you in which you don't have to search new connections out. Through an organized process, you'll chat with a single individual for a few minutes at a time, before being prompted to move onto the next person.

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Thursday Jan. 26, 2023 9:00AM - 10:30 AM CST FUSEDSM QUARTERLY BREAKFAST “Des Moines Development Update”

Matt Anderson Deputy City Manager

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Join Deputy City Manager Matt Anderson to discuss and explore the development trends and highlights for 2023 in Des Moines.

Thursday Feb. 2, 2023 7:45 AM - 9:30 AM CST

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FEED YOUR MIND LUNCH & LEARN “Generational Differences in the Workplace”

Anne Barry SHRM-SCP Senior Manager Paychex

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As different generations enter to workforce, the workplace begins to change.

Join Anne April Barry of Paychex to Thursday 6, 2023 explore all the different generations in the workplace M CST AM 1:00 P and how they 11:15 have shifted the-workplace over time.

We will discuss the differences in the generations and effective leadership practices when dealing with those differences.

Thursday Feb. 9, 2023 11:30AM - 1:00 PM CST

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Fresh & Fit Comfort Foods BY: ANNE CUNDIFF, RD, LD, FAND CORPORATE HY-VEE DIETITIAN

It’s that time of year when the cold weather often keeps us inside, bundled up with cozy blankets in front of the fire. Cold weather also tends to go hand in hand with cravings for comfort foods, like casseroles, soups, macaroni and cheese, lasagna and more. However, a lot of those favorites may not align with your health goals. The good news is that you don’t have to take those foods and recipes at face value. You can adapt recipes to better fit with your health goals and taste preferences.

To adapt a recipe, start by identifying your health goals. Do you want to increase your intake of vegetables? Decrease your intake of sodium or saturated fats? Are you trying to increase your fiber intake? Or are you managing a food allergy or other dietary restriction?

BY: ANNE CUNDIFF, RD, LD, FAND CORPORATE HY-VEE DIETIIAN

If you want to increase vegetables, start by doubling all the vegetables in the recipe. If your recipe does not include vegetables, find a way to add them. For example, substitute a layer of lasagna noodles with a layer of roasted vegetables.

Decreasing sodium is a popular recipe modification. One way to achieve this is to use less salt in the recipe. Another way is to find alternates for higher-sodium ingredients. For example, substitute coconut aminos for soy sauce or no-salt-added broth for chicken stock.

Not sure where to start? Connect with a Hy-Vee dietitian by visiting https://www.hy-vee.com/health/hy-vee-dietitians/default.aspx, using the Healthie app, or sending a message on our Facebook or Instagram accounts @hyveedietitians. We can help you modify those family favorites to make sure you can enjoy them and still achieve your health goals!

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Try out this twist on traditional fried rice with a delicious recipe the whole family will love to warm up with this winter!

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No-Fry Fried Rice Serves 6 (1½ cups)

All you need: Hy-Vee nonstick cooking spray 5 cups cold cooked Hy-Vee long grain or instant white rice 1 cup chopped Hy-Vee Short Cuts fajita vegetables 1 cup chopped green onions, divided ½ cup bottled hot kimchi, coarsely chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp grated fresh gingerroot 6 tbsp organic coconut aminos, plus additional for serving 6 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar 5 Hy-Vee large eggs, beaten ½ lb. Fish Market natural peeled & deveined raw shrimp (31 to 40 ct.)

2 tbsp fresh lime juice

All you do: 1.

Preheat oven to 450°F. spray a 17x12x1-inch baking pan with nonstick spray; set aside.

2. Spread rice in baking pan. Bake for 5 to 6 minutes or until dry. Cool for 3 minutes.

3. Toss together rice, fajita vegetables, ½ cup green onions, kimchi, garlic, gingerroot, 6 tablespoons coconut aminos, and rice vinegar in a large bowl. Evenly spread rice mixture in same baking pan.

4. Bake for 12 minutes; remove from oven. Toss rice using a spatula. Drizzle with beaten eggs; tuck shrimp into rice mixture.

5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until shrimp reach 145°F and eggs are completely set.

6. To serve, drizzle rice mixture with lime juice; toss to combine. Top with remaining ½ cup green onions. Serve with additional coconut aminos, if desired.

Nutrition Facts per serving: 320 calories, 5g fat, 1.5g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 225mg cholesterol, 790mg sodium, 49g carbohydrates, 2g fiber, 8g sugar (6g added sugar), 19g protein.

Daily Values: vitamin D 6%, calcium 6%, iron 15%, potassium 8%.

Recipe source: January 2023 Hy-Vee Seasons magazine This information is not intended as medical advice. Please consult a medical professional for individual advice.

BOARD MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Welcome New Board Member!

RACHEL SUMMERS Rachel Summers is the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Blank Park Zoo with oversight of zoo operations and human resources. She has over a decade of experience at the executive level and has worked in the hospitality, human resources, and insurance fields and as a hotel general manager in Chicago and Aspen, Colorado, before returning to her home state of Iowa. She is a University of Iowa alumna and proudly participated in the life-changing Tiger Conservation in India Winterim program as part of her studies. Rachel is passionate about the Zoo's mission to inspire an appreciation of the natural world through conservation, education, research, and recreation with particular commitment and focus on fostering a welcoming and inclusive zoo for all.

Thank you Yellow Cab Co. owner Randy Sackett for your years of service on our board!

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We appreciate all you’ve done for FuseDSM!

Thank you Daniel Willrich, Partner with Pelds Design Services, for being this year’s Board Chair!

We appreciate your service to FuseDSM!

WHAT IS MAKEDSM? A vibrant, active network of Makers and those that support them, helping to create an ecosystem that leverages resources,

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shares best practices and helps one another navigate through complex issues.

A vibrant manufacturing base leads to more research and development, innovation, productivity, exports, and middle-class jobs than any other industry.

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Manufacturing helps raise living standards more than any other sector.

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Manufacturing generates more economic activity than other sectors. ◦

For every dollar of domestic manufacturing value-added, another $3.60 of economic activity is generated elsewhere across the economy.

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For every manufacturing job, there are 3.4 jobs created in nonmanufacturing industries.

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No other sector comes close to these numbers.

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FuseDSM’s footprint includes 1700 “makers” those that make things.

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Our goal is to build a healthy ecosystem

How do I get involved?

Join the Makers Council - an elite group of professional services providers who meet monthly, identifying critical issues and providing best in class solutions to solve them. Council members will contribute content to: •

Weekly Podcasts

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Monthly Newsletters

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Monthly “Make it Quick” videos

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Quarterly in person best practice sharing meetings

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An annual “Make It Together” collaboration building event

Other members of the Council include: Spindustry, Raine Recruiting, Brick Gentry, Bergan KDV, The Iowa Clinic, Bing Bang, and TrueNorth.

Join The Makers Crew – A group of Iowa’s greatest manufacturing supporters. They will receive branding recognition on all membership mediums and be invited to all Makers Council events. Annually, they will have the opportunity to contribute to Newsletters and Podcasts.

How do I join?

Hang tight. In March, on our website you will find a link to membership. Our sponsors will keep the cost of membership at $500 annually. This membership will provide access to content, events and affinity buying programs for the members.

“One thing we have learned in recent years is that the future is becoming less predictable,” Ribeiro said. “Manufacturing needs to create an ecosystem in the future where we can learn from each other. And we have to actually enable that to happen as becoming more resilient will require building a collaborative ecosystem.”

– Marcelo Ribeiro, Global VP, Engineering and Operations, Anheuser Busch.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING “The economic development committee is excited to see some momentum in the East 9th and Hull area. The inertia created from the community charette held in 2022 is paying dividends. Several properties in that area have piqued the interest of developers. It will be exciting to see what transpires in 2023 in that neighborhood.

The committee is now focusing our efforts on the Columbus Park/Indianola Hills area of Des Moines. We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a community charette on January 19th at the Columbus Park &

Rec. Building. The event will run from 5-7pm.

The formal part of the meeting will start at 6pm. We will provide light refreshments, water and coffee. Additional information about this event can be found on the FuseDSM website and social media channels.

If you have any interest in joining our committee, please let me know. My email address is nocoastconsulting@gmail.com”

- Dr. Ryan Anderson

Co-Chair, Economic Development Committee

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Do More with Your Membership with These Development Opportunities With your dual member with FuseDSM and the Greater Des Moines Partnership, you have access to educational and professional development opportunities throughout the year. The Partnership offers a wide variety of topics, including human resources, diversity, equity and inclusion resources, how to implement internships and apprenticeships, and marketing plans.

These opportunities are offered in person, live-streamed and as recorded webinars.

The goal is to provide member businesses with information and skills that are pertinent to business operations but also encourage you to step outside of your business for an hour or a day to learn, explore, network and bring new ideas and practices back to your business.

• The Top Five for Small Business Series features presentations that inform, educate and inspire business owners in Greater Des Moines (DSM). These webinars are hosted on the fourth Wednesday of each month, except November and December, and focus on a variety of timely topics that affect small business owners and managers.

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• The annual Small Business Success Summit is March 22, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the FFA Enrichment Center at DMACC’s Ankeny Campus. If you are a small business owner, entrepreneur or startup, join us for a summit created just for you! Attend presentations by industry leaders and inspiring keynote speakers, participate in workshops, engage in in-depth conversations and network with fellow business owners and entrepreneurs.

• Local Business School is a 6-week, 12-session program that aims to teach attendees the ropes of today’s most effective marketing and business strategies that they can use to grow their local business in DSM and Iowa.

To learn more about these opportunities and other events, visit DSMpartnership.com/events.

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