June 2013 Chamber News by Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce

An exciting time to be in Sioux Falls

The orange cones on the streets and growing residential and commercial structures all across the city are evidence that we are a community on the move. Sioux Falls is on the verge of many amazing opportunities — we are a community striving to move from good to great.

The Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is also part of the process in building Sioux Falls. Since 1958, our Community Appeals Committee has vetted capital campaigns. The purpose of the committee is to help organizations plan their fundraising for maximum benefits. The results are bricks and mortar that continue to benefit the community long after their construction.

Two recent campaigns epitomize the return on investment our community receives through community appeals projects. The Ice Sports Association campaign, which will break ground next year on the three-sheet Scheel’s Iceplex, ran from November last year until March of this year. The Community Indoor Tennis Center

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It takes vision to look down the road and see the

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campaign runs April through July; this center will house seven indoor tennis courts. Both facilities will be located at the Sanford Sports Complex, a growing development in the northwest part of Sioux Falls. Both facilities will help bring new activities and events to the community that we didn’t have the ability to host before. They also allow people who live in the area more opportunities to participate in healthy activities.

The new facilities at the Sanford Sports Complex are just some of the great building projects that are providing jobs, improving neighborhoods and adding to our quality of life. This issue of Chamber News highlights just a few of the benefits from the construction activity taking place across the city.

But moving from good to great is more than just making sure we have solid infrastructure and shiny new buildings. Becoming a great community is an opportunity to dream big about what we might be capable of, the events we can host and economic development opportunities we can pursue — because we have a strong infrastructure and top-notch facilities that are second-tonone. It takes vision to look down the road and see the payoffs from we’re building today. Today we’re reaping the success of those who came before us.

There is a growing momentum in Sioux Falls to be proud of our community and to present a great first impression to our visitors and perhaps future residents. Thanks to partnerships between the public and private

ROB OLIVER 2012-13 Chair of the Board

sectors, we have a great city to sell. It’s an exciting time to be in Sioux Falls and we will have an even more exciting future once these facilities are completed. Congratulations to the all of the campaign volunteers and public and private leaders who saw the need for the projects. Congratulations to everyone who has supported these campaigns. And congratulations to all of us in the Sioux Falls area, who will truly benefit from the investment.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

CHAIR

Rob Oliver Augustana College

CHAIR ELECT

Keith Severson, Jr Eide Bailly LLP

VICE CHAIR

Dana Dykhouse First PREMIER Bank

TREASURER

Paul Bruflat CNA Surety

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

Barb Stork Midwest Provisions, Inc.

PRESIDENT & CEO

Evan Nolte Chamber of Commerce

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mike Begeman Sanford Health

Juan Bonilla Wells Fargo Bank

Ruth Christopherson Citi

Ben Graham Bell, Incorporated

Brad Grossenburg Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith PC

J. Tyler Haahr Metabank

Dave Kapaska, M.D. Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center

Kristi Masterson Hy Vee Inc.

Eric McDonald DocuTAP

Dan Rykhus Raven Industries

Steve VanBuskirk VanBuskirk Companies

Anita Wetsch Canfield Business Interiors

Kristen Zueger VanBuskirk Companies

EX-OFFICIO

Dr. Pam Homan Superintendent, Sioux Falls Public School System

Gerald Beninga Minnehaha County Commission

Mayor Mike Huether City of Sioux Falls

Doug Morrison Sioux Falls School Board

Jim Schmidt Lincoln County Commission

STAFF

Evan Nolte President & Chief Executive Officer

Thane Barnier Web Development & IT Manager

Joan Bartling Finance & Accounting Director Jill Blom Web Developer

Mattie Burnham CVB Assistant Director of Sales & Marketing

Shirley Buseman Chamber Receptionist

Cindy Christensen Agri-Business Division Manager

Rachel Crane CVB Host City Manager

Blaine Davis CVB Sales Manager

Amy M. Farr Membership Sales Manager

Kate Foley Small Business & Leadership Development Manager

Nikki Gronli Graphics & Communications Specialist

Ellie Highstreet CVB Sales Manager

Lesa Jarding Young Professionals Network Manager

Jay Kaltenbach CVB Services/Resale Manager

Pat Lund Membership Services Manager

Betsy McCarty CVB Creative & Communications Manager

Wendy Neuharth Membership Services Administrative Assistant

Betty Ordal Membership Services Director

Krista Orsack CVB Director of Sales and Marketing

Kathie Puthoff CVB Administrative Assistant

Teri Schmidt CVB Executive Director

Susan Seachris Administrative/Accounting Assistant

Amy Smolik Marketing & Communications Manager

Alexa Steiner CVB Receptionist/ Project Assistant

Carolyn Winchell Forward Sioux Falls Director of Investor Relations

Erin Zimmerman CVB Sales Assistant

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Inn Downtown. Bottom, L to R: Scheels, Uptown Exchange Lofts signage and Vance Thompson Vision.

News Layout/Design: Nikki Gronli Chamber News Editor: Amy Smolik FOR EDITORIAL INFORMATION, CALL: 605.336.1620

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CVB launches new online events calendar

Sioux Falls is host to hundreds of events year-round. Promote your visitorrelated events through the Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau at VisitSiouxFallsEvents.com. This new events website is branded to match the CVB’s current website, VisitSiouxFalls.com, and coincide with all marketing and promotional initiatives implemented by the CVB. When visitors are planning to get away or take an extended vacation to Sioux Falls, they will know they are coming to the primary resource for finding premier visitor-related events in Sioux Falls.

This calendar is a free opportunity to promote your events to the more than 221,000 visitors that come to VisitSiouxFalls.com each year. For events to be eli-

gible the following criteria should be met: events must take place in Sioux Falls or be an advertiser in the current published Sioux Falls Visitors Guide, events must be open to the general public and it must be an event visitors from out of town would attend.

VisitSiouxFallsEvents.com is not a community calendar. In general, camps, classes, auditions or invitation only events will not be accepted. The CVB reserves the right to determine the suitability of all submissions and edit for grammar, style, accuracy and content.

Log on to VisitSiouxFallsEvents.com to post your event today! For more information, contact Erin at (605) 373-2038 or ezimmerman@siouxfalls.com.

CVB sales team members Mattie Burnham and Ellie Highstreet speak with local Illinois meeting planners at the 2013 DMAI Destinations Showcase in Rosemont, Ill.

Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) Destinations Showcase Chicago on May 8 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. The DMAI Destinations Showcase offers two conferences: Destinations Showcase Chicago and Destinations Showcase Washington, D.C., which the CVB attended in March. These showcases bring corporate, government, association and independent meeting professionals together to explore

2013 Chicago Showcase had approximately 200 meeting professionals pre-register for the show.

The Sioux Falls CVB shared the “Be Our VIP” campaign with interested planners stopping by the booth. The CVB came home with a number of qualified leads and the post-show attendee list for further prospecting along with four requests for proposals (RFPs).

CVB attends sports event symposium

Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau Sales Manager Blaine Davis, along with Wesley Hall, executive director of the Sioux Falls Sports Authority, attended the 21st Annual NASC Event Symposium April 22-25, 2013 in Louisville, Ky. The NASC Sports Event Symposium is a reverse, appointment-based tradeshow designed by and for the sports travel industry. In addition to the appointments there were numerous educational seminars and networking opportunities.

Davis met with event organizers from the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association), U.S. Olympic Committee,

Amateur Softball Association, Ladies Professional Golf Association, along with many others.

More than 70 event owners attended the 2013 Symposium. Davis enjoyed the chance to showcase the city’s new sporting venues.

“It was a great opportunity to sell the Sanford Pentagon, the Community Indoor Tennis Center, the Scheels Iceplex, and the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center on a oneon-one basis.” Davis said. “We have always been a great sporting community, but now with the new facilities we are able to host events that we couldn’t in the past.”

Sioux Falls hosts first U.S. International Conference for ICPS

The local chapter of the International Consortium of Parse Scholars (ICPS) will host their 2014 international conference at the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown in Sioux Falls. ICPS is a network of nurses and other individuals committed to the advancement of nursing as a scientific discipline.

The 17th Biennial International Conference on Humanbecoming will be held Sept. 26-28, 2014. “Living Quality: A Humanbecoming Perspective” will feature nurse theorist Rosemarie Rizzo Parse as keynote speaker. As the author of the humanbecoming theory, Parse has presented her work worldwide to a variety of audiences. Her theory of humanbecoming serves as a framework for nursing in theory,

practice, and research. Use of humanbecoming in practice has included multiple nursing settings such as: acute care, community, education, administration, and regulation. Humanbecoming embraces the phenomenon of living quality. Nurses who work with persons from this perspective seek a deeper understanding and meaning of human experiences as shared through reflection and story. The nurse’s presence with another is one of reverence while honoring human dignity and freedom of choice.

Next year’s conference will be the first held in the U.S. For more information on the ICPS 2014 Conference, contact Deb Letcher at Deborah.letcher@sanfordhealth. org or (605) 328-6306.

CVB sales team hits the streets of Sioux Falls

Help showcase the city you call home – work with the Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau to bring your events here. The Sioux Falls CVB is implementing a sales blitz this month to meet with local community leaders to discuss new business leads that have the potential to be hosted in Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls offers great host facilities and unique venues that would be ideal to host many events. The city also has plenty of attractions that attendees of all ages will enjoy.

The Sioux Falls CVB promotes Sioux Falls as a top convention, meeting and event destination to create economic benefit for the city. The CVB can provide expertise for events in a variety of ways: contacting organizations for event requirements; reviewing

and evaluating event requirements; gathering accommodation bids from Sioux Falls hotels and facilities; assembling sales packets for selection committees; and assisting in sales presentations to selection committees.

Once Sioux Falls has been chosen to host your group, the CVB can go to work for you; the CVB offers a number of helpful services to increase attendance, provide hasslefree registration, plan city tours and more.

If you serve on a state, regional or national board of directors, are involved in an association or simply want to learn more about what the CVB does, contact the sales team to set up a meeting: sales@siouxfalls. com, 275-6060 or go to VisitSiouxFalls. com/BringItHome.

FAM tours help employees sell Sioux Falls

The Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) provides annual Inner-City FAM (familiarization) Tours for Sioux Falls business’ frontline employees. The 2013 FAM Tours were held May 8-9.

In order to cross sell Sioux Falls to its maximum potential, the CVB encourages all employees who come in direct contact with visitors to be a part of this FAM and learn more about what Sioux Falls has to offer so they can better inform visitors, which will hopefully extend their stay and convince them to visit Sioux Falls more often.

Thank you to the Sioux Falls attractions who participated: Sioux Area Metro Trolley, School Bus Inc., Center for Western Studies, Great Bear, Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum, Museum of Visual Materials, Old Courthouse Museum, Outdoor Campus, Pettigrew Museum, Prairie Star Gallery, Sertoma Butterfly House, Sky Zone Trampoline Park, Strawbale Winery, USGS EROS Data Center, USS SD Battleship Memorial, Washington Pavilion, and Wild Water West.

Café open at Falls Park

Falls Overlook Café reopened May 17 with new manager Rhonda Milstead, new menu and a warm welcome to visitors and area residents to enjoy the magnificent view.

This historic, restored hydro-electric plant turned Café is a place where the public can eat affordably and comfortably as well as feel the pulse of the city’s beginnings. The menu has offerings to cover a broad range of tastes, budgets and occasions. The Café

has the potential for unlimited involvement in the community. As Sioux Falls grows, so does the need for meeting space, reception facilities, family and community event locations and even bridge clubs.

Falls Overlook Café is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Sept. 30. The Café will be open continually but hours will be limited in fall and winter with a focus on special events, rentals and family or business gatherings.

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

CHAMBER CALENDAR

JUNE MEMBERSHIP MIXER & 13TH ANNUAL BUSINESS FAIR

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

4:30-7 p.m.

Sioux Falls Convention Center, 1101 N. West Ave.

Co-sponsored by Sioux Falls Convention Center & Denny Sanford Premier Center

RSVP to 373.2018

Cost: $3

JULY MEMBERSHIP MIXER

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

5-6:30 p.m.

Grand Falls Casino & Resort, 1415 Grand Falls Blvd., Larchwood, IA

Sponsored by Grand Falls Casino & Resort

RSVP to 373.2018

Cost: $3

EDUCATION ROUNDTABLE BREAKFAST

Friday, July 19, 2013

Best Western PLUS Ramkota Hotel

The Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce has invited all South Dakota legislators to Sioux Falls to learn more about the community and build relationships. One of the activities is a roundtable breakfast featuring area post-secondary institutions to discuss their challenges and opportunities. Watch your inbox for details.

RSVP to 373.2054 or asmolik@siouxfalls.com

SEPTEMBER

12-14

AUGUST MEMBERSHIP MIXER

Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013

5-6:30 p.m.

Home Federal Bank, 225 S. Main Ave.

JUNE MEMBERSHIP

JUNE 11, 2013

P.M. MIXER

The June Mixer includes the 13th Annual Business Fair, which features 32 Chamber members displaying information about their businesses. Vendor booths are sold out.

Building a healthier Sioux Falls June 19 Summit to Focus on Healthy Community Design

Across the nation, communities are facing the epidemics of physical inactivity and poor nutrition.

Unfortunately, Sioux Falls is not im mune to these health issues, which are now considered the second most prevalent root cause of death in the U.S., behind only to bacco as a premature killer.

Live Well Sioux Falls, a dynamic effort led by the City of Sioux Falls and a broadbased community coalition, has established community health goals that include eco nomic vibrancy, environmental sustainabil ity, social equity, quality of life and reduc tion in chronic disease risk.

“Good health doesn’t happen by chance,” said Sioux Falls Public Health Director Jill Franken. “Good health is shaped — and it is connected to the environments in which we live, work and play. And, it is tied to the resources available in our community.”

Sioux Falls is hosting a Healthy Community Design Summit featuring national expert Mark Fenton on Wednesday, June 19.

Fenton is a national public health, planning and transportation consultant; an adjunct associate professor at Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy; and former host of the “America’s Walking” series on PBS television. He

will present a keynote address on June 19 at 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn City Centre.

This summit is designed to bring community leaders together to discuss strategies on creating a livable, sustainable and healthier community. Fenton’s presentation will explore the principles of healthy design to encourage more walking, bicycling and transit use.

Research studies and similar initiatives around the country have shown that improving physical activity of residents leads to personal health benefits and also helps improve air quality, diminish traffic congestion and associated costs, and boosts the economy — which helps business and the housing market.

According to Fenton, these community-based initiatives relating to healthy community design are essential to a healthy future.

“Thankfully those involved in local

land use and transportation planning have taken up the call,” Fenton said. “Even better, many communities are seeing coalitions between planners, engineers, health professionals, educators, elected officials, concerned citizens and others join the movement — some under the banner of smart growth or sustainable development, but more and more are simply recognizing that our very health and well-being are at stake.”

This program is free, but advanced registration is encouraged to reserve your seat. For more information or to register, contact Mary Michaels in the Sioux Falls Health Department at (605) 367-8286 or mmichaels@siouxfalls.org.

National expert, Mark Fenton will speak June 19-20 in Sioux Falls at the Healthy Community Design Summit.

Karen Noonan, Carriernet Group Financial, Inc., was awarded Diplomat of the Month for April. Second place honors went to Julie Nelson, Great Western Bank, and third place honors went to Jack Dyvig, Sioux Falls Morning Optimists Club. Tammy Beintema, JDRF was the recipient of the Retention Award. The Diplomat Team of the Month for April was: Captain David Johnson, Dakotacare; Janel Cole, Cole Notary; Duane Noerenberg, Anderson Group CPA; Jessica DeNeui, A & B Business Solutions; and Mike Larson, Farm Bureau Financial Services.

Several volunteers with the Chamber’s Agri-Business Division were recognized at the Division’s Annual Meeting May 13. The following were recognized for their service on the Agri-Business Division Council: 2011-12 Division Chair Wendy Sweeter; Spencer Jacobson, John Morrell & Co.; Tate Thorstenson, Dacotah Bank; Mike Miller, First Dakota National Bank; Melanie Nichols, Sanford Applied Biosciences, LLC; and Teddi Mueller, South Dakota Corn Growers Association. Chuck Schroeder, received the “Old Timer” Award, Kaycee McDaniel, Minnehaha County 4-H received the “Rookie” Award; and Tim Lofswold, Sioux Empire Fair Association; Phil De Groot, Home Federal Bank and Stacey Sorlien, South Dakota Pork Producers Council were named the Volunteers of the Year.

The Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) hosted the 2013 Visitor Industry Luncheon on May 16. The luncheon is a celebration of the Sioux Falls visitor industry and included a presentation of awards to the visitor industry. Each year the CVB recognizes people and businesses that show consistent support to the industry by presenting awards in four categories. Congratulations to the 2013 industry winners: Business: Eastway Bowl; Media: Jodi Schwan, Sioux Falls Business Journal; First Impressions: Stephanie Ovall, Sioux Falls Convention Center; and Heart of the City: Jan Grunewaldt, Best Western PLUS Sioux Falls Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center. Two special awards were presented to Jerry Dahmen and Chad Mackenzie, both of Results Radio/Townsquare Media, for their great partnerships with Sioux Falls CVB.

The Sioux Falls VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) Health Care System recognized nurses for their compassion and dedication to their profession by awarding them the Secretary of VA’s Nursing Excellence Awards: Barb Thaler, LPN; Brenda Stokke, RN; and Patti Hanisch, RN

The 2013 Armed Forces Day celebration, sponsored by the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of

Commerce Military and Veterans Affairs Commit tee was held on the grounds of the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System on May 18 to recognize the men and women who have served, or are currently serving in our nations militaries. Gen. Matthew Jamison, Assistant Adjutant Gen eral for the South Dakota Air National Guard, provided the keynote address. Annually, the com mittee presents the awards to four reservists and guard members who are selected by their military units for outstanding military performance and commitment to their country and community.

Congratulations go to this year’s recipients for the Outstanding Achievement Awards: Sergeant Krystin R. Bock, U.S. Army Reserve; HM1 Clay ton Christensen, Navy Operational Support Center; Sergeant First Class Ted Deloy, South Dakota Army National Guard; and Chief Master Sergeant Jeanne Gacke, South Dakota Air Na tional Guard. Armed Forces Day also hosts the Stars and Stripes Awards, which is presented to an area family and business organization. Congratulations go to this year’s recipients: Roger and Lorie Hogstad and Beal Distributing.

Bill Peterson, formerly Vice President/Public Affairs Officer for CNA/Western Surety Company, was honored by the Association of California Surety Companies for his 10 years of service as President of their Board of Directors. Peterson is now the Vice President/Resource Development for Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota.

Marco, Inc. received the 2013 Perfect Image Award for Outstanding IT Services Provider from imageSource Magazine. The imageSource Perfect Image Awards honored exceptional businesses and dealerships that have shown excellence in office technology and document solutions.

Eric A. Pulse is the new Director of Risk Advisory Services for Eide Bailly. Pulse has more than 15 years in the public accounting and consulting industry providing information technology risk advisory and security consulting services to a variety of industries, including health care, insurance, financial services, banking, credit union and government. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business management from Dakota Wesleyan University.

The Credit Collections Bureau promoted Suzi Betts to collection advisor. The Credit Collections Bureau named Megan Wehrkam the Client Services Rep of the Month for April.

Brigadier General Matthew P. Jamison is the new assistant adjutant general for the South Dakota Air National Guard. As the assistant adjutant general, Jamison is now responsible to the South Dakota National Guard’s Adjutant General,

Several businesses and individuals were recognized at the CVB’s annual luncheon. Pictured from L to R: Teri Schmidt, Sioux Falls CVB; First Impressions Winner Stephanie Ovall, Sioux Falls Convention Center; Heart of the City winner Jan Grunewaldt, Best Western PLUS Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center; Special Award winner Chad Mackenzie, Results Radio/TownSquare Media; Business Winner Josh Thomas, Eastway Bowl; and CVB BID Board of Directors and Advisory Council Chair Chrissy Meyer, American Heart Association. Not pictured: Special Award winner Jerry Dahmen, Results Radio,/TownSquare Media, and Jodi Schwan, Sioux Falls

2013 Agri-Business Division Volunteers of the Year: Phil De Groot, Home Federal Bank; and Stacey Sorlien, South Dakota Pork Producers Council; and Rookie of the Year: Kaycee McDaniel, Minnehaha County 4-H. Not pictured: Chuck Schroeder and Tim Lofswold, Sioux Empire Fair Association.

Maj. Gen. Tim Reisch, for strategic planning, strength management, airmen readiness and mobilization support of the state’s nearly 1,100 Air National Guard members. Jamison, of Sioux Falls, replaces Gen. Wayne Shanks, who served in the position since April 2010. Shanks, a Sioux Falls native and current resident of rural Colton, will retire from the Guard after nearly 39 years of service to the state and nation.

Harold Hastings is the branch manager for Border States Electric’s (BSE’s) Sioux Falls loca-

tion. Hastings joined BSE in August 2000 and worked in the warehouse and at the city desk in the company’s Sioux Falls location; he held several positions within the company, most recently account manager.

Tammy Beintema is the South Dakota Development Manager for JDRF MinnDakotas.

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Host a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new location, sizeable expansion or anniversary milestone and reach thousands of potential customers when the photo of your event appears in the print edition of Chamber News and online at www.chambernews.com . You and your staff are also invited to attend ribbon cutting ceremonies hosted by other Chamber members to learn more about our ever-expanding and changing business community. Find out what ribbon cutting events are scheduled for the upcoming two weeks by reading Quickly , which is emailed to members each Thursday.

It’s free with your membership ... it’s easy ... and it’s another one of the many benefits of being a member of the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce.

For more information, contact Amy M. Farr at afarr@siouxfalls.com or 373-2013.

Turning your house into a home…One step at a time

June is National Homeownership month and the Sioux Empire Housing Partnership is hosting seminar called “Turning Your House into a Home … One Step at a Time” on Saturday, June 8. It will be from 9 a.m.-noon at the SEHP office (200 N. Phillips Ave., Suite 200).

the SEHP has revitalized 30 homes, built more than 60 new homes for modest-income families, and assisted thousands of individuals and families with pre-purchase homebuyer education.

SIOUX EMPIRE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP

Presenters will speak on basic homeowner topics including radon, remodeling and landscaping. The session is free and open to the public. RSVP to Education Director Kelli Zimmer at kzimmer@siouxfalls.com or 339-0942.

The Sioux Empire Housing Partnership works to expand affordable housing for low- to moderate incomes through active participation and facilitation with the public and private sectors of the Sioux Empire. The Partnership was created in 1997 with the goals of preserving, improving and increasing affordable housing in the Sioux Empire. Since its inception,

For more information about the organization, visit www.siouxempirehousing.org..

SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2013

9 a.m.-Noon

Sioux Empire Housing Partnership Office

200 N. Phillips Ave. Suite 200

RSVP to Kelli Zimmer at: kzimmer@siouxfalls.com

BY AMY SMOLIK Marketing & Communications Manager

The numbers don’t lie: major investments are being made in new residential and commercial construction projects throughout the city. Sioux Falls is on tap to break construction value records, with more than $200 million in permits already issued in the first four months of the year.

Major construction projects started in 2012 are starting to take shape all across the city. From the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center to new schools in both the Sioux Falls and Harrisburg School districts.

The number of new hotels planned is encouraging for the visitor industry as well as the economy, said Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Teri Schmidt.

“It shows that the visitor industry is increasing … that the hotel’s owners believe there is potential for successful business in our city,” Schmidt said.

Schmidt said the increase in new facilities, like the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Sanford Pentagon, Scheel’s Iceplex and Community Indoor Tennis Center, there is a belief that Sioux Falls can host more visitors and events — requiring more hotel rooms. With the increase in

market and obviously believe in the positive future potential and the importance of the visitor business in Sioux Falls.

Residential construction is also on the

“Our members are busy, very busy,” said Julie Terrell, executive director of the Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire (HBASE). “We’re hearing this from all aspects of the home building industry from the plumbers to the electricians to the framers. It’s great for our economy because when home building is strong, that financial kickback is felt throughout many other sectors of the local market as well.”

hotels, Sioux Falls will be closing in on having 5,000 rooms.

“Because of the sports and events facilities being built, there is belief that many of the increased visitors will come to Sioux Falls to participate and/or attend these events,” Schmidt said. “There is great momentum for increasing the amount of visitor events in our community.”

Another factor is the increasing medical care offered in the community, Schmidt said, which also brings visitors who often need to stay in Sioux Falls. One of the proposed new hotel properties would be built on the Sanford Hospital & USD Medical Center campus.

Statistics from the City of Sioux Falls show that single family units are up from 2012 and 2011, as well as townhomes and multiple family units. The total permits through the end of April this year for new residential construction— 975 — are up 345 percent above 2012 219 in 2012 and 176 in 2011.

“The hotel growth taking place in Sioux Falls is certainly a positive sign of growth,” Schmidt said. “The companies building these properties have done their homework on our community’s expanding

Just like visitor spending, the economic impact of residential construction can be huge. According to Terrell, the estimated one-year economic impact of building 100 single family homes in Sioux Falls includes: $16.6 million in local income; $1.5 million in taxes and other revenue for local governments; and 272 local jobs. The additional, annual recurring impact of building those homes includes: $2.9 million in local income; $605,000 in taxes and other revenue for local governments; and 53 local jobs.

The city’s newest middle school, located near Southeast Technical Institute, will open in August 2014. At 170,000 sq. ft., it is similar to Memorial Middle School and will accommodate the city’s growing northwest side. The groundbreaking ceremony was held in August 2012.

Registration open for Crossroads Summit Chamber members of all ages encouraged to

Chamber members are invited to join hundreds of young professionals from across the region at the Crossroads Summit, the second young professionals summit sponsored by the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Network. It will be held Aug. 15 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center.

Registration is available at www.siouxfallsypn.com/summit. The cost for the entire conference is $99; for the breakfast keynote with Talent Anarchy is $25, including breakfast; and the luncheon keynote with Jenn Lim is $35, including lunch. You do not need to be a YPN member to attend.

Talent Anarchy is the dynamic speaking duo of Jason Lauritsen and Joe Gerstandt. Their tag-team style will make you think, make you laugh and make you better. Jason Lauritsen is the reformed corporate guy. Since his first management job as a corn detasseling team leader at age 13, Lauritsen has been studying people and why they do what they do. Joe Gerstandt is the sage consultant.

Listening to Gerstandt speak, you will hear tales of his days as a U.S. Marine and Gulf War veteran blended with this experience in sales, education and community-building. Their presentation, “Social Gravity: Harnessing the Natural Laws of Relationships,” reveals the conventional wisdom that “it’s not what you know, but who you know that matters.”

Jenn Lim is the CEO and Chief Happiness Officer of Delivering Happiness, a company she and Tony Hsieh (CEO of Zappos) co-created in 2010 to inspire happiness in work, community and everyday life. In 2005, she created the first Culture Book for Zappos, now on its seventh edition. The Culture Book has become a global symbol of how companies can successfully create cultures based on happiness and be profitable at the same time. In 2010, Lim led the launch and management of Hsieh’s first book (Delivering Happiness), which sold more than 220,000 copies internationally and hit No. 1 on numerous bestsellers lists. Today,

attend

she’s dedicated to growing the social venture of Delivering Happiness to “Inspire, Be Inspired and Create Happiness,” day by day.

Thanks to the following Chamber members who are co-sponsoring the event: Argus Leader Media and Sioux Falls Business Journal; Sanford Health; Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center; First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard; Meta Payment Systems; The First National Bank in Sioux Falls; Wells Fargo; Click Rain; CNA Surety; DocuTap; Dorsey & Whitney Trust Company; EideBailly; First Bank & Trust; HyVee; Midcontinent Communications; Novak Sanitary Services; Raven Industries; Sammons Financial Group/Midland National Life; SDN Communications; Sioux Falls Convention Center; Sioux Falls Construction Company; South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development; U.S. Bank; Woods Fuller Shultz & Smith; and Downtown Sioux Falls.

For more information about the Chamber’s YPN or the Crossroads Summit, or if

2013

summit

THURSDAY, AUG. 15

Sioux Falls Convention Center

ALL DAY: $99

Includes keynotes, breakout sessions, meals, networking & Off the Clock social

TALENT ANARCHY

8:15-9:30 a.m.

$25, includes breakfast

JENN LIM

12:15-1:45 p.m.

$35, includes lunch

you want more information about volunteering at the Summit, contact YPN Manager Lesa Jarding at (605) 373-2009 or ljarding@ siouxfalls.com.

YPN FOCUS WORKSHOP - PREPARING HEALTHY MEALS

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Noon-1 p.m.

Hy-Vee, 3000 S. Minnesota Ave. in the Club Room

Hy-Vee Dietician Kristin will provide recommendations for preparing healthy meals for yourself and your family. Have questions about preparing a grocery list? Want to know how to utilize items in your pantry? Have a picky eater? Enjoy lunch and learn about healthier options for you and your family.

Cost: $7 to attend includes lunch.

YPN GOLF LEAGUE

Monday, June 10, 2013

5:30-8:30 p.m.

Elmwood Golf Course, 2600 W. Russell St.

Monday, June 17, 2013

5:30-8:30 p.m.

Bakker Crossing Golf Course, 47172 Clubhouse Rd.

Monday, June 24, 2013

5:30-8:30 p.m.

Brandon Golf Course, 2100 E. Aspen Blvd., Brandon

The YPN Golf League offers members the opportunity to network while playing golf. Each week, league members play with three different individuals. Tee times vary and will always be between 5:30-6:30 p.m. It is up to league members to find subs if they are unable to play.

Cost: League Members Only.

A SEAT AT THE TABLE WITH STEPHEN BIANCHI

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, 200 N. Phillips Ave. #200

Stephen Bianchi is the CEO and President of Home Federal Bank and HF Financial Corp. Prior to joining Home Federal in 2010, he was Senior Vice President at Associated Bank, where he served as Minnesota Regional President and Minnesota Regional Commercial Banking Manager from July 2006-April 2010. He received his bachelor’s degree in Finance and M.B.A. from Providence College. A Seat at the Table allows YPN members to access the insights, wisdom and lessons only experienced leaders can provide. YPN Members Only.

Cost: Free to attend, brown bag lunch.

YPN MORNING BUZZ

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

7:30-8:30 a.m.

Panera Bread, 5117 S. Louise Ave.

Join other YPN members for an exchange while getting your morning (coffee) buzz. Learn from one another over breakfast. Bring a friend or stop by and meet a new one.

Cost: Free to attend, coffee/breakfast on your own.

JUNE OFF THE CLOCK

Thursday, June 27, 2013

5-8 p.m.

Strawbale Winery, 47215 257th St., Renner. Join YPN members at the Strawbale Summer Porch event. The Summer Porch Series includes an evening filled with live music, art, food, wine and fun. Meet a group of friends after work, pickup your kids from daycare and join fellow YPN members at Strawbale Winery. Admission is $5/ car; mention YPN and it’s free. This event is sponsored by the YPN+ and the Social Action Team.

Cost: Free to attend, food/beverages on your own.

2013 CROSSROADS SUMMIT

Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013

7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

Sioux Falls Convention Center 1101 N. West Ave.

For information and to register go to: www.siouxfallsypn.com/summit

Cost: $99 for the entire Summit (including breakout sessions. keynote speakers and meals)

To RSVP to any of these events, email ljarding@siouxfalls.com or call 605.373.2009.

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Congratulations to the following members who are celebrating their 25-plus, 20-, 15-,10- and five-year membership anniversaries in June They are part of a continued commitment to our community through their investment in the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce To learn more about Chamber membership, contact 605 336 1620 or sfacc@siouxfalls com

25+ YEARS

AAA South Dakota

Member Since 1933

1300 Industrial Ave.

Ad-Star Sales, Inc.

Member Since 1985

3700 S. West Ave.

Augustana College

Member Since 1918

2001 S. Summit Ave.

Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center

Member Since 1911

1325 S. Cliff Ave.

Avera Prince of Peace

Member Since 1985

4500 Prince of Peace Pl.

Boyce, Greenfield, Pashby & Welk, LLP

Member Since 1907

300 S. Main Ave.

Cadwell Sanford Deibert & Garry LLP

Member Since 1907

200 E. 10th St. #200

Children’s Care Hospital & School Member

Member Since 1947

2501 W. 26th St.

Cole Papers Member

Member Since 1986

100 E. 40th St. N.

DakotAbilities

Member Since 1985

3600 S. Duluth Ave.

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, LLP

Member Since 1939

206 W. 14th St.

Dean Foods/Land O’Lakes

Member Since 1917

1200 W. Russell St.

Drake Orthodontics

Member Since 1981

5100 S. Western Ave.

Egger Steel Co.

Member Since 1946

909 S. 7th Ave.

Electric Construction Company

Member Since 1907 1512 E. 17th St.

Formatop Company, Inc.

Member Since 1960

101 S. Franklin Ave.

Gage Brothers Concrete Products, Inc.

Member Since 1918

4301 W. 12th St.

Gil Haugan Construction

Member Since 1975

200 E. 60th St. N.

Girton Adams Company

Member Since 1909

735 S. Second Ave.

Hegg Realtors Member

Member Since 1945

2804 E. 26th St.

Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire (HBASE)

Member Since 1956

6904 S. Lyncrest Place

Howalt+McDowell Insurance, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC company

Member Since 1946

300 Cherapa Pl. #601

John Morrell & Co.

Member Since 1909

1400 N. Weber

KELOLAND TV

Member Since 1953

501 S. Phillips Ave.

Koch Hazard Architects

Member Since 1961

431 N. Phillips Ave. #200

KSFY Television

Member Since 1960

300 N. Dakota Ave. #100

L.G. Everist, Inc.

Member Since 1920

300 S. Phillips Ave. #200

Lamar Outdoor Advertising

Member Since 1975

2005 N. Westport Ave.

Land Title Guaranty Co.

Member Since 1955

3809 S. Kiwanis Cir.

May & Johnson, PC Mem-

ber Since 1975

6805 S. Minnesota Ave. #100

McGinnis and Company, PC

Member Since 1975

301 E. 14th St. #100

McGladrey LLP

Member Since 1951

110 S. Phillips Ave. #300

McKinneyOlson Insurance

Member Since 1907

5900 S. Doral Ave.

Muth Electric, Inc.

Member Since 1988

701 E. 48th St. N.

Pride Neon, Inc.

Member Since 1947

3010 W. 10th St.

Raven Industries, Inc.

Member Since 1956

205 E. 6th St.

RBC Wealth Management

Member Since 1975

6300 S. Old Village Pl. #201

Results Radio/ Townsquare MediaKSOO 1140/KMXC 97.3/ KYBB 102.7/KXRB 1000/ KKLS 104.7/KIKN 100.5

Member Since 1926

5100 S. Tennis Ln.

Ronning Companies

Member Since 1975

4401 E. 6th St.

Rural/Metro Ambulance

Member Since 1984

121 S. Williams Ave.

Sanford Health

Member Since 1907 2301 E. 60th St., N.

Sioux Falls

Construction Company

Member Since 1907

800 South 7th Ave.

Sioux Falls Seminary Member Since 1907

2100 S. Summit Ave.

South Dakota Achieve Member Since 1983 4100 S. Western Ave.

Sweetman Construction Co./Concrete Materials Member Since 1973 1201 W. Russell St.

Taco John’s of Sioux Falls

Member Since 1985 211 S. Mable Ave.

Traditions

Member Since 1988

320 S. Phillips Ave.

TSP, Inc.

Member Since 1930 1112 N. West Ave.

University of Sioux Falls

Member Since 1907 1101 W. 22nd St.

Woods Equipment Co.

Member Since 1946 1000 W. Cherokee St.

Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith P.C.

Member Since 1978

300 S. Phillips Ave

20 YEARS

Aflac Regional Office 5032 S. Bur Oak Pl. #111

Best Western Empire Towers 4100 W. Shirley Pl.

Catfish Bay The Greatest Show on H20 4805 E. Tiger Lily St.

Empire Plastics, Inc. 4110 N. Potsdam Ave.

Royal Fork Buffet Restaurant 4610 W. Empire Pl.

The UPS Store 2601 S. Minnesota Ave. #105

15 YEARS

Bethany Christian Services of Eastern South Dakota

400 S. Sycamore Ave. Ste. 103-1

Culver’s 2509 S. Louise Ave.

First Bank & Trust 110 N. Minnesota Ave., Suite 100

Interstate PowerSystems 801 E. 54th St. N.

SCM Business Services LLC 4700 W. 26th St.

10 YEARS

A Taste of Country Catering & Comfort Food Truck/Dakota Catering, Inc.

2516 S. Hawthorne Ave.

South Dakota Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities Pierre, SD

Thompson Law, P.C. 5027 S. Western Ave. #100

5 YEARS

Autumn Park Apartments 4401 W. Valhalla Blvd.

Good Shepherd Center 300 N. Main Ave.

Penbrooke Place 4100 Valhalla Blvd.

Y’s Buys (Y Store, LLC ) 2721 W. 41st St.

Arbor Care

Tree & Shrub Maintenance

Jason Bofenkamp/Kristi Vonk, (605) 728-8873

37134 Grummand Ave., Tea, SD 57064 www.arborcaresd.com

Artisia Fine Art Services/ Midwest Fine Art Exchange

Art/Gift Gallery & Consultants

Kara Dirkson, (605) 332-1261 Sioux Falls, SD www.artisiafineart.com

Barlage Builders

Construction

Dennis Barlage, (605) 366-7650

Beginr Media

Web Development/ Internet Services

Jarod Hettich, (605) 415-4798 2329 N. Career Ave., Ste. 231, 57107 www.beginr.com

Brooks Commercial

Real Estate

Real Estate-Commercial

Jeff Brooks, (605) 261-2215

4309 S. Louise Ave., Ste. 100, 57106 www.brooks-commercial.com

Citywide Home Loans

Mortgages

Ryan Konz, (605) 221-3700 5915 S. Remington Pl., Ste. 150, 57108 www.chl.cc

Creative Spirits Sioux Falls

Art Entertainment

Stephanie Rinne, (605) 360-7342 13265 253rd Ave., Spirit Lake, IA 51360 creativespiritssiouxfalls.com

Dishcrawl Sioux Falls

Entertainment

Caroline Fenno, (605) 212-5295 326 S. Phillips Ave. #7, 57104 www.dishcrawl.com/siouxfalls

DNR Band

Entertainment

Dr. Kirke Wheeler, (605) 351-9480 www.dnrband.com

Dolby Photography, LLC

Photography

Leslie Dolby, (605) 201-3828 www.dolbyphotography.com

ELBO Computing Resources, Inc.

Computer Consulting & Systems Design

Kevin Elsing, (605) 361-3720 PO Box 1632, 57101 www.elbo.net

Epic Insurance

Insurance

Mike Detert, (605) 271-8100 5032 S. Bur Oak Pl. #130, 57108

www.epic-ins.com

Falls Overlook Cafe

Restaurants

Rhonda Milstead, (605) 376-3149 PO Box 91805, 57109-1805

Fareway Food Stores

Grocers-Retail

Mike McCormick, (605) 336-5658 1431 W. 41st St., 57105 www.fareway.com

Fireworkz Store

Fireworks, Wholesale-Retail

Mike Denning, (605) 261-9403

General Equipment & Supplies, Inc.

Construction Equipment

Dean Stalheim, (605) 336-9000 3902 N. Jessica Ave., 57110 www.genequip.com

Gigastrand International

Computer Software & Services

Josh Tordsen, (605) 550-0484

400 S. Sycamore Ave., Suite 105-5, 57110

www.gigastrand.com

Glanbia Nutritionals

Food Products

Matt Healy, (608) 316-8565

2329 N. Career Ave., Ste. 213, 57107

www.glanbianutritionals.com

Higher Ground Consulting Counseling

Ryan Ostgaard, (605) 376-2749

111 W. 39th St., 57105

Hydro-Klean Cleaning Service

Jason Vessely, (605) 215-7203

1809 N. Terin Cir., 57107 www.hydro-klean.com

J & K Kwik Stop

Convenience Store

Crystal & John Burkman, (605) 978-1590

1200 E. 10th St.,57103

Jenesis Creative Marketing Consultants

Rich Jensen & Janice Stoebner, (605) 351-0946

3220 W. 57th St., Ste. 109, 57108 jenesiscreativemarketing.com

Keller Williams Realty

Sioux Falls-Jenn Anderson Affiliate-Real Estate

Jenn Anderson, (605) 212-9266

5915 S. Remington Pl., 57108 www.jennanderson.kwrealty.com

Keller Williams Realty

Sioux Falls-Sheila Hoff

Affiliate-Real Estate

Sheila Hoff, (605) 275-0555

5915 S. Remington Pl., 57108 www.kwrsf.com

Lawn Pro, Inc./Silver Bark Landscapes

Lawn Maintenance

Andy Christopherson, (605) 368-2259 PO Box 89326, 57109

Liberty Chiropractic LLC

Chiropractors, DC

Dr. Ross DeBoer, (605) 275-2244

5132 S. Cliff Ave. #4, 57108

Lloyd Residential Group/ Keller Williams Realty-

Kate Christopulos

Affiliate-Real Estate

Kate Christopulos, (605) 231-0851

3130 W. 57th St. #108, 57108 www.lloydresidential.com

Lynx Promotional

Advertising

Promotional Products

Nikole Trader, (605) 376-7995

McInerney Engineering, Inc.

Engineers

Todd McInerney, (605) 274-1123

300 N. Dakota Ave. #313, 57104 mcinerneyengineering.com

McNew Properties, LLC

Property Management

Sandy McClung, (605) 361-3637

Melaleuca

Health & Wellness Programs

David Sneen, (605) 254-1685 Sioux Falls, SD

MODE Sioux Falls

Boutique

Linda Larson, (605) 334-6633

5015 S. Western Ave. #170, 57108 www.shopmodestore.com

NMC Material Handling

Forklift sales and service

Jared Pigott, (605) 368-9790 27065 Mueller Place, 57108 www.nmcmh.com

Noodles & Company

Restaurants

Ted Horan, 1708 1st St. S., Wilmar, MN 56201 www.noodles.com

Northwestern MutualLindsey Swenson Affiliate-Insurance

Lindsey Swenson, (605) 323-6606

3207 W. 57th St., Ste. 200, 57108 lindseyswenson.nm.com

NVision Hovercraft

Recreation

Reg Poppenga & Lynda Billars, (605) 941-1942

407 S. Holly Ave., 57104

Oreck of Sioux Falls

Vacuum Cleaners

Robert & Sara Kiefer, (605) 339-3444

2216 W. 41st St., 57105 www.oreckstore.com/siouxfalls/

Pascoe Chiropractic Chiropractors, DC

Dr. Angela Pascoe, (605) 271-4109

2101 W. 41st St. #4, 57105 www.drpascoe.com

Payday America, Inc.

Loan Servicing

Dan Ley, (605) 362-1517

3514 W. 41st St., 57106-0713 www.pawnamerica.com

Perrion Drywall & Remodeling

Construction

Nate Perrion, (605) 212-1296

107 N. Sund St., Worthing, SD 57077

Pipeline Oil & Gas/ Amerigroup Financial

Investments

Kim Schwenke-Cram & Roger Cram, (605) 759-5293 www.pipelineoilandgas.com

Revive Chiropractic P.C. Chiropractors, DC

Cole Robbins, (605) 271-0729

4925 E. 26th St., 57110

Rylar Properties

Real Estate-Commercial

Ron Sauby, (605) 334-6958

737 W. 10th St., Ste. 104, 57104

Safe Lady Safety

Pamela Hoffman/Brian Peters (605) 310-2221

Sidewalk Technologies

Technology

Amos Kittelson, (605) 215-1270

2329 N. Career Ave., 57107 sidewalktech.com

Singles DLT

Associate Member

Pamela Hoffman (605) 310-2221 www.singlesdlt.com

Sioux Empire Lighting

Lighting Fixtures

Tanner Eining, (605) 275-5900

3130 W. 57th St. #100B, 57108

South Dakota Department of Revenue

Associate Member

Greg Cleland, (605) 367-5800

300 S. Sycamore Ave. #102, 57110-1323 http://dor.sd.gov

Traveling Wines by CJ

Wine

Jaime Reiff, (605) 951-0868 www.travelingwinesbycj.com

Venue LLC

Restaurant/Amusement/ Entertainment

David Andera, (605) 359-8507 4521 W. Empire Pl., 57106

Verizon WirelessZ Wireless

Cellular Phones & Service

Kimberly Joens, (605) 361-4110

7505 S. Louise Ave., 57108 www.gozwireless.com

Wine and Canvas

Art Entertainment

Sarah Jean Callahan, (605) 951-5346 www.wineandcanvas.com

New bike event promotes fitness, bike trails

SATURDAY, JUNE 29

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Bike Trail Ride & Activities . Features rest stops with entertainment, refreshments, and other fun activities

3-6 p.m. Greenway Activities

6-8 p.m. Celebration at River Greenway Amphitheatre

Activities will include live entertainment, food, beverage garden, and prize giveaways

SUNDAY, JUNE 30

8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Event on streets, no motor vehicles . Food, beverage, and approved retail vendors may set up along

2 8 mile route

Argus Leader Media, Sioux Falls Sports Authority and the City of Sioux Falls are partnering to celebrate a weekend of cycling, wellness and fitness as part of the Live Well Sioux Falls initiative. Tour Sioux Falls will take place on June 29-30 with two different ways to experience bicycling and active living in Sioux Falls.

The purpose of Tour Sioux Falls is to celebrate biking as part of a healthy, active lifestyle and encourage less experienced riders to sample the joys of biking.

To participate, register at toursiouxfalls.com. Adults age 18 and up are $25 before June 14 and $30 after June 14; youth ages 6-17 are $10 prior to June 14 and $15 after June 14; and children younger than 6 are free. Included with paid registration is an official Tour Sioux Falls backpack, five fully supported rest stops, lunch on Saturday, an ice cream social on Sunday, prize drawings, a grand prize drawing (ages 18 and up), and event passports to be entered into the drawings).

On Saturday, participants will enjoy

the fully-opened Sioux Falls bike trail. There will be activities for families and kids at several parks along the trail. Each designated park will be a fun destination where riders can stretch their legs, get something to eat or drink, and chat with neighbors and local organizations about fitness and wellness opportunities throughout Sioux Falls. Lunch at Falls Park will be provided to registered participants. Saturday will culminate in a party on the River Greenway with music, food, and activities.

On Sunday, Sioux Falls will host its first-ever Cyclovia, a Spanish word meaning to open city streets to bicycles. This open street event is a great way to encourage people to adopt healthier, active transportation habits. From 8 a.m.-1 p.m., the 2.8 mile Cyclovia route from Falls Park through the downtown business district will be closed to vehicular traffic, giving participants the opportunity to explore downtown by bike. Everyone is encouraged to use bikes, skateboards, in-line skates, your feet — anything without a motor. Activities, including a kids

throughout the morning. The event concludes with a Sunday Social and grand prize drawing.

Proceeds from the event will go to the Argus Leader Media Foundation and will be used throughout the year to support Sioux Falls community organizations.

Vendor opportunities are available on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, contact Wes Hall at whall@siouxfalls.com. Many volunteer opportunities exist for both Saturday and Sunday. Visit www.sfsportsauthority.com for opportunities and benefits. For more information about Tour Sioux Falls, visit www.toursiouxfalls.com.

SDTBC helps companies grow through boot camp

After an application process, eight companies participated in the South Dakota Technology Business Center’s Business Launch Boot Camp. The winning businesses were: Sidewalk Technologies, FarmCast Group LLC, Braced with Style, App Solutions LLC, SurviveiT, Fiontar, SkinBait and Resistance Revolution.

The Business Launch Boot Camp was held May 21-23 and helps companies develop their business concept and launch quickly with a focus on generating sales. A select group of Boot Camp participants were offered additional incubation support and the opportunity to participate in the SDTBC Accelerator.

The SDTBC Accelerator is a series of monthly, one-day sessions held for six months, starting on June 27. The Accelerator helps entrepreneurs refine their business concept and model, focus on sales growth, and scale their company. Winning

companies were notified by May 31 and can earn up to $1,000 in incentives as well as part of a $20,000 funding pool and other in-kind services. Both the Boot Camp and the Accelerator are free and help prepare entrepreneurs for company growth.

“Helping launch and grow new tech nology-related businesses is core to our mission at the Technology Business Center,” said Pam Boehm, who manages the Center’s programs. “Through the Business Launch,” Boot Camp and Accelerator, entrepreneurs learn from and connect with accountants, business attorneys, IP attorneys, finance experts, management experts and investors. At the end of each program they have defined and refined their business and are better positioned to achieve success.”

The South Dakota Technology Business Center’s mission is to diversify and expand the regional economy by providing nationally recognized “best of class” entrepreneurial support services, networking opportunities and facilities to early-stage technology-based businesses and other technology companies expanding or relocating to South Dakota.

The 2013 Business Launch Boot Camp and Accelerator programs are sponsored by Forward Sioux Falls 2011-16 and

South Dakota EPSCoR. EPSCoR is the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research that is funded by the National Science Foundation. For more information

about the Boot Camp and Accelerator, visit www.sdtbc.com/accelerator or contact Pam Boehm at (605) 275-8008.

Chelsea’s Boutique

321 S PHILLIPS AVE

Chelsea’s Boutique offers unique, fashionable, boutique-style clothes at affordable prices. L to R: Haley Williams, Keith Severson, Rick Rysavy, Amy O’Connor Hoback, Steff Liston Holtrop, Chelsea Pickner (owner), Colin Tracy and Kelly Grovijahn.

DJ Jer Events and Lighting Design

WWW DJJER COM

DJ Jer Events and Lighting Design exceeds clients’ expectations by providing a high level of service and professionalism for weddings, corporate, private, lighting and production events. L to R: Dan Aesoph, Keith Severson, Sienna Brech, Deb Peterson, Sara Brech, Norah Brech, Dean Karsky, Jeremy Brech (owner), Lyle Dabbert, Addison Brech and Matt Gappa.

1321 W DOW RUMMEL ST

and

Lynda Billars and Tracey Hughes.

EarthBend

3809 S WESTERN AVE

EarthBend is on the cutting edge of technology. For high-quality, low-risk, evolutionary solutions, come live on the EarthBend Edge. L to R: John Kramer, Karen Noonan, Nancy Weber-Sweere, Wade Hoffman, Rob Beyer (President/CEO), Ryan Donovan (general manager/vice president of sales & service), Mayor Mike Huether, Rick Rysavy, Kristen Zueger and Donna Werner.

Falls Community Health-Hayward Elementary School

400 N . VALLEY VIEW RD .

The mission of Falls Community Health is to provide an open door to quality health services by removing barriers, especially financial, that exist for working families without health insurance or other resources to meet their health care needs. L to R: Jill Franken (Public Health Director), Carrie Dragt, Mayor Mike Huether, U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson, Judy Kendall, Dean Karsky, Dr. Pam Homan (Sioux Falls School District Superintendent), Kiersta Machacek and children from Hayward Elementary School.

825 N WEBER AVE

Falls Overlook Café is a restaurant that serves a variety of foods and beverages and offers dining inside and outside with a view of the falls. L to R: Jill Millette, Garrett Wilson, Karen Noonan, Norma Dunker, Jack Dyvig, Rhonda Milstead (manager), Larry Ayres, Mayor Mike Huether, Corey Weide and John Clauson.

Food Stores

1431 W 41ST ST

assisted

Food

Dow Rummel Village

Dow Rummel Village is a retirement community in Sioux Falls providing independent living,

living, memory care

nursing home care.

Kevin Kaufman, Nate Welch, Julie Nelson, Kristen Zueger, Darla Van Rosendale (CEO), Alan Hodgson (Board of Directors Chair), Amy O’Connor Hoback,

Falls Overlook Cafe

Fareway

Stores is a growing Midwest grocery company with more than 100 stores. L to R: Tim Reinert, Nancy Weber-Sweere, Rick Rysavy, Keith Severson, Jeff McElvain, Julie Nelson, Matt Stotts, Steff Liston Holtrop, Reynolds W. Cramer, Fred Greiner (COO/President), Mike McCormick (district supervisor) and Aaron Rice.

Fit My Feet Orthotics & Shoes

2105 B S MINNESOTA AVE

Fit My Feet Orthotics & Shoes provides a sit and fit shoe store with an in-store orthotic lab and certified shoe/orthotic fitter. L to R: Cindy Granum, Garrett Wilson, Paul Kolterman, Carrie Dragt, Charlene Kolterman (CEO), Mark Luke, Kristi Masterson, Liz Lloyd, Nick and Amanda Kolterman.

HealthSource of Sioux Falls West

6705 W 41ST ST

HealthSource of Sioux Falls West Chiropractic utilizes chiropractic care, progressive rehab and muscle work to help their patients get back to doing what they love in life. L to R: Ann Brunkow, Keith Severson, Cathy Crisp, Rick Rysavy, Eric Siemers, Dr. Mike Clarke (co-owner), Dr. Heath Marsh, Dr. Justin McKillip and Karen Hendricks

ARENA PARKING LOT

The 88th Howard Wood Dakota Relays was held May 3-4, featuring more than 3,000 middle school, high school, college and university student athletes. L to R: Matt Althoff (Relays President), Bill O’Connor (Treasurer), Monte Misfeldt, Brian Phelps, Jean Wood Fuller and Drake Wood (grandchildren of Howard Wood), Terry Nielsen, Mark Meile and Jeff Nelson (Relays Vice President).

4110 MAPLE ST #108

Lines

an inter-city

Meat Lodge

3505 N CLIFF AVE

The Meat Lodge is a retail/wholesale business selling top quality meats and seafood. L to R: Phil Bourgerie, Tom Burchill, Rick Rysavy, Karen Noonan, Brandon Howell (co-owner), Bart Bickley (co-owner), Jessica Howell, Holly Bickley, Mary Johnson and Krista Bickley.

Presentation Sisters

218 W 13TH ST #112

The Presentation Sisters are a vowed faith community who work for justice, alleviate oppression and promote human dignity, especially among the poor. L to R: Kayla Seeger, Sr. Gabriella Crowley, Martha Hernandez, Brooke Nicholson, Sr. Sheila Schnell, Sr. Janice Klein (director of development), Keith Severson, Sr. Janet Hortsman, Jen Rothenbuehler, Amy O’Connor Hoback, Liz Lloyd, Karen Noonan and Sr. Jan Mengenhauser.

Howard Wood Dakota Relays Hall of Fame Courtyard

Jefferson Bus Lines

Jefferson Bus

bus transportation and package express service. L to R: Lisa Lien, Mary Johnson, Steve Woelfel (CEO), Rick Swanson, Dr. Dave Kapaska, Corey Weide, Mike Hauck and Tasha Jorgenson.

R.F. Pettigrew Dedication

5TH STREET & PHILLIPS AVENUE

The 10-ft bronze sculpture of R.F. Pettigrew was dedicated and took its place at the entrance of Phillips to the Falls. L to R: Marlyn Bergeson, Mayor Mike Huether, Evan Nolte, Bob Kolbe, Darwin Wolf (sculptor), Rob Oliver, Candy Van Dam and Gary Thimsen.

Sioux Falls Area Literacy Council 629 S MINNESOTA AVE #201

Sioux Falls Area Literacy Council helps adults improve their reading, writing and spelling skills. L to R: Penny Hanke, Tammy Beintema, Leah May (Board of Directors President), Ruth Christopherson, Paige Carda (executive director), Rod Carlson, Amy O’Connor Hoback and Veronica Shukla.

SpeedConnect

2031 WEST 41ST ST

SpeedConnect offers a premium broadband connection perfect for online movie subscriptions, gaming and other online video-streaming services. L to R: Duane Sutton, Rick Rysavy, Steff Liston Holtrop, Andy Terrell, Tyler Haahr, John Ogren (founder & managing partner), Mark Luke, Teri Roest (general manager), Tammy Beintema, Tony Lounsberry, Tina Zurcher and Teri Webbenhurst.

St. Joseph’s Indian School Donor Care Center PO BOX 89101

St. Joseph’s Indian School Donor Care Center builds meaningful relationships with an increased commitment from St. Joseph’s donors through a personal communication model. L to R: Karen Noonan, Rick Rysavy, Kody Christianson, Father Stephen Huffstetter (President/Director), Deb Peterson, Corey Weide and Pat Foley.

Verizon Wireless-Z Wireless 5247 W 26TH ST

Z Wireless is your local Verizon Premium Retailer

that is so much more than a cell phone store. L to R: Reggie Kuipers, Matt Jacobson, Nancy Weber-Sweere, Amy O’Connor Hoback, Denny Freeman, Tammy Beintema, Scott Brady (director of sales), Rob Oliver and Kelly Katz.