Weekly Update for May 31, 2016

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ON THE CALENDAR: JUNE 1 TO JULY 15, 2016 June 1: Chamber ROI: Maximizing Your Membership June 1: E3YP On the Move: Sawmill Brewing Company, Merrill June 2: Business PM: Wisconsin Woodchucks Baseball June 6: Ribbon Cutting: Rib Mountain Eye Care June 6: YEA! Graduation June 7: Workforce Summit June 9: Ribbon Cutting: Central Wisconsin Airport June 14: Coaching Conversations in the Workplace June 15: Chamber 101: Basics June 16: Business PM: K-tech Kleening Systems & Dale’s Weston Lanes June 22: eCertify Training & Information Session June 26: E3YP Family Fun: Sawmill Mini Golf June 27: Co-ed Golf Outing July 7: Business PM: Wausau Events FULL CALENDAR

HOST A BUSINESS PM! ENTER OUR

LOTTERY

If you would like to host a Business PM, complete this application by noon on June 8. Selection is performed on a lottery basis. Selected hosts will be contacted by Chamber staff and may require a site visit to determine appropriateness.

Applications should be sent to programs@wausauchamber.com.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Workforce Summit tueSday, JuNe 7

at NorthceNtral techNical college ceNter for health ScieNceS auditorium, WauSau Is your business facing a workforce shortage? This program is designed to provide tips, tools, and access to resources that can improve your ability to attract and retain workers.

Attendees will gain connections and information that can be directly applied to any business type immediately.

Schedule:

8:30 a.m.: Registration 9 a.m.: Presentation on regional workforce survey results by NCW Workforce Dev. Board 9:45 a.m.: Panel #1: Industry Organizations 11:15 a.m.: Panel #2: Students & Employees 12:30 p.m.: Lunch, resource displays and networking 1:30 p.m.: Panel #3: Regional Resources 2:30 p.m.: Wrap-up discussion Registration and program details at wausauchamber.com PLATINUM SPONSOR

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2016 CHAMBER WOMEN’S GOLF OUTING

AY, D S E N WED JULY 20

Get your groove on and make great connections at Greenwood Hills Country Club 10 am shotgun start, 9 holes

Register at wausauchamber.com

Awards for: Best Costume, Best Cart Decorations, Best Team Name To become a sponsor for this event, contact Renae Krings at 715-848-5942 or rkrings@wausauchamber.com

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:

On the Move:

Sawmill Brewing Company Date: Wednesday, June 1 Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Location: Sawmill Brewing Company, Merrill Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members

Get your summer started out right with a night of friends, food and fun!

Join us as we welcome our newest members from the Merrill area.

Enjoy learning about craft beer brewing in a historic former DNR ranger station. Drink specials will be available on Wisconsin craft beers.

REGISTER TODAY!

NETWORKING

Make Great Connections at the

Chamber Golf Outing Monday, June 27, 2016 Wausau Country Club, 11 am shotgun start, 18 holes

SPONSORED BY:

EXCLUSIVITY

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:

Gain access to premier local talent The Branch will provide participating businesses with the opportunity to retain the brightest collegiate students in Central Wisconsin, through the completion of corporate innovation projects. This program is an entrepreneurial skills accelerator that blends academic content with coaching, advice, and resources in a 10-week program. The Branch will provide structured professional development in a unique environment that will produce qualified candidates to feed the workforce pipeline and grow the region’s economy.

“By partnering businesses and fledgling entrepreneurs, The Branch will prepare entrepreneurs for success while solving real world problems.”

“What we have in The Branch is our future. The Branch will develop the future entrepreneurial leaders in our community.”

“When a student has a chance to work on a strategic project for a top 50 insurance company, you can bet that will be noticed on a resume.”

- Kimberly Reed, Northcentral Technical College faculty

- Dr. Lori Weyers, President of Northcentral Technical College

-Richard Poirier, President and CEO of Church Mutual Insurance Company

Who are we looking for?

Hackers: Engineering, manufacturing, software development, computer science students Hipsters: Graphic and communication design, industrial design, UX/UI students Hustlers: Business development and strategy, marketing, sales students Handlers: Exceptional organization and communication skills to be project managers

The Branch participants will be paired with business mentors to innovate solutions to real-world projects.

To become a sponsor of or to submit a project to The Branch, contact Brian Otten at botten@wausauchamber.com or visit TheBranchWI.com

EDUCATION It’s easy to fall behind and lose your way. It’s not going to get any easier.

Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce

But what would be possible for you, your organization and your community if you could learn to thrive in this kind of chaos?

And what if you could learn this, affordably, right here in Central Wisconsin?

LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE

The 2016-2017 Leadership Excellence session will lead participants down the road to success, achievement and goal fulfillment. It is an interactive leadership program designed to develop your professional and personal self, based on your strengths.

Create Confidence Create Change Create Community

“It was life changing

and has made me a better leader and a better person.”

CORY HECKENDORF | Branch Manager, Wisconsin Kenworth “I thought that I knew how to be a leader until I went through this training. I would leave this class mentally exhausted, but not wanting it to end.

It was exciting to go back to work, use what I had learned in class, and see the effect it had on people around me.”

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