Chamber Chatter May 2013

a publication of the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce

501 North Harrison Street | Shelbyville, IN 46176 | (317)398-6647 | www.shelbychamber.net

Chamber welcomes Jordan EnglandJordan is a graduate of Purdue University with a degree in Retail Management. Jordan began her professional career with Anthropologie in 2008 as the Apparel Merchandising Manager in Indianapolis. She has been with the Chamber since March 2013. She will be in charge of accounting as well as helping plan Chamber annual events.

In March of 2009, Jordan married Brian England and together they have 2 daughters; Ruby Louise (2 ½ years) and Evan Mae (3 months). Her hobbies include showing cattle, making jewelry, shopping for antiques, gardening, and planning parties. She is a member of the National Hereford Association and loves attending 4-H fairs and national

stock shows. She enjoys spending her free time with her family.

Mark Your Calendar! Join Us In June to “Sample Shelby County”.

Our June Networking Luncheon, scheduled June 12 at Maxim Events, will offer a sample of our restaurants and caterers. Cost of the lunch is $12.

Enjoy delicious samples from:18 on the Square, Applebee’s, Bellacinos, Bob Evans, Cagney’s, Indiana Downs, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Kopper Kettle, Little Caesars Pizza, Papa John’s Pizza, Sugar Coated Cakery, Texas Corral, The Fiddler’s Three, Tour of Italy, and White Castle.

Beau BrowningBrowning|Pike Financial Management

Ryan ClaxtonMajor Health Partners

Treva CunninghamWalmart*

Scott Gabbard-Shelby Co. Ag PromotionCommittee/Purdue Extension

Greg Gerline-Sandman Bros./Shelby County Pantry Pals

Mary HarperShelbyville Central Schools

Ron HarrisonO’Neal Steel

Amy LarrisonFirst Bank Shelbyville

Gena LinvilleMajor Hospital

Cathy WenningDuke Energy

Julie Metz, Executive Directorjuliemetz@shelbychamber.net

Courtney St. John, Executive Assistant courtneystjohn@shelbychamber.net

Jordan England, Executive Assistantjordanengland@shelbychamber.net

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Board of Directors

Aaron Wine, PresidentKnauf InsulationTony Long, President ElectMainSource BankChris King, TreasurerRunnebohm ConstructionScott Asher, Past President Boys Club-Shelbyville

Directors

STAFF

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Shelbyville

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Shelbyville

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Shelbyville

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Your Resource Solution Inc. Improving small business profitability Did you know…? Some software companies are now offering “subscriptions” to their products, rather than forcing consumers to purchase the software outright. Microsoft now offers subscriptions to their products. You can pay an annual fee to be able to access their suite of products (around $100/year). Prices vary depending on product selection. Another company, Adobe, is now offering subscriptions packages too. For example, you can pay a monthly fee for a single product, or a suite of products. Watch the fine print, though. Some companies may require an annual commitment. With technology changing rapidly, small companies find it challenging to keep updated to the latest and greatest software. The subscription offers a more affordable route on a monthly basis, rather than having to outlay a large expense upfront. Another huge advantage is that some of the subscriptions guarantee that you will always have the latest version of their product. Kimberly Wingo Chelie Herthel Kimberly@yrs-inc.com Chelie@yrs-inc.com 317.512.0662 317.696.0098

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Meet Your Shelby County Chamber Board Members & Ambassadors

Sharon, Dick, and Brian Kiefer are very happy to announce that they have a totally new sales staff! Lisa Kiefer will be joining Dick in both selling and the day to day running of our store. Jeannetta Fay Stickford rejoins Kiefers after a two year absence. Jeannetta Faye has over 12 years of previous experience with us, and is anxious to both re-connect with her previous customers and introduce new customers to our store. For the first time in our 43 year history we will have an on-staff interior designer. Amie Baldus, a graduate of Indiana State University with a degree in interior design, will work with our customers and provide free interior design advice. Lisa, Jeanetta Faye, and Amie join our experienced delivery staff of Rocky and Jake in inviting you to stop by and experience small town, family owned service. To contact Kiefers Furniture Home, visit their store at 520 North Harrison Street or call (317)398-6501.

Front Row L-R: Jake, Brian, Dick, Rocky. Back Row L-R: Jeannetta Faye, Sharon, Amie, Lisa

Kiefer’s Furniture Home is Proud To Welcome Totally New Sales Staff

Chamber Board Past PresidentScott Asher

Scott Asher, Programs Director and Executive Assistant at Shelbyville Boys Club, has been a part of the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for four years. He is a past president of the Board. Scott has been with the Shelbyville Boys Club for 11 years. He is also involved in the Shelby County Council and is President of the Shelby County Drug Free Coalition. As a board member with the Chamber, he has participated as Chair of both the Annual Dinner and Cash Bash Committees.

Scott attended Shelbyville High School, Ball State University, and IUPUI. His family includes wife Christina, son Christopher, and daughter Lauren. His hobbies include sports and politics. His favorite quote is “A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.” One thing that Scott wants everyone to know is that he is committed to the betterment of Shelby County.

Ambassador Sheri Yarling

Sheri Yarling, Assistant Sales Manager at Indiana Downs, has been involved with the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce for 7 years. She is a past board member. Sheri is involved with the Go Red for Women Event, the American Heart Association, and The Heart of Gold Ball. She is also involved with the New Palestine Chamber and the Franklin Chamber. Sheri is a former board member for the Morristown Chamber and Blue River Soccer Association. Sheri graduated from Indiana Business College.

Her family includes husband Chris, a farmer for Yarling Farms, Inc,; son Zach and wife Rachel; daughter Tabitha; stepdaughter Lisa and husband Jay; and stepdaughter Lindsay. Her family also includes two awesome grandchildren, Ryan and Marley, and another one expected in September.

Sheri’s hobbies include sewing, painting, jewelry making, and cake decorating. She loves going ATV riding in Tennessee, boating on Dale Hallow and anything that involves being with her grand babies.

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Shelby County Young Professionals honor Juniors and Seniors for Academic Accomplishments

April 18--The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals (SCYP) honored Shelby County Juniors and Seniors for their Academic Achievements. The top ten percent of juniors and seniors from Shelbyville, Morristown, Waldron, Southwestern, and Triton were honored.

The 64 students were individually recognized as they shook hands with Congressman Luke Messer and Shelbyville Mayor Tom DeBaun. Congratulations to all those who were recognized!

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 The Top Workplaces are determined based solely on employee feedback. The employee survey is conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, a leading research firm on organizational health and employee engagement. WorkplaceDynamics conducts regional Top Workplaces programs with 37 major publishing partners and recognizes a list of 150 National Top Workplaces. Over the past year, more than 5,000 organizations and 1 in every 88 employees in the U.S. have turned to WorkplaceDynamics to better understand what’s on the minds of their employees.

Plymate is a third generation family owned provider of workplace apparel and floor mat programs. Owner’s Todd Plymate and Terri Plymate-Warnecke feel that their company’s success is largely attributable to the skill and commitment level of their coworkers, whose loyalty is exhibited through a high retention rate.

Plymate first implemented the use of the WorkplaceDynamics survey in 2008 as a tool to help improve organizational health. They were previously named a Top Work Place in 2009 and 2012. Plymate coworkers shared that “friendly coworkers, team work, and great managers” are a few of the reasons they consider Plymate a Top Work Place.

The Indianapolis Star published the complete list of Top Workplaces on April 14, 2013. For more information about the Top Workplaces lists and WorkplaceDynamics, please visit www.topworkplaces.com. To contact Plymate, call (317) 392-3283.

Plymate, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been selected as one of The Indianapolis Star Top Workplaces in 2013

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Bear Chase Golf Club is excited to be starting their eighth season this year. As the times have changed so has Bear Chase. We are especially excited for 2013 season. Event and Marketing Coordinator, Michelle Burton, has started planning our fun filled and exciting event schedule for the season. One of our main goals in 2013 is to get the community more involved with Bear Chase Golf Club. These events are not only geared to our loyal member and golfers, but many events for the non-golfer and people of all ages. We encourage you to come out and see that we have so much more to offer along with golf at our championship course.

April 19th started off our first monthly dinner at Bear Chase. These dinners are open to the public. We invite you all to come out and try our delicious menu being served in our spacious banquet room. Along with your dinner you are able to take part in the evenings excitement planned. We hope that you will come out and enjoy the evening on our picturesque patio overlooking the 18th hole with our local musician, Scot Shrader, performing. Friday, May 24th is our next dinner event. We hope this event will get you completely ready for the racing weekend.

Saturday, May 25th, we are excited to have our Community Day. This is a perfect opportunity to come out and visit Bear Chase Golf Club and see what all we have to offer. Starting at noon, we will be running great golf specials. Kids under 12 golf FREE along with everyone else paying $1 per hole. There will be FREE hot dogs, chips, and drink available for all, along with a kids bounce house, face painting, corn hole and raffles. This is a great way to bring the whole family and enjoy time together as well as meet new people.

Needing to improve your game? Looking to start playing golf? Bear Chase is excited to offer many options for its golfers from private lessons, group clinics, league play and tournament competitions. We are excited to see the old and new faces with our Men’s Club, Ladies League, Couples League and new this year, Women’s League. Bear Chase has something to offer to players of all ages and skill levels.

Bear Chase Golf Club is very proud to be a part of Shelby County and we look forward to helping our community out any way possible. Having a charity outing is a great way to incorporate work, fun and

fundraisers. Contact our ProShop for information about an outing or corporate passes for your company. Are you in the need for a place to have a wedding, reception, reunion, shower or business luncheon? Bear Chase Golf Club is very proud of their Banquet Facility and we would love to have you out for your next event. We can accommodate your

party with sizing ranging from small events to 150+ guests. Bear Chase is your one stop shop with our in house catering, linen rental, full bar, patio and anything else you need to make your event a success. We look forward to making your event as memorable as possible. Contact Michelle Burton at 317.850.8476 or mburton@bearchasegc.com for questions about your event.

For more information, please contact our ProShop at 317.392.9100 or visit our website at www.bearchasegc.com and be sure to stop by our facebook page and “LIKE” our page for all the up-to-date events and happenings at Bear Chase Golf Club.

Bear Chase Golf Club begins eighth season

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Redevelopment Commission

Redevelopment Commission Members Philip Haehl

Mark McNeely Samuel Terrell

Director: Rob Springer

City of Shelbyville Redevelopment Commission Members

Richard Fero David Phares, II John DePrez, IV

Friday, April 5, 2013 Dear Shelbyville Partners and Business Leaders,

We are thankful for your partnership and help in enabling the City of Shelbyville to continue to offer the Intelliplex Conference Center, located at 2154 Intelliplex Dr., as a beautiful, state of the art facility for a wide variety of use ranging from intimate business meetings, to large work-shops, training, social gatherings and public or private events.

Tony Cross, Director of (OJRV) “Operation Job Ready Veterans” formerly known as CLEC (Career Learning and Employment Center) and Matt Tucker, Executive officer, have their main office located in the Conference Center and are also the point of contact for renting and scheduling the use of the Conference Center facility.

Due to the demanding pace of (OJVR) Job Ready Veterans (a non-profit organization that works to connect veterans with employment, education and support programs) and the fact that the 2013 calendar is filling up fast, we want to make you, as one of our valuable partners and customers, aware of a few housekeeping items, updated rental fee(s) and scheduling requirements:

All requests for reserving/scheduling the Conference Center must be submitted in writing at-least 48 hours prior to your event. Management will make every effort to confirm the requested date(s) within 24 hours by phone and/or email. Due to the volume of calls and emails it is your responsibility to confirm your event. Depending on the month and/or season it is strongly recommended that you send in requests at least one week prior to the date of your event.

Use of the Conference Center is dependent upon scheduling availability and not guaranteed. Any cancelation must be submitted in writing or via email 24 hours prior to the scheduled event or you may forfeit your deposit.

A Conference Center Facility Request Form must be filled out, signed and returned at-least 48 hours prior to the event.

You are responsible for your own set-up, break-down and clean up with each use of the facility

There is a set $50.00 hourly rate, $100.00 refundable deposit and $40.00 janitorial fee for each use of the Conference Center (please see Intelliplex Facility User Agreement & Request Form for details).

Tony and Matt are in constant communication with the Mayor’s office and work directly with Rob Springer, Director of the Redevelopment Commission for the City of Shelbyville (317-604-0857 or rspringer@cityofshelbyvillein.com) to communicate important changes, updates and the continued scheduling and promotion of this facility. Matt Tucker is the direct contact for any questions regarding day-to-day management, upkeep, event/meeting scheduling and usage of the Intelliplex Conference Center Facility.

We look forward to growing in our partnership with the city, community and county and helping you accomplish your goals.

Matthew E. Tucker Executive Officer Operation Job Ready Veterans 2154 Intelliplex Dr. Shelbyville, IN 46176 Phone: (317) 398-6046 mtucker@jobreadyvets.org / www.jobreadyvets.org

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Orange Ribbon BreakfastOn April 12, the Shelby County Drug Free Coalition held its annual Orange Ribbon Breakfast. The attendance was great with over 120 attendees. A breakfast of biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon, and fruit was served. The Drug Free Coalition held a contest this year challenging eighth and tenth graders through Shelbyville and Shelby County to create a t-shirt about Alcohol Awareness.

This year’s speaker was Dr. Al Long. Dr. Long is a professor at Indiana Wesleyan, author, motivational speaker, consultant and life-long learner among various other titles. He has authored three books, Alone in a Crowd, They Called Him Joe and Leadership Tripod. As a family man, Dr. Long has made it his charge in life to give every opportunity and all of the love possible to his wife, three sons, three daughter-in-laws and nine grandchildren. Dr. Long has spent 30 plus years in education and leadership positions and has provided consulting in public and private companies across the United States. His passion for positively impacting the lives of those he serves keeps Dr. Long motivated. He is a firm believer that all men and women WILL have an opportunity for success as long as we as make every effort to “Make a Difference”. Dr. Long presented a very moving and motivational speech. His speech hit on the role that alcoholism plays in a family . His presentation showed that even if alcoholism is present in your family, with the guidance of those who are willing to make a difference, you can be a success in life.

SCDFC excited to introduce Mariah RosalesHi! My name is Mariah Rosales, the new Program Manager for the Shelby County Drug Free Coalition. I also work at Family Services and Prevention Programs. At FSPP, I am the site director at Hendricks Elementary for the Shelby All -Stars before/after school program. Currently, I am a student at Ivy Tech Community College pursuing my Associate’s degree in Human Services with a concentration in substance abuse. I will graduate this May. My college adventure started at Indiana University Bloomington; until I transferred to Coastal Carolina Community College in Jacksonville, NC where my husband was stationed in the Marine Corps. In the fall I plan to attend IUPUI,

continuing to work towards my Master’s degree in Human Services. My husband Carlos and I reside in Shelbyville with our two year old son, Kobe. I love spending time with my family and we are typically doing activities that involve being outdoors. I am very excited to be a part of the Shelby County Drug Free Coalition!

To contact the Shelby County Drug Free Coalition, call (317)398-3135.

Shelby County Drug Free Coalition’s Orange Ribbon Breakfast A Success

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Your Resource Solution Inc. is a newly formed business that specializes in helping streamline your business processes. Our main focus is to help small businesses utilize existing resources. Small business owners have to know so much about everything related to their business. Sometimes business processes become cumbersome and time consuming. Owners must do more with less. We can help identify key processes that can be streamlined, making the business run more e�ciently.

We recently helped Saint Joseph Elementary School with two projects. �e �rst project was developing a new lunch ordering system to eliminate paper menus.

St. Joe has worked hard the past two years to eliminate paper (weekly newsletters, announcements, lunch payments and tuition payments, and report cards are all now completed electronically). �e new lunch system (to be implemented in the fall) allows parents to submit their child’s lunch orders online. Parents receive an automatically generated con�rmation email. Some simple Excel-based report templates were created for the school o�ce to capture daily and monthly lunch totals.

Our second project was re-developing the school’s website, making it more smart-phone friendly. Part of this re-design was implementing an RSS-feed calendar that allows users to subscribe to the school events, or download speci�c events to their own calendars. Instead of sending home weekly teacher newsletters, teachers now update their own pages weekly, noting upcoming assignments and events as a communication tool with parents.

�e projects we implemented for St. Joe helps reduce the paper traveling back and forth from school to home and back to school. It also greatly reduces the time needed to compile the daily and monthly counts for the school lunch program. �e new reporting system helps reduce manual entry errors. �e school calendar RSS feed provides parents with a tool that can easily be integrated into their family’s schedules. As a parent at St. Joe, I used to spend time each month entering calendar events into my personal calendar. Now I no longer have to do that.

Reviewing the school’s routine processes helped us determine what tools they needed. �ese tools freed up sta� ’s time to manage other responsibilities, eliminated duplication of work, and reduced potential for errors. We trained sta� and faculty on how to use their new tools.

If you have been considering some project, or feel that your o�ce is not running smoothly, contact Your Resource Solution Inc. Our initial consultation is provided at no cost to you.

Kimberly WingoChelie HerthelBusiness ConsultantsYour Resource Solution Inc.www.yrs-inc.com317.512.0662

Shelby County Chamber welcomes Your Resource Solution, Inc.

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Aktion Club of Shelbyville VC* Anderson University* Bear Chase Golf Club* Bears of Blue River Festival Association* Beaty Construction, Inc.* Brown, DePrez, and Johnson* Brownie’s Marine Sales*Cancer Association of Shelby County* Carpenter Realtors- Nancy Smith, Managing Broker* Conger’s Bradley Hall Furniture* Cord BrothersDNA Heating and Cooling Farm Credit Services Gibault, Inc*Harvester Financial Credit Union* HighPoint Orchard* Holiday Inn Express* Indiana Precision Forge*

Indianapolis Gastroenterology and Hepatology* Kasco Manufacturing Co., Inc* Kiefer’s Furniture Home* Kolkmeier Lawn Care*LaCap Container Co. Little Caesars Pizza* MainSource Bank MainStreet Shelbyville Rendezvous*Sharp Trophies by MackShelby County Drug Free Coalition* Shelby County Tourism* Shelby Medical Center*Shelby Tire & Auto Care Shelbyville Community Church*Simmons Winery* Tilson HR* Tops (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Walmart*

Lightpost Mortgage, LLC offers mortgage products including 30 year fixed, FHA 30 year Fix, 20 year fixed, 15 year fixed, FHA 15 year fixed, 10/1 ARM, and 5/1 ARM loans. To contact Lightpost Mortgage, call Mitch Mitchell at (812) 345-1029.

Berwick Condo Association is the non-profit association for Berwick Condos.

Nostalgia on 9 Antique Mall* is located at 1018 East 500 South. Nostalgia on 9 offers antiques, primitives, vintage collectibles, furniture, clothing and other items. To contact Nostalgia on 9, call (317)392-7701.

Anytime Fitness, located at 2521 East State Road 44, specializes in gym memberships, personal training, and tanning. To contact Anytime Fitness, call (317)392-3055.

Randall L. Miller DDS, LLC, located at 117 West Washington Street, offers general dentistry to all ages. To contact Randall L. Miller DDS, LLC, call (317)398-2103.

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In this issue: Your Resource Solution, Inc. Shelby County Drug Free Coalition Bear Chase Golf Club Young Professional Academic Banquet Kiefer’s Furniture Home

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