“The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce

will provide leadership to promote a progressive

business environment”

Inside this issue:

New Members 2-4

Chamber Member

News

5

Education Connection 6

Spring Clean up 8

Business After Hours 9

Election News—Forum 10 -11

Leadership Dickinson 12

Ribbon Cuttings 13

Chamber Committees 14

Chamber Snapshot

April 2012

Phone Calls: 473

Walk-in: 258

Email Inquires: 35

Relocation Packets: 13

Phone Books 18

Misc. & Maps: 56

Web Hits 2303

Facebook Users 2402

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Board of Directors

Dennis Cannon ..................................... President

Craig Kubas .......................................... Pres-Elect

Rachelle Schroeder ............................ Treasurer

Chris Johnson . ..................................... Past President

Elaine Myran ......................................... Director

Mike Renner .......................................... Director

Klint Sickler ........................................... Director

Harmony Kolling ................................. Director

Lisa Roers ............................................... Director

Christian Kostelecky ......................... Director

Terry Kovacevich ............................... Director

Nathan Bouray ..................................... Director

Committee Chairperson

Agriculture ............................................. Kevin Holten

Airport Promotions . ......................... Matt Remynse

Ambassador .......................................... Tasha Gartner

Education ............................................... Rebecca Pitkin

Governmental Affairs ....................... Nate Bouray

Promotions and Retail ..................... Betty Jo Noe

Officials .................................................... Rachelle Schroeder

STAFF

Kristi Tessier ........................................ Events & Marketing Coordinator

Cindy Brock ........................................... Administrative Assistant

Publication First Day of the Month

Published By C. Brock

Deadline Third Thursday of the month - For both copy and advertising

Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce

314 3rd Avenue West •P.O. Box C

Dickinson, ND 58602

Phone: 701-225-5115 Fax: 701-225-5116

E-mail: team@dickinsonchamber.org

Board of Directors monthly meeting minutes

and annual financial statements are

available to Chamber Members.

.

Special Points of Interest

May 1—Business After Hours— Public Transit

May 7th -11th—Teacher Appreciation Week

May 3rd—Measure 2 Forum—City Hall

May 5th & 6th—3on3 Hoopfest

May 10—Candidate Forum—City Hall

May 28—Chamber Closed Memorial Day

Water/Wastewater Engineering—Surveying/Mapping/GIS

Electrical/Structural Engineering—Land Development

Municipal Engineering—Instrumentation And Controls

Page 3 New Members

Gayda Homes Gerard Gayda

89 6th St. SE

Dickinson, ND 58601

701-260-0848

Gayda Homes are home builders.

Implementation Specialist Michelle Aune

4286 255th St. S.

Hawley, MN 56549

877-811-1260

www.iscorp.biz

Implementation Specialists understands business challenges and deliver accounting and business management solutions to make your staff more efficient and your business more successful.

Implement Specialists is a Microsoft Gold Partner and has the experi-ence to analyze your needs and make recommendations based on indus-try best practices and accounting standards.

Implement Specialists has helped companies in a variety of industries streamline processes, increase efficiency and grow their business.

North Dakota CPA Society Jim Abbott, Executive Director

2701 South Columbia Road

Grand Forks, ND 58201

701-775-7100

www.andcpas.org

The North Dakota Society of CPAs is the statewide association of Cer-tified Public Accountants. It has approximately 1,600 members, con-sisting of CPAs and students planning to become CPAs. About 75% of all CPAs in North Dakota are members. The Society maintains an office and staff, based in Grand Forks. Our mission is to help members excel in their profession. Our Vision is to be SUPERB in member service and member satisfac-tion, by answering member needs, by fostering public respect for CPAs, by effectively advocating for CPAs, and by actively involving members.

News/Talk 101.9 KZZQ Rob Meadows

7 1st Ave. West, Suite 102

Dickinson, ND 58601

701-483-6397(news)

www.kzzqfm.com

FM Radio Station Specializing in News Talk. KZZQ carries the heavy

hitters like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, John Gibson, plus FOX Ra-

dio News every hour. Fox Business report is three times daily. We

will be adding local news and other programs soon.

WestonSolutions Matthew McCue

509 3rd Ave. West

Dickinson, ND 58601

701-483-8131

www.westonsolutions.com

Weston Solutions, Inc. delivers integrated environmental, sustain-ability, property redevelopment, energy, and construction solu-tions. They build strong relationships with industry, and local com-munities, blending proven strategies with groundbreaking technol-ogy to produce project-specific solutions. Weston’s people are dedicated to making a difference in the world, relying on proven experience and strong client relationships to de-liver results.

Development, Construction, Property Management and Commercial & Residential Real Estate.

Maurices Sarah Molnar, Store Manager

Prairie Hills Mall

Dickinson, ND 58601

701-225-4330

www.maurices.com

Maurice's is the leading small town specialty store and authority for the

savvy, fashion conscious customer. Maurice's provides great clothes for

every girl in every size.

Page 4 More New Members

Tin Lizzie Casino T. Restaurant 555 Main Street

Deadwood, SD 57732

605-578-1715

www.tinlizzie.com Experience a true gamers paradise, featuring the newest and most rewarding Player’s Club in Deadwood! Experience non-stop casino action with 160 of the hottest slot machines, live blackjack, delicious meals and free on-site parking. Conveniently located on Main Street, Tin Lizzie Casino is known as the lo-cal’s choice for premier gaming in Deadwood. Our player’s club offers you more of what you play for, while our staff and management lavish you with the hospitality you deserve!

Cadil lac Jack’s Gaming Resort 360 Main Street

Deadwood, SD 57732

605-578-1500

www.cadillacjacksresort.com Located in Historic Deadwood, Cadillac Jack’s is the town’s finest full-service resort. Offering meeting and banquet facili-ties for up to 450 people, you can be certain that our professional sales team will ensure that your next event is a success! Cadillac Jack’s offers a full-service restaurant, on-site parking, exercise room, and 103 designed guest rooms, including several one-and two-room suites. They offer group rates for accommodations, and would be happy to put together a package customized just for you. Cadillac Jack's Casino offers a spacious gaming floor with 181 of your fa-

vorite and newest slot machines in town! Also enjoy five action-packed

Blackjack tables, four LIVE Poker tables with the friendliest dealers in

town, and free cocktails to all players! Our full-service bar has the best

bartenders in town and friendly cocktail waitresses ready to serve you.

Chesapeake Energy 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 3000

Denver, CO 80203

303-832-2139

www.chk.com Chesapeake Energy is the second-largest producer of natural gas, a Top 15

producer of oil and natural gas liquids and the most active driller of new

wells in the U.S. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company's opera-

tions are focused on discovering and developing unconventional natural gas

and oil fields onshore in the U.S.

Kristi Schwartz Agency/Allstate Kristi Schwartz

37 West 1st Street

Dickinson, ND 58601

701-483-0760

www.chk.com Kristi Schwartz Agency is a full service insurance agency. She of-

fers insurance and financial products thru Allstate Insurance Com-

pany including auto, home, life, annuities, retirement, and sav-

ings.

Devcon Security Dee Magleby

2600 Fernbrook Lane N. #134

Minneapolis, MN 55447

701-645-1745

www.devconsecurity.com Devcon provides emergency response (medical, fire and security)

services for residential and commercial locations including GE

manufactured equipment.

Connecting Point Computer Center Sean DeVault

303 South 3rd Street

Bismarck, ND 58504

701-258-6684

www.connectingpoint.biz Connecting Point Computer Center is your complete technology

solutions provider. They offer a wide range of products and ser-

vices to meet your network and information management needs.

Connecting Point has one of the largest and most advanced IT

companies in the Dakotas. In addition they have on the of the

region’s largest training centers.

Connecting Point has a full sales force structured by area of spe-

cialty, a full line of services and management for your voice and

data networks.

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Ron Schmidt Name ICA’s 2012 top Representative

American Bank announces new employees

Member News

American Bank Center is pleased to announce several new employees at both locations in Dickinson.

Jessica Enderud is the new Credit Analyst at the downtown Dickinson location. Jessica is a graduate of Dickinson State

University with a Bachelor of Science de-gree in Busi-ness Ad-

ministration/Management mi-nor. Jessica most currently worked at Dickinson State Uni-versity in the TRIO Student Support Services as an Adminis-trative Secretary.

Cristin Morel is the a part-time Teller at the down-town Dickin-son location. Cristin is cur-rently attending Dickinson State University and pursing a degree in Psychology.

Breanna Rios is the Financial Service Representative at the north Dickin-son location. Bre-anna brings prior banking experi-ence in the area of

fraud and dispute.

Laura Strozzi is a Loan Assistant at the down-town Dickinson location. Laura is a graduate of Spokane Falls Community College and has prior reception and clerical experience.

Jerri West is a Loan Assistant at the downtown Dickinson location. Jerri has prior ex-

perience in the loan processing, teller, new ac-counts and cus-tomer service areas and as a Branch Security Officer. Jerri brings over 20

years of banking experience to American.

Bruce Dolezal has been named Market President for American Bank Center’s Dick-inson office. Bruce is a native of Killdeer and has been with American since 1995. As Mar-ket President, he will be re-sponsible for building and maintaining a professional rapport with major custom-ers, the community, financial institutions, employees, and our stockholders. Bruce will also continue to serve as Busi-ness Banking Manager for the bank.

Bruce is a graduate of Dickin-son State University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Admini-stration. Bruce serves on the Stark Development Corpora-tion Board of Directors, the Dickinson Convention & Visi-tors Bureau Board of Direc-tors, and he is also a member of the Dickinson’s Elks Lodge and their Charitable Trust Foundation Board.

American Bancor, Ltd. is pleased to announce Shaun

Haugen as part-time Desktop Support. Shaun is cur-rently a sopho-more at Dickin-son State Uni-versity where

he is studying computer tech management.

Investment Centers of America Inc. recently recognized Ron Schmidt as top representative for the second year in a row at the company’s national conference in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

“Ron has demonstrated a firm dedication to putting the needs of his clients first and has committed a generous amount of time and effort to each relationship,” ICA President Greg Gunderson stated. “He exemplifies the philosophy and values that are the foundation of ICA.”

Schmidt is at ICA in Dickinson, at 683 State Ave., Suite

H and can be reached at 701-483-1100 or 888-307-

1100.

Page 6 More Member News

Floor to Ceiling

announces updates

Tyler Halter recently joined Floor to Ceiling in Dickinson. Tyler is a Dickinson native who graduated from Dickinson Trinity with hon-ors in 2006. Tyler graduated in 2011 from North Dakota State Uni-versity with a degree in business management.

Tyler is working in the cabinet and countertop division of Floor to Ceiling.

Ryan Ernst is now commercial pro-ject manager and works in the cabinet department. Ryan started working at Floor at o Ceiling Car-pet One in 2010.

Ryan graduated with honors from

Trinity High School in 2006. He

earned a business administration

degree from Dickinson State Uni-

versity with honors in 2010.

Fisher Sand & Gravel Company hired Bonnie Kostelecky as an office manager in March. She works with administration of contracts, job costing, and working with environ-mental aspects. Kostelecky has a Bachelor’s degree from Dickinson State University.

Marelena Staudinger was hired as a legal assistant for Fisher Industries in March. She assists with various projects and deadlines in the legal department.

Fisher Industries welcomed Shelly Hanson to the position of reception-ist/secretary. She welcomes cus-tomers as they enter the building and answers all the phone calls.

Terri Church was hired as an ad-

ministrative assistant. She provides

clerical and secretarial support for

various administration and manag-

ers throughout Fisher Industries.

Fisher Industries gives

employee updates

The Southwest Water Authority Board of Directors, management and staff have expressed gratitude to Roger Dick for his years of dedicated service as the water treatment plant manager. Dick, who devoted his entire career to water , has announced his retirement.

Roger started as operator of the water treatment plant in 1983 and began treating water for the Southwest Pipe-line Project in 1991.

Southwest Water Authority also re-cently announced it hired Perry Grammond and Joel Reirich.

Perry is now a water plan operator for the plan under construction in the Oliver, Mercer, north Dunn regional service area. He joins SWA with ex-perience as a wastewater treatment plan operator and a utilities journey-man in the U.S. Air Force. A native of Zap, Perry graduated from Beulah High School before spending four years in the Air Force.

Joel Reirich is a water distribution

operator H. He is the first operator

for the Oliver, Mercer, north Dunn

regional service area. Joel joins SWA

with experience in water, sewer, and

treatment in the public works depart-

ment in Illinois.

SWA announces new hires,

retirement

Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson, an engineering, surveying and planning firm, recently hired Jerry Horner, Jessica Laughlin and Ryan Revheim.

Jerry is a surveyor in the survey group. He has more than 16 years of experience.

Jessica is a CADD technician with the survey group. She is completing her asso-ciate’s degree in drafting and has three years of experience.

Ryan is a surveyor in the survey group. He earned an associate’s degree in civil and surveying tech-nologies and has one year of experience.

KLJ hires three

Page 7 Education Connection

Page 8 Spring Clean Up

Dickinson Fire Department

Dates Announced for Annual Citywide Spring Cleanup

All residents, clubs, schools, churches and businesses are encouraged to help make Dickinson spar-kle during the annual Citywide Spring Cleanup Campaign April 23rd through May 13th. The City-wide Spring Cleanup Day has been set for Thursday, May 3rd. We encourage all businesses to use this date to clean around your business location.

Trash bags are available for groups participating in the campaign at the central fire station, City Hall and the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce. After an area is cleaned, please contact the Dickin-son Baler Building at 456-7776 to schedule a pickup for refuse filled bags.

Used vehicle oil can be dropped off at receptacles at four different locations around Dickinson: 600 Block of West Broadway; 400 Block of 10th Avenue East, 900 Block of 15th Street West and the Baler Building.

Current hours for the baler building is 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The fee to drop off appli-ances is $5 each. The cost to drop off any appliance with Freon is $12.50 per item. Tires will be ac-cepted call 456-7776 for fee schedule.

These items will not be picked up from residential or commercial areas and must be hauled to the baler building along with lawn clippings, leaves & garden vegetation. Construction debris will not be picked up. Remember that loads must be covered with a tarp or secured while in transport.

Adopt a Roadways are still available within City Limits call Deb at the Dickinson Fire Department for more information 701-456-7625. Any group looking for an area to clean or for more information regarding this year’s spring clean up can call the City Fire Department 456-7625 or @www.dickinsonfire.com

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Page 10 Election Information

Dickinson, ND City Commissioners (Four positions will be up for election, they are elected as four year terms)

Stark County Commissioners (Three positions will be up for election, they are elected as four year terms)

Earliest day to begin circulating Petitions ……………………………….Saturday, January 14, 2012

Earliest day to file Petitions…………..…………………… Monday, January 16, 2012 Last day to file Petitions…………………………4:00p.m., Friday, April 13, 2012

To Contact Our Local Legislators:

District 36 Senator George L. Nodland (R) Email:glnodland@nd.gov Representative Shirley Meyer (D) Email:sjmeyer@nd.gov Representative Mike Schatz (R) Email:mischatz@nd.gov

District 37 Senator Rich Wardner (R): Majority Leader Email: rwardner@nd.gov Representative Nancy Johnson (R) Email: njohnson@nd.gov Representative Vicky Steiner (R) Email: vsteiner@nd.gov

To Contact North Dakota’s Pro-Business Legislation: North Dakota Chamber of Commerce www.ndchamber.com Phone: 701-222-0929 Toll Free: 1-800-382-1405 Fax: 701-222-1611

Primary Election June 12, 2012

Page 11 Election Information

Page 12 Leadership Dickinson

Lauren Snedden We visited Marathon Oil and learned about all the steps in drilling for oil. Then we went to Job Service where we learned all the different jobs that would suit our interests and all the differ-ent job opportunities in the area. We also talked with Badlands Integrity Group and learned about what they do everyday. Roer's came and talked with us about their new developments in Dickinson.

Thank you to all our Sponsors

The Dickinson Press

Stark Development Corporation

Steffes Corporation

Kadrmas Lee & Jackson

American Insurance Center

St. Joseph’s Hospital

Western Cooperative Credit Union

Reichert Armstrong

Ramada, Grand Dakota Lodge

American Bank Center

American Trust Center

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Thank you for renewing 2011-2012 memberships

Don Pedro’s Family Mexican Restaurant Humana MarketPOINT Master Construction Ponderosa Liquor Pro Build RSVP+ Dakota West The God’s Child Project The UPS Store

Ribbon Cuttings April 12th & 19th

Lillians

Weston

Kadrmas Lee

& Jackson

Dan Porter

Motors

CHAMBER COMMITTEES

Education Connection in the Chamberline The draft of the Education Connec-tion for the Chamber line was re-viewed. Carter gave Kristi the cor-rect website address for Dickinson Catholic Schools. Information will continue to be put in the Chamberline though out the summer. Recreational Events: 3on3 Hoopfest Committee: The Hoopfest is scheduled for May 5 and 6th.

Promotions Committee: Holiday Craft Show The letter that will be sent to the crafters was reviewed. Kristi will make the necessary changes and send it out to the committee for final re-view. Business After Hours BAH will be held at Public Transit on May 1st and LaQuinta on June 5th. The only months without one sched-uled is October & November.

4th of July Coupons The letter to chamber members will be sent out April 15th. Ben volun-teered to drive his pick up during the parade. The committee also felt that it would be beneficial to have bags of some kind for the committee to carry.

Government Affairs Committee: Measure 2 Forum Letters have been sent out to the Chamber membership to inform them of Measure 2 Forum on May 3rd. The letter also asked for questions to be turned in before the forum. The Dickinson Press will be running the information as well. Candidate Forum – May 10th, 2012 There is a contested race for the 4 year team seats. Three candidates (Scott Decker, Gene Jackson, Carson Steiner) are running for two seats.

SW Night at the Legislature This will be held 1/21/13 in Bis-marck. We will start looking for entertainment and sponsors.

Page 14 Chamber News

Airport Committee: Committee Members No meeting this month

Agriculture Committee: Ag Week Awareness WRLS Subcommittee The WRLS subcommittee met and de-cided to send a survey out to the partici-pants of the last 3 years. The survey went out with a deadline of May 1st. It was accompanied with a letter that in-cluded motel information. The Field Day will be held July 11, 2012

Ambassadors /Membership Committee: Tom Grimm was introduced to the Committee; he is a new committee member. Ribbon Cuttings The next Ribbon Cutting will be May 23rd The following businesses were added to the ribbon cutting list: Blue Hawk Square (opening August 1st), Mir-ror Image (across from Parkway), Car/Pet Wash, Teen Center (Parks & Rec), Ramada Condo’s.

Golf Scramble Tentatively set for August 9th, 2012 – A subcommittee should be formed to assist in the golf scramble planning. Mark and Amber were interested in participating on the subcommittee if one were formed. Sampling of Sicily The question was asked if we would be hosting the Sampling of Sicily next year. The committee will make the decision later this summer after the golf scramble.

Education Committee: Teacher Appreciation Week

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6th—11th. Educator of the Year Presentations: awards will be presented on May 9th.

Leadership Dickin-son2012/2013 Looking for a subcommittee to help make contacts for next year’s program. The class size will be limited to 6 from each school. If anyone is interesting in joining the subcommittee please con-tact Kristi.

May Coffee Sponsor

Continental Real Estate

135 Sims PO Box 1121

Dickinson, ND 58601 701-483-9107

www.crealestate.com

Residential, Commercial,

Investment, & Farm/Ranch

Page 15 Other Chamber News

AIRPORT MASTER PLAN OPEN HOUSE

The Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport is getting ready to begin an Airport Master Plan Update and has contracted with Kadrmas, Lee and Jackson and R.A. Wiedemann and Associates to conduct this mas-ter planning effort.

The airport is kicking off the master planning effort with a public open house for the region. The purpose of the open house is to allow community members to voice their ideas about the airport as to what type of ser-vices the airport may need in the future, future infrastructure developments, or anything they feels needs to be addressed concerning the future growth of the airport.

The public open house will be held May 1st, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at Dickinson City Hall, 99 2nd Street East. Dickinson.

For more information concerning the Airport Master Plan Open contact Matthew Remynse, Airport Manager, at 701-483-1062.

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MAY 2012