may 2015 - mason city chamber of commerce · 5/9/2014 · central park dentistry (22) chamber golf...

May 2015The mission of the Mason City Area Chamber of Commerce is to promote progressive

community and economic development to benefit Chamber members and the North Iowa region.

Phone 641.423.5724 www.masoncityia.com [email protected] Fax 641.423.5725

Vision. Leadership. Advocacy.

Time: 4:30-6:30PM

Date: Thursday, May 21

Location: Southbridge Mall

100 S Federal Ave Mason City, IA 50401

Sponsored By:

It’s Band Festival Time!and Festival is just around the corner, and the committee has planned another music-packed, fun-filled weekend of free family entertainment to honor the 77th Anniversary of this beloved North Iowa tradition. We are excited to be returning to Downtown this year and will kick off the

festivities on Thursday evening with performances on The Plaza by the Mason City All Middle School Band and the Mason City Municipal Band!

Friday’s festivities will begin with the Mason City High School Orchestra on The Plaza, followed by Dave Herzog’s Island Time and The Dweebs taking main stage at 6PM and 7PM, respectively. This year’s Saturday afternoon entertainment Downtown will include the Mason City High School Jazz Band and the Su Fu Du Drumline. Saturday evening’s entertainment, located on the Main Stage on North Federal Avenue, will include high energy performances by Ladies of the 80s/Rock It Science and Arch Allies!

Visit www.nibandfest.com for up-to-date information regarding the 2015 Festival, including the full entertainment schedule and a Downtown map of the festival layout. Please contact the Mason City Chamber of Commerce with any questions, to pick up a Band Festival brochure, or to pur-chase the 77th Annual Festival buttons.

The North Iowa Band Festival tradition continues due to the financial support of our sponsors and Friends of the Festival, as well as the hard work of many volunteers. Please join us in thanking them for their loyal support.

DRUM MAJOR SPONSORS

BAND MASTER SPONSORS

FLAG CORPS SPONSORSBurns Insurance & Financial

Casey’s General StoresClear Lake Bank & Trust

Holiday Inn ExpressKaplan University

Marco, Inc.

Mercy Medical Center - North IowaNorth Iowa Area Communty College

Rieman Music

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Time: 4:30-6:30PM

Date: Thursday, May 7

Location: Mason City Country Club

3331 19th St SW Mason City, IA 50401

Sponsored By:

The Hanson Foundation

hamber President Robin Anderson has been selected as an Education Attainment Fellow as part of a promising initiative led by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). This fellowship is for senior staff working to improve

the birth-to-career education pipeline in their communities.

Anderson will join a cohort of 22 chamber peers for an immersive education and workforce development experience involving best practices in education attainment, case studies of successes and failures, interaction with national experts, and building a strong peer-to-peer network. Throughout this fellowship, Anderson will be developing and executing a specific regional action plan to meet North Iowa’s educational attainment objectives.

Anderson was selected based upon her passion for strengthening the talent pipeline and improving regional education and workforce development outcomes. This fellowship program serves to advance the Mason City Chamber’s education attainment goals and will ultimately help ACCE and peers around the country build replicable programs and policies.


New MembersChild & Adolescent Integrated HealthBrigid Christianson9 2nd St NWMason City, IA [email protected] health therapy.

Hunan Asian GrillKim Ryan1631 4th St SWMason City, IA 50401641-423-9099hunanbuffet123@gmail.comwww.hunanasiangrill.comNow under new ownership, this Chinese restaurant is located in Willowbrook Mall. Order from the menu - lots of choices including Thai food.

Indus Travels Inc.Praveen Syal233 -11951 Hammersmith WayRichmond, BC V7A5H9604-279-8794www.indus.travelTour operator of choice for the Chamber upcoming trip to Peru in Spring 2016.

Farm Bureau Financial ServicesTrent W. Adams, Agent4050 4th St SWMason City, IA [email protected] stop shop for all of your insurance needs - home, auto, life, health, disability, long term care, business and farm along with retirement analysis, estate planning and business succession.

Diamond Oak, LLCdba Diamond Oak TrolleyScott Bultje9400 Wheelerwood DriveClear Lake, IA [email protected]’s more fun than a trolley ride to your special event? This fully restored, vintage trolley is now available for rides to and from your special occasion. Watch for more information on special wedding/reception venues being planned in the near future.

Anderson Selected for National Fellowship

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Robin AndersonPresident & CEO

Mason City Chamber of Commerce

Bill Drury - Passion for Service Seminar

The Chamber had a great event hosting speaker Bill Drury who presented his workshop “A Passion for Service.” More than 45 representatives from Mason City businesses attended this fantastic seminar.

Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and a beverage while meeting the artists who created sculptures for the 2015-16 River City Sculptures on Parade exhibit.

Installation of additional sculptures will take place Tuesday, May 5.

Sculptures on Parade Artist Reception

You are invited to join us for the

Artist Reception 5-7PM

Monday, May 4, 2015MacNider Art Museum

303 2nd St SE | Mason City

his year’s Chamber Golf Outing will be held on Monday, June 22nd. This four-person best shot tournament is filling up quickly, so hurry and give us a call to ensure a slot for either our morning or afternoon tournament.

If you are interested in sponsoring a hole or donating a door prize at the event, please call the Chamber at 641.423.5724.

The following sponsorships are still available:• Hole sponsor: $300 (all day)• Marketing sponsor: $100

Please note, a registration for a team of four includes two carts, four green fees, and both lunch and dinner for each team member. Don’t have a team put together? Call our office and we will add your name to a list of individuals waiting to be put on a team. We welcome everyone to participate in this popular annual event!

Thank you to our sponsors!


Membership Renewals

Be Our Guestune in Friday mornings to the Chamber “Be Our Guest” program at 8:40AM on KRIB 1490 AM. Digity

Communications provides this benefit to Chamber members free of charge. If you would like to schedule a guest spot on the show, please contact the Chamber. Listen in for May’s guests!

May 1 Shelter Insurance Kathy Corsello

May 8 Hunan Asian Grill Kim Ryan

May 15 Country Meadow Place Sarah Hagen

May 22 North Iowa Band Festival Tanner O’Brien

May 29 Hart Brothers South, Inc. Kemlin Hart

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Congratulations to the following members who are celebrating their membership anniversaries in May!

Sixty Plus YearsHuber Supply Co. (63)

Fifty Plus YearsMason City Family YMCA (56)Hy-Vee West (50)

Forty Plus YearsTarget (42) Family Dentistry (40)

Thirty Plus YearsConsolidated Energy Co. (38)United Beverage, LLC (38)

Twenty Plus YearsAGDATA (previously Directions Research) (28)Harley Davidson of Mason City (28)Express Employment Professionals (27)Kraft Foods (27)Mason City Recycling Center (25)Electronic Engineering Company (24)First Baptist Church (24)Iowa Show Productions, Inc. (24)Midwest Construction & Supply (24)Central Park Dentistry (22)

Chamber Golf Outing - June 22

2015 Masters Raffle

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TOURNAMENT SPONSOR$1,500

CLOSEST TO THE PIN SPONSOR$600

HOLE-IN-ONE SPONSOR

HOLE SPONSORS | $300

MARKETING SPONSORS | $100

Jonathan Rogers (right) and his father, Jack Rogers, had an incredible time at The Masters in Augusta, Georgia. Johnathan was the winner of the 2015 Masters Raffle conducted by the Mason City Chamber Foundation.

If you are a golf course or a non-profit interested in participating in a Masters Raffle for 2016, please contact Allyson Krull at the Chamber.

hamber members are encouraged to involve summer interns in a FREE program designed to connect young workers to our community and to each other.

College Connections will provide a series of social and educational activities on a once-a-week schedule throughout the summer. Chamber staff and volunteers will recruit Chamber members to serve as “Lunch & Learn” speakers, as well as seek contributions of refreshments, entry fees/tickets, etc. for program participants.

Program Dates: June 4 - July 30, 2015 (meeting once a week)

Social Activities: Community Scavenger Hunt, Chamber Golf Outing, Friday Night Live, Lady of the Lake, and more!

Lunch and Learns: Selling Yourself - Resumes & Interviews; How a criminal record affects your occupational outlook; Evaluating Cost of Living & Fringe Benefits; Credit Reports and Credit Cards.

Please contact Allyson Krull, Marketing and Leadership Development Director if you would like to enroll an intern or sponsor a session. Email [email protected] or call 641.423.5724.


Membership Renewals (cont.)

Twenty Plus Years (cont.)IOOF Home & Community Therapy Center (22)LaJames College of Hairstyling (22)Larson Printing Co. (22)

Fifteen Plus YearsCountry Club Stables (19)Staples, the Office Superstore (18)Boxes Unlimited, Inc. (17)Homestead Assisted Living (17)Linahon Electric, Inc. (17)Steam Brothers (17)Hussey & Company (16)Social Security Administration (16)Kingland Systems (15)

Ten Plus YearsCargill Kitchen Solutions (14)Decker House Bed & Breakfast (13)Fort Custer Maze (13)Schroeder Concrete & Construction (13)State Farm Insurance & Financial Services – Kristy Marquis (13)Stecker Well Drilling, Inc. (13)Hosmer Honda (12)Pizza Ranch (12)Fox Auction Company (11)Furniture/Mattress Outlet (11)Lady of the Lake (11)

Five Plus YearsCutting Edge Tree Services (9)Pilgrim Place (9)Clear Lake Bank & Trust (8)The Computer Guy (7)North Iowa Septic Solutions (6)Financial Architects (5)Humana (5)North Iowa Youth For Christ (5)

One Plus YearsBlanchard Tree Service (4)Excel Business Solutions, Inc. (4)King Construction & Overhead Door (4)Splash Multisport, LLC (4)T & R Custom Tops (4)Real Deals on Home Decor (3)Fantastic Sams (3)J & J Machining (3)Window World of Mason City (3)Knutson Construction Services (3)Country Landscapes (3)Waldorf College (2)River City Society for Historic Preservation (2)McKee Technology Solutions, Inc. (2)Brian Randall Agency (1)Schwan’s Home Service (1)AdvoCare Distributor - Troy Westendorf (1)Yohn Company (1)

College Connections 2015

Ribbon Cutting & Groundbreaking

NEW MEMBERButcher’s Steakhouse1451 N Federal Ave

GROUNDBREAKING/ NEW CONSTRUCTIONHampton Inn & Suites 2111 4th St SW

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Coffee at the ChamberCoffee at the Chamber – 7:30-8:30AM every Tuesday morning at the Commerce Center

Coffee at the Chamber offers the opportunity to relax with a cup of coffee and network with fellow business professionals in the Mason City area. Young or old, this event is for everyone. Meet some new faces and build business relationships…all before you get to work.

Contact Tanner at the Chamber for more details or stop by any Tuesday morning…the coffee is always on!


Travel with the Chamber!

“People on our website have already made an important decision; they are looking for a business right here in North Iowa.”

Many members realize the benefit of their membership and the value of targeting the market already driven to the Chamber’s Online Business Directory. It is about utilizing the web and the Chamber name to promote your business.

Did you know that all Chamber members begin with a basic package that displays their business contact information, a brief description, eight keywords, hours of operation and driving directions, as well as a link to their website/social media site in the Chamber’s Online Business Directory? Want more visibility? We encourage members to upgrade to the Enhanced Package that has all the features of the basic package, plus additional web description/text context on search results, bulleted highlights, expanded business description, company logo, slideshow of photos or YouTube video, and priority placement over basic listings. This is a great investment for an additional $100!

Contact Gary or Allyson at the Chamber for more information regarding these upgrades/opportunities and how to gain additional, exclusive visibility in front of the Chamber website traffic.

Increase Your Visibility Online!

DISCOVER CUBA - November 10-16, 2015

Cuba is untouched by commercialism. The only billboards seen extol the virtues of socialism or celebrate the long-past revolution and its heroes. No ads entice you to purchase phones, pop or cars, and there are no popular venues for fast food or coffee. Instead, you’ll experience a step back in time to learn about Cuba’s history and culture.

Travel with the Mason City Chamber to Cuba November 10-16, 2015, and experience Cuba as it is today! The Discover Cuba program features Old Havana, the Cathedral de la Havana, Pinar Del Rio/Vinales, the Franciso Donatien Cigar Factory, Hemingway’s Farm, Vinales Valley, Tobacco Farm/Family Farmhouse visit, and much more!

Sign up for Cuba by May 10th and receive a $100 discount!

• $3,599 per person (double occupancy)• Round Trip Airfare from Miami (MIA) & First Class Accommodations• 13 Meals - (5B, 5L, 3D) and daily bottled water

PERU EXPRESS - March 30-April 6, 2016

Trip Highlights: Lima, Cuzco, Sacred Valley of the Incas, Sacsayhuaman Fortress, Machu Picchu, Pisac Market, the Ollantaytambo Ruins, and more!

• $2,990 per person (double occupancy)• Round Trip Airfare from Minneapolis (MSP) • First Class Accommodations• Daily breakfast and 3 dinners

Please contact Allyson or Robin at the Chamber (641.423.5724) if you’re interested in our Global Familiarization Tours.

Leaders are Readers

Studies show that leaders share a common characteristic: they are lifelong learners. Many leaders are avid readers who turn to books, newspapers, and periodicals for professional development and to keep abreast of industry trends as well as leisure reading. If you’re looking for a good read, consider these recommendations by local leaders:

Jerry KnollOwner & PresidentHawkeye Auto Body

Recommend: The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt

Favorites: The E Myth by Michael Gerber

The Game of Work by Charles Coonradt

Favorite Author: Chuck Coonradt because the automotive world is the subject of his work, and I find his insights to our industry interesting.

Julie ValenciaCampus PresidentKaplan University

Reading: The Management 500 by Dan Coughlin

Recommend: Gung Ho! and High Five by Ken Blanchard Our Iceberg is Melting by John Kotter

Favorite: The Paradox of Excellence: How Great Performance Can Kill Your Business by David Mosby and Michael Weissman

Favorite Author: Patric Lencioni—he has a great business mind and I like his use of fables to make difficult concepts easy to understand.

Chamber Leadership

Executive CommitteeBob Klocke, Chairman of the Board First Citizens National BankKim Pang, Past Chair Diamond Jo Casino Steve Noto, Chair-Elect & Government Affairs Division Vice President Stoney Creek Hospitality Corporation Todd Kirkpatrick, Treasurer Clear Lake Bank & TrustJulie Valencia, Business Division Vice President Kaplan UniversityTraci Rohrer, Community & Membership Division Vice President Wells Fargo BankHolly Eichmann, Workforce & Leadership Division Vice President Express Employment Professionals

Board of DirectorsSherry Becker, NIVC ServicesDave Bergan, SmithfieldJosh Brueggeman, Accord ArchitectureKelly Hansen, POET Biorefining - HanlontownJerry Knoll, Hawkeye Auto BodyEric Levenhagen, ProWise Tax & AccountingTara McLaughlin, Country Inn & Suites- Worth CountyGarett McKiness, McKiness Excavating, Inc.Dr. Paul Manternach, Mercy Medical Center —North IowaKirk Paulson, NSB BankBill Schickel, Inspiration 97.9! KCMRChad Wickman, Northern Cedar ServiceMike Winblade, Hy-Vee WestJoel Yunek, Yunek Law Firm PLC

StaffRobin Anderson, CCE, IOM President & Chief Executive Officer [email protected] Krull Marketing & Leadership Development Director [email protected] O’Brien Program Director [email protected] Lindgren Membership Development Director [email protected] Lindgren Membership Services Director [email protected] Baker Service & Operations Director [email protected]

This is a Mason City Chamber of Commerce Publication. Mason City, Iowa 50401 641.423.5724

Publications are monthly for $20 per year by the Mason City Chamber of Commerce, 9 North Federal Avenue, Mason City, IA 50401-3250. Second Class postage paid at Mason City, IA. Post-master: send address changes to The Chamber, 9 North Federal Avenue, Mason City, IA 50401-3250.

Phone 641.423.5724 www.masoncityia.com [email protected]

Periodical Postage Paid at Mason City, Iowa(USPS 060-350)

June 2 Ribbon Cutting - Hunan Asian Grill

June 4 Business After Hours - Overhead Door Company of Mason City

June 22 Chamber Golf Outing

Upcoming Events MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Band Festival Committee | 12:15-1PMBand Festival Room | Commerce Center | 9 N Federal

Friday May 1

Thursday May 28

Blue Zones Project Worksite Committee | 12-1PM Board Room | Commerce Center | 9 N Federal

Business After Hours | 4:30-6:30PM Mason City Country Club | 3331 19th St SW

Thursday May 7

Thursday May 21

Thursday - MondayMay 21-25

NORTH IOWA BAND FESTIVALDowntown Mason City

Visit www.nibandfest.com for a detailed schedule of events!

Ribbon Cutting | 3:30-4PM 1ST Insurance | 20 E State Street

Band Festival Committee | 12:15-1PMEvent Room | Commerce Center | 9 N Federal

Friday May 15

Chamber Board Meeting | 7-8AMBoard Room| Commerce Center | 9 N Federal

Wednesday May 20

NIBF Kickoff & Business After Hours | 4:30-6:30PMSouthbridge Mall | 100 S Federal

EVERY Tuesday | Coffee at the Chamber | 7:30-8:30AM Board Room | NIRCC | 9 N Federal

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