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June 7, 2016 The Weekly Newsletter of the Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce
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Mark Your Calendar!
20th Annual Breakfast in the Valley
Friday, June 10
Breakfast Served 5 - 10 a.m.
Eau Claire County Expo Center
5530 Fairview Drive
Tickets are available at the door:
$7 for adults, $2 children 3-12, 2 and younger are free
Breakfast in the Valley celebrates the importance of agriculture in our local economy and takes place during June Dairy Month. Please join us for breakfast, door prize drawings, sponsorship and agriculture exhibits, and milk drinking contest featuring local celebrities at 7:45 a.m. We will also be recognizing those that have been part of the Breakfast for 20 years. Menu includes scrambled eggs with ham, cheese, onions and mushrooms, muffins, sliced cheeses, cheese curds, bananas, coffee, milk and juice. Breakfast isn't complete without the traditional Breakfast in the Valley dessert of custard, corn flakes and strawberries. First 2,700 will receive a complimentary mug courtesy of Eau Claire Energy Cooperative.
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Please click on the links below for more information.
Tuesday, June 7
2016 Small Business of the Year Breakfast
Tuesday, June 7
Women's Golf Workshop
Thursday, June 9
SOHO Coffee Talk
Friday, June 10
Breakfast in the Valley
Monday, June 13
Business After Hours
Friday, June 17
Eggs & Issues: Tackling Our Workforce Challenges
Tuesday, June 21
Business Hall of Fame Luncheon
Wednesday, June 22
Ribbon Cutting: Glaze N'Glass Creations
Friday, June 24
Ribbon Cutting: Wells Fargo
Tuesday, June 28
Lunch & Learn: Impacts Of An Aging Workforce
Wednesday, June 29
Ribbon Cutting: Beaver Creek Reserve
Tuesday, July 12: Note Date Change
Ribbon Cutting: Grace Lutheran Communities River Pines
View Full Calendar on Website
Month-at-a-Glance (PDF)
Please welcome new members that have joined the Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce in the past week.
April 2016: Ambassador of the Month
Featured Job Posting:
SDS Architects
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Eggs & Issues: Tackling Our Workforce Challenges
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Friday, June 17, 7 - 8:30 a.m.
Clarion Hotel
2703 Craig Road
$20 per person for Chamber members
Sponsored by:
With a low unemployment rate, a tightening labor situation and impending demographic changes, our region is facing significant challenges to ensure a quality, educated workforce to support the continued growth of our economy. At this edition of Eggs & Issues, we'll cover the current local workforce outlook, then explore how local collaborations among employers, educators, and goverment are tackling these issues head on. Take part in a fast-paced panel discussion on issues like career awareness and exploration for students to lead to rewarding local careers, innovative solutions to provide skills training to overcome employment barriers of those unemployed or under-employed, and efforts underway to effectively market our region to attract and retain talent.
Confirmed panelists include Scott Hodek, regional economist for Wisconsin DWD; Steve Jahn, executive director, Momentum West economic development organization; Janice Lemminger, executive vice president, Manpower; Dave Oldenberg, director of academic services, Eau Claire Area School District.
Read more or register>>
Lunch & Learn: Impacts of An Aging Workforce
Presented by: Jennifer Owen & Lisa Wells, Aging & Disability Resource Center of Eau Claire County
Tuesday, June 28, Noon - 1 p.m.
Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce
PESI Conference Room
Cost to Attend: $20 Chamber members; $40 non-Chamber members (includes lunch)
Sponsored by:
Aging & Disability Resource Center of Eau Claire County
Rhom
Construction
HSHS Sacred Heart & St. Joseph's hospitals
Weld Riley, S.C.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, by 2050 the number of individuals in the labor force who are age 65 or older is expected to grow by 75 percent, while those who are age 25 to 54 is expected to grow by two percent. The aging population can be a major challenge in the workforce but can also present many opportunities. This session will focus on the implications of an aging workforce and provide resources to employers on proactively preparing to address the growing aging population in the workplace.
Business Hall of Fame Luncheon
Tuesday, June 21, Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Eau Claire Golf & Country Club
828 Country Club Lane
Cost to attend: $25
Sponsored by: Peoples Bank Midwest
The Business Hall of Fame award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to their business and the community. There are two types of awards - a Business Hall of Fame for individuals from the previous 50 years and a Historical Business Hall of Fame for any period prior to the last 50 years.
Please join us as we honor our eighth class of inductees:
Virgil Dufeck, Eau Claire Energy Cooperative
Charlie Grossklaus, Royal Credit Union
Gustav Lange, founder of the Lange Canning Company
Raymond Theisen, Consumers Co-Op
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Green Planet Rain Barrels Earns Green Business Designation
Congratulations to the Green Planet Rain Barrels for becoming a Green Business and joining 71 other Chamber member businesses.
Businesses complete an application found on the Chamber's website. The application can be completed online to see if you can earn enough points.
The program is sponsored by: B-Framed Galleries, CliftonLarsonAllen, HUEBSCH Services, Mayo Clinic Health System, SDS Architects and Werner Electric.
Member Forum: Budget Impacts and the Future of Higher Education:
Q&A with UWEC Chancellor James Schmidt
Monday, June 20, 3:30 - 5 p.m.
Plaza Hotel & Suites
1202 W. Clairemont Avenue
For Chamber members only.
No charge to attend, but RSVP requested
UW System campuses are in the midst of absorbing reductions in funding from the 2015-17 state budget. At UW Eau Claire, that's a $7.7 million operating fund reduction, leading to a workforce cut of 179 full time positions, 197 fewer class sections offered this spring compared to last year, and a 14% increase in average class size.
At this Forum for Chamber members, UWEC Chancellor James Schmidt has promised "straight talk" about what the University is doing to handle its budget challenges while maintaining its quality and meeting the growing workforce needs of our region. The Chancellor will also discuss the pros and cons of the tuition freeze, and will answer questions about what can be done to improve and strengthen the system.
This is a Chamber member only event. There is no charge to attend, but advance registration is requested. More details to follow.
Read more or register>>
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Chippewa Valley Museum
1204 Half Moon Drive
Please join us for the monthly Business After Hours. Network with other business people in a social atmosphere. It is a great opportunity to make those important business connections.
This month's Business After Hours is sponsored by
Chippewa Valley Museum, Charter Bank, Live in Eau Claire and M3 Insurance.
Admission is
$6 at the door for members and
$12 for non-members. Passes (minimum of four) can be purchased in advance
at the Chamber for $5. Registration is not required for this event.
For more information>>
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SOHO Coffee Talk |
Sponsored by: Chestnut Consulting
As small business owners, effective communication - with customers, employees and vendors - is one of the keys to a successful business. Have you ever wondered if your personality type impacts this communication? Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Do you focus more on logic to make decisions, or consider emotions as well? Our personality traits can influence the way we speak and listen to others.
Come join us for a SOHO Coffee Talk discussion about personality and communication, using the Myers Briggs Personality Types as our guide, and become more aware of how the differences in personalities impact the way we communicate in the business world.
Click here for a short free Typology Test. The test will place you into one of 16 personality types. Take the test BEFORE our coffee talk, and then we will discuss similarities and differences among the 16 groupings.
From ESTJ to INFP - learn more about how you approach situations in the business world, and why it might be different than your customer, co-worker, employee or spouse!
Register online >>
Read the current Small Street Journal for updates and announcements from
Chamber members. Please submit your updates to
Becky Seelen.
Community for the Confluence
The Community for the Confluence has received a $1.5 million challenge gift that will
match every new pledge and dollar raised up to another $1.5 million. That's $3 million to ensure we will
be able to "Break New Ground" in September. This will bring the Arts Center philanthropy total to more
than $15 million!
Pledge Now. Pay Later. Make a pledge of up to five years NOW and make your first pledge payment
by December 31, 2016. All pledges and gifts count toward the match. All gifts are tax deductible.
If you already donated or pledged and want to do more, all new pledges and gifts count towards the
match. If you want to extend your pledge by one more year, the new pledge/gift will count toward the
challenge. Join us in Breaking New Ground!
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