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    October 23, 2018   The Weekly Newsletter of the Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce

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Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce: The Update
FRONT PAGE EDUCATION PROGRAMS &
SERVICE
LEGISLATIVE NETWORKING SMALL STREET
JOURNAL
Upcoming Events
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Friday, October 26
Ribbon Cutting: Visit Eau Claire Experience Center

Monday, October 29
Workforce Solutions Summit

Tuesday, October 30
Lunch & Learn: Developing Inclusive Language to Create Inclusive Workspaces

Wednesday, October 31
October Workplace Wellness Network

Wednesday, October 31
Lawmaker Luncheon with U.S. Senator Ron Johnson 

Wednesday, November 7
Economic Outlook Luncheon

Monday, November 12
Business After Hours

Tuesday, November 13
Ribbon Cutting: STOKES|HERZOG Marketing and Consulting

Wednesday, November 14
Leadership Success Series featuring Jim Hoffman

Friday, November 16
Eggs & Issues: What Happened? Election Analysis with Charles Franklin, The Marquette Poll

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Awards & Recognition

August 2018 Ambassador of the Month

Ribbon Cuttings & Groundbreakings

Wipfli

Newsletter Archives

Job Bank

Featured Job Posting
Nohre & Company

Member to Member Coupons SOHO New Member Referral Program Board of Directors Staff YPCV

 

 

"Think Eau Claire" Video and Website to Premiere at Workforce Solutions Summit

Monday, October 29
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Pablo Center at the Confluence
128 Graham Avenue

A new tool designed to help local employers attract talent to the Chippewa Valley will be unveiled at the first-ever Workforce Solutions Summit next Monday, October 29, at the Pablo Center at the Confluence. Created for the Chamber’s Employers Workforce Initiative in a partnership with Volume One, the “Think Eau Claire” video and website will affirm our area’s attributes as a great place to live and work. It’s designed to complement Wisconsin’s Think-Make-Happen initiative to draw talent to the state, and will be available for any Chamber member employer to use in their recruiting efforts.

The premiere is just one of many of practical ideas, strategies, resources, best practices, and success stories that will be shared at the Summit – all dedicated to attracting, hiring and retaining employees in today’s tight labor market. Sessions and breakouts will focus on reaching students to keep future generations here, expanding the workforce by overcoming barriers to employment, upskilling/retaining talent, and more. Zach Halmstad, Pablo Properties co-owner and Jamf founder, will deliver the luncheon keynote on “Why I’ve Invested in Eau Claire.”

Make plans now to attend. The registration fee is just $35 and includes lunch. The event begins at 8:00 a.m. and concludes with a 3:00 p.m. reception at Visit Eau Claire’s new Experience Center inside the Pablo Center.

Sponsors and contributors include Workforce Resource, the Pablo Center at the Confluence, Royal Credit Union, Momentum West, Marshfield Clinic, Prevea Health, Xcel Energy, U.S. Bank, Charter Bank, Ruder Ware, LLC and JB Systems. 

Click here for full program information and to register
 

Fall Real Life Academy Needs Volunteers!

Thursday November 15th
Varying shifts from 8:30 – 1:30 pm
The Halls at The Lismore

More about the event: The Real Life Academy is an interactive, hands-on, authentic experience for area high school students to learn about money management. In the fall and spring of every year, nearly 400 juniors and seniors from Altoona, Augusta, Fall Creek, Memorial, North and Regis high schools have researched and selected their careers, participated in classroom lessons on financial management, and are ready to put their financial skills to the test.

Volunteers are needed to help run the stations students visit – additional questions about how to get involved with this event please contact Casey Schumacher.

Thank you to our major event sponsor: Royal Credit Union

Click here to register!

 

HSHS Sacred Heart & St. Joseph's hospitals

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Leadership Success Series: Featuring Jim Hoffman, Hoffman Construction

Wednesday, November 14, 7:30 - 9 a.m.
Mayo Clinic Health System
1221 Whipple Street
Cost to Attend: $25

Sponsored by: Associated Bank, Banbury Place, Mayo Clinic Health System, Royal Construction, Inc. and Ruder Ware L.L.S.C.

Join us for our next session of our Leadership Success Series featuring Jim Hoffman, president of Hoffman Construction. The fourth generation construction company is a heavy civil contractor specializing in road construction and contract mining in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. The company grew from $25 million in revenue in 1984 to over $150 million in 2014. Hoffman Construction manages 30-50 major highway and site development projects each year with its fleets of scrapers, dozers, off-road trucks, backhoes and dump trucks. The company grew by more than 40 percent this year due to Foxconn-related work and bidding opportunities.

Jim Hoffman, a Black River Falls native, attended Stanford University. He received a degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in construction engineering. After graduation, he worked in the San Francisco Bay area for Rudolf and Sletten, a building contractor, before returning to Hoffman Construction Company in 1989. He has served as the past president of both the Wisconsin Earthmovers Association and the Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association.

Cost to attend is $25 for Chamber members and $45 for non-members and includes a breakfast buffet. Breakfast will be served in the atrium outside the auditorium. The presentation will be held in the auditorium from 8-9 a.m. with a short time allotted for questions and answers. Please park on the first or second level of the hospital parking ramp. Follow signs to the hospital entrance. Once in the building, take the main elevator in the Luther Building to the lower level.  

Click here to register>>
 

Lunch & Learn: Developing Inclusive Language To Create Inclusive Workspaces
by Dr. Tamara Johnson, UW-Eau Claire 


Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Eau Claire Chamber
PESI Conference Room
Cost to attend: $20


Sponsored by: Aging & Disability Resource Center of Eau Claire County, HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital, PESI and Weld Riley, S.C.

At this month’s Lunch & Learn session, UW-Eau Claire’s Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Student Affairs, Dr. Tamara Johnson, will share practical steps for working toward more inclusive workplaces through the language we use. Participants will leave with specific strategies to make improvements in their organizations.

This session is one of three Lunch and Learns the Eau Claire Chamber Diversity & Inclusion Task Force will host to promote the development of a strong culture of inclusion within Chamber organizations in the Chippewa Valley. Please consider joining the Task Force to learn more about the steps needed to develop inclusive language to support improved workplace culture.

Register online>>
 

Programs & Services

Thank You for Making the 2018 Business Expo & Job Fair a Success!

Thanks to all our Chamber members who attended the 2018 Business Expo & Job Fair. With more than 1,330 people in attendance (not counting any exhibitors), it was another great success thanks to the support of all our sponsors, exhibitors, Committee members and volunteers. Thank you to Emily Thompson of Woods & Water Realty for chairing the Business Expo & Job Fair Committee again this year.

A special thank you to the following:

Media Sponsors: Leader-Telegram, Mid-West Family Broadcasting (WAXX and WAYY) and WEAU 13 News.

VIP Reception Sponsors: 29 Pines, Ruder Ware, UnitedHealthcare and Wipfli

Beverage Sponsors: General Beer Northwest, Infinity Beverages Winery & Distillery, Park Ridge Distributing, Inc.,  

Parking Lot Shuttle Provided by: Trubilt Collision Center

Exhibitors’ Lounge Sponsors: Rhom Construction, Winona National Bank and Xcel Energy

Lanyard Sponsor: Royal Construction

Printing Sponsor: REALiving

In-Kind Sponsors: Steamatic of Western Wisconsin

VIP Reception Door Prize Sponsors and Winners:

  • Framed prints donated by B-Framed Galleries – Mary Huffcutt of McDonnell Area Catholic Schools
  • $500 VISA gift card donated by WESTconsin Credit Union – Sheila Wall of Castle Insurance
  • Notebook computer donated by Heartland Business Systems – Gene Hurt of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - Lovejoy Realty, Inc.
  • Tasting for Eight donated by Chippewa Valley Tours – Steve Arntzen of Associated Bank

Booth Winners: Marketing students judged all the booths at the Business Expo & Job Fair. Congratulations to the following winner:

  • Most Engaging Booth – The Local Store
  • Most Creative/Innovative – Volume One
  • Most Educational Booth – Imagineering

Please help us make this event even bigger and better by completing this survey regarding your experience at the Expo.
 

Economic Outlook Luncheon With Niel Willardson, Senior Vice President And General Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank Of Minneapolis

Wednesday, November 7, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
The Florian Gardens Conference Center
2340 Lorch Avenue
Cost to Attend: $25

Sponsored by: Peoples Bank Midwest

Please join the Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce and Peoples Bank Midwest for a presentation by Niel Willardson, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

Niel Willardson, senior vice president and general counsel, oversees the Financial Management Group; the Payments, Standards and Outreach Group; the Corporate Secretary's Office; and Law.

Niel has been with the Bank since 1990 and has worked in several leadership positions in the Bank, serving as department officer in Human Resources and managing officer in Banking Supervision.  In 2000, he joined the Bank's senior management team and served as senior vice president over Supervision, Regulation and Credit for eight years.  He also served as Corporate Secretary from 2009 to 2017.  Niel was named general counsel in 2005.

In addition to Reserve Bank responsibilities, Niel serves as an adjunct law professor at the University of Minnesota law school and was the inaugural recipient of the Stanley V. Kinyon Adjunct Teacher of the Year Award.  Niel received his bachelor's degree from South Dakota State University and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota.   

Click here to register>>
 

October Workplace Wellness Network Presentation

Wednesday, October 31
8:00 – 9:30 am 
Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce, PESI Conference Room

101 N. Farwell Street
No cost to attend

Sponsored by: Achieve Wellness, HSHS Sacred Heart & St. Joseph's hospitals, Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Mayo Clinic Health System, Optimum Therapies, Prevea Health and REALiving

Join the Eau Claire Chamber's Workplace Wellness Program for our October Workplace Wellness Learning Circle! Our speaker this session will be AJ Sherman, Chief Operating Officer, Achieve Wellness, LLC. AJ has more than 12 years of experience in the corporate health and wellness field as a consultant, operations leader and project manager. He has been a key figure in helping companies save hundreds of thousands of dollars every year by helping them proactively manage their health population through wellness programs and on-site/near-site clinical strategies. He now leads Achieve Wellness, a local company that specializes in creating healthcare and wellness solutions for any type of organization.

Presentation Description: 
HEALTHCARE COST. Already extreme. Still rising at a pace far greater than standard inflation. Many say it is unsustainable for businesses and employees. Surveys frequently reveal this remains the #1 concern of employers across the nation. It decimates profits for the company while eating away at employees paychecks right alongside high deductibles, which force them to choose between crippling financial burdens and the medical needs of their families.

With a discussion led by AJ Sherman of Achieve Wellness, we will dig deeper to reveal the two main sources of employers’ current medical care spend. With a better understanding of these sources, employers who attend can learn how to more specifically target their strategies to address the issue of healthcare spend.

More information or to register online>>
 

Eggs & Issues

Eggs & Issues: What Happened? Election Analysis with Charles Franklin, The Marquette Poll

Friday, November 16
7 - 8:30 a.m.
Green Mill Conference and Banquet Facilities
2703 Craig Road
$20 per person for Chamber members

Sponsored by: Xcel Energy 

Join us for this special opportunity to hear the post-election analysis of what Wisconsin voters decided when they went to the polls on November 6. Nationally recognized government scholar and pollster Charles Franklin has been director of the Marquette Law School Poll since its inception in 2012, and has become widely regarded as the definitive source for information concerning public opinion in Wisconsin. 

Click here to register>>

 

Luncheon with U.S. Senator Ron Johnson

Wednesday, October 31
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Green Mill Conference and Banquet Facilities
2703 Craig Road

This is a valuable opportunity to interact with Senator Johnson on the federal issues most important to the business community. The Senator will discuss his perspective on the 115th Congress, in session since January 2017, and answer your questions. Registration fee is $25 for Chamber members and includes lunch. Space is limited.

This is a Chamber Business Advocacy event.
Advocate level sponsors are Xcel Energy and Miron Construction 
Supporter level sponsors are Banbury Place/Cigan Properties and Eau Claire Energy Cooperative

Click here to register>>

 

Xcel Energy
Networking

Monday, November 12
5-6:30 p.m.
Eau Claire Golf & Country Club
828 Clubview Lane

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: Ruder Ware

Admission is $6 at the door for members. Passes may be purchased in advance for $5 each (minimum of four)  
Registration is not required for this event.

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Small Street Journal

Read the current Small Street Journal for updates and announcements from Chamber members. Please submit your updates to Jenna Ziegler.

 

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