UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
April 25
SOUTH OF THE RIVER CHAMBERS MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Brackett's Crossing
A LOOK AT TRANSPORTATION FOR THE 21st CENTURY-ITS IMPACT ON SCOTT & DAKOTA COUNTIES
Speaker: Leslie Vermillion, Scott Deputy County Administrator
Sponsored by Jaros & Associates
starts and ends at Lakeville North High School
May 8
SOUTH OF THE RIVER SMALL BUSINESS EXPO AND AFTER HOURS
Buck Hill Conference Center
Seminars 2:30 - 4:30 pm
After Hours & Expo 4:30 -6:30 pm
May 15
CHAMBER ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC
Noon lunch
1 pm Shotgun
followed by Awards Dinner
MAY 16
SIMULCAST REFRESH LIVE LEADERSHIP
Multi-chamber
Sponsored by Express Personnel Professionals
May 23
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP & TOURISM LUNCHEON
Holiday Inn & Suites
11:15 Expo & Prizes
Noon-1:00 Luncheon programs including
LAKEVILLE'S HOSPITALITY AWARDS
&
GUEST SPEAKER
John Edman, Director Explore MN Tourism
Sponsored by the Lakeville Convention & Visitors Bureau and Lakeville hotels
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WEBSITE UPDATE The NEW Lakeville Chamber website is a hit! To prove it, we've got some exciting stats to share with you!
. 4,222 Visits since Feb 16
. 3,090 New unique visitors
. 12,321 Page views
. 70% New visitors monthly
. Visitors from top 10 Cities in order: Burnsville, Lakeville, Minneapolis, Rochester, Saint
Paul, Savage, Hopkins, Rosemount, Eden Prairie, and Northfield.
Now is a great time to increase your exposure on the Lakeville Chamber Site.
For just $100 per year, you can take advantage of our enhanced listing... That's less than $9 per month! Your Member Enhanced Listing includes:
. Business name displayed above any non-enhanced members in the search results . Business contact information including name, address, phone, fax & website link . 1,600 Character business description . Hours of operation . Driving directions . 200 character description on search results page under their name & address
. Map link
. Photos gallery (up to 8)
. Logo
. Highlights (up to 5 bullet points) . 20 Key Words Search Terms . Hot Deals & offers to members . Job postings . Real state postings
To jump start your chamber listing, contact Lynda Rynda 952.469.2020 |
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
SIGN UP
FOR A BOOTH AT THE TOURISM LUNCHEON
MAY 23
Booth space filling fast!
Contact
Jeanne Hutter, Lakeville Convention & Visitors Bureau
952.469.2020 x3
or email
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WELCOME
NEW MEMBERS
Bethlehem Baptist Church
South Site
Jesse Albrecht501 Highway 13 East, Ste 110
Burnsville, MN 55337
513-939-9470
Bares Executive Search LLC
David Bares
10942 Kabera Trial
Lakeville, MN 55044
952-892-7257
NTC Construction
Rob Borg
1012 Kaymar Lane
Burnsville, MN 55306
612-518-0756
This Little Piggy Catering
Seth Brittain
22280 Chippendale Ave
Farmington, MN 55024
612-332-7571
Dennhardt & Associates
Char Dennhardt Shabinger
17850 Kenwood Trail, Ste 220
Lakeville, MN 55044
952-435-6655Roll'in Construction Inc. Rollin Lau
16218 Laigle Avenue
Lakeville, MN 55044
612-756-3840
Sports Clips
Preston Luman
17440 Kenwood Trail
Lakeville, MN 55044
952-435-0010
Linn's Carpet Service
Linn Pierson
301 Elm Street
Lakeville, MN 55044
651-463-4887
AM 1280 The Patriot-Salem Communicaitons
Ron Stone
2110 Cliff Road
Eagan, MN 55122
651-387-2225
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARIES Superior Remodeling Inc
Park Nicollet Clinic - Lakeville Digital Media Plus Inc
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2012
Board of Directors
President
Karen Wentworth
Hobo, Inc./Chemquist Inc.
Vice President
Shelia Longie
Document Destruction/Shred Right
Second Vice President
Bob Curtis
Farmers Insurance
Past President
Bruce Rydeen
Cerron Commercial Properties
Secretary
Glenn Starfield
Express Employment Professionals
Officers
Dean Simon, Ace Hardware & Paint
Dick Dahl, Malt-o-Meal
Kristina Murto, Ensemble Creative
& Marketing
Jamie Dahlen, Holiday Inn & Suites
Mike Puppe, Lakeview Bank
Darrell Mullenbach, CliftonLarsonAllen
Emily Fox Williams, Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer P.A.
Mike Bischel, Bischel Builidng Inc.
Ex-officio
Steve Mielke, City of Lakeville
Dr. Lisa Snyder, Lakeville ISD 194
Chamber Staff
Todd Bornhauser
Executive Director
Jeanne Marie Hutter
Director of Marketing,Tourism & Communications
Linda Rynda
Director of Membership Services
Michele Shea
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LAKEVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
19950 Dodd Blvd. Suite 101 Lakeville, MN 55044 952.469.2020 FAX: 952.469.2028 |
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COLLABORATION
By Karen Wentworth, 2012 Chamber President
 Collaboration
Definition: working together toward a common goal.
Welcome to spring!
The early warm weather made for a beautiful day at the Landscape and Home Expo on March 17th. Residents were able to meet with our participating businesses and the atmosphere was great. The collaboration between our Expo Committee, the participating businesses, and Lakeville North High School was once again phenomenal. Thank you to all!
Another example of collaberation. During the month of March, the City of Lakeville announced its new economic development branding tagline "Positioned to Thrive". Lakeville is a city with thriving businesses both commercial and industrial and the Chamber and its members are at the center of this community. We are more than a suburb - we are a unique community.
The Chamber welcomes the opportunity to be partners with the City and also the Lakeville School District to work towards the common goal of promoting the City of Lakeville as we move toward our shared future.
One of the Chamber's goals is to collaborate with the City of Lakeville to market for new businesses. Working together, we will solve problems and resolve potential issues that might keep businesses from choosing Lakeville or inhibit expansion of current businesses. Together we can generate a more thriving business community.
We welcome your ideas on how the Chamber can assist in promoting Lakeville to potential businesses and residents. Thank you for taking the time to respond as this collaboration will make our City and Chamber stronger!
Sincerely,
Karen Wentworth, 2012 Lakeville Chamber President
Hobo Inc. / Chemquest Inc.
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AMBASSADOR UPDATE
by Co-chair Kathy Koehler, New Market Bank
Happy Spring!! The Ambassadors will be out enjoying the great spring weather delivering the new Chamber directories to businesses over the next few weeks. Look for your copy soon. Welcome to our newest Ambassador, Erin Koolen. Erin is with Pro Staff and a go-getter who you will get to know soon. She agreed to deliver several directories at her ambassador interview!  Congratulations go out to our Ambassador of the First Quarter, Gil Martinez with the Holiday Inn & Suites! Gil is always out and about at Chamber activities and we enjoy his professionalism and sense of humor. A special thanks to all of the Ambassadors. These people are dedicated volunteers who give freely of their time to assist in making your Chamber experience an enjoyable one. Please contact Linda Rynda, Members Services Director at the Chamber office if you are interested in joining our team. |
TOURISM LUNCHEON - May 23
by Jeanne Hutter, Director of Tourism
 In honor of National Tourism Week, the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce's General Membership Luncheon on May 23 is dedicated to tourism. Please join us for FUN and education as we begin with a tourism and attractions mini-expo and door prizes between 11:15 - Noon. Three HOSPITALITY EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARDS will be recognized during lunch, followed by guest speaker John Edman, Director of Explore Minnesota Tourism. To RSVP, click here!
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AROUND TOWN
By Adam Kienberger, City of Lakeville - Economic Development Specialist
Project Updates
POSITIONED TO THRIVE
The City of Lakeville unveiled its new brand and marketing tagline at the March 21 State of the City Address. "Positioned to Thrive" was announced as the tagline developed as part of a new business marketing strategy. A short video highlighting the brand statement surrounding this new tagline can be viewed on the City's YouTube page.
McDONALDS
has submitted plans for a new location at the northeast corner of Cedar Avenue and 179th Street in the Crossroads retail development. The proposed store would be constructed on the site currently occupied by Dino's Gyros. The City Council will consider McDonald's conditional use permit application at their March 16 meeting.
FAMILY LEISURE
opened their new store in Lakeville on Friday, March 30 located in the Lakeville Crossing Shopping Center, near the intersection of Co. Rd. 46 and Cedar Avenue. Family Leisure has leased the 35,000-square-foot space that was formerly occupied by Kowalski's grocery store and sells, installs, and services swimming pools, patio furniture, spas, pool tables, and other products.
THE FOUNTAINS AT HOSANNA!
The 93-unit senior housing project is nearly enclosed and the roof and windows have been installed. Model units are currently under construction and an informational meeting is scheduled for April 28. The project is scheduled to be completed this fall.
WALMART
The exterior walls for the store are nearing completion and the steel for the roof structure is being installed. The general contractor plans to turn the building over to Walmart by Labor Day and Walmart would open the store sometime in October.
BUILDING PERMIT UPDATE
The City issued building permits with a total valuation of $19,895,940 through March. This compares to a total valuation of $11,699,208 through March of 2011. The City issued commercial and industrial permits with a total valuation of $2,044,000 through March compared to a total valuation of $3,137,500 during the same period in 2011.
The City has also issued permits for 41 single family homes through March with a total valuation of $12,229,000. This compares to 21 single family home permits through March of 2011 with a total valuation of $6,364,000.
These updates along with other business news and information can be found on the City's website at www.lakevillebusiness.com.
This feature provides updates on new and expanding business developments in Lakeville. If you have questions on business development in the City, please call Adam Kienberger at 952-985-4425.
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Member News
Turning Leaf Chiropractic has moved into a new location located in the south building of the Lakeville Professional Plaza, next door to their old space. Besides an updated new look, they have improved their use of space for chiropractic, rehab. therapy, and added lower level massage rooms! Congrats Dr. Betsy Oakland-Garey and Dr. Jill Hammes! The new address is 10440 185th Street West, Suite 300.
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