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Developments
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February 2007
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Award Nominations Sought
DCEDC is currently soliciting nominations for the
annual Door County Industry of the Year Award and
the Door County Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
The awards celebrate businesses that help to create
a positive business climate in Door County. The
Industry of the Year award recognizes a
construction, service or manufacturing business that
has made a substantial impact on the community and
enjoyed significant accomplishments during the past
year. The Entrepreneur of the Year Award celebrates
those individuals or small companies who have taken
the initiative to start and grow a successful small
business in Door County.
Any Door County resident or business can nominate a
business or entrepreneur; self-nominations are also
encouraged. Nominations are due by Friday, March
2nd. The award winners will be announced at the
DCEDC Annual Meeting this spring. Nomination forms
are available on the DCEDC website.
Award Nomination Forms
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Door County Legislative Day
Save the date! The third Door County Legislative Day
in Madison is scheduled for May 8 and 9. The purpose
of Legislative Day is to educate state officials about
Door County, and to lobby for state action to help
address local issues and concerns. The schedule has
been adjusted to provide more time for delegates to
meet with legislators, government leaders and state
agencies. For those delegates with limited time, the
main events are scheduled for Tuesday, May 8th,
when delegates will call on state legislators in the
afternoon and enjoy a reception, an authentic Door
County fish boil and Door County entertainment with
legislators that evening.
A volunteer committee is working to develop the
2007 legislative and state agency agenda topics and
issues that will be presented in Madison. To view the
agendas and accomplishments of Legislative Day
2003 and 2005, visit the Door County Legislative Day
website.
We will once again be headquartered at the Inn On
The Park (800-279-8811), which is holding a block of
discounted rooms. When making your reservation, be
sure to mention Door County Legislative Day to
receive a special group rate.
Door County Legislative Day is a collaborative effort,
jointly planned by DCEDC, the Door County Visitor
Bureau, the Door County office of the University of
Wisconsin-Extension, the Sturgeon Bay Visitors and
Convention Bureau and various other local
volunteers. If you are interested in participating in
Legislative Day or providing some input on the
agenda, please contact Bill Chaudoir at 920-743-
3113 x203 or via e-mail: bill@doorc
ountybusiness.com.
Door County Legislative Day
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Board Moves
The New Year brings new members to the DCEDC
Board of Directors. We are pleased to welcome Roger
Kinnard (Therma-Tron-X & DC Manufacturers
Association), Greg Stephan (Associated Bank & DC
Visitor Bureau), Robert Starr (ERA/Starr Realty & DC
Board of REALTORS) and Steve LaLuzerne (Ambient
Homes & DC Homebuilders Association) as voting
members of the Board. We also welcome Susan Dropp
(Executive Director, Sturgeon Bay Visitor and
Convention Bureau) as a new ex-officio Board
member. Additionally, new Board officers were
elected at the January Board meeting. Board officers
for 2007 are: Chair – Cindy Weber (SBVCB &
Homespun Touch); Vice Chair – Ken Glasheen (City of
Sturgeon Bay); Treasurer – John Severson (Citizens
Bank); and Secretary – Bill Chaudoir (DCEDC).
We are especially grateful to our retiring board
members for their many years of service to DCEDC
and their strong support of our continuing efforts to
improve the economic vitality of the County and its
residents: David Neuville (Four Sail Realty & DC Board
of REALTORS); Sharon Haines (Baylake Bank & DC
Visitor Bureau); Larry Shefchik (Portside Builders &
DC Homebuilders Association) and Ron Halverson
(Hatco Corp & DC Manufacturers Association). We
would also like to recognize Don LuMaye of Wisconsin
Public Service, who served on our board for 18
months while his colleague Dale Swanson was
overseas in Iraq. We are grateful for Don’s
contributions to DCEDC and thankful for Dale’s safe
return to Door County.
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8th Grade Career Fair
The annual Career Fair for Door & Kewaunee County
8th grade students will be held on Wednesday, March
14th, 9am to 2:30pm at NWTC-Sturgeon Bay,
sponsored by the Door Kewaunee Business &
Education Partnership, NWTC and the Sturgeon Bay
Noon Rotary Club. The Career Day program gives
area students an understanding of local career
clusters and the variety of occupational opportunities
available; information about the skills that employers
are looking for; and recommendations about what
courses and extracurricular activities they might
participate in during their high school years to
prepare them to enter the local workforce. If you
would like to volunteer as a presenter for Career Day,
please contact the DKBEP Program Manager at 920-
743-3113 x205.
Contact DKBEP
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Law Affecting Business (LAB) Seminar
On Friday, March 9, 2007, 8-11:30am, Pinkert Law
Firm LLP will be presenting a Law Affecting Business
(LAB) Seminar free of charge for Door County
businesses and employers at Stone Harbor
Conference Center, located at 107 North First
Avenue in Sturgeon Bay. This LAB seminar is
designed to provide businesses and employers with
information concerning laws that might affect their
businesses and to serve the needs of business
owners, executives, human resource professionals
and supervisors.
Topics to be addressed during the half-day seminar
include: Liability Protection; Employee Handbook
Issues; Commercial Contract Law; Employer’s Liability
in Worker’s Compensation Claims; the Family Medical
Leave Act; and Succession Planning. There are two
ways to register for the free seminar: e-mail your
name, title, company, address and phone number to
Pinkert Law Firm or call Laura Peterson at (920) 743-
6505, extension 110.
E-mail Laura Peterson
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Entrepreneurship in Door County...and Beyond!
The next meeting of the Door County Inventors &
Entrepreneurs Club is scheduled for Tuesday,
February 6th, 6-8pm, in Room 147 at NWTC-
Sturgeon Bay (229 North 14th Avenue). Our guest
speaker will be invention and patenting consultant
Steven Greenfield, completing his informative two-
part talk "Patenting 101: A Guide to Inventors." The
Door County I&E Club provides networking and
learning opportunities for the many entrepreneurs,
small business owners and inventors currently
present in Door County. I&E Club meetings, and
membership, are free and open to the public.
On Thursday, March 1st, 3-6pm, DCEDC will
celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Door County
Business Development Center and Entrepreneurship
Week USA with a open house in the Corporation
offices at 185 East Walnut Street, Sturgeon Bay.
The open house will provide opportunity for the
public to meet current incubator tenants and tour
the Business Development Center, a small business
incubator DCEDC founded in 1997 that helps reduce
business start-up overhead costs for entrepreneurs.
Finally, local entrepreneurs might want to check out
the up-coming Green Bay Area Entrepreneurs
Connection on Thursday, February 15th, 1:30-
7:30pm at the KI Center in downtown Green Bay.
Featuring seminars, panels, exhibitors, an elevator
pitch contest and keynote speaker Dave Anderson,
Native American entrepreneur and founder of the
Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que franchise. Learn how he
turned a family secret into a successful national
chain. Registration is only $25! More information and
registration is available at www.gbaec.org.
Business Development Center Open House
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Development Report Card for the States
The national Corporation for Enterprise Development
(CfED) recently released their 20th annual
Development Report Card for the States, which
placed Wisconsin on the “Honor Roll” for earning all
A’s and B’s in 67 measures of Performance, Business
Vitality and Development Capacity. According to the
report, “Wisconsin has distinguished itself as a great
place to live, consistently earning high marks for
Performance. The state has shown significant
improvement in Business Vitality and Development
Capacity, with its 2007 grades qualifying the Badger
State for the DRC honor roll for a second consecutive
year. Wisconsin can now proudly say that it is a
great place to both live and work, with bright
prospects for its future economic performance and
standard of living.”
Only seven states earned the “Honor Roll” in
2007. “The indexes of the DRC describe a healthy
state economy: investments made today
(development capacity) affect the environment in
which businesses operate 10-15 years from now
(business vitality); businesses drive the conditions in
which people live and work (performance).” To read
the 2007 Development Report Card for the States,
visit the CfED website.
CfED Report Card for Wisconsin
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