UPCOMING EVENTS 

I-94 West Chamber of Commerce

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

Business & Community Excellence

 

Awards

 

Working Together, Growing Together

 

 

Thursday, April 9, 2015 :: 8 am to 9:30 am

 

The Crown Room at the Wellstead of Rogers

20500 South Diamond Lake Rd, Rogers

 

Featuring Key Note Speaker

Dan Dixon, President/CEO

Guardian Angels

 

$25 Member :: $35 Non-Member

RSVP to Sara Biren by Thursday, April 2, 2015

sbiren@i94westchamber.org :: phone: 763-428-2921 :: fax: 763-428-9068

Register and Pay Online

  Download a Registration Form HERE. 

 

    • Large Business Excellence Award
    • Manufacturing Excellence Award
    • Non-Profit Business Excellence Award
    • Small/Medium Business Excellence Award
    • Lifetime Excellence Award
    • Excellence in Local Government Award
    • President's Award for Excellence in Community Service

 

Sponsorships are Available!

Download Sponsorship Information HERE.

  

     

 

Event Sponsors

 

 

 

 

 

  
 

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 
8:30 am to 10 am
Hampton Inn & Suites 
13550 Commerce Blvd, Rogers


Sponsored by: 
 
 
TERRI THATCHER, AGENT | AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE 
 
14165 James Rd Ste 110 | Rogers, MN 55374
Office: 763.428.8590  | Fax: 763.428.8591


This month's featured speaker: 


Louise Griffith
You Are Worth It 

Louise Griffith, an internationally-recognized speaker, psychologist, leadership coach, and former classroom teacher, helps her clients get clear about what they want - and then achieve it. Under her spirited and practical guidance, they learn how to access their power, eliminate self-defeating behaviors, build on their strengths and tap into their passion.  Louise challenges her clients to explore how their thoughts impact their actions. The result? Better choices, improved communications, richer relationships, life-changing insights and increased success. Her clients include individuals, educational institutions, associations and companies who want MORE! Her new book, You Are Worth It: 52 Weeks to Honoring, Loving and Nurturing Your Soul is now in its second printing.

Learn more about Louise Griffith at www.oneshininglight.com 


Please join us for your opportunity to share a bit about yourself and your business, network with other women leaders from our region, and gain insight and inspiration from others!    
 
RSVP: 
763-428-2921 
 

 



The I-94 Chamber of Commerce  
is pleased to introduce The Daylight Club!

The Daylight Club is a networking breakfast featuring a guest speaker, held on the third Friday of the month. All attendees get a chance to do a commercial and network with other businesses.

Friday, March 20, 2015 
7:30 am to 9 am 
Boondox Bar & Grille 
9100 Park Ave NE, Otsego

 

 

 

This month, join us for a presentation on LinkedIn by 
Suzie Meier of Red Technologies.



Cost to attend: $10, payable to Boondox

RSVP Requested
763-428-2921
sbiren@i94westchamber.org
Register Online!   
 
Mark your calendars for April's Daylight Club, when
KimAileen White of Whitestone Personal and Professional Marketing
will continue the presentation with what to do using LinkedIn to promote your brand - personal and business - Friday, April 17, 2015.

 

 

Grow Minnesota!

2015 Community & State Ratings Survey

 

For questions contact Kathi Schaff, Minnesota Chamber at

651.292.4667 or

 

 

 

Grow Minnesota! the statewide business retention and assistance program hosted by the Minnesota Chamber in partnership with 76 local chambers and economic development organizations is excited to conduct its first annual

Grow Minnesota! Business Survey: Community & State Ratings.

 

·        All Minnesota businesses are invited to complete the brief survey. The responses from business owners, directors, and managers will help Grow Minnesota! partners better understand how Minnesota companies feel about their community and our State as a place to operate a business. The feedback will help us continue to work statewide to improve Minnesota's business climate for all.

 

·        Your time and comments are sincerely appreciated. Responses are confidential and only aggregate feedback will be shared. Your contact information and business name are optional. Multiple people per business are allowed to respond.

 

·        All of your answers will be aggregated with the responses from other business people throughout Minnesota, and the results will be shared with local Grow Minnesota! partners and via local media outlets.

 

·        Note: If your company has facilities located in multiple Minnesota communities, please share this with each location so that they may also respond to the survey.

 

·        Submit your survey by clicking on the "Submit" button at the bottom of the survey. Please complete your survey as soon as possible.

 

Start Survey

 

Thank you.

Follow the link to learn more about

K.C. FISH DINNER

 

Knights of Columbus  

 

WHEN:    Friday, March 20, 2015     5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

 

WHERE:Mary Queen of Peace Church Hall - St. Martin Campus

                               (downtown Rogers)

 

 

COST: 4 yrs & under - Free

             5 yrs - 12 yrs   - $6.00

           13 yrs & older - $9.00

 

                                 Family Maximum - $40.00

 

MENU

 

Fish

Macaroni & Cheese

Baked Potatoes

Baked Beans

Cole Slaw

Dinner Rolls

Cookies

Beverages

 

Sponsored, cooked, & served by the

Northwest-Hennepin Knights of Columbus      

council # 11941









 

11th Annual Central Minnesota Job Fair

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

2:00pm - 7:00pm

Monticello High School, Monticello, MN

!! NEW THIS YEAR !!

Hours for the Job Fair have been changed

Today's labor market is competitive, let's talk when the time is right!

  • Let's talk with job seekers looking for their first job, next job or last job.
  • Let's talk with job seekers and career changers when they have time:
    • After work, tell them they don't have to drive so far for a great job.
      • Commuters chasing dollars, missing opportunity in their back yard, wasting their time and spending their money buying fuel driving
  • Before work, shift workers can stop by on their way.
  • Event hours accommodate job seekers not currently working.
  • Let's competitively retain local talent and prevent labor exportation.
  • Let's import talent, extending hours reaching out to busy people.
  • Let's try something new, today's labor market requires innovation.

 

New Outreach and Promotion Initiatives Include

Extensive Print Advertising

Electronic Promotion and Social Media

Onsite Food and Refreshments for Commuting Job Seekers

Drawings and Promotions

Strategic Roadside Signage

Extensive Public Outreach

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU! To make this successful we need early commitment/registration to the job fair so we can use your specific business name and openings in our advertising! We would like to attract some of the area's finest businesses so we need your help in recruiting other business partner's.

Contact Tim at 763-271-3722 or Brad at 320-308-5364  

 

Download an employer registration form HERE. 

 

 


 

Friday, April 17 

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

 

Target Field 

Carew Atrium

1 Twins Way

Minneapolis, MN 55403

 

Investment:

$80 Individual Ticket

 

$800 Table of 10

 

$1,000 Table of 9 with player/coach

 

 

Personally welcome the Minnesota Twins  

back for their 2015 season!

 

Register
HERE
 

 

 

 

 
 

The St. Michael Albertville (STMA) VFW Post #5973 is hosting its First Annual VFW Golf Tournament at Fox Hollow Golf Club on Sunday, August 30, 2015. The goal for this tournament is to raise funds to allow the the VFW to donate money back to the community and to local veterans assistance programs.

We are currently seeking sponsorship for the 18 holes on the course. There are 3 levels of sponsorship. Each hole will be divided into thirds for sponsor advertisement.
  • Bronze level sponsorship is $175 for 1/3 of the space on a tee box.
  • Silver level sponsorship is $300 for 1/2 of the space on the a tee box.
  • Gold level sponsorship is $50 for exclusive occupancy on a tee box, and the hole may be chosen on a first-come, first-served basis. Gold sponsors will also be granted the opportunity to have a small table and two representatives at their tee box.
All signage will be provided at no additional charge (Bronze: 18"x24", Silver: 24"x36", Gold: 30"x42"). Sponsors whose funds are received on or before April 15, 2015 will be acknowledged on the tournament registration flyers.

If you are unable to sponsor a hole and would still like to contribute, or you would like to help more, we are accepting donations of any amount in the form of gift cards, vouchers, or products from your businesses for our contestants. Every donation will be acknowledged.

Please accept our most sincere thanks for your support.

STMA VFW Post #5973




For Immediate Release
 

CONTACT:                                                                                                                                       

Nancy Lauseng                                                      OR                   Jaimie Larson

Marketing Manager                                                                        Sales & Marketing Assistant
763-497-8726 | nancyl@jetedge.com                                               763-497-8742 | jaimiel@jetedge.com 

 

Hasmak Representation Division to Sell Jet Edge Waterjet Systems in Turkey

 

Jet Edge Waterjet Technology Includes 5-Axis, 3-Axis Precision Waterjet Cutting
Machines, UHP and X-Stream Waterjet Pumps, Mobile Waterjetting Equipment

 

ISTANBUL, Turkey (March 11, 2015) -  Jet Edge, Inc., a leading manufacturer of ultra-high pressure waterjets for precision cutting, coating removal and surface preparation, is pleased to announce that Hasmak has been selected as its waterjet systems dealer for Turkey. 

            Hasmak carries Jet Edge's EDGE X-5® 5-axis waterjet cutting systems and X-Stream® line of UHP intensifier pumps, plus Jet Edge's full line of waterjet cutting and surface preparation equipment, including waterjet cutting machines, waterjet intensifier pumps and portable waterjetting systems. The company also carries Jet Edge OEM waterjet parts and will eventually be authorized to service Jet Edge waterjet equipment.

Based in Istanbul, Hasmak is a leading Turkish company with offices in Istanbul, Adana and Mersen. The company's three major divisions include Hasmak Representation, Hasmak Trading and Hasmak Construction.

"For 25 years, Hasmak has led the way in industrializing many developing countries in Eurasia and North Africa," said David Anderson, Jet Edge international sales manager. "We are proud to have them represent Jet Edge. They understand how ultra-high pressure waterjet technology can benefit the many industries they serve, from offering a safer cutting alternative in hazardous environments to increasing productivity and reducing waste in plant operations."

For more information about Hasmak, visit www.hasmak.com.tr or call +90 216 688 3777.

For more information about Jet Edge, visit www.jetedge.com or call +1 763-497-8726.

For more information about international distributor opportunities with Jet Edge, contact Dave Anderson, International Sales Manager, at +1 763 497 8718, sales@jetedge.com or visit www.jetedge.com

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About Jet Edge 
Established in 1984, Jet Edge is a global designer and manufacturer of waterjet systems for precision cutting, surface preparation and coating removal. Jet Edge systems are used around the world in a broad range of industries, from the world's leading airlines to automotive, aerospace, industrial manufacturers, machine and job shops.

 

 

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Jet Edge, Inc. | 12070 43rd Street N.E. | St. Michael, MN  55376-8427 U.S.A.

www.jetedge.com | +1-763-497-8700 | sales@jetedge.com


 
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I-94 West Chamber of Commerce 
21370 John Milless Drive :: PO Box 95 
Rogers, MN  55374 

 763.428.2921 :: Fax 763.428.9068 

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