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Developments
April 2013
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Greetings!
We have so much going on this spring, we're tempted to change our name to the Door County EVENT Development Corporation! Many opportunities for networking, education and celebration - please join us for as many as you can! |
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Healthcare Reform And Its Impact on YOUR Business
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This Thursday, April 4, Wisconsin Hospital Association's Joanne Alig (Senior Vice President of Policy and Research) along with Amy Ciepluch (Partner & Attorney at Quarles & Brady) together will provide information about health insurance exchanges, and a view on how consumers and employers might respond given the incentives, penalties and subsidies that are included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
This presentation is being offered at Crossroads at Big Creek, Sturgeon Bay - 9:30-11am.
Please register by calling 746-3555.
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Buy Local Networking Mixers
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 Door County Buy Local is holding the next business networking mixer tomorrow, Wednesday, April 3rd, 5:30-7pm at Jim Olson Motors, 632 Green Bay Road, Sturgeon Bay. The event will feature an opportunity for the public to tour the beautiful newly renovated Jim Olson Motors facility, a marketing presentation by Paul and Judy Schumacher of Ad Quest Promotions entitled "Go Nuts About Your Brand!", and will also provide an update about the status and activities of the Door County Buy Local program.
The Wednesday, May 1 Buy Local networking mixer will be held at Wisconsin Cheese Masters/Harbor Ridge Winery, 4692 Rainbow Ridge Court, Egg Harbor, and will feature a local business owners panel discussion on How to Make "Buy Local" a Competitive Advantage for Your Business.
These networking events are open to anyone interested in learning more about the Buy Local initiative in Door County. Attendees are asked to make a $5 donation to help defray costs; refreshments and appetizers will be served. To RSVP or if you have questions, please email bill@doorcountybusiness.com or call 920-743-3113 ext. 200.
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Door/Kewaunee Legislative Days
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Door Kewaunee Legislative Days 2013 is pleased to invite at least 100 local citizens to call on every legislator in Madison this spring. Door Kewaunee Legislative Days main events are scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, when delegates will call on state legislators in the afternoon and enjoy a reception, authentic Door County fish boil dinner and entertainment with legislators and guests that evening. The remainder of the May 15-16 event will be reserved for visiting state officials and selected state agencies.
The cost to participate for delegates is only $20, made possible by a variety of area financial sponsors. Training sessions will be held prior to the event, so anyone can participate. Anyone interested in participating in Legislative Days can register online no later than Friday, April 19.
Door/Kewaunee County Legislative Days is planned and executed by a volunteer Steering Committee. If you are interested in volunteering to help with the planning of Legislative Days 2013, please contact Jennifer Brown (920-487-5233) or Bill Chaudoir (920-743-3113 x203). Additional information about the Door/Kewaunee County Legislative Days event can be found at www.DKLegislativeDays.com.
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DCEDC Annual Meeting
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 DCEDC is pleased to announce the details for our annual investors meeting and luncheon on Tuesday, April 30, at the Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon Bay. The keynote speaker will be US Congressman Reid Ribble. His remarks will discuss "Five Friction Point of Our Economy."
In addition to the keynote address by Ribble, the annual investors meeting will include the presentation of the Door County Industry of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. The luncheon meeting will also include the annual report to the community about the accomplishments of DCEDC during 2012.
The DCEDC annual investors meeting will start promptly at 12pm. Tickets for the April 30 luncheon are $30 per person or $280 for a table of ten. Tickets are available from the DCEDC office. For more information, please contact DCEDC at (920) 743-3113 x200 or by email at cindy@doorcountybusiness.com.
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Broadband Summit
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Door County has been very fortunate to have some fairly significant telecommunications infrastructure and service upgrades in recent months. On Wednesday, May 8, DCEDC is holding a series of Broadband Roundtables throughout Door County, a day to celebrate and promote the infrastructure and service upgrades, and debut the new telecommunications layer on the Door County GIS Map. The map allows users to find what service providers and data speeds are available at a specific site or property within the county. The map can also show the service coverage area for each of the providers in the county.
This will be a day-long event, open to the public, with three roundtable presentations at locations around the County:
- 9:30-11:30am - Crossroads at Big Creek, Sturgeon Bay
- 1:30-3:30pm - Bertschinger Center, Egg Harbor
- 6:30-8:30pm - Sister Bay Fire Station
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Food Safety Seminar
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 On Friday, May 3, 8- 10am, DCEDC, the Door County Visitor Bureau and the Door County UW-Extension office are pleased to present a free Food Safety Seminar for local agricultural producers, food product manufacturers and restaurateurs who are manufacturing food products for their customers to take home. The presentation will be held in the DCECC conference room, 185 East Walnut Street, Sturgeon Bay.
The presentation will discuss HACCP, or Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point, a systematic seven step process that identifies "Critical Control Points" in the food production process-and seeks to eliminate the risk posed at those points. The seminar will cover food safety basics, what food producers need to know about the effect of the Food Safety Modernization Act on businesses, implementing HACCP in business processes, plus potential grant resources to fund a HACCP project.
This free seminar is open to the public, but an RSVP is requested, as space in limited. Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 1 to cindy@doorcountybusiness.com.
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New Incubator Tenants
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The Door County Business Development Center, the small business incubator operated and managed by the Door County Economic Development Corporation, is pleased to welcome several new tenant businesses to the facility. Viewpoint Construction Software, Sallinen Distribution, Padgett Business Solutions. Additionally, local company FLS Banners has taken space in the Business Development Center to house new equipment for their business growth, and military contracting consultant Dan McCluskey has taken short-term office space in the incubator.
As of April 30, the Door County Business Development Center will have around 4,000 square feet of light manufacturing space available, along with one interior office of 315 square feet. The Business Development Center helps reduce business start-up overhead costs by offering affordable rents and providing free or low-cost access to shared facilities, services and equipment.
For more information regarding the available space in the Door County Business Development Center, located in the Sturgeon Bay Industrial Park, contact Paula Sullivan, DCEDC Operations Manager at (920) 743-3113 x202 or paula@doorcountybusiness.com.
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