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2013 South of the River

Small Business Expo and Business After Hours 

Join us for the 2013 South of the River Small Business Expo and Business After Hours event at Buck Hill Event Center (15400 Buck Hill Road, Burnsville) on Tuesday, May 14th from 4:30pm - 6:30pm to network with other chamber members from Dakota County. Event includes complimentary hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar and exhibits by members from each of the participating chambers. Information regarding seminars prior to expo to be announced.

Interested in exhibiting at this event?  The cost to reserve an 8' table is $125, which includes table skirting and electricity. The fee for a free standing display is $125, which includes electricity. The fee for a ½ 8' table is $80, which includes table skirting and electricity. Please specify if you have a floor display. Each vendor is asked to provide their own signage. To reserve your space, please return this form to Jessy Annoni via fax at 651.452.8978 or email at jannoni@dcrchamber.com by Friday, May 3, 2013. Space is limited!

Chris Barnick has been named Vice President of Community Banking for Think Mutual Bank. In this senior level role, Barnick will oversee Think's Twin Cities business organization that includes branch operations, consumer and small business banking along with mortgage lending, insurance and investment services.

Barnick brings an impressive background including 14 years of experience in the banking industry. Most recently Barnick was the Director of Branch Services at Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union.  
 
Think Mutual Bank is community bank headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota, with ten full-service offices in Rochester, Apple Valley, Eagan, Edina, and St. Paul. Think focuses on consumers and small businesses, providing a full array of banking, investment and insurance services.

The YMCA is celebrating YMCA's Healthy Kids Day® on Saturday, April 27, from 6 - 8 p.m. with a free community event that encourages kids in Eagan, Apple Valley, and Rosemount Community to get moving and learning, and families living healthier. Healthy Kids Day, the Y's national initiative to improve families' health and well-being, takes place at 1,900 Ys and kick-starts healthier behaviors now and throughout the summer, a critical out-of-school time for children's health.

Many U.S. children do not get the daily recommended hours of physical activity and reading, and daily amounts of healthy foods. According to the latest findings of the YMCA's Family Health Snapshot - a survey of parents that gauges their children's activity levels during the school year - only 19 percent of children get 60 minutes of physical activity, only 17 percent read books for fun, and only 12 percent eat at least eight fruits and vegetables daily.

Research shows that without access to out-of-school physical and learning activities, kids fall behind academically and gain weight twice as fast during summer than the school year. On April 27, YMCA's Healthy Kids Day will help parents begin thinking early about what their kids need to grow and achieve all summer long.

The YMCA in Eagan's Healthy Kids Day takes place at 550 Opperman Drive, Eagan from 6 to 8 p.m. and features fun, active play and educational activities to help families get a jump on creating a healthier summer.  This event is FREE and open to the public

To learn more about Healthy Kids Day and the activities go to Yhealthykidsday.org or call 612-230-9622.

Waba Financial has acquired the Eagandale Business Center, a two building office development just off of I-494 and Pilot Knob Road in Eagan, Minnesota. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The Eagandale Business Center consists of two buildings with 24,000 square feet of office space and 12,000 square feet of underground parking. Constructed in 2005, this Class A property has flexible tenant layouts and upgraded improvements. Approximately 50% leased at the time of the transaction, the new owners intend to invest in bringing the property to stable occupancy levels.

The purchase was facilitated by Matthew Klein of KW Commercial Midwest and John Chirhart of Gaughan Companies. Leasing activities will be spearheaded by Andrew Manthei of KW Commercial Midwest, "The Southeast Twin Cities Office Market has been rebounding nicely the past few quarters and the Eagandale Business Center is poised to take advantage of the positive market activity. We are excited to be a part of this fine project."

The property will be managed by Anderson Property Management, which provides comprehensive real estate management services, specializing in third-party management of commercial property between 5,000 and 100,000 square feet in size.

Waba Financial acquires and manages a variety of real estate and related investments, focusing on income producing opportunities in high quality locations in the Midwestern United States. It is privately held and operates out of Mountain View, California.

The Dakota County/Wescott Library invites you to... Become a LinkedIn Power User.  Do you have a LinkedIn account but don't know how to use it.  This free workshop will demonstrate how to set up an accurate profile, discover new contacts and participate in groups. Presented by Twin Cities Media Alliance. Prerequisite: Basic Internet knowledge.  Registration is required at 651-450-2900 or on the website at http://dakotacounty.us/library under Programs/Calendar of Events.

MPC, a leading IT asset disposition and lifecycle management authority, has launched a service supporting the new Electronics Disposal Efficiency (EDE) metric provided by The Green Grid. The EDE metric follows the data center maturity model (DCMM), which contains clear goals and direction for organizations looking to improve their energy efficiency and sustainability within a data center. This metric is a basic formulation that enables organizations to understand and measure their performance in properly managing equipment that is queued for asset refurbishment, asset recycling or asset disposal. 

As IT assets reach end-of-current-use, organizations must adopt processes for proper reuse or disposal, based on the condition of the equipment. In situations where the internal installation of refurbished assets is ineffective, this equipment is still able to be recycled or refurbished for sale or donation. As a known responsible entity, MPC provides end-to-end IT asset installation, IT asset deinstallation, and secure data destruction or data sanitization services to instill the confidence needed to enable organizations to reintroduce their deprecated equipment to other organizations or uses.

In situations where internal reuse is a possibility, MPC provides data sanitization and certified refurbishing services to enable IT asset reinstallation after the equipment has been serviced, secured and documented properly.

Through these processes, MPC catalogs and analyzes all equipment. By offering a standard report that supplies the specific metrics needed to complete the Green Grid equation for measuring the success of responsible equipment disposal, organizations will be able to easily determine their EDE.

MPC proudly offers a new standard report for companies to calculate their success in the responsible management of outdated equipment using the Green Grid's Electronics Disposal Efficiency (EDE) metric.

Affordable office spaces for lease and for sale are now available through CERRON Commercial Properties, a Dakota County commercial property solutions provider. Our expert staff will work hard to find the perfect solution to your property needs. Whether you are looking to buy, sell or lease, our team is available to help you with every step along the way. Visit our website at www.CERRON.com or call our office at 952.469.9444. No matter how big or how small your space need, our friendly team is here to help!