September 21, 2015
Last Call for Business Excellence Awards Nominations


Join us for the 2015 Business Excellence Awards on Thursday, November 19 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Southview Country Club. The Chamber will be honoring businesses that exhibit innovation, growth, and leadership within the Dakota County Region as well as celebrate your Chamber's accomplishments, "annual meeting style". This year's ceremony will have an "Academy Awards" theme filled with a pre-event video announcement of the nominees, red carpet photo opps, video montages for each category and more!  We promise an evening of fun, networking and inspirational stories. Register today.  Call 651.288.9201 for more information on sponsors.  

TO NOMINATE A CANDIDATE, please complete the electronic form and provide a three to four sentence description of why a particular business, or individual, should be considered this year.

2015 Award Categories
Business Excellence Award
Community Leadership Award
Small Business of the Year Award
Non-Profit of the Year Award
Woman/Minority Owned Business Award
Legacy Award - New
Young Professional - New
Committed to Business... for YOU.
Will Transportation Funding Be The Focus in 2016?  Share Your Views
 
highway-truck.jpg Last year's Minnesota Legislature along with Governor Dayton spent months at the table debating the pros and cons of additional funding for transportation in Minnesota, resulting in no additional revenue.  As we look toward the future legislative session we want your thoughts on the various funding mechanisms being proposed.  Take the Quick Poll today. 
This Week, Take Time to Refocus on Your Business Goals
 
Join Kim Julen during Breakfast of Champions on September 24 as she shares the owl wisdom of keen observation, silence and focus to help bring you and your 2015 goals back into the light. You will gain newfound clarity about the goals you set at the beginning of the year plus know which goals to let go of and which ones to hone in on.  Learn more. 
 
Events Calendar
 
 
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
 21

22

 

8:00 a.m.

West St. Paul/ Mendota Heights Coffee Break 

23

 

7:30 a.m.

SMYPROs

 

8:00 a.m.

ChamberNet Two

 

Noon

ChamberNet One

 

4:30 p.m.

Keller Williams Ribbon Cutting

 

24

 

7:30 a.m.

 Breakfast With Champions 

25

28

 

 

 

29

30

 

3:30 p.m.

Nothing Bundt Cakes Ribbon Cutting

 

1


4:30 p.m.

 Bfit Challenge Studio Ribbon Cutting

2
5

6

 

8:00 a.m.

 Rosemount Coffee Break

7

 

4:30 p.m.

Why Not Wednesday

 

8

 

8:00 a.m.

Eagan Coffee Break

 

9
13

14

 

8:00 a.m.

Business Owners Roundtable 2 

 

15

 

7:45 a.m.

womEn's circle

 

8:00 a.m.

ChamberNet Two

 

Noon

ChamberNet One

 

 

 

16
17
Did You Know?
We thought it would be interesting to see which S&P 500 stocks have fared best since the last time the Fed raised interest rates.  Guess which Chamber member was on the list?  CF Industries.  Find out more about the other companies on the list. 
In The News... Minnesota Job Growth Flattening
 
A few days ago the Star Tribune reported Minnesota's job market posted solid gains in August, making up July losses and setting the state economy on track to roll into 2016 at a slow, steady pace.  However, jobs in Minnesota have grown 1.3 percent since August 2014, well below the 2.1 percent growth rate nationally.  Read the full article.
In The News... The Vikings Head East: Pioneer Press Editorial
 
The idea that we might welcome one of the nation's best-known brands to the east metro is an exciting one. The prospect comes with new details last week from the Minnesota Vikings about the potential Eagan site of their team headquarters and practice facility, a development that eventually could include fan-friendly amenities that would make it a football destination. Read the full article.

Local Focus: Find Out What's Happening In Your Community

 

Farmington City Council meets September 21 - see the agenda
Eagan Planning Commission meets September 21 - see the agenda
Mendota Heights Planning Commission meets September 22 - see the agenda
Member Spotlight
 
Jon Althoff, Skyline Exhibits
"SkylineŽ Exhibits Corporate Offices in Eagan joined the DCR Chamber the year I joined, in 2012. Since then, we have seen many great things happen....met many wonderful fellow area business leaders at Coffee Breaks and other events (some were current clients, some have since become clients); become more educated about governmental issues through Legislative Breakfasts; learned about key business issues through Breakfast With Champions; and had many of our team educated and encouraged by womEn's conference (of which we are a proud sponsor); all this knowing that our interests are always being watched over by the Chamber's professional leadership. A bonus is that everything is provided in a friendly environment where we can participate when, where and how we want to."
 
New Members
We welcome the following new members!

 

  TCO

Four Oaks Court Association

Katapult Network

The Rosemount Senior Living at Steeple Center

 

Watch for more information about these fine companies in upcoming Weekly Updates.

Celebrate Business Success
News on what's happening with our members and in the community!
 

Eleven Apple Valley attorneys from Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer P.A. were recently honored as Top Attorneys in Minnesota, a designation resulting from a peer survey conducted yearly and published in Minnesota Law & Politics, Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business. Only five percent of Minnesota attorneys receive this honor each year.  Congratulations!

Mahoney Ulbrich Christiansen Russ P. A. is pleased to announce their office move is complete. Their new office at 10 River Park Plaza is just a few blocks from the old location, where they spent over 25 years.  Established in 1989, Mahoney Ulbrich Christiansen & Russ PA is a full service CPA firm well known for its niches in real estate and nonprofit organizations.
 
Marco, Inc. has been named #79 on The Channel Company's 2015 CRN Fast Growth 150 list. Based on gross revenue over the two-year period from 2012 to 2014, The Fast Growth 150 list ranks solution providers based in North America with significant economic growth. These companies have excelled in growing their operations and constantly providing essential services to their customers.
 
The Rosemount Senior Class Committee 2016 and 360 Communities is partnering in the development of a music festival and food drive, to be held at the Buck Hill Ski Area in Burnsville, MN on October 11th, 2015. The one day music festival and food drive, dubbed the "Gx Music Festival" a non-smoking and non-alcoholic event for teens between 14 & 19 years old, anticipates a crowd of 3000 to 5000 attendees. Local bands and DJ will provide the music, members of the Minnesota Food Truck Association and other concessionaires will be on-site to provide food and beverages. Sponsorship enquiries should be directed to the festival director - contact Mark McDonough, 651.322.1887.

Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce
3352 Sherman Court, Suite 201
Eagan, MN 55121
651.452.9872