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As we break to celebrate our country's Independence Day, we should take time to also celebrate and appreciate the top ranking Minnesota earned in the CNBC annual Top States for Business comparison. Watch CNBC's Coverage. More than 60 metrics were examined in ten distinct categories for this honor. As you might expect, MN took high marks for workforce, education and quality of life. Also to be expected, our ranking is affected negatively because of our tax costs. I believe we will bring some business costs down during the 2016 Legislative session, making our state's position even stronger in the years ahead.
Volunteers Needed Immediately
The National Senior Games are taking place here beginning this weekend bringing nearly 10,000 athletes, competing in 19 sports. Volunteers are still needed. In particular, many volunteer spots are open around the Fourth of July. What a great thing for good-hearted Minnesotans to do for their country --- to volunteer their time to this event that promotes health and wellness for seniors!
Many volunteer shifts are still available, but they are in most need for the below competitions and at the airport:
- Basketball - scorekeepers | July 7-15 | University of St. Thomas and St. Thomas Academy
- Volleyball - scorekeepers | July 8-15 | Minneapolis Convention Center
- Archery - scorekeepers | July 4-11 | St. Thomas Academy
- Badminton - scorekeepers | July 4-11 | Minneapolis Convention Center
- Airport Greeter | July 4-13 | Minneapolis Airport
Training and other benefits will be provided. Volunteers can be ages 16 and up. To sign up to volunteer, please visit www.TeamMNVolunteer.com.
Here is a link to a great video on the games: www.nsga.com/nsga-spotlight-video.aspx
Another Volunteer Opportunity
The Ronald McDonald House is opening a new location in Saint Paul providing families a comfortable and caring home-away-from-home while they face their child's serious illness. They are currently recruiting volunteer groups to participate in their Cook for Kids meal program at this new facility. Learn more about the Cooks for Kids program.
Ongoing Chamber Volunteer Options
If these two volunteer opportunities do not fit into your schedule, then check out our Chamber Community Connections and BCC Community Outreach events. They provide a great opportunity for your employees to get out of the office, lend a hand to a Chamber member non-profit, and make new acquaintances. We are grateful to Thrivent Financial for their support of the Chamber Community Connections program.
And, if your company provides paid time off for volunteering or corporate matches and you are not a current member of the Minnesota Keystone Program, please consider joining. It is a free program that recognizes companies that give 2% or 5% of pretax earnings back to charitable organizations.
Happy Fourth.
Todd Klingel
President & CEO
Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce |
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WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS
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Featured Job Opportunities!
business.minneapolischamber.org/jobs
The following member companies are now hiring:
- CenturyLink - Sr. Enterprise Inside Sales Professional
- D'Amico Catering - Event Supervisor, Banquet Manager, Full Time & Weekend Catering Servers
- Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce - Communications and Event Specialist
- Southern Wine & Spirits - Sales Representative Spirits Outstate Hutchinson Area, Sales Representative Southern Minnesota Mankato, District Manager Spirits, Sales Director on Premise
- Tervis - Part Time Sales Associate Sales Lead
To learn more about these positions, please visit the
Employment Opportunities section on the Chamber's website.
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Marco, Inc.
Marco, Inc. purchased Better Business Equipment (BBE), a copier and printer company located in Omaha, Nebraska. This is the 12th acquisition that the company has completed over the past two and a half years. Since 2009, the company has grown from 270 employees to over 890 employees and now has 42 locations nationally. The company has also received the following honors: a 2015 MSPmentor 501 Top Managed Services Company award by Penton Technology; an Office Technology Service Excellence Award from BEI Services and ENX Magazine (Thirty-nine Marco technicians were recognized for their outstanding service and Marco also received the dealer award) and for the sixth consecutive year, a Top 150 Workplace in Minnesota honor from the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Kinderberry Hill Child Development Center
The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation (TLLCCF)announced Yelena Rud at the Kinderberry Hill Child Development Center in downtown Minneapolis, MN has been selected to receive the 2015 Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's TYLENOL® National Child Care Teacher Award. This exemplary early care and education teacher was selected from a pool of applicants nationwide. The recipients of the Terri Lynne Lokoff National Child Care Teacher Awards designed an enhancement project that illustrates the educational, social and emotional benefits for the children in their care. Rud's award-winning project that she will implement with a grant from the awards program is "My Five Senses-Learning About Winter".
Forbes Magazine America's Best Employers
Several Chamber member businesses were included in the inaugural Forbes Magazine list of American's Best Employers - 500 private and public sector employers in 25 industries across the nation that Forbes says offer job seekers the best situations. Chamber member businesses include: The University of Minnesota (#65), Mayo Clinic (#74), General Mills (#165), Thrivent Financial (#266), and U.S. Bank (#302).
J. Murphy & Associates, announces the following promotions and hires: Becky Boland promoted to Development Director; Nancy Swanholm to Development Director and Mary Rozwadowski to Development Manager. |
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RECENT RIBBON CUTTINGS & GRAND OPENINGS
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 Bottle & Bottega Minneapolis
1216 West Lake St.
Minneapolis, MN 55408 www.bottleandbottega.com/minneapolis Partners Christy Myers & Patrick Williams open their new Bottle & Bottega studio in Uptown. |
 VILLA
60 East Broadway-(244 North Garden)
Bloomington, MN 55425 www.ruvilla.com VILLA celebrates the Grand Opening of their store in the Mall of America. |
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UPCOMING RIBBON CUTTINGS & GRAND OPENINGS
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Wolfpack Promotionals
Friday, July 10, 2015 | 10 a.m. 2201 Central Avenue NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418 www.wolfpackpromotionals.com Please RSVP to Brent at [email protected] if you plan to attend. |
Mortgages Unlimited
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 | 11:30 a.m.
(11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Grand Opening) 5270 W. 84th Street, Suite 200
Bloomington, MN 55437 www.furlongteam.com Please RSVP to Brent at [email protected] if you plan to attend. |
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Small Business Program Survey Winner
Congratulations to Amanda Ryan-Schmoll with Normandale Community College. She was the winner of the $100 Wells Fargo Visa® Gift Card for completing the Small Business Program Survey. Thank you to everyone who shared your ideas and feedback with us.
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DRIVE Social: Young Professional Night at the Ballpark
 Thursday, July 30, 2015 | 5 to 10 p.m.
Members: $39 | Non-Members: $49
Gluek's Restaurant
16 N 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55403 | View Map
Target Field-Skyline Deck-Section S
353 N 5th St
Minneapolis, MN 55403 | View Map
Join DRIVE Emerging Leaders and the MNCPA's Young Professionals Group for a night at Target Field as the Minnesota Twins take on the Seattle Mariners. Before the game meet other young professionals at Gluek's Restaurant and Bar for happy hour which includes complimentary appetizers and a cash bar. Tickets must be purchased by July 8th. Capacity is limited.
Cancellations must be received 3 business days prior to the event for a refund.
All no shows will be billed. Substitutes are accepted.
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A FREE treat for Chamber members.
Want to start saving on business supplies with your chamber membership?
Don't let this offer go to waste- please pass it on to the person responsible for purchasing office supplies within your company.
Enjoy a free canister of Twizzlers® Strawberry Licorice with your qualifying delivery order of $125 or more!
Use coupon code 39199023 when checking out. Click here for details.
Returning Customer | New Customer
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Got the Urge to Network?
ConnectForLunch Dramatically Updated
Our ConnectForLunch program has just been dramatically updated. Instead of the current version, which offered only one day each week, the new version will now be available three days every week: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 52 weeks a year.
And there's more improvements. Lots more:
- You'll have more choices: Now you can choose which restaurant you'd like to go to, instead of being assigned to a particular restaurant by the software. French cuisine? Italian? Vegetarian? A restaurant that's close by? The choice is yours.
- And more choices: You can choose to meet new contacts, renew contacts with businesspeople you've met before, or both. Just pick the group you'd like to join... or start your own group.
- And more flexibility: Instead of the current twice-a-month subscription which restricted you to only two lunches a month, you'll be able to buy packets of five, ten or twenty lunches which can be used at any time. Any unused lunches are fully refundable within six months after purchase.
- And even more flexibility: Have an opening in your schedule? No more waiting until next week to go to lunch: you can go to lunch as early as the next day.
Click here to see upcoming lunches.
Enhanced Listing Opportunity
Click here for details.
Did you know that over 31,000 people visit the Chamber's website every month? And that for as a little as $150 you can show off your company to thousands of potential clients? The Chamber now offers Enhanced Listings in our Online Membership Directory. Your company is immediately bumped to the top of your category in search results and includes a YouTube video, a photo gallery, 1,600 character description, 20 additional keywords and much more!
You can check out the Minneapolis Regional Chamber's Enhanced Listing by clicking here and compare it with your listing in our online directory.
Contact Lisa Myhre at (612) 370-9137 or Rhonda Bernard at (612) 370-9121 today!
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Meet the Chamber! Bloomington
 Tuesday, July 14
7:45 to 9 a.m. / Bloomington Chamber of Commerce |
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DRIVE Roundtable: From Farm to Fork - Food Made Here
Friday, July 17
7:30 to 9 a.m. / the Local Thank you to our series sponsors: Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, Wells Fargo, Cara Irish Pubs and Xcel Energy |
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Executive Women's Council Summer Social at RSP Architects
Wednesday, July 22
5 to 6:30 p.m. / RSP Architects Thank you to our series sponsors: Associated Bank, N.A., Lommen Abdo, P.A., Allied Parking, Inc., Memorial Blood Centers and Schechter Dokken Kanter CPAs |
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