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If you have had a positive experience with the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce we are looking for one more Member Testimonial for our 2017 Membership Guide.
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Last Chance to Register for the Chamber Annual Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Event
Purchase your ticket to attend our annual meeting and support the 2016 Volunteer Leadership Award winners! We will also be recognizing new and retiring members of the Board of Directors and all of those who received Membership Milestones this year at the Annual Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Event.
Friday, February 3rd, 2017
12:00 - 1:30 pm at the Willmar Conference Center
$25/ person which includes lunch, featuring a Jennie-O Turkey Cordon Bleu Wellington with a house salad, new potatoes, green beans and cake. Get your tickets by emailing
chamber@willmarareachamber.com or calling 235-0300.
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2017 Chamber Connection
Chamber Connections are BACK! Join us this Friday, February 3rd for Chamber Connection hosted by headstands everywhere (**1707 Technology Drive NE, Suite 110** follow signs), share your business news or information on an upcoming event as you start your Friday with fellow Chamber Members. Bring your business card and a dollar. Chamber Connections start at 7:30 am every Friday.
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WLACC Welcomes New Members
Welcome to our new member Egan Public Affairs! Dennis Egan, owner, provides expertise in the areas of Public Relations, Public Affairs, Lobbying, Community Organization, and Home-Based Business Services. Egan Public Affairs is located in Red Wing and can be contacted at (612) 325-1330 or eganpublicaffairs@gmail.com.
Also, Welcome to H&R Block! When it comes to tax preparation services, the H&R Block tax professionals located at 701 S. 1st Street are here to meet all your tax needs. Visit the H&R Block tax office at their new location and meet with one of their highly trained tax experts who can handle all your tax filing needs
quickly and efficiently. Give them a call at 320-403-5086 or go online to www.hrblock.com to schedule an appointment today.
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New for 2017 - Member Renewals and Non-Renewals
As a means of keeping our members informed about membership changes not only will we be providing you with a list of members who have discontinued their membership following action from the monthly board meeting, as we have done in the past, but we will also be providing you with a list of members who HAVE renewed their membership for another year! Please note the renewal lists during the first quarter of the year will be lengthy, but we view this as a good problem to have.
Provided today are those who discontinued membership between December 22nd and January 25th, next week will be the list of all of those who we have received payment for their January 2017 renewal.
- Advanced Services
- Cornerstone Coffee
- Nelsen Cleaners & Launderers
- Spicer Subway
- Rolf Standfuss
- Work Connection
To view current members visit our Membership Directory. |
Business Day at the Capitol | March 8th 
Once again this year, accompanied by our Leadership Perspectives Class, we will be traveling to St. Paul for Business Day at the Capitol. This year is sure to be a fun event as the Capitol renovations are done and it is open for tours.
We will leave from the Chamber parking lot at 7:30 am. When we arrive we will start out with a tour of the newly renovated Capitol building, participate in the MN Chamber lunch program at the InterContinental St. Paul Riverfront (11 E Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul), and then we will travel to the State Office Building to meet with Representative Baker and Senator Lang before departing at 3:45 pm,
returning around 5:45 pm.
Registrations must be received no later than Wednesday, March 1st.
Cost for the day is $75, which includes a continental breakfast, lunch, meeting materials and transportation to and from the Capitol. For more information, or to register contact the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber at 235.0300 or contact Ken Warner, Chamber President at kwarner@willmarareachamber.com.
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Chamber Welcomes 2017 Board Members
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| Thank You to Everyone Who Attended the 2017 neXt Kick Off!
We had a great turnout for this year's neXt Kick Off and gave away some awesome prizes. We're excited about what we have in store for you and/or your employees in 2017! If you or your employees are between 20 and 40 make sure to register if you haven't already! Check out other photos from this fun event!
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Health Care Update For Small Employers 
The Minnesota Chamber has long advocated for changes in state law to increase small employers' options for providing health insurance to their employees. Our push for more options has become increasingly important in recent years as small employers have struggled to keep up with rising costs in the fully-insured small group market. As evidence of this, the number of small employers in the small group market has shrunk by 8,000 employers. That's roughly 1/3 of the small group market.
Last week Governor Dayton signed into law SF 1, bipartisan legislation providing a premium relief to those buying health insurance in the individual health insurance market in 2017. While providing relief to the individual market was certainly the focus of the legislation, the bill also included important Chamber-backed provisions for small employers as well. View the full article.
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