Thursday, December 7, 2017
Breakfast with the Mayors

Tuesday, January 30 | 7:30 - 9 a.m. 
University of St. Thomas

Join us for this annual breakfast with the Minneapolis Regional and Saint Paul Area Chambers. Mayors-elect Jacob Frey and Melvin Carter will talk about their 2018 priorities, what challenges lie ahead and how businesses can support and promote the region.

Thank you to our event presenting sponsor Target, our series presenting sponsors Goff Public and University of St. Thomas, and our corporate sponsors Associated Bank, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Vikings Football, Securian and Xcel Energy. Thank you to our contributing sponsors AT&T, Ever-Green Energy, Grand Casino Mille Lacs Hinckley, Minnesota Public Radio, PCL Construction, Platinum Bank and Sunrise Banks.

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ChamberWelcome to our newest members 
Star Cady Business Technologies
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Martin Law
www.martin-law.com
Star Kendall Commercial Advisors
www.kendallcommercial.com
Star Michelle Desch Yoga & Bodywork LLC
www.michelledesch.com
Star LifeHealth, LLC
www.lifehealthmed.com

Send us your member news!
One of the many benefits of belonging to the Chamber is free promotion. If your company wins an award, is hosting an event, makes the paper, or just did something awesome, we want to hear about it and help spread the word.

Contact Joe Mulcare and you could be featured in our next Member Connection newsletter.  
2017 Canadian Pacific Holiday Train

Saturday, December 9 | 7 p.m. | Lions Park

Hosted by East Side Neighborhood Services, this will be a family-friendly holiday lights experience that supports the organization's Metro Food Programs. Make sure that our neighbors have food during the holiday season by bringing a monetary or non-perishable food donation! Your food donation will be matched pound for pound by Land O' Lakes!

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Bloomington to host Winter Art Celebration during Super Bowl week
The City of Bloomington and Artistry in partnership with Northern Lights.mn, are proud to announce Illuminate South Loop, a three-day event that will take place at Bloomington Central Park (8100 33rd Avenue South) in Bloomington's South Loop District from February 1 - 3, 2018. The event will be a unique addition to the lineup of activities leading up to Super Bowl LII, showcasing a variety of interactive art installations and performances designed and produced by Minnesota and international artists. This creative placemaking initiative focuses on leveraging the power of the arts, culture and creativity to engage the community.

Click here for the full press release.
mspWellness
The Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce believes healthy workers are essential to the bigger goal of improving workforce development. We need those we employ to remain productive, present and at their very best. Employers need to invest in their employees' health, encourage behavior change and create an environment conducive to overall wellness.

The Chamber has chosen to dedicate resources to workplace wellness through a new initiative called mspWellness. mspWellness provides technical assistance and the resources necessary for employers and employees to create a workplan for wellness through environmental and policy changes leading to healthier, happier and more productive workforce.


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Minneapolis' Gruen Agency wins Best Small Integrated Agency at US Search Awards
A local digital marketing agency was honored at the fifth annual US Search Awards on Wednesday, November 8, in Las Vegas. Gruen Agency, a Minneapolis firm located downtown in International Market Square, won Best Small Integrated Agency of 2017.

The US Search Awards is a competition that celebrates the best in Digital Marketing in the US. Each year the awards attract hundreds of entries from leading search and digital agencies and professionals from across North America and beyond. All categories are judged by an influential and respected international judging panel.

Minneapolis-based Gruen Agency was founded in 1992, producing innovative digital marketing strategies for national and international clients by holistically integrating departments in Web Development, Paid Search, SEO, Social Media Services, Copywriting, and Print Advertising.

Bruce Gruen, Founder and CEO of Gruen Agency, was delighted to receive the honor: "We were thrilled to be recipients. Our motivation is of course to achieve high quality results for our clients, and it's great to see those results bring recognition to our hardworking team and the state of Minnesota."

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Artistry receives Omar Bonderud Award for Human Rights
Artistry's community outreach program brings theater and visual arts experiences to thousands of people of diverse ages, abilities, and cultural and economic backgrounds. In recognition of thei work to make the arts accessible to all, the City of Bloomington Human Rights Commission honored Artistry with the 2017 Omar Bonderud Award. This prestigious award recognizes their intentional efforts to engage and include under-served populations, including their partnerships with Bloomington Public Schools, arts education initiatives with senior citizens and persons with disabilities, Pay What You Can performances, "Next Generations" pricing for people aged 30 and under, and more.

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Solicitation of technical assistance, training or coaching for B-TAP
The City of Minneapolis is requesting proposals to provide training or technical assistance to Minneapolis small businesses through its B-TAP Professional Series program. The Professional Series, a component of the City of Minneapolis' Business Technical Assistance Program (B-TAP), aims to respond quickly to opportunities to support small business growth. The goal is to sponsor a series of events in 2018 where local professional experts provide training or technical assistance on topics that help entrepreneurs, particularly those who have been underrepresented, take their businesses to the next level.

Awards will range from $2,500 to $7,500 and up to five respondents will be selected. If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, please click on the following links for further information:

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RECENT RIBBON CUTTINGS & GRAND OPENINGS
Lumber Exchange Event Center

Staff cut the ribbon at the new Lumber Exchange Event Center in downtown Minneapolis!

www.lxmpls.com
MEMBER DISCOUNT PROGRAMS
Office Depot
Office Depot and the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of commerce have partnered to provide exclusive savings on all of your business needs, including deep discounts on:
  • Office Essentials
  • Cleaning and Breakroom Solutions
  • Copy & Print Services
  • Technology
  • Furniture
Let Office Depot save you time and money! Whether you're a company of five or 10,000 employees we can help! 

Sprint
The Sprint Discount Program is now Sprint Works!

The Sprint Works Program extends savings and special offers to members of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. The Sprint Works Program offers a discounts of 15% on select rate plans to members of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. If the customer is active on Unlimited Freedom, they will receive a $5 discount instead of the % discount  associated with the company.
 
Any subscriber on the account qualifies for the Sprint Works Program discount. The name on the proof document must match a name listed as a subscriber. The subscriber does not need to be the Account Holder.  
 
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