Monday, October 15, 2018 I serving the tri-state region
RIBBON CUTTINGS, OPEN HOUSES
& PRESS CONFERENCES
Mon Oct 15 - Ribbon Cutting at 4:30 PM for new Chamber member, V.I.P. Gymnastics, Ninja & Cheer, 300 Centennial Dr., Ste. 150, North Sioux City, SD.
Tue Oct 16 - Ribbon Cutting at 11:30 AM for Thirty-One Gifts hosted at the Siouxland Chamber Office, 701 Pierce St., Ste. 100 in the Pioneer Bank Bldg. Products will be on display and orders can be placed following the ribbon cutting.
Thur Oct 18 - Ribbon Cutting at 1:30 PM for Sioux City's newest park, Prairie Park, 3500 South Lewis Blvd. A variety of prairie grass and wildflower blends have been planted on 58 acres just off Lewis Blvd. where the park is located.
Thur Oct 18 - Ribbon Cutting at 4:00 PM for Ho-Chunk Capital, 600 4th St., Ste. 202. They are announcing Nucleus, a new co-working office space in the Ho-Chunk Centre. There will be an Open House following the ribbon cutting until 6:00 PM.
Fri Oct 19 - Ribbon Cutting at 11:00 AM for Milwaukee Wiener House, 301 Douglas St. They are celebrating 100 YEARS of serving Siouxland. The ribbon cutting will kick-off a week of festivities from Oct 22 - Oct 26.
Fri Oct 19 - Ribbon Cutting at 1:00 PM for Vern Eide Honda Sioux City , 4625 Singing Hills Blvd. They are celebrating their completed renovations and a Grand Reopening.
Fri Oct 19 - Ground Breaking at 2:30 PM for Bishop Heelan High School's new gymnasium, 1231 Grandview Blvd.
Wed Oct 24 - Ribbon Cutting at 10:30 AM for Black and Blue Development at the intersection of 28th St. and Floyd Blvd. They are celebrating their newest housing project, Chestnut Hill.
Wed Oct 24 - Ribbon Cutting at 2:00 PM for Holy Spirit Retirement Home, 1703 West 25th St. in the Independent Living Dining Room. They are celebrating their newly expanded Memory Care Unit, recently launched Active Senior Outpatient Therapy Clinic and Active Senior Wellness Program. Open House from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
CHAMBER EVENTS
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM
Seaboard Triumph Foods
5555 Seaboard Triumph Parkway

Plan to arrive a few minutes early. Please park in the north parking lot which is the furthest from the airport. Enter through the main entrance (glass, oval entrance in the middle of the building). Each attendee will need to sign a safety agreement and check-in.

Please RSVP to Heidi Reinking by TODAY at noon.
Interested in learning how to get the most out of your membership or curious as to what the Siouxland Chamber can do for your business? Join us for Chamber 101 to learn about programs, benefits and services that are available to Chamber members.

This learning session is for long-term members and new members.

Register and find out more here.
Government Relations Meeting
Friday, October 19, 2018
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
CMBA Architects Conference Room
United Center Building, 2nd Floor
302 Jones St.

Join us as we review the results of the 2019 Iowa legislative survey and revise the Chamber legislative agenda for 2019. There will be a lot of discussion of the issues while we craft the Chamber's policy positions.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Hosted by:
Cable ONE
900 Steuben St.

Please note the date is the FOURTH Thursday, October 25th, rather than the regular 3rd Thursday.
COMMUNITY EVENTS

Mon Oct 15 - Support Siouxland Soldiers Soup Supper, 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM at the Long Lines Family Rec Center, 401 Gordon Dr. This is a free support event for Siouxland Veterans, Troops and Military families. This event includes a soup supper, a box of groceries, winter clothing and resource fair. Click here to find out more.

Tue Oct 16 - Downtown's Stop & Sip sponsored by Downtown Partners, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. This is a traveling open house series where 5 different locations will be open to learn about the business and sip on some samples. Locations will be announced the Monday before on Facebook .

Sat Oct 20 - Camp High Hopes 2018 Haunted Lodge Party at the Delta Hotel by Marriott, 6:00 PM. Includes a lip sync battle, live auction, lots of food, fun surprises and dancing. Find out more here .

Mon Oct 22 - Business & Industry Roundtable , hosted by Wayne State College President, Marysz Rames and co-hosted by Oscar Gomez, Assistant City Administrator, South Sioux City; Bart Gotch, President of Siouxland Bank; Dan Heffernan, VP of Human Resources Operation at Tyson Foods; Jim Jensen, CEO of Great West Casualty; Lance Morgan, President and CEO of Ho-Chunk, Inc; and Regina Roth, Co-founder and Executive Vice President of Beef Products, Inc., at The College Center, 1001 College Way, South Sioux City, NE from 12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM. Find out more here and RSVP to Joni Backer by Oct 15.

Wed Oct 24 - Trunk or Treat sponsored by Siouxland Center for Active Generations, 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM in the Active Generations parking lot at 313 Cook St. All ages welcome. Find out more here .

Thur Oct 25 - Is Your Employee Handbook Up-To-Date and Effective? sponsored by Siouxland SHRM, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at Whispering Creek Golf Club (Pooch's Pub), 6500 Whispering Creek Dr. Free for SHRM members, $20 for nonmembers. Find out more here .
NEW INVESTORS

Scott Schroeder, Executive Director
400 Central Ave NW #900
Orange City, IA 51041
The following businesses and organizations are observing milestone anniversaries as Siouxland Chamber of Commerce investors.

45 Years
Aalfs Manufacturing

30 Years
Bort Auto Body
Lewis Electric
Metal Specialists
Thompson Dean Drug

15 Years
Casey's General Store- Casselman
Casey's General Store-Riverside
Casey's General Store- So. Hills
KES Productions
Luken Memorials

10 Years
Billion Kia
KMEG-TV

5 Years
Blue Earth Marketing
Cubby's at the Dunes
Jarco Builders
Marco

1 Year
Central Bank - Dakota Dunes
Kettering University Online
Le Meilleur Bakery & Barista
Shear Beauty Salon
Sioux City Tarp
Stone Bru - Dakota Dunes
STUFF Thrift Store
The Leather Shack
#MemberMonday
How many years has WinnaVegas Casino Resort been in Siouxland? 26 years

What services do you offer?
We offer gaming, hotel with pool and hot tub, dining, golf simulator, gas and entertainment.

What is a fun or surprising fact about your organization?
WinnaVegas Casino & Resort was the first casino in Siouxland.