News from Your Chamber

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Accrū Wealth Celebrates 30 Years

Congratulations to Craig Popp and Ted Kroll on 30 years of membership! Accrū Wealth offers a team approach to financial planning, delivering a broader scope of expertise than you will likely find in any one person. Craig and Ted work to understand their client’s unique circumstances and ultimately create a distinctive plan that provides a financial journey roadmap. Additionally, Craig and Ted are active members of the Chamber's Agri-Business Committee and neXt! Celebrating with Craig and Ted are members of the Chamber Diplomats Committee and Board of Directors: Steve Gardner (Willmar Electric), Terri Wood (Woody's Trucking Inc.), Jon Schmidt (DATASuccess, Inc), Andrew Lindquist (Marcus Construction), Ken Warner (Chamber President), Suzanne Hass (Allstate Insurance), Shelly Bormann (Goodwill-Easter Seals), Kathryn Mueller (Christianson PLLP), Jessica Hanson (Willmar Hypnosis), and Carla Kahle-Miller (Design West Ltd).

Accrū Wealth

New Member Welcome

Stay 'N Play's mission is to provide dependable, quality childcare, in a warm and happy atmosphere for children to learn and play. Stay 'N Play recently relocated from the MinnWest Technology Campus to the Willmar Industrial Park. The Chamber looks forward to celebrating their new and expanded location with a ribbon cutting later this spring.

Stay N Play

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Mainstream Boutique Celebrates Grand Opening

Congratulations to Dawn Lippert and Rochelle Peterson on the grand opening and ribbon cutting of Mainstream Boutique! Mainstream Boutique creates every piece of denim, jewelry, tops, jackets, and beyond for women of all generations in sizes small through 3XL. Celebrating alongside Dawn and Rochelle are family members, Sarah Swedburg (Kandiyohi County & City of Willmar EDC), and Chamber Ambassadors Kris Gulbrandsen, Michelle Marotzke (Mid-Minnesota Development Commission), Sam Quam (Bethesda), Jeff Jensen (West Central Technology, Inc.), Kami Anez (Anez Consulting), Lisa Groff (Lake Region Bank), and Vicki Davis (Fladeboe Land and City of Willmar).

Mainstream Boutique

New Vision Awarded Grant

New Vision was awarded a grant for $150,000 to be shared between the Willmar and St. Cloud communities! The grant will help to break down barriers to economic advancement for immigrants and refugees in rural communities.

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Town Hall Legislative Update

JR Business Solutions

Congratulations to Julia Contreras of JR Business Solutions on her First Dollar with the Chamber Ambassadors! With 13 years of experience in human resources serving the manufacturing industry, Julia assists companies with one-off projects or month-to-month month support for all things HR, organizational/leadership coaching, and business strategy. New to the HR? Julia will help you understand and feel more comfortable with HR tasks and how to structure your HR department. Also pictured are Ambassadors Ken Quist (Quist Wealth Management), Julie Anderson (Kensington Insurance), Dan Hubbard (On The Run Promotions), Alana Ziehl (Kandiyohi County Food Shelf), Michelle Marotzke (Mid-Minnesota Development Commission), Javier Valenzuela (Bremer Bank), Jeff Jensen (West Central Technology, Inc.), Doug Kuehnast (United Prairie), Sam Quam (Bethesda), and Kris Gulbrandsen.

JR Business Solutions

Chamber Community Volunteer Board

Is your organization looking for volunteers or Board members? Don't forget to login to ChamberMaster to post your needs on the Chamber Job Board! Volunteer opportunities will be shared weekly in the e-newsletter that reaches over 1,500 people as well as on the Chamber website. Please contact the Chamber if you have any questions.

Kandiyohi County Emergency Management - Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Volunteer

Chamber Community Job Board

Are you hiring? Don't forget to login to ChamberMaster to post your openings on the Chamber Job Board! Job postings will be shared weekly in the e-newsletter that reaches over 1,500 people as well as on the Chamber website. Please contact the Chamber if you have any questions.