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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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Family Promise Opens New Shelter | |
 | Family Promise of Kandiyohi County engages the community to end homelessness among families with minor children. With the support of the faith communities, the new shelter located at 545 Pacific Ave SW in Willmar will triple the amount of families that Family Promise is able to serve and offer case management and independence to while helping them find new homes and maintain their dignity. Executive Director Kelsey Vosika anticipates the transition of families from the current Day Center at First Presbyterian Church to the new shelter in the next few months. Family Promise relies on charitable gifts and volunteers to directly impact lives of families in need. Ambassadors celebrating the ribbon cutting with community leaders: Renee Nolting (West Central Industries), Michelle Marotzke (Mid-Minnesota Development Commission), Connor Hutton (Pioneer Heritage Insurance LLC), Julie Anderson (Nesbit Agencies/Kensington Insurance), Sara DeRoo (Christianson PLLP), Doug Kuehnast (United Prairie), Kris Gulbrandsen, Amanda Erickson (Lake Region Bank), and Javier Valenzuela (Bremer Bank). | |
Allstate Insurance Celebrates 5 Years | |
Congratulations to Suzanne Hass, Chelsey Hass, and Nichole and John De Luna on 5 years of membership! Suzanne and her team are committed to helping residents in the Willmar Lakes Area assess their immediate and long-term needs and choose insurance options that will protect their home, personal property, or financial future. Suzanne's team is also proud to offer Spanish and Somali interpretation. You're in good hands with Allstate! Special thanks to Suzanne for her dedication and volunteerism on the Chamber Board and Diplomats Committee! Also pictured are Diplomats and Board members Jon Rambow (Rambow) and Kathryn Mueller (Christianson PLLP), Diplomats Shelly Bormann (Goodwill Easter-Seals), Christina Williams (R&J Tours), and Carla Kahle-Miller (Design West Ltd). | |
Golf Classic Door Prizes and Swag | |
This year's Golf Classic theme is Lights, Camera, Golf! Please join 144 golfers and 30+ sponsors for our feature presentation brought to you by J.D. Kreps Financial Group. Sponsors and golfers are encouraged to have fun and to embrace theme. Only 6 golfer spots remaining! We are also looking for swag bag items (144 count) and prize donations (gift certificates, gift baskets, etc.) to be given out at the Golfer After Hours. This is a great way to extend the visibility and goodwill of your company! | |
Join Us at Golf After Hours! | |
Stay after the Golf Classic for awards, dinner, and socializing outdoors near the Eagles Nest sponsored by West Central Technology. All are welcome! | |
The Partners in Ag Innovation Conference is a complimentary event co-hosted by MinnWest Technology Campus and The Kandiyohi County & City of Willmar Economic Development Commission on an annual basis to bring the Ag and Animal Science community together regionally in Willmar. This year’s theme is Together Towards Tomorrow and will focus the Ag industry’s biggest trends and concerns that we collectively need to work together to solve. How do we increase production to meet global demand while focusing on sustainability? How do we use AI digital tools, use more precision Ag and data to drive decisions and decrease costs? How do we do we do this with supply chain and labor shortages? | |
Grow Minnesota! is a private-sector-led business retention and assistance program. The partnership of more than 90 local chambers and economic development organizations work to spur business growth throughout the state. Members of this committee conduct confidential, comprehensive one-on-one site visits with local businesses, tracking on-the-ground business conditions, collecting data on what it takes for businesses to stay and grow in Minnesota, and identifying areas where they can provide solutions to business concerns. They also develop impactful initiatives to address our state’s most pressing business challenges, helping businesses understand how to stay and grow in their community. During the past couple months, members of the WLACC Grow MN! committee visited with leaders at: CentraCare, CollConnect, TrueJourney, Benson Laundry, Crow Chemical, and Schwegman's Cleaners. | |
Impact of CFPB's Small Business Lending Data Collection & Reporting Rule on Small Business | |
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Recently the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule that requires lenders to collect and report to the federal government data on applications for credit by small businesses. Most banks and other lenders will be required to collect 81 data fields on loans and loan applications to businesses that make $5 million or less in gross annual revenue. Alarmingly, the CFPB has stated that it intends to make an undisclosed portion of that data accessible to the public.
The purpose of the rule is important – to ensure women and minority-owned small businesses have equitable access to credit. Banks fully support complying with fair lending laws. Unfortunately, the final rule is unnecessarily far-reaching and will potentially put small businesses’ privacy at risk and shrink access to credit for small businesses.
Congress has an opportunity to address concerns with the unintended consequences of this CFPB rule before it takes effect. Write to your members of Congress and share your concerns about the impact of the CFPB’s Small Business Lending Data Collection and Reporting Rule on your small business.
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Chamber Community Job Board | |
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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 1,500 people as well as on the Chamber website. Please contact the Chamber if you have any questions.
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- Wednesday, July 19th at 8:00am - Special Events Meeting at the Chamber
- Wednesday, July 19th at 10:00am - Outdoor Fitness Park Ribbon Cutting at Sperry Park
- Thursday, July 20th at 10:00am - First Dollar at 1901 Barber Shop
Summer Office Hours
The Chamber will be closed at noon on Fridays through September 1st.
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