October 2015 Month-at-a-Glance

New Board

+ Dakota Outdoor Advertising Member Spotlight

A PUBLICATION OF THE DICKINSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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Chamberline Update

New Board Members Ribbon Cuttings New Members

Member Spotlight

Board of Directors | Committee Chairs | Staff

Board of Directors Lisa Roers (President) ..................... …………………... .6th Year

Haylee Cripe (President-Elect)………………………. .3rd Year

Zach Keller (Treasurer)………………………………….3rd Year

Carter Fong……………………………………………………4th Year

Robbin Schwindt…………………………………………... .4th Year

Suzi Sobolik………………………………………………….. 3rd Year

Travis Hande…………………………………………………2nd Year

Lisa Dolezal………………………………………………….. 2nd Year

Ty Orton………………………………………………………. 2nd Year

Shane Yoder…………………………………………………. 2nd Year

Katie Culver…………………………………………………….1st Year

Amber Kuntz………………………………………………….1st Year

Committee Chairs Agriculture ............................................ Tyson Bren

Ambassador .......................................... Nancy Caine

Education ............................................... Carter Fong

Governmental Affairs ....................... Chris Johnson

Promotions………………………………...Betty Jo Noe

Officials ................................................... Nicolas Grant

Staff Jerry Cole ................................................ Executive Director

Megan Klassen ..................................... Office Coordinator

Cheryl Schreindl ................................ Events Coordinator

Published by the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce.

Board of Directors monthly meeting minutes and annual financial statements are available

to Chamber members.

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ABOUT OUR PUBLICATION

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A New Direction For Our

It is with mixed feelings that I am writing to you today in only my second Chamberline report and also my last, as this will be the last issue of Chamberline published by the Chamber.

On Thursday, September 17th your Board of Directors met in a strategic planning session. Many great ideas were discussed within that meeting and the Board came away with several outcomes that will affect you, our members for the better.

The Chamber of Commerce, like other businesses is moving forward into the digital age where some of our traditions do not fit anymore. One of those traditions is the Chamberline newsletter. Each month for years you have been getting the Chamberline in your mailbox and lately through your email as well. Some of you read it each month cover to cover but lately the opening rates on the email editions have been slowly declining and the printing and mailing costs have been increasing.

The staff here at the Chamber does an incredible job in putting this piece together and we spend several days each month creating that publication. This edition of the Chamberline will be the last edition that the staff will create. However this does not mean the end to you getting the Chamber news. Your Dickinson Chamber staff will be working hard to replace the information flow that usually appears in the Chamberline with the weekly newsletter that comes in your email as well as an increase in our social media marketing.

This shift towards the social media marketing will be a difficult one, and a very delicate one. We promise to remain responsible, measured and deliberate in our efforts to market your business and to give you all the events and news happenings. This shift has occurred as a result of research and long deliberations with Board and staff to determine what, in this rapidly changing market, the Chamber must do to better support its members. We now stand poised to be the voice of the Dickinson area business community.

In the next several months the staff at the Chamber will be developing our social media marketing program that will become the focus for events, happenings and business news. You will see us developing our Facebook and Twitter programs as well as short video presentations that will inspire all of our businesses to action. With your help and our amazing staff we will become the social media experts for our business community.

So if you haven’t liked our Facebook page or follow us on our Twitter feed please do so as we start moving into this new adventure we call the future!

For those of you who rely on the Chamberline to advertise we have other options for your businesses. Please give us a call or stop in and we can inform you of all the great advertising opportunities that are available.

Stay tuned!

Sincerely,

Jerry W. Cole

Jerry W. Cole, Dickinson Chamber of Commerce—Executive Director

October 2015

Amber Kuntz

The Real Estate Company

Katie Culver

The Hampton Inn

These new faces have joined the Chamber Board of Directors for 2015-2016. Newly elected board members include

Amber Kuntz, Realtor at The Real Estate Company and Katie Culver, GM at The Hampton Inn & Suites.

Their term begins October 1, 2015.

The Chamber’s Board of Directors governs Chamber activities generally, including setting the budget, adopting policies, rules and regulations, and

controlling its property and finances. Its members consist of up of up to 12 volunteers who are nominated by community leaders and voted on by

existing board members. They may serve up to two consecutive, 3-year terms.

Newly Appointed Board Members

Incumbent Board Members

Lisa Roers, Roers > President

Haley Cripe, Mackoff-Kellogg Law Firm > President-Elect

Zach Keller, American Bank Centers > Treasurer

Robbin Schwindt, Consolidated Telcom

Suzi Sobolik, RehabVisions

Lisa Dolezal, CHI-St.Joseph’s Health

Travis Hande, Wells Fargo Bank

Ty Orton, Sanford Foundation

Shane Yoder, TMI Systems Design Corp.

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Today's leaders from Dickinson and Trinity high schools teamed up to conquer the high ropes course in Medora, North Dakota. This is the first session of many for the year. This months objective is team building and leadership skills. They

took on several different tasks that challenged trust for themselves and each other.

To finish off the day they hiked up to the cross on the butte, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Medora badlands. Today's activity brought them closer together and excited for what lies ahead for the rest of the blessed year.

L e a d e r s h i p D i c k i n s o n

To promote and enhance the skills of Dickinson’s Youth who desire to shape our community’s future.

Autumn Activity Idea

R i b b o n C u t t i n g s Ribbon cuttings are led by our Ambassadors Committee, a group of dedicated

volunteers who help chamber members celebrate their business.

Sanford OccMed Ribbon Cutting

Public Safety Center Ribbon Cutting

HIGHLIGHTING MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

MEMBER

NEWS

KLJ Promotes Three KLJ, an engineering, surveying and planning firm, is proud to announce the promotion of three employees: Lisa Heiser of Dickinson and Erika Lorenz and Angie Miller of Bismarck.

Heiser will now serve as KLJ’s Project Administration Director. In her new role, she will work directly with leadership and manage KLJ’s division coordinators which serve the company’s public and private divisions. Heiser has been with KLJ since 2001 and served in various administrative support roles. Additionally, Erika Lorenz and Angie Miller will now serve as division coordinators. In their new role, both Lorenz and Miller will be responsible for supervising staff and implementing essential administrative processes.

Specifically, Lorenz will oversee project administrative support services for the Public Division which includes KLJ’s Transportation, Municipal, Rail and Aviation groups. Miller will oversee project administrative support services for the Technical Division which includes KLJ’s Right-of-Way, Environmental, Survey, Structural, CyberNet Security and Construction Management groups. Both Lorenz and Miller have been with KLJ since 2013.

Since 1938, KLJ has provided multi-disciplinary engineering-based solutions for national, large-scale operations, with the local expertise to drive projects forward and deliver successful results. Our strong regional connections, in-depth local knowledge, responsive personal service and industry experience create strategic advantages for all our clients. As an employee-owned firm with a focus on innovation and hard work, we help clients succeed by developing lasting infra-structure that responds to the social, civic and economic needs of our communities. KLJ currently has 24 office locations throughout North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming and Florida. For more information about KLJ, www.kljeng.com.

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Prairie Business magazine announces 50 Best Places to Work

The September issue of Prairie Business magazine will celebrate the 50 Best Places to Work in the northern Plains. Companies were nominated through an anonymous employee satisfaction survey and rated in areas including work environment, employee benefits and employee happiness. Consideration was also given to the number of nominations received per company. The top 25 small for-profit companies (99 or fewer full-time employees) and the top 25 large for-profit companies (100+ employees) will be honored in the magazine, which is available today on www.prairiebizmag.com.

“People want to be happy at work. It's just that simple,” said Korrie Wenzel, publisher. “The businesses that truly care -- about their people as well as the future of the business itself -- need to understand that. As the region's unemployment level plunges, businesses are quickly realizing that they have to work harder to recruit and retain the best workers.”

Now in the second year of hosting the Best Places to Work contest, Prairie Business received nearly 2,500 surveys nominating more than 140 companies. “Prairie Business is proud to present the 50 Best Places to Work. These businesses are showing their commitment to being great and we're happy to tell you about it,” Wenzel said. “Also, we're proud to report that there are many, many other companies in our region that are not as heralded, but still understand that employees are their greatest asset. What does that tell us? It tells us that it's a great time to work in the Dakotas and western Minnesota.”

This year’s top 25 large employers include (listed in alphabetical order):

Arvig Enterprises, Inc.

Border States Electric

Digi-Key Electronics

EAPC Architects Engineers

First International Bank & Trust

Fisher Industries

Gate City Bank

Houston Engineering Inc.

Intelligent InSites

JLG Architects

John Deere Electronic Solutions Inc.

KLJ

Kupper Automotive

Lloyd Companies

Marco Inc.

MetroPlains Managaement LLC

Midcontinent Communications

Mortenson Construction

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National Information Solutions Cooperative

North Dakota Guaranty & Title Co.

RDO Equipment Co.

Schuneman Equipment Co.

Steffes Corporation

WCCO Belting Inc.

3M Brookings

This year’s top 25 small companies include (listed in alphabetical order):

Ackerman-Estvold

All-Terrain Grounds Maintenance Inc.

Applied Engineering Inc.

Blend Interactive

Bismarck Aero Center

Click Rain

DFC Consultants Ltd.

Epicosity

H2M

High Point Networks

ICON Architectural Group

Karvakko Engineering

Liberty Business Systems Inc.

Midwest Bank

Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Co.

Network Center Inc.

Nexus Innovations Inc.

Norby’s Work Perks

Odney

Posi Lock Puller Inc.

Preference Personnel

RealTruck Inc.

Spectrum Aeromed

Stoneridge Software

Strider Sports International Inc.

About Prairie Business magazine: For more than 15 years, Prairie Business magazine has served as the only business-to-business magazine dedicated to the northern Plains region. More than 21,000 print and digital copies are distributed monthly. The magazine focuses on the success and opportunities in the northern Plains states of North Dakota, South Dakota and western Minnesota and covers a variety of business topics including higher education, finance, architecture and engineering, agribusiness, energy, health care, economic development, tourism, technology and construction

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Chris Hertler joins Lutheran Social Services Abound Counseling in Dickinson

Dr. Chris Hertler has joined Lutheran Social Services Abound Counseling, Dickinson, as a licensed psychologist serving the Dickinson area.

Hertler has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his graduate studies in the clinical psychology program at the University of Manitoba and his pre-doctoral internship training at a community mental health center in Indiana.

Hertler practiced psychology at Badlands Human Service Center in Dickinson until his retirement from the Department of Human Services in September 2014. He started providing psychological consultation to the Lutheran Social Services Family Counseling Program while still employed at Badlands. Hertler started Red Tail Psychology Services, PLLC, in 2014 and works with the Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation to provide part-time psychological services

at Circle of Life, an alcohol and drug treatment center in New Town.

For more information about Lutheran Social Services Abound Counseling, call 800-985-7942. Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota is a nonprofit social services leader strengthening the lives of thousands of individuals and families annually. The agency provides affordable housing, food, disaster response, care for seniors, support for child care workers, and a host of different types of counseling and therapy. Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota serves people without regard to race, religion, gender or economic status.

Midcontinent Communications presents DSU’s

Strom Center with Donation

Justin Forde, director of Public Affairs at Midcontinent Communications, traveled to Dickinson Thursday, Sept. 17, to present a check of $1,000 to the Strom Center at Dickinson State University (DSU). The donation, provided by the Midcontinent Foundation, will be used to purchase new presentation technology for the Center’s training room to improve the experience for their guests. With assistance from DSU’s Vice President for Finance & Administration, Mark Lowe, the Strom Center also learned that Midcontinent will be providing high-speed Internet services, free of charge. The Midcontinent Foundation is awarding more than $100,000 this fall to a variety of organizations in communities throughout North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota. Among these organizations is Dickinson’s Best Friends Mentoring Program, who will use their donation to purchase iPads and apps for use in afterschool mentoring and tutoring programs. Tim Simmons, senior vice president of Public Policy at Midcontinent and chairman of the board for its Foundation, says, “We consider it our privilege to support organizations across our region that do so much for so many people.” The foundation has contributed more than $3.6 million to striving organizations in the Midwest since the 1980s. The Midcontinent Foundation encourages charitable organizations in the region to apply for grants at www.Midco.com/Foundation.

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New administrator at Sanford Health Dickinson Clinic

Kathy Koppinger has been hired as the administrator of the Sanford Health Dickinson Clinic, located at 2615 Fairway St. As the administrator, Koppinger will support clinic operations and promote quality of care. She will also coordinate and direct all administrative functions of the clinic and oversee the development and maintenance of clinic policy and procedures.

Originally from Dickinson, Koppinger received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration a. She is also a licensed certified public accountant.

To contact Koppinger, call (701) 456-4130.

Sanford Health welcomes nurse practitioner

Kami Peterson, FNP, family medicine, recently joined the Sanford Health Walk-in Clinic, located within Sanford Health Dickinson Clinic. Peterson graduated from NDSU College of Nursing at Sanford Health in Bismarck and received her Master’s degree from the University of Mary in Bismarck. She is board certified in family medicine by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. For more information about Sanford Health Walk-in Clinic , visit sanfordhealth.org keywords: Dickinson walk-in.

About Sanford Health Sanford Health is an integrated health system headquartered in the Dakotas. It is one of the largest health systems in the nation with 43 hospitals and nearly 250 clinics in nine states and three countries. Sanford Health’s 27,000 employ-ees, including 1,400 physicians, make it the largest employer in the Dakotas. Nearly $1 billion in gifts from philanthro-pist Denny Sanford have allowed for several initiatives, including global children's clinics, genomic medicine and spe-cialized centers researching cures for type 1 diabetes, breast cancer and other diseases. For more information, visit sanfordhealth.org.

October 2015

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The Chamber could not accomplish its mission without the time, effort and dedication of its many volunteers. Their work makes the large number of events run smoothly, and they are the heart and soul of the organization. We thank you chamber volunteers. If you would like to join any of our Chamber committees, contact Cheryl at 701-225-5115 or team@dickinsonchamber.org.

Agriculture Committee This group is currently planning the 2015 West River Livestock Show which also includes the “Take Your Best Shot” Amateur Photo Contest

Ambassadors Committee This committee is currently very active with welcoming new businesses to the community by conducting Ribbon Cuttings.

Governmental Affairs This Group will meet as needed to discuss community issues.

Professional Development This committee has interviewed and selected a great group of high school seniors to participate in the 2015/2016 Leadership Dickinson Program. They are also working on organizing the first Lunch N learn which will be held in October as well as working with the DSU Trio Program to partner with them in helping prepare the university students for the workplace after graduation.

Promotions Committee This group continues to promote ‘Shopping Local, Shop Dickinson”. They are busy planning the first Dickinson Festival of Trees as well as working on the 25th Annual craft show.

Committee Updates

New Members

Farmers Insurance

112 3rd Street West Suite 201

Dickinson, ND 58601

701.483.9646

ddolechek@farmersagent.con

www.farmersagent.com/ddolechek

Organo 1729 Lincoln Street

Dickinson, ND 58601

701.290.7750

Karen_weiler@yahoo.com

www.klweiler.organogold.com

Houston Engineering, Inc. 1674 15th Street West, Suite 3

Dickinson, ND 58601

701.483.6160

hschuer@houstoneng.com

www.houstoneng.com

These newest members listed have made an investment in their businesses and their community by joining the Chamber. Please consider them for your personal and professional needs.

October 2015

Chamber Events Each year the Chamber hosts great networking events. The events include monthly

Business After Hours, annual New Member Social, annual Craft Show, annual Banquet and annual Livestock Show.

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Dakota Outdoor Advertising is celebrating its first full year since their digital billboards came to life in Dickinson! For over a century, static billboards have been dotting the landscape across the nation, and have been an effective way for businesses to market themselves. With the advances in technology in recent years, the computer-controlled electronic displays have taken billboard advertising to new heights. “Today, we are living in a digital world and our signs have evolved into these bright, bold and beautiful displays that drive new business to our customers,” explains Mike Derby, owner/managing member of Dakota Outdoor Advertising. “Digital media is the perfect solution for the advertiser who wants the option of changing their message often during a campaign. It gives them a way to target consumers near the point of sale, and put their message exactly where, when, and how audiences want to consume them.” Dakota Outdoor Advertising serves businesses and organizations in several western North Dakota markets including the Dickinson, Williston, Minot and Bismarck areas. Currently there are four digital billboards in the Dickinson community, in addition to 27 static boards. Many people ask, why Dickinson? According to Derby, the answer is simple. “We want to shout it from the roof tops that Dickinson is a huge cornerstone of our Digital Billboard Network in and around the Bakken region. “Not only that, but the flexibility and creativity of digital advertising allows for easily meeting the rapidly changing needs of advertisers in North Dakota’s second fastest growing city.”

Member Spotlight

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Dakota Outdoor Advertising’s commitment to the Dickinson community is evident in the fact they have utilized the power of the digital boards over the past year to promote events such as the statewide Giving Hearts Day 2015 fundraising drive, Dickinson Best Friends Mentoring’s A Chocolate Affair Benefit, and the 29th Annual Sports Persons Stag to benefit the Dickinson Rural Fire Department. They have also supported law enforcement with digital Amber Alerts and Wanted Posters, which have helped lead to the capture of fugitives hiding in the area. Businesses in the Dickinson area are finding out how incredibly dynamic these boards are, along with discovering the results that can be attained as the digital messages drive potential customers to them. “Dollar for dollar, digital advertising is the way to go!” says Emily, event coordinator for the Dickinson Bridal Expo. We had more consumers tell us about the boards around town than about our ad in the newspaper. The digital ad was beautiful and well designed, the consumer love it and we loved it!!!” Jenn, staffing specialist at Wallwork Truck Center, had this to say: “The team at Dakota Outdoor go above and beyond the extra mile! Their customer service is SUPERB; we have been thrilled with the results that were achieved. They are our ‘go-to-team’ in recruiting and sale advertising!” Not only are the boards an effective way to increase traffic to an advertiser’s place of business, but they are also a great way to drive people to a business or organization’s website or Facebook page. “The digital billboard’s message is simple, yet powerful, and creates a wonderful opportunity for advertisers to communicate their message,” says Derby. “Our creative team produces artwork designed to capture the public’s attention and get proven results.” The billboards are set to rotate through a maximum of six ad slots, which means the boards are not overloaded with images that may cause an advertisers campaign to be lost in the shuffle. Each image is presented on the board for eight seconds at a time, and are displayed a total of up to 1800 times in every 24 hour period. Derby says his company is proud to be an active member of the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce, and has en-joyed a warm and enthusiastic welcome from the business community. “We want to thank the businesses who have been advertising with us and who are taking advantage of the newness of the digital boards,” says Derby. “We are dedicated to investing in Dickinson, and we want to continue investing for years into the future.” There are some exciting promotions and special advertising campaigns running, according to Michael Bushendorf, the company’s market manager in the Dickinson and Bismarck areas. As a seasoned veteran of the advertising industry, he is eager to talk with anyone who wants to know how they can become a digital billboard advertiser. Give Michael a call today at 701-590-0992 and let the power of Dakota Outdoor Advertising digital billboard advertising go to work for you!

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October 2015 Month-at-a-Glance

A PUBLICATION OF THE DICKINSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE