September 2017

Newsletter

September 12th Ribbon Cutting

Anytime Fitness 4:30

September 14th Board Meeting

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

September 16th NORWALKTOBERFEST

4:00 - 8:00

September 20th Ribbon Cutting

Rowat Cut Stone & Marble 11:30 a.m.

September 21st

Membership Breakfast 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

October 4th & 5th Ribbon Cuttings

Blooming Heights Mercy Clinic

Details in Newsletter

2017 Board of Directors

Chamber “Matters”

President-Mark Miller 981-4561

Treasurer-John Schmidt McGowen, Hurst, Clark &

Smith 288-3279

Nicole Smith 17 Athletico-Norwalk

953-1310

Joe Desmond 17 Shaul & Desmond PLC

991-3326

Eric O’Leary 17 O’Leary Funeral/Cremation

981-0700

Ex-Officio’s:

City of Norwalk Luke Nelson

981-0228

V.P.-Amanda Reid-Raper City State Bank

981-4234

Past President-Joe Nguyen Anytime Fitness

953-0004

Jon Niemeyer 18 EXIT Realty North Star

981-5131

Jan Sparks 18 City State Bank

981-4234

Travis Stanley 18 Norwalk Christian Church

981-0176

Jeff Kimball 18 Des Moines Financial Group

745-6643

Norwalk Community Schools DT Magee 981-0676

2nd V.P.-Eric Simon SHYFT Collective

727-0700 Exec.Director-Deb Mineart

NACC 981-0619

Brent Hinders 19

Hopkins & Huebner 244-0111

Kyle Doyle 19

Iowa Distilling Company 981-4216

Gary Burton 19

Gregg Young Chevrolet 256-4010

Dr. Donna Grant 19

Norwalk Family Dentistry 256-9000

WCEDC Rachel Gocken

961-1067

UPCOMING EVENTS

“By all these lovely tokens September days are here, With summer's best of weather And autumn's best of cheer.” Helen Hunt Jackson

“All children start their school careers with sparkling imaginations, fertile minds, and a willingness to take risks with what they think.” Ken Robinson

“What we learned on September 11 is that the unthinkable is now thinkable in the world.” John Ashcroft

2017 Chamber Champions

Platinum Members City of Norwalk Mayor Tom Phillips, Luke Nelson & Hollie Askey

City State Bank Steve Albrecht, David Albrecht, David Lester, Jan Sparks, Amanda Reid-Raper, Mitch Nelson, Dakota Albrecht, George Meinecke, Holly Albrecht, Cyndie Strawn, Nicol Hoover, Haylee Gehringer & Scott Griese

McClure Engineering Company Jeff Schug, Caleb Smith & Jeff Segin

Gold Members EXIT Realty North Star Jon Niemeyer & Dena Konrad

Mercy Clinic-Norwalk Dr. Michael Agey & Connie Alexander

TruBank Michelle Grismore & Denny Morrow

Silver Members Capital City Fruit Brendan Comito

Bronze Members City of Cumming Rachelle Swisher Ed Hildreth Construction Mark Hildreth Fareway Craig Choate and Todd Hanson Gregg Young Chevrolet Gary Bur ton Hopkins & Huebner PC Brent Hinders James Oil Company Scott James Kelly Cortum Inc Cindy Simpson Norwalk Community Schools DT Magee, Kate Baldwin, Amy Gage & Dawn Schiro O’Leary Celebration of Life Center-Funeral & Cremation Services & Flowers for Every Occasion Eric O’Leary Primerica Nick Wolfe Regency Care Center Desiree Claypool Veenstra & Kimm Inc H.R. Veenstra J r and Anthony Bellizzi Warrior Run Golf Course Mark Burke

Thank you for your Continued Support!

SBA looks to trim regulations You have until Oct. 16 to let U.S. Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon know which regulations should be changed, replaced or thrown out. She'd like to hear your specific stories about how regulations have affected your business. Visit https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/08/15/2017-17176/reducing-unnecessary-regulatory-burden for more info.

WELCOME to our Newest Chamber Members

Land Home Financial Services David Graham

333-2775 1701 48th St. Ste 201

West Des Moines www.mortgage.lhfs.com/davidgraham

Rowat Cut Stone & Marble Co

Teresa Van Vleet Danos 869 Hakes Dr

Norwalk www.rowatcutstoneandmarble.com

Thank you for your Support!

JOIN US!

Ribbon Cutting at 11:30-Wednesday, Sept 20th

Rowat Cut Stone & Marble Co

369 Hakes Dr (Industrial Park-South of Town)

JOIN US!

Open House 4 - 6

Ribbon Cutting at 4:30

Thursday, October 5th

Mercy Clinic-Norwalk

9421 Marketplace Dr

Partnership Perk – September 2017

Members of the Norwalk Area Chamber of Commerce are automa -cally Members of the Greater Des Moines Partnership. We collaborate with The Partnership to pro-vide tools and resources to help make your business more efficient. One of those tools is the online Career Center, which offers access to employment informa on and enhanced tools to help employers and job seekers find each other more quickly. Businesses may post as many job openings as they wish and review a database of resumes. Job seekers, including students who are seeking internships, can upload their resume and browse open posi ons. The Ca-reer Center also pulls Indeed.com job pos ngs from within a 60-mile radius of Greater Des Moines (DSM). Now is a great me to search the site for candidates as the fall campus recruitment season has come to a close and there are many new candidates for full- me and internship posi ons. There con nues to be growing interest in careers in DSM from students all across the Midwest. Access the Career Center on The Partnership website today. The Career Center is another way that our Chamber Members can tap into The Partnership’s region-al network. To learn more about the opportuni es our regional membership model offers and how to connect with fellow Partnership Regional Business Members, go to DSMpartnership.com.

We enjoyed hosting the new teacher luncheon at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church on August 16th. The Norwalk Community School District hired over 30 new teachers & staff. Thank you to St. John’s for hosting us and the chamber members that were present to welcome the new teachers.

The Indianola Chamber has opened this up to all members of the Norwalk and Carlisle Chambers. Your cost is $5.00 to attend. Please RSVP to the Indianola Chamber by Friday, September 15th.

On August 28th, the City of Norwalk, Norwalk Community Schools and the Norwalk Chamber hosted a joint discussion with Senator Julian Garrett and Representative Stan Gustafson. Some topics included: Extend SAVE, Local Control-Sustain Home Rule for governments & Workforce Readiness for Students.

2017 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Board Meetings start at 11:45 and usually end by 1:00. Membership Meetings-Lunches start at 11:30 - 1:00. Membership Breakfasts start at 7:00 - 8:30.

Membership Meetings are FREE to Chamber Members. Non-Members, cost is $5.00 to attend.

Please Mark Your Calendars for these Events

and Join Us!

Sept. 12th Ribbon Cutting-Anytime Fitness Sept. 14th Board Meeting Sept 16th Norwalktoberfest Sept. 20th Ribbon Cutting-Rowat Cut Stone & Marble Co Sept. 21st Membership Breakfast

Oct. 4th Ribbon Cutting Blooming Heights Oct. 5th Ribbon Cutting Mercy Clinic Oct. 12th Board Meeting Oct. 19th Membership Luncheon Nov. 9th Board Meeting PLANNING Nov. 23rd Thanksgiving Nov. 26th Lighting of the Christmas Tree Dec. 7th Board Meeting-MOVED up 1 wk Dec. 14th Holiday Luncheon

Join Us for Breakfast! Chamber Membership Breakfast on Sept. 21st 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Speaker: DeLayne Hebert-Wildwood Hills Ranch Norwalk Christian Church-701 Main St.

RSVP by Monday, September 18th!