resultsresults the newsletter of the Twin Cities North Chamber of Commercethe newsletter of the Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce

January 2011

Also in this issue… Event Recaps

Articles, Pictures, and more Pictures

Upcoming Events

Wishing you a happy and prosperous new year!Wishing you a happy and prosperous new year!

Board of Directors

OfficersOfficersOfficersOfficers Bill Helgeson, Chair Risdall Marketing Group bill@risdall.com Beverly Aplikowski, Past Chair Lakeside Homes Inc. bev@homesbylakeside.com

Kathy Klang, Treasurer Cummings, Keegan & Co., PLLP kjklang@ckco-cpa.com

DirectorsDirectorsDirectorsDirectors Sarah Anderson Courtyard & Residence Inn by Marriott - Roseville sanderson@csmcorp.net

Joe Brauer Mid American Financial Group jbrauer@minneapolis.nef.com

Ann Curtis M&I Bank—Blaine ann.curtis@micorp.com

Dr. Catherine Gray Morningstar Chiropractic drgray@morningstarchiro.com

Jason Helgemoe Western Bank jhelgemoe@western-bank.com

Ted Landwehr Landwehr Law Offices tland@landwehrlaw.com

Steve McAlpin McAlpin Agency Inc. steve@mcalpinagency.com

Jodi Moulzolf Country Inn & Suites - Shoreview jmoulzolf@yahoo.com

Andrea Murphy Northeast Bank am@northeastbank-mn.com

Marnie Ochs-Raleigh Evolve Systems marnie@evolve-systems.com

Deb Pieper Paradigm Business Solutions d_pieper@comcast.net

Committee Chairs

AmbassadorsAmbassadorsAmbassadorsAmbassadors OPEN Breakfast Networking Breakfast Networking Breakfast Networking Breakfast Networking Dr. Catherine Gray MorningStar Chiropractic Economic AdvancementEconomic AdvancementEconomic AdvancementEconomic Advancement Beverly Aplikowski Lakeside Homes Executive CommitteeExecutive CommitteeExecutive CommitteeExecutive Committee Bill Helgeson Risdall Marketing Group Fall ‘Nine is Fine’ Golf OutingFall ‘Nine is Fine’ Golf OutingFall ‘Nine is Fine’ Golf OutingFall ‘Nine is Fine’ Golf Outing Jeff Lust Country Financial Gala 2011Gala 2011Gala 2011Gala 2011 Joe Brauer Mid American Financial Group Nominating CommitteeNominating CommitteeNominating CommitteeNominating Committee Beverly Aplikowski Lakeside Homes Public PolicyPublic PolicyPublic PolicyPublic Policy Beverly Aplikowski Lakeside Homes

Bill Gschwind InPursuit Consulting

Pat Whelan PJW Automotive Spring Spring Spring Spring ‘Chamber Challenge’ ‘Chamber Challenge’ ‘Chamber Challenge’ ‘Chamber Challenge’ Golf TournamentGolf TournamentGolf TournamentGolf Tournament OPEN Young ProfessionalsYoung ProfessionalsYoung ProfessionalsYoung Professionals OPEN

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LEADING A PROGRAM

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Contact the Chamber office for a complete committee update at 763.571.9781.

Contact Your Chamber Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce

525 Main Street, Suite 200, New Brighton, MN 55112 Tel. 763.571.9781; E-mail info@twincitiesnorth.org;

Tim Roche - president & ceo Melissa Deming - director of events and marketing

Shari Osterude—director of membership development

From the Desk of the President & CEO

Chamber Leadership

BAE Systems 4800 East River Road

Fridley, MN 55421 763-572-7615

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Northeast Bank 3989 Central Ave. NE

Columbia Heights, MN 55421 763-788-9351

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Cummings, Keegan & Co. 600 S. Hwy. 169, Suite 1625

St. Louis Park, MN 55426

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At the December ‘Legislative Breakfast with the Chamber’, we posed

a question to our panelist of economists to the effect of: “what insight can

you give us today that would encourage someone to go back to their office

and add one new employee before the end of the year.” The economists all

had differing perspectives that varied in length, but Harold Hamilton, owner

of Micro Controls Company, simply stated “if you have a need, and the

potential for revenue or added production exceeds the cost, hire a new

employee.”

It made perfect sense. The Chamber needed a full time sales person to come in and make

connections with existing members and promote the Chamber as a whole and encourage and

eventually sign up new members at a rate of double digits each month. Once the potential for

revenue versus cost was figured out in the middle of December, we set out a course of trying to

find the new employee. I figured it would take awhile to find the right person, with the right set

of skills, and the right personality to jump into the group here at the Chamber.

We couldn’t have been more lucky. We received many respondents

immediately, and I was amazed when one of the first respondents had

the perfect skill set to become out newest Director of Membership.

After the first interview to determine her personality, I was hooked, and

on December 27th, Shari Osterude started her first day on the job at the

Chamber.

Shari has more than 10 years of experience in sales, with a background in

small business, advertising and hospitality. She spent six years as a small

business owner in Wisconsin, operating a family run advertising agency.

Most recently she was employed by The Summit Group, Inc. a national

manager of premium limited service hotels. She was Director of Sales for two hotels in the

Twin Cities area, responsible for all sales efforts required to increase occupancy and maximize

revenue. She was actively involved with her local Chamber of Commerce and enjoyed the

opportunity it gave her to network within the community and keep informed about the business

community. She enjoys working with people and looks forward to helping businesses in the

North Metro with their professional development, relationship building and increased

representation in legislation.

Now that her first week, and the training, is under her belt Shari has been lining up

appointments one after another this week. If you know of anyone who should be a member,

be sure to call or email Shari with the information!

Tim Roche

Shari Osterude

Director of Membership Development

Membership Information

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TDS Metrocom 3460 Washington Dr.

Eagan, MN 55122 763-450-4000

Thank you for reinvesting with YOUR Chamber!

Member Reinvestments Member Member Since

Ambassador of the Year!

Joe Brauer

Mid American Financial Group

Bachman’s, Inc. - Fridley 1/1/2006

CenterPoint Energy 1/1/1967

Flight Line Enterprise, Ltd. 10/1/2007

Meineke Car Care Center 1/1/2007

Minnesota Petroleum Services, Inc. 12/1/2004

North Metro TV 12/1/1999

Silver View Chiropractic Center 1/1/1997

Zellner & Associates, PA 12/1/2007

Welcome New Members!

AAA Minnesota - Coon Rapids 2170 Northdale Blvd Coon Rapids, MN 55433 (763) 427-4110 Carla Ziembo ckziembo@mn-ia.aaa.com www.aaa.com Dawnview Coffee Co. dba Dunn Bros Coffee 2471 Fairview Avenue Roseville, MN 55113 (651) 633-2727 Larry Fonnest dunnbros105@dunnbros.com www.dunnbros.com

Nominate a business for one of the following awards:

Best Sales & Marketing Team Award

Bridge Builder Award Excellence in People Development Award

Innovation through Technology Award International Business Achievement Award

Nonprofit of the Year Award The Community Advocate Award

The Green Award

Save the Date,

Nominate & Donate!

Great Marketing Opportunities for EVERY Company!Great Marketing Opportunities for EVERY Company!

Market your company to over 200 attendees at the Annual Gala through Sponsorships, Silent Auction or Raffle items, sponsoring a table, etc.

There are many ways to get involved!

See insert for marketing opportunities & Tax Deductible Form!

Friday, March 11, 2011 ���� 7:00-10:00 p.m. ���� Silverwood Park, St. Anthony

Event Updates and City Information

Breakfast Networking Club Thursday, December 9, 2010

Country Inn & Suites, Shoreview

Featured Speaker: Michael Schaffer, R.W. Ramsay & Associates, Ltd.

Fridley

Population: 26,903

Labor Force: 16,225

Median Age: 41.1

Businesses: 1,042

Economic Development: Scott Hickok 763-572-3590

Job Growth Rate: (2000-2008) -4.3%

Home Values (median) $213,200

Household Income (average) $56,588

Household Expenditures (average) $53,767

High School Degree of higher: 91.28%

Bachelors Degree of higher: 28.69%

White Collar Workers: 60%

Blue Collar Workers: 40%

Universities within Community: 0

Universities within 50 miles: 51

Community College within Community: 0

Community College within 30 miles: 11

Unemployment Rate: 7.5%

Airport in City? No

Interstate in City? Yes

Light Rail in City? Yes Information obtained from GIS Planning: www.zoomprospector.com

Available properties in Fridley can be found here:

http://www.mnpro.com/home.asp?TargetFile=detailc.asp%3FPK_City%3D283

Event Pictures

Holiday Charity Luncheon & Membership Awards Thursday, December 16, 2010

New Brighton Family Service Center, New Brighton

Award Winners: (left to right) Bill Gshwind, Leadership Award

Debbie Mattson, CU Companies, Business of the Year Avonelle Lovhaug, Code Poetry, Small Business of the Year

Carole Miller & Michelle Ott, Eye Care Center, Business of the Year (back row) Betty O’Leary, Rasmussen College, New Member of the Year

Joe Brauer, Mid American Financial Group, Ambassador of the Year

With the support of all who attended the Annual Holiday Charity Luncheon, the Chamber was able to donate $450 and numerous toys and non-perishable food items to Southern Anoka Community Assistance (SACA) Food Shelf. (Below: Rich Johnson with SACA is accepting the check from Board Chair, Bill Helgeson of Risdall Marketing Group)

Business Advocacy Legislative Breakfast with the Chamber

Friday, December 17, 2010 Shorewood Bar & Grill, Fridley

2011 Economic Impact

Featuring: Dane Smith, Growth & Justice

Harold Hamilton, Micro Control Dr. Scott Anderson, Wells Fargo

Moderated by: Bill Gschwind, C. Alden Pearson, P.A.

Business Advocacy

I saw a former Navy pilot being interviewed on TV last week. He had flown an F-4 Phantom for

many years, had fought over North Vietnam and was speaking of what he called “stall.”

A jet must be flown at a certain speed to insure proper internal combustion and adequate airflow

over the control surfaces of the wings. If flown too slowly, he explained, it goes into a “stall,”

where it loses power and quickly drops nose first into a downward spiral. An event which the

pilot acknowledged was a frightening occurrence. It had happened to him twice while engaged in

combat with slower enemy aircraft.

Although his discussion on the pull of gravity was not surprising, how he handled the situation was.

He did nothing. Ironically, as the aircraft corkscrewed downward, it picked up the necessary air

speed to allow the pilot to regain control. If one tried to fight stall by grabbing the control stick

nd working the rudders, a pilot could delay his aircraft from attaining the corrective airspeed, thus

allowing stall to continue longer than it normally would, perhaps fatally. He added they were strictly

trained to keep their hands at their sides until this increase in air speed occurred.

My first thought after the conclusion of this interview, was how closely the concept of “stall”

applied to our economy. I doubt there can be disagreement that it slowed, stalled and then went

into a tail spin. Or, that such was a frightening experience for many people. Where the similarities end however, is in what has

been done to correct it. Those who insisted that government must grab the controls to fight the stall have prevailed for a little

over two years. While those who equally insisted that this only delayed recovery, have seen their advice to do little or nothing,

mostly ignored.

Those who attended our December Legislative Breakfast were offered a fresh reminder that, even after the recent elections,

these opposing viewpoints are still being debated. And, the one which is successful in this debate will have an enormous impact

on the future of our Country. As in past Breakfast sessions, the panel discussion was well directed by the moderator and the

questions from our membership were polite but direct. The presentation definitely provided the proverbial food for thought,

which went well with an excellent breakfast.

Be certain to attend January’s session, when the new leaders of our State Legislature are expected to present their opinions on

what the remedy for our State’s economic “stall” should be.

Mike Simpson

Premier Commercial Properties

Minnesota Business Day at the Capitol provides all sizes and types of Minnesota companies the opportunity to see the Legislature in action and to influence public policy decisions. Over 800 business leaders gather for a day of education and lobbying at the Capitol. Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront

Contact the Chamber Office at 763-571-9781 for more information.

Join fellow Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce members, and hundreds of Chamber of Commerce

members from around the state, at the annual Minnesota Chamber Business Day at the Capital!

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PAID Permit #364 Anoka, MN Arden Hills, Blaine, Columbia Heights, Fridley, Little Canada, Mounds View

New Brighton, Roseville, Shoreview, Spring Lake Park

YOUR CHAMBER CALENDAR - JANUARY 2011 Business Councils: Columbia Heights - January 7 Northeast Bank, 6th Floor, Columbia Heights

Fridley - January 11 Perkins, Fridley

Mounds View - January 12 Western Bank, Mounds View

Roseville - January 18 Location: Evolve Systems, Roseville

New Brighton - January 25 Risdall Marketing Group, New Brighton

Public Policy Meeting Thursday, January 6, 2011 7:30-9:00 a.m. Chamber Office

Gala Committee Meeting Thursday, January 6, 2011 8:00-9:00 a.m. Brightondale Senior Campus @ Meadowwood Shores Building 2100 Silver Lake Road, New Brighton

Breakfast Networking Club Thursday, January 13th, 2011 7:30-9:00 a.m. Country Inn & Suites, Shoreview Featured Speaker: Alex Wheeton, High Pointe Realty

New Year’s Networking Resolution Thursday, January 20, 2011 Hosted by: Young Professionals Group (All are welcome to attend!) 6:00-8:00 p.m.; $10 (apps & cash bar available) Grumpy’s, Roseville

Legislative Breakfast with the Chamber Friday, January 21, 2011 Majority & Minority Leaders of the House & Senate

7:30-9:00 a.m. Shorewood Bar & Grill, Fridley Sponsored By:

Economic Advancement Committee Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lakeside Homes, New Brighton

Breakfast Networking Club Thursday, January 27, 2011 7:30-9:00 a.m. Country Inn & Suites, Shoreview

Board Of Directors Meeting Friday, January 28, 2011 7:30-9:00 a.m. Risdall Marketing Group

New Member Reception Friday, January 28, 2011 9:00-10:00 a.m.; FREE! Chamber office, New Brighton Everyone Welcome!

Sneak Peek at February 2011:

Business Councils: Columbia Heights - February 4 Northeast Bank, 6th Floor, Columbia Heights

Fridley - February 8 Perkins, Fridley

Mounds View - February 9 Location: tbd

Roseville - February 15 Location: tbd

New Brighton - February 22 Location: tbd

Breakfast Networking Club Thursday, February 10th & 24th, 2011 7:30-9:00 a.m. Country Inn & Suites, Shoreview

Legislative Breakfast with the Chamber Friday, February 18, 2011 7:30-9:00 a.m. Shorewood Bar & Grill, Fridley

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Events, dates, and times subject to change. Visit www.twincitiesnorth.org for a complete, accurate listing of all events.

New Member Reception Friday, January 28, 2011 � 9:00-10:00 a.m.

FREE! Chamber Office, New Brighton

Join fellow Chamber Members, Ambassadors, Members of the Board of Directors, & Staff at

this quarterly event.

Legislative Breakfast

with the Chamber

Friday, January 21, 2011 � 7:30-9:00 a.m.

Featuring:

Majority & Minority Leaders

of the House & Senate

Shorewood Bar & Grill, Fridley