Aflac Cosentino’s Price Chopper

Geren Roofing Gone to the Dogs

Life Vantage Lighthouse Legal, LLC

St. John LaLande School The Brown Team/Re/Max

The Chocolate Spa Verbal Aikido Partner

Wash House

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New

Members

2

Membership

Renewals

3

Ground

Breaking

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Member

News

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Calendar 7

The Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce offers its members “Chamber 101,” sponsored by CPros, Inc. Chamber 101 is a one-hour class offered monthly, and allows you to become familiar with all aspects of the Blue Springs Chamber and how it can benefit you and your business. The classes are FREE. Whether you are a new or existing member, Chamber 101 is a great way to learn how to connect with YOUR Chamber. Please RSVP to Trish Totta at ttotta@bluespringschamber.com or

New Member Showcase

Join us for the April Luncheon sponsored by CPros, Inc. on Thursday, April 28, from 11:30am to 1pm at Adams Pointe Conference Center (1400 NE Coronado Drive). Find out if Your Business Has Bounce—Connecting & Closing in a Changing Market presented by Karel Murray, CSP, DREI. The cost is $20 per member and $25 per non-member. Make your reservations today at www.BlueSpringsChamber.com.

The following members participated recently in our new member showcase. For more information on each member, visit www.BlueSpringsChamber.com and click on the Membership Directory tab.

If you are a new member and would like to participate in the next New Member Showcase, contact Pat Larkin at (816) 229-8558 or via email at plarkin@bluespringschamber.com

Wednesday, April 13, Chamber Office

8am OR 3pm

Monthly Luncheon

Police Department & Your Business

In an attempt to provide you with the best possible service when responding to your business, the Blue Springs Police Department is building a database that includes diagrams and maps of structures. This allows dispatchers to direct officers to the exact location within the building where an emergency may be in progress.

Paper maps or digital maps (don’t forget room numbers) are accepted. All information you provide will remain confidential and only be accessed in an emergency situation. Contact Sgt. Jeff Sargent, Blue Springs Police Department, at jsargent@bluespringsgov.com or by calling the department at (816) 228-0164 to proved map, or to receive more information.

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

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Y O U R C H A M B E R C O N N E C T I O N

OFFICE STAFF

Lara Vermillion

President lvermillion@bluespringschamber.com

Shannon Bray

Director of Special Events

sbray@bluespringschamber.com

Pat Larkin

Director of Fun plarkin@bluespringschamber.com

Trish Totta

Director of Membership

ttotta@bluespringschamber.com

Sara Vanderpool

Director of Communications svanderpool@bluespringschamber.com

New Members Terri Payne Insurance Terri Payne 621 NW Duncan Road, Suite 1 Blue Springs, MO 64014 (816) 220-2500 www.farmersagent.com/payne tpayne@farmersagent.com Insurance Sponsored by Jennifer Rankin (CARSTAR Blue Springs)

Geren Roofing Michael Geren III 605 SW Richwood Lane, #C Blue Springs, MO 64014 (816) 337-7540 mgeren71@yahoo.com Roofing

Allstate Insurance-Don Graves Don Graves 710 Main Street, Suite 1 Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816) 229-4650 dongraves@allstate.com Insurance Sponsored by Jennifer Rankin (CARSTAR Blue Springs)

Greco Lawn & Maintenance Ryan Greco 1040 NW South Outer Road Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816) 217-8495 www.grecolawn.com ryan@grecolawn.com Lawn Maintenance/Sprinkler System Sponsored by Jake Greco (Greco Agency Farmers Insurance)

Blue Springs Auto Service Jamie Range 3032 SW US Highway 40 Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816) 229-8301 www.bluespringsautoservice.com bluespringsautoservices@outlook.com Auto Repair/Services Sponsored by Jennifer Rankin (CARSTAR Blue Springs)

Blue Springs Fall Fun Festival

The Chamber office has began accepting booth applications for the

2016 Blue Springs Chamber Fall Fun Festival September 16—18.

There are still sponsorship opportunities; contact the Chamber office at (816) 229-8558 for more information.

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The Architects

Accounting Wizards.com

St. John LaLande School

Truman Heritage Habitat ReStore

M.A.C. Corporation

Lunar Bowl

Blue Springs Women’s Civic Club

Missouri Organic Recycling

Grounds & Emke

Haldex Corporation

Graceland University

Damsel in Defense

Central Jackson County Fire Protection District

Opal, LLC

EcoClean

It Works! Global

HG + Company Accountants, LLC

City of Blue Springs

Paradise Park

Rod’s Sports & Apparel

Blue Springs Pediatrics

Tandem Paving Co., Inc.

Blue Springs Citizens Police Academy Alumni

ABWA Dynamic Connections Chapter

Saint Luke’s East Hospital

HJ Design

Brewer’s Sports Bar & Grill

Costco Wholesale

Raymond James Financial Services-Steve Heggs

Membership Renewals Bill West Roofing Inc.

Your local roofing company

for over 37 years.

816-229-5215

billwestroofing.com

REMINDER VOTE ON

TUESDAY, APRIL 5

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Ground Breaking

Legislative Breakfast Note: Time Adjustment

Y O U R C H A M B E R C O N N E C T I O N

St. Mary’s Manor 111 Mock Avenue

Blue Springs, MO 64014 (816) 228-5655

Monday, March 14

Gaming Partners

International, USA Inc.

2925 N State Route 7

Blue Springs, MO 64014

(816) 220-4309

Attend to find out what happened during this session and ask questions of your legislators. In order to have the meeting begin on time promptly at 7:30am, the breakfast buffet will be available beginning at 7:15am. Please plan on arriving 15 minutes early.

Legislative Breakfast sponsored by CPros, Inc. Friday, April 1

7:15am Buffet Opens 7:30am Meeting Begins

Adams Pointe Conference Center Cost: $17 per member / $22 per non-member

Reservations can be made online at www.BlueSpringsChamber.com. Payment may be made prior to the breakfast, online and at the door. Cash, check or credit card are accepted. Mark your calendars for final 2016 session on June 3 at Adams Pointe Conference Center.

The next Governmental Relations Committee meeting will be held on Friday, April 1 beginning at 8:30am (following the Legislative Breakfast) at Adams Pointe Conference Center. There is no cost to attend this meeting. Future meeting will be held on June 3, also, at Adams Pointe Conference Center.

Governmental Relations

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2016 Class Project

Things are blossoming this spring with genbluesprings. Our Young Professional Networking group continues to grow, allowing for more relationship building for you! This past March was full of genbluesprings fun. First, the group met at Chick-fil-A for their morning BYOBreakfast meeting. The food was delicious and the Chick-fil-A team took great care of the Chamber attendees. To wrap up the month, genbluesprings hosted a March Madness Happy Hour event at Brewer's Sports Bar & Grill. What a fun-tastic time!

April promises to be extremely entertaining. To kick off the month, genbluesprings is hosting a table at the Rainbow Center's fundraiser Rockin' The Rainbow: Roaring 20's Style. The group is looking forward to a lovely night out of dressing up and having fun while helping a fantastic Blue Springs organization.

The fun doesn't stop there, genbluesprings is planning a bowling event at Lunar Bowl. Please keep an eye out for an email with details about this event. We hope to see YOU there! This bowling experience will be open to all Chamber members, not just the genbluesprings committee. Bring business cards and share a lane with someone you'd like to connect with! The group is also looking into volunteer/community service opportunities. If you're organization is in need; contact the Chamber to see how genbluesprings can help.

Sneak-Peek at future events: end of May/early June genbluesprings is hosting a volleyball extravaganza at Centerline Beach Volleyball & Pavilion. All Chamber members are welcome to bump, set, spike & network at this awesome outing.

A Barrel Of Good

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays Hours: 9am to Noon; 1pm to 4pm 200 SW 10th Street, Blue Springs

Celebrate 100 years of giving with the 2016 Chamber Leadership class as they partner with the Blue Springs branch of the Community Services League. You can donate at your convenience by dropping off goods at one of the more than 100 barrels around town. Donating in Blue Springs allows the goods to remain local and help more Blue Springs families. Fun with Fundraising

Saturday, April 23 5pm to 1pm Side Pockets (1237 S State Route 7, Blue Springs)

Don’t miss this opportunity to have fun while giving back to the Blue Springs community! Come out to Side Pockets in Blue Springs during the Cormier vs Jones 2 Fight on Saturday, April 23 and support the Community Services League (CSL) as a part of the 2016 LEADership Blue Springs project. Attendees can bid in a sports memorabilia auction and enter to win a cash prize in a 50/50 raffle with proceeds going to the league. Local businesses can also participate! If your business would like to sponsor Leadership Class, contact Asia Jones (City of Blue Springs), a Blue Springs Chamber 2015-2016 LEADership Class Member, at ajones@bluespringsgov.com.

“Spring” into Action with genbluesprings

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Member News The Howard L. Brown Public Safety Building was named a 2016 Capstone Award Winner in the

Green Design category of the Kansas City Business Journal Capstone Awards. Blue Ridge Bank and Trust Co. names Robert Hepting to its Board of Directors. The Blue Springs Fieldhouse was named a 2016 Capstone Award Winner in the Community Impact

category of the Kansas City Business Journal Capstone Awards. HSMC Orizon LLC is pleased to announce Steve Welsh as one of the firms Client Service Manager. Rebeca Swank, Foster Dental Care, won two free nights in Branson, Missouri, as the 3rd Place

Winner for Blue Springs Travel’s Love Story Contest. HSMC Orizon LLC is pleased to announce Tim Coach as one the firm’s Client Service Manager. Blue Springs Travel made Ingram’s List for the Top 25 Greater Kansas City Area Travel Agencies.

2015 CHAMBER AWARD WINNERS

Bill Cosgrove (Blue Springs Rotary)

Outstanding Citizen

Kennedy’s Custom Jewelers

Business of the Year

Pam Bartow (DataPros, LLC)

Connector of the Year

Y O U R C H A M B E R C O N N E C T I O N

Ribbon Cuttings

PLUS,

YOU will not want to miss this…

ALL GOLFERS will receive this AWESOME gift!

(sponsored by Cosentino’s Price Chopper & St. Mary’s Medical Center)

Reserve Your Team Today!

New this Year, the GOLF LAUNCHER

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2016 Board of Directors

Mark Whitlow, Chair of the Board, Office Products Alliance Yvonne Hall, Chair Elect, Blue Ridge Bank & Trust Co. Rebeca Swank, Sec/Treasurer, Foster Dental Care Ron Baker Vice Chair of Business Support & Promotion, Saint Luke’s East Hospital Jon Burke, Vice Chair of Leadership & Community Development, Metropolitan Community College-Blue River Jacqueline Reed, Vice Chair of Member Events & Services, Mid-Continent Public Library Dante Cosentino, Price Chopper Kerry DeHaan, DeHaan Remodeling Inc. Stacey Edwards, Individual Dyan Herdzina, Oswald Roam Rew & Fry LLC Mike Hilker, Blue Springs Ford Sales Trisha Kennedy, Kennedy’s Custom Jewelers Tom Meyer, Meyer Music Kim Nakahodo, City of Blue Springs Glen Nash, Blue Springs Christian Church Carl Scarborough, CJCFPD

Dr. Annette Seago, Blue Springs R-IV School District Linda Smith, St. Mary’s Medical Center Eric Sporing, US Bank-North

April 1 Legislative Breakfast sponsored by CPros, Inc., 7:15am Buffet Opens,

7:30am Meeting Begins, Adams Pointe Conference Center (1400 NE Coronado

Drive), $17 per member/$22 per non-member

April 1 Governmental Relations, 8:30am, Adams Pointe Conference Center

(1400 Coronado Drive)

April 5 genbluesprings BYOBreakfast Meeting, 8am, Simply Frosted

(1121 W Main Street)

April 5 SCORE: Marketing Matters, 6pm-7:30pm, Chamber Office, Free session and

open to the public

April 6 Executive Committee, 8am, Chamber Office

April 7 Ribbon Cutting, 9am, Wash House (410 SW State Route 7)

April 8 Q & A About Eastern Jackson County 2016 Business Expo, 9:15am,

Independence Chamber of Commerce (210 W Truman Road,

Independence, MO)

April 12 Buy Blue Springs/Visitors’ Task Force Meeting, 8am, Chamber Office

April 13 “Chamber 101” sponsored by CPros, Inc., 8am, Chamber Office

April 13 Golf Committee Meeting, Noon, Chamber Office

April 13 “Chamber 101” sponsored by CPros, Inc., 3pm, Chamber Office

April 14 Board of Directors, 7:45am, Chamber Office

April 14 Blue Springs Fall Fun Festival Committee Meeting, Noon, Chamber Office

April 15 Meet Me for Lunch, 11am, Blue Springs Pizza Shoppe (1105 W Main Street)

April 19 Power Hour: Relevancy with Rhonda presented Rhonda Dolan (Truman Medical Center), 8:30am, Chamber Office

April 21 Eastern Jackson County 2016 Business Expo, 1pm-6pm, Silverstein Eye Centers

Arena (19100 E Valley View Parkway, Independence, MO), $10 per person

April 23 How to Start & Grow You Business in Blue Springs, 10am-Noon, Mid-Continent

Public Library-South Branch (2220 SW State Route 7)

April 26 Connectors’ Meeting, 8am, Chamber Office

April 27 Financial Oversight Committee, 8am, Chamber Office

April 28 Monthly Luncheon sponsored by CPros, Inc. — Program: Does Your Business

Have Bounce—Connecting & Closing in a Changing Market presented by Karel

Murray, CSP, DREI, 11:30am Registration Begins, 11:45am Buffet Opens, Noon

Program Begins, Adams Pointe Conference Center (1400 NE Coronado Drive),

$20 per member/$25 per non-member

At the time of publication, all meeting dates, times and locations

are correct. However, meeting times and dates can sometimes

change unexpectedly. Please call the office if you have questions

about any meeting or event. Events with meals require 24 hour advance cancellation notice. There is a fee of $5.00 for meal invoicing. If the R-IV School District cancels school,

morning meetings of the Chamber are cancelled.

APRIL 2016 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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Join the Blue Springs Rotary in an evening full of fun!Saturday, April 30, 2016 • 6 p.m.Adams Pointe Conference Center

If Paying by Credit Card

MasterCard Visa Discover

Name of Cardholder

Billing Address

Credit Card Account Number

Expiration Date (Month and Year) CVV (3 digits on back)

Amount of Charge

Signature

Raffle tickets limited to the first 375 entries

Evening will include dinner for you and your guest, soft drinks, beer and fun! Help the Blue Springs Rotary Club Support:

• Alex’s Lemonade Stand• Blue Springs Robocats• Community Services League

• Dental For Kids• Hillcrest Transitional Housing• Hope House• Rainbow Center

• School of Economics• Special Olympics• St. Mary’s Manor• YMCA

Lunar BowlAttn: Garry Cobb2001 NW Hwy 7Blue Springs, MO 64015

For questions, please contact Melodie Chrisman816-229-0033chrismanm@cslcares.org

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Submit payment and entry form to:

Winner will receive a $25,000 credit toward a new car from

Blue Springs Rotary Car Raffle

25th Annual

Printing provided by St. Mary’s Medical Center • Photography by Gary Showalter

Is Your Business Represented?Teachers, students, area businesses, city and school officials filled the Stonehaus Farms Winery recently to support a unique new program from StandUp Blue Springs. It’s called GAME PLAN for Life, and it connects at-risk high school students with experienced business people to provide career advice and mentoring.

Through a series of workshops, students learn how to choose a career path, find jobs, prepare resumes, participate in mock job interviews, learn social skills, even business lunch etiquette. Representatives from Hy-Vee, Chick-fil-A, Rink Ratz, Carpenters Union, MODOT, Metropolitan Community College and House of Heavilin met with students to provide industry-specific job information. Our curriculum also includes making students aware of additional training and apprenticeship opportunities. And central to our program, are the business veterans who serve as

Coaches to provide one-on-one mentoring throughout the workshops. Students find their “real-world” advice to be invaluable.

Many in our business community are helping by sponsoring the GAME PLAN for Life program with donations, e.g. Schult Industries, St. Mary’s Medical Center, The Examiner, Anderson Rental, Blue Springs Hy-Vee and many individuals in our community.

The next class of students will be participating in the GAME PLAN for Life workshops in April. They are 18 years old, are struggling to graduate from high school, most are not college-bound, and they don’t know how to find a job or choose a career. I’m sure you know young men and women like this. If so, and if you agree with our mission of helping prepare area youth for today’s job market, you or your business can help by:

4 Becoming a Coach

4 Serving on the Business Panel

4 Providing a job or internship

4 Sponsoring a Student

This is a program by StandUp Blue Springs, a 14-year old 501(c)3 that helps area youth. Your donations are tax deductible.

For information go to www.GamePlanForLifeKC.org or call Selinda Ramsey at 816-478-4500, or by email to Selinda@standupbluesprings.org