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!