Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Official publication of The Chamber - Grand Forks/East Grand Forks
Citation preview
Official Publication of The Chamber - GF/EGFOfficial Publication of Grand Forks - East Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce
THE
PO Box 315 East Grand Forks, MN 56721
(701)772-7271 (701)772-9238 Fax [email protected] www.gochamber.org
202 N. 3rd Street Grand Forks, ND 58203
August 2013
Official Publication of The Chamber - GF/EGF
Survey Reveals Bakken Impact in Grand Forks RegionGrand Forks area businesses are growing to meet demands in the Bakken region of North Dakota.
The Chamber – Grand Forks/East Grand Forks, on behalf of the region’s Bakken initiative, surveyed its members, which revealed businesses are attributing both revenue and employment growth to business activity related to the oil and gas industry.
Of respondents, 67 percent attribute some of their revenue in the past two years to Bakken activity. In the past two years, 23 percent of respondents have added staff to support related business growth.
“Anecdotally we knew the region’s business commu-nity is being impacted by our state’s oil and gas in-dustry,” said Barry Wilfahrt, The Chamber’s president and CEO. “These results are exciting for our region, demonstrating a much greater impact.”
The Bakken Initiative, a collaborative marketing effort launched last year to enhance awareness about the region’s business and community support assets, draws wide support among respondents as well, with
53 percent indicating they find the initiative valuable for their businesses.
Grand Forks Region EDC President and CEO Klaus Thiessen said, “Our region’s effort to recruit new businesses expanding because of the Bakken is also attracting new customers for our existing businesses. At the end of the day, we can undeniably say the oil and gas industry is helping this region grow and cre-ate new jobs.”
Wilfahrt said the survey also demonstrates the vari-ety of opportunities the region’s businesses have to serve Western North Dakota demands. Respondents experiencing business growth related to the Bakken activity included automotive services, real estate, con-struction, and manufacturing.
“We also hope this survey demonstrates to compa-nies that they can expand east to our region to meet demands of company growth in the Bakken. It can be done. Our business base is proving that,” said Thies-sen.
Bakken Business Survey Results - 139 Respondents
0% 1 - 25% 25 - 50%50% or more
Yes No Yes No Not Sure
44 81 8 4 32 106 74 24 39
32% - No Increase
23% Hired Staff
76% No Staff
53% Find Value
17% No Value
28% Not Sure
In the past two years, have you hired additional employees to
Do you find value for your business in the City's Bakken Initiative, an effort to raise the Grand Forks region's profile in the Bakken?
Over the past two years, what percentage of your business revenue do you attribute to Bakken related activity?
67% - Some Increase
that is a direct result of the NV360 (North Valley New Vi-sion)process.
Herald Advisory Committee Encourages Strong Business CoverageThe Chamber’s Herald Ad-visory Committee continues to meet quarterly with the publisher and editorial staff at the GF Herald. The group discussed a business dash-board that could appear in the GF Herald on a monthly basis with a possible story or two on trends in business and in the local numbers.
The group focusses on dis-cussing local business issues and issues that affect business and what our community can do about it. Many of the busi-ness stories in the Herald are a result of the Herald Advisory committee’s discussions.
The Chamber’s goal is to heighten awareness of busi-ness issues, business success stories and business opportu-nities in the community.
GF/EGF MAC and Fargo MAC MeetEight members of the Cham-ber’s Military Affairs Commit-tee (MAC) traveled to Fargo last month to visit with the newly formed (3 years old) Fargo MAC Committee. The group presented details on what our MAC does; the mis-sions at the GFAFB and the two groups discussed how our two communities need to work more closely together to pro-mote an Eastern North Dakota approach for future missions at GFAFB and Hector Field. The ND Congressional Delega-tion strongly encourages our two groups to work together.
Participating from GF/EGF were: Barry Wilfahrt Kim Strom Sheila Bruhn Al Palmer
Cats Success ContinuesCongratulations to the EGF Fire Department and Firefight-ers Local 3423 for taking over East Grand Forks largest com-munity event; CATS Incred-ible, now in its 26th year. The Chamber board and staff enjoyed 25 years of organizing the tournament and working this year with these groups during the transition to ensure the success of CATS Incredible continued.
Thanks to all the great volun-teers who continue the tradi-tion of helping make CATS a fun event for everyone, espe-cially long-time event volun-teers and co-chairs Tom Mc-Donald and Tom Stennes.
BRIC to Fine Tune GoalsTankers, Global Hawks, Na-tional Guard, UAS integration into national airspace, prepa-ration for the next BRAC and the Grand Sky UAS Business Park are the main projects the Base Realignment Impact Committee (BRIC) are working on.
To refine its focus on each of these, the group of nine mem-bers will meet in a half day strategic planning session next month. Each of these proj-ects is very complicated and involved many players and weekly meetings to ensure that the highest and best use of base resources continues to be the over arching vision of the BRIC.
42nd Street Destination CorridorWork continues on developing a destination corridor along 42nd Street adjacent to the interstate in Grand Forks. The current concept is to have approximately 50 sculptures placed over the next several years along 42nd St from De-mers to 32nd Ave S.
Easements from adjacent property owners, landscape and sculpture design work and lighting and base infrastruc-ture are all in the planning phase. This is another project
Staff
Barry Wilfahrt President/CEO
Lisa Swanson Vice President of Operations
Kimberly Strom Program/Event Director
Carla Younce Finance Director
[email protected] Emberly Lietz
Membership Director [email protected]
Connie Klefstad Administrative Assistant
Audrey Lind Project Assistant
OfficersChair: Jeff Wilson
Vilandre Heating, Air Conditioning Plumbing
Chair-Elect: Chris Wolf Alerus Financial
Past Chair: Chris Semrau Ralph Engelstad Arena
Secretary: Kristi Magnuson Nelson Hugo’s/Hugo’s Wine & Spirits
Ron Galstad Galstad, Jensen, Olson PA
Colin Cutler Bold Method LLC
Barry Wilfahrt The Chamber - GF/EGF
Directors
Craig Amiot - 5 Star Collision Bill Burga - LM Windpower
Dan Dahl - Dahl Funeral Home Torrie Enget - Best Buy
Pete Haga - City of Grand Forks Bonnie Haley - Bon Voyage Travel
Brady Hansen- Verizon Wireless, BeMobile, Inc. Phyllis Johnson- UND
Jay Kleven - EAPC Architects Curt Kreun - GF City Council
John Oncken - True North Equipment Dennis Reisnour - Altru Health System
Brian Rydell - Rydell Auto Center Klaus Thiessen - GF Regional EDC
Coleen Tweten - Midcontinent Comm.
Matt Winjum - Rhombus Guys
Sr. Military Advisor to the Board
Colonel Paul E. Bauman - GFAFB
2 www.gochamber.org
Chamber News
Cont. on page 5
Chamber News
3 www.gochamber.org
Ameriprise Financial - Debbie AlbertArtistic Floral
Aurora Urgent CareBeckstead’s Auto RepairBert’s Truck Equipment
Best Buy Co., Inc.Boardwalk Bar & Grill
Business Specialties, CPA’sCornerstone Ag Services, Inc.
Corporate TechnologiesEmployer Support of the Guard & Reserve
Fairfield InnGFAFB 319th Force Support
Glamorous RerunsGreenberg-Lynda & Tom Hartmann
Harmon Glass DoctorHoliday Inn Express
ICON Architectural GroupIteris
Maple Veiw Memory CareNorthwestern Mutual Financial Network
Paradiso Mexican RestaurantPins & Needles
Plaza MotelPrudential Crary Real Estate - Shawn
HornSimplexGrinnell LP
Sprague Alliance ConsultingSubway (1801 Gateway Drive)Subway (1850 Columbia Rd.)Subway (2400 S. Washington)Subway (2551 32nd Ave S.)
Subway (2800 S. Columbia Rd.)Subway (32nd Ave S.)
Subway (DeMers)Subway (EGF)
Subway (Emerado)The Coffee Company
TrainND
Membership Renewals
The following businesses know the value of their Chamber Membership and have renewed their membership
in The Chamber - GF/EGF. Please visit them for your purchasing needs.
Expressway Suites Ground Breaking
MAC will start out the month with their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Au-gust 8th at 8:00 am at The Chamber. Jason Wehry from Northland Community & Tech-nical College will give a presentation about the aerospace programs at NCTC.
They will get into the full swing of things on August 12th when the MAC Golf Event takes place at the Grand Forks Country Club. This is a fun golf outing that pairs civilian and military golfers together and gives us an opportunity to develop and enrich the rela-tionships with our military men and women in the Air Force and the ND Army National Guard.
Summer Bash takes place on August 15th at the Grand Forks Air Force Base. Amidst all the activities taking place during their summer celebration, mem-bers of the Military Affairs Committee will be there serving lunch to our mili-tary families.
MAC closes the month with the 16th Annual Maury Rothkopf Military Apprecia-
tion Day on Thursday, August 29th at the Alerus Center. The event starts with tailgat-ing prior to the UND vs. Valparaiso Football game. The Military Affairs Committee will have a large tent in Tailgate Village area. Members of the committee will serve a meal and distribute tickets (donated by the UND Athletic Department) to the football game that day and the Saturday UND volleyball game against Texas A&M to our military men & women and their families.
Military Affairs Committee’s Action Packed August
www.gochamber.org4
Chamber News
Olive GardenDonald Szutenbach3160 32nd Ave. S.Grand Forks, ND 58201(o) 701-746-2038(f) [email protected]
MyPillowSarah Cronin2800 South Columbia Road Suite 423Columbia MallGrand Forks, ND 58201(o) [email protected]
Welcome New Members!Q W Massage & Spa LLCGarrett Hovendick305 Demers AveEast Grand Forks, MN 56721 (o) [email protected] W Massage and Spa LLC has been proudly serving the Red Riv-er Valley for over 5 years. Offering Relaxation Massage, Couples, Hot Stone, Bamboo, Body Wraps and more!
Canad Inns invites all Chamber Members and their employees to join them for a fun Business After Hours. Stop in...enjoy a fun evening of networking. You might even win $600 in our progressive cash drawing. We’ll draw the name of one Chamber
Member business. If someone from that organization is present, they win!
Business After Hours is a great time to network, catch up with friends, coworkers and clients in a fun and casual way. Spread the word and plan to attend the next Business After Hours.
Free Admission Complimentary hors d’oeuvres ~ drink tickets & cash bar ~ Great door prizes ~ Progressive cash drawing is
at $600!
Hosted by
Canad Inns
Thursday, August 15, 20134:45pm - 7:00pm
Healing Arts Institute LLCGarrett Hovendick824 Gateway Dr. NEEast Grand Forks, MN 56721 (o) 218-230-4554healingartsmanor@gmail.comwww.healingartsmanor.comHealing Arts Institute is currently taking student applications for our fall massage therapy certification program. www.egfmassageschool.com Check out our metaphysical stores as well as massage & spa services at www.healingartsmanor.com
Chamber News
Bill Lee KC Inman Julie McWalter Don Fisk
Chamber Supports Look at Border Cit-ies Legislation The Chamber is teaming up with chambers and municipal governments in Moorhead, Brecken-ridge and East Grand Forks to determine what the real implication of recent MN laws will be on businesses along the MN/ND border. Much rhetoric and political banter followed the 2013 MN and ND legislative sessions. The real question is what is real and what is myth. Working together we plan to find out what the biggest impacts are so several measures can be put forward from a border cities perspective to help narrow the gap for businesses along the MN/ND border.
Barry Wilfahrt and The Chamber-GF/EGF re-ceived an award recently from the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities for their support of the Greater MN Economic Development Part-nership.
Housing Update Set for September 11th Early in the NV360 Process a housing shortage was identified as one of the top concerns in our region. Mayor Brown immediately appointed a Blue Ribbon Task Force to quantify the prob-lem and identify potential ways to improve the housing supply and market.
It has now been close to 6 months since those results were released and judging from all of the construction, much progress is being made on the housing issue. Still, there are less than 100 single family homes on the market and college students are reporting a tight rental market.
Thus, the chamber working closely with the city and leaders of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Housing is working to do an assessment on progress in the housing market. The results of that assessment will be released on September 11th at 3:30 at the chamber office.
Cont. from page 2
www.gochamber.org 5
Chamber Announces Date of Disney’s Business Excellence Training-Mark Your CalendarsThe Chamber-GF/EGF is partnering with the well known Disney Institute to bring their top notch training to Grand Forks on April 22nd of 2014.
Disney is hailed as a leader in provid-ing excellent training programs. Their trans-formative insights are grounded in real-world
experiences and time-tested philosophies of The Walt Disney Company. The Chamber last hosted this training in the area in 2003 and 2004.
The seminar in April 2014 will be the Disney’s Approach to Business Excellence Training. The full day training will cover: Creativity & In-novation, Leadership Strategies for Organiza-tional Excellence, Disney Selection, Training & Engagement Practices, Consistent Delivery of Quality Service and Fortifying Brand Loyalty. This is a great seminar for all employees to create a stronger team.
Mark you calendars, information on register-ing for the seminar will be available in the coming months.
Phone: 701-787-8583 or 701-795-9143
Find us on Facebook or www.prairieharvest.net
Highest restaurant in town provides friendly service and spectacular food with a great
view overlooking the city! Located on the 6th floor of the Grand Forks
County Building ~ 151 S. 4th St
Kenny’s Music/Southgate BAH
July Brown Bag Seminar
Kenny’s Music/Southgate BAH
Kenny’s Music/Southgate BAH
July Brown Bag Seminar
Volunteer BBQ Kenny’s Music/Southgate BAH
Kenny’s Music/Southgate BAH
Business Briefs
8 www.gochamber.org
AE2S’ Rengstorf Earns GIS Certification AE2S (Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc.) congratulates Lucas Rengstorf, Geographic Infor-mation System (GIS) Special-ist, on his recent certification as a GIS Professional (GISP) by the GIS Certification Insti-tute (GISCI). Certified GISPs
are professionals who have met the minimum stan-dards for profes-sional practice and ethical con-duct as estab-lished by GISCI. GISCI certifica-
tion requires achievement in three areas: educational achievement, professional ex-perience, and contributions to the profession.
“Lucas has endless energy and enthusiasm for the GIS
profession,” says Roger E. Grimsley, PLS, AE2S Geomat-ics Manager. “He’s consis-tently looking for new ways to add value to our projects. He keeps up on the latest trends and GIS industry practices so we can provide the best pos-sible service for our clients.”
AE2S Receives Spe-cial Achievement in GIS Award AE2S (Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc.) has received an interna-tional award that recognizes outstanding work with Geo-graphic Information System (GIS) technology. The firm accepted the Special Achieve-ment in GIS award at the 2013 Environmental Sciences Research Institute (ESRI) International User Conference in San Diego, CA on July 10, 2013.
Cont. on page 9
Sometimes projects need a boost when trying to cross over from concept to reality. AE2S Nexus helps bridge that gap. We focus on creating solid plans, aggressively pursuing funding options, and assisting you with implementation to make sure your project is on solid ground.
The Financial Link
bridging the financing gap
• Utility Rate Analysis• Funding/Financing• Project Development and Administration• Economic Development• Asset Management
SerViceS
www.AE2SNexus.comA Division of AE2S (Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc.)
Recipients of the Special Achievement in GIS award are selected by ESRI from thou-sands of organizations world-wide. GIS combines computer hardware, software, data, and the talents of professionals to collect, manage, and analyze geographic information.
“Our work on the North Dakota Western Area Water Supply Project played a significant role in earning this award, and we look forward to continu-ing to provide innovative GIS solutions for our clients,” said Roger E. Grimsley, PLS, AE2S Geomatics Manager. “We work with a number of municipali-ties and regional water sys-tems in the heart of oil country in western North Dakota, and we leverage GIS to help the region quickly respond to rapid growth while ensuring that future needs are also consid-ered.”
AE2S has hired Jesse Haa-bak as an Engineer in Training in the firm’s Grand Forks, ND office. He will be providing industrial services as well as working as part of AE2S Water Solutions. Haabak is currently working on various hydraulic modeling, water transmission, and design engineering proj-ects.
Before joining AE2S, Haabak was a construc-tion engineering intern for the North Dakota Department of Transportation, where he attained
field certifications in asphalt paving.
“Jesse has gained some good experience very early in his career, and we are able to plug him into a variety of our in-dustrial design and build proj-ects,” says Sanford Case, PE, Operations Manager of AE2S’ Grand Forks headquarters.
Originally from McVille, ND, Haabak holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engi-neering from the University of North Dakota, and has passed the Fundamentals of Engineer-ing exam, which is the first step in the process leading
Bremer Bank Names Pe-terson as President/CEO of GF Charter Bremer Bank announces the promotion of Tammy Peter-son to President and Chief Executive Officer of the Grand
Forks Charter effective August 1, 2013. Peter-son has spent her entire career at Bremer Bank, most recently as a senior vice president and se-
nior business banking manag-er in Grand Forks. She will be responsible for bank locations in Grand Forks, Grafton, Lari-more, Fordville, Gilby, Fisher, Crookston and Warren.
at a regulatory consulting firm in the Washington, D.C. region that focused on the develop-ment of environmental regula-tions.
“Ryan’s experience in Wash-ington, D.C. transfers ex-tremely well to Nexus,” says Shawn Gaddie, Division Man-ager at AE2S Nexus. “With his former employer, Ryan helped water and wastewater utilities identify energy efficiency pos-sibilities within their systems, outlined funding opportunities to offset the costs of those projects, and suggested ways to build internal capacity to continue improving energy ef-ficiency. We’re excited to put Ryan’s skills to work for our clients.”
Graf holds a Master of Public Affairs degree from Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Bloomington, IN.
AE2S has hired Zachary Ot-teson as a Marketing Coor-dinator in the firm’s Grand Forks office. He will be part of AE2S’ Marketing Group, and responsible for working with the marketing team to provide creative services on marketing materials for AE2S, its divi-sions, and clients.
Before joining AE2S, Otteson worked at the UND Center for Community En-gagement as a Graphic Design Intern. “Zack brings enthusi-
asm and creativity to all the projects he works on,” says Sue Hass, Assistant Marketing Manager at AE2S. “His fresh perspective and strong design skills are an excellent addition to the team.”
Originally from Grand Forks, Otteson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic De-sign Technology, with a certifi-cate in Entrepreneurial Studies from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.
The cutting-edge technology of GIS has helped meet the visual and informational needs of land owners, engineers, financial analysts, planners, surveyors, and other project team members in western North Dakota as they work on high demand and fast-paced projects. The web-based and mobile capabilities of GIS have provided the ability to paint a live, interactive picture.
“Rapid growth causes static data to become obsolete quickly,” said Lucas Rengstorf, AE2S’ GIS Coordinator. “The use of ArcGIS Online and ArcServer provides a real-time solution to distribute changes immediately, enabling all project team members to ac-cess the same maps and data whether they are in the office or in the field.”
GIS provides clients with a liv-ing tool that enables them to continually adapt and plan for changing conditions, as well as easily access and edit infor-mation about their infrastruc-ture – saving them time and money.
Graf, Otteson and Haabak Join AE2S AE2S Nexus, the financial divi-sion of AE2S has hired Ryan Graf as a Financial Analyst in the firm’s Grand Forks, ND
office. He will be responsible for utility financial analysis, includ-ing cost of ser-vice assessment and rate design; funding develop-ment and admin-
istration, including analysis of funding alternatives and appli-cation support; energy effi-ciency offerings of AE2S’ asset management services; and reports for clients on Federal regulatory developments.
Graf brings more than three years of experience in regula-tory policy and energy effi-ciency. Prior to joining AE2S, the Grand Forks native worked
9www.gochamber.org
Business Briefs
Cont. on page 10
earned doctor of medicine. Dr. Van Dyken recently completed a residency at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, where she was the chief surgical resident.
Asad Nazir, MD, joins Altru’s family medicine team. Dr. Na-zir earned a bachelors of med-icine and surgery from Allama
Iqbal Medical College – Univer-sity of Health Sci-ences in Lahore, Pakistan. He then worked as a research associ-ate in medicine/gastroenterology
at the University of Pittsburg Medical Center. He recently completed a residency at Altru Family Medicine Residency. Dr. Nazir is board certified in fam-ily medicine.
Vikesh Gupta, MD, joins Altru’s pulmonary critical care team. Dr. Gupta earned a bachelors of medicine and sur-
gery from Jawa-harlal Institute of Post- Graduate Medical Education and Research in Pondicherry, In-dia. He completed internal medicine residencies at
the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Re-search in Chandigarh, India and The University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign. Most recently, Dr. Gupta completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Missouri - Colum-bia
Congressional Policy Summit The Greater North Dakota Chamber invites you to partici-pate in the third annual Con-gressional Policy Summit to be held August 26 at the Holiday Inn, Fargo.
Our Congressional Policy Summit was developed to help business leaders like you understand how federal policy
“We are so fortunate to have such an amazing and talented leader in Tammy Peterson to promote to be our next CEO of the Grand Forks Charter,” said Kevin Powers, Group President for Bremer. “Tammy started with us as a credit analyst and moved her way into business banking quickly. For the past five years as senior business banking manager, she has led a very successful business and agricultural banking team and her leadership skills have excelled. We are all really excited to have her move into this executive position and continue to grow our presence in the Grand Forks region.”
Peterson joined Bremer in 1996 as a credit analyst. Three years later, she was promoted to a business banker taking on expanded superviso-ry and leadership responsibili-ties over the next nine years. In 2007, she developed and began managing the SBA de-partment for North Dakota. A year later, she was promoted to senior vice president and business banking manager for the Grand Forks Charter. Pe-terson has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Univer-sity of North Dakota.
In addition to her career ac-colades, she is very committed to serving the community. Pe-terson is an active volunteer, serving as a board member of the Dakota Horizons – Girl Scouts Regional Council for the past five years, most re-cently acting as its treasurer. She has also been an active volunteer with various organi-zations throughout the com-munity, including: the Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce, Junior Achievement, American Diabetes Association and the Greater Grand Forks Jaycees to name a few.
“I have had the great fortune of working at Bremer for more than 15 years in Grand Forks,” said Peterson. “I am so ex-cited to lead such a wonderful and talented group of people in the Grand Forks Charter. This is an amazing opportunity
10
Business Briefs
and I look forward to helping Bremer Bank grow and pros-per in the northern Red River Valley.”
Altru Welcomes Staff Ramesh Mishra, MD, joins Altru’s pediatrics team. Dr. Mishra earned a degree in medicine from the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan, Nepal. He then practiced in Nepal focusing on general medicine, gynecology and anesthesiology.
Most recently Dr. Mishra completed a residency in pe-diatrics at Hurley Medical Center, a part of the Michi-gan State Uni-versity College of Human Medicine.
He served as Pediatric Chief Resident at Hurley Medical Center for the past year.
Altru welcomes Rebecca Novacek, MD, to our neurol-ogy department. She joins Dr. Matthew Roller and Dr. George Woodward in providing excel-lent neurological care. A native of Minot, N.D., Dr. Novacek began her education at Con-cordia College in Moorhead,
Minn., where she received de-grees in biology and chemistry. She continued her education at the University of North Dakota, earning a degree
in medicine. Most recently, Dr. Novacek completed a neurol-ogy residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
Irminne Van Dyken, MD, joins Altru’s general surgery
team. Dr. Van Dyken received a degree in cell biology and neu-roscience with a minor in biochem-istry at Montana State University. She continued
her education at the University of North Dakota where she Cont. on page 11
This area for current advertiser, delete this statement prior to printing.
committed volunteer, serving on the executive board of Valley Memorial Homes in Grand Forks.
11
decisions will affect our country, our state and our businesses. It provides a unique op-
portunity for you to learn from national and state industry experts. You can ask questions of these experts and participate in a discussion of how these issues affect your busi-ness and our economy. And you can be involved
in developing the process in which we all can support pro-business policy at the federal level.
The event will kick off at 1:00 p.m. with a keynote by Mr. Martin Regalia, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Following the key-note, there will be panel discussions on health care and energy as well as an update on fed-eral immigration legislation.
The evening will include a social and dinner and our Congressional Delegation will partici-pate in a panel discussion about the issues that affect business in North Dakota. Sen. Heitkamp and Rep. Cramer have confirmed their participation. Senator Hoeven has been invited.
You may register for the 2013 Congressional Policy Summit at www.ndchamber.com or by calling 701-222-0929.
Bremer Promotes Beito Bremer Bank announces the promotion of Kevin Beito to senior business banking man-ager for the Grand Forks Charter. Beito has
26 years of banking experience and has been at Bremer for the past five years. In his new role, he will be responsible for credit, sales development and leader-ship of the business and agricul-tural teams for the Grand Forks charter, which includes locations in: Grand Forks, Grafton, Lari-
more, Gilby, Fisher, Fordville, Crookston and Warren.
“Kevin has been a strong contributor on our business banking team,” said Tammy Peter-son, newly appointed president and chief ex-ecutive officer of the Grand Forks Charter.” He will assume the position I had previously held and I’m so confident in his leadership and banking skills. We are so fortunate to have him on our team.”
Beito joined Bremer in Grand Forks in 2009. He previously worked at Wells Fargo serving the locations of St. Cloud, Faribault and Grand Rapids. Beito has a bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University Mankato. He is a
As Generation Y’s (10 to 30 years of age) enter the workforce, older supervi-
sors are having difficulty adapting to this new generation. A generation that is bringing with them to the workplace: unfamiliar attitudes, different beliefs,
challenging expectations, specific needs, and new motivational triggers.
This brown bag lunch will provide instruc-tion and discussion opportunities for supervisors, coaches and human resource professionals, related to the best practices on how to train, lead and coach Generation Y employees. Dur-ing the 90 minute session you will explore four key areas:
1.What are the characteristics for Generation Y’s?2.How these characteristics came about.
3.Why do Generation Y’s and older generations misunder-stand each other?
4.Tips on how to lead, manage and coach Generations Y’s more effectively.
Gen Y’s in the Workplace
Seating is limited. Sign up by August 20, 2013. Reservations can be made at 772-7271 or email
[email protected] with the names of those attending.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 11:30am - 1:00pm
The Chamber - GF/EGF$20/Person (lunch provided)
$30/Non-Member (lunch provided)
Presented by: Galen Cariveau, Cariveau Workforce Services Galen has 35+ years of experience providing workplace training to supervisors, managers and coaches in the region.
