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PO Box 315 East Grand Forks, MN 56721
The 2013 recipient of the business community’s most pres-tigious recognition, The Henry Havig Award for Community Service, was announced recently at The Chamber’s 8th Annual Meeting & Dinner.
Judi Paukert was selected as the 37th recipient of the Chamber’s recognition. Past Henry Havig Award re-cipient Bob Boyd and Chamber President/CEO Barry Wilfahrt, presented the award before a Chamber crowd of nearly 400 people at the Alerus Center.
Judi is the Community Relations Manager with Xcel Energy. She has worked for the past 30 years in vari-ous positions at Xcel Energy until being promoted to her current position.
Judi takes pride in being and active member of our communities. She has served on numerous task forces, groups and committees and has often been chosen to lead them. Among those, she has served on the boards of Altru, United Way, The GGF Young Professionals, the GF Regional Economic Development Corporation, Knight Foundation Advisory Committee, The Chamber’s BGEA Committee, Military Affairs Committee and served as the Board Chair of The Chamber of Com-merce.
Judi and her husband Terry live in Grand Forks with their chil-dren Charlie and Carrie.
The Henry Havig Award for Community Service was first presented in 1977 in memory of longtime businessman and community advocate Henry Havig. It has since been selected by past recipients via nomina-tions from the community.
Official Publication of The Chamber - GF/EGF
Judi Paukert Selected as 37th Recipient of Henry
Official Publication of Grand Forks - East Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce
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(701)772-7271 (701)772-9238 Fax [email protected] www.gochamber.org
202 N. 3rd Street Grand Forks, ND 58203
February 2013
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 Tim Bush - GFAFB
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Chamber News
EGF Intergovernmental Retreat Set For Feb. 22 The Chamber is hosting its annual intergovernmental retreat on Friday, February 22nd at the Boardwalk Bar and Grill in East Grand Forks from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Representatives from Polk County, the City of East Grand Forks, the EGF School District, EGF EDHA, NCTC and The Chamber will all give reports. Minnesota State Senator Le-Roy Stumpf, Representative Debra Kiel and the Minne-sota Congressional Delega-tion have also been invited to participate. Each group will talk about the challenges and opportunities their respective groups are facing.
The sessions are open to all Chamber Members. Please let us know if you are planning to attend. Contact the Cham-ber office at 701-772-7271 or [email protected].
EGF Business of the Week Program Off To a Great Start The weekly Chamber feature highlighting an East Grand Forks business in the Exponent is off to a great start.
The featured business program stared in January and each week one EGF Chamber member is featured in a quarter page ad sponsored by The Chamber and Northland College. The program will run for approximately 2 years until each of the more than 100 chamber members from East Grand Forks are featured.
Legislative Forums Underway The first of three legislative forums, hosted by The Cham-ber’s Government Affairs
Committee, featuring legisla-tors from Grand Forks was held recently at GF City Hall in Council Chambers.
Legislators provide a brief overview of what is going on at the capitol and then ques-tions are taken from the audi-ence.
The next two forums are scheduled for February 16th and March 23rd and are open to the public.
What’s Your Role in NV360?The results of the recently completed community vision-ing project were distributed in the GF Herald in an 8 page tab on January 18th and at the Chamber’s annual meeting the night before.
Take a few minutes to identify where your business, organi-zation or you personally will be involved to help make GF/EGF an even better place to live. See all of the results at the following link: NV360 PHASE 1 RESULTS
The Chamber’s BGEA Commit-tee will also monitor progress and serve as a catalyst to be sure most of the visioning plan issues are discussed and given some consideration for imple-mentation over the next sev-eral years.
Chamber Board Discusses NV360 PrioritiesThe Chamber Board discussed taking a leadership role or supportive role in a variety of the NV360 visioning ideas at their January meeting.
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East Grand ForksBusiness of the Week
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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.Ad MonkeysAmazon.com
Anchor MarketingAqua Pure Water Solutions
BacTee Systems, Inc.Badman Design
Behl’s PhotographyBNSF Railway Company
Braaten CabinetsBrian’s Flooring, Inc.Brown Corporations
Caldis Tingum & TingumCamrud, Maddock, Olson & Larson, Ltd.
Cariveau Brothers ConstructionCF Industries Enterprises, Inc.
Choice Health & FitnessCitizens Community Credit Union
Citizens Community Credit Union - Hugo’sCitizens Community Credit Union -
WalMartCity of Grand Forks
Comeau Electric, Inc.Countrywide SanitationDakota Harvest BakersDakota Sales/BudweiserEconomy Plumbing, Inc.
Edward Jones - Mark LarsenFarm & Ranch Guide
FedEx OfficeFert-L-LawnGaffaney’s
Gate City BankGate City Bank - 24th Ave S.Gate City Bank - DeMers Ave.
Gerrells Sports Center/Hockey WorldGF Public Schools
Global Safety NetworkGolden Rule Auto Repair
Grand Forks HeraldGrand Forks Winnelson
Hardware HankHome Helpers
House of VacuumsHoward Johnson
In-Prints Screen Printing, Inc.Jack Cronquist
Jerry YoungbergJTC, Inc.
Knight PrintingL Touche’ Finale
Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Grand ForksLithia Ford Lincoln Mercury of Grand Forks
Lithia Toyota of Grand ForksMcDonald’s - Columbia MallMerrill Lynch - Matt Engen
MidContinent CommunicationsMidwest Coca-Cola of GF
Mike’s Pizza & PubMinnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.Modern Information Systems, Inc.
Northern Plumbing SupplyNorthside Café
One Hour Heating & Air ConditioningParty City
Peterson ConstructionRBB Electric
Red Pepper East, Inc.Red River Valley Grill & MarketRed River Valley Motorcyclists
Rhino ContractingRiver Cinema 15
SavecoinScheels All Sports
Specials Delivery Direct Mail PromotionsState Farm Insurance - Randy Fenley
Staymart Truck StopStrata CorporationSuccess UnlimitedSue Krenelka, CPA
Super TargetTDL, Inc.
Texas RoadhouseThe Ohepen Mind
Thompson/Schaefer InsuranceTrojan Promotions
Turtle River State ParkUND Athletic Department
Unique Auto Body & Sales, Inc.United Way of GF, EGF & Area
US Foods - GFG DivisionValley Dairy/Valley Car WashWaterfront Kitchen & Bath
Grand Forks Mayor’s 11th Annual
State of the City Address & Luncheon
Wednesday, February 27 2013 Alerus Center11:30am - 1:00pm ~ Lunch and Program
$17/person open seating $136/reserved table of eight
Reservations are required. For reservations, contact The Chamber at
772-7271, [email protected] or
online at www.gochamber.org.Reservation deadline is February 21st, 2013
Reservations not cancelled 3 business days prior to event will be billed.Grand Forks Mayor
Michael Brown
Featuring:
From roads to infrastructure to housing, Mayor Brown will talk about The BIG Plan to Build, Invest and Grow our community in 2013 and beyond.
Corporate Sponsors
Business Sponsors
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & MINES
U N I V E R S I T Y O F N O R T H D A K O TA
American Federal Bank & Red River Valley Grill & Market
The BIG Plan Build, Invest, Grow
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Aspen Studio, Inc.1913 S. Washington StreetGrand Forks, ND 58201701-330-9572aspenstudio@gmail.comwww.AspenStudioBlog.comAspen Studio offers fun sessions for upcoming High School seniors. This large, trendy studio offers over 20 sets and hundreds of senior back-grounds. Both indoor and outdoor session time included.
ND Youth Entrepreneurship Education ProgramBarry Striegel 4200 James Ray DriveGrand Forks, ND [email protected]://ndyoungentrepreneurs.org/In our weeklong summer camps, 9 - 13 year olds organize themselves into a self-governing commu-nity where they become the innovative entrepre-neurs, smart consumers and active citizens.
UND Office of Health & Wellness Erin Dickson(o) 701-777-6030(f) [email protected]://und.edu/health-wellness/The Health & Wellness Unit at the University of North Dakota provides a continuum of Health & Wellness services to enhance well-being, academ-ic success and quality of life for students, faculty and staff.
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Welcome New Members! Ambassador Ribbon Cuttings
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Mission Statement
“The Chamber of Commerce creates an environment that encourages business
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Some of the ideas the Chamber has on its ra-dar are housing, supporting the Global Hawk, KC46A tanker and future missions at GFAFB, infrastructure and a business friendly climate, reduced property taxes, retail expansion and an outlet mall.
GF Day At The Legislature Set for MarchThe Chamber is teaming up with the City of GF, UND, and the GF Region EDC to organize a Grand Forks Day at the Legislature on March 7th and 8th.
A meeting is set with the Governor Dalrymple at 11 a.m. on the 8th and the group will host legislators at a social and dinner at the Toasted Frog in Bismarck on the evening of the 7th.
Other meetings with department heads will be set and there will be time to mingle with state legislators at the Capitol both days. The cost
to attend the dinner and event will be set soon.
Contact the Chamber office to register to at-tend the event. Also an event registration form will be emailed to the membership in coming weeks.
MN Business Day at the Legislature Set for March 13.Chamber President, Barry Wilfahrt and EGF EDHA Director, Jim Richter will lead a group to the MN Capitol in St. Paul for Business Day at the Legislature again this March.
Contact Barry at the Chamber for more in-formation if you are interested in attending or interested in car pooling. Contact Barry at [email protected].
Grand Forks Men’s Show at The Alerus Center Grand Forks Men’s Show will be held at the Alerus Center February 22, 23 & 24, 2013. Celebrate the outdoors....indoors. There will be over 100,000 square feet of display booths, live trophy whitetail deer, mechanical bull and inflatable games for kids.
Some of the displays you’ll see are hunt-ing & fishing, docks & lifts, camping resorts, motorcycles and RV’s, pontoons, outdoor bike gear,
storage and ATV’s, lawn and garden and outdoor sports. There will also be free beer tasting. The Grand Forks Men’s show is fun for the whole family. Hours are Friday 4pm - 8pm, Saturday 9am - 6pm and Sunday 10am - 4pm.
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A Month in Pictures
December Brown Bag SeminarNational Guard Chili Cook off
Bakken LuncheonNorthern Air Family Fun Center BAH
EggstravaganzaChamber Annual Dinner
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Hulse and Thompson Join Choice Financial Team Torrie Hulse and Ally-son Thompson have joined Choice Financial as customer service representatives at the bank’s 1697 42nd Street South location in Grand Forks.
Hulse graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moor-head Minn., with a degree in mass communications. Hulse has pre-vious manage-
ment experience in the retail industry and is active in the community by volunteering for Habitat for Humanity.
Thompson gradu-ated from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D., with a bach-elor’s degree in business adminis-tration and mas-
ter’s degree in applied eco-nomics. Thompson was previ-ously an economic research assistant at UND.
True North Equipment Plans Build on 42nd St. True North Equipment, the Grafton based full service John Deere dealership that operates four locations in North Dakota and Minnesota, is pleased to announce plans for the con-struction of its newest facil-ity, the True North Equipment Resource Center.
“As a continuing part of our ongo-ing Smart Growth initiatives, we have uncovered the need for a central location to better serve our True North team
and our customers,” said John Oncken, True North Equipment Vice President.
The new True North Equip-ment Resource Center will
be a 7,000 square foot, two -story building located on South 42nd Street near the Alerus Center. The approxi-mate construction start date is March 2013 with estimated finalization in late Fall 2013.
The company expects to add an additional 10 to 15 em-ployees within two years. The new True North Equipment Resource Center will focus on providing value added services to customers and employees.
“This new facil-ity focus is that of a ‘learning center’ with a design dedicated to employee and customer train-ing, meetings, and more,” said
Dan Gorder, True North Equip-ment President.
The new True North Equip-ment Resource Center will offer:
*Additional space and technol-ogy for advanced employee training, such as John Deere (IDT) distance learning.
*Space and technology for advanced customer train-ing, such as Precision Ag and Equipment optimization for producers and operators alike.
*Central office space where our corporate staff can best support the efforts of every True North Equipment dealer-ship location.
*Space for Ag related busi-nesses and True North Equip-ment customers to hold meet-ings and events
True North Equipment cur-rently has 120 employees throughout their locations in Grafton, Grand Forks, Ken-nedy, and Northwood. The new True North Equipment Resource Center has been designed for expansion as the company continues its smart growth plan over the years to come.
“Due to our stronger market
presence locally and nation-ally, we reached a level where we needed to be seen as one company in four communi-ties and lead from one cohe-sive, central place. This new Resource Center helps us do that,” said Gorder.
From its humble beginnings as a small company that sold John Deere plows in Grafton in the late 1800s, True North Equipment has seen many expansions and diversifications over that last century. True North Equipment’s dedication and planning has paid off, as now the company is in the top 10% of John Deere dealers worldwide.
“We are excited about the new value added services we can offer our customers and em-ployees with this new facility,” said Oncken. “It is a step in a very progressive direction not only for our company, but for agriculture in our region.”
Leavy Receives Certifica-tion in Stott Pilates Amanda Leavy, PT, DPT, CSS, of Altru’s Outreach Therapy recently received her certifica-tion in STOTT PILATES. Pilates is a total body exercise system utilizing multiple groups simul-taneously, that integrates the upper and lower body with the core. The result is a balanced, strong, lean and flexible body less prone to injury. STOTT PILATES is recognized as the professional’s choice by stu-dios, fitness facilities, and the consumer market worldwide.
The class is provided at the Sanny and Jerry Ryan Center for Prevention and Genetics, located within Choice Health & Fitness.
Salberg Joins Altru Health System Rachel Salberg joins Altru’s palliative care team. Rachel began her education in nursing at Northwest Technical Col-lege in Moorhead, Minn where she earned an associate’s
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Three airlines, the top flight school in the United States, growing general aviation and FedEx. These are the reasons Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) is the busiest commercial airport in North Dakota and the 17th busiest airport in the United States.
In October, GFK added twice daily flights to Denver, CO., joined with daily flights to Minneapolis as well as vacation destinations of Las Vegas,
Orlando and Phoenix/Mesa. The Air Service that our region has access to, for a combined population of over 98,000, is fantastic.
United flights are provided in a 50-seat Canadair Regional Jet with non-stop service to Denver, Colorado. Denver is not only a great destination but a world class hub airport with connections
In addition to the tournament, this sports festival will provide activities and attractions for all ages. A concert with regional entertainment will be an-nounced in the coming weeks.
Tournament Details:
DATES: May 31 – June 2, 2013
GAMES: Each team is guaran-teed five games minimum.
DIVISIONS: Range from youth to adult and vary by skill level. Mixed (male and female) teams are welcome.
ENTRY FEE: $225 team fee. Up to eight players per team allowed.
REGISTRATION / MORE IN-FORMATION: Register and additional information is avail-able at www.reahockeyacad-emy.com or by calling 707-777-6637.
degree. She also received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND. Recently, she
earned a master’s of science degree for adult nurse practitioner with a palliative care specialty at the University of Ala-bama – Birming-ham.
Rachel has worked in health care for 18 years, for the past eight years she has been a registered nurse at Altru Health System.
REA Announces Ball Hockey Tournament Ralph Engelstad Arena will host its first-ever ball hockey tournament May 31-June 2, 2013. The tournament will take place on the concrete surfaces in the Ralph Engel-
stad Arena and the Olympic Arena when the ice is out. Each Arena will utilize dividers to create three “cross-ice” ball hockey rinks.
Ball hockey is similar to the game of hockey however it is not played on ice, does not require full equipment, and consists of four or more play-ers per team (three players and one goalie). Various divi-sions based on skill and age will be offered. Ball hockey is a sport typically played on streets across North America and tournaments are common in major Canadian cities.
The ball hockey tournament is for all ages (youth through adult, male and female) and will be the first tournament of its kind in the Upper Great Plains. The goal is to have 100 teams participate in the event’s first year.
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Business Briefs
Patrick Dame GF Regional Airport Authority Executive Director
available to many great destinations like: Boise, Dallas (DFW), Houston, Los Angeles (LAX), Orange County, CA, Portland, Or., Reno, NV, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and many more. As record boarding’s continue to rise at GFK, the Airport Authority and United Airlines strive for greater numbers for the Denver route. When the service started, passenger loads were averaging approximately 40% capacity. Over the last two months, that has improved to better than 56% and pre-booking data are showing even more improvement. Our goal is to reach 75-85% load factors.
Community support of the new service and existing service is crucial to the long-term success of the routes along with the future growth of our airport. It is important the public realizes there are options for air service right here in Grand Forks, without traveling to other communities. It takes time and a fly local commitment to get the type of air service other communities may already have, however, that same commitment can work to continue to build those services right here in Grand Forks.
The Sky is the Limit for Growing Air Service at GFK
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Seating is limited. Sign up by February 19, 2013. Reservations can be made at 772-7271 or email [email protected] with the names of those attend-ing.
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