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Business Initiative

Member Notes

Congratulations to ReDiscover for receiving the designation of Business of the Year in Lee’s Summit! The Breast Center at St. Joseph Medical Center has been designated as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology! Thank you to the following for volunteering at the Chamber Libation Station during the Tru-man Heritage Festival:

Mark Assenmacher

Tosha Everhart

Allen & Chris Meyer

Andy Morgan

Bill & Laura Hudson

Shanda Kalwei

Aaron Martin

Barbara Pollette

Vickie Souder

Cheryl and Ed Wills

June 2012 Volume 14 Issue 8

12500 S. 71 Highway, Ste. 100

Grandview, MO 64030

816.761.6505

816.763.8460 Fax

www.grandview.org

R ecent and future improvements planned along Missouri Highway

150 in Grandview have made it the newest hot spot for development in the community. Joining Gail’s Harley-Davidson, Grandview’s most recent 150 successes include QuikTrip and Hickman Mills Clinic—Encompass Medical Center/Carondelet Heart Institute/ Albers Pharmacy.

Join us for an Economic Development Council Luncheon on June 28th as we hear the latest on the following upcoming 150 projects:

Honeywell/NNSA– Final construc-tion and move in schedules

MoDOT—Botts Road Interchange completion and & I-49 transition

Lindsey Management—Grand Summit Apartments Phase II Development—Timelines and descriptions of the completion of several hundred new units for future housing in Grandview.

City of Grandview—Recent High-way 150 Corridor Study findings and recommendations.

The luncheon and program are scheduled for:

Thursday, June 28th, 2012 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.

True Value Distribution Center “Red Room”

14900 South 71 Highway • KCMO (SW Corner of 150 & 71 Highways)

$20 per person includes a hot two-meat buffet from the Belton Hy-Vee (new Grandview Chamber member).

Deadline for reservations is requested no later than Monday, June 25th. Please call 816-761-6505 or email Angela at abrincefield@grandview.org to guarantee your spot. Watch your email for upcoming invitation with parking and other important information!

EDC Luncheon: Highway 150

In This Issue Chambers for Innovation Pg 2

MO End-of-Session Legislation Pg 3

Honeywell Economic Impacts Pg 5

Success Express Seminar Pg 6

Grandview Day at the K Pg 7

Calendar of Events Pg 9

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2012 LEADERSHIP

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Sandy Kessinger, Chairman

Mike Simmons, Chair Elect

Mark Assenmacher,

Treasurer & Secretary

Allen Meyer, Vice Chair

Membership

Aaron Martin, Vice Chair EDC

Todd Krass, Past Chair

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Don Armacost, Jr. (Ex Officio)

Jim Brosnahan

Sage Beauchamp

Virgie Dillard

Andrew Fischer

Dan Hartman

Ailene Hartz

David Hatton

Ron Holloway

Leonard Jones (Ex Officio)

Mark Long

Carolyn Pope (Ex Officio)

Madeline Romious

Cory Smith

Dr. Ralph Teran

Jeff Westergard

Ty Yano

OFFICE STAFF

Kim Curtis President ksc@grandview.org

Angela Brincefield Office Manager abrincefield@grandview.org

Cheryl Berberich Nolen Member Services/ Events Manager cberberich@grandview.org

Chambers For Innovation &

Clean Energy To: Grandview Chamber Members

The Grandview Chamber is proud to announce that we are now on the path to become a local clean energy leader, and to help you become one also. Following a presentation at a recent Chamber conference, the Board of Directors recently voted to sign on to participate in the new clean energy information hub called Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy. Our goal is to help you, our member companies, navigate the clean energy space, share best practices, spur business innovation and accelerate business competitiveness through clean energy.

All member of our Chamber now have exclusive access to information about clean energy initiatives around the nation, incentives in our area, and connections to clean energy leaders throughout the U.S.

Chamber for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) is a network of local chambers of commerce focused on helping local chambers of commerce become clean energy leaders and provid-ing participating chambers—like us—with clean energy resources. CICE shares best practices in the clean energy space. Our goal in participating in this new clean energy information hub is to help you, our member companies, better navigate the clean energy space while we prepare our community for the future.

CICE is funded through a grant by Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Energy Foundation to help local chambers—and their members—learn about this important issue at no cost.

CICE was built on 5 principles:

Business Must Be Involved in the Clean Energy Solution—American business has led the world in providing innovative solutions and technologies.

Clean Energy is An Economic Opportunity—The US sends about $1 billion per day out of the country to pay for imports. Clean energy offers an opportunity to grow our own economy.

America must lead the Clean Energy race—America must lead the race or cede our global technological leadership to others. We can enhance US competitiveness with the right incentives for business.

Market Based Solutions Produce the Best Results— We support market-based solutions to allow business to find the most efficient and cost-effective measures to spur innovation and investment.

Clean Energy is an Economic Development Strategy—Advancing clean energy diversifies local economies and creates new business opportunities.

Interested Chamber members are

encouraged to take part in the first CICE briefing call:

Turning Rising Energy Prices into

Economic Opportunities

Thursday, June 14th, 2012 1:00 p.m.

Call Kim Curtis, Chamber President

at 816-761-5605 for dial-in information Hear from industry experts and

chamber colleagues on the projections for gasoline prices, new transportation-related business opportunities, and ways to reduce congestion and improve air quality using clean energy. Learn which clean energy transportation programs will save your members money.

www.chambersforinnovation.com

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Business Matters: Missouri End of

Session Legislative Updates The Missouri General Assembly concluded the 2012 legislative session on Friday, May 18th. Below is a review of some of the final out-standing issues that MEDC tracked over the 2011-2012 Session.

MAMTEK The legislation created by Rep. Jay Barnes in response to the failed Mamtek project did not attain final passage, though not for a lack of trying on his part. Rep. Barnes had added his provisions to several bills that came extremely close to final passage.

TAX CREDIT REFORM The Senate made an attempt at tax credit reform this week for the first time this session. They attempted to package measured reforms with the extension and creation of a very limited number of tax credit programs. The proposal would have created a tax credit to attract amateur sporting events and would have extended the sunsets provisions one year on the Public Safety Officer Surviving Spouse tax credit, Children in Crisis tax credit and tax credit programs for disabled homeowners, pregnancy resource centers, food pantries, residential treatment agencies, and developmental disabi l i ty care providers. Those programs all expire this year. In exchange for those programs, they proposed to reduce the annual cap on Historic tax credits from $140 million to $75 million. House leadership rejected the proposal because they were not willing to accept that big of a reduction to the Historic tax credit program and they wanted to include the creation of additional tax credit programs.

Prior text re-printed from Missouri Economic Development Center email dated May 18, 2012.

MO HEALTH INSURANCE EXHANGES The Missouri Senate passed Senate Bill 464. If the bill, if approved by the General Assembly, will go to the voters in November of 2012. Below is a summary of the bill provided by the Missouri Senate. This act prohibits the establishment, creation, or operation of a state-based health insurance exchange unless the exchange is created by a legislative act, an initiative petition, or referendum. The act specifically prohibits the establishment of a state-based health insurance exchange by an executive order issued by the Governor. The act further prohibits state agencies from establishing programs or promulgating any rules or policies to establish, create, administer or otherwise operate a state-based health insurance exchange unless the agency has received statutory authority to create it. The act specifically prohibits agencies from performing responsibilities of a state-based health insurance exchange unless authorized by statute. Under the terms of this act, no department, agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of this state shall apply for, accept or expend federal moneys related to the creation, implementation or operation of a state-based health insurance exchange or a federally-facilitated health benefit exchange unless such acceptance or expenditure is authorized by statute or an appropriations bill.

The act prohibits agencies from entering into agreements to establish or operate a federally-facilitated health benefit exchange unless the agency has received statutory authority to enter into such agreements. In addition, the act prohibits departments and agencies from providing assistance or resources of any kind to any federal agency or department relating to the creation of a federally-facilitated health benefit exchange unless the assistance or resources are authorized by state statute or the assistance is mandated by federal law. The act specifically provides any tax-payer of this state or any member of the general assembly with legal standing to bring suit against the state of Missouri or any official, depart-ment, division, agency, or political subdivision of this state which is in violation of the act in any court with jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the act. The act requires courts to grant attor-ney's fees, court costs, and reasonable expenses to taxpayers or legislators who are successful in bringing a lawsuit against the state or one of its agencies. The act further provides that in no case shall the award of attorney's fees, court costs, or reasonable expenses be paid from the legal defense fund, nor shall any department, division, agency, or politi-cal subdivision of this state request, o r b e g r a n t e d , a d d i t i o n a l appropriations in order to satisfy an award made under this act. For a complete list of recently passed legislation effecting business, visit the Missouri Chamber web site www.missourichamber.com and go to “Bill Tracking.”

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NNSA Plant: Economic Impact

• Construction Jobs: Over 1000 (peaking now)

• Total Investment: Private $705M

Federal $429M

Total $1,134M

• Current Spend Rate: $1,900,000 per day

• Relocation: 19 Months (January 2013 – August 2014)

Two 10 hour shifts x 5 Days/Week

Approximately 3200 Semi Trailer Loads

• Full Time Site Jobs: 200 + Contractors

Payroll & Benefits > $300M

Nola Wood Individual

Candidate for 37th District State Representative

11301 Kensington Kansas City, MO 64137

816-820-3413 www.electnola.com

Mike’s Auto Repair

Auto Repair 308 Blue Ridge

Grandview, MO 64030 816-767-0184

For a complete up-to-date list of Grandview Chamber members

visit our website at: www.grandview.org/chamber

Honeywell Tour May 10th

Members of the Grandview Chamber Board and staff had the opportunity to tour the new Honeywell site at Botts Road and 150 Highway. Participants included (left to right): Steve Meagher, Peterson Manufacturing; Steve Halter, Honeywell; Jim Brosnahan, UMB; Albert Teague, Jr, Jackson County Public Water Supply District #1; Virgie Dillard, Missouri Office Systems and Supplies; Angela Brincefield, Chamber; Jeff Westergard, IHOP; Cheryl Berberich, Chamber; Kim Curtis, Chamber; Alan Kenyon, City of Grandview; Steve Ham, Peterson Manufacturing; and Brad Vancura, Executive Printing.

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G randview C-4 School District broke ground for the 2012 installation of

synthetic turf at Grandview High School Stadium on Wednesday, May 23rd on the GHS Stadium football field. The turf, to be installed by ATG Sports Industries, will be completed in August 2012. Attending the ceremony were GC-4 Board Members; Superintendent Dr. Ralph Teran; Ann Cook, Assistant Superintendent Operations and Finance; City of Grandview officials; the Grandview Chamber of Commerce; community guests; staff and students; G H S c o a c h i n g s t a f f , a n d representatives from ATG Sports Industries. The district is also pursuing

potential grant funding to help provide

additional upgrades to the Grandview

High School Stadium, which could

include new goals and goal posts for

soccer and football, new

LED score board and a

potential upgrade to

stadium seating. The turf

and other upgrades will

create a multi-purpose

facility that could be

enjoyed and utilized by

students, parents, staff

and community members,

and would afford the same opportuni-

ties available in the majority of area

districts.

Additionally, the turf upgrades

will allow:

Increased outdoor classroom space

for physical education

Outdoor classroom space for other

grade levels/content area

Outdoor practice space for multiple

athletic teams

Outdoor practice field for marching

band & hosting band competitions

A state of the art field for football

and soccer competitions

Greater flexibility in the use of other

on-campus fields

Partnerships with Grandview Parks

and Recreation for expanded

community programming

Grandview High School Breaks Ground

For New Turf

135th Street Re-Opened To Traffic

T he City of Grandview has re-opened 135th Street

between Botts Road and 5th Street to normal traffic. This project concludes a long-term project to complete an upgraded street servicing the City's Westside industrial corridor. With this improve-ment, there is a modern street extending along Botts Road, 5th Street, and 2nd and 3rd Streets from

our south city limit to Blue Ridge Boulevard. Later this summer, with the completion of work at the interchange of MO 150 Hwy and Botts Road in the City of Kansas City, these improve-ments will extend all the way from Blue Ridge Boulevard to M O 1 5 0 H i g h w a y . Later this year, the City will mark this route with special guide signs to help

people find their way. The improvements in Grandview have been funded with the City's Transportation Sales Tax funds and Federal Highway funds.

June 7th: Deadline for Irish Spendor Tour

Nov. 6-13.2012

8 days. 9 meals

Dublin, Cliffs of

Moher, Killarny, Ashford Castle

$2599 double

includes round trip airfare from Kansas City

Call today:

816-761-6505

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What is cloud storage and what does it mean to small businesses? Basically, cloud storage means that you have data saved to a hard drive which you do not own at an unknown location. You can't point to it and say it is on that device, it is simply "in the cloud." Cloud storage isn't new. Email accounts such as AOL, Hotmail and gmail have stored emails in the cloud for several years. Cloud storage is branching out from specific use, such as email or picture storage, to general use, any kind of file you want. Much of this is being driven by the growth of smart phones and tablets. Cloud storage provides access to our files from any of our devices from anywhere. For small businesses there are three factors to consider with general cloud storage:

First is consideration of how cloud

storage can expand your ability to work from anywhere at any time. If you have access to the internet you have access to your files (and with some services, even if you currently don't have access, since a copy of your files was synchronized across

your devices automatically). How does that change your work day and office space needs? How could you better structure your time if you had full remote access to files, data, pic-tures, etc?

Second is consideration of how cloud

storage can affect collaboration within your team and with your customers or clients. Cloud storage may eventually kill FTP servers and it already provides much of the functionality of a traditional File Server. Should all of your employee manuals and forms, even your company directory, be in the cloud? Should each team begin a new cloud folder for each new project so everyone on the team, regardless of location, will have access? Should you have cloud folders that you share with each major client to post work orders, print jobs or drawings?

Third is management and security.

As many business owners already know, your employees will use these services whether you do or not. It is better to do this now, than deal with a mesh of different programs used by

different employees. By standardizing and managing the tools you should also communicate your policies on what files can go in the cloud and how it can be used. How do you feel about having your secret formulas in the cloud? Do you feel comfortable with your financial information stored in the cloud? How about your customer information? You also want to be careful that you are not promot-ing unreported overtime by hourly employees.

This information was provided by Grandview Chamber Member Onsite Logic. If you would like to learn more about Cloud Storage for your small business any Onsite Logic associate would be happy to meet with you and discuss the best strategies for integrating cloud storage into your business. Call them at 913-851-7483 or 816-221-7483 or www.onsitelogic.com .

The Small Business Corner: Providing you & your small

business with current and helpful information

Technology Update Protecting your documents in the clouds

Join Chamber Members along with Gail & her crew on

Wednesday, June 13th 2012 - 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.

“Feel the Power”

Happy Hour Network, Play, Shop, Eat, Drink and Enjoy Cycles

No cost, but an RSVP is required. Call 816-761-6505 to reserve!

Success Express Seminar:

Evaluating Insurance Needs

Thursday, June 7th, 8 to 10 a.m.

Avila University

O’Reilly Hall, Room 3117

11901 Wornall Road, KCMO

Presentedby

Mary Kempker, FAHM

Property & Casualty Manager

Missouri Department of Insurance

$10 per person includes program,

networking, and breakfast

RSVP to

abrincefield@grandview.org

816.761.6505

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JUNE 2012

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1 8:00 a.m.

Legislative Bkfst

@ Trailside Center

4 5 6 7 8:00 am

Success Express

Seminar: Evaluating

Insurance Needs

8 12:00 pm

25th Anniversary

Golf Tournament

11 12 13 4:30—7:00 pm

Business After-

Hours Happy Hour

@ Gail’s Harley-

14 15

18 19 3:30 p.m.

Executive Committee

Meeting

20 21 12:00 p.m.

Board of Directors

Meeting

22

25 26 27 28 12:00 p.m.

EDC Membership

Luncheon - 150

Corridor Growth

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Don’t Miss These Events!

6/1/2012 Legislative

Breakfast 8:00—9:30 a.m.

@ Trailside Center, 9901

Holmes, KCMO

6/1/2012 Customer

Appreciation Day at

Security Finance

6/7/2012 Express Success

Seminar Series 8:00 a.m.

@ Avila University:

Evaluating Business

Insurance Needs - 11901

Wornall Rd., KCMO

6/8/2012 25th Annual Golf

Tournament 12:00 p.m. @

Grand Summit Golf &

Country Club, 15101 Grand

Summit Boulevard.

06/13/2012 Business After-

Hours Happy Hour 4:30 to

7:00 p.m. @ Gail’s Harley-

Davidson, 5900 East 150

Highway

6/28/2012 EDC Luncheon

12:00—1:30 p.m. @ True

Value Distribution Center,

14900 S. 71 Highway.

7/11/2012 July Morning

Connections 8:00—9:00

a.m. @ Life Care Center of

Grandview 6301 E. 125th

St., Grandview, MO

7/26/2012 July Member

Luncheon 12:00—1:30

p.m. @ Faulkner’s Ranch,

10600 Raytown Road.

Featured Speaker: Pete

Fullerton, President, EDC of

KC

9/8/2012—Music on Main,

1200 Main Street beginning

at 3:00 p.m.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

2 3 4 5 6

9 10 11 8:00 a.m.

Morning

Connections—Life

Care Center

12 13

16 17 3:30 p.m.

Executive Committee

Meeting

18 19 12:00 p.m.

Board of Directors

Meeting

20

23 24 25 26 12:00 p.m.

GV/SKC Luncheon:

New EDC of KC

President

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JULY 2012