the progress - may 2014
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Marko congratulates KXLF’s Francene Archibald, who was showing off the prize she
won at the Business Card Social at the Butte Plaza mall on Wednesday, April 30th.
Chamber Staff and the Montana Standard staff
have been hard at work preparing the 2014 Butte
-Silver Bow Chamber of Commerce Annual Report
to the Community for publication.
The Chamber uses this publication as its official
relocation and recruitment guide when
responding to inquiries or providing visitors with
more information.
May 2014 Volume 34 , Issue 5
Tuesday, May 13th - 12 noon
Advantage Butte @ Perkins
Monday, May 20th - 11:30 a.m.
Executive Board @ Chamber
Tuesday, May 20th - 8:30 a.m.
CVB Meeting @ Chamber
Wednesday May 21st - 12 noon
Chamber Ambassadors
Thursday May 22nd - 7 a.m.
Board Meeting @ Perkins
Thursday May 22nd - 7 a.m.
Board Meeting @ Perkins
Thursday May 22nd - 5:30 p.m.
Business Card Social hosted by
Marquis Vintage Suites
www.buttechamber.org
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Butte-Silver Bow Chamber of Commerce
Visitors’ Center 1000 George St.
Butte, MT 59701
(406) 723-3177
Marko Lucich Executive Director
Maria Pochervina CVB Director/TBID Executive Secretary
Stephanie Sorini Marketing, Membership & Bookkeeping
Director
Cheryl Ackerman Receptionist/Staff Associate
Shane McCarthy, Safeway
Desiree Shogren, Comfort Inn of Butte
Ed Stepan, RED Silicon
Paul Tash, Tash Communications
Alana Ferko, Butte Plaza Mall
Linda Granger, School Trustee/Highlands College
Paul Babb, Northwestern Energy
Tami O’Connell, Stix & Stonz
Karen Corbin, KXLF TV
Maura Uggetti, Copper Ridge Healthcare
Becky Sprunger, United Blood Services
Colin Higgins, Mackenzie River Pizza
Bob Bentley, Jr., Bentley Construction
Matt Vincent, BSB Chief Executive
Donald Blackketter, Chancellor Montana Tech
Paula Ruark, Town Pump Hotel Group
Don Peoples, Individual Member
Cindi Shaw, Council of Commissioners
Pat Fleming, Fleming & O’Leary Attorneys
Jim Woy, Anderson ZurMuehlen & Co., P.C.
Lynn Lloyd, Montana Standard
Kevin Dennehy, St. James Healthcare
Chris Ackerman, Cherry Creek Radio
Herb Kelsey, Farm Bureau Financial
Judy Jonart, School District #1
Andy Zdinak, BLDC
Jeff Gorman, McDonald’s
Kristen Rosa, Butte-Silver Bow
Machelle LeProwse, JCP
Todd Tregidga, Montana Tech
Pete Akey, Glacier Bank
Jim McKenzie, Newland & Co.
Paula Ruark, President
Town Pump Hotel Group
Pete Akey, President-Elect
Glacier Bank
Jim McKenzie, Treasurer
Newland & Co.
Ed Stepan, Vice President
REC Silicon
Mark Hughes, Vice-President
Super 8/CVB President
Desiree Shogren, Vice-President
Comfort Inn of Butte
Paul Tash, Vice-President
Tash Communications
Todd Tregidga, Vice-President
Montana Tech
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 was the kick-off for the Chamber’s annual Beautify Butte Campaign. This is a collaborative effort among the Chamber, Butte-Silver Bow, BLDC, the business community and many individuals/organizations to clean up and green our great city. This task is too enormous to be successful
for a few people to implement without the help and support of everyone.
As the white snow covering leaves the landscape in the spring of each year, all the trash that has been snow covered is revealed on all the streets, alleys and empty lots. If we do
not immediately pick up the trash, then Mother Nature, in the form of wind, conveniently redistributes everything onto other peoples’ yards and neighborhoods and all of a sudden, no one wants to take ownership of someone else’s trash.
But think about this! Has your trash from your dumpster or garbage cans become the problem of your next door neighbor or vice-versa? There are simple and easy solutions to this problem... if we all just do our part!
First, if you have an outside dumpster or garbage can, do not overfill it. Make sure you have it covered with a lid or some other form of covering for containment purposes.
Secondly, if your garbage does happen to spill over on to the ground, pick it up as quickly as possible before the wind has a chance to spread it throughout the entire community.
This is a huge problem in our community, but one that can be conquered if we take it seriously.
This, in itself would do wonders for the appearance of our community and make the streets and neighborhoods cleaner and more appealing.
Beautify Butte has many components that will be announced periodically during the months of April and May. Are we going to Beautify Butte or are we NOT going to do our share and wait for someone else to do it?
In case we are waiting for that someone else, that person is each one of us. Let’s all take the lead in making this year’s Beautify Butte campaign the best one ever. Working together, we can make this happen! Thank you for joining the team to green up and clean up Butte!
Sincerely,
Executive Director
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First Call Computer Solutions Business to Business and Managed Provider Services
Jon Kuennen, Technology Advisor 305 West Mercury Street
Butte, MT 59701 Phone: (406) 299 1198 www.firstsolution.com
Bliss and Bling A fun place for you and your pet
Virginia Williford, owner 319 S Montana Street
Butte, MT 59701 Phone: (406) 490-5137
Butte KOA Campground (under new ownership)
JTC Adventures, LLC Tom Cervenak
1601 Kaw Avenue Butte, MT 59701
Phone: (406) 782-8080 www.koa.com
Star Lanes Mile High Bowling Center, Inc.
4600 Harrison Avenue PO Box 3931
Butte, MT 59702 Phone: (406) 494-3898
Blackfoot Telecommunications Group
Advanced Telecommunication and Technology Services
Debbie Dantic, Marketing Intelligence Specialist Phone: (406) 541-5181
Fax: (406) 532-5028 www.blackfoot.com
*new members become active and are listed when payment is received.*
Member businesses are once again invited to purchase a display ad on the Official 2014 Chamber of
Commerce Butte-Silver Bow city map. In the pursuit of providing a map of the highest quality with
up-to-date information and accurate detail of the Butte area, we are pleased to inform you that
we’ve once again partnered with Spring Hill Press, a Butte-Silver Bow Chamber of Commerce
Member, to produce the map, which will be in the same high-quality format as in years past.
Representatives from Spring Hill Press have begun contacting members regarding advertising
opportunities, which are exclusive to Chamber Members. Existing advertisers receive first right to
renew their ad and placement. Spring Hill Press will produce all artwork for the ads at no additional cost to the client and will
present proof copies prior to publication to ensure accuracy. Each advertiser will receive one complimentary copy of the map
and the Chamber will distribute the map as requested by visitors, residents, businesses and potential new residents.
Spring Hill Press continues to offer Online Maps that display the advertising until the next edition. Visit their website,
www.springhillpress.com and find the Butte section to view last year’s map. Users can select a member business from the
List of Advertisers and the map will pan to the selected location. Once the selected location has been displayed, the ad can
be viewed and users can be automatically linked to the advertiser's website. All at no extra cost!
Butte-Silver Bow Chamber of Commerce is the information clearinghouse for community information and receives many
requests for maps, business referrals and relocation packets each month. A good city/county map is a primary request from
inquiries. This map will allow member businesses to put their name, product or service in front of a large audience of
prospective customers.
For any questions pertaining to this project you can call Dick Bushman or Nita Hickman at Spring Hill Press at 1-800-627-8141
or Stephanie Sorini or Marko Lucich @ 406-723-3177
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April’s Business Card Social was hosted by the Butte Plaza Mall on Wednesday, April 30th.
Alana Ferko and her staff were ready to go with a beautiful array of appetizers, beverages, drawings, and giveaways!
Denise Kelly and staff from RE/MAX Premiere Real Estate were present and were featured with a cake by Butte’s own Justin.Credibly.Sweet by Justin DeShazo (so popular the only photo we got was when it was almost gone!)
Thanks so much to the entire Butte Plaza Mall team! A wonderful time was had by all!
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Greetings, everyone!
I attended the Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Billings, April 13-15. As always, this conference was packed full of information and
idea-sharing on tourism in the state. The highlight of the event was the presentation of the tourism awards at the final night banquet: Julie
Shelton, Director of Sales from Fairmont Hot Springs Resort was awarded the Tourism Ambassador Award for her efforts in promoting
tourism for the state. The World Museum of Mining was also recognized for the Tourism Infrastructure Investment Program grant they
received. Congratulations to our local winners -- we are so proud of your accomplishments!!!
The CVB, with approval from the Tourism Advisory Council will be partnering with Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Service, City-
County of Butte-Silver Bow, and the TBID to produce an Interpretative Trail Map of: Butte urban trails, Thompson Park, Maud S Canyon and
the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. This map will be an interactive map for residents and visitors to download on their computers
and mobile devices. We can expect to see this project completed in early summer.
The CVB marketing plan was due to the state by May 1st. The marketing plan is a comprehensive plan on how the CVB will spend
approximately $83,000 of bed tax revenue along with any rollover monies not spent in the previous fiscal period. This was the first time the
marketing plans were submitted via a computer software grant program, which was an easier endeavor. The marketing plan will be
reviewed and discussed with the TAC along with a short presentation during the early June meeting.
The TBID held a special meeting in April to discuss funding for the Montana Folk Festival’s expansion to include an art car exhibition and
film festival. The expanded event would include art car parade, film series and exhibit would be coordinated and curated by nationally
recognized art car designer and artist Harrod Blank.
Local hoteliers and I are still working on inviting meeting planners from around the state to visit Butte to see firsthand what we offer for
their conventions, board meetings, continuing education, and strategic planning sessions. We want everyone to know: Butte is open &
equipped for meetings. Part of this event will be to showcase Fairmont as our conference facility, along with some non-traditional sites for
other functions.
The trolley will be starting soon and our summer staff will be on site; all of this means that ready or not our summer season is beginning.
As such, be sure to invite your friends and family to Butte for a visit, to take in our 20+ attractions in town and the amazing recreational
opportunities just minutes away from our front doors.
Happy Spring!
CVB/TBID
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This fall, Montana Tech and The Peak, Inc. are teaming up to offer a new course titled Safe Travel Abroad (MT391). Montana Tech graduates and community travelers, whether they are vacationing, completing an internship, or working in their chosen profession, have the potential to travel to some of the world’s most dangerous places.
This course provides the traveler with the essential skills to safely travel abroad while mitigating the risks to their safety. Learn what to pack, where to stay, and how to secure your possessions. Recognize health issues, disease prevention, and safe food and water sources. Identify safe modes of travel and recognize the various traveler scams, criminal activities, and kidnapping risks. You will also have the opportunity to demonstrate an understanding of the course objectives during an all-encompassing final field exercise.
By the end of this course, students will:
Prepare and utilize pre-departure vulnerability assessments and risk management programs.
Identify and familiarize themselves with the customs, laws, and cultural standards that may impact their travel.
Plan what to pack, where to stay, and how to secure your possessions. Recognize health issues, disease prevention, and safe food and water sources.
Identify safe modes of travel and the appropriate precautions while traveling in taxis, buses, trains, etc. Utilize survival navigation.
Recognize the various traveler scams, criminal activities, and potential trouble spots. Develop a personal security posture.
Discuss the types of kidnapping, recognize the process, develop a personal vulnerability assessment, and mitigate their risk of being kidnapped.
Demonstrate the techniques to defeat common personal restraints such as rope, duct tape, zip ties, wire, etc.
Recognize and describe the various medical issues a traveler may face to include climatic injuries, bugs, bites, and bowels. Identify where to get help.
Recognize and utilize personal safety protocols (Female Specific)
Demonstrate understanding of all course learning outcomes/objectives during a final field exercise.
The course will be a combination of lecture, homework assignments, final field exercise, and intensive class participation/discussions. Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the HPER.
The course is capped at 15 so registering early is recommended.
For information, call Mark Gollinger at The Peak Inc. at 406-494-7999.
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May 16 & 17 @ Various Fields in Butte
May 19, 20 & 21 @ Fairmont
May 23 & 24 @ Bulldog Memorial
May 30 & 31 @ Bulldog Memorial
July 3rd Fireworks
July 4th Parade
July 11, 12 & 13
July 24, 25 & 26
August 8, 9 & 10
September 12 & 13
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NBC-affiliates in our area confirmed that Southwest Montanans had a major case of Olympics Madness during the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Butte/Bozeman affiliate KTVM saw the highest ratings out of ALL the network affiliates across the country in the two most highly-coveted demographics—those viewers between the ages of 18 & 24 and those between the ages of 25 & 54.
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MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR %
March 2013 March 2014 CHANGE
CONSTRUCTION 1,473,269.23 314,456.64 - 78.7 %
Year to Date 2,127,716.59 1,696,218.38 - 20.3 %
WATER 13,750 13,792 + 0.3 %
EMPLOYMENT Labor Force 18,349 18,204 - 0.8 %
Employment 17,365 17,121 - 1.4 % Unemployment 984 1,082 + 10.0 %
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.9 + 9.3 %
Tourism Requests 13 14 + 7.7 %
General Information 2 2 0.0 %