june spirit 2011

Published by the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce bull wwwspringfieldchambercom bull June 2011 bull Volume 29 No 6

Business Spotlight page 5 bull Your Chamber page 6 bull New Members page 12

SpiritSPRINGFIELD

The business climate in Springfield continues to improve as the economy grows and expands in the region Early last year Springfield saw signs that the economic recovery was underway for businesses in the area In order to adapt the challenges of the difficult economy businesses cut costs streamlined expanded market share and continued to become more efficient and those efforts are paying off This year signs are clearer than ever that many busi-nesses are now in a growth mode They have emerged from the recession leaner and ready to meet an increase in demand Recently there have been several announcements of business expansions in the regionrsquos targeted industries for economic development including manu-facturing health care technology and corporate services among others The Chamber and its economic development arm the Springfield Business Development Corporation have targeted those select industries due to the regionrsquos competitive advantages in those sectors These industries are power intensive man-ufacturing medical research and services supply chain management corporate ser-vices (including data centers customer care services and headquarters) and tech-nological innovation The identified target industries reflect the regionrsquos successes in attracting new companies to the area and expansions of existing businesses The Springfield region has many unique assets including competitive business costs which helps companies feel con-

fident in expanding or locating their busi-nesses here The afford-ability of local energy continues to make the region competitive as Springfield has the fourth-lowest utilities cost in the nation St Johnrsquos Health System and Cox Health Systems are the regionrsquos top employers and two of the top 100 hos-pitals in the nation This strength in the health care field is sup-ported by a diverse range of certificate and degree programs offered at local colleges and universities Springfieldrsquos cen-tral location in the United States solid interstate network and strong connectivity allows for transportation and logistics needs Springfield also has a quality workforce with a pipeline of nearly 50000 students in the area seeking degrees in business pre-medicine pre-engineering and technical training among other fields Several companies within the target industries have recently announced ex-pansions Digital Monitoring Products a high tech manufacturer added 30 new jobs and expanded their facility St Johnrsquos Health System broke ground on a new $104 mil-lion 48-bed orthopedic hospital Expedia completed renovations of a large portion of the former airport terminal and has added nearly 500 new jobs PROFormance Foods

ndash Roma of Springfield a food distribution facility is expanding 35000 sqft and in-vesting $52 million in capital John Deere Reman announced plans to expand in Strafford adding 55 new jobs and a new 275000 sqft logistics facility and Gold Mountain Communications a customer care call center announced another expan-sion adding 140 new jobs to their existing workforce of 180

Confidence in local economy rises with added jobs and expansion announcements

Gold Mountain Communicationsrsquo ribbon cutting

Joplin Tornado Relief resource list

Get involved in the relief effort

2 Springfield Spirit | June 2011

CalendarComplete details and online registration information can be found atwwwspringfieldchambercom

61 60 Minutes to Success Marketing to Todayrsquos Customer amp Relationship Management Noon-130 pm Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce 202 S John Q Hammons Pkwy

62 Good Morning Springfield 730 am Hickory Hills Country Club 3909 East Cherry Street Sponsored by Ollis amp Company

63 Springfield Regional Economic Partnership Meeting 8 am-1 pm Hilton Garden Inn 4155 South Nature Center Way Sponsored by Connell Insurance

67 Member Briefing 345-5 pm Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce 202 S John Q Hammons Pkwy

69 Business After Hours 5-7 pm Cartoons Oyster Bar amp Grill 1614 S Glenstone Ave Sponsored by Cartoons Oyster Bar amp Grill

616 Business 2 Business AM 730-9 am Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce 202 S John Q Hammons Pkwy Sponsored by Office Concepts

616 Mid-America Technology Alliance Filling the IT Pipeline 11 am- 1 pm Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Bill Foster North Room 202 S John Q Hammons Pkwy Sponsored by the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce

2011 OfficersChairman of the BoardJerry Harmison Harmison amp Pearman PC

Chairman-electJohn Wilson US Bank

TreasurerRuss Marquart Empire Bank

Assistant TreasurerGreg Horton Integrity Home Care

Vice Chairman Community DevelopmentSpecial EventsPaula Adams Penmac Staffing

Vice Chairman Economic DevelopmentJoe Reynolds Digital Monitoring Products

Vice Chairman MembershipDr Jennifer Jackson Springfield Business Journal

Vice Chairman Public AffairsDave Roling Emery Sapp amp Sons

2011 DirectorsTom Babik Springfield Business Development Corporation (Ferrell-Duncan Clinic)

John Black City Utilities

Greg Burris City of Springfield

Meghan Chambers StaxxJelly Beans

Sheila Collins New Horizons Hardwoods

Tim Connell Connell Insurance Inc

Don Flatau John Deere Reman

Brian Fogle Community Foundation of the Ozarks

John Hancock Prime Inc

Dennis Heim Heim Young amp Associates Inc

Dr Hal Higdon Ozarks Technical Community College

Dawn Hiles Drury University

Rick Hughlett Rickrsquos Automotive

Jake McWay CoxHealth

John Oke-Thomas Oke-Thomas + Associates Inc

Francine Pratt Isabelrsquos House

Dr Norm Ridder Springfield Public Schools

Tim Rosenbury Butler Rosenbury amp Partners Inc

David Ross The Network (Morelock-Ross Builders)

Jeff Schrag The Daily Events

Jon Swope St Johnrsquos Health System

Jim Viebrock Greene County

Jim Anderson Chamber of Commerce

Ex-officio board member~

Springfield Spirit is published monthlyfor members of the

Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce

Michelle West Vice President CommunicationsClaire Faucett Public RelationsInteractive Media ManagerKristen Kelley Art DirectorEmily Denniston Public Affairs Project ManagerElise Eimer Communications Intern

~Jim Anderson PresidentBrad Bodenhausen Executive Vice PresidentJennifer Dalton Vice President AdministrationSandy Howard Vice President Public AffairsBrent McCoy Vice President MembershipRyan Mooney Senior Vice President Economic Development

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Springfield Spirit | wwwspringfieldchambercom 3

Board Report Economic Development Activity Tracker

The activity tracker measures the year-to-date level of economic develop-ment project activity (pro pects) in the Springfield region The Chamber and its economic development subsidiary the Springfield Business Development Corporation serve as the lead business expansion and attraction entities for Springfield and the surrounding 10-county region Also measured are the number of local business visits staff has con-ducted as well as visits with site selection consultants and organizations making location decisions in our region

Total New Prospects 13 Existing Companies 10 New Companies 3Current Active Projects 13Business Visits (inside market) 45ConsultantBusiness Visits (outside of market) 50Prospect Site Visits (to region) 1

Announced Projects (4) Digital Monitoring Products Roma of Springfield John Deere Reman Gold Mountain Communications

At the May 16 meeting of the Chamber Board of Directors approved the adop-tion of the Springfield-Greene County Civility Project Resolution of Support as presented by Andy Lear BKD LLP and co-chair of the initiative The board also approved hosting the next Facing Racism Institute at the Chamber in the fall Other updates included the Develop-ment Issues Input Group by the committee chair Dan Compas Murney Associates and a recap of the 2011 state legislative session by Chamber staff Sandy Howard

Board approves Civility Project Resolution

Think PositiveBe Positive

wwwspringfieldchambercomthinkpositive


ldquoThe Boxcar Millionairerdquo Tom Black to speak at Missouri State University The Chamber and Missouri State University Debate Program have teamed up to invite Tom Black ldquoThe Boxcar Millionairerdquo for a special one-day event Thursday June 16th Black graduated from Missouri State University with a degree in Rhetoric and Public Address He was a nationally ranked debater and was active in student government His business career is a true rags to riches story Born in humble circumstances Black has built several large nationally known companies in the banking services industry Recently he created the Tom Black Center for Selling to teach and coach entrepreneurs and salespeople He has been asked to deliver keynote speeches around the world and is the author of the book ldquoBoxcar Millionairerdquo Tom will deliver three ldquoLearn from the Masterrdquo presentations on June 16 Discounts are available for multiple sessions For more information or to register visit wwwtomblackcom

Session I - $49Entrepreneurs

830 ndash 1100 am Missouri State University

KARLS Hall Room 101

Session II - $49Selling System130 ndash 400 pm

Missouri State UniversityKARLS Hall Room 101

Session III - ($19 non-Network Members

free to members of the Network for Springfieldrsquos

Young Professionals)Young Professionals

530 ndash 700 pmSpringfield Area Chamber


The Show-Me State Games focuses on promoting health fitness family and fun for all Missourians ldquoThe Show-Me State Games is unique because of its multi-sport and Olympic-style set-up There is no other sports organization in Missouri like the Games and in fact we are the largest of our kind in the entire nationrdquo says Emily Lorenz marketing and media coordinator for Show-Me State Games Springfield office As the largest state games in the nation the Show-Me State Games is hosted by the University of Missouri in Columbia Mo The office in Springfield is fairly new to the com-munity having just opened in 2010 ldquoOne of the most exciting develop-ments has been the expansion of the Games to include an office in Springfield

This office is charged with promoting the Gamesrsquo mission and seeking opportunities to get involved in the Southwest Missouri communityrdquo says Lorenz Springfield has become very involved in the Show-Me State Games by offering to host hockey at the Mediacom Ice Park Also new this year the Show-Me State Games are partnering with the Missouri Beef Industry Council for a series of four ldquofun runsrdquo in Carthage Savannah Sedalia and Columbia In addition to the summer Olympic-style games which feature more than 40 sports for all ages and ability levels Show-Me State Games offers events through-out the year and all around the state to promote health fitness family and fun

By Elise Eimer communications intern

The Games ndash itrsquos good for you and fun too

Spotlight

bull Marketing and Media Coordinator Emily Lorenz

bull Address 2250 S Maryland Springfield MO 65807

bull Phone (417) 368-0487

bull Website wwwsmsgorg

bull E-mail peurrungemissouriedu

bull ProductsServices Area Attractions

Show-Me State Games


Your Chamber

Ozarks Food Harvest receives 2011 Small Business Award

The Chamber announced Ozarks Food Harvest Inc as its 2011 W Curtis Strube Small Business Award recipient on May 4 during its annual awards luncheon The award presented by the Chamberrsquos Small Business Council is determined by written applications scored by an independent panel of judges The judges include the previous yearrsquos recipient two business professionals as selected by the Small Business Council and two local business assistance providers The application consists of written essays covering company history management philosophy response to challenges innovative products or services and community-oriented contributions Ozarks Food Harvest Inc (OFH) a food bank in southwest Missouri serves more than 300 hunger-relief organizations across 28 counties With 29 employees presi-dent and CEO is Bart Brown OFH reaches more than 155000 individuals and distributes nearly nine mil-lion pounds of food annually or more than $15 million distributed to its network of member charities OFH also administers five direct-relief programs aimed at pro-viding nutritious and consistent food sources They include The Weekend Backpack Program Kids Cafeacute The Summer Food Service Program The Commodity Supple-mental Food Program and the Mobile Food Pantry The Chamberrsquos Small Business Award is named for the late director of the Breech School of Business at Drury University Dr W Curtis Strube He was instrumental in the creation of many programs for small businesses among them the Small Business Council of the Chamber The award celebrates the success of the Chamberrsquos small business members and recognizes the importance small businesses play in the local economy Small businesses make up the majority of the Chamberrsquos membership Of the Chamberrsquos nearly 2000 members more than 85 percent employ 50 or fewer and 75 percent employ 25 or fewer

Your Chamber


The Chamberrsquos 2011 Business Expo will take place Thursday October 6 at the Springfield Exposition Center Booth registration for all Chamber members will begin in late June Exhibitors will be able to register online For information on Expo 2011 visit wwwspringfieldchambercomexpo or call the Chamber at 862-5567

Are you ready to discover China Todayrsquos China is a fascinating mix of ancient tradition vibrant culture modern development and economic energy

If yoursquove ever wanted to experience China firsthand please make plans to join the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce and CITSLINC International for ldquoExperience China 2012rdquo

bull The 10-day adventure is scheduled for March 19 ndash 28 2012bull Excursion includes stops in Beijing Shanghai Suzhou and Hangzhoubull This trip is very affordable at only $2099 per person

For more information please contact Kristin Lochner at 862-5567 or kristinspringfieldchambercom

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The Network for Springfieldrsquos young professionals a program of the Chamber is nearing the completion of its fourth year with many great accomplishments The initiative launched in June 2007 has grown to approximately 300 members This year The Network continued sev-eral programs including the experienced professionalyoung professional mentor to mentor program (a program between The Network Advisory Committee and the Chamber Board of Directors) a college mentoring program a board training pro-gram and a summer program for interns called the INnetwork whose second sea-son is scheduled to start in June of this year To celebrate four successful years members are invited to come together for great food and company on Friday June 3rd from 5-7 pm down-town at Milliersquos Cafe To RSVP con-tact Hollie Elliott at (417) 862-5567 or

holliespringfieldchambercom

The Network celebrates four year anniversary

Mark your calendar for Expo 2011


Public Affairs2011 Legislative Session recap legislature reduces cost to business but many missed opportunities on job creation legislation Friday May 13 marked the end to Missourirsquos 2011 legislative session Many of the Chamberrsquos key priority issues died minutes before the legislature adjourned for the year and others had trouble gaining traction all along Here is a recap on some key issues the Chamber was tracking

Comprehensive economic devel-opment legislation fails in final hours of session The Chamber advocated for several innovative economic development pro-grams that would have had a positive impact on the statersquos job creation climate Likewise leadership from both parties in-dicated very early in the session that job creation was a top priority Bills garnered broad support in both chambers and passed with wide margins However the

General Assembly failed to pass a compre-hensive economic development bill on the last day of the session Specifically disagree-ment over the use of the statersquos tax credit programs led to a gridlock and prevented passage of an omnibus bill that would have paved the way for these initiatives middot MOSIRA The Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act (MOSIRA) proposal would have created a funding source to target growth in high-tech areas by capturing a small percentage of the growth in state revenue over a base year from science and innovation companies and reinvesting those funds grow the statersquos high-tech entrepreneurial sector This directly benefits our community given the advancements being made at Jordan Valley Innovation Center The MOSIRA pro-

posal is modeled after a similar program in Kansas where the program has led to nearly $1 billion in investment in the state since its inception just a few years ago middot Data Center Incentives Data centers are hubs of other investment and corpo-rate co-locations and Missouri has lost out on many opportunities to surrounding states These incentives would encourage the establishment of data centers fueling capital investment in the state Southwest Missouri has several unique advantages for attracting data centers and this sector has been identified as a targeted industry for the Springfield region by Market Street Services an independent economic devel-opment consulting firm middot Compete Missouri As recommended by the Tax Credit Review Commission Com-

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Transportation Update with Rep Charlie Denison amp Jewell Patek ndash February 18 Rep Charlie Denison Chairman of the House Transportation Committee and Jewell Patek of the Missouri Transportation Alliance spoke with Chamber members about Missourirsquos transportation needs and efforts being made at the state level to address those needs

Legislative Breakfast Series ndash February 18 March 30 April 27 Three times every session nearly 50 business and community leaders from Springfield get the opportunity to meet with legislators from all over the state at the Springfield Metro Partnership Legislative Breakfast Series These breakfast meetings give Chamber members the opportunity to discuss progress on key legislative priorities with members of the legislature

Legislative Preview with Scott Marrs Governmental Services Group Inc ndash January 7 At the beginning of the session Scott Marrs with Governmental Services Group Inc provided Chamber mem-bers with a preview of what to expect in Jefferson City during the four and a half month session

SpringfieldBranson Regional Salute to Missouri Legislators ndash January 26 For the 26th year in a row this event was held to welcome and thank our elected officials in Jefferson City Hosted by a coalition representing the southwest region Salute to Missouri legislators draws nearly 600 attendees every year

January February


pete Missouri would have begun to reform Missourirsquos tax credit programs to increase efficiencies and effectiveness and reign in $600 million allocated to tax credits annually

Fix the Six Issues Of the six business priorities established by a broad statewide business coalition successes were seen in a couple of areas but there were also a number of missed op-portunities to pass some important business reforms middot Elimination of Corporate Franchise Tax Before session ended the Governor signed legislation phasing out the Corpo-rate Franchise Tax a win for Missouri busi-nesses because Missouri is one of a few states with both corporate income tax and corporate franchise tax The legislation will phase out this double taxation over five years middot Employment Law Reform This leg-islation would have brought Missouri em-ployment law back in line with federal law reduced frivolous lawsuits and insured more timely and fair resolution for legiti-mate discrimination cases Employment Law Reform legislation made it all the way to Governor Nixonrsquos desk but was vetoed middot Workersrsquo Compensation Reform De-bate onworkersrsquo compensation reform

began early in the session yet failed on the last day Senate Bill 8 sought to turn back two court cases that addressed co-employee liability and occupational disease coverage The co-employee liability ruling is particularly problematic given the fact that it was an appellate court decision and has the potential to affect every employer in the state middot Unemployment Compensation Leg-islation to address Missourirsquos bankrupt unemployment insurance trust fund was also a ldquoFix the Sixrdquo priority The state bor-rowed over $800 million from the federal government over the last two years to cover unemployment insurance claims for out-of-work Missourians In 2011 Missouri employers will begin paying millions in interest fees and that number will continue to grow The coalition asked for bonding pro-visions to repay the federal debt but that issue failed to gain traction Instead a compromise was reached between the House and the Senate that allowed Missouri to accept federal funding to temporarily extend unemployment benefits from 79 to 99 weeks in return for limiting the number of weeks that jobless benefits will be paid out from the state going forward The legisla-tion signed by the Governor reduced the

number of weeks Missouri pays unemploy-ment benefits from 26 weeks to 20 weeks The final two Fix the Six priorities were Minimum Wage and Tort reform The co-alition supported legislation that would have eliminated the indexing provision from the minimum wage proposition passed in 2006 and legislation that would have moved Missouri from a joint and sev-eral liability state to a pure several liability state Bills addressing these issues died earlier in the session middot Right to Work Senate Bill 1 would have provided Missourirsquos employees the opportunity to choose whether to join or pay dues to a labor union The bill passed out of the Senate Committee and was debated briefly on the Senate floor but never passed either chamber The Spirngfield Chamber thanks those members of our local delegation who worked hard on these legislative priori-ties by sponsoring or co-sponsoring bills and their efforts did not go unnoticed We look forward to continuing to work with them during the 2012 legislative session to advance policies that ensure a pro-busi-ness climate in our state

Legislative Update with Rep Shane Schoeller ndash February 25Speaker Pro Tem of the House Rep Shane Schoeller spoke with Chamber members about what was happening in Jefferson City on key priority issues such as economic development and education

Update on Federal Budget Debt Ceiling and the Deficit US Senator Roy Blunt ndash April 21On April 21 the Chamber heard an update from Senator Roy Blunt on the federal budget This was Senator Bluntrsquos first time to speak to Chamber members since being elected to the Senate

Freshman Perspective ndash April 8Chamber members had the opportunity to hear from some of our local freshmen leg-islators in their first term and learn about

their leadership on some key Chamber-supported economic development bills that help create jobs Rep Kevin Elmer

Rep Lincoln Hough and Rep Thomas Long all represent the southwest region and are

currently serving in their first terms

2012 Fiscal Budget and Education Outlook ndash April 29

On April 29 the Chamberrsquos Governmental Relations Committee hosted Rep Sara Lampe ranking

member of the House Budget Committee and Minority Caucus Secretary Rep Lampe discussed the differences in the House and Senate proposed budget for the next fiscal year as well as provided

an outlook on funding for education

Leadership Springfield wwwleadershipspringfieldorg

Calendar of EventsJune 7Class XXVI Graduation GraduationWellington Place

June 28Board of Directors Monthly MeetingChamber of Commerce

Name Gretchen Gambon

Job Title Assistant Director for Lost and Found Grief Center

Leadership Springfield Class IIV

What does your job entail Lost and Found Grief Center is a local nonprofit that provides therapeutic support services at no charge for children and families grieving the death of a loved one The role of Assistant Director allows me to combine my social services and crisis management skills of working directly with children and families in need as well as non-profit management and development I support our Executive Director Dr Karen Scott in performing the duties of leading a small local non-profit including managing the programs and services for the children and families agency development fundraising and interacting with the community board and donors It is both a privilege and blessing for me to be involved in such

an admirable organization and making a difference in childrenrsquos lives

What did you gain from Leadership Springfield I learned an incredible amount of information about our com-munity In addition I had to opportunity to develop both professional and per-sonal relationships with my fellow class members as well as meet great commu-nity members and leaders

Whatrsquos your favorite memory from LS I am fortunate to have been in a class that had a great deal of fun while being very focused We created several memories and quite honestly it is hard to identify just one What I remember most is that the class really came together and took a great interest in the needs of the children in our community It was both a remarkable and humbling experience

Most important lesson from your Leadership Springfield class Out-side of not using my cell phone during program days (Seriously this is both a challenge and valuable lesson for profes-sionals) I think the most important lesson I learned is that our community is much larger that I originally thought and I still have a great deal to learn about it

Do you remain in contact with any LS alums from your class Yes ndash I somehow found my appointed as one of the unofficial social co-chairs for the class We still try to get people from the class together periodically In addition I have formed friendships with other class members and we are in contact often ndash both personally and professionally

What do you do in your free time Free time is a relative term in the profes-sional and non-profit field I enjoy work-ing out and spending time with family friends and 3 dogs However in general I spend a lot of time out in the com-munity and advocating for the needs of children

Volunteer work I donrsquot volunteer for one particular organization instead I volunteer as the need arises Normally it is for non-profit events and organizations that support children

Anything else you want to share In regards to Leadership Springfield it is one of the most valuable experi-ences I have had I strongly encourage other individuals to apply for Leadership Springfield

Gretchen Gambon


Leadership Springfield has identified the next class of area professionals to take part in its leadership program The class of 32 outstanding leaders will begin with a retreat in September that will launch a nine-month program that increases their awareness of the challenges and opportu-nities within our community Leslie Anderson Missouri State University Alyea Azeez Abbott Laboratories Shallina Bowers Oxford HealthCare Ger-ald Bryant Ozarks Technical Community

College Angie Burlison Tuthill Vacuum amp Blower System Kristy Chastain Arvest Bank Stephanie Clark Southwest Center for Independent Living Andy Clemens Kirkpatrick Phillips amp Miller Jeff Coiner City of Springfield Teresa Coyan Cox-Health Janet Dankert Community Part-nership of the Ozarks Craig Dunn Empire Bank Rodney Dwyer Harmony House Michael Finch City Utilities Luke Fraser BancorpSouth Marty Goodnight News Leader Robyn Hagerman Springfield Public Schools Pam Leggett-Lutes Junior League of Springfield Bridget Lovell KSPRKY3 Inc Jim Meadows Polsinelli Shughart PC Michael Nesbitt Nesbitt Construction Darynne OrsquoNeal Lathrop amp Gage LLP Dan Patterson Greene County Prosecutors Office Tad Peters Springfield Police Depart-

ment Francine Pratt Isabelrsquos House Krystal Russell Spectrum Accounting Martin Sellers Cox College William Sorrells Positronic Industries Daniel Stanley US Medical Center Matthew Thornton Dake Wells Architec-ture Greg Weaver Weaver Law Jill Wiggins Drury University

Leadership Springfield selects class XXVII


Membership RenewalsThank you for renewing The Chamber encourages members to do business with other Chamber members Please consider these renewing members and new members the next time you have a need for productsservices

A-1 Electric IncAasby Automotive ServiceAll Comm TechnologiesAll In One CleaningAmberg EntertainmentAmcon Distributing CoAmerican Residential Inspection ServiceAmeriPride Linen amp Apparel ServicesAnderson DesignAquaterra Environmental Solutions IncArtisan Construction Services IncAt Home Real Estate Services of Southwest MO LLCB amp B Sales CompanyBattlefield MallBillrsquos Electric IncBrooks Plastering IncBryan CollegeBullaro Appraisal CoCandlewood SuitesCapstone Roofing and ExteriorsCarlisle Power Transmission Products IncCarnahan Evans Cantwell amp Brown PCCarnahan-White Fence IncCarol Jones RealtorsCentral AssemblyChesterfield Village Dearborn DevelopmentRobert Cirtin InvestigationsCU Community Credit UnionClassic Wood FloorsConnell Insurance IncHarry Cooper Supply CoThe Copy Shoppe Printing amp GraphicsCoring amp Cutting IncCroley Insurance amp FinancialDRD Springfield Medical ClinicDaily amp Rosen DDS LLCDelta Roofing IncDiesel Exchange IncDiGiacinto An Italian RestaurantEl Puente Mexican RestaurantElliott Robinson amp Co LLPEmery Sapp amp Sons Inc - Springfield DivisionEmployee Benefit Design LLCExpress Employment ProfessionalsFaith TechnologiesFirst Home Savings BankFitzgerald First RealtyFour Leaf Investments LLC

Galloway Village Veterinary LLCGarrison Plastic Surgery LLCGeneral Council of the Assemblies of GodMERSGoodwill IndustriesGreat Southern InsuranceGreat Southern TravelGreenlawn Funeral Homes IncGuaranty BankHarmison amp Pearman PCScott F Harrell amp Associates IncHaruno Japanese Sushi Bar amp GrillHazelrigg Automotive CenterHeart of America BeverageHoliday Inn Express Hotel amp SuitesJ C Penney CoJD Dickinson Compressor CoJenkins Diesel Power IncKPM Technology LLCKeller Williams Realty Greater SpringfieldKraft Foods IncLathrop amp Gage LLPLeadership Springfield IncLee Engineering amp AssociatesMake-A-Wish Foundation of MissouriLaw Office of Mary Lou Martin PCMcAuley Counseling Services IncMears Floral ProductsMed-Pay IncMeyer Communications IncMidwest Environmental ConsultantsMidwest Litigation ServicesMidwest Window amp Door CorpMissouri Rug CleanersModern Bath Solutions IncMoDoCo IncMulti-Craft ContractorsNesbitt Construction CoNew Covenant AcademyOpfer Communications IncOrsquoReilly Auto PartsOzark Mailing ServiceOzark RefuseOzarks Coca-ColaDr Pepper Bottling CoOzarks Food HarvestOzarks Literacy CouncilOzarks Water Watch - Upper White River Basin FoundationPalmerton amp Parrish IncPanera Bread

Parkcrest Dental GroupProfessional Answering Service IncProperties of Distinction IncQuik Cash 571Quik Cash 582Quik Cash 592Quik Cash 598Ramada Oasis Convention CenterRed Wing ShoesThe Resource Center IncRiback Supply CompanyThe Roost Bar amp GrillRuBert Diversified Investments IncRussell Cellular IncSan Francisco OvenSeeburg Muffler amp Brake LLCSelect Brands LLCSilver Dollar City IncSleep Inn of SpringfieldSouthern Sun Electric CorpSouthwest Electric CooperativeSpringfield Area Human Resources AssociationSpringfield Brewing CompanySpringfield Striping amp SealingSpringfield Symphony AssociationSpringfield WinwaterState Farm Insurance - Kathy Binkley AgentTech Electronics of SpringfieldJoe Tonyan CLU ChFCThe Tooth Truck IncTown amp County IncTracker Marine LLCTucker amp Co PCUS Small Business Admn Springfield BranchUnited HealthCareVillage Inn Family Restaurant Corporate OfficeThe Vision ClinicWalnut Capital Management LLCWebster Electric CooperativeWehrenberg Design CoThe Whitlock Company LLPWood Re New amp Tile TooThe Wooten Co


New MembersWelcome to our newest members

Alco-Haul1307 E MontclairSpringfield MO 65804(417) 862-4285wwwalco-haulcomLiquor Stores

Bambinorsquos Cafe1141 E Delmar StSpringfield MO 65807(417) 862-9999wwwbambinoscafecomRestaurants - Casual Dining

Distinct Detail LLC549 S Ingram Mill AvenueSpringfield MO 65802(417) 268-7475wwwdistinctdetailcomAutomobile Detailing amp Restoration

Ebbets Field Restaurant amp Pub1027 E WalnutSpringfield MO 65806(417) 865-5050Restaurants - Bar amp Grill

Garborsquos Pizzeria2101 W Chesterfield BoulevardSpringfield MO 65807(417) 883-9010wwwgarbospizzeriacomRestaurants - Pizza

Great Life Golf amp Fitness at Deer Creek5544 W State Highway 266Springfield MO 65802(417) 865-8888wwwgreatlifegolfcom Golf Courses - Public

iBody Directory1948-F S Glenstone 110Springfield MO 65804(417) 766-5525wwwibodydirectorycomWellness

Legends In Concert1600 W Highway 76Branson MO 65616(417) 339-3003wwwlegendsinconcertcomTheatres - Live

MO Nails amp Spa319-F E BattlefieldSpringfield MO 65807(417) 885-8095Nail Salon

Northside Dental Clinic4205 S Nature Center WaySpringfield MO 65804(417) 882-1711wwwdrkaelinnorthsidedentalcom Dentists Dental Labs andor Periodontist

Omega Healthcare2041 S StewartSpringfield MO 65804(417) 886-6995wwwomega-healthcarecomHealth amp Allied Services

Q amp Company LLC1313-B N NiasSpringfield MO 65802(417) 863-6700wwwqandcompanyllccomContractors - Building amp General

David W Ransin PC1650 E Battlefield 140Springfield MO 65804(417) 881-8282wwwransincomAttorneys

Tri-Lakes Mobile Ultrasound IncPO Box 14819Springfield MO 65814(417) 350-8100wwwtrilakesmobileultrasoundcom Health amp Allied Services

The UPS Store4319 S NationalSpringfield MO 65810(417) 887-1991wwwtheupsstorelocalcom4068Shipping Services

Ribbon CuttingsThrive Personal Fitness ndash May 163526 South National Ave

YOUR Commercial Kitchen ndash May 243433-C S Campbell

Western Extra Lite Company ndash May 261840 N Packer Road

The UPS Store ndash June 214319 S National

Layer3 Technology ndash July 82020 W Vista

Meek Chiropractic ndash August 121934 S Glenstone

Manpower ndash August 192025 W Sunshine 160

GroundbreakingArvest Bank ndash June 63184 E Sunshine

Lobby DisplayBusiness providing floral arrangements in John Q Hammons Enterprise Center

Flowerama 142659 W Sunshine(417) 869-9890


CalendarComplete details and online registration information can be found atwwwspringfieldchambercom

61 60 Minutes to Success Marketing to Todayrsquos Customer amp Relationship Management Noon-130 pm Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce 202 S John Q Hammons Pkwy

62 Good Morning Springfield 730 am Hickory Hills Country Club 3909 East Cherry Street Sponsored by Ollis amp Company

63 Springfield Regional Economic Partnership Meeting 8 am-1 pm Hilton Garden Inn 4155 South Nature Center Way Sponsored by Connell Insurance

67 Member Briefing 345-5 pm Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce 202 S John Q Hammons Pkwy

69 Business After Hours 5-7 pm Cartoons Oyster Bar amp Grill 1614 S Glenstone Ave Sponsored by Cartoons Oyster Bar amp Grill

616 Business 2 Business AM 730-9 am Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce 202 S John Q Hammons Pkwy Sponsored by Office Concepts

616 Mid-America Technology Alliance Filling the IT Pipeline 11 am- 1 pm Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Bill Foster North Room 202 S John Q Hammons Pkwy Sponsored by the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce

2011 OfficersChairman of the BoardJerry Harmison Harmison amp Pearman PC

Chairman-electJohn Wilson US Bank

TreasurerRuss Marquart Empire Bank

Assistant TreasurerGreg Horton Integrity Home Care

Vice Chairman Community DevelopmentSpecial EventsPaula Adams Penmac Staffing

Vice Chairman Economic DevelopmentJoe Reynolds Digital Monitoring Products

Vice Chairman MembershipDr Jennifer Jackson Springfield Business Journal

Vice Chairman Public AffairsDave Roling Emery Sapp amp Sons

2011 DirectorsTom Babik Springfield Business Development Corporation (Ferrell-Duncan Clinic)

John Black City Utilities

Greg Burris City of Springfield

Meghan Chambers StaxxJelly Beans

Sheila Collins New Horizons Hardwoods

Tim Connell Connell Insurance Inc

Don Flatau John Deere Reman

Brian Fogle Community Foundation of the Ozarks

John Hancock Prime Inc

Dennis Heim Heim Young amp Associates Inc

Dr Hal Higdon Ozarks Technical Community College

Dawn Hiles Drury University

Rick Hughlett Rickrsquos Automotive

Jake McWay CoxHealth

John Oke-Thomas Oke-Thomas + Associates Inc

Francine Pratt Isabelrsquos House

Dr Norm Ridder Springfield Public Schools

Tim Rosenbury Butler Rosenbury amp Partners Inc

David Ross The Network (Morelock-Ross Builders)

Jeff Schrag The Daily Events

Jon Swope St Johnrsquos Health System

Jim Viebrock Greene County

Jim Anderson Chamber of Commerce

Ex-officio board member~

Springfield Spirit is published monthlyfor members of the


Michelle West Vice President CommunicationsClaire Faucett Public RelationsInteractive Media ManagerKristen Kelley Art DirectorEmily Denniston Public Affairs Project ManagerElise Eimer Communications Intern

~Jim Anderson PresidentBrad Bodenhausen Executive Vice PresidentJennifer Dalton Vice President AdministrationSandy Howard Vice President Public AffairsBrent McCoy Vice President MembershipRyan Mooney Senior Vice President Economic Development

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