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May 2013 Volume 30 Issue 12

Chamber Digest

May 1: Scholastic BanquetMay 15: Lunch & Learn: The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Small BusinessMay 21: Small Business BreakfastMay 21: Business After Hours at Culver’sMay 22: Professional Development Training: Leadership vs. ManagementMay 27: Memorial Day; Chamber office closed

Upcoming Events

In This IssueMember Spotlight Page 2Leadership / Reinvesting Members Page 3Faces & Places Page 4Convention & Visitors Bureau Tourism News Pages 6 & 7Ribbon Cuttings Page 8New Members Page 9MEDIC Economic Development News 0Business News Page 11Business Directory Pages 12 - 14Business News Page 15 - 16 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Marshalltown Area Chamber of CommerceP.O. Box 1000Marshalltown, IA 50158Affix label here

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) defines small business as “one that is indepen-dently owned and operated, is organized for profit, and is not dominant in its field. Depending on the industry, size standard eligibility is based on the average number of employees for the preceding twelve months or on sales volume averaged over a three-year period.” Small businesses make up more than 70% of all businesses in the country. Locally, the majority of members of the Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce are small businesses. Most are independently owned and operated, with ten or fewer employees. To celebrate this important sector of our business community, the Chamber invites all employ-ees of Chamber members businesses and organizations to a Small Business Breakfast on Tuesday, May 21, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Legends American Grill. This event is free to members, thanks to sponsorships from many local businesses. “We wanted to highlight the local small businesses and thank them for their continued supoprt of the Chamber and economic impact on the Marshalltown community,” said Vice Chair of Member-ship Services, Chris Brodin. “We hope to have many small business owners, as well as representa-tives from our large industries join us for this event.” Keynote speaker for the breakfast is Mike Ralston, President of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry. ABI is a broad-based organization of Iowa businesses working together to promote Iowa commerce. ABI represents a diverse group of businesses, large and small, including manu-facturers, processors, retailers, insurance companies, financial institutions, publishers and printers, transportation services and the professions. Ralston will speak to the audience about the impact of small business on Iowa’s economy. “The Chamber board and staff want to remind everyone to support our local businesses, especial-ly our independently-owned firms, in order to help Marshalltown grow and prosper,” added Brodin. While the event is free and open to all Chamber members, registrations must be made online at www.marshalltown.org/chamber/events.php.

Small Business BreakfastPresented by: M. Gervich & Sons, Pampered Chef, United Bank & Trust and

Wells Fargo AdvisorsAdditional sponsors: Great Western Bank, HyVee, RACOM, Sports Plus

Tuesday, May 217:30 - 8:30 a.m.

No cost to employees of Chamber member businesses and organizations.

Registrations are required: www.marshalltown.org/chamber/events.php

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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

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Marshalltown Broadcasting: KFJB

www.marshalltown.org Statistics Feb 13 Avg/Month YTD Total Unique Visitors 2,944 2,994 5,987 Number of Visits 8,213 7,332 14,663 Page Views 56,496 39,813 79,626 Hits 133,952 100,849 201,698The Chamber’s website traffic continues to be strong. Is now the time to consider upgrading your listing and increasing your online visability?

Don’t forget to check the Chamber website for business directory information, event photos, program information and calendar of events.Contact Lynn Olberding at the Chamber office for more information.

In 1922 Earl Peak, owner of Marshall Electric Company asked Merle Easter, an engineer at Marshall Electric Company and Chauncey Hoover if they could build a “radio-telephone station”. A five-wire antenna was mounted on poles on the west side of Marshall Electric Company building at the corner of 16th and Main allowing the 10-watt homemade transmitter to broadcast to Marshalltown. Before call letters were issued the radio sta-tion was simply known as amateur code station 9-DCV and 9-LT. On June 2, 1923, KFJB was officially licensed by the Department of Commerce. In the fall of 1922 staff at the radio station ran a microphone cable through a studio window and along a West Main Street ditch to Frank-lin Field which was three blocks away at the corner of 13th and Main Street. Two Marshalltown football games were broadcast live in a single afternoon. In May of 1923, cable was again extended to Franklin Field to broadcast a live track and field event with Merle Easter providing trackside coverage. These live remote sports broadcasts are considered to be the first of their kind in the United States. A little later in 1923 KFJB began offering regular programming which included vocalists, sermons, speeches, comedians, and news. One of the biggest problems KFJB faced was staying on the right frequency, and the little 10-watt signal could be reached sometimes as far away as Canada. Eventually power increases were granted by the Federal Communications Commission to 15 watts in 1927, 100 watts in 1928, 250 watts in 1930 and 1,000 watts in 1961. In September of 1937, new studios were completed in the Marshall Electric location at 16th and Main at a cost of $35,000. Earl Peak passed away in 1945 and the radio station was briefly operated by a group of Des Moines businessmen until it was sold to the Times Republican Printing Company on April 18, 1947. In June of 1947, the studios briefly moved to the second floor of the Batesole Building at the corner of 2nd and Main Street. On November 11, 1948, a fire caused extensive damage to these studios causing a temporary broadcast location in the Times Republican building across the street. In 1949 KFJB moved to a new state of the art studio on the 3rd floor of the Lay Building at 133 East Main Street. The building was then referred to as the KFJB Building. (This building burned down in

February 8, 2012.) In 1949, the radio station had a staff of 21 employees including announcers, copywriters, secretaries, news staff and announc-ers. KFJB continued operation at this location until December 15, 1979, when it moved to its present location in the lower level of the former J.C. Penney building, now the U.S. Bank building at 123 West Main Street. In 1987, KFJB and her sister sta-tion KXIA were purchased from the Times Republican by Marshalltown Broadcasting, Inc. Today, the format is news-talk with a 24/7 broad-casting schedule.


LEADERSHIP

Board of Directors

Paul BealsChair ElectJohn HughesPast ChairTom Campbell TreasurerSharon GreerMEDIC ChairChris BrodinV.C. - MembershipJodi FaustlinV.C. - Government AffairsJerry MajorV.C. - Quality of LifeMike McQuadeV.C. - Education

Alan AnselmanBrian BurnsideAaron BuzbeeDennis DragerJoan JaimesHeidi PiersonMatt PisneyJason Staker

Ex-OfficioDennis Grabenbauer, Marshall CountyDr. Robin Shaffer Lilienthal, MCCFauna Nord, MCVBDr. Marvin Wade, MCSD

Board of Directors

Fauna NordVice ChairLiz WilkePast Chair

Deanna DavisPip GordonAl HoopJennifer HowardGary RossJulie ThomasChad WeirTyler Wollam

Board of Directors

Paul GregoireVice ChairJim Lowrance TreasurerAlan AnselmanSecretaryDoug GervichPast ChairDeb BortonChamber Chair

Brian BurnsideBill GrabeDenny GrabenbauerLoras NeurothMike SchlesingerKevin SwartzDon TurbivilleDavid Vollmar

Ex-OfficioVice Chancellor - IVCE Jacque GoodmanState Representative Mark SmithState Senator Steve SoddersCity Administrator Randy Wetmore

ChamberChair: Deb Borton

MCVBChair: Joyce Miller

MEDICChair: Sharon Greer

The Chamber Digest is a monthly publication of the Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the Marshall Economic Development Impact Committee and Marshalltown

Convention & Visitors Bureau, who collaborate in creating opportunities for businesses, residents and visitors.

Staff

Ken Anderson PresidentLynn Olberding Vice PresidentShannon Espenscheid MCVB DirectorShauna Banks Administrative AssistantTom Deimerly MEDIC President

709 South Center StreetP.O. Box 1000

Marshalltown, IA 50158Phone: 641-753-6645

Fax: 641-752-8373Email:

[email protected]

May 21, 20135:00 - 7:00 P.M.

Culver’s16 Iowa Avenue West

June 6, 20134:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Marshalltown Broadcasting123 West Main Street

July 17, 20135:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Hampton Inn & Suites20 Iowa Avenue West

August 2013Iowa River Hospice

502 Plaza Heights Road

September 2013Community Foundation of

Marshall County11 North 1st Avenue

October 2013Business to Business Showcase

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Business After Hours

Thank You Reinvesting Members

Alliant Energy 44Aventure Staffing 4Bickford of Marshalltown 16Calvin Rockett 1D & S Facilities Services 1First Baptist Church 15Haley’s Grocery 1ISU Extension 20Marshalltown Chiropractic 16Marshalltown Sewing Center 21NW Mutual - Krough & Leth 24Pro Finish 4SNT Trucking & Warehousing 1Sub City 13Super Shine Car Wash 3Superior Cleaning 15Vaughn’s Pub 9Bob Wenner 1

The reinvesting members printed in bold type marks those with

memberships in increments of five years.

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FACES & PLACES Faces & Places is a monthly feature in the Chamber Digest. Each month this column will feature information about Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce members and volunteers. Faces & Places is a great way to utilize your Chamber membership. Submissions may include grand openings, management changes, em-ployee promotions, moves, expansions, major developments and award recognition. Submissions may include a photograph, if provided in a JPEG format. Due to space limitations, each item for Faces & Places should be no more than six sentences in length. The editor reserves the right to deter-mine what is newsworthy and included in the column. Items that will not be accepted include: email changes, seminars or special event promotions that would be better addressed through advertising venues. To submit your news, email [email protected] and put Faces & Places in the subject line, or mail information to Faces & Places, P.O. Box 1000, Marshalltown, IA 50158. Submissions must be received by the 10th of the month for inclusion in the following month’s Chamber Digest. Information printed in the Faces & Places section is supplied by Cham-ber member businesses and organizations and is not an edorsement by the Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce.

MACS groundbreaking Chamber members and the public are invited to a groundbreaking cer-emony for Marshalltown Area Catholic School’s new addition on Monday, April 29, at 2:00 p.m.

Orpheum ‘Marquee Club’ lights up community businesses

Only in Marshalltown, Iowa your business can get its name in lights! Local businesses are invited to join the Orpheum’s Marquee Club. By joining the Orpheum Marquee Club, local businesses such as The Perfect Setting and R.S Stover get a unique advertising opportunity by sponsoring a weekend movie shown at the Orpheum Theater Center. Only in Mar-shalltown can businesses get their name in lights for seven days on the his-toric Main Street marquee. Businesses also have the opportunity to select the movie for their weekend which includes receiving 100 free tickets for their staff and customers. Local business were recently sent information on the Marquee Club inviting them to take advantage of this Marshalltown-only advertising op-portunity while at the same time supporting a community cause for afford-able entertainment for families and seniors. For more information go to orpheumtheatercenter.com or call 641-844-5909.

Iowa Wholesale grand opening Iowa Wholesale Supply Co., a division of HAJOCA Corporation will be holding a grand opening of their new warehouse at 3110 South 6th Street in Marshalltown, on Friday, May 31 from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. The Iowa Wholesale business has been relocated to the southside of town after the Miller family sold the IWS building on Main Street for alow-income senior housing development project. IWS has a large inventory consisting of plumbing, heating, and build-ing supplies, as well as kitchen cabinets. A new showroom has been added showcasing bath tubs, walk-in tubs and showers, faucets, kitchen displas, Whirlpool tubs and even the kitchen sink! Name brands on display include Kohler, Sterling and Mansfield plumbing fixtures, Jetta Whirlpools, Delta faucets, Insinkerator garbage disposals, Bertch cabinets and Showplace kitchens. Factory representatives will be on hand to answer questions. Refresh-ments will be served.

New Registered Nurse Case Managers joining the Iowa Home Care of-fice recently are: Bobbi Hills RN, Sarah Dolash RN, Mary Carroll RN, and Amy Wilkening RN. Iowa Home Care is a Medicare/Medicaid certified Home Health Agency located at 104 West Southridge in Marshalltown. Margi Renihan, RN, has been named the new Clinical Supervisor at the Marshalltown Iowa Home Care office. She has been a RN Case Manager at the home care agency for the last year. Margi comes from the Hardin County area and has a background in maternal health and geriatrics.

Staff changes at Iowa Home Care

Tom Campbell of Farmers Savings Bank an-nounced the addition of Jerrod W. Leffler to the staff of Farmers Savings Bank; Jerrod has joined the bank as Executive Vice President and Loan Manager. Jerrod is an experienced lending professional with expertise in loan development, portfolio manage-ment, and customer service. He will be relocating to Marshalltown from the Osceola, IA area where he was active in Rotary, the Lions Club and the Osceola

Leffler joins Farmers Savings Bank

Chamber; he is looking forward to becoming involved in the Marshalltown community. Jerrod and his wife Michelle have three adult children, one grandchild, and a son who is attending Marshalltown High School. Campbell commented, “Jerrod is a good fit for the bank’s key role in lending, as he shares the Farmers Savings Bank philosophy of providing sound financial advice to our customers in today’s fast-paced business en-vironment. He has a solid understanding of the banking business and is in tune with the challenging regulatory environment. Jerrod will be an asset to the Marshalltown community, as well as an asset to the bank.” In the two Marshalltown offices and in Beaman and Green Mountain, Jerrod and his staff are committed to continue the Farmers Savings Bank tradition of providing “hometown” banking services where decisions are made locally and personal service is top priority. Jerrod’s office is at the 205 W. Main St. location in Marshalltown and he welcomes you to stop in.


BUSINESS NEWSNew Members

Following is a list of businesses that have invested in the greater community by joining the Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce.

Please support these businesses when making purchases and business decisions.

Hanke RefrigerationRick Hanke, Owner

1605 South 1st StreetMarshalltown, IA 50158

641-753-5742

Marshalltown Community College FoundationCarol Geil, Director

3700 South Center StreetMarshalltown, IA 50158

641-844-5747The Marshalltown Community College Foundation is a non-profit

organization operated separately from Marshalltown Community College, but managed on behalf of the needs of students, faculty and staff at MCC.

Meridian Payment ServicesSteve Blevins, President

1405 Fairway DriveMarshalltown, IA 50158

641-753-8570Meridian Payment Services offers a wide range of services to their mer-

chants. They take pride in their prompt customer service and our ability to offer merchants the fastest electronic payment Pprocessing in the business.

breast surgery products, IV services, medication packaging, and more.

Molly Long PhotographyMolly Long, Owner12 West Main Street

Marshalltown, IA 50158641-485-8612

Molly Long has a love for photography and wants to help you capture life’s most important moments. She specializes in children and family photos,

wedding and senior picture photography.

Valuables 4 CashJaycin & Erin Cross

132 West Main StreetMarshalltown, IA 50158

641-328-1003Receive the most for your money at Valuables4Cash. This family-owned

business is dedicated to becoming one of the top companies in the coin and jewelery business.

If your business who could benefit from joining the Chamber, please contact Lynn Olberding at the Chamber office.

Strands Open House Strand’s, the decorating store, invites the public to their Spring Open House on Tuesday, May 7. The event will be held at their store at 11 East Meadow Lane from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The staff has spent the last few months doing extensive remodeling to the showroom floor which includes all new Mohawk carpet and new floor tile. There are new paint colors and many new carpet styles to look at as well! During the open house, visitors may talk to product representatives from Pittsburgh Paints, California Paints, Benjamin Moore, Levelor and Graber blinds. You may also shop local vendors which include; Papparazzi, Jewel Kade, Norwex, Swirlz, Mary Kay, Pampered Chef and Ideal Protein. JEV will be at Strand’s after 4:00 p.m., offering samples of some of their most popular wines. Other food will be available throughout the day. Strand’s is also debuting a new line of chalkboard paint from Benjamin Moore which can be tinted to any of their 1800 colors. Several fun ideas of what to do with chalkboard paint will be on display. There will be drawing for items throughout the store ranging from a free 12x12 Mohawk Smart-Strand carpet to a basket of painting supplies. For more information, or to find out the schedule for the vendors and representatives, please call Strand’s at 641-752-5451.

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May 2013 Calendar of EventsEvent Date LocationBingo Tuesdays Senior Citizens CenterDuplicate Bridge Wednesdays Senior Citizens CenterLibrary Storytime Wednesday Public LibraryKids Open Art Studio Saturdays Fisher Community CenterNature Story Hour May 1 Grimes Farm & ConservationMosaic Stepping Stones May 2 Grimes Farm & ConservationGiant May 3-5 Orpheum Theater CenterSteel Magnolias Play May 3-5 Martha Ellen TyeSpringtime Extravaganza May 4 Main StreetBrown Bag Bunch May 9 Timmons Grove SouthBedknobs & Broomsticks May 10-12 Orpheum Theater CenterPost Office Food Drive May 11 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes May 11 Courthouse SquareBen Hagen Trio Live May 12 John Ernest VineyardNature Story Hour May 15 Grimes Farm & ConservationHershey’s Track & Field Meet May 15 MHS TrackDoors to the Past May 16 Historical MuseumDan Wardell May 16 LeGrand Pioneer Heritage LibraryThe Odd Life of Timothy Green May 17-19 Orpheum Theater CenterMarshmallo Bicycle Ride May 18 Y Cultural CenterNational Kids to Parks Day May 18 Riverview ParkRedline Live Music May 19 John Ernest VineyardMonday Movie Matinee May 20 Public LibraryStar Trek May 24-26 Orpheum Theater CenterLoose Neutral May 26 John Ernest VineyardMemorial Day May 27 Municipal Band May 27 Riverside & Rose Hill CemeteriesMain Street Farmer’s Market May 30 Courthouse SquareGala May 30-June 2 Martha Ellen TyeHigh Noon June 1 Orpheum Theater Center

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www.visitmarshalltown.comMay 2013 Meetings & ConventionsGroup Date LocationUSSSA May 3-5 South 6th Street ComplexIA Cowboy Mounted Shooters Assoc. May 4-5 Central IA FairgroundsIA High School Rodeo Association May 10-12 Central IA FairgroundsODS Examiner Inservice May 15-16 Best Western Regency InnCowboy in the Sky May 17-19 Central IA Fairgrounds16 Inch Clincher Classic May 31-June 2 South 6th Street Complex

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CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAUFor the time and a description of the events below, log on to the

MCVB website’s Calendar of Events atwww.VisitMarshalltown.com

Go to www.visitmarshalltown.com for a list of lodging,

shopping, dining, recreation, attractions and more!

Did you know?The Binford House was built in 1874. Tours, brunch, lunch or dinner can be arranged by calling for an appointment. Host a tea party with friends.

It’s a favorite spot for meetings and tour planners too.

Go to www.visitmarshalltown.com for a list of upcoming events, dining and lodging options, attractions and

more!

Weekend Getaways Weekend getaways to Marshalltown are being offered by the Mar-shalltown Convention & Visitors Bureau. Check out our website at www.visitmarshalltown.com to view the offers. All of our getaways must have an overnight stay at one of our lodging facilities. With an overnight stay, something free or a discount is offered whether it is tickets to a play, festi-val or event that is going on over the weekend. Watch for more offers to be posted. If you would like to create an offer, contact the Marshalltown Convention & Visitors Bureau at 641-753-6645.

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The 2013 season for the Farmers Market on Main Street kicks off on May 30. The 2013 kick off night will fea-ture Marshalltown’s own Rich Cas-ciato and his Band. Rich is an Iowa Rock and Roll Music Association 2012 Hall of Fame inductee. Rich will be performing at the Farmers Market May 30, June 18, August 15, and Sept 12. The Farmers Market supports other local bands who will be performing throughout the Market season with including Jim Finders and the CPR Band, and the Lincoln Highway Band. Other activities taking place at the Market will be the continued ri-valry between Iowa and Iowa State with a cook-off on Sept 12. More information on the competition will be available soon. For more information on the Farmer’s Market on Main Street please contact the MCBD office at 641-844-2001.

Main Street Farmers Market


AMBASSADORS VISITS

The Ambassadors are the goodwill arm of the Chamber. Their scheduled time for courtesy calls and ribbon

cuttings are at 4:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. on the

second and fourth Tuesday of the month.

Contact 641-753-6645 or [email protected].

See pictures of past Ambassadors ribbon cuttings and

courtesy calls on the Chamber website at www.marshalltown.org.

John Winters Sr., and staff at Central Iowa Machine (801 North 4th Avenue) gave the Chamber Ambassadors a tour of the business during a

courtesy call on April 9.

Brian Trieschmann, General Manager of the Comfort Inn & Suites (2613 South Center Street) enjoyed a visit from the Chamber Ambassadors on

March 26.

Steve Strand and Karin Podhajsky pose with the Chamber Ambassadors during a recent visit to Strand’s: the decorating store (11 East Meadow

Lane) to thank the Strand family for their longtime Chamber membership.

Danielle Plaehn, General Manager of Riverside Cemetary (611 North Cen-ter Street) spoke to the Chamber Ambasadors about the cemetary’s 150th

anniversary this summer during a recent visit.


BUSINESS NEWSMessy Canvas Party

Attention all potential Picas-sos: Messy Canvas Party inaugural event slated for May. Find your inner artist and have a great time with friends at a Messy Canvas Party on Friday, May 3 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Messy Missy’s Studio & Gallery located in the Meadow-lane Mall. Just bring yourself, your friends, and something to munch or drink. Messy Missy’s provides the instruction, blank 16”x20” canvas, paint, brushes, and all other sup-plies. All participants will receive step by step instruction from own-er/artist Melissa Sharer-Pieters to complete their own wonderful work

Chamber and MYP to partner on professional development training

The Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce and Marshalltown Young Professionals are excited to partner on a lunch & learn event scheduled for Wednesday, May 22. The training called Leadership & Management for the High Performance Organiza-tion. The training will be held at the Emerson Inno-vation Center starting at 11:45 a.m. There is Leadership and there is Management, and it takes both for a high performance organization.

of art. The first Messy Canvas Party will feature a red tulip still life paint-ing inspired by Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne. Although all paint-ings in the group will be the same, each will be as unique as the individual painter. Easel space is limited. Cost is $40 per person, with a $15 non-re-

Find out the difference between leading people and simply managing them and hear key takeaways about how to improve yourself and your leader-ship skills from one of Marshalltown’s most successful business and com-munity members Terry Buzbee. Terry Buzbee, Group Vice President of world-leading control valve and actuation manufacturers, was a 1977 graduate of the Missouri Univer-sity of Science and Technology. As an MU-Rolla student, Terry learned about teamwork playing basketball for the Miners and as a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity. After earning a BS degree in Engineering Manage-ment, he later received a Professional Engineering Degree (1998). After graduation in 1977, Terry went to work as a Sales Engineer for Fisher Controls, then a subsidiary of Monsanto, in Marshalltown, Iowa. Over the next 20 years, he worked his way up the management ladder. His leadership roles have included Marshalltown Plant Manager (1987), Global Business Leader for the Hydrocarbon Industry (1991), and Vice President of Sales. In 1992, Monsanto sold Fisher Controls to Emerson Electric, a di-versified global technology company based in St. Louis. Emerson made Fisher® control valves part of its Emerson Process Management business group. In November 1994, Terry became President of Fisher. While maintaining his professional schedule, Terry is a past Chairman of the Valve Manufacturers Association, a past President of the Marshall-town Chamber of Commerce, and a past Board Member of the Martha Ellen Tye Foundation. Terry serves as an elder of the First Presbyterian Church, and as Chairman of the Marshalltown Education Partnership Steering Committee and Marshalltown Business Education Alliance. He and his wife, Rhonda, reside in Marshalltown and have four grown children: daughter Ashley (Lucas) Johnson and grandchildren, Preston and Lilly; and son, Aaron (Michelle), all in Marshalltown; daughter, Allison, in Council Bluffs and daughter, Anna, in Des Moines. This session is for people looking to increase their perspective on man-agement processes and leadership to reach a next level of success. Buzbee will share stories of things he has learned during his career with Emerson – Fisher. This session is presented by Emerson - Fisher. Cost is $15 for Chamber members, $10 for current MYP members. This event is not open to the public. To register, please email [email protected].

fundable deposit required upon reg-istration. Painters are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes early to check in and prepare supplies. Reservations are preferred, but walk-ins are per-mitted if a session is not sold out. For more information or to sign up call 641-753-3030.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDecember 2012 2012 2011 Employment – Marshall County Labor force 19,660 20,240 Unemployed 1,400 1,520 Percent unemployed 7.1 7.2 Total employment 18,270 18,720 Marshalltown Construction Building permits 5 7 Residential dwelling units 0 0 New residential construction valuation $0 $0 Residential addition/remodeling valuation $8,000 $39,000 New commercial/industrial permits 2 0 New commercial/industrial valuation $139,000 $0 Remodeling commercial/industrial value $3,000 $169,000 Marshall County Construction Building permits 6 5 New Residential dwelling units 3 4 New Residential construction value $234,715 $139,000 Residential addition/remodeling valuation $40,000 $139,000 New commercial/industrial permits 1 0 New commercial/industrial valuation $105,000 $0 Housing Single family home sales 45 41 Average sale price $113,024 $63,776 Median sale price $109,900 $65,000

Economic StatisticsMEDIC website is source for local information The Marshall Economic Development Impact Committee (MEDIC) web site, www.marshalltownworks.com, is a great resource for current de-mographic information about Marshalltown, Marshall County and the State of Iowa. It also includes many links to other professional resources and free documents to download. These pieces of data are constantly updated to assist business decision makers considering moving to Marshall County, expanding their current local operation, or developing a business plan for the next local entrepreneurial venture. The backbone of the MEDIC web site is the information listed on Loca-tion One Information System (LOIS), a state-of-the-art on-line application that is currently utilized by more than 6,500 communities in 12 states. This online tool showcases economic development data and available property including demographics, transportation, environment, labor force, average wage, taxation, building size and type and much more. MEDIC updates and maintains the Marshall County and Marshalltown information as well as the information for all the incorporated communities within Marshall County. These updates are ongoing as new data becomes available. LOIS offers a unique platform that allows MEDIC to share that information in “real time” with their economic development allies such as Alliant Energy and the Iowa Economic Development Authority, as well as the opportunity to publish building, site, interactive maps (GIS) and community informa-tion on their own web site. As an added benefit, this information is dis-played on the Internet at LocationOne.com, which is targeted to site selec-tion consultants nationwide. A variety of other resources are featured on the MEDIC web site includ-ing the downloadable community information related to demographics and employment characteristics, a business plan template with financial pro-jections for entrepreneurs, the most recent retail trade analysis for Mar-shalltown and Marshall County, and census based community information and other reports and resources from the Iowa State University Regional Economics & Community Analysis Program. In addition, every page of the MEDIC web site has links to our strategic partners including the City of Marshalltown, Marshall County, the Mar-shalltown Area Chamber of Commerce, Marshalltown Convention & Visi-tors Bureau, Iowa Economic Development Authority, Marshalltown Water Works, our utility partners at Alliant and Consumers Energy, and many others. These are meant to make the decision to invest in Marshall County as seamless as possible and provide a comprehensive overview of the qual-ity of life Marshalltown and Marshall County provide. The goal of the MEDIC website is to serve a broad range of users and decision makers with access to the wide-range of professional resourc-es, reports, information and the da-tabase available through LOIS. If you don’t find what you need, you can email MEDIC directly using the “Contact Us” tab or call us directly at 641-753-6645.

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BUSINESS NEWS

The Chamber, MCVB and

MEDIC offices will be closed on Monday,

May 27.

If you are like most business owners, you have questions about what the health care law means for your business and for your employees. Some parts of the law are in effect now while others will phase in over several years. This lunch & learn session will present an overview of the provisions within the health care law that may have the most immediate impact on your business and your employees. During the session you will receive helpful information from AARP and Shomo-Madsen Insurance who will acquaint you with the basics of the law including its benefits and challenges as they affect most small business owners. Learn about the following topics: • Key changes to health insurance practices • What it means for employees of small business • Tax implications for business and individuals • Insights from a local benefits administrator • The health care law timeline at-a-glance This 60-minute session will be held on Wednesday, May 15 from 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Fisher Community Center. Cost is $10 per person, which includes lunch. RSVP to [email protected].

The Affordable Care Act and what it means for business

Toll Free 1-888-753-6691 22 E. Main St. • Marshalltown

Auto • Home Business • Farm

Life • Health

Your Locally Owned

Choice For All Your

Insurance Needs!

CPA Roger F. Hackman,

CPA Tax, Accounting and Consulting Services

107 Palmer St. Marshalltown, IA 50158

(641) 752-3024 Fax (641) 753-3942

Cell (641) 485-4351 E-Mail: [email protected]

Tire & Service Center, Inc.

“Your Hometown Tire and Auto Service Center”

205 E. Linn St. Marshalltown

752-7511


BUSINESS DIRECTORY ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES

MARSHALLTOWN TIMES-REPUBLICAN

135 W. Main Marshalltown 753-6611

BUILDING SUPPLIES

SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER CO.

110 W. Madison St. Marshalltown 752-1541

BATH & KITCHEN

IOWA WHOLESALE, INC. THE BATH & KITCHEN SHOP

3110 S. 6th Street Marshalltown 752-4555

HELFER AUTO SERVICE

108 W. State St. Marshalltown 752-5225

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

PEGLOW, O’HARE & SEE

118 East Main Street Marshalltown 752-8800

ART

APARTMENTS

SOUTHERN HILLS

APARTMENTS

753-4533 BOULDER PROPERTIES

1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments 641-752-7767 www.venturellc.com

AUTOMOTIVE

C ARTWRIGHT, DRUKER & RYDEN Rex J. Ryden

John F. Veldey Joel T.S. Greer

Sharon Soorholtz Greer Thomas L. Hillers

112 W. Church St. Marshalltow n 641-752-5467, www.cdrlaw.com

MOORE, McKIBBEN, GOODMAN, & LORENZ, LLP

James R. Moore Larry E. McKibben James L. Goodman William J. Lorenz Douglas W. Beals Michael R. Horn Norma J. Meade Sean K. Heitmann Brandon Ruopp

26 S. 1st Avenue 26 S. 1st Avenue Suite 302 Suite 302

Marshalltown Marshalltown

641-752-4271 641-752-4271

www.marshalltownlaw.com

SERVICEMASTER Carpets • Upholstery

Duct Work Commerical

Janitorial Services

752-3956

CARPET CLEANING

ATTORNEY S AT LAW

AUTOMOTIVE

CONTRACTORS

LANDON- LANDON &

ASSOC. 709 W. Madison St. Marshalltown, IA 50158

www.landon-landon.com ARNOLD

MOTOR SUPPLY

116 E. Anson St. Marshalltown 753-5533

CENTRAL IOWA

ART ASSOCIATION • Adult & Child Art Instruction • Art Supply Store • Monthly Art Exhibits In Fisher Auditorium 709 S. Center St., Marshalltown

753-9013 www.centraliowaartassociation.com


BUSINESS DIRECTORY

INSURANCE

B & G HVAC

16 N. 1st Street

Marshalltown

641-752-3429

INDEPENDENT

INSURANCE

SERVICES 11 E. Church Street

Marshalltown 752-4618

MANUFACTURER

RYERSON TULL

COIL PROCESSING

1107 E. Main St. Marshalltown 753-3511

HEATING & COOLING

CHASE

INSURANCE

SERVICES 105 A. Westwood Dr.


HEATING & COOLING

Concept by

IOWA Hearing

AID Centers Marshall Town Center 2500 S. Center Street Marshalltown, Iowa 641-753-1426

HEARING AIDS

KAPAUN &

BROWN

1002 W. LINCOLNWAY

MARSHALLTOWN

641-753-3563

GRANDVIEW

HEIGHTS

910 E. Olive St. Marshalltown 752-4581

MISCELLANEOUS

AUGUSTINE

COMPANY

1210 Industrial Blvd. Marshalltown 753-3875

SALVATION ARMY 107 W. State St.


SOUTHRIDGE NURSING

& REHAB CENTER

309 W. Merle Hibbs Blvd. Marshalltown 752-4553

NURSING HOMES

PENN MUTUAL LIFE

INSURANCE CO. 1 6 East Main St., Suite 190

Marshalltown

753-4762

INSURANCE ENGINEERING & LAND SURVEYING

CLAPSADDLE- GARBER

ASSOCIATES, INC. 16 E. Main St. Marshalltown 752-6701

VILLA DEL SOL 2401 S. 2nd Street


SHOMO-MADSEN INSURANCE

22 E Main St. Marshalltown

753-6691

MUSIC Instruction & Sales

www.randallsguitarschoolandmusicshop.com

Lessons On Guitar • Bass & Piano Guitars • Amps & Accessories Repairs • School Band Supplies

1008 Summit Street Marshalltown • 752-8876


BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Would you like to have your

Chamber Business listed?

Contact your Times-Republican Sales

Representative to have your Chamber Business

Listed on this Chamber Directory.

RADIO

KFJB-KXIA 123 W. Main St.


PLUMBING & ELECTRIC

HARTWIG PLUMBING

& HEATING INC.

405 S. 2nd Ave Marshalltown 752-5707

H&R BLOCK Tax & Business Services

204 E. Linn, Suite C Marshalltown 752-4418

ACCU-TAX 1302 W. Main St.


TAX SPECIALISTS

ELECTRIC SUPPLY OF

MARSHALLTOWN 1008 S. 12th Ave.


PAINTING

PRO FINISH

COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL

PAINTING 641-752-7896

www.profinishiowa.com


BUSINESS NEWS

Mark your calendars for the 2013 Chamber Ambassadors Golf Outing on Thursday, August 22 at Elmwood Country Club, presented by Emerson - Fisher. The event will begin at 1:00 p.m. with a shotgun start. After 18 holes of golf and a lot of fun, participants will enjoy a banquet meal, spon-sored by Lennox, with recognition of top golfers and lots of prizes. Chamber members: Watch for a registration flyer coming in the next is-sue of the Chamber Digest, as well as email reminders with online registra-tion information.

Save the date: 2013 Ambassadors Golf Outing

Scholastic Banquet The Chamber will be hosting the annual Scholastic Banquet on May 1, 2013, honoring the top five percent of graduating seniors from the Mar-shall County High Schools. East Marshall, GMG, Marshalltown and West Marshall scholars will be recognized. Pictures of scholars will appear in the June issue of the Chamber Digest.

Chamber TRC wrap up The Chamber recently ended the 2nd annual Total Resource Campaign, an 8-week campaign involv-ing volunteers who met with local businesses about membership and sponsor-ships with the Chamber. Volunteers included:Alejandra Martinez, Len-nox; Allyson Reed, US Bank; Amy Feisel, Great Western Bank; Amy Stahlin; Beth McLean, R.S. Stover; Bob Wenner; Chris Brodin, Coldwell Banker Premier Real Estate; Curt Hoff, United Bank & Trust; Dale Ites, United Bank & Trust; David Heddens, Lennox; Don Turbiville, R.S. Stover; Doug McDaniel, Lennox; Duane Dixon, Emerson - Fisher; Emily Hoop, Emerson - Fisher; Fauna Nord, Coldwell Banker Premier Real Estate; Heidi Drager, Animal Rescue League; Holly Riemenschneider, US Bank; Janelle Holmgren, Emerson - Fisher; Jeff Bad-ger, US Bank; Jennifer McGill, United Bank & Trust; Jenny Hansen, Great Western Bank; Jerrod Leffler, Farmers Savings Bank; Jerry Logan, Marshalltown Broadcasting; Jodi Faustlin, McFarland Clinic; John Goerdt, Hy-Vee Food Store; Jon Espenscheid, Farmers Savings Bank; Jon Pierce, United Bank & Trust; Jon Richardson, Emerson - Fisher; Judy Brown, United Bank & Trust; Kayla Spillman, United Bank & Trust; Ken Huge, Marshall Town Center; Lance Horbach, Independent Insurance Services; Leah Stanley, Emerson - Fisher; Lisa Johnson, United Bank & Trust; Lisa Wunn, Marshalltown Community School District; Liz Wilke, Hampton Inn & Suites; Lori Wildman, Iowa Valley Community College District; Mark Holman, Lennox; Mary Holland, United Bank & Trust; Melissa Richard-son; Hy-Vee Food Store; Nick Barnes, Independent Insurance Services; Norm Bach, Farmers Savings Bank; Pat Hageman, Independent Insurance Services; Paul Beals, Independent Insurance Services; Paulla Hartman, Excel Medical; Rob Van Horn, Hy-Vee Food Store; Robert Thomas, Great Western Bank; Robin Lilienthal, Marshalltown Community College;

Rod Jansen, Farmers Savings Bank; Ruth Ceaser, Great Western Bank;Sam Ibarra, Sports Page; Stephen Larson, Hy-Vee Food Store; Susan Krough, Marshall Town Center; Suzanne Mead, Farmers Savings Bank; Tina Dutton, Great Western Bank; and Tom Bass, Emerson - Fisher. The campaign was co-chaired by Ric Anderson, Hy-Vee and Clark Wideman, Marshalltown Broadcasting. Top salespeople were Faustlin ($14,689), Espenscheid ($7,359), and Hoff ($5,700). Twenty businesses joined the Chamber during the cam-paign and volunteers raised over $130,000 in sponsorships for Chamber programs like the upcoming Scholastic Banquet, Educator Appreciation Breakfast, Ambassadors Golf Outing, Annual Banquet and programs like the Chamber’s legislative efforts. The Chamber staff would like to thank co-chairs Anderson and Wide-man, all of the TRC volunteers, and the businesses who signed up to sup-port events or joined the Chamber during the campaign.

www.everydaychampions.org


BUSINESS NEWS

The Chamber’s 114th annual meeting and banquet is scheduled for Wednesday, June 18 at the Best Western Regency Inn. In addition to a review of the successes of the past year, a look ahead at priorities for the 2013/2014 fiscal year, Charlie Wittmack will present the night’s keynote address. On July 1, 2010, Iowa native and American adventurer, Charlie Wit-tmack, stepped into the shallow waters at the source of the River Thames and started to swim. Wittmack was embarking on the world’s longest

Chamber plans for Annual Banquet

triathlon, with a destination halfway around the world at the summit of Mount Everest. During The World Tri, Wittmack traveled more than 8,000-miles from the frigid waters of England to the snow capped summit of Everest. His route crossed 11 countries in Europe and Asia and some of the most rugged mountains and treacherous deserts in the world. The Chamber’s annual banquet is presented by Emerson - Fisher. Gold sponsors include MMSC and Lennox. This event is open to Chamber members only.

Anderson to retire after 19 years After serving as President of the Marshall-town Area Chamber of Commerce for 19 years, Ken Anderson will retire from the organization on May 31. While serving as Chamber President, he also served as president of the Iowa Chamber of Commerce Executives; chair of the Iowa Cham-ber Alliance; two terms on the Iowa Workforce Development board; member of the Consumer Advisory panel for the Office of Consumer Advocacy. Anderson served as a member of the Board of Regents for the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Organization Management Colo-rado Institute, as well as a member of the U.S. Chamber’s Transportation Committee. In 2004 he was awarded the Iowa Chamber Executives “Executive of the Year” award.Anderson’s Chamber career spans nearly thirty years which included chambers in Worland, Wyoming, Fargo, North Dakota and Ogallala, Ne-braska. A public reception and open house is being planned for Anderson.

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