Understanding the Cloud by Vast

Broadband

Thursday, June 16th

NHTC Romkema Center

625 Harvard Street, Spearfish

12:00p.m.-1:00p.m.

June 2016

The Spearfish Area Chamber of Commerce serves its members as the leading voice of business by providing advocacy, leadership and resources.

June Gone Fishin’ Mixer

Thursday, June 30th @ Rim Rock Lodge

5:00-7:00 PM Spearfish Canyon

Travel 5 miles south from Spearfish on Spearfish Canyon Road to RIM ROCK LODGE – located on the left side of the road across a small bridge. If you

reach Bridal Veil Falls, you've gone one mile too far.

www.RimRockLodge.com

June is Seminar Month! Join us at either of these highly beneficial classes! Free!

Understanding Google Analytics by

the Homeslice Group

Wednesday, June 22nd

Spearfish Chamber of Commerce

106 W. Kansas Street Spearfish

2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.

Marty & Chris Davis

Fred Ening

Larry & Sandy Klarenbeek

Mike & Liz Manning

Catherine Polley

Hugo & Ella Schloe

Absolute Realty

Ameriprise Financial

Arby's 6334

Barefoot Fitness

Bell's Motor Lodge Motel

Black Hills Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, P.C.

Captain Clean of the Northern Hills

Costello, Porter, Hill, et al, LLP

Culver's of Spearfish

Dakota Equipment Rental

DeSmet & Biggs, LLP

Financial Benefits, Inc.

First Gold Hotel & Gaming

Flat Earth Art & Sign Co.

Frontier Financial of Spearfish, Inc.

Great Peaks Realty

Interim HealthCare

JA Erickson & Company, P.C.

Jorgensen Realty

M & M Sanitation

Mark's Barber Shop

Northern Black Hills Rotary

Northern Hills Area CASA Program

Northern Hills Cinema

Philly Ted's Cheezsteaks

Ponderosa Apartments, Inc.

Quik Signs

Real Estate Center of Spearfish, Pattie Parrett

Servall Uniform & Linen

Spearfish Lions Club

Spearfish School District

Termesphere Gallery

Tree House Cafe & Catering

Vast Business Solutions

Vision Interiors & Natural Stone

White's Queen City Motors

www.SpearfishChamber.org

June Chamber Happenings

June 7th Young Professionals 4:45PM @ Level Wine Bar

June 9th Ambassadors Meeting Noon @ Chamber

June 16th Understanding the Cloud with Vast Noon @ NHTC Romkema Center

June 21st Chamber Board Meeting Noon @ Chamber

June 22nd Understanding Google Analytics with the Homeslice Group 2:00-3:00PM @ Chamber

June 30th Gone Fishin’ Mixer 5:00-7:00PM @ Rim Rock Lodge in Spearfish Canyon

Renewing Business Members ‘Investing in the Business Community’

New Business Members ‘Investing in the Community’

City Brew Coffee

Joe Conklin 130 Ryan Road, Ste. 2 Spearfish, SD 605-559-0557

www.citybrewspearfish.com

LifeSong by Rausch Monuments

Ed Gallup 111 Illinois Street Spearfish, SD 605-343-3023

www.rauschmonuments.com

Renewing Associate Members ‘Investing in the Community’

Precision Mechanical

Dan Larson 333 S. Heritage Drive, Spearfish, SD 605-642-2335

www.precisionmechsd.com

Rainbow International Restoration

Emily Hoffmann 614 7th Avenue, Belle Fourche , SD 605-569-8888

www.rainbowintl.com/black-hills

Qdoba Mexican Eats

Joe Conklin 130 Ryan Road, Ste. 1 Spearfish, SD

www.qdoba.com

New Associate Member ‘Investing in the Community’

Dillon Haug

NEW LOCATION

DeSmet & Biggs, LLP Jenny Donovan

200 N. Main Street, Spearfish

(605) 559-1394

May Ambassador Visits

NEW MEMBER

LifeSong by Rausch Ed Gallup

111 Illinois Street, Spearfish

(605) 343-3023

Do You Have Yours?

NEW CENTER

Sanford Science & Math Education Center

1200 University Street, Spearfish www.bhsu.edu/research

NEW BUSINESS

Tractor Supply Bill Beckett

250 Heritage Drive, Spearfish

(605) 642-2552

New Member Open House & Ribbon Cutting

Thursday, June 9th

Rainbow International Restoration

614 7th Avenue, Belle Fourche, SD

4:30p.m.-6:00p.m.

The GOLD CARD program is a benefit for all Chamber member employees!

Stop by the Chamber office to PICK UP yours today!

Questions? Give us a call! 642-2626

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2016 Board of Directors & Staff

Barbara Cline, Chair Prairie Hills Transit & Child Care Center Kelsie Darling, Vice Chair Quik Signs Dan O’Shea, Past Chair Pioneer Bank & Trust Angie Black Spearfish Holiday Inn Convention Center Jason Boke Northern Hills Tech/Digital Designs Steve Byrd First Western Insurance TJ Gusso First Interstate Bank Todd Jensen Spearfish GMC Michelle Kane Black Hills PR Dr. Bob McIntosh Health Source Chiropractic of Spearfish Dave Peters Spearfish Schools

Staff

Melissa Barth, IOM Executive Director Hannah Remington

Finance & Program Director Jennessa Scholl

Communications & Event Coordinator

Ex-Officio Officers

Mistie Caldwell, Visit Spearfish Joe Neeb, City of Spearfish Stephanie Salazar, SEDC Executive

Treasurer Sharon Hoggatt, CPA, PC

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Spearfish Area Chamber of Commerce

605-642-2626

106 W. Kansas Spearfish, SD 57783

10 Tips to Retain Top Talent

With Spearfish having a 3.1% average unemployment rate, it is essential to retain those employees that are a betterment for your business. The beginning to that process is knowing your employees. What piques their interest? What perks would be a personal fit for each of them?

Here are a few tips from www.adp.com:

Promote your company's culture. Employees

who feel a strong attachment to their company's culture and values tend to be more loyal and

engaged. Ask yourself if your values are clearly

communicated to your employees (both at the time of hire and throughout their employment) and

whether your policies and practices reflect those values.

Develop effective leaders. Employees often leave a job because of a poor working relationship with

their supervisor. To be effective, supervisors need

proper training and guidance on performance management, communication, applying workplace

rules and policies, and employee development.

Create an attractive compensation package. An

attractive compensation package can put your

company ahead of its competitors. The right mix of direct compensation (wages, salaries, commissions,

and bonuses) and indirect compensation (health

insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, etc.) is key. Develop a total compensation plan that

balances attracting and retaining top talent with

keeping labor costs under control.

Pay attention to your top performers. Top

performers are typically harder and more expensive to replace. Consider performance-based bonuses or

greater autonomy and responsibilities to recognize

and encourage exceptional work.

Provide challenges. Many employees seek challenging and varied work, two factors that can

keep employees engaged. Where possible, design jobs with a range of tasks and allow top performers to work on new or high-profile projects. To help

avoid monotony, allow employees to use different skills or cross-train employees on new responsibilities.

Offer flexibility. Workplace flexibility is attractive

for many employees. It can also help to reduce the number of unscheduled absences. You may

wish to consider implementing flexible work

arrangements, such as the option to work from home, alternative start and stop times, or

compressed workweeks.

Recognize and reward. Recognition shows

employees that their work is appreciated. Recognition can come in the form of an "Employee

of the Month" program, an announcement in

company communications, or a note from a supervisor or head of the company. Rewards can

be monetary (merit-based pay raises or bonuses)

or non-monetary (special privileges like parking in the CEO's spot).

Train and develop. Provide employees with training and development opportunities to

promote employee commitment. Even if there

aren't a lot of opportunities to move upward, you can still help employees develop skills and

knowledge that will serve them in the future.

Engage employees on a regular basis to determine their training needs and career development

interests. Consider internal and external training

opportunities, mentoring, job shadowing, cross-training, and professional development classes,

but of course, be mindful of the FLSA regulations

on pay during training.

Communicate effectively. Poor communication can lead to misunderstandings, distrust, reduced

performance, and other negative consequences

that can increase turnover. Communicate openly with employees about the company's goals and

business results and give employees multiple ways

to provide you with feedback, such as regular staff meetings, an employee suggestion program, and

employee satisfaction surveys.

Find out why employees leave. Conduct exit

interviews with departing employees to find out

why employees resign. Exit interviews can help you identify your company's weaknesses so they

can be addressed before the next employee leaves. Exit interviews can also be used to transfer knowledge to a successor or replacement.

Investing in your current employees can ultimately

help your bottom line while creating a positive,

productive work environment.

Melissa Barth, IOM Chamber Executive

Director

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plots

available!

Dave Peters, Spearfish School Superintendent is retiring after 42 years in public education, with the last sixteen years here in Spearfish. Mr. Peters served as volunteer board member for the Spearfish Chamber from January 2015 to June 2016. It is with sincere gratitude that we wish Dave the best on his new journey of retirement and family!

Please welcome TJ Gusso, First Interstate Bank, as the newest member of your Chamber Board of Directors! A Spearfish native, TJ has a passion for giving back to his community. It is with great honor we welcome him to serve the membership and the business community.

Dave Peters TJ Gusso

Building Permits April 2016 April 2015 Year-to-Date 2016 Year-to-Date 2015 New Housing Units 10 12 28 21 Dollar Amount $2,966,000 $2,464,000 $7,563,797 $6,550,500 New/Addition Commercial 0 1 1 4 Dollar Amount $0 $998,000 $1,370,507 $5,917,510 Total Permits 36 51 132 138 Total Dollars $3,871,825 $3,778,944 $12,316,913 $18,061,710 Sales Taxes Collected 2nd Penny Sales Tax $294,785 $252,888 $1,157,579 $1,099,872 Hospitality Tax $44,602 $33,547 $174,467 $157,879 Spearfish Work Force (MiSA)* Total Work Force 12,598 12,636 Total Employed 12,203 12,194 Total Unemployed 395 442 Avg. Unemployment Rate 3.1% 3.5%

Spearfish Economic Indicators

Statistical sources: City of Spearfish, SD Department of Labor