Greeley Chamber
CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE
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greeley chamber board of directors
Steve Baker, Sears Real Estate Ken Ball, Martin Marietta Leah Bornstein, Aims Community College Mark Bradley, Realtec Greeley Steve Bytnar, EnviroTech Services, Inc. Colin Cole, JBS
Brad Darby, Cintas Corporation Levi Gain, Doug’s Carpet & Upholstery Care John Gates, Greeley City Council Non-voting Bill Hendershot, Spradley Barr Greeley Judy Hicks, Anderson & Whitney, P.C.
Thank you to retiring 2016 board members
Mike Bond Guaranty Bank Steve LaForest First California Mortgage Dick Pickett East Colorado Small Business Development Center Carol Salter Banner Health/North Colorado Medical Center Masoud Shirazi Shirazi Benefits
Jason Jones, Advantage Bank Ryan Mayeda, Mayeda Total Wellness Deirdre Pilch, Greeley/Evans School District 6 Dale Pratt, Burris Company Margo Karsten, Banner Health/ North Colorado Medical Center
Christian Schulte, Otis, Bedingfield & Peters, LLC Dan Weaver, University of Northern Colorado Kevin Weimer, Barcelona Clinical Spa & Salon Rich Werner, Upstate Colorado Economic Development
Chair Brett Payton
President/CEO Sarah L. MacQuiddy
strategic plan
chairman’s circle/ friends of business
Professional Staff Kim Barbour, Public Affairs Director Irene M. Davila, Operations Director Amy Dugan, Visit Greeley Director Sara Schell, Visitor Logistics Manager
Executive Committee
Treasurer Traci Summers
Advocate for Business with Government
Chair Elect
Randy Watkins
Champion A Strong Local Economy
Vice Chair
Bryce Jacobson
Build Leadership
Vice Chair
Scott Warner
Provide Referral and Visibility Opportunities
Vice Chair
Darwin Winfield Promote the Community
Each member of the Executive Committee has responsibility for one of the Chamber’s core functions. 2
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Past Chair
Patty GAtes
Nominating Committee
Chamber Investors
2016
Financial Report
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Revenue Investors...........................................$282,715.09 events.................................................$125,678.00 PROGRAMS............................................$53,982.53 other .................................................... $15,313.58 Adv/Website ........................................$6,144.73
58.4% 26% 11.1% 3.2% 1.3%
total: $483,833.93 Expenses
Chairman’s Circle
Operations/IT...................................$275,160.80 64.0% Programs.............................................$70,667.33 16.4% Events....................................................$53,116.53 12.4% Adv/Website....................................... $16,907.64 3.9% Other.........................................................$5,110.62 1.1% Staff Development............................$4,516.91 1.0% Investor Recognition ...................$4,474.40 1.0%
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total: $429,954.23 Committees
programs • • • • • • •
• Agriculture • Community Council on Education • Golf • Greeley Lights the Night • Greeley Young Professionals • Local Government Business Affairs • Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance
Ambassadors Be a Local Champion Bear Biz Energy Proud Leadership Northern Colorado Leadership Weld County Visit Greeley
Friends of Business
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Personal calls with Investors
226
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Scholarship dollars awarded
We Champion a Strong
Local Economy
$8,850 Recruited and promoted
80
businesses to provide discounts to UNC students Initiated Be a Local Champion ads in cooperation with The Tribune, in print and on web, featuring four local Chamber investor businesses, with four new businesses to be featured each quarter
Office on the Go used • • •
Assisted with both College Goal Sundays Co-Sponsored K-12 Education Celebration with The Success Foundation - Honored Teachers of the Year K-8 and Secondary - Honored Principal of the Year - Honored Classified Employee of the Year Employed Summer High School intern through Mayor’s Workforce Initiative
65
times in 2016
Small Business Week Walk
826
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Randy Watkins
Businesses Contacted
Ag Committee • Annual Ag Tour – Not Your Grandpa’s Farm • Ag Symposium – Labor Matters in Agriculture • Ag Symposium – Who’ll Grow My Food Tomorrow? • National Ag Day – Guest Column
• Advertised in six issues of Valu-Ads • Supported Small Business Saturday
Seminars presented
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Randy Watkins, Chair-Elect Executive Committee Liaison
Hosted the Agri-CULTURE Fest and Feast at the Historic Union Pacific Railroad Depot
Responded to
11,484 visitor inquiries
we Promote
the Community Launched new websites
Co-Sponsored Greeley Blues Jam
4000+ attendees
Partner in Greeley’s Great Group
GreeleyChamber.com and VisitGreeley.org Recognized with Honorable Mention in the Western Association of Chamber Executives website competition.
Attended
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Produced Quarterly Experience Greeley newspaper and web inserts
trade shows to attract conferences to Greeley
Record
100
new engraved bricks became a permanent part of the front patio at the Historic Union Pacific Railroad Depot, home of the Greeley Chamber of Commerce
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Hosted four tours to familiarize tour organizations with Greeley and Weld County
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Promoted Greeley in four issues of AAA Encompass Magazine
Darwin Winfield
entries in the Greeley Lights the Night Parade
Provided
3
Hospitality 101 training sessions
Darwin Winfield, Vice Chair Executive Committee Liaison
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we Provide Business Referral
and Visibility Opportunities Prairie Dog Classic Golf Tournament:
Bogey Open Golf Tournament:
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68 teams-sold out! Annual Dinner Attendance:
835
Business After Hours: Average attendance
104
Business Before Hours/Biz @Lunch: Average Attendance
44
Greeley Young Professionals: • Four Nights at the Round Table Dinners with Community Leaders, Presented Business Monthly Networking Leadership Summit Average attendance
2017 Schedule
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Scott Warner
New Investor Reception New Investors attended Weekly Chamb er Leads Group initiated
26 Members
• Community Service Projects: Habitat for Humanity, Santa Cops, Weld Food Bank. • Social Events
Scott Warner, Vice Chair Executive Committee Liaison
Greeley Young Professionals (21-39) 5:30 – 7 p.m. Sponsored by University of Colorado Health
Business Before Hours 7 – 8:30 a.m. BIZ @ Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Business After Hours 5-7 p.m.
January
5 Greeley Country Club 4500 W 10th St
11 Sharp Eye Property Inspections 902 7th Ave The Chamber Board Room
26 John Elway Jeep Chrysler Dodge Ram 2501 35th Ave
February
2 Ehrlich Toyota 4732 W 26th St
8 Weld Food Bank 1108 H St
23 Annual Dinner Island Grove Events Center
March
2 West Ridge Bookkeeping & Accounting Services 5626 W 19th St Ste B
8 BIZ @ Lunch!! $20 per person American Legion Post 18 809 30th Ave
23 FMS Bank 2425 35th Ave
April
6 Greeley Tribune 501 8th Ave
12 First FarmBank – (St Michael’s) 2939 65th Ave
13 Aims Community College 5401 W 20th St 27 Rennstall – USA 3805 W 10th St
May
4 Sears Real Estate 2021 Clubhouse Dr #100
10 North Range Behavioral Health 1300 N 17th Ave
25 Greeley Stampede 600 N 14th Ave
June
1 Greeley Stampede 600 N 14th Ave
7 J & T Country Feeds 4835 W 10th St
15 Sears Real Estate 2021 Clubhouse Dr #100
July
Happy 4th of July!
12 Good Samaritan Society Greeley 708 22nd St
27 The Lundvall Building – Anton Collins Mitchell, Great Western Bank, Stifel Investment Services, Caliber Home Loans 2015 Clubhouse Dr
August
3 Autotailor 1011 16th St
9 BIZ @ Lunch!! $20 per person Rudy’s Texas Bar-B-Q 2473 28th St
24 UNC Athletics 1700 Reservoir Rd Nottingham Stadium
September
7 Rennstall – USA 3805 W 10th St
13 Homewood Suites Greeley 2510 46th Ave
28 Gateway Place Apartments 3750 W 24th St
October
5 Phil’s Pro Auto Service 707 12th St
11 Greeley Area Habitat for Humanity 104 N 16th Ave
26 Grace Pointe Continuing Care Senior Campus 1919 68th Ave
November
2 Moxi Theater 802 9th St
8 Greeley Mall Co 2050 Greeley Mall
16 DoubleTree by Hilton @ Lincoln Park 919 7th St B2B Trade Show
December
7 Kress Cinema 817 8th Ave
13 BIZ @ Lunch!! $20 per person Homewood Suites 2510 46th Ave
14 The Greeley Tribune 501 8th Ave
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we Build Community
Leadership
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Graduates from Leadership Weld County
217
Class Year: September – May Applications available: spring
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800+
Number of Leadership Weld County classes graduated
WE Listen to our Investors
Graduates from Leadership Northern Colorado
Number of Leadership Northern Colorado classes graduated:
Results of our 2016 Investor Survey
93%
Class Year: January – June Applications available: fall Leadership Weld County Alumni Event Tim Terrentine, former president, Kalamazoo, MI, Chamber
believe the benefits received are equal to or more than their investment
82 attended Bryce Jacobson
Why? “The exposure my company receives….” “The relationships/connections I make…” “It’s a good value for my investment….”
Most valuable services/programs
36%
• Support Local Business • Business After Hours • Tourism/Community Promotion
say they receive twice or more than their investment
Net Promoter Score
(difference between our Promotors and Detractors)
• 2015: • 2016:
+34% +54%
Performance Measures • Promote the Community:
88%
• Help Build Business Relationships:
83%
• Enhance the Community: 80%
Average of all Chambers surveyed:
Bryce Jacobson, Vice Chair Executive Committee Liaison
+36%
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New Event: State of the City:
we Advocate for business
with Government
Traci Summers
Local Government Business Affairs Candidates Forum Regional Issues Summit December, 2016 Mid-session Breakfast with Legislators
131 attended This Year’s Event: April 11
Opposed Amendment 69
defeated Opposed Amendment 70
This Year: Mid-session Reception March 10
Traci Summers, Treasurer Executive Committee Liaison • • •
Reviewed
Four luncheons with speakers Summer Barbecue Rally Second annual Battle of the Basins: UNC Men’s Basketball vs. North Dakota
Monitored
47 bills 16
Opposed
15
Supported
16
Fix I-25 progress
270.5
$ friends of business
million
in funding committed in past two years 902 7th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 (970) 352-3566 Fax (970) 352-3572 info@greeleychamber.com www.greeleychamber.com www.visitgreeley.org Chamber of Commerce Visit Greeley 8
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Supported Amendment 71
passed Supported Ballot Issue 3A