February 2018
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2nd Annual Snack Town Brewfest is Fast Approaching
Renewing Members Pages 3 Membership Minute Page 4 Upcoming Seminars Page 4 Member Spotlights Page 6 Photo courtesy of Alan Pototsky.
Community Resources Page 7 Business Briefs Page 8 Main Street Hanover Page 9 Networking Events Page 10 Event Registration Page 11
The Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that it will once again host the ever-popular Snack Town Brewfest! The 2nd Annual Snack Town Brewfest, presented by Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. and Utz Quality Foods, LLC., will be held on Saturday, June 23 at Good Field in Hanover. This year’s festival will feature even more breweries and wineries than last year as well as additional food vendors and engaging entertainment. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on April 1. Snack Town Brewfest will once again feature a VIP hour from 12-1 p.m. Be on the lookout for exclusive offers for VIPs! General admission ticket holders will be admitted from 1-5 p.m. Designated driver tickets will also be available. Snack Town Brewfest is a 21 and over event; no exceptions. Photo IDs are required for entry.
A variety of Snack Town Brewfest sponsorship opportunities are open to Hanover Chamber members. Sponsorship packages include the VIP Sponsor and Supporting Sponsor. If you are interested in sponsoring this year’s Snack Town Brewfest or have questions, please contact Haley Briggs, Operations Coordinator, at 717-6376130 ext. 104 or hbriggs@hanoverchamber. com. To keep up with the latest information and vendor listings, follow @SnacktownBrewfest on Facebook and Instagram or visit hanoverchamber.com/snacktown-brewfest.
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Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
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Secretary/Treasurer Carli Lehr, RLH CPA’s & Business Advisors
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Showcase Your Business in Discover Hanover!
Welcome New Members!
For the tenth consecutive year, the Hanover Chamber is pleased to offer the premier advertising vehicle for member businesses and organizations. Serving as both visitor’s guide and business listing, Discover Hanover offers unparalleled advertising opportunities to chamber members.
Restaurants Daughter’s Café Michelle Long 1155 Carlisle St. (717) 630-0033
Discover Hanover showcases the best of everything Hanover has to offer--from dining to shopping, entertainment to the arts, history to architecture. Visitors and residents alike will find that there’s something for everyone in Hanover!
Consultants Go-Lean-Six Dan Roth 5494 Lake Dr. Spring Grove, PA (717) 495-2699
The Chamber distributes Discover Hanover annually to 100+ locations throughout York and Adams counties. In addition, the publication is featured at visitors centers and rest stops throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. Take advantage of special members-only pricing! No ad? No problem. We will create an ad for you at no cost.
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Home Improvements Wertz Construction Lewis Wertz 88 Sunset Dr. Hanover, PA (443) 253-5428
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2018 Community Leaders
Chamber Thanks Renewing Members The Chamber wishes to thank the following members who have renewed their membeship for 2017-2018.
2018 Chamber Partner
Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc. Adams Oral Surgery Barley Snyder Barrick Insurance BBandT Bell Insurance, Inc. CenturyLINK Chick-fil-A Hanover Clair's Family Restaurant CTY Consulting Group, LLC Czapp & Griffith Plumbing & Heating Delone Catholic High School Galebach's Floor Finishing, Inc. Guthrie, Nonemaker, Yingst & Hart, LLP H & R Block Tax Returns Hanover Area Arts Guild, Inc.
Hanover Auto Team-Hanover Toyota/ Scion/Lots For Less/Collision Center/ Hanover Nissan/ Hanover Volkswagen Hanover Community Players Hanover Elks 763 Hanover Symphony Orchestra Historic Gettysburg Hotel, est.1797 Jiffy Lube LifeChanges Boutique, Inc. Menchey Music Service, Inc. Mr. Charles Grubb Northwest Bank Ring Container Technologies Rotary Club of Hanover, PA Seymore's Custom Woodworking, Inc. SKF USA Inc. StoudtAdvisors The Manufacturers Association Tyroc Enterprises Inc. DBA Case Beer & Beverage Inc **Please note: List generated as of January 8. Continued renewals will be published in a later issue.
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Chamber News
Membership Minute: Getting the Most out of ChamberMaster Are you familiar with the Chamber’s Member Portal? The portal is a quick and easy way to update your company’s information on the Hanover Chamber website, promote your business, register for events, and post jobs. To create an account, call the Hanover Chamber at 717-637-6130 or email office@hanoverchamber.com.
Create and Register for Events The events page allows you to add your company’s events to the chamber's calendar. Simply select the “Add Event” button and follow the instructions on your screen. Your event will be sent to a chamber representative for approval.
Update Your Personal and Company Information Has your company moved to a new address? Do you have a new work phone number? You can always update your personal and company information on the Member Portal. From the company tab, you can also add photos, videos and other relevant information to make your page stand out on the chamber website. Don’t forget to link your page to your company’s website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter!
To register for chamber-sponsored events, scroll through the calendar and click the “Register now” button. This is a fast and easy way to register for all of the chamber’s exciting events, including Eye-Opener Breakfasts, mixers, seminars and much more.
Create Hot Deals Looking for a unique way to promote your business? Consider posting a Hot Deal on the chamber website. Hot Deals are a great way to advertise your business's current sales and specials to the community. Simply click on the “Hot Deals” tab, follow the steps provided and submit your deal for approval. There is even an option for Member to Member deals, which allow you to specifically target fellow members.
Post Jobs on the Portal Is your company looking to hire? Don’t forget to post your job openings on our website. Jobs can be posted by clicking on the “Job Postings” link. Just copy and paste the job description, select how long you want the posting to be active and submit for approval. The Member Portal also offers the ability to connect with other members, run reports and more! If you have any questions about creating your account or navigating the Member Portal, please email office@hanoverchamber.com.
February 9
Immigration Issues
Time: 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Topic: David Freedman, partner in Barley Snyder's Employment Law Group, provides an overview of the various immigration law issues that human resource professionals face during their day-to-day work. Also included are legal updates regarding how employers’ immigration law responsibilities are changing. Location: Hanover Chamber Office Cost: $30/member; $50/non-member To register, please contact the Chamber Office at 717-637-6130 ext. 100 or office@hanoverchamber.com.
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Member Spotlights
Axiom Staffing Grand Opening
788 Cherry Tree Court, Hanover | 717-797-4721
Axiom Staffing, located at 471 Eisenhower Dr., held a ribbon cutting for its new location on December 4, 2017. The organization will work with local businesses to fulfill staffing needs and help locals with their career needs. “We want to thank the Hanover Chamber of Commerce for their warm welcome to the area. We are excited about the future and partnering with the community,� said Axiom Account Manager Taria Mencia.
Quality DOT Rebrands to Quality Eicholtz 2699 S. Queen St., York, | 717-741-4894
Quality DOT and Eicholtz, two local technology companies, have merged to form Quality Eicholtz. Eicholtz has served the surrounding Hanover, Gettysburg and Westminster market since 1906, specializing in Kyocera copy/print systems, cash registers and office furniture. Quality DOT, founded in 1981, provides Kyocera and Konica Minolta copy/print systems as well as office furniture. Additionally, Quality DOT offers IT networking and document Management and workflow solutions. Together, this merger allows Quality Eicholtz to be big enough to handle all business needs, yet still small enough to care for their clients on an individual level.
Community Resources
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Low Temperatures Don't Have to Spell High Electric Bills Presented by APPI Energy
With the cold season upon us, it's time to think about heating our homes. Over the last few years, the United States has seen particularly volatile winters, from the ’13-’14 season’s weak polar vortex, followed by bitter colds the next year, and unusually warm winters the next two years. The aforementioned weak polar vortex resulted in heavy strains on power supply, and thus, increased costs across the nation. In some areas of the country, retail electricity customers were forced to deal with dramatic price spikes, sometimes thousands of dollars beyond their regular expenditures. As advanced as technology is in the modern era, we still can’t truly predict the weather. However, with forethought and common sense practices, we can mitigate the effect of extreme temperatures on our energy bills. Step One: Use Less and Track Usage The primary and most common way to lower energy bills is to reduce usage where possible, and monitor the usage of that power effectively--that's common sense. Energy prices, which contain components set by both private industries and governmental bodies, are less flexible and more difficult to control than usage. While energy supply prices can be negotiated, they are usually static throughout the duration of a contract. Usage, on the other hand, is user-driven, and there's always room to improve on efficiency and controls. Many utilities allow customers to track their electricity usage online. Taking advantage of this benefit allows a customer to see which facilities are using the most power and at what time. By monitoring usage regularly, it’s easier to notice any irregularities. Additionally, utilizing energy intelligence software may benefit larger firms by providing access to benchmarking and performance metrics, as well as interval data reporting. That's beneficial for implementing sensors and controls, which helps lower usage without affecting productivity. Step Two: Be Sure to Review Usage, while the largest, is not the only factor that contributes to energy bills. In states that are deregulated for electricity and/or natural gas procurement, there are a multitude of energy suppliers active in the market. It’s important to review an energy supply contract as thoroughly as any standard agreement, especially before seasons like winter and summer, where energy usage tends to be at its highest. The polar vortex we discussed earlier provides an important cautionary tale about reviewing contracts. The price increases that affected many retail electricity customers during the polar vortex event were due to energy suppliers passing through costs to customers by way of a “change-in-law” provision found in most energy supply contracts. This provision is an industry standard, even in contracts that otherwise fix prices at a standard rate.
However, it should be noted that customers without fixed-rate contracts paid significantly more than customers who locked-in prices before the polar vortex. While reviewing a contract, one should take heed of the expiration date in an energy supply agreement. During the polar vortex, some customers hadn’t realized that their agreement had expired, and they were unknowingly paying a market-based rate. The market-based rate leading up to the polar vortex may not have been too different from their previously contracted rate, so their bills didn’t raise any red flags. When the polar vortex hit, market prices reached record highs, and some customers paid as much as ten times their usual bill. Clearly, it pays to be aware of contract expirations, especially if there’s a chance of extreme weather in the near future. Step Three: Limiting Demand The second largest contributor to energy prices are capacity costs. Capacity is essentially the price we pay to ensure electricity supply meets demand. Capacity rates are set during an auction three years in advance, which isn’t anything individual customers can meaningfully influence. However, the other function of capacity costs, what’s known as a “capacity tag”, is influenced by each individual customer’s Peak Load Contribution, or PLC. By reducing usage during times of peak energy usage (some electric utilities have a service that will inform their customers before peak demand days), one can effectively lower your PLC, and thus pay less for capacity. Actions taken this year will affect capacity tags next year. One way to limit peak demand is via staggered start. Many electronics use more power than usual in the first few seconds that they’re switched on. If all the equipment in a facility is switched on at roughly the same time every day, it will adversely affect a company’s PLC, and thus, their capacity tags. Therefore, it may be rather beneficial to consider staggered starts to reduce energy bills in the future.
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Business Briefs HB GLOBAL, LLC, ACQUIRES NASH PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL, LLC
HOMEWOOD ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
HB Global, LLC, parent company of heating, plumbing, and electrical service providers HB McClure Company and IT Landes Company, has announced the acquisition of Nash Plumbing and Mechanical, LLC. Nash is a commercial plumbing and mechanical services provider based in Wildwood, Florida.
Homewood at Plum Creek recently announced the promotion of Karen Coleman, RNBC, NHA, MS to Executive Director. Sandy Fair, the current Executive Director, has served for 31 years and will be retire in March.
Established in 1974, Nash Plumbing and Mechanical has been in business for more than 40 years serving clients in the southeastern United States. Nash joins HB McClure and IT Landes as the third distinct division of HB Global. CROSS KEYS WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING Cross Keys Village - The Brethren Home Community (CKV-TBHC) welcomed Jeanne Mummert in November 2017 as their Director of Nursing and Lisa Fitzgerald as their Assistant Director of Nursing for Mission Point Health Care Center. Mummert has many years of experience to include working in a large, 282-bed nursing facility. She has a passion in working with the senior population and is excited to be joining CKV-TBHC. Fitzgerald has 24 years of experience working in the long-term care field. With an on-campus resident population of between 900 and 1,000 and more than 700 employee team members, CKV-TBHC of New Oxford is the 8th largest single-campus, not-for-profit senior living organization in the United States – the largest in Pennsylvania.
Coleman has served Homewood at Plum Creek for 27 years, previously working as Assistant Director of Nursing and Director of Nursing. In her new role, Coleman will oversee day-today operations of the campus. In addition to being a Registered Nurse, Coleman is a licensed Nursing Home Administrator. MEMBER OF SMITH ELLIOTT KEARNS & COMPANY, LLC VOTED #1 ACCOUNTANT William F. Fritts, II, CPA, CVA, Member of Smith Elliott Kearns & Company, LLC, has been voted the #1 Accountant in the Tri-State area by Herald-Mail Media readers for 2017. Fritts joined SEK&Co. in 1996 and was admitted as a Member of the Firm in 2001. He serves as Memberin-Charge of the firm’s Hagerstown office and leads the Accounting Services and Tax Department. He provides accounting and tax services to a wide spectrum of businesses and individuals, as well as valuation services primarily for estates and buy-sell agreements. Member businesses are invited to send company news, personnel updates and special interest stories for consideration in the Chamber Connection newsletter. Please include highres photo in JPG or PDF format. News must be submitted by the first Friday of the month for inclusion in the following month’s newsletter. News will be considered at the discretion of chamber staff and included as space permits.
Main Street Hanover
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New Year, New Main Street!
What is 2nd Saturday?
Main Street Hanover is very excited to begin a new year! We have wonderful things in store for our organization and the downtown community. Between starting a Streetscape Design and Beautifucation Planning Project, becoming a non-profit, and launching a new year of 2nd Saturdays, it sure will be a busy and fruitful year on Main Street.
Every 2nd Saturday of the month, Main Street Hanover and downtown business owners invite the community to experience Downtown Hanover! Saturdays are a day to be out and about in Center Square. Best enjoyed on foot, these days are ‘see and be seen’ days to visit with friends and family, while enjoying the sights, shops, and sips in downtown Hanover.
Main Street Hanover was recently notified of their award of two grants for the downtown. A $25,000 grant will be used to conduct a downtown streetscape design and beautification study. The goal of the study is to provide a safe, functional, aesthetically pleasing, environmentally sustainable streetscape plan that includes pedestrian spaces and walkways. That could include landscaping, improved signage and pedestrian crossings, public art and traffic flow, and storm water improvements. The second grant, amounting to $50,000, will be used to install updated wayfinding signs for directing pedestrians and vehicles to a variety of locations around downtown Hanover.
These public-centered event days vary from month to month with themes, sales, major events and enjoyment for all ages. Hours vary each month, but from early in the morning with the opening of the Hanover Market House, to late in the evening with craft beer and live music, downtown is open for business and welcomes you to enjoy a downtown that may seem new to you! There are so many businesses that you have yet to discover!
“We are so excited about these two catalytic projects,” says Justine Trucksess, Manager, Main Street Hanover. “They represent years of hard work and determination on the part of our community to make impactful change and bring about a more vibrant economy in the downtown business district.” In January, Main Street Hanover began the process of formalizing as a 501(c)(3) organization under the leadership of a new Board of Directors. This transition has been in the making for over a year. Upon approval of by-laws, Main Street Hanover will then apply for 501(c)(3) designation with the IRS and will begin the transition of operations to a new formalized, locally managed and operated, non-profit organization.
Support Main Street Hanover Join us as we transform downtown Hanover and support one of our events or programs this year! Sponsorship Opportunities available for the following: Beautification Program Public Art Program – Art Alley Sip & Stroll Events Mini-Golf Tournament Cookie Stroll Christmas Activities If you would like to learn more about the work of Main Street Hanover, follow us on Facebook or contact us at 717-637-6130. In order for your contribution to be tax-deductible, all monies should be directed / payable to PEDYC (Partnership for Economic Development of York County) until new non-profit is approved by the IRS.
Visit each month’s event page on Facebook for updates and information about what each month will offer on 2nd Saturday. Look for signs in the windows and details at participating businesses.
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Eye-Opener Breakfast Wednesday, February 21, 7:30 a.m. Dutch Country Restaurant 946 Baltimore St., Hanover $12/member; $24/non-member
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2018 Legislative Roundtables Chamber Legislative Roundtables will be held quarterly on the FIRST Friday of the month at 7:30 a.m. at Dutch Country Restaurant. Please join us for the next roundtable on Friday, February 2. To register, please contact the Chamber Office at 717-637-6130 ext. 100 or office@hanoverchamber.com, or visit www.hanoverchamber.com.
2018 Dates: February 2 May 4 August 3 November 2
Upcoming Mixers February 8, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. DOCEO Office Solutions 490 Eisenhower Dr., Suite 100, Hanover March 15, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. iNet Technology Group 1000 Carlisle Street, Suite 14D, Hanover Mixer dates are now available for 2018! If you are interested in hosting a Chamber Mixer, please contact Haley Briggs at 717-6376130 ext. 104.
February 15 Happy Hour Buffalo Wild Wings 5:00-7:00 p.m. March 15 Happy Hour Warehouse Gourmet 5:00-7:00 p.m. To stay up-to-date with HAYP events, follow us on Facebook or find us on Meetup.com!
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February 2 Legislative Roundtable, 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Dutch Country Restaurant, 946 Baltimore St., Hanover
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$12/member $24/non-member
February 8 Membership Mixer, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. DOCEO Office Solutions, 490 Eisenhower Dr., Suite 100, Hanover
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February 9 Seminar: Immigration Issues, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Hanover Chamber Office, 146 Carlisle St., Hanover
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$30/member $50/non-member
February 21 Eye Opener Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. Dutch Country Restaurant, 946 Baltimore St., Hanover
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$12/member $24/non-member
March 15 Membership Mixer, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. iNet Technology Group, 1000 Carlisle St., Suite 14D, Hanover
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Complimentary
March 21 Eye Opener Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. Bay City Restaurant, 110 Eisenhower Dr., Hanover
3/18
$12/member $24/non-member
During inclement weather, please check www.hanoverchamber.com or facebook.com/HanoverChamberPA for event cancellation information.
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