Progress Magazine March 2022

MODESTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

VOL. 43 | ISSUE 03 | MARCH 2022

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MISSION STATEMENT

The Modesto Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to serving the greater Modesto Area, regional businesses and community prosperity through advocacy, collaboration, access to leaders, economic development, connectivity and business education.

MARCH 2022 | CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman

Michael Gaffney, PG&E

Past Chairman

Steve Rank, Rank Investigations and Protection, Inc.

Vice Chair, External Operations Michael Moradian Jr. Peace of Mind Pest Control

Vice Chair, Internal Operations, Treasurer Patricia Gillum Pat Gillum CPA

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Chairperson Elect Kirstie Boyett

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Garrett Ardis- Huff Construction Company Inc. Dennis Bettencourt- Blue Diamond Growers Brad Blakeley, Edward Jones Investments Kirstie Boyett, The State Theatre Josh Cheney - F&M Bank David Halvorson Jr.- American Chevrolet Debra Hendricks - Debra Hendricks Consulting Warren Kirk, Doctors Medical Center Rachell Le Viege - Lift-A-Hand Home Care Agency Eric Mangal, Grimbleby Coleman CPAS Inc. Brian McDermott - HMC3 Kymber Miller- Sysco Central California Inc. Peggy O'Donnell, Mid-Valley Productions Jason Pineda, Freshpoint Inc. Bill Robinson, Principal Financial Group Kari Santos - I.J. Larsen Pumps DeJeune Shelton- Modesto Junior College Madhu Singh, Bank of Stockton John Villines- Modesto Gospel Mission

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President & CEO

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Trish Christensen Modesto Chamber of Commerce tchristensen@modchamber.org

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this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Modesto Chamber of Commerce.

Staff:

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A Message From The President & CEO REJOICE

By Trish Christensen

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arch is one of my most favorite months of the year. Whether it is a dreary rainy month, as I am truly hoping for us right now, or a mostly sunny month, things will come to life before us. I think that is what captivates me. We get to witness the rebirth of plants and flowers, the resurgence of bright cheery color, the sightings of baby animals popping up in the scenery that surrounds us. I find it impossible to not be thankful for the wonderful world we live in when it is rejoicing all around us. It also happens to be my birth month, so maybe I have an innate connection to it all.

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The Chamber team and I are excitedly preparing for our upcoming Soiree, postponed from last month due to the rapid spread of covid at that time. The award winners who will be honored are not only inductees who earned their awards for their service in 2021, but we look forward to introducing in person all those who received awards for 2020 in very small, private, covid cautious presentations. Same can be said of milestone members.

We will publicly be announcing and introducing them all during the event. We can’t wait to share our fresh new take on a long-standing tradition of the chamber, with all our attendees and sponsors.

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The staff has collected some great content from members and community partners who will speak to the real estate and development environment of our area.

We invite our members in all sectors to send in their stories and updates, themed monthly throughout the year. That is what makes the content in our business magazine so relevant. It primarily comes from those members who wish to share what is current and taking place right here every day within their lane of expertise and industry.

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You will discover a few “newly” returning items in here as well. SCORE is bringing webinars back to the Modesto Chamber, these are open to all, member or not.

Leadership Modesto is back in action with their 39th class. With that, you will find a summary and photos of each of their monthly “day experiences” shared here going forward. Each penned by a different classmate.

You will also find an updated roster with headshots of our 2022 board of directors. The biggest point to note is our newly filled executive committee position of chairperson elect.

For reference, we have labor law posters available in both English and Spanish. We continue to assist all exporters with any documentation services needed via our online portal with Swiftdox. Our conference room and meeting room can be reserved for an occasional meeting, or on a regular cadence as comparable to coworking space.

These each have both member and non-member rates.

We are working hard to support businesses county wide in gaining their California Green Business Network certification. Please let us know if you are interested in expanding your sustainability efforts and being recognized for doing so. Lastly, take time to peruse our website from time to time. Under each tab of programs, committees, ribbon cuttings, and events you will find the recordings of each occurrence we captured. They are such a great resource to look back on.

Happy reading~ With warm regards, Trish

WHY JOIN THE MODESTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE? Each member of the Chamber is important, no matter the size of business. We desire for local businesses and organizations to succeed and thrive. To reach this goal we provide exposure, opportunities to engage with Regional Electeds and community partners, as well as networking with businesses and organizations across industries. We work to better our community by providing up-to-date education and training, certifying qualifying businesses as Green, and providing advocacy on City, State, and Federal levels. The Chamber is a family of dedicated professionals striving to make a difference in their business and way of life.

Whatever your business needs are, we invite you to join us.

To execute our adopted mission we have developed an acronym that helps keep us focused. That acronym is “CARES: Community, Advocacy, Relationships, Education and Service.”

C - Community At its heart, the Modesto Chamber is a community of like-minded business owners who share the vision for enjoying a thriving economy and creating and maintaining our community as a vibrant place to live, work and play. With over 100 years of history and experience in the Greater Modesto Area, we understand what it means to be a business owner and customer in our community, with featured events such as local and regional forums, Ag Aware, Harvest Luncheon, and Family Day. Chamber members get the opportunity to actively engage in and influence the community they live and work in.

A - Advocacy The Modesto Chamber supports local businesses and is an active advocate for the common interest of its members.

The Chamber has an Economic Development Committee and a Government Relations Council. These advocacy committees are dedicated and proactive in representing our members and community. They work to address business initiatives and relieve the regulatory burdens businesses face may face. The Chamber is also honored to certify local businesses and organizations through our California Green Business Network Stanislaus Program. Through this we create more conscientious and sustainable ways of life while lowering the cost of doing business for our community and future generations.

R - Relationships The Modesto Chamber of Commerce specializes in building relationships and serving as the nexus to businesses, nonprofit organizations, and governmental agencies. With over a dozen Committees, Programs, and Events in which our members can participate, the Chamber offers ample opportunity to meet and connect with other business owners in our community. As a relational organization, the Chamber works with its members to ensure the opportunity to connect and grow in every niche and industry to help build and cultivate long-lasting relationships among business owners and community partners alike.

E - Education The Modesto Chamber of Commerce values education and offers members the opportunity to stay on the leading edge with new and emerging information and training that will set your business apart from the rest. In partnership with Modesto Junior College, the Chamber is pleased to offer an assortment of trainings applicable to any business or industry for credited completion through our Chamber University platform. Our Chamber also works with members to provide a platform to speak to their own industry expertise and invite other members to learn from those leading our local industries.

S - Service The Modesto Chamber of Commerce offers its members a wide range of opportunities to promote and engage their business across industry and community lines. The Chamber Weekly E-Blast, Website, and our Progress Magazine provide opportunities to advertise and promote your business, keep up to date with articles about local businesses in our community, and stay in the loop about up-and-coming Chamber and community events. Our Chamber also offers indemand materials, such as Member contact list, Federal and State compliance posters, export document services, and so much more. Chamber members can also personalize their business profile within our website and have access to our Member-Only Information Center, where members can connect with other members, boost their social media presence, promote job postings, public events, and member-to-member discounts.

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RISING PROFESSIONALS 12:00PM-1:00PM Lunch and Learn Modesto Chamber of Commerce Speakers: Our guest speakers will be David White CEO of Opportunity Stanislaus and Zach Brockman General Manager at Modesto Nuts Baseball Club. *In Person, Register on website TECH CONNECT - 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Karlha Davies, Latnix Leader Founder of Korazón Konsultants Topic: Creating Inclusive Spaces in Tech *In person & Zoom 12:00 P.M. Register on website 108TH MEMBERS CHOICE AWARDS & ANNIVERSARIES SOIREE Gallo Center for the Arts • 5:30PM-8:30PM *Visit our website to purchase tickets WOMEN IN BUSINESS 12:00PM-1:00PM Lunch Meet and Mingle Modesto Chamber of Commerce *In Person, Register on website RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY State Farm Agent, Christina Rotondo 5:00 PM-6:00 PM 3025 McHenry Ave Suite R, Modesto STANISLAUS GREEN TEAM Julie Herd Regional Business Development Specialist Central Valley California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) *In person & Zoom 12:00 P.M. Register on website AMBASSADOR & WELCOME TEAM MEETING *In person & Zoom 8:00 A.M GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COUNCIL Donna Linder, Stanislaus County Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters Topic: The upcoming Election in Stanislaus County *In person & Zoom 11:30 A.M. Register on website CENTRAL VALLEY FACILITIES EXPO Stanislaus Green Team Booth #517 March 30th-31st • 10AM-3PM Modesto Centre Plaza, 1150 9th St. Modesto

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Lynn Dickerson Topic: Downtown Ballpark *Register on website, in person & Zoom 11:30 A.M.

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RISING PROFESSIONALS 8:00am -9:00am Rise and Shine with CEO’S Hosted at Double Tree Hotel *In Person, Register on website

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TECH CONNECT *In person & Zoom 12:00 P.M. Register on website

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GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COUNCIL Jody Hayes, Stanislaus County CEO Topic: Stanislaus 2030 *In person & Zoom 11:30 A.M. Register on website

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STANISLAUS GREEN TEAM Bryan Eagle, CEO Glanris *In person & Zoom 12:00 P.M. Register on website

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Find Zoom Registry links and more at www.modchamber.org Please note that calendar events and details are subject to change.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Emanuel Medical Center Names Preston Clark Chief Strategy Officer

By Krista Deans / Communications Manager Emanuel Medical Center has appointed Preston Clark as its new Chief Strategy Officer, effective Feb. 1, 2022.

As Chief Strategy Officer, Preston will focus on the growth and development of Emanuel Medical Center’s network of services to ensure the hospital is meeting the needs of the community and providing convenient access to high-quality care close to home.

“Preston will be a wonderful addition to our executive team here at Emanuel. He brings with him excellent experience in healthcare strategy,” said Murali N. Naidu, M.D., CEO of Emanuel Medical Center. “Preston is dedicated to enhancing and expanding the services we provide for the residents of Turlock and surrounding communities.”

Preston joins Emanuel from our sister hospital in Manteca, Doctors Hospital of Manteca, where he has served as Chief Strategy Officer since 2019.

He was instrumental in identifying gaps in care for South San Joaquin County and developing service lines in collaboration with physician, nursing and administrative leaders.

Preston has been with Tenet Healthcare since Preston Clark 2015. Prior to his role in Manteca, he served as the Director of Strategy at The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus in El Paso, Texas. Before his strategy role, he served as Director of Regional Outreach and Administrative Resident for The Hospitals of Providence.

Preston earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation Management and Youth Leadership with a Minor in Business Management from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He earned his Master of Science degree in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Preston is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Modesto General Plan Update

By Brad Wall, MPA / Principal Planner, City of Modesto What will Modesto’s new General Plan accomplish?

The updated General Plan will:

• A vision and guidebook for the future development of the community, and a roadmap to achieve that vision, including policies, maps and other supporting information.

• A set of instructions regarding “how to build a city” that provides guidance for decision-making.

• Applies to the area within the city limits, plus areas outside the City that relate to its future.

• Provide improved housing opportunities and choices.

• Promote job growth and establish a path for economic development efforts.

• Provide improved transportation choices for transit, rail, bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

• Identify needs for infrastructure, and for funding, to serve new development.

• Facilitate increased infill development.

• Maintain existing neighborhoods / create new neighborhoods that are complete, safe and walkable. Complete neighborhoods include schools, services, parks, and grocery stores.

• Create a shared vision that is broadly supportable and implementable.

• Help improve the local economy through redevelopment along major transportation corridors, in the downtown and at other high-profile opportunity sites.

• Consider a new planning area boundary, to be established through a robust and deliberate public engagement process.

• Define the path for economic development from land use-based decisions.

A legal requirement by the State for all local agencies (cities and counties).

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• Transportation – cars & trucks, transit, bikes & pedestrians • Growth and development • Jobs / Employment • Housing & neighborhood character • Parks and recreation What is a General Plan? A general plan is all of the following:

City staff is seeking broad participation from the entire community.

Please consider participating to help make the General Plan Update a shared vision of the community. A project website – https://gp2050. modestogov.com – is available with current information about the project and community engagement opportunities including a link to sign up for the email list.

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When it comes to planning the City’s future, the general plan is the single most important effort. The general plan is the City’s vision and serves as the foundation for big-picture land use decisions and large-scale new growth areas. The City of Modesto is launching a comprehensive update to its general plan, called “Modesto 2050.” The new general plan is expected to be completed in 2024. The general plan matters to almost everyone, impacting decisions related to:

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Modesto, CA Free virtual Webinar March 23, 2022 Resources for Small Business Post COVID-19 Date: March 23, 2022, from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Virtual Lunch & Learn Hosted by: Modesto Chamber of Commerce, Presented by: SCORE Register Here: https://bit.ly/3rIaqbC SCORE is here for you.

You are a small business owner, a leader who had the courage to take that first step to build a business and a future you believe in. A setback does not change that.

Who should attend? Emerging Entrepreneurs starting a business or in business Entrepreneurs expanding your business with resources, tools/templates, and access to capital for your business.

About the Facilitators: Gary McKinsey is an EA (enrolled agent) enrolled to represent taxpayers before the IRS. Penny Garton, brings 34 years in the lending industry and 10 years direct SBA lending.

Michael Moore, BA in finance and economics, retired banker, and certified mentor.

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Register for Upcoming Webinars: https://modestomerced.score.org/ Request Mentor: www.score.org/find-mentor Volunteer: www.score.org/volunteer

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The material in this publication is based on work supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration under cooperative agreement SBAHQ-17-S-0001. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Small Business Administration. SCORE services are provided without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age and disability. Persons with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations with a two-week advance notice.”

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AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHT Dandi Manuel with Boomers Modesto I have been a member of the Modesto community for 20 years. The last 9 years I have brought fun to families and friends of all ages as the Event Sales Specialist at Boomers Family Entertainment Center. I love seeing the eyes of children light up when they visit and say, “It’s my birthday!” It is just as enjoyable watching the kid come out of those that are never too old to have fun when they come for a work-related company picnic or team building event.

I look forward to continuing the partnership I have with the Chamber, while promoting businesses to become involved as it can be beneficial to everyone.

I get to see excited school kids when they are rewarded for good grades or attendance, and congratulate Graduates when they spend their night with us for an exclusive lockin. What could be better than that! In addition, I teach recreational and competitive baton twirling for the Ripon and Manteca Recreation Departments.

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During our recovery from the Covid shutdown, I missed the human connection I enjoyed so much.

Being a member of the Modesto Chamber of Commerce I received emails with various information, but one day something in their weekly email caught my eye. It said they were looking for members to be a part of their Welcome Team and Ambassadors. In an attempt to regain some of the human connection I was missing, I inquired about the duties and expectations of the positions the Chamber was looking for. I decided this would be a great way for me to stay in touch with members of our community and regain some of the human connection I was missing.

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At first communications were virtual as we were only able to hold online meetings due to regulations. Now, we are able to do in person Ribbon Cuttings as well as Chamber Mixers where we can once again be face to face and share with others information about our business and promote things to come in the future. Being an Ambassador for the Chamber has shown me how businesses can work together to be a better community while strengthening my personal relationship with other Chamber Members.

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Dandi Manuel

Please join us for our next meeting.

MARCH 15TH 2022 12:00PM-1:00PM LUNCH MEET AND MINGLE

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MEMBER HIGHLIGHT Huff Construction

A Team Approach In a "traditional" construction process, a client will bring a project to a commercial contractor on paper and that information will be used to develop pricing and assemble the team to construct it. At Huff Construction, upwards of 85% of our projects are for repeat clients, and our team is trusted from the beginning to negotiate and develop the projects. The Huff Team is among the most experienced in the industry as many of our employees have worked together for over 20 years.

Whether our clients choose to work with a traditional delivery or a design-build delivery method, the team approach that we lead ensures efficiency, time savings, and cost controls.

Consistency Across All We Do At Huff, we build and execute a variety of projects using a wide range of building materials. How we deliver our projects is customizable to meet the needs of our diverse customer base. Whether a project is large or small, there are often many similarities. Many projects require the same scope of work: concrete foundations, frames, electrical wiring, plumbing, and more. While the budget, time of construction, and the building materials may differ, a solid, systematic approach is always essential.

At our core, we are a general contractor committed to building projects of outstanding quality and value no matter their size or complexity.

Commitment to “The Huff Way” Building a foundation of taking ownership of your work and learning every aspect of the business through actually doing it is truly "The Huff Way.” Our team approaches every project as if they were building it for themselves.

This level of commitment towards a project translates into success. Many of our employees have been a part of the Huff Team for many years which illustrates how committing to “The Huff Way” benefits our work environment.

"Building Excellence" from Start to Finish At the end of the day, we want our clients to recognize that Huff Construction builds excellent projects in a way that can’t be offered by other contractors. Our goal is to have a high-quality finished building, but we also strive for more. We want the entire process from initial budgeting to turnover of keys to be excellent. We do our best to make sure that our project’s entire process is an experience unique to Huff Construction.

For more information about our company, please visit www.huffcon. com MARCH 2022

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Huff Construction Company, Inc. is a leading general contractor composed of a skilled team of construction experts with a high degree of professionalism, integrity, and respect.

Throughout our 50+ years in business, our team has worked with a variety of companies in a diverse array of industries. We have built everything, from surgery centers to country clubs, retail spaces to supermarkets, apartment complexes to hotels, corporate office buildings to community centers, cold storage facilities to breweries, and school buildings to warehouses. The following points are some reasons why our company has been successful over the past 50 years and is what we believe will drive our success in the future.

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TECH CONNECT IS A NETWORKING GROUP WHOSE FOCUS AND VISION IS LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE BUSINESS RESULTS. The Modesto Chamber of Commerce Tech Connect program has partnered with Bay Valley Tech and SBDC, Valley Sierra Small Business Development Center, to bring awareness of the potential of Tech in the Central Valley, from jobs to training and bringing potential Tech companies to the Valley.

MEETINGS ARE EVERY 2RD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH AT 12:00 PM.

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A special publication printed and distributed for this special event.

Visitor events are planned through the summer.

The program will feature a schedule of events taking place in addition to some wonderful back stories.

The Special Publication will be read by over 109,000 print readers and over 400,000 online visitors.

Programs will also be distributed to visitors at events.

Advertising deadline: May 18, 2022 Publication Date: June 1, 2022

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Golden Valley Health Centers Celebrates 50 Years It has been said that one’s health is one’s greatest possession.

At Golden Valley Health Centers, we have built a business spanning half a century around this very belief.

In 1972, we began as a small Migrant Health Services program affiliated with Merced General Hospital. Since that time, we have expanded greatly to meet community needs across Merced, Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties, now serving nearly 150,000 patients each year through 45 clinical locations in the region. We have certainly grown. But we will never outgrow our mission.

We are proud of our 50-year longevity and while that sounds like a long time in a rapidly changing world, Golden Valley Health Centers’ (GVHC) focus has not wavered since 1972.

We were born out of a strong desire to increase access to healthcare in the lives of migrant workers, who toil to sustain our largely agricultural economy. In 1962 when then President John F. Kennedy signed the Migrant Health Act, federal funds were authorized to open community migrant health centers that would provide care for this critical farmworker population.

It was later mandated that these centers make their services accessible to all who need them. We felt that way from the start, and never denied services to a patient in need.

The ideology that everyone should have access to health care has been central to Golden Valley’s work over the past five decades and remains our guiding principle today. At GVHC we make quality healthcare accessible to all, regardless of their ability to pay. From our humble beginning, our mission has been to improve the health of our patients by providing quality, primary health care services to people in the communities we serve regardless of language, financial or cultural barriers. 50 years later, this still holds true.

As we see the need for services growing in our community, we plan to continue pacing that need with smart growth.

We partner with local government, community based organizations, education and health plans to ensure top-notch services are provided to those who need us.

At Golden Valley Health Centers, we like to say, “Your Health is Our Priority.” We hope the same is true for you. If you find that you need help living your healthiest life, visit us online at gvhc.org. We’ll be here to help…for at least another 50 years.

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Golden Valley Health Centers is a fully accredited FQHC (Federally Qualified Health Center) offering quality medical, dental, behavioral health, vision and other specialties at our health centers. Services also include urgent care, school-based health centers throughout the Central Valley and most recently, PACE (a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), which includes a day center offering a full array of quality of life and health services for seniors.

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Burly's California Cuisine Finds A Welcome Home In West Modesto

BY SABRA STAFFORD When caterer Kimberly Gaynor, Chef Mike Ortiz and business partner John Curtis made the decision to open a restaurant together, there was one aspect that Gaynor was absolutely set on. It has to be in West Modesto.

"It wasn't going to be anywhere else," Gaynor said.

"The real estate agent kept saying, 'Well, I have a place downtown,' and I'd say 'No, it has to be in West Modesto.'

We're all from this side of town and still live on this side of town. And it was something this side of town needed."

Burly's California Bistro opened at 1219 N. Carpenter Road, Suite 5 in March 2021 and gaynor's hunch about West Modesto has been proven correct.

The restaurant and bar routinely draws in a crowd of diners and drinkers who come for the delicious meals and stay for the conversations with old and new friends.

"West Modesto has been very supportive of us," Gaynor said. "One custimer said to me that they feel comfortable enought to come in after work milking the cows and sit down and order a beer and get food that they would at a white tablecloth place."

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The connection to West Modesto is reflected in a mural on one wall that highlights the region and some of the landmarks, like Modesto High School.

The three business partners met while working at Mallards and remained friends and sometimes co-workers when opportunities took them to new places and ventures. They operated a successful catering business together for quite sometime, which is where the idea of the restaurant started perculating.

"We really wanted a kitchen to cook out of for the catering business and then we thought we might as well attach a restaurant to it," Ortiz said.

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shuttered that goal.

Instead, the fine-tuned their plans and practiced patience.

On March 24, 2021, they opened their doors for the first time.

It happened to be the first day restaurants in Stanislaus County could open for indoor dining.

"Every week we were waiting to see if they would announce that restaurants could open up," Gaynor said. "We played Russian roulette and it worked out because they opened that day."

The cuisine at Burly's California Bistro takes inspiration from the Central Valley, not to mention the actual products.

"It's a cumulation of what the Valley has," Ortiz said. "It's steak and potatoes and pasta with Asian and Mexican influences."

Some of their specialties include the cavatappi with vodka sauce, the whiskey peppercorn sirloin and the crispy calamari.

The cavatappi pasta is served with chicken or shrimp and is cooked in a "very spicy" vodka sauce with onions, garlic, mushrooms, red pepper flakes and cream.

The whiskey peppercorn sirloin is topped with a whiskey cream sauce served alongside garlic whipped potatoes and local, seasonal vegetables.

The crispy calamari is an appetizer that is served with a trio of sauces - ginger teriyaki, cilantro pesto and sriracha aioli.

"People love them," Ortiz said. "They fly out of the kitchen."

Because they have this local focus, Ortiz will change the menu to reflect what items are in season.

It's not just the menu that shines at Burly's California Bistro. The bar has plenty to offer as well. It's a fullstocked bar with 10 beers and five wines on tap and a menu os specialty cocktails like the Lavender Lemon Drop and Burly Water, which is a concoction of mango-infused vodka, lemonade and cranberry juice.

Burly's California Bistro is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Saturdays. They are closed on Sundays.

For more information follow them on Facebook at Burly's California Cuisine, on Instagram @ burlys_california_bistro or call at (209)3129400.

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www.humphreys.edu

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The concept of farm to fork was crucial for the restaurant, so they do as much sourcing locally as possible. The hamburger, Dave's Meat Beef Burger, comes from Dave's Meats, located just down the road. The cheeses, fruits, vegetables and nuts all come from local producers.

OFFERING Associate Bachelors Masters Teaching Credential MARCH 2022

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When it comes to managing your risk and maximizing your insurance coverage, you need to know your options. We take the time to understand you, your business and your unique needs. We offer the expertise that will lead to the best solution. Our partnership with HUB International gives us access to new and specialty markets while still being the area leader in self-insurance or group captive programs.

Together, we can find the right option for you.

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MODESTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE I MODCHAMBER.ORG

PRESIDENT’S CLUB CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE ELITE

ENTHUSIAST

Gianelli Nielsen

Solecon Industrial Contractors

E & J Gallo Winery

Alpine Protective Solutions

Gilton Solid Waste Mgmt, Inc.

Stanislaus Food Products Co.

Kaiser Permanente

American Chevrolet

Golden Valley Health Centers

American Medical Response

Grover Landscape Services, Inc.

KEYSTONE

Atherton & Associates, LLP

Infiniti of Modesto

Beard Land and Investment Co.

Audi Modesto

International Paper Co.

Capax-Giddings, Corby, Hynes, Inc., a HUB

Bank of Stockton

JS West & Companies

Sutter Gould Medical Foundation

International Company

Blue Diamond Growers

Lewis Capital Advisors

The Century

Doctors Behavioral Health Center-DMC

California State University, Stanislaus

Maxx Value Foods

Doctors Medical Center-DMC

Care One Home Health and Hospice, Inc.

Mister Car Wash

Frito-Lay Co., Inc.

Central Valley Automotive

Modesto Toyota

Pacific Southwest Container, Inc.

Central Valley Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge

Nine3One

Physician Referral Service-DMC

Central Valley Nissan

NT Nail Spa

Turlock Irrigation District

Walmart

Central Valley Volkswagen Hyundai

O'Brien's Market

Union Bank

Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino

Oak Valley Community Bank

US Bank

VISIONARY

Clark Pest Control

Opportunity Stanislaus

Crystal Creamery

COIT Services Inc.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Doubletree by Hilton Modesto

Collins Electrical

Panelized Structures Inc.

EMOE, Division of Parker Hannifin Corp.

Comcast

Pepsi Bottling Group

Fiscalini Cheese Company

Del Monte Plant #1

PMZ Real Estate

Valley Lexus

IHeart Media

English Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation

Residence Inn by Marriott Modesto North

Vintage Faire Mall/Macerich Company

Modesto Irrigation District

Hospital

Rizo-Lopez Foods, Inc.

Modesto Nuts Professional Baseball

Exceed GPR & Locating, LLC

Rose Bouquet

Sutter Health Valley Area

F&M Bank

San Joaquin Valley College

Sysco Central California Inc.

Flowers Baking Co. of Modesto, LLC

Save Mart Supermarkets

Food Maxx

Seven-Up Bottling Co. of Modesto/Varni

Agency

FreshPoint

Brothers Corporation

Yosemite Foods Inc.

Stanislaus Surgical Hospital Stifel Investment Services Storer Coachways

The Farmacy The Modesto Bee TSM Insurance & Financial Services

Valley BMW Valley Children's Healthcare Valley First Credit Union

Warden's Office Products Center Wells Fargo Bank

RELATIONSHIPS

Winton-Ireland, Strom & Green Insurance

CONTACT THE CHAMBER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PRESIDENT'S CLUB LEVEL BENEFITS

MARCH 2022

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Congratulations TO THIS MONTH'S MILESTONE MEMBERSHIPS

65 + years

20 + years

LAKEWOOD MEMORIAL PARK/FUNERAL HOME INC.

BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF SACRAMENTO STANISLAUS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION BRENDEN THEATRE CORP. STANISLAUS HEALTH FOUNDATION RIZO-LOPEZ FOODS, INC.

50 + years MODESTO NUTS PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL

40 years +

THE PARKS GROUP MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC. CROSSPOINT COMMUNITY CHURCH OF MODESTO VALLEY HEART ASSOCIATES MEDICAL GROUP

RELATIONSHIPS

30 + years

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VALLEY FIRST CREDIT UNION LAW OFFICES OF MAYOL & BARRINGER PHILLIPS LIGHTING & HOME, INC. WARMERDAM CPA GROUP UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF STANISLAUS COUNTY

20 + years CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES BOOMERS MODESTO

MODESTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE I MODCHAMBER.ORG

15 + years OPPORTUNITY STANISLAUS STANISLAUS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SAMARITAN VILLAGE RANK INVESTIGATION AND PROTECTION, INC. ROSS W. LEE, INC.

10 + years WRIGHT INSURANCE AGENCY CHG

5 years +

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF STANISLAUS E & J GALLO WINERY CHEFS OF NEW YORK POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN ST. LUKE'S FAMILY PRACTICE FIRST TEE - CENTRAL VALLEY COVENANT VILLAGE OF TURLOCK FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER MODESTO

5 + years 209 MAGAZINE LITTLER MENDELSON P.C. PAPAPOLLONI MEDITERRANEAN BISTRO MONTPELIER NUT COMPANY, INC. VETERAN'S FOUNDATION OF STANISLAUS COUNTY MODESTO DIRECT

1 + years MALEKO PERSONNEL RIDE FOR MOM, INC. CAPITAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. GOLDEN STATE STAFFING SERVICES, INC. LANCASTER PAINTING, NEPTUNE WATER SOLUTIONS HRB RIVERBANK LP DBA COOL HAND LUKE'S MEGA CREATIONS, INC DBA LECHAT NAIL CARE PRODUCTS TAITHAN CORPORATION

EDUCATION MARCH 2022

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LEMO ’22 Community Services Day

By Samantha Christensen, E. & J. Gallo Winery Photographer: Damian Martinez, Stanislaus County Chief Executive Office

“Stanislaus County is a community of choice,” says Marian Kannon, self-described ‘maverick’ and Executive Director of the Stanislaus Community Foundation. On a day where the LEMO Class of 2022 would be schooled in how much need, service, and value lies within our city, a brief history of the Stanislaus C.F. was the perfect start.

LEMO lunch was held at Community Hospice, where Interim President & CEO John Renner shared that they are the longest standing & largest not-for-profit Hospice Center in the Valley. They own the beautiful Alexander Cohen House in Hughson, and proudly offer the Camp Erin program to children experiencing loss and grief. June 2022 is their next Camp!

Last year, the Foundation granted over $6 million, 90% of which remained in the County. Did you know that Modesto lies in a “media desert”? This means that the local goings-on, like city council meetings & decisions, are not reported back to the local community. The Foundation is trying to change that.

They started in 2021 by sponsoring 3 reporters at the Modesto Bee and are eager to keep “filling in the gaps that no one is thinking about.”

Formerly Roller King, the Youth Navigation Center (YNC) is making outstanding use of a much-beloved childhood hotspot. As Program Director, Emily Webster showed us, the YNC is a compassionate response to youth homelessness in Modesto. As a temporary living space for youth aged 13-24, the Center features beautiful, secure dorm-style quarters and communal living spaces with shared responsibilities for residents.

The Family Justice Center was our first on-site visit.

Lisa Mantarro Moore (Executive Director) shared that since 2009, they’ve helped members of the community escape unsafe situations by offering support in endless forms: legal counsel, clinical & mental health services, safe housing, and more. It is a blessing to the community that the Center managed to keep their doors open every day of the pandemic.

Their main struggle is having enough volunteers for the evening and overnight shifts, so please consider donating your time. You may have an excellent meal in it for you. As one resident was heard saying about their favorite YNC chef, “…I’m trying to lose weight, but whenever she cooks, I go back for seconds.”

SERVICE

Formerly Inter-Faith Ministries and now The Food Initiative of Greater Stanislaus (FIGS), team FIGS is bringing one of CEO Elizabeth White’s passion projects to life. A creative approach to closing Stanislaus’s food gap, this year FIGS Mobile Farm Stand will bring fresh produce weekly to 12 Modesto neighborhoods! With a focus toward closing the food-insecurity gap in Stanislaus, FIGS wants to make accessing healthy food easier for everyone.

Please contact FIGS to request the Mobile Farm in your neighborhood!

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A surprising chapter of the day was with Modesto Downtown Streets Team (DST); surprising because many of us are familiar with the DST folks in their orange hazard vests, but very few knew about the hardworking organization behind the vests. Meggan Clifford, Program Coordinator for DST, proudly shared that in under 3 years, DST has served 183 Modestans in their journey to rise out of homelessness. In 2021, they helped 52 people secure permanent housing and 51 secure permanent employment while maintaining essentially a 100% ongoing success rate!

MODESTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE I MODCHAMBER.ORG

What better way to end the day than with a sweet treat? At Enrich & Employ Ice Cream Co, Executive Director Bonnie Acree and husband Corey have a passion for eliminating obstacles to employment for those with special circumstances. A perfect example of their success is Bonnie’s sister Diane. Diane may live with Down Syndrome, but she is as visible as her fellow co-workers and doing her job with pride. As Bonnie noted, countless Modestans are looking for work after facing immense challenge, like addiction or disability.

Many employers will only see the work-experience gap on their resume, so how do they get hired?

Bonnie will hire them; happily, and she’ll help them gain important soft skills that transfer to other professional opportunities in the future. The Ice Cream Co.’s biggest challenge right now is lack of a permanent, visible location, so please make a plan to visit for a scoop and tell a friend!

I strongly encourage you to connect with these amazing organizations on Facebook and Instagram to connect more with each, stay informed of their work, and celebrate in their successes.

CLASS OF

2022

Modesto Chamber of Commerce Proudly Presents:

Christina Alger City of Modesto

Ryan Amaral Modesto Junior College

Samantha Christensen E. & J. Gallo Winery

Fallon Ferris Modesto City Schools

Maria Garcia Graceada Partners

Betty Gay Art Educator

Veronica Hernandez Modesto Nuts

Erica Inacio Stanislaus County Chief Executive Office

Adam Konrad Community Hospice

Adolph Lopez Stanislaus County Workforce Development

Damian Martinez Stanislaus County Chief Executive Office

Tahmirah Mecca Stanislaus Community Foundation

Tarn Mensinger American Lumber Company

Christine Reyes-Muhammad San Joaquin Valley College

Shane Saunders Mocse Federal Credit Union

Nicolette Shalita Vega Health Plan of San Joaquin

Kelly Tallant Macerich/Vintage Faire Mall

SERVICE EDUCATION

Juan Alanis Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office

Jennifer Young Mid Valley Promotions modchamber.org (209) 577-5757

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