InTouch
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2012
Exciting Changes to the 2013 Business to Business Showcase By Bruce Harrington T
he annual Mid Maine Chamber of Commerce Business to Business Showcase is right around the corner, and oh, what changes there have been! The event has grown every year since its inception, outgrowing the spaces where it has been held. This is true once again, so the 2013 Showcase will be held in the field house at Colby College. The 2012 event was able to accommodate 120 booths at the Alfond Youth Center. We will increase that number to 150 booths in 2013 at Colby College – so, if you were not able to get a booth last year, you should be able to get one this year! In addition to a venue change, we have also changed the schedule. We have typically held this event during the first week of April; however, we will be moving event to the last Wednesday in March – March 27. The Annual Awards Dinner is typically held near the end of March, and has been moved to April 11. The event has historically ended with a Business After Hours. Instead, Colby College has graciously agreed to host a business reception from 5-7 and will feature an amazing menu and cash bar to provide a supportive environment for business networking. The format for the day has also changed. We will not feature a speaker, roundtables, or internship fair this year. Instead, we will use the showcase as an opportunity for students to meet interested employers in a networking atmosphere. Businesses who are interested in hiring an intern will have an opportunity to meet the local talented college students right at their booth. If you have interest in hiring an intern, please be sure to indicate that when registering for your booth. Finally, the most significant change is that the event will be marketed state-wide, with a focus on bringing out-of-town business people to the event. Our vendors will have an opportunity to not only network with the local business community, but also to meet business people from around the state who could use the products and services of our members. This will make this event a truly business to business event and will help support our chamber members. One thing will not change this year, and that is the price. Booths will be available for the low price of $195 once again this year, making this the most affordable and widely attended event in the area. Emails will be going out to last years’ vendors in December for first option to register for booths. Registration forms for all others will be available in the January InTouch. Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2013 Business to Business Showcase, contact Robyn Loubier at biz.dev@midmainechamber.com or 873-3315 for more information. We look forward to seeing you there!
Thank you to all of our Directors who attended the 2012 Board of Directors Retreat! At the retreat, at the Waterville Opera House, we discussed the Mid-Maine Chamber’s focus for 2013.
Highlights in this Issue: P. 2: From the President’s Chair P. 2: Mid-Maine Chamber’s Centennial P. 4: Member Events’ Calendar P. 5: Wellness & the Holiday Season P. 8: Eastern Maine HomeCare
Chamber Gift Certificates
The holidays are right around the corner, and the Mid-Maine Chamber has the perfect gift for every person on your list! Mid-Maine Chamber Gift Certificates are redeemable at over 175 local businesses in the greater Waterville area! Not only can they be used at a variety of locations, the Chamber Gift Certificates help keep our money local. Please consider purchasing Chamber Gift Certificates for family, friends, and business clients this season. You can stop in at the Chamber office anytime Monday through Friday, 9AM to 5PM to purchase them. Cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are accepted. Is your business interested in being included on the list of local merchants now accepting Chamber Gift Certificates? If so, visit http://www.midmainechamber.com/cham ber/about/gift_certificates.html for the list and download the “Gift Certificate Agreement Form” at the bottom of the page. Fill it out and mail, email or fax it back to the chamber office, and the staff will get your business included on the list. A special thank you to Kennebec Savings Bank for its in-kind sponsorship of the program.
50 ELM STREET, WATERVILLE, ME 04901 • TEL: (207) 873-3315 • FAX: (207) 877-0087 info@midmainechamber.com • www.midmainechamber.com Nikki Desjardins, Chair of the Board • Kimberly N. Lindlof, President & CEO
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From the President’s Chair
29 Chase Avenue, Waterville December 12 5:30-7:00 PM
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The term “shop locally” is thrown around a lot, but it seems to mean different things to different people. For many consumers, it means shopping in one’s own backyard – any type of store just as long as it’s in the general proximity of one’s home. For others, it means shopping locally owned and operated, one-ortwo-of-a-kind mom & pop stores. Both are relevant to a vibrant local economy. Larger, local stores employ local people although are often criticized that profits are sent away. I don’t know how much of that is true or if it is the same with every chain store – I doubt it is. Small businesses are said to be the backbone of a vibrant economy, so I encourage all of you to “shop locally” as best you can, and keep our neighbors and friends employed, growing and thriving. And, during this season of cheer and thankfulness, I’d like to extend our gratitude to Charlie Haberstock and his mom, Carrie, for the fun and informative series of testimonial business profiles that they’ve written for our InTouch. We’ve had lots of positive feedback, and have enjoyed working with them as we engage youth in various ways at the MidMaine Chamber. Thank you for the support that you’ve shown us and your neighbors in 2013. Here’s to a profitable 2013. Safe and Happy Holidays to you all,
- Kimberly
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Complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Door prizes, 50/50 raffle & other fabulous prizes! $100’s in Chamber Gift Certificates will be given away to one lucky winner in celebration of 100 years! Thank you to our 50/50 Sponsor:
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Charlie Haberstock is 9 years old and has a business card collection of over 1,400 cards. He likes to know about each business and asks many questions so he decided to help us by interviewing some area businesses. Below are excerpts from his interview. Charlie received a little help from his mom, Carrie Haberstock.
For our last interview for the Chamber's 2012, "100th Anniversary Year of Celebration" articles, we visited Eagle Rental, an equipment rental company in the Waterville Industrial Park. Jane and Dan Bickford founded their business in 1989 on a vacant lot owned by the Waterville Industrial Park. They began with 3 employees and small equipment like mini-excavators and skid steers along with homeowner tools. Today, they have grown to 15 employees, a wide selection of rental equipment and over a dozen trucks delivering and servicing the equipment all over the northeast, primarily northern New England. The company specializes, for the most part, in supplying equipment for construc
Charlie on Eagle Rental’s equipment. tion sites, although they do carry a wide array of smaller homeowner items like wallpaper steamers, wood splitters, and rug extractors. The large construction equipment includes excavators, bulldozers, boom and scissor lifts, rollers, pumps, loaders and more. The excavators range in weight from 3,500 lbs. to 78,000 lbs.! As you can imagine, a lot of earth can be moved and prepped with these! Continued on page 6 Full Service Office Supplies Retail Store and Furniture Showroom in Downtown, Skowhegan
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Students Visit Area Businesses
On November 14,
students from Winslow High School and Jobs for Maine Graduates (JMG) toured 13 area businesses. Students were assessed to determine their interest areas and were then paired with businesses. The purpose is for students to learn about careers available in our region and show them about level of education, hours, income, etc. about specific fields of work. Mid-Maine Chamber has partnered with JMG and Winslow High School in order to close the skill gap and to keep young professionals in our region. Kimberly Lindlof, president and CEO of the Mid-Maine Chamber stated, “We want the students to understand
what jobs and careers are available in our region so they can plan where they will go to college, or what skill set they need to get into the workforce right after high school or once they return from college to enter the workforce.” The businesses provide students with information about occupations in their field of work so that a person who knows nothing about it will get a fairly clear picture of it. The importance of the field is outlined along with what kind of education and requirements are needed in order to work in that specific field. The business leader also goes over income, favorable and unfa-
vorable features and opportunities that are available in central Maine in that field. Thank you to all of the businesses that participated: Flo’s Flower Cart, Berry’s Stationers, Day’s Jewelers, MaineGeneral, Joseph’s Fireside Restaurant, T-Mobile, Inland Hospital, Central Maine Motors, Mid-State Machine, Taconnet Credit Union, Waterville City Hall, Lohmann Animal Health International and Johnny’s Selected Seeds. Pictured below from left to right, Students visiting: Waterville City Hall, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Joseph’s Fireside Restaurant and Berry’s Stationers.
Seven outstanding individuals were honored at the Kennebec Valley Community Action Program Board of Directors' Annual Meeting on November 14th. The Community Teamwork Award was presented to the following presented to Lori Williams and Victoria Mann individuals for their commitment to the Work for their commitment and personal success in Ready Program: overcoming barriers and strengthening their families. James Baumer, formerly of the CentralCongratulations to the newest inductees into Western Maine Workforce Investment Board; Patricia Theriault, Program Director, the Thomas College Athletic Hall of Fame: Lawrence Adult Education; Susan Tuthill, Chad Boyd '00, Kristen Nielsen Mollison '91, Program Director, Mid-Maine Regional Sherri Sawyer O'Donnell '92, and Jimmy CarCommunity Adult Education; Tina Chapdaci '03. man, President/CPO, United Way of MidMaine; Kimberly Lindlof, President/CEO, Paul Stein has been named the chief operating Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce; officer at MaineGeneral Medical Center, The Individual Achievement Awards were effective January 1, 2013. In making the an-
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December 4: Manpower is offering a free webinar at 11AM that will take a look at how the 2012 election may affect provisions of the Health Care Reform bill and how those provisions may translate into changes for your workforce strategies. To register: http:// www.brighttalk.com/webcast/7337/53701. December 5: Healthy People of the Kennebec Valley invites you to: An Expert Panel on Workplace Wellbeing from 8-10AM at the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care, 361 Old Belgrade Road, Augusta. FMI: kristen.dow@mainegeneral.org. December 6: Hospice Volunteers of Waterville is hosting their Annual Lights for Life open house and garden lighting ceremony from 5-7PM to celebrate the memory of loved ones who have died and to honor special people in their lives. FMI: 873-3615. December 7: Colby College, Lorimer Chapel at 7:30PM will be its 43rd annual Service of Carols and Lights. FMI: vlwood@colby.edu. December 8: In a mission that is in-keeping with the environmental and community service focus of the student body, 1st year students at Unity College have organized a relief effort for victims of Hurricane Sandy. A fundraiser will be held at 7PM at the Unity College Center for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St., Unity. The event will feature a concert by recording artists The Coloradas, a Maine-based bluegrass band, information about hurricane relief, and presentations by Unity College students. December 8: Let’s Go! Pool Party brought to you by Inland Hospital at the Alfond Youth Center
own campus chefs. Tickets are limited & must be purchased in advance by calling 2384280 or email: hhodgkins@gwh.org. Tickets 2:30-3:30PM. Save the date and join them for may also be purchased during normal busisome good healthy fun! Sign up for ness hours at Winslow Community Credit the Let’s Go! Family Fun Series and Union or at GWH’s Prescott building. register to win a $500 LLBean gift card. FMI: inlandhospital.org or December 12: Maine Development Foun861-3292. dation is hosting its 4th breakfast in the Leadership Unplugged series with Anna Elanor December 10-14: It's a holiday Roosevelt, president/CEO of Goodwill Inspectacular not to be missed! Good dustries of Northern New England 7:30Will-Hinckley’s historic Prescott Hall 9AM at the Hannaford Corporate Office in decked out in splendid holiday regalia. View Scarborough. FMI: www.mdf.org. the beautifully decorated trees, each sporting its own unique theme and style. Make the December 13: Amici’s Cucina is celebrating annual Festival of Trees at Good Willits 2-Year Anniversary! Go celebrate with Hinckley part of your holiday tradition. FMI: them! Check them out on Facebook for more http://www.gwh.org/fot/Welcome.aspx. details of the night. 10% of sales will be donated to a great organization. There will be December 11: MSBA Labor & Employment prizes and much more! Law Section Luncheon Meeting at the Governor Hill Mansion 12-2PM. It will be a panel December 14: Maine Development Foundiscussion on the practical effects of the law dation’s 6th Annual Holiday Open House on employees and employers in Maine, innoon-2PM at the Olde Federal Building, 295 cluding discussion on how to handle issues Water Street, Suite 5, Augusta. FMI & surrounding accommodation of transgender RSVP: mdf@mdf.org. persons and gender identity. FMI: www.mainebar.org. December 15: Chop To It! Hardy Girls Healthy Women Meet Cassidy Dangler, who December 12: Understanding Your Business became at 10 years old the youngest person Numbers session 10:30AM-Noon at Water- to receive a black belt in Waterville. Now a ville Public Library. This workshop will Junior at Waterville High review the most common financial stateSchool, Cassidy is a 2nd ments, where the numbers come from, what Degree Black Belt, sensei they mean and how they can help you man(teacher in Japanese) at age your business. Instructor: Janet Roderick, Club Naha and much Maine SBDC Certified Business Counselor. more! Learn about womTo register: en in martial arts and self-defense! Location: http://watervillelibrarybus1.eventbrite.com. Club Naha at the Alfond Youth Center, 126 North St., Waterville. December 12: Help Support Goodwill-Hinckley program, December 22: Sam’s Club, Augusta, Down Home Dinner, by joining Open House 8AM-4PM for all Chamber in for a delicious homemade dinmembers. Goody Bags & Raffles. Sign ner that features turkey and all up for a membership & receive $10 gift the "fixins" prepared by its very card.
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Wellness and the Holiday Season By Bill McPeck I am finding it hard to believe that the holiday season is here and 2012 is winding down. 2012 has certainly been a significant year for me. How about you?
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I will remember 2012 as the year I left employment in the public sector after nearly 35 years of service and joined the leadership team of a national employee health management company, Viridian Health Management, as its Information Integration Manager. My first four months have been an incredible ride as I have been involved in multiple stimulating, challenging and cutting edge projects, right from the start. From a wellness perspective, the holiday season brings with it many challenges. The season can be both the best of times and the worst of times. My thinking is I can best serve you this holiday season by offering a range of thoughts related to employee health management. Weight Management – Focus not on losing weight, but maintaining your current weight over the holiday season filled with good food and drink. Maintain, Don’t Gain. But Remember: Everything in moderation. Check out this resource: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/wellness/ resource/maintain.pdf Alcohol – With parties galore, there will be no shortage of alcohol. At each event you attend, make a conscious decision to drink or not. But Remember: Drinking has risks. Check out this resource: http:// rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/ Stress – Stress abounds during the holidays. We always try adding more “To Dos” to our already full schedules. Pay attention to your
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stress level and triggers. But Remember: Leave some time for your relaxation and coping strategies. Check out this resource: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress-management/MY00435 Gratitude – Enhance your attitude and outlook by recognizing things to be grateful for, no matter how small or simple they might be. Remember To: At the end of each day, make a list of up to three things you are grateful for that day. Check out this resource: http://www.wikwpedia.org/wiki/Gratitude_journal Depression – During the holiday season it is easy to get overwhelmed and become discouraged. For people prone to depression, the holiday season can be particularly difficult. Pay attention to how you are acting and feeling. Also pay attention to how others are acting and what they are saying. Reach out to others. It will be good for you and them. Remember To: Regularly check in with yourself about how you are feeling. What is your mood? How are your emotions? Check out this resource: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/depression/DS00175 My best wishes to you this holiday season. Bill McPeck is a Certified Wellness Culture Coach and Worksite Wellness Program Consultant. He is currently Information Integration Manager at Viridian Health Management. Contact Bill with your questions and comments at 355-1203 or bmcpeck@viridianhealth.com
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Centennial Continued from page 2 Lifts range from 12' scissor lifts that take you straight up to 120' boom lifts that can take you up and over to reach your project. A regular customer of Eagle Rental is the Colby College TV crew that rents scissor lifts to record football games. One of the more noteworthy renters of the 120' boom lifts was the film crew for the Skowhegan based movie, Empire Falls. Most of the employees at Eagle Rental are men. "This is a great business for men," says Jane, "Men love running toys!" When asked about the Chamber, Jane also said, "Community is very important. Sharing information and resources with our fellow Chamber members is essential for the area to stay strong and connected. If the Chamber is strong, the community is strong!" Thanks to the Mid-Maine Chamber for this fun and educational year of visiting and learning about businesses!! We will take with us a greater understanding of how businesses are run, why people choose the careers that they do, what causes success and how important each one is for our community to grow, prosper and serve its citizens.
Red Tape Hotline Any Maine business in need of assistance with licensing, permitting, and/or regulatory matters should call the Red Tape Hotline, 624-7486. This resource was one of many tools created and policy changes made by the 125th Legislature and the administration to help improve the State’s business friendliness.
The Maine State Chamber Purchasing Alliance, together with Anthem, has launched a brand NEW Chamber BlueOptions micro site! This micro site has been completely revamped to not only look better but to offer many more resources than before. To enter the new Chamber BlueOptions micro site go to: http://www.anthem.com/mainechamberblueoptions/i ndex.html
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Bus. Attraction & Retention Chamber Boardroom Dec 5 Wed. 7:30 AM Public Policy Chamber Boardroom Dec 14 Fri. 7:30 AM Executive Board Chamber Boardroom Dec 19 Wed. 8:00 AM Membership Chamber Boardroom Dec 21 Fri. 7:30 AM Board of Directors Retreat
Upcoming Events December 11: Leading Women’s Luncheon 11:30-1PM Best Western Plus 375 Main Street, Waterville Laurie Lachance, president of Thomas College, will present on her path to success and struggles along the way. December 12: Business After Hours 5:30-7 PM Delta Ambulance 29 Chase Avenue, Waterville December 13: Business Breakfast Series 7:15-9 AM Thomas College Unbind Your Mind. Ted Helberg’s presentation will focus on developing accountability through employee engagement, a touch of humor, and asking the right questions to get needed results. He will also present information regarding innovative and creative approaches to problem solving by involving others in the process.
Chamber Tips of the Month Did you know you can be a part of any of our Committees? Information Services, Business Expansion & Retention, Public Policy, Membership, or any of our Event Committees.
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Selah Tea Café has changed its hours to 8AM-8PM and it has a whole new menu! It’s the perfect place for lunch in downMaineGeneral Health is one of 20 organitown Waterville. zations nationwide chosen to receive the Advisory Board Employee Engagement InitiaHappy Birthday! The China Dine-ah is 5 tive’s 2012 Excellence in Engagement Years Old! Award. The award honors U.S. hospitals and health systems that exhibit extraordinary KVCC has been awarded a $1 million federal levels of workforce engagement. Winners grant from the U.S. Department of Energy that were recognized at the EEI National Summit will allow the college to transition its Northin Chicago on Oct. 17. east Solar Heating and Cooling Instructor Training Project to a new focus on photovolta- New Commercial Customers of Irving Eneric (pv), or solar electric, training. The new gy can save up to $750 off propane, heating oil grant will allow the college to hire a solar pv or diesel. FMI: http://www.irvingenergy.com/ instructor, purchase new new-commercial-customers/. training equipment, and build a mobile training lab. BONNEY Staffing Center was named as one of the 2012 Best Places to wWork in Maine. Inland Hospital has broken The awards program was created in 2006 and ground on a $5.4 million dollar modernization is a project of the Society for Human Resource of its medical-surgical unit. The renovation Management(SHRM)- Maine State Council will involve consolidating the medical-surgical and Best Companies Group. This statewide and ICU units, converting semisurvey and awards program was designed to private rooms into private rooms, identify, recognize and honor the best places and giving the unit a new layout. of employment in Maine, benefiting the state's The project is expected to be economy, its workforce and businesses. complete late next summer. The Banfield Charitable Trust has awarded Walk Warm This Winter! Local schools and $3,700.00 to Spectrum Generations Cohen community centers throughout Kennebec and Center in Hallowell, Muskie Center in WaterSomerset counties are open to the public for ville and the Southern Midcoast Center in walking through the winter months. Don’t let Topsham for its AniMeals program, an extenthe cold weather keep you from staying active sion of its Meals on Wheels - walk warm this winter! To find a location program for pets. This grant near you, visit movemore.org or call 458will be used to buy pet food or 6664. cover direct expenses for pet food distribution efforts. As financial exploitation targeting older adults continues to become more prevalent in the Waterville Area Warming Center, 9 Water St., United States, Spectrum Generations joined Waterville, will be opening on Saturday, Dec. a nationwide campaign to encourage 1, 2012. The Center, which is coordinated by older adults and their families to adUnited Way of Mid-Maine, will be open 7 dress the issue and to get informed days a week, 7:30 am-5:00 pm until the end of about the warning signs and resources March. available to help prevent abuse.
The research farm of Johnny’s Selected seeds in Albion was visited by Sen. Susan Collins in recognition of the company’s nearly four decades of being a worldrenowned resource for vegetable, herb and flower seeds as well as high-quality tools.
Congratulations to recent WorkReady graduates who graduated on November 2nd. The chamber worked with Adult Ed to organized the mock interviews held at the Fairfield Community Center. Thank you to all of the chamber volunteers who conducted the interviews. Bangor International Airport launched a passenger loyalty program to reward passengers with frequent flier miles when they spend money at the airport or other participating businesses. Thanks Again rewards program has more than 170 member airports in the U.S. and plans to spread into Canadian airports next year. Participants register their debit/credit cards with Thanks Again, & whenever they use those cards to purchase food, magazines or souvenirs at one of Thanks Again’s partner airports the money they spend earns rewards points. Paying for parking earns miles, too. To join: text “FLYBGR” to 82257; or www.thanksagain.com/BGR. No registration fee & sign-up takes less than 3 minutes. Those who enroll in the 1st week get 250 miles free for signing up.
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Eastern Maine HomeCare
Eastern Maine HomeCare (EMHC) proudly serves the Waterville and
central Maine area. In recognition of National Home Care & Hospice Month, EMHC wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you to the healthcare professionals that dedicate their lives to helping their central Maine neighbors and friends remain at home. “Whether it’s a clinician working directly with our patients and families, or our office staff working behind the scenes, we are grateful for the critical role each one of our staff members performs,” explains Carol Carew, chief nursing officer. “Every day I see the commitment our staff has to the patients and families we serve and it’s truly inspiring.” In addition, EMHC wishes to thank the hospitals, physicians and skilled nursing facilities that refer their patients and the donors that contribute to our organization to help the underinsured and uninsured members of our community receive our services. In an effort to keep patients in their homes and help prevent rehospitalizations, EMHC has extended its telehealth program. Did you know that patients or loved ones may be eligible to have their vital signs easily monitored daily from the comfort of home? This allows for better disease management, better patient care and more patient engagement.
Telehealth, which measures daily vital signs, is used in conjunction with EMHC’s clinical staff and is a useful tool in educating patients about their disease process. Early recognition that a patients clinical situation may be changing can help facilitate adjustments in medication and therapies early, and many times avoid a trip to the emergency room or a re-hospitalization. Eastern Maine HomeCare's central Maine staff members live in the greater Waterville area. They are local healthcare professionals that help patients stay at home. We believe our patients deserve care with the utmost dignity, compassion and respect. Last year EMHC traveled more than 1.35 million miles to provide a complete medley of home health services, from skilled nursing and therapy services to hospice care that includes a focus on comfort and pain management, companionship with our trained volunteers and personal care with our home health aides. A member of EMHS, Eastern Maine HomeCare works to ensure the highest quality home care and hospice services are available to all who need them. To learn more about the Eastern Maine HomeCare family, visit our website www.easternmainehomecare.org or call our Patient Referral Line toll-free at 1.866.591.8843.
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