Progress Magazine August 2011

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August 2011 Vol. 32 Issue 8 modchamber.org

Pamela Able Taking Charge Of Modesto’s Schools New Members Cover Photo by Studio Warner

Work In Progress

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman

Ralph Curtis, Curtis Legal Group

Chairman Elect

David Gianelli, Gianelli & Associates

Co m m u ni ty D evel o pm en t

Vice Chairman of Internal Operations Eric Benson, JS West & Company

Vice Chairman of External Operations Kathy Halsey, Individual Member

Vice Chairman of Member Relations David Halvorson, American Chevrolet

Vice Chairman of Events & Special Projects Doug Johnson, Reach Business Systems, Inc.

Directors

Lynn Dickerson, Gallo Center for the Arts Dan Garcia, Tri Counties Bank Pat Gillum, Pat Gillum, CPA Neal Khatri, Best Western Khatri Properties Craig Lewis, Prudential California Realty Sharon Likely, Kaiser Permanente Mike Moradian, Peace of Mind Home Inspections Bill Moreno, Fire 2 Wire Ron Owen, Bank of the West Suzy Powell, Individual Member Chris Ricci, Chris Ricci Presents Laura Ward, Ward Promotional Marketing Solutions Jeremiah Williams, Oak Crafts by Jeremiah

Ex-Officio

Bill Bassitt, The Alliance George Boodrookas, Modesto Junior College Keith Boggs, Leadership Modesto David Boring, Never Boring Design Associates Greg Nyhoff, City of Modesto

Announcements Awards and Achievements

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Eco n o m i c D evel o pm en t

People On the Move New Member Profiles Land of Opportunity Work In Progress

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Chamber Staff

Cecil Russell, President/CEO crussell@modchamber.org Minnie Dodge, Administrative Manager mdodge@modchamber.org Sharon Novotny, Accountant snovotny@modchamber.org Nita Gruendeman, Membership Sales Manager ngruendeman@modchamber.org Elizabeth Facanha, Special Events Manager efacanha@modchamber.org Meagan Lopez, Administrative Assistant mlopez@modchamber.org Melissa Morrison, Receptionist reception@modchamber.org

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N e tw o r ki n g A nd R e fe r r a l s

Business Before and After Hours New Chamber Members Ribbon Cuttings Chamber Calendar

W elcome T ea m C or n er Lucy Castrejon has been a life-long resident of the Central Valley and has worked in the

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banking industry for 35 years. The last six of those years Lucy has managed the F&M

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Modesto Chamber of Commerce Mission Statement

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Lucy Castrejon

subscribes to the concept that strangers are just friends she hasn’t met yet. As a result of

her social nature, Lucy joined the Chamber Welcoming and Ribbon Committee last year and has used her gregarious personality and warm smile to welcome businesses as new

members of the Modesto Chamber. “I love having the opportunity to meet so many business owners who work so hard to help strengthen our community,” said Lucy.

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To promote the region’s economic strengths and vitality; identify and promote services that are valuable to our members; advocate for public policy that is advantageous to the business community; and fully participate and partner in activities to improve quality of life.

On the cover

Pamela Able, Superintendent of Modesto City Schools Photo by Studio Warner

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Pamela Able

Taking Charge of Modesto’s Schools Written by Justin Souza, Photos by Studio Warner

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rogress Magazine recently had the opportunity to sit down

with Pamela Able, the newly appointed Superintendent of

Modesto City Schools. We discussed what challenges she

faces in her new position, her administration’s priorities

and her plan for the district’s future.

progress magazine What kind of fiscal shape is our district in?

pa m able: Our district has not received from the State of California over $140 million that was owed to us. Thanks to a proactive board of education and staff, budgets have been

developed to remain fiscally solvent in order to offset this reduction. However, the continuing deficit imposed by the

state will further impact our schools, our students, our learning programs and ultimately our community.

Despite horrific economic times, our district still offers bestcase instructional and academic programs to our students.

PM: Where are the reductions being felt the most?

PA: The funding reductions and deferrals have impacted the entire district. Staff has been laid off and remaining staff has

agreed to salary reductions of up to 8.5%—including furlough

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days. In order to maintain our programs, teachers have less

instructional time and more students in their classrooms and counselors have taken a higher student-to-counselor ratio.

Everybody is being asked to do more with less, including money and workdays.

PM: What kind of relationship do you have with the unions?

PA: The district and I have a very positive relationship with the associations. The current administration of the associations is very cooperative. We obviously don’t always agree but we

remain professionally respectful and work together for winwin situations.

PM: Have the unions been willing to share some of the financial burden?

PA: Yes, absolutely. We were able to maintain programs because

staff was willing to agree to salary reductions and furlough days.

If that hadn’t happened, the art programs, the music programs,

all the things that make kids want to come to school because it enriches them and their lives would probably have been on

the reduction list. Our programs have been scaled back, but because our staff was willing to make necessary concessions, they weren’t eliminated. That’s good news for our students.

C ov e r S t ory

the world to students. I’d also like to see more internships, job

"Every student who attends one of our schools today will be somebody’s employee tomorrow; we want them to have the skills the community wants and needs.”

– Pam Able

shadowing, apprenticeships and more volunteers in the schools

to help tutor in certain areas. Money is always a default but the gift of time enriches everyone’s lives. Money can’t replace that.

PM: What is your focus for this year?

PA: This year, I am planning to encourage three “C’s” with my staff—communication, collaboration, and celebration.

In terms of communication, I am getting the good news out about Modesto City Schools. We are very aware of the things

PM: What is Modesto City Schools going to do in light of unsustainable pensions?

PA: By law, the district can’t arbitrarily change the current

contribution amounts for STRS and PERS, which are the two major staff unions. We do contribute ideas and information

during the creation of the proposed budget to assure sustainable

funding for pensions but we can’t change our contributions unless the law changes. We’ve got to follow the rules.

PM: How well is the Modesto City Schools Board working with you?

PA: The board has been fantastically supportive. I have been

amazed at their devotion and the passion that they’ve shown to the students and our programs. These people have full-time jobs and the time and energy they put into listening to and working

with staff, community and students is just amazing. They’re

a wonderful group of people. I really admire them and their community service and they’ve been nothing but supportive in

their work with me. We have the same goal: to make Modesto City Schools the best it can be. I’m looking forward to working with them to make that happen.

we need to work on but we really need to highlight all the

positive things we’ve got here, too. We’re also expanding the

channels by which we communicate and making sure we get

timely and accurate information out to not only staff but also parents and students in the community.

We’ve also been collaborating with the community and teachers.

We have so much expertise and knowledge just in our district that can reach so many people if we collaborate amongst ourselves to share that wealth of information.

We are trying to celebrate all the great programs we have. For example, the diversity of Modesto City Schools is wonderful.

We have over 40 different ethnicities here and we have so

much to learn from and celebrate in each other. We have new

initiatives to acknowledge staff who go above and beyond and even two teachers who are up for Teacher of the Year for California. We want to recognize all the good things we have and get the word out that Modesto City Schools offers a stellar

program despite some pretty devastating financial times. That’s a lot to celebrate.

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PM: Test scores are going up nationwide. Is that true for our district?

PA: Our high schools’ scores reflected nationwide growth last

year and the majority of our K-8 schools did see some growth in their test scores, as well. Every state has a different standard

for proficiency and California’s are among the most rigorous in the nation. Once nationwide Common Core standards are implemented in a couple years, people are going to be very

pleased with where we stand. As we continue to improve instructional practices, increase collaboration and use data to

inform our district goals and initiatives, Modesto City Schools is poised to make some great growth this year, as well.

PM: What can businesses do to help produce the workforce for tomorrow?

PA: We want to maintain and enrich our collaboration with

businesses throughout the community. These collaborations are

an integral part of what we do. Every student who attends one

of our schools today will be somebody’s employee tomorrow; we want them to have the skills the community wants and needs.

Mentorship relationships are also very important. Having a caring adult that believes in them can make all the difference in

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government relations

Your C ha m b e r At W o rk The Modesto of Commerce has and an they active Relations Council and they After study and review bills The Modesto Chamber of Commerce hasChamber an active Government Relations Council studyGovernment and review bills in our State Legislature that affect business. their review and presentation to your Chamber Board, the Board takes a position on these bills. This column reflects the decisions of your Board. We will publish in our State Legislature that affect business.

After their review and presentation to your Chamber Board, the these positions monthly and if you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to the Chamber office.

Board takes a position on these bills. This column reflects the decisions of your Board. We will publish these

Thank you, Cecil Russell, President/CEO

positions monthly. If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to the Chamber office.

Cecil Russell

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Thank you,

Cecil Russell, President & CEO

BILL NAME AND AUTHOR

SUMMARY OF BILL

AB 286 Bill Berryhill; R-Modesto State highways: Routes 108 and 120

AB 325 Bonnie Lowenthal; D-Long Beach Employee’s right to bereavement leave.

AB 400 Fiona Ma; D-San Francisco Employment: paid sick days

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REASON FOR POSITION AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU

MODESTO CHAMBER POSITION

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STATUS

Requires proceeds from the sale of excess properties acquired for improvements to SR 120 that occur on or after July 1, 2013 to be used for improvements to SR 108 in Stanislaus County, otherwise known as the North County Corridor (NCC). The bill would also require the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to program the funds and any interest earnings to any phase of the NCC, and authorize CTC to allocate the funds, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Stanislaus Council of Governments (StanCOG) or any agency designated by StanCOG to deliver the project.

Under current law, income from the sale of the excess property would revert to the general state highway fund. AB 286 would assure that when the state sells property once designated for the SR120 (Oakdale bypass), the proceeds will go toward SR 108. This will keep money in Stanislaus County.

Support

No Position

6/27/2011 In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file

AB 325 would prohibit an employer from refusing to grant a request by any employee to take up to three days off for bereavement leave. The provisions of the bill would not apply to an employee who is covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement that provides for bereavement leave and other specified working conditions.

Unpaid Bereavement Leave adds to California’s reputation of being an overly litigious state by creating a private right of action and mandating an employer to provide an employee with up to three days of unpaid bereavement leave.

Oppose

AB 400 entitles an employee who works in CA for seven or more days in a calendar year to no less than one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. Employees would be eligible to use accrued sick days beginning on the 90th calendar day of employment. Bill limits the use of paid sick days to five days per calendar year for small businesses (10 or less employees) or nine days per calendar year for other businesses.

The sick leave requirements do not apply to an employee covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement that includes paid sick days and arbitration procedures or to employees in the construction industry covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement.

Unreasonably expands both public and private employers’ costs and liability by mandating employers to provide paid sick leave for employees

Oppose

Oppose

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BILL NAME AND AUTHOR

AB 438 Das Williams; D-Santa Barbara County free libraries: withdrawal: Use of private contractors.

AB 52 Mike Feuer; D-Los Angeles and Jared Huffman; D-San Rafael Health care coverage: rate approval.

AB 878 Bill Berryhill; R-Modesto Contractors: workers’ compensation insurance.

SB 129 Mark Leno; D- San Francisco Medical marijuana: qualified patients and primary caregivers: employment discrimination.

SBX1 23 Darrell Steinberg; D-Sacramento Local taxation: counties: school districts: community college districts: county offices of education: general authorization.

SUMMARY OF BILL

REASON FOR POSITION AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU

Imposes specified requirements if a library district is intended to be withdrawn from the county free library system and operated with a private contractor that will employ library staff to achieve cost savings, unless the library or libraries are funded only by the proceeds of a special tax imposed by the city or library district.

These requirements would include, but not be limited to, publishing notice of the contemplated action in a specified manner, clearly demonstrating that the contract will result in actual overall cost savings to the city or library district and imposing specified requirements on contracts for library services in excess of $100,000 annually.

Anti-Privatization of Public Services - Excludes private sector from contracting to provide library services by establishing burdensome requirements on local governments that operate library systems, and creates a bad precedent for future efforts to privatize services.

Would require health care service plans licensed by the Department of Managed Health Care and health insurers certified by the California Department of Insurance to apply for prior approval of proposed rate increases, under specified conditions, and imposes on regulators specific rate review criteria, timelines and hearing requirements.

MODESTO CHAMBER POSITION

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STATUS

Oppose

Oppose

7/12/2011 Read second time and amended.

Ordered to third reading.

Rate Regulation - Imposes implementation fees on health insurers to support additional bureaucracy and to regulate rates without addressing the costs that drive the rates.

Oppose

Oppose

7/7/2011 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 3.)

(July 6).

Re-referred to Committe on Appropriations

Would require a workers compensation insurer to report to the registrar a licensee whose workers compensation insurance policy is canceled by the insurer if the insurer has completed a premium audit or investigation, or a material misrepresentation has been made by the policyholder that results in financial harm to the insurer and no reimbursement has been paid by the insured to the insurer. The bill would provide that that information is not subject to the California Public Records Act and that a willful or deliberate disregard and violation of workers’ compensation insurance laws constitutes a cause for disciplinary action.

To better ensure licensee compliance with workers' compensation coverage and create disincentives to engage in workers' compensation fraud.

Support

No Position

6/29/2011 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 0.)

(June 29).

Re-referred to Committee on Appropriations.

Would prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of a person's status as a qualified patient or on the basis of the person's positive drug test for marijuana, provided the person is a qualified patient and the medical use of marijuana does not occur at the place of employment or during hours of employment. This bill contains a savings clause that states nothing in the section shall prohibit the employer from terminating the employment, or taking other corrective action against a person who is impaired on the property or premises of the place of employment or during hours of employment because of the medical use of marijuana.

Undermines employers' ability to provide a safe and drug-free workplace by establishing a protected classification for employees who utilize medical marijuana.

Oppose

Oppose

6/3/2011 Failed Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(8). (Last location was INACTIVE FILE on 6/2/2011)

This bill authorizes counties, cities, any school district, county offices of education and community college districts to impose a local personal income tax, vehicle license fee, transactions and use tax, extractive business activities tax, oil severance tax and excise tax, with voter approval.

This bill creates uncertainty for taxpayers by providing the authority to impose and/or increase a local tax on all products and services to 58 counties, over 70 community college districts and over 1,000 school districts, with voter approval.

Oppose

Oppose

6/10/2011 Withdrawn from committee.

(Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 133.)

Ordered to third reading. Read third time.

Passed.

(Ayes 21. Noes 16. Page 133.)

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Del Monte Foods Presents 50 th Annual Harvest Luncheon

Mark your calendar and plan to join us as we celebrate 50 years of Harvest Lunch! This sell-out event benefiting Modesto Junior College Ag students will be held at 11:30 a.m. September 9 at Graceada Park in Modesto. The luncheon spotlights Stanislaus County’s agriculture industry and assures that the agriculture tradition continues by benefiting a new generation of community Ag Leaders.

Keynote speaker for the event is Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Ms. Ross joins a distinguished list of past Harvest Luncheon speakers, including former California Governor and U.S. President Ronald Reagan, Pete Wilson, Modesto’s own Bill Lyons, Jr., Congressman Dennis Cardoza, Congressman Jeff Denham and California State Senator Tom Berryhill.

This event annually raises $20,000 in scholarship funds specifically for the MJC Voss-Berryhill Scholarship Fund benefitting Ag students.

Many scholarship recipients complete their studies and return to the area to put their education to work and lend their support for the next generation.

Tickets and table and event sponsorships are now on sale. For information, call Minnie Dodge at the Chamber at 577-5757.

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community Development

A war ds An d A chievemen ts

S t a t e of E du cation Building Bridges For Tomorrow’s Workforce A special message from the CEO

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A new Modesto Chamber event is being

Tony Mistlin Ripon City officials honored

event for the Chamber in the past several

presented him with a framed tribute featuring

inaugurated this month. It’s the third new

Tony Mistlin of Mistlin Honda last week. They

years, and each of them is intended to

several photos of projects the 86-year-old owner

support our mission.

The State of the City wasn’t actually a new event, but it was new for

of Modesto’s Mistlin Honda has completed. He

was the prime benefactor in developing the

Tony Mistlin

Mistlin Sports Park, which includes baseball

the Chamber to put it on. We wanted to give our city’s Mayor a chance

and soccer fields, a gazebo with an interactive fountain, and softball

the past year, and how Modesto’s municipal government planned to

dinosaur fountain and a small adjacent park on Main Street, east

to be in front of business, and report on both the progress made over meet the many challenges presented in a stagnant economy.

facilities currently under construction. Mistlin also donated the of Highway 99. For more information please call (209) 549-5000.

The State of the Region was started to encourage business to join with

Linda Curtis The Modesto Chamber of

the good of all and to build regional consensus about priorities and

again, Linda Curtis with Kelly Services, Inc.

other sectors to think bigger, both in working across boundaries for

Commerce

advocacy for resources. As the Voice of Business, the Chamber plays

San Joaquin Valley.

We kept the theme of “State Of” in creating our newest Chamber

event, only this time we’re adding a descriptive phase, because we intend to feature a different aspect of education each year.

announce

once

Award for the month of June. This is Linda’s

Linda Curtis

5th consecutive Ambassador Award this year.

It is very apparent that Linda strives for success and uses the Ambassador Program as a vehicle to do so. The Modesto Chamber of Commerce sincerely appreciates all of Linda’s hard work.

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Announcemen ts

Tomorrow’s Workforce. In the Chamber ’s role as convener, we are inviting The Alliance to introduce a new collaborative initiative to

our members and guests who lead school districts, school boards,

The Modesto Chamber of Commerce would like to thank Doug Campbell of Tenney A. Norquist for his generous

and regional colleges as well as nonprofit leaders working in education and other aspects of work force preparedness.

and most gracious gift.

The luncheon on August 25 at the Modesto Centre Plaza will also see

Doug committed to

making a pair of our Ribbon Cutting Scissors

recognition of a number of programs that are making a difference

their chances for a good career and living wage, and the adults who

to

recipient of the Ambassador of the Month

This inaugural event is State of Education: Building Bridges For

right now in our county. You’ll hear from students who are improving

pleased

as Ambassador of the Month. Linda was the

an important role in each of these areas and we joined with other

efforts to improve communication and collaboration in the northern

is

Doug Campbell

from scratch, on his own personal time. When Doug delivered the scissors, he surprised

are providing guidance and opportunities.

Chamber staff with a second set! By gifting the Chamber these

The Modesto Chamber wants to raise the battle for a competitive

but also his kind-hearted nature. Thank you Doug for going above

work force to the top civic issue in our region. Letting business

scissors, Doug not only displayed his wonderful craftsman skills, and beyond!

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leaders know how they can make a unique difference is also part of our program for State of Education: Building Bridges For Tomorrow’s

Workforce. We all have a stake in the outcomes, so please attend and

will help our businesses to be more successful and create a better

Location: Modesto Centre Plaza Date: August 25, 2011 Time: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Individual Tickets: $40 Table Sponsorship: $400

Modesto Chamber of Commerce.

Please call (209) 577-5757, or email efacanha@modchamber.org.

find out where you can fit in.

I believe that education is fundamental to our business and economic success. Please join us as we celebrate and demonstrate how business

partnerships can assist education to develop a better workforce that quality of life for our students. Cecil Russell, President and CEO

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Oak Valley Community Bank announced

that Sylvia Orozco has joined the bank as Vice President Branch Manager of the Bank’s ModestoMcHenry branch.

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in Modesto; we also have a satellite operation office in Upland, CA and a coding office in Green Valley, AZ. Today, MBSI serves seventyseven practice locations in seven states, with volumes of 3 million patients and over $1.2 billion in physician charges per year.

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modifying and adding to its services to proactively meet the needs

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community Development

The Chamber Announces

State of the Region Luncheon October 26, 2011 The Chamber ’s third annual State of the Region Luncheon will be

held October 26, 2011 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Modesto. The focus of this year ’s event will be our region’s economy. We will feature

Dr. Jeffrey Michael of UOP’s Eberhardt School of Business, who will discuss economic trends in our region.

Following the presentation, there will be a panel discussion with local business leaders regarding their approach to succeeding in

our current climate. The lunch and panel discussion will encourage candid interaction among participants.

Sponsorships, table reservations, tickets and more information are available by contacting Elizabeth Facanha, Special Events Manager at (209) 577-5757.

W h a t State of the Region Luncheon W h e n October 26, 2011

Check in and networking: 11:30 a.m.

Lunch and discussion: Noon to 1:30 p.m.

W h e re DoubleTree Hotel, 1150 9th Street

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B usiness B efore and A fter H ours july business before hours

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full-time and temporary staffing and job placement in addition to

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Express Employment Professionals serves local businesses with both providing human resource services and consulting.

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820 Business Park Drive (209) 343-4630

N e tw o r k i n g A n d R e f e rra l s

N e w C ha mb er M embers Almond Valley Realty

Ethan Shane Clothier

Ed & Nancy Ugarte 180 Leveland Lane, Suite 4 Modesto, CA 95350 (209) 521-2121 (209) 529-3946 ngoss29@sbcglobal.net www.almondvalleyrealty.com Real Estate

Shane Hunt 2408 Van Layden Way Modesto, CA 95356 (209) 595-0020 (209) 572-1795 shane@ethanshane.com www.ethanshaneclothier.com Clothing

Blom & Swain

Fed Ex Office

Gary Blom 1025 14th Street Modesto, CA 95354 (209) 526-9426 (209) 526-4460 gary@blomandswain.com www.blomandswain.com Financial Services

Shawna Crawford 2225 Plaza Parkway, Suite C-11 Modesto, CA 95358 (209) 577-2679 (209) 549-1408 shawna.crawford@fedex.com www.fedex.com Printers

DocuStor

Fuzio Universal Bistro

Ryan Roth 1305 10th Street Modesto, CA 95354 (209) 577-3628 (209) 578-6712 rroth@docu-stor.com www.docu-stor.com Document Shredding

Thomas Lopez 1020 10th Street, Suite 100 Modesto, CA 95354 (209) 557-9711 (209) 557-9717 fz2856@fuzio.com www.fuzio.com Restaurants

Golden Corral (Summit G Buffet) Andres Salazar Angela Rubio 3737 McHenry Avenue Modesto, CA 95356 (415) 898-2000 (415) 898-2001 rest2593@goldencorral.net www.goldencorral.com Restaurants

Lorraine Cardoza/PMZ Lorraine Cardoza 1230 E. Orangeburg Avenue, Suite 201 Modesto, CA 95350 (209) 548-4523 (209) 576-3322 lcardoza@pmz.com www.lcardoza.pmz.com Real Estate

Lovelady’s Body & Paint Shop, Inc. Deanna Lovelady 401 10th St. Modesto, CA 95354 (209) 527-0902 (209) 527-4045 deannalovelady@loveladys.com www.loveladys.com Automobile Body Repairing & Painting

Mary’s Pet Project Mary Farinacci (209) 556-8237 pet.project1@yahoo.com www.maryspetproject.com Pet & House Sitting Services

MedAmerica Billing Services, Inc Stephanie Montanez 1601 Cummins Dr., Suite D Modesto, CA 95358 (209) 491-7710 (209) 567-5727 montanezs@medamerica.com www.medamericabillingservices.com Medical Billing

Modesto Centre Plaza Vicki Rice 10th & K Street Modesto, CA 95354 (209) 577-6444 (209) 544-6729 vrice@modestogov.com www.centreplaza.com Convention Center

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N ew C hamber M emb ers MV Transportation, Inc.

Rocha Transportation

Staffchex Inc.

Waterproof Businesses

Leslie Pedrosa 1001 9th Street, Ste. A Modesto, CA 95354 (209) 521-1586 (209) 521-1441 lpedrosa@mvtransit.com www.mvtransit.com Transportation

Henry Dirksen 2400 Nickerson Drive Modesto, CA 95358 (209) 538-1302 (209) 554-4133 henryd@rochatrans.com www.rochatrans.com Trucking

Kama Orona 17550 Shideler Parkway Lathrop, CA 95330 (707) 832-9643 (916) 922-4900 kama@staffchex.com www.staffchex.com Employment Agencies

Elisa Navarette P.O. Box 579173 Modesto, CA 95357 (209) 534-9891 elisa@waterproofbusinesses.com www.waterproofbusinesses.com Marketing Consultant

Oak Valley Community Bank

Seneca Foods, LLC

Taffeco Real Estate

Sylvia Orozco 3508 McHenry Avenue Modesto, CA 95356 (209) 579-3365 (209) 579-3365 sorozco@ovcb.com www.ovcb.com

Thomas Nett 2801 Finch Road Modesto, CA 95354 (209) 572-5451 (209) 574-5498 tnett@senecafoods.com

Martin Barajas 4807 Sisk Road Modesto, CA 95356 (209) 531-2900 (209) 531-2905 martin@taffeco.com www.taffecocv.com Real Estate

Food Products

Banks

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These businesses are recognized by the Mayor and are given a plaque

Your Chamber has par tnered with the City of Modesto

stating their contribution to our community. Be sure to watch the televised

to recognize new and expanding existing businesses

City Council meeting on the second Tuesday of each month to see how

that are bringing new jobs to Modesto. Each month

Modesto is growing. Or join the audience at the Council meeting and

the Chamber will introduce four to five Modesto busi-

help recognize these new and growing businesses who are contributing

nesses to the members of the Modesto City Council.

to our local economy.

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Carrie Arnold, Phillips Lighting & Home

for us. Our new store is not a cop out, it’s a new way of doing things. A new place just means new opportunities.

Phillips Lighting & Home was started by my grandparents back in 1947. They ran the business alone for a long time, then for many years with my uncle. My parents joined the business in the 80’s, and I came on board in 1999. Currently my parents and I run the business together, so I’m the third generation owner.

How has your business evolved since it was started and how have you remained vital within your industry? In the last 10 years or so, our industry has really changed. The turnaround time for the products we sell is much shorter now so we can operate with less sitting on the shelf in the back. As far as the evolution of the business, it’s been huge. Phillips started out as an RCA dealer. We sold the first color televisions and stereos in Modesto, we sold appliances and video discs and all of these different technologies before the big box stores came into town.

We also had a service center that did repairs. We evolved out of that industry in the early 90’s and we’ve grown more into home décor.

What have you done in the past that has led you to where you are now? I grew up and attended college in Oregon and I started working in another lighting company there, doing their buying and lighting design. I’m actually so glad that I had that experience in another environment. When you learn from somebody who isn’t your Dad or Mom it’s very different.

What do you like about your job? Working with the public! I like having a store and merchandising, even doing a lighting layout plan for somebody. I just love the lighting and home décor industry.

I have been on several product development committees for lighting manufacturers and I enjoy that. Traveling to these summits where you can pick out the next product line and fiddle with prototypes, I think that’s allowed me to stay on top of industry trends.

What motivated Phillips Lighting’s recent move? We’re in our third location. We moved from our original location on Orangeburg into a large space in the McHenry Village in the 90’s. That space was really beneficial to us in a lot of ways but as the recession has worn on, it just wasn’t quite the right fit for us. It was a bit too big and had too much square footage allotted to warehouse space, so we brought the footprint down and are glad we did. This new location has worked out great for us. We’ve found that it’s much easier to shop in a smaller store. The other place was a little overwhelming and it was harder for customers to focus on what they needed. We feel like we can be so much more competitive with a smaller store, too.

What advice do you have for business people when it comes to achieving their goals? The biggest lesson I’ve learned is not to get wrapped up in what you anticipate other peoples ideas about your business are. We were worried about public perception of our move and we shouldn’t have been. When we first started contemplating a move into a smaller store I worried that people were going to think we were folding up our tent and retreating but the whole transition has been a positive

What is the single biggest reason that you have achieved the level of success you have? We’re not afraid to try something new. We always try to adapt to what we feel people are looking for when they come into the store. Sometimes, we try to bring in a new product category. Even if it seems a little incongruous with peoples’ idea of us, we give it a chance and see if it’s successful or not. About three years ago, we did this with cabinet hardware. Knobs and pulls, that sort of thing.

People wouldn’t think a lighting store would have that but we tried and it’s terrific.

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What are your plans for the future? We’re an old Modesto store so our challenge is to keep appealing to that young customer, not just the older established customer. I think both maintaining and building a customer base is all about having on trend products and keeping current. We recently updated our website to make it fresh and colorful and to keep our casual image. This isn’t a store just for high-end customers, it’s for anybody. We want people to know we’re not a hard place to come into and feel at home.

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Economic Development

P r e s i d e n t' s C lub N e w M e m b e rs Rocha

Transportation

In June, Rocha

Transportation joined the Modesto Chamber of Commerce’s President’s Club – Circle of Influence at the Silver Level.

Rocha Transportation is

a diversified company dedicated to serving

their customer ’s multiple needs. Their current operations employ the use of tankers, flat beds,

Henry Dirksen

curtain vans, containers, flat floors and roller vans. Whether the

freight moves overland or overseas, Rocha Transportation has the right equipment for the job. Accepting the President’s Club

Plaque from Chairman Ralph Curtis is Henry Dirksen, President of Rocha Transportation. To learn more about Rocha Transportation please

contact

(209)

538-1302

or

visit

www.rochatrans.com.

Seneca Foods, LLC joined the Modesto Chamber of Commerce in June at the President’s Club

– Circle of Influence Gold Level. Accepting Seneca Foods’ President’s Club plaque from Chairman Ralph

Curtis is the Human Resources Director, Thomas Thomas Nett

Nett. Seneca Foods is and always has been dedicated

to providing quality food products and service

excellence to their customers.

For more information on Seneca Foods,

LLC, contact (209) 572-5451 or visit www.senecafoods.com.

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p res i dent’s c lub C ircle Of I nfluence Platinum level Kaiser Permanente Save Mart Supermarkets

Diamond Level

Bank of the West Capax-Giddings, Corby, Hynes, Inc. Doctors Behavioral Health Center-DMC Doctors Medical Center-DMC DMC Foundation Frito-Lay Company, Inc. MedAmerica Billing Services, Inc. Pacific Southwest Container Walmart

Gold Level

Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc. Costco Wholesale DoubleTree Hotel Evergreen Nursing & Rehabilitation

Care Center Foster Farms Dairy JC Penney Company Memorial Medical Center The Modesto Bee Modesto Irrigation District Modesto Nuts Professional Baseball Post Foods, LLC RACOR, Division of Parker Hannifin

Corporation Seneca Foods, LLC Sysco Food Services Taco Bell

Silver Level

5.11 Tactical Inc. AAA AAA Locating, Inc. AT&T Acme Construction Company, Inc. Ambeck Mortgage Associates American Chevrolet American Medical Response Applegate Johnston, Inc. Aramark Uniform Services Atherton & Associates BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Basic Resources, Inc. Brandman University Part of

Chapman University Brown, Fink, Boyce & Astle, LLP Bunge Oils California State University, Stanislaus Candlewood Suites Central Valley Automotive Central Valley Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge Central Valley Nissan Central Valley Volkswagen Hyundai Central Valley Medical Group Children’s Hospital Central California Children’s Hospital & Research

Center-Oakland Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino Citibank Clark Pest Control Comcast Construction Management Corporation Courtyard by Marriott Covenant Village of Turlock

Curtis Legal Group Damrell, Nelson, Schrimp, Pallios,

Pacher & Silva Del Monte Foods Delta Sierra Beverage DirectLine Technologies, Inc. English Oaks Nursing &

Rehabilitation Hospital External Resources Inc. F & M Bank Galletto Ristorante Georgia-Pacific Gianelli & Associates Gilton Solid Waste Management, Inc. Grimbleby Coleman CPAs, Inc. Grover Landscape Services, Inc. Harris Moran Seed Company Heald College I.J. Larsen Pumps, Inc. Infiniti of Modesto Institute of Technology International Paper Company ITT Technical Institute JS West & Company Kaplan College MV Transportation, Inc. Magnum Boots USA, Inc. McHenry Medical Group, Inc. Mercer Foods Mocse Credit Union Modesto Commerce Bank Modesto Toyota Mraz, Amerine & Associates Nestle USA Oak Valley Community Bank O’Brien’s Market, Inc. OLAM Spices & Vegetables, Inc. Pacific Gas & Electric Company Panelized Structures, Inc. Pepsi Bottling Group Plastipak Packaging Prime Shine Car Wash Rabobank Raley’s Rizo-Lopez Foods Inc. Rocha Transportation San Joaquin Valley College Seven Up Bottling Corporation Solecon Industrial Contractors Solid Networks, Inc. SpringHill Suites by Marriott Stanislaus Food Products Company Stanislaus Surgical Hospital Storer Coachways Sutter Gould Medical Foundation Turlock Irrigation District US Bank Valley Bio Energy, LLC Valley First Credit Union Valley Lexus-BMW Versa Cold Logistics Services W.H. Breshears, Inc. Warden’s Office Products Center Warden’s Office Furniture Outlet Wells Fargo Bank Wells Fargo Commercial Banking Winton, Ireland, Strom & Green

Insurance Agency Yosemite Meat Company, Inc.

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We practice it on a daily basis. As an organization, we use Chamber Members exclusively. We hope we can ‘count on you’ to practice using Chamber Members to meet all of your business needs. You can find new and current members online at www.modchamber. org, or through our 2010 directory at http://www.villageprofile.com/california/modesto.

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Business Before Hours: TSM Insurance & Financial Services

Location: 1317 Oakdale Road, Suite 910

Time: 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

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Business After Hours: Oak Valley Community Bank

Location: 3508 McHenry

Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

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State of Education

Location: Modesto Centre Plaza

Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

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Business Before Hours: Intrinsic Elements

Location: 1214 J Street

Time: 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

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50th Annual Harvest Luncheon

Location: Graceada Park, 401 Needham Street

Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Business After Hours: Modesto Fitness & Racquet Club

Location: 200 Norwegian Avenue

Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

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Chamber U: Quickbooks® Seminar

Location: Chamber Conference Room, 1114 J Street

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Where do these doctors send their families for expert care?

Our name says it all.

• Ranked FIRST in the Region for Cardiac Services (Healthgrades, 2010) • The Region’s FIRST Primary Stroke Center • The County’s FIRST and ONLY Level 3 NICU • FIRST in the Region to receive Level 2 Trauma Center Verification from ACS • FIRST in Modesto to offer daVinci Surgical Robot Technology

For a physician referral, call 1.888.284.6641 or visit dmc-modesto.com

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FUNNY, IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE A DOCTOR’S OFFICE.

Announcing A new wAy to connect witH your doctor. Many of your records such

as recent immunizations, future appointments, and many lab results can all be accessed online. And, these days, that’s just about anywhere. You can even e-mail your child’s doctor. Just another way that we at Kaiser Permanente help you to live well and thrive.

To learn more, go to kp.org/centralvalley.

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