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Buchanan County Named Work Ready Community Because of Training Efforts Gov. Jay Nixon was at Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica (BIVI), a worldwide business leader in animal health, to congratulate leaders in Buchanan County for being designated a Certified Work Ready Community on Aug. 4. Gov. Nixon said Buchanan County’s successful efforts to strengthen its workforce training program and certify its workers will help attract and support growing companies by connecting them with a pipeline of talent.

“Missouri is located in the heart of the country where agriculture and bioscience come together to develop the latest breakthroughs in animal health. And thanks to programs like the CWRC, this industry is able to connect with talented and highly skilled workers right here in Buchanan County,” Gov. Nixon said. “Buchanan County is now one of many communities throughout the state that can promote its local workforce and help spur nextgeneration job creation throughout the state.”

In 2012, Missouri was selected as one of the first four states to participate in the Certified Work Ready Communities initiative by American College Testing (ACT).

The initiative aligns workforce training programs with the economic development needs of communities; matches appropriate applicants to jobs based on skill level; and strengthens businesses by strengthening the workforce.

By participating in the Certified Work Ready Communities initiative, Buchanan County is: • Helping workers understand what skills are required by employers, and how to prepare themselves for success; • Helping businesses effectively communicate their workforce needs to area education and workforce training programs; • Providing educators with the tools needed to close the skills

gap by establishing career pathways for students with stackable industry-recognized credentials; and • Equipping economic development organizations with an on-demand reporting tool to promote Gov. Jay Nixon visits St. Joseph to annouce that Buchanan County is officially a Work the quality of their Ready Community. workforce. set in scientific and highly technical economic development, retain fields is paramount to the success more of our emerging workforce Jasper County, Mo., was named of manufacturing and supplying by helping our youth see greater the first Certified Work Ready industry-leading vaccines for the opportunity for establishing their lives Community in the nation, and animal health industry,” says Dr. here, and provide employers with Missouri has 78 counties that are Bernd Eichenmueller, vice president the workforce they need to grow actively participating in the Certified of operations for Boehringer their businesses and organizations,” Work Ready Community initiative and Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. “We said Heartland Foundation President 34 fully certified counties. Through applaud Buchanan County for its Judith Sabbert. this initiative, ACT has also awarded recognition in the CWRC program.”

Data released by the U.S. more than 77,000 National Career Various agencies and dozens Census Bureau and analyzed by the Readiness Certificates to workers in of businesses throughout the Kauffman Foundation show that there Missouri, including more than 6,445 county joined together to make this were 1,293 more businesses created certificates to Missouri veterans. designation possible for Buchanan in Missouri in 2013 (the most recent National Career Readiness Certificates County, including the Community year for which data is available) are accepted by more than 10,000 Alliance of St. Joseph, the Missouri than in 2012, an increase of more employers nationwide to verify Job Center, Heartland Foundation, the than 16 percent. Over the same time individuals’ work skills.

St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, period, 39 states saw a decrease The St. Joseph event took place the St. Joseph School District, Hillyard in new business creation. Of the at BIVI, a worldwide leader in Technical Center, Mid-Buchanan states that did see an increase in the biological research, development School District, Metropolitan number of new businesses, Missouri and manufacturing for the animal Community College, Missouri Western outperformed them dramatically – health business. With more than State University and the Northwest experiencing a bigger growth in new 3,000 individuals employed globally, Workforce Development Board. business creation than all ten of those the company’s national headquarters Heartland Foundation, leader of the states combined. is located in St. Joseph, along with (e2) education emPowers® initiative Since 2010, Missouri employers its production, distribution and in northwest Missouri, served as have created more than 100,000 jobs, administrative operations for animal the supporting organization on the cutting the unemployment rate in vaccines. BIVI is a supporter of the steering committee of the effort and half (4.5 percent in June 2016) and CWRC program, and uses it to recruit continues to serve as an advocate helping to keep it below the national candidates for available production of the CWRC effort throughout the average for the past two years. and packaging/labeling positions as region. well as for promotional opportunities.

“The hope is that the area “Qualified employees with a skill continues to grow in attracting

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BUSINESS JOURNAL INDEX Buchanan County Named Work Ready Community....................................2 Economic Update..........................................................................................5 Now is the Time to get Inspired About Local Manufacturing........................6 New Program, New Director; Missouri Western Makes Addition.................8 Altec Embarks on $1.9 Million Office Expansion.........................................9

a publication of the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce. Published Sept. 3, 2016

Sales Tax to Protect Jobs, Air Guard Wins Landslide Victory......................10 Member Profile: Echo Cloud Solutions......................................................11 Downtown Digest.......................................................................................12 Small Business Matters................................................................................14 Cup of Joe Entrepreneur Gathering Now Live Streaming..........................15 McDonald’s of the Future Opens in St. Joseph.........................................16

2016 St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman

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Directors Stet Schanze Gray Manufacturing Co. Inc. Scott Albers, Nor-Am Ice & Cold Storage Brian Bradley, St. Joseph News-Press Tom Burke, KCP&L Corky Marquart Barbara Burns, B.J. Office Products Inc. Commerce Bank Mike Decker, Apple Market Sarah DeGarmo, Rise by Design Matt Robertson Dr. Bernd Eichenmueller, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. CliftonLarsonAllen Patti Eiman, First American Title Bill Falkner, City of St. Joseph R. Patt Lilly Tim Knapp, Tim Knapp Construction Co. St. Joseph Chamber Dr. Mark Laney, Mosaic Life Care of Commerce Ronan Molloy, Innovation Stockyard

Dr. Robert Newhart, School District of St. Joseph Tom Richmond, Altec Industries, Inc. Harry Roberts, Buchanan County J.L. Robertson, Rupp Funeral Home Col. Ralph Schwader, 139th Airlift Wing, Mo. Air National Guard Kylee Strough, United Way of Greater St. Joseph Martial Thevenot, Perka Building Frames by Business Logistics, Inc. Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western State University Mark Woodbury, General Counsel, Polsinelli Todd Meierhoffer, Past Chair, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory Brett Esely Diplomats Club Representative, Missouri Western State University Athletics Jodi Bloemker, LEAD Representative, United Way of Greater St. Joseph

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Former King City graduate Wehrli named SEC Legend St. Jospeh News-Press

Roger Wehrli is now a Southeastern Conference Legend.

The league announced the 2015 class features the King City, Missouri graduate that starred at Missouri from 1966-1968.

Wehrli is one of only seven players at MU to have their numbers retired. He was the Big 8 defensive player of the year and a consensus All-American in 1968.

A native of New Point, Missouri, Wehrli played cornerback and served as the Tigers punt and kick return specialist for coach Dan Devine. He recorded 10 interception in his career at Mizzou, seven coming his senior year.

Wehrli played in the NFL from 1969 to 1982 with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl pick and a fivetime All-Pro selection.

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Teen charged with rape

A 17-year-old Trenton, Mo., resident was charged after allegedly impregnating a 13-year-old girl this summer.

Isaiah Lickteig was charged Sept.

27 with a Class C felony of seconddegree statutory rape after he allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl between July and August. Court documents stated that the sexual conduct occurred at least twice during the summer, resulting in the victim becoming pregnant.

Mr. Lickteig was taken into custody earlier this week and later posted a $15,000 surety bond. No upcoming court date was scheduled by Tuesday.

Workshop targets grief issues Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory and Crossroads Hospice has a new Grief Recovery Workshop beginning for families and caregivers from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5.

This eight-week support group is open to anyone in the community and will be offered on a reoccurring schedule throughout the year. The program creates the safety and teaches correct action choices that help people “move beyond” the pain caused by a loss. It is an eightweek program.

The Grief Recovery Program builds on each previous session. Attendance and commitment are essential.

In order to preserve the integrity of the structure, no one will be admitted after the second session.

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Top 10 Employers Mosaic Life Care Triumph Foods, LLC School District of St. Joseph 139th Airlift Wing Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. Missouri Western State University American Family Insurance City of St. Joseph Wal-Mart Johnson Controls

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Now is the Time to Get Inspired about Local Manufacturing in St. Joseph Chamber Announced Events for National Manufacturing Day on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016

When you hear the word “manufacturing” in St. Joseph, do you think of line-based work at factories?

Do you think of past decades when manufacturing was at its peak in our community?

Think again.

Today’s manufacturing jobs in St. Joseph are creative, diverse and highly-skilled. From robotics to computer-based technologies and engineering-based jobs, students who choose careers in manufacturing have more options than ever before. These jobs have typically higher pay ranges after training than many college graduates will receive, and more women and minorities are finding unique and challenging positions across the sectors. Many workers in local manufacturing positions receive continual, in-depth training and choose from exciting promotional opportunities as this sector continues to grow across St. Joseph.

For students who can learn quickly, think creatively and enjoy working with both their hands and their head, careers in local manufacturing have never been brighter.

To help promote a new awareness of manufacturing jobs in St. Joseph, the Chamber of Commerce announces several events are planned for national Manufacturing Day on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. What can you do? Learn more and help share the message about this special

day as well as the value manufacturing jobs bring to our community.

What is Manufacturing Day? Why is St. Joseph participating?

Manufacturing Day is a national day set aside to recognize the importance of the manufacturing industry and the diverse, highlyskilled jobs that are available in our community. On Friday, October 7th, local community organizations, schools and companies will host students to highlight this important industry and to focus on addressing Manufacturers and students come together across the country on Manufacturing Day in common misperceptions about manufacturing. These this photo from mfgday.com events will be part of nearly the survey that they were more likely The Purpose of Manufacturing Day: 300 events happening to talk to their family and friends simultaneously on a national level. about the manufacturing industry Manufacturing Day activities are Locally, the day includes guided after attending Manufacturing Day meant to change the image of the tours/events at the following events. This day is important toward industry and help introduce high manufacturers: helping change perceptions in our school students and families to Altec Industries own community about the types jobs that are desirable and highlyBluetree Casework of manufacturing jobs offered, skilled. A survey by Deloitte proves Gray Manufacturing Company while demonstrating the career that this is happening -- 81 percent Herzog opportunities in manufacturing. of students said after attending Lifeline Foods, Inc. events in past years they were Nor-Am Cold Storage Manufacturing in St. Joseph: What more interested in manufacturing Van-Am Tool & Engineering Die you should know -careers and found them to be more rewarding than they previously believed. Seventy-one percent said in

Manufacturing Day Events for St. Joseph There are five Manufacturing Day events scheduled for St. Joseph on Oct. 7. All are by invitation only and targeted toward area high school students: •

Altec Industries – Facility tour and presentation 2106 S Riverside Rd Saint Joseph, MO 64507

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Gray Manufacturing – Facility tour 3501 S Leonard Rd Saint Joseph, MO 64503 Herzog – Facility tour and presentation 4801 SE Riverside Terrace Saint Joseph, MO 64507

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Lifeline Foods, LLC – Facility tour and presentation 2811 S 11th St Saint Joseph, MO 64503 Bluetree Casework, LLC – Facility tour and presentation 2201 Messanie St Saint Joseph, MO 64501

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Van-Am Tool & Engineering – Facility tour 5025 Easton Road St. Joseph, Mo. 64507 Nor-Am Cold Storage – Facility tour 2700 Stockyards Expressway St. Joseph, Mo. 64501

St. Joseph BuSineSS Journal Regional and global manufacturing: two exciting areas of growth our city is known for. St. Joseph is a community of people with a strong work ethic and strong family values, and more businesses are taking notice. St. Joseph is becoming more desirable as a destination for productive manufacturing operations.

Today’s jobs in manufacturing offer more creativity, training and skill management than ever before.

From robotics to computer-managed manufacturing techniques, students who are willing to learn these specialized skills can succeed in so many ways.

St. Joseph is now ranked as one of the top 100 manufacturing locations in the United States by Area Development magazine. Specialized equipment production, animal health pharmaceuticals, battery production and distribution – these are the types of companies that have made St. Joseph a crucial part of their business.

Aside from the quality workmanship and dedication St. Joseph residents put toward their careers in manufacturing, St. Joseph has the added benefit of infrastructure. St. Joseph is located only 35 minutes north of Kansas City International Airport. St. Joseph also has two major over-the-road arteries running through it – Interstate 29 and U.S. Highway 36.

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manufacturing, robotics technology, welding and many others.

How to Get Involved: Are you helping students learn about the event, or want to take part?

There are many Manufacturing Day resources to assist organizations in learning how to plan and promote their own Manufacturing Day events and prepare students for visits to events at www.mfgday.com. The Manufacturing Day website also offers statistics about manufacturing and the significance manufacturing companies have on the economy.

Please share information from ChooseSaintJoseph.com about Manufacturing Day as well as from www.mfgday.com. Together, we’re all part of building a brighter future for students in manufacturing – and many will become the highly-skilled and highly-trained leaders of the next generation.

Catered or Drop-Off Corporate Lunches

The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce’s economic development website, choosestjoseph.com, now offers a place for Chamber members to post job openings.

Members of the public are invited to view the site when making their job searches. Chamber members are encouraged to post jobs at the site: choosesaintjoseph.com/job-listings The choosesaintjoseph.com site offers a wide variety of information, but is specifically designed for executives considering St. Joseph as a place to start or expand a business.

It has information about available properties, incentives, taxes and quality of life information for those considering making St. Joseph their new home.

For more information, contact Kristi Bailey, (816) 364-4108.

Public Library Celebrates Anniversary as Depository St. Joseph Public Library celebrated a milestone anniversary last year, marking its 125th year of service to St. Joseph residents. This year, the Library celebrates its 125th anniversary as a depository for federal government publications.

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The depository system serves as a way of keeping the citizens of the United States informed about their government and much more. The Library began serving as a depository on July 28, 1891. As a depository, the Library serves the Sixth Congressional District of Missouri, which covers the northern part of the state.

The depository program has traditionally provided residents with access to print publications on an incredibly wide variety of subjects.

Now the system still provides depositories with some print publications, but offers many more online only. Print publications can be found at the Downtown Library.

You can learn about those through the Library’s catalog system. Online publications that the Library accepts can be accessed anywhere through the catalog.

While the Library accepts around 20 percent of available federal government publications, most of them are now online only. Many online publications can be accessed through the library’s catalog system at http://sjpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/ default.

Many more can be accessed through the website of the Catalog of U. S. Government Publications at this web address: http://catalog.gpo. gov/F?RN=312364742. Many of these publications are available there full text.

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New Program, New Director: Missouri Western Makes Addition An alumna of Missouri Western State University’s nursing program is returning to lead a first-of-its-kind undergraduate degree program in population health management.

Fiona Sansone joined Missouri Western this summer as the endowed director for population health management, a new position and Missouri Western’s first endowed faculty position, created by a major gift from Mosaic Life Care.

“I couldn’t be more excited,” Sansone said as she prepared for the fall semester. “I enjoy the work and I am looking forward to getting to know the students.”

The goal of population health management is not to treat illness, but to prevent it, proactively caring for the population by studying and encouraging healthy behaviors.

Missouri Western is the first university in the country to offer a population health management degree for undergraduate students.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity for Missouri Western,” Sansone said. “It shows forward thinking.”

Sansone comes to Missouri Western after more than 20 years of health care experience in Northwest Missouri, including the last six years as director of patient centered home care management at Mosaic. After working as a nurse and then as behavioral health coordinator for Community Health Plan, she began to understand that so many drivers of health issues are rooted in behavioral choices. She believes this experience prepared her well to lead the new program.

“The thought of being able to prepare students for ‘boots on the ground’ work in population health management was very appealing to me,” she said. “I have true passions around health and prevention and holistic care. I come to the table understanding the equal importance of a health care team with multiple

areas of specialties and concentrations, both clinical- and nonclinical-based, all working with a shared vision. (This position) seemed Fiona Sansone like a great fit.”

Sansone graduated from Missouri Western with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1994 and earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Missouri in 2009.

The population health management degree program offers four options: computer information systems, general business, health informatics, and human health. The options prepare graduates for a wide variety of career fields in health care, including population health analyst, health coach, quality improvement specialist, care coordinator and more. Students will take 42 to 46 credit hours of general education requirements, a similar number of core requirements, and 12 to 13 credit hours specific to the degree option.

Each student in the program will complete an internship in their senior year.

The core requirements include not only classes that would be expected in most health care fields like medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and health data management. Students will also take communication, computer science, economics, business, psychology and sociology classes, demonstrating the interdisciplinary and holistic approach of population health management.

Sansone said population health management provides many, many career opportunities for people who are prepared to embrace change, because the field is evolving quickly.

“We have to push ourselves outside the comfort zone with health care, and look at new ways of doing things,” she said.

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assembly building’s existing portion will be remodeled and updated.

The construction has been in planning stages for six to eight months. Mueller has done probably 90 percent of the campus, according to Edwards. No state incentives were involved in the project, he added.

Dirt work began several weeks ago, and Altec officials anticipate the project to finish by the end of the year. “No one’s moving out of the building,� Toeller said. “The steel’s still in fabrication.�

Temporary offices will be utilized during the construction.

Edwards said the company also has purchased nearby land that gives a potential for future growth. The primary campus covers 56 acres, with the company owning 100 acres on the site. “It kind of surrounds our customers’ needs,� he said.

Activity for the company has improved since the last economic slowdown. “Business has been steady for the past three or four years,� Edwards said. “We came out of it strong and solid. ... We’re going to support our customer base.�

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Altec Industries Inc. has started work on a $1.9 million expansion designed to add office space and enhance amenities for its employees.

The company, located at 2106 S. Riverside Road, is a leading equipment and service provider for the electric utility, telecommunications, contractor, lights and signs, and tree care markets.

It recently received permission to advance the project after its building permit was approved by the city of St. Joseph. The two-story structure will encompass 19,400 square feet, with Al J. Mueller as the general contractor and all eight to 10 subcontractors — including electricians and plumbers — are locally based.

The work will be a connecting space to a final assembly building that was finished in 2000, said Colby Edwards, Altec’s regional vice president, operations. Nick Toeller, applications engineering manager, is in charge of overseeing the work. “We’re pretty much doubling the size of the office space,� Edwards said. “It gives us some nice work space. ...It gives us a little bit of elbow room.�

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Sales Tax to Protect Jobs, Air Guard Wins Landslide Victory Reprinted with permission of the St. Joseph News-Press

Voters made an investment in their community by voting overwhelmingly to have a four-year, quarter cent, sales tax levy to pay a portion of the Missouri River levee repairs.

Described as a critical issue for the economic health of the community with 100 percent of the vote counted, the sales tax issue won 77 percent to 23 percent. About 28 percent of registered voters cast a ballot in Buchanan County.

Local businessman, Bob Wollenman, who chaired the Committee to Save Jobs, found the results extremely satisfying

and thanked all the people in the community who worked to get the word out.

Levee improvements have been deferred since the Flood of 1993.

A failure to improve the levees at this time could have jeopardized jobs at the Missouri Air National Guard and in the South Side industrial area, Wollenman said.

City Manager Bruce Woody said he believed the results of this ballot sends the word out to businesses that St. Joseph supports its economy and wants companies to grow.

“This is really important for

moving the community forward,” said Harry Roberts, Buchanan County presiding commissioner. “And I’m grateful the community supports fixing the levees.”

Roberts was the one who suggested the sales tax as a way to pay a portion of the local costs.

The federal government will pay 65 percent of the total $71 million to upgrade the levees. The community is putting up the remaining 35 percent.

The 35 percent of the total cost, or $24.7 million will be paid by several entities. Missouri has committed $5 million, the Elwood-

Gladden Drainage District in Kansas will provide $3.1 million in cash and in-kind contributions, the city of St. Joseph has committed $3.2 million, Buchanan County has pledged $1.5 million and $960,000 will be paid from the South St. Joseph and Rosecrans levee districts.

The quarter-cent sales tax should generate another $11 million over the next four years to pay for the final portion of the local improvement costs to the Missouri River levee system in St. Joseph.

Gov. Nixon Applauds Buchanan County Residents for Overwhelming Support Gov. Jay Nixon discussed the sales tax ballot issue when he visited St. Joseph on Aug. 4.

“Seventy-seven percent invested in the community,” he said. “Seventy-

seven percent is incredible. I watched this outcome more closely than most elections in the state.”

Nixon visited Rosecrans Memorial Airport and the 139th Airlift Wing

of the Missouri Air National Guard earlier in the summer to announce additional funding from the State of Missouri to support the Missouri River levees.

Local support from St. Joseph legislators in Jefferson City helped educate the governor on the importance of improving the levees.

The local, state and federal support of the $71 million project paid for all but nearly $11 million of the total price tag for the improvements.

Repairing the levees helps protect 6,000 jobs in the South Side Industrial Park, the 139th Airlift Wing as well as other smaller businesses. The federal levees that will be repaired also protect Lake Contrary Elementary School and some South St. Joseph homes.

Gov. Nixon said the overwhelming support for the ballot measure shows just how committed to protecting jobs and the military is to St. Joseph residents.

“When you get 77 percent, no one will even admit they were against it,” Gov. Nixon said.

Col. Ralph Schwader, commander of the 139th Airlift Wing, said that repairing the levees has been needed for 23 years and now the important project is on the right path.

“As I have said many times in the past, I believe the community support and civic leadership here, in our area, is unparalleled in the nation,” he said.

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Headquartered today in St. Joseph, the company has been owned and operated since the 1950s by the Bradley family, now in its fourth generation.

Still going strong in the newspaper business, the NPG family now owns and operates 40 broadcast television and four radio stations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Oregon and Texas; owns and publishes 14 daily, weekly and monthly newspapers in Missouri and Kansas; as well owns and operates two data storage facilities in Missouri. This diversification provides a solid foundation for growth. Echo Cloud Solutions is a part of that diversification.

Echo Cloud Solutions offers a variety of services, but its main three listed on its website are: colocation, cloud hosting and partnerships.

Jeff Penland, Director of Cloud Services, that many companies are realizing that setting up your own data center is expensive in money, time and in human resources.

Many businesses also are realizing the benefit of cloud hosting, meaning an extensive network of servers at a data center support a company, site or project, instead of just one physical server.

The company says that it has built strong relationships with other industry leaders to deliver its high technology to customers.

Echo also provides hosted e-mail services, instant backup, disaster recovery and more.

Penland said a good time to migrate to the cloud is when your company is making changes to major equipment or there has been a change in the regulations of how your files need to be stored.

“While a lot of our calls come from after a company has a tech disaster, we’d like to get there before the event,” he said.

The first step is to have a business assessment and talk about the pains or troubles your company may be having with technology. Penland said these assessments often lead to business for Echo’s technology partners, instead of Echo itself, because it doesn’t offer some specific IT services other agencies provide.

However, Echo takes pride in being a local resource.

“The Bradleys love being able to offer small businesses the data center tools large corporations have at a competitive price,” Penland said.

Echo Cloud Services currently is largely a business to business company, but in the long term, it would like to be a business to consumer company.

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NBC Broadcast Station Coming to St. Joseph Soon

Fall Events and Festivals in Felix Street Square

NPG, through its subsidiary NewsPress TV, LLC, recently announced a major investment in downtown as the company adds to its portfolio of broadcast stations. The new station, 21 KNPG joins FOX 26 KNPN, the CW, Spanish language Telemundo and the 24/7 news and weather channel News-Press NOW. The new station is expected to go on the air sometime this fall.

The broadcast stations are located downtown and share a newsroom with the St. Joseph News-Press and newspressnow.com. More information on the launch date and where to find it on cable and satellite providers will be available soon.

JoeStock 7: Three days of great musical entertainment will take place at Coleman Hawkins Park at Felix Street Square on September 2, 3 and 4. This all music event has something for everyone! This Labor Day weekend, come downtown relax and enjoy a variety of musical entertainment!

The following is a line-up for the event (Business Journal publishes on Sept. 3, so Sept. 2 lineup has been omitted):

Saturday, Sept. 3 Grounds open at noon.

1 - 1:45 Aleah Ekoniak - original/ cover, piano, guitar 2 - 2:45 The Elementz - covers, New Restaurants to Open Modern Alternative to Classic Rock, Downtown in Late September timeless hits 3 - 3:45 Head In The Sand - original/ One space to incorporate two cover Rock (Radiohead, AHCP) great dining experiences is about to 4 - 4:45 David McKenzie - most converge at 724 Felix Street. Formerly originals, cover Beatles, Steven Stills, home to Foster’s Martini Bar, Erik The Band, etc Borger is in the process of completely 5 - 5:45 Tad Hopkins & Ronnie Weir reinventing the space.

- acoustic duo, originals, ballads/ Komatsu Ramen will share a kitchen country, folk and liquor license with an elegant oyster 6 - 6:45 Area of Refuge - duo, original and wine bar called Ostrea. /covers Ostrea will feature a beautiful 7 - 7:45 BEACONS - original/cover, white marble bar and a menu with Indie, Rock, Pop-Punk, melodic classic bistro small plates and a few 8 - 8:45 Stone Blind - original/cover, unique entrees. An extensive wine list, Classic Hard Rock Blues power trio beer and unique signature cocktails 9 - 9:45 The Devil & The Southern will please the palettes of the patrons Fellowship - original/cover Rock, who visit.

70,80,90s Komatsu Ramen will use custom 10 - 11 BLACKOUT- Hard Rock noodles specially made for the originals/covers restaurant. The ramen will be served with chicken, pork and vegetable Sunday, Sept. 4 broth. It will also have available Grounds open at noon. small, sharable appetizers. Komatsu 1 - 1:45 Joe’s Garage - covers and Ramen will offer culinary pleasure to original Neil Young’esk everyone with its affordable price and 2 - 2:45 Stephanie Gummelt - acoustic unpretentious dining service. originals The restaurants are scheduled to 3 - 3:45 Embers - rock covers, family open in mid to late September. group, father and daughters

4 - 4:45 Pick and Strum - Acoustic will be held on Sept. 23 and 24 at duo, originals and covers Coleman Hawkins Park at Felix 5 - 6 The Re Agents - Americana / Jam Street Square. The event is free band but patrons are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items or Coleman Hawkins Blues Festival: cash donations for Second Harvest Community Food Bank. The line-up is The Coleman Hawkins Blues as follows: Festival will be held on Friday, Sept.

9 and Saturday, Sept. 10 at Coleman Friday, Sept. 23 Hawkins Park at Felix Street Square.

6 p.m. - Kelly Hunt It’s a dynamic line-up this year and 7 p.m. - Kansas City Hustle includes: 8:30 p.m. - Julian Davis & The Hayburners Friday night: 6 p.m. – John Paul Drum Saturday, Sept. 24 8 p.m. – Amanda Fish Band 1 p.m. - Lanham Music’s Kid Jam with Betse & Clarke Saturday: 3 p.m. - I-35 Express 3 p.m. – Levee Town 4:20 p.m. - Under the Big Oak Tree 4:50 p.m. – Frank Ace Band 5:40 p.m. - John Brown Boys 7 p.m. – Scotty and the Soultones 7 p.m. - Beste & Clarke 8:30 p.m. - Foghorn Stringband Food and beverages will be available for purchase. For more New to this year’s event is the information visit the website www.

Lanham Music’s Kid Jam with Betse colemanhawkins.org. & Clarke on Saturday, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Coleman Hawkins Park. (Rain Blue Grass Battles Hunger: location will be at The Griffey School for the Arts, located at 617 Felix St.).

The seventh annual Bluegrass This special workshop with Betse Battles Hunger to support Second & Clarke won’t feel like work at all Harvest Community Food Bank -- young folks are invited to come

St. Joseph BuSineSS Journal and jam with the duo, learning a few things about chords and melody, all while having fun with songs that tell stories. Betse & Clarke get really excited about old songs!

Food and concessions will be available for purchase throughout the two day event.

Oktjoeberfest: All things German is the theme of the second annual Oktjoeberfest.

The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Coleman Hawkins Park at Felix Street Square. Festivities kick off with children’s activities that will be available throughout the morning.

The entertainment schedule is:

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Children’s activities and genealogy will be provided by the St. Joseph Public Library. Historical displays and artifacts will be provided by the St. Joseph Museums.

Old Fashioned Christmas Planning Underway

performances from choirs from area churches, who will add to the holiday ambience with traditional Christmas “Christmas at the Square” will be carols. held the evening of Dec. 3 from 6 to While at the event, attendees can 8 p.m. Event organizers have been enjoy music from some of the area’s working on the festivities for this best brass musicians, see the lighting year’s event. Santa Claus will arrive at of the mayor’s Christmas tree, and visit Coleman Hawkins Park at Felix Street 10:30 a.m. – Storytelling with Will the craft booth with their children to Square, escorted by Duncan Carriages Stuck make holiday decorations, enjoy a and a parade of children. Throughout 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Jane Christison free carriage ride and help themselves 1 to 3 p.m. – Das Sauerkraut Stompers the evening, children can get their to homemade cookies, hot cider and photos taken with Santa near the 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. – The Happy cocoa provided by the downtown gazebo for a small fee.

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A Skilled Workforce?

Everywhere I go I seem to hear businesses, educational institutions and organizations saying, “We need a skilled workforce.” So what does that mean?

Does it mean that each person who is hired needs no training and can hit the ground running in their position? Does it mean that they display adequate soft skills including showing up every day and on time; pass a drug test; display proper decorum in their words and dress, etc.? Does it mean that employees are highly educated or possess an extensive knowledge base in a trade area? Does it mean work ethic?

A skilled workforce obviously covers a very broad range of concerns, which is why it’s so difficult to make a positive impact in this arena.

Most employers I’ve spoken with state they want employees to be job ready; ready to learn; ready to work.

So, who makes this happen?

I hear workforce groups stating that they try to do this through their efforts with career counseling, job skills assessments, job searches, as well as with outreach to K-12, higher education and through career fairs. I also hear businesses say that they offer internal training and some professional development.

Additionally, I hear K-12 and higher

education stating they are offering internships, experiential learning opportunities and information about multiple career choices to students.

Then, with all these efforts, why do we still hear from employers that they are having difficulty with new employees lacking soft skills, having a poor work ethic, and not showing up ready to work? As it turns out, this isn’t a local problem, it’s a nationwide problem. So much so, that in 2014, President Obama created a “Ready to Work” initiative to address the skills gap. Now, there is more money available for on-the-job training, internships, and a coordinated effort to bring together Job Centers, educators, non-profits, and labor groups to collaborate on what skills are needed in the current workforce.

According to an article in the Huffington Post titled, “Best and Worst Cities for Employee Engagement: What’s the Cause” ( Jan. 25, 2014), Kansas City was listed as the worst engaged city in the country, while Charlotte, Denver, Sacramento, San Antonio and Washington D.C. are the top 5 cities for employee engagement. The article stated that soft skills “doesn’t come cheap: according to human resources think tank Bersin and Associates, the average training cost per employee in 2010 was $1,200, with most of

The Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC) is located inside the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce. You do not need to be a member of the Chamber to receive services. The SBTDC can complete a walk-through of your business to determine if there are any wastes that are causing your operation to run inefficiently and what can be done to correct those situations. All services performed by the SBTDC are pre-paid by the Small Business Administration, so there is never a charge to the business.

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that going towards developing soft skills.

The companies that offered employee volunteering and giving programs, which also builds soft skills, only needed to spend an average of $416 per employee on soft skills because those programs helped build soft skills intrinsically, and placed them at the top of the list for engaged employees.

The “Ready to Work” initiative, unfortunately, didn’t address the soft skills gap. And, there are multiple opinions about where employees should learn those skills. Some say that soft skills are learned at home, others say in school, still others say those skills can be taught on the job. So, whose job is it to teach the necessary soft skills to our workforce?

I believe the best answer is all of the above. Fortunately, that is happening in our region. Workforce development representatives, job centers, businesses, non-profits and educational institutions are all sitting at the same table, collaborating, and working towards a job ready workforce. These efforts don’t show their results immediately, so we have to be patient and let the process work. I believe it will work because there is a unified effort of communication and, more importantly, actions, from each participant.

For example, recently Buchanan County became a “certified work ready community,” which means that the county has met all the requirements demonstrating that we have built an ecosystem that links education with workforce development to improve economic development, and that we have a

system in place to match individuals to jobs based on skill levels.

Additionally, United Way has had its Profit in Education program for many years bringing education, workforce and businesses together to the same table to communicate openly and create effective change for the area. In November 2015, the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce hired a full-time individual to specifically assist with the workforce development efforts in the community. Moreover, Northwest Missouri State University recently began a continuing professional education program that will offer customized or client-based trainings to businesses to bridge the gap between what’s needed and what’s currently being offered such as a certificate for soft skills.

The future is looking bright. The efforts of all those involved of the community are about ready to hit pay-dirt. It’s only a matter of time.

For more information about the information in this article, please contact Rebecca Lobina.

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Cup of Joe Entrepreneur Gathering Now Livestreaming The weekly Cup of Joe entrepreneur gatherings in St. Joseph, Mo. are now available to watch live via the group’s Facebook page, enabling entrepreneurs across the region to participate and connect with other business owners.

Cup of Joe was started as a way to support the local entrepreneur community in the region. Each week, two entrepreneurs share their story and gain helpful feedback and support from the audience. The St. Joseph gathering was inspired by the 1 Million Cups entrepreneur program, started by the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City. Similar gatherings occur every Wednesday morning in cities across the country and across the world.

The addition of the livestream feature enables entrepreneurs and communities from a wider geographic area to experience Cup of Joe, watch

the presentations, ask questions and provide feedback live. Presentations are also archived, so the public can watch and learn from past presenters.

To watch the livestream or access archived presentations, like the group’s Facebook page, https://www. facebook.com/cupofjoestjoe/. If you want to participate in person, Cup of Joe meets every Wednesday morning at the St. Joseph Public Library by East Hills Mall, 502 N. Woodbine Rd., St. Joseph, MO 64506. Coffee and conversation begins at 8:30 a.m. with entrepreneur presentations from 9-10 a.m.

The St. Joseph gathering regularly attracts 50-70 supporters each week. Presenters have ranged from restaurant owners to tech startups to wineries. Most are from St. Joseph and the Northwest Missouri region, although presenters from as far away as Kansas City and Lawrence have

also participated.

“Cup of Joe has become such a support network for entrepreneurs.

We look forward to seeing each other every week,” said Lura Landis Kirby of Lura Landis Photography and one of the group’s grassroots organizers. “And now that we can

watch the presenters live from the Facebook feed, we can participate from anywhere!”

You can see who is scheduled to present and get other information about the group at the Cup of Joe website at www.cupofjoe-sj.com.

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McDonald’s of the Future Opens in St. Joseph, Gains International Attention The “McDonald’s of the Future” recently opened in St. Joseph. The restaurant, which garnered national and even international press, is a reimagined McDonald’s that includes build your own burgers, active and interactive play for kids, a dessert bar and endless fries with certain purchases.

The McDonald’s at 3504 N. Belt Highway incorporates a lot of progressive elements packaged into one location. A customer will find kiosks where customers can customize their own burgers and chicken sandwiches, a dessert bar that includes waffle cones and build your own sundaes and an inviting and friendly environment that fuses together modern and progressive themes. It also has a three-story play place and numerous digital and projection games.

“We’ve really integrated technology throughout the entire

experience,” franchise owner Chris Habiger told Fox Business. “I think it’s important that we blend the line between quick service and fast casual. The consumer that we’re after, and I think consumers in general, are seeking a more inviting atmosphere in their dining experience.”

McDonald’s recently launched a campaign called The McDonald’s of the Future opened in August in St. Joseph, Mo., to national and international “Simple is better,” headlines. The restaurant has remained busy since its opening day. which Habiger able to serve food that I feel good members at the McDonald’s of the thinks is a trend that about, that my family feels good Future and they are looking to hire will continue with the restaurant as a about,” he said. more. Visit http://jobs.stjoemcd.com whole.

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