JULY 2019 VOL. 32, NO. 7
A Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce Publication
In this issue: Advocacy Update ..........................................................2 Chamber Voices............................................................3 YPB News .....................................................................4 Chamber Briefs .............................................................5 Franklin Initiative Update...............................................6 The ‘Right Hands’ of Bloomington ...............................7 Chamber Golf Scramble.............................................11
People come in with a vague idea of what they are looking for . . “it is always fun when you find something that they weren’t expecting and they are say, ‘that’s cool, I didn’t think of that!’ Or when they see their logo on something and it looks really good – that’s fun.” —Kim Ellis, Baugh Fine Print & Mailing Kim Ellis poses in the product showroom at Baugh Fine Print & Mailing. (Rich Janzaruk / Herald-Times)
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atch Baugh Fine Print & Mailing owners Pete and Kim Ellis sitting in a local pizza parlor on a Friday night and one might be forgiven for assuming they are celebrating the end of a long work week. But one phone call from a customer in need later, Kim said, and they invariably end up reaching for the check and the car keys. “If we want to be a good provider, we recognize that we have to be flexible,” Pete said of the couple’s dedication to their customers, even after hours. That focus on customer service, coupled with its full-time designer on staff and its high-quality equipment, have helped Baugh Fine Print & Mailing thrive at a time when many similar businesses are struggling, the couple said. Baugh, which offers printing and mailing services and sells promotional items and apparel, is located at 125 S. Westplex Ave. in Bloomington. “We are a very service-minded organization,” Pete said. “Our customers are our priority. It has become the culture and the fabric of our business to be focused on service; every one of our team members feels the same.” Before buying the business, Pete and Kim had been married for more than three decades, raised two children together and already had established
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16 Business After Hours – Graduate Bloomington 25 10 Under 40 Awards, Ivy Tech Community College – Bloomington
AUGUST 15 Business After Hours, Oliver Winery 20 Health and Business Luncheon, Bloomington Country Club
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