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Volume 42 • Number 1 1101 Broadway, Suite 100 Vancouver, WA 98660 360-694-2588 yourchamber@vancouverusa.com www.vancouverusa.com facebook.com/yourchamber twitter.com/vanchamber ChamberNews (USPS 008786) is published bi-monthly by the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, 1101 Broadway, Suite 100, Vancouver, WA 98660. Tel. 360-694-2588, Fax 360-693-8279. ChamberNews annual subscription is $25. Periodicals postage paid in Vancouver, WA. Postmaster: Send all address changes to ChamberNews, 1101 Broadway, Suite 100, Vancouver, WA 98660. This publication is dedicated to providing Chamber business news, educating the reader, and providing critical commentary.
Sunday, February 24th | 4pm
VANCOUVER VANCOUVEr GOES HOLLYWOOD at the KIGGINS THEATRE
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THE GREATER VANCOUVER CHAMBER of Commerce & THE KIGGINS THEATRE
GENERAL Admission - $50
Departments & Columns
2013 Economic Forecast Breakfast
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From the Chair
New Year, New Resources By Kristy Weaver, GVCC Board Chair
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From the PAC Chair
Affirming Our Commitments, Shaping Our Future By Don Russo, Public Affairs Committee Chair
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Vancouver Goes Hollywood
The Chamber’s Live Academy Awards Broadcast at Kiggins Theatre
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Growing Clark County
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A Look Inside The Columbian’s 2013 Economic Forecast Breakfast
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Kristy Weaver Pacific Continental Bank Chair, Board of Directors Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
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ou’ll find new opportunities to grow your business in 2013 through the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. (GVCC). Your Chamber is expanding its programs and events this year to help you make money, save money and boost your company’s image in the community. We can help you find the resources you need and help you get connected. We have several new resources coming your way. In April, your Chamber will launch its new Small Business Resource Center at our office on 11th and Broadway, serving as a regional provider for small business government contracts. For the first time in Southwest Washington, your Chamber will have a small business contracts specialist who can work with your company free of charge to help you compete for government contracts. We usually think large federal government contracts are exclusively for big companies, but there are several opportunities for small companies to work with state and local governments as well. Our new resource center is specifically designed to help your business identify and seize such opportunities. There are smart strategies for companies to partner on contract proposals, and your Chamber’s new resource center can help you build these strategies. Stay tuned for more details as we get closer to our launch date. We are expanding our Labor and Industries (L&I) program to include healthcare and healthcare-related businesses. For the past several years the Chamber’s retail and manufacturing businesses have benefited from the Chamber’s Retro Program, receiving refunds on their L&I premiums from Washington State. On average, GVCC manufacturers’ receive 40 percent on their refunds. We’d love to tell you more about the program and how your business can take advantage of these potential savings. In 2013, you are invited to join us for Lunch with Lawmakers, our successful public affairs program which provides an opportunity to meet with our legislators and elected officials. Look for our first Lunch with Lawmakers to start in spring.
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Your Chamber is adding a few exciting events in 2013 so you can mingle with your peers and promote your company. Our newest big event is Vancouver Goes Hollywood! Pacific Continental Bank is proud to sponsor Vancouver Goes Hollywood, a black tie event on Sunday, February 24, the night of the Academy Awards. We’ll roll out the red carpet at the historic Kiggins Theatre and have our own party during the Academy Awards broadcast. This inaugural event will liven up the city during these gray winter months!
Your new 2013 Membership Directory will be mailed to your business this month. We distribute the directory throughout Southwest Washington. It’s a great resource guide when you’re looking for a good business to work with – a Chamber business. We thank you for your membership and for being part of the Vancouver business community. On behalf of the GVCC Board of Directors, I wish you a healthy, happy and prosperous new year! n
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Chairman’s Circle Pacific Continental Bank SEH America, Inc. Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Sterling Bank Riverview Community Bank President’s Circle Columbia Machine, Inc. iQ Credit Union Burgerville – Holland, Inc. Chase Bank Kaiser Permanente PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Chevron USA Comcast Business Class BNSF Railway
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Don Russo Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt Chair, Public Affairs Committee Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
Affirming Our Commitments, Shaping Our Future
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t’s 104 miles from Vancouver to the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, and a well-traveled road for members of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce (GVCC) Public Affairs Committee. For more than 100 years, GVCC has championed the needs of the business community and the citizens of the Southwest Washington region. This year, your Chamber’s Public Affairs Committee intends to reiterate that crucial responsibility by representing Southwest Washington businesses at the State Legislature; from education and transportation funding to economic development, your Chamber is paying close attention to the issues that matter most to our community. We discussed those very issues with elected officials at our 2013 Legislative Outlook Breakfast in December. Here’s what’s on the agenda for this year. Education funding will take center stage most of this legislative session because of the recent McCleary v. State decision, which ruled that the State of Washington failed its constitutional obligation to adequately provide basic education in our public schools. The Washington prescribed a series of remedies that amount to $4 billion in additional school funding. The Washington State Supreme Court prescribed a series of remedies that amount to $4 billion in additional school funding. Given the budget shortfall and the state of the economy, our legislature will be hard pressed to come up with the necessary $1 billion down continues on page 14
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his April is the 76th anniversary of the historic Kiggins Theatre, a downtown Vancouver landmark since its construction in 1936. With its distinctive art deco style, its original “KIGGINS” marquee lit brightly, and its renovated auditorium and upstairs lounge, it’s an undeniable fact that this single-screen movie theater is unlike any other in town. And Kiggins’ owner, Dan Wyatt, intends to keep it that way. Dan’s fascination with entertainment began at an early age with comics, music and games. But it’s movies and films that he describes as his “first love.” It just so happens that he first fell in love with cinema at Kiggins Theatre.
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duction in Los Angeles, however, Dan was drawn back to his roots. “As much as I loved living and working in L.A., I longed for community. It’s what brought me back,” he says. Back in Vancouver, Dan focused on creating that sense of community that he had missed so much while in Los Angeles. Assuming ownership of what was then called Moxie’s on Main, Dan transformed the Uptown soda shop into what is now known as Pop Culture. “I saw an opportunity to provide a place for
youth to hang out – a market vastly underserved in our community. I wanted to create a fun environment for all ages,” Dan explains. “So Pop culture was born, expanding the soda shop to a venue that could play host to any idea that was brought in by the community.” It was in this time, that Dan realized his true talent: creating a space that draws members of the community out together to share in a communal experience. And it was this very continues on page 14
“Some of my most memorable experiences as a child involved sitting in a darkened auditorium with my eyes glued to the big screen,” says Dan. “Cinema moved me to the point of wanting to provide that experience for others, so I began to study the craft and learn what it takes to make movies.” Having decided that filmmaking was his lot in life, Dan pursued the craft, taking production classes at Columbia River High School, studying broadcast and drama at Washington State University in Pullman, and eventually obtaining his degree in film from Loyola Marymount University. After nearly a decade working in post-pro-
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he Columbian’s annual Economic Forecast Breakfast provides in-depth Northwest economic and business information tailored specifically for the business community in Clark County. This year’s event includes a keynote panel with a wealth of Northwest-focused economic and business knowledge to share, in the quest to encourage strong economic growth in Clark County.
Following the keynote speakers, participants will have the opportunity to attend two sessions presented by panelists talking about three key areas of the economy that are vital to getting Clark County businesses growing. The panel topics include: Where We Live, Work and Shop; Building Our Basic Industries; and New Areas of Promise. The Economic Forecast began as a special business feature presented by The Columbian in the mid-1980s. In 1995, a breakfast was added to give panelists a
public forum to present their views prior to the Sunday publication of a special section in The Columbian that includes in-depth information on these topics.
This is the largest presentation of economic information in the greater Portland Metro area, attracting between 400 and 500 regional attendees. The successful student program, sponsored by BergerABAM, continues to attract high school and college students. Teachers registering five students are free. The first fi the GVCC office at 360-694-2588.
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This year, our panels will discuss three aspects of the business community that play a key role in a healthy local economy. You’ll have the opportunity to attend two of the following panels:
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PANEL 2
PANEL 3
| Where We Live, Work & Shop
| Building Basic Industries
| New Areas of Promise
Forecasts on Clark County's housing, real estate, commercial development, and retail industries
Panelists look at trade, health care, and key job-producing industries
Stories of entrepreneurs and growing technical and creative professions
Moderator: Cami Joner, The Columbian
Moderator: Aaron Corvin, The Columbian
Moderator: Gordon Oliver, The Columbian
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PANELISTS:
Paul Dennis
Todd Coleman
John White
Deborah Ewing
Kelly Parker
Steve Hix
President & Chief Executive Officer, Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
Serial entrepreneur, Founder, Circle Technology & InFocus
Terry Wollam
Scott Bailey
Dene Grigar
Brett Bryant
Rainy Atkins
Alisa Pyszka
Executive Director, Camas/Washougal Economic Development Association
Vice President and Managing Broker, Eric Fuller & Associates
Executive Director, Port of Vancouver
Regional Labor Economist, Washington State Employment Security Department
Residential Broker, Re/Max Equity Group
Market Executive Oregon/SW WA, Heritage Bank
Chief Operating Officer, PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center
Vice President, BergerABAM
Director and Associate Professor, Creative Media and Digital Culture Program, Washington State University Vancouver
Economic Development Division Mgr., City of Vancouver
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elcome to the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce - the largest and most active business association in Southwest Washington. We thank you for your investment. Please visit GVCC’s online directory at www.vancouverusa.com for more information on the companies below. Help us build a strong and stable local economy – do business with Chamber members!
Tara Halko
Bill Willis
Greg Grady
6205 NE 63rd St. Vancouver, WA 98661 www.allstarmagnetics.com 360-693-0213
7212 NE 58th St. Vancouver, WA 98662 www.pefy.net 360-885-2045
3925 NE 72nd Ave., Ste. 104 Vancouver, WA 98661 360-936-7915
Allstar Magnetics, LLC
Printing Expressly For You
Jim Morgan
Teresa Bonawitz LMP
Westfield Vancouver Mall 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr. Vancouver, WA 98662 360-608-8045
5107 NE 94th Ave., Ste. A Vancouver, WA 98662 www.selfbalancemassage.com 360-773-5073
Brewed NorthWest Coffee
Self Balance Massage
Alan Hamilton
Jackie Adams
6502 NE 47th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98661 www.clarkcountyfoodbank.org 360-693-0939
13317 NE 12th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98685 509-452-0405
Clark County Food Bank
Richard Waltke
Country Financial – Richard Waltke
16821 SE McGillivray Blvd., Ste. 213 Vancouver, WA 98683 www.countryfinancial.com/richardwaltke 360-256-2320
Don Unrein
Humane Society for Southwest Washington 1100 NE 192nd Ave. Vancouver, WA 98684 www.southwesthumane.org 360-693-4746
Janet Coleman
Pacific Northwest Specialty Pharmacy 3801 Main St., Ste. A Vancouver, WA 98663 www.pnsprx.com 360-448-7890
Scott Carroll
Business Outcomes Consulting 900 Washington St., Ste. 800 Vancouver, WA 98660 www.bocnetwork.com 360-474-5045
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Steve Lawrence
The Bedford
13303 SE McGillivray Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98684 360-891-6898
Scott Edwards
Computer Guy Northwest 2809 NW 10th St. Battle Ground, WA 98604 www.computerguynw.com 360-281-4800
Justin Adams
Elite Care at Fanno Creek 12353 SW Grant Ave. Tigard, OR 97223 360-892-2273
Justin Adams
Elite Care at Oatfield Estates 4444 SE Oatfield Hill Rd. Milwaukie, OR 97267 360-892-2273
Steve Waite
Waite Specialty Machine Works, Inc. 1356 Tennant Way Longview, WA 98632 www.waitespecialty.com 360-577-0777
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Farmers Insurance Group – Greg Grady
Kyle Sheeley
RAZ Transportation 11655 SW Pacific Hwy Portland, OR 97223 www.raztrans.com 503-684-3322
Rick Mitchell
Firestone Complete Auto Care 7511 NE Hwy 99 Vancouver, WA 98665 www.firestonecompleteautocare.com 360-696-1606
Jill Campbell
Gifford Pinchot Task Force 9106 NE Hwy. 99, Ste. E Vancouver, WA 98665 www.gptaskforce.org 360-254-1562
Jason R. Hill
HomeStreet Bank
700 Washington St., Ste. 202 Vancouver, WA 98660 www.homestreet.com 360-314-3517
Dan Wyatt
Kiggins Theatre
1011 Main St. Vancouver, WA 98660 www.kigginsthreatre.com 360-816-0348
Denise Lukins
Law Office of Denise J. Lukins, PLLC 10000 NE 7th Ave., Ste. 403 Vancouver, WA 98685 www.lukinslaw.com 360-448-2854
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Ribbon Cuttings
Neighbors Market 1707 Main Street Vancouver, WA 98660
Susan Gregg, State Farm Insurance
The Heathman Lodge
Self Balance Massage
RSV Building Solutions
9120 NE Vancouver Mall Lp., Ste. 210 Vancouver, WA 98662
5107 NE 94th Ave., Ste. A Vancouver, WA 98662
7801 NE Greenwood Dr. Vancouver, WA 98662
13910 NE 10th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98685
Charter College
17200 SE Mill Plain Blvd., Ste. 100 Vancouver, WA 98683
HomeStreet Bank
700 Washington St. Ste. 202 Vancouver, WA 98660
Interested in scheduling your own ribbon cutting or ground breaking ceremony? Contact Darcy Altizer daltizer@vancouverusa.com 360-567-1051 Southwest Washington Human Resources Association
Elements Therapeutic Massage 1319 NE 134th St., Ste. 103 Vancouver, WA 98685
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Luepke Senior Center 1009 E McLoughlin Blvd Vancouver, WA 98663 www.mealsonwheelspeople.org 360-487-7050
7710 NE Vancouver Mall Dr., Ste. C Vancouver, WA 98604 www.northwesthealthcare.com 360-574-5293
Brown & Kysar, Inc.
Quechua Benefit
1315 SE Grace Ave., Ste. 201 Battle Ground, WA 98604 www.bki.cc 360-687-3966
P.O. Box 69037 Vancouver, WA 98660 www.quechuabenefit.org 360-991-5318
John Stanley
Becky Potter
Bo Clark
Mattress Pro
6709 NE 63rd St., Ste.102 Vancouver, WA 98661 www.mattresspro.net 360-718-7622
Jennie Taylor
Northwest Staffing Resources 315 W Mill Plain Blvd., Ste. 100 Vancouver, WA 98660 www.nwstaffing.com 360 695 4900
SBE Solutions
18307 SE 24th Way Vancouver, WA 98683
Russell Mitchell
Southport Agencies, Inc. 160 E First St., P.O. Box 1879 Kalama, WA 98625 360 673 3033
Bill Peterson
WESCO Distribution, Inc. 2345 NW 31st Ave. www.wesco.com Portland, OR 97210 503 221 4400
Gail Haskett
Meals On Wheels People
Sperry Van Ness
14508 NE 20th Ave., Ste. 300 Vancouver, WA 98686 www.cascadiawc.com 360-433-0022
900 Main St., Ste. 800 Vancouver, WA 98660 www.svn.com 360-459-4382
Dr. Roof, Inc.
Terry Lee
Terry Lee Attorney
6806 Hwy 99 Vancouver, WA 98665 www.drroofinc.com 360-852-8884
201 NE Park Plaza Dr., Ste. 222 Vancouver, WA 98660 www.terryleeattorney.com 360-891-1100 n
Drake Delich
HomeStreet Bank
1200 NE 99th St., Ste. 110 Vancouver, WA 98665 www.homestreet.com 360-356-3184
Start Ups! Innovators! Fastest Growing Businesses!
1-800 Flowers - The Flower Express
Keri Frendt
2ndBloom
108 W 9th St. Vancouver, WA 98660 360-524-2406
Alling Henning Associates 415 W 6th St., Ste. 605 Vancouver, WA 98660 www.aha-writers.com 360-750-1680
Leilani Russell
Leilani Nalua’l Russell - Silpada Jewelry Designs 819 NE 132nd Ave. Vancouver, WA 98684 www.mysilpada.com/leilani.russell 360-910-4878
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Lori Gregory
Cascadia Women’s Clinic
Debbie Mohagen
10411 NE Fourth Plain Blvd., Ste. 115 Vancouver, WA 98662 www.theflowerexpressinc.com 360-254-0706
Northwest Healthcare, Inc.
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1-800-GOT-JUNK?
4 years
Kell Alterman & Runstein LLP
6 years
40 ET 8 Voiture Local No. 99
25 years
Keller Williams Realty
8 years
A 1 U Store It
25 years
Key Bank Downtown
14 years
Aadland Dental
3 years
Lakeside Industries
11 years
ABC Accounting Services
4 years
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
8 years
Acuity Business Services, LLC
3 years
Legal Shield
1 year
American Family Insurance – Dan True
1 year
Lile North American Moving & Storage
9 years
American Red Cross
8 years
Luepke Florist
58 years
Amfit Inc.
2 years
Mackin’s Auto Body
1 year
Arthur Murray Dance Studio
2 years
Makoto Japanese Buffet
2 years
BNSF Railway
59 years
Martel Wealth Advisors Inc
3 years
CDM Services
2 years
McDonald’s of Clark County Mill Plain
4 years
CDM Services
3 years
Merrill Gardens at Orchards Village
2 years
Chevron USA
2 years
Mitchell Bower Jr., Business Consulting
8 years
City of Vancouver
29 years
Molly Maid
4 years
Clark County Skills Center
10 years
Montague Resources
5 years
Clark County Title Company Downtown
8 years
Montague Resources
5 years
Columbia Bank
3 years
Moss Adams
63 years
Community Home Health & Hospice
5 years
Neighbors Market
2 years
Corwin Beverage Company
73 years
New Day Community Dental Clinic
2 years
David Horowitz
2 years
Nicolette’s Catering
5 years
DESIprint
2 years
Northwest Natural Products
13 years
DLC Architecture
2 years
NW Association for Blind Athletes
2 years
Duggan, Schlotfeldt & Welch, PLLC
14 years
NW Injury Law Center – Donald Jacobs
9 years
Employers Overload Inc.
27 years
NW Natural
86 years
Enviromet
3 years
Occupational Medicine
9 years
Erik Runyan Jewelers
97 years
at Urgent Medical Center
Evergreen Habitat for Humanity
2 years
Olive Garden
24 years
Evergreen Memorial Gardens
57 years
Oregon Live, LLC
2 years
Financial Connections LLC
5 years
OTAK, Inc.
16 years
First Christian Science Church
2 years
Oxford Suites Hotel
8 years
and Reading Room
Pacific Continental Bank
6 years
Five Star Auto Body
3 years
Pacific Lifestyle Homes Inc
16 years
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
17 years
Palena Associates Inc.
42 years
Free Clinic of SW Washington
10 years
Patrick Lamb Productions
4 years
Gaffney Counseling & Consulting
23 years
Peninsula Glass
11 years
Gramor Development
18 years
Rand Jeweler
3 years
Hamilton-Mylan Funeral Home Inc.
24 years
RAPCO Industries Inc.
12 years
Holiday Inn Express Salmon Creek
12 years
Realvest Corporation
37 years
Johnson Family Trust
2 years
Regents Bank
7 years
Kadel’s Cascade Auto Body
29 years
Riverview Community Bank
37 years
Kazoodles, LLC
7 years
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hank you to all of our renewing members for continuing your Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce membership! We are proud to serve our members through our mission of providing positive business leadership, growing jobs and strengthening the local economy.
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payment. The business community supports investment in education; the challenge is how to pay for it. Your chamber will be involved in the legislative discussions of how best to come up with $1 billion for public schools. It’s too large a sum of money to find in any one revenue source. It will require a combination of revenues. You’ll be hearing more about this issue, as we reach out to you for your input throughout the session. Transportation funding may be at risk because of the pressures to fund education. This year, legislators will also be asked to piece together a transportation package to pay for repairs and maintenance on our state roads as well as new projects in Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma and Vancouver. GVCC strongly supports funding for the Columbia River Crossing as a fundamental building block for our future, improving safety, increasing capacity and creating jobs in our community. Your Chamber will also pro-actively and assertively advocate for legislation that improves our business climate. We will support expanding a sales tax rebate for rural counties, including Clark County. We will support an improved tax increment financing (TIF) tool for communities. We will actively work on environmental permitting issues and administrative rules that stymie local development. We strongly support environmental protections but we must also provide opportunities for business to grow and expand. We thank our local legislators for their strong support on these economic development issues so critical to our future success. As the leading advocate for business in the Southwest Washington region, your Chamber works to create and sustain a favorable business environment in which all businesses can grow and prosper. Our member-driven advocacy efforts help to ensure that businesses have the resources and support needed for job creation, growth and economic development.
very location that I first became enthralled with cinema, showing movies in the very location I watched them as a kid. It is a dream come true to be able to provide that same experience to others.” Kiggins Theatre has seen a lot of change in its lifetime, but there is just as much excitement in its future waiting to unfurl. This February, Kiggins is partnering with the Chamber to present Vancouver Goes Hollywood – a live broadcast of the Academy Awards and so much more. It all starts at 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 24. To join in the fun, purchase your tickets at VancouverUSA.com or call 360-694-2588. Kiggins Theatre is located at 1011 Main Street in downtown Vancouver, Washington. For more information about Kiggins or for showtimes, call 360-816-0352 or visit www.kigginstheatre.com. Follow Kiggins Theatre at facebookcom/newkigginstheatre, twitter.com/kigginstheatre. n
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Ryonet
1 year
Safeway Food & Drug #1611
14 years
Salvation Army
12 years
Schiller & Company PC
17 years
Schlecht Construction, Inc.
17 years
Signs & More
23 years
Silver Buckle Youth Equestrian Center
15 years
Silver Star Cabinets Inc
9 years
Smokey’s Pizza Inc. Hazel Dell
24 years
Solid Solutions
6 years
Southwest Office Systems
21 years
Successful Commercial
3 years
Property Workshops SW Office Supply & Interiors
8 years
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The Al Angelo Company
67 years
The Kids Cooking Corner
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The Kids Cooking Corner
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The Oregonian
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The Vintage at Vancouver
10 years
Tim Brown Co.
11 years
Vancouver Ford/Hyundai/Suzuki Inc.
49 years
Vancouver Roofing & Sheet Metal
41 years
Venice Genoa Tile LLC
8 years
Vision 162
10 years
Waddell & Reed
9 years
West Coast Self Storage of Vancouver
2 years
Westfield Vancouver
35 years
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passion that led him back to Kiggins. “Creating a memorable experience for the community became my calling card, which caught the interest of those involved with Kiggins when they were looking for someone to take up the helm following a year-long renovation,” Dan explains. In spring 2012 Dan assumed ownership of theater. Today, Kiggins focus is quality cinematic entertainment, but the theater also serves as a mixed-use venue, hosting, in Dan’s terms, “anything you can dream up.” And that’s what Dan loves so much about his job. “I am not only back home, but as Kiggins’ captain, I am back in the
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Audiology Clinic, Bankcard Brokers
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Shop Local - Riverview Community Bank
March 26
Partners in Careers, Riverview Comm. Bank
April 23
“No Business” After Hours
May 21
Biggs Insurance, Brickstone Ballroom
June 25
Clark County Food Bank
July 23
IDM Apartments
August 27
Glenwood Place
September 24
iQ Credit Union
October 22
Shop Local - Sponsorship Available
November 19
Sponsorship Available
December 17
Sponsorship Available
OFFICERS
Chair: Kristy Weaver, Pacific Continental Bank Chair Elect: Don Russo, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt Vice Chair: Eric Sawyer, BBSI Preferred Payroll Secretary – Treasurer: Winston Asai, Columbia Machine Immediate Past Chair: Tim Schauer, MacKay Sposito
Board of Directors
Jonathan Avery, Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Jody Campbell, The Columbian Todd Coleman, Port of Vancouver John Deeder, Evergreen Public Schools Tamara Fuller, NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson Jeff Harvey, Burgerville Dave Horowitz, Windermere Real Estate Elie Kassab, Prestige Development Alex McMillan, Optimal Living Expert Wayne Nelson, Clark Public Utilities Eric Olmsted, On Line Support, Inc. William Pritchard, Pritchard Orthodontics Don Russo, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt Rhona Sen Hoss, WSU Vancouver Keith Wallace, Frumenti, Lander & Wallace, P.S. Jeff Woodside, Nutter Corporation
Chamber Staff
Interested in sponsoring a 2013 Business After Hours? Contact Susie Bauder at (360) 567-1093 or sbauder@vancouverusa.com
Vancouver Chamber
2013
Business After Hours
The Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
Kelly Parker President/CEO 360-567-1050 kparker@vancouverusa.com Darcy Altizer Vice President, Member Services 360-567-1051 daltizer@vancouverusa.com Susie Bauder Events Director 360-567-1093 sbauder@vancouverusa.com
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Teresa Lawwill Community Relations Director 360-567-1090 tlawwill@vancouverusa.com Terra Mahmoudi Communications Director 360-567-1056 tmahmoudi@vancouverusa.com Printing Adco Commercial Printing & Graphics, Inc. 360-699-7356 sales@adco1.com www.adco1.com
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