Volume 11, Number 2 August 2015

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Jackson Chamber of Commerce PartnersGold Partners

The 36th annual Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce Agri-Business Tour was held July 15th. A road trip totour the research farm in the St. Louis area that has been in existence for over 120 years was the location!It was an exciting and fun-filled day at the Purina Research Farm in Gray Summit. The group toured the1,200-acre farm that houses more than 3,000 animals which include horses, dairy cattle, goats, swine,rabbits, birds and more! There were even some exotic animals to visit.

36th annual Agri-BusinessTour held at Purina Farms

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CONTACT INFORMATIONJackson Area Chamber of Commerce125 E. Main Street P.O. Box 352, Jackson, MO 63755573-243-8131 • fax 573-243-0725Web Site: www.jacksonmochamber.org

Chamber Committees• Agriculture Committee — called as needed, Jeff Slinkard, chair• Education Committee — called as needed, Linda Puchbauer, chair• Membership Committee — called as needed, Bev Koehler, chair• Non-Profit Alliance — called as needed, Donna Taake, chair

Jackson Chamber of Commerce Board of DirectorsPresident - Charlie GlueckVice President - Jeff MartinSecretary/Treasurer - Wade BartelsJ.I.D.C. Board President - Steve Green

Membership Representatives - Wade Bartels, Heather Brune, PaulFindlay, Beverly Koehler, Brittany Meek, Stephanie Mueller, JeffSlinkard, Kyle Thompson, Dennis Vinson, David Swain, ConnieWerner and Steve Green (JIDC president)

Cheryl MerklerAssistant DirectorEmail: assistant@jacksonmochamber.org

Brian GerauDirectorEmail: director@jacksonmochamber.org

The Director’s Chair

BRIAN S. GERAU

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Members,It’s hard to believe that summer is two-thirds complete. It

seems that time flies over these hot months. But as summersizzles away, here are a few important items and events go-ing o5n in your Jackson Chamber and in your community:

• Please remember to vote Aug. 4. The Jackson AreaChamber strongly encourages you to vote YES on the waterbond issue. We believe the improvements and upgrades tothe city’s water infrastructure afforded by this bond issueare critically important to future development andsustainability of the City of Jackson. From replacing agingand deteriorating pipe to expanding the water supply, theseimprovements will have a direct, positive impact on exist-ing businesses in Jackson, and allow opportunity for futurebusiness growth as well. We believe that these upgrades areurgently needed to address fire safety concerns and to meetprojected maximum daily water usage as the city continueson its growth trajectory. We encourage Jackson voters toeducate themselves on this critical issue, and to vote yes onAug. 4.

• School starts the middle of August. Please be aware ofincreased cars on the road during this time. The first days ofschool are always crowded with first-time students, first-time parents of these students, and the transportation thatgets them there. Allow ample time for the beginning of theschool year.

• In regards to education, the JACoC would like to wel-come new Jackson R-2 Superintendent Dr. Link to the areaas well as new Southeast Missouri State University Presi-dent Dr. Vargas. We are excited to have you both leadingour students!

• The JACoC is hosting its Brown Bag Business Speakerseries every Thursday in the month of August. This month’stheme is advertising, social media, and putting the ‘motion’in your promotion. These seminars are free to Chamber mem-

bers and offer a wealth of information.The Jackson Area Chamber would like to thank you

for your membership and commitment to the com-munity. Brian S. Gerau,

Executive DirectorJackson Area Chamber of Commerce

573-243-8131

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Don Imus5 a.m. - 9 a.m.

Glenn Beck9 a.m. - Noon

Dana LoeschNoon - 2 p.m.

Todd Schnitt2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Michael Savage5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Laura Ingraham8 p.m. - 11 p.m.

John Gibson11 p.m. - 2 a.m.

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Mary Eftink Boner, LCMary Eftink Boner608 W. Main St.

P.O. Box 310Jackson, MO 63755

573-243-9896meb@608main.com

The Grounds Guys of Cape GirardeauVince Turner

302 AlbertFredericktown, MO 63645

573-330-4568vince.turner@groundsguys.biz

www.groundsguys.com/cape-girardeau

Willow Lake HydroseedingDennis Turner

1445 County Road 506Oak Ridge, MO 63769

800-839-7050dennis.turner@willowlakehydroseeding.com

www.willowlakehydroseeding.com

Chamberadds threemembers

in July

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Koehler Bookkeeping hosts Business After Hours

Koehler Bookkeeping & Tax ServiceBeverly Koehler520 S. Hope St.

Jackson, MO 63755573-243-1332

bev@koehlerbookkeeping.comwww.koehlerbookkeeping.com/locations.htm

Integra Wellness69 Doctors’ Park

Cape Girardeau, MO 63703myra@integrawellness.comhttp://integrawellness.com

Integra Wellness hosts Chamber Breakfast

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Silver Partners

Chamber holds one ribbon cutting in July

A Child’s Journey Learning Academy, LLCAmy Crosier Blackman3037 Lexington Drive

Cape Girardeau, MO 63701573-803-3593

amy@achildsjourney.netwww.achildsjourney.net

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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

Kasten Masonry Sales, Inc. is undergoing amajor rebranding of all its stores to be nowknown as just KASTEN.

Now with locations in Cape Girardeau, BonneTerre and Carbondale, IL; KASTEN maintainsits headquarters in Jackson.

KASTEN will still be the area leader in notonly all your masonry needs, but your pool, spa,BBQ grill, wood and gas stoves and fireplaceneeds as well!

Coming soon to the Cape location will be anoutdoor living display with built in BBQ grills

Kasten is now open in Cape at 345 S. Kingshighway in the same building with Stereo One.

KASTENand appliances!

Contact KASTEN at the following addressesand phone numbers:

• 713 Kasten Drive, Jackson, 573-243-3591.• 345 S. Kingshighway, Cape Girardeau, 573-

803-3325.• 30 Northwood Dr., Bonne Terre, 573-358-

5410.• Carbondale Brick and Block, 210 W. Indus-

trial Park, Carbondale, IL, 618-457-8721.You also can check out the KASTEN Web site

at www.kasten.net.

Join us every Thursday in August from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.at the JACoC Boardroom for Brown Bag Lunch, a freespeaker’s program. Don’t forget to bring your lunch, yourbusiness cards, and questions for our presenters.

These programs are offered free to our members as a ser-vice to your membership. The Chamber has experienced andspecialized speakers on each topic that are guaranteed to as-sist your business growth. RSVP’s are appreciated but notnecessary for these events.

These events are ideal for small business professionals,office managers, social media, marketing and advertisingstaff. Please call the JACoC with any questions at 243-8131. We look forward to seeing you and your staff atBrown Bag!

• Aug. 6th — Dissecting the Parts of a Strategic SocialMedia Post: Join The Bank of Missouri’s Lauren ‘Keith’Heuring as she presents writing tips for social media as wellas presents methods for understanding your audience. Laurenwill showcase strategies that are popular for social media

channels as well as share a few social media success stories,and teach attendees how to engage employees to build yourchannel.

• Aug. 13 — 10 Best Practices of Digital Marketing:Educational tips on effective efforts for your digital market-ing strategies.

• Aug. 20 — Market Research, Marketing Plans, andEffective PR: Join the team members from HendricksonBusiness Advisors as they present the vital information toassist your business in regards to marketing, research, PRand branding. Get the facts and data you need to know togrow today and into the future.

• Aug. 27 — Event Marketing Success: Hosted by BoldMarketing, learn effective ways to ensure that your next eventis the most successful event you’ve ever held. Learn the prosand cons from the professionals at Bold Marketing. No eventis too big or too small for this productive input session. In-crease your attendance, awareness, and success by attendingthis program.

Brown Bag Lunches:

Free speaker series will help you market your business

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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

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Ribbon Cutting: A HigherCaliber Firearms Training,Chamber Boardroom, 10 amBusiness After HoursBanterra Bank, 1650 N.Kingshighway, Cape,5-6:30 pm

Business Breakfast,First State CommunityBank. 320 W. MainSt., Jackson, 7:30 am

Brown Bag LunchChamberBoardroom12:15 pm

Chamber Board Meeting,Chamber Boardroom,7:30 amRibbon Cutting, MaryEftink Boner, LC, 608 W.Main St., Jackson, 11 amBrown Bag Lunch,Chamber Boardroom,12:15 pm

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Ribbon Cutting: Mainand Lacey Street,Jackson, 4:30 p.m.

Brown Bag LunchChamberBoardroom12:15 pm

Leadership JacksonMedia Day

Brown Bag LunchChamberBoardroom12:15 pm

SEMO Alliance for Disability Independence,Inc., (SADI) is a 501c3 Non-Profit, Non-Resi-dential Center for Independent Living whichprovides a vast array of services to all peoplewith disabilities so that they may live in theirown home and community and not in an insti-tution.

Founded by Maryann “Miki” Gudermuth, andIncorporated in 1987, SADI is funded in partthrough State/Federal and Foundation Grantsand Contracts as well as private donations.

SADI provides information/referral, peer sup-port, advocacy, independent living skills train-

ing, employment mentoring services, deaf andhard of hearing services, door-to-door transpor-tation services in the cities of Cape Girardeau,Jackson, Fruitland, Gordonville, Scott City, andChaffee; GAPS autism services, in-home/CDS/respite personal care services, deaf interpreterreferral, nursing home transition services,assistive device loan closet, telephone assistanceprogram, a speakers bureau, and ADA/504 as-sessments.

SADI is located at 755 S. Kingshighway, CapeGirardeau. The phone number is 573-651-6464.

MARYANN “MIKI” GUDERMUTH

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2015 Leadership Jackson participants

“I bring you home” is both a promiseand a passion for Lois Long. Lois is anexecutive real estate sales agent withRealty Executives of Cape County, theleading residential real estate brokeragein Cape Girardeau County.

While at Realty Executives, Lois hasachieved multi-million dollar sales annu-ally and has been honored with the ‘Sum-mit Level Unassisted’ award each year. In2014, she closed nearly four times as manytransactions as the average area agent(MLS statistics). She has received special-ized training both in working with today’stechnology and with the special needs ofsenior citizens. She chairs the educationcommittee of the Cape Girardeau AreaBoard of Realtors and is a member of theSemo Prosperity Chapter of Business Net-working International (BNI).

Prior to her real estate career, Loisworked as a television news reporter andanchor, including work as a consumerreporter, winning five regional Emmysand multiple state and national awardsfor journalistic excellence. After leavingtelevision, Lois worked as a communi-cations director, media specialist andmarketing, with specialties in television,print, video and electronic media.

Lois shares her Jackson home with herhusband of 32 years, two daughters, a dogand three cats – all of whom are large inattitude, if not size.

Jibrel Haneef is a Plant Manager at Sig-nature Packaging and Paper LLC., a full-service recycled corrugated box companylocated in Jackson. Signature Packagingand Paper specializes in providing highquality, economical, and environmentallyfriendly packaging and display needsfrom design concept to production.

Jibrel relocated to Jackson four yearsago to join the Signature Packaging Fam-ily. Signature Packaging broke ground inJackson and opened its doors in Octoberof 2006. Signature began with just onecustomer, Procter and Gamble of Cape,and now proudly services clientsthroughout Missouri, all surroundingstates, and across the United States. Jibrelhas been at the forefront of Signature’sgrowth and continues to help spearheadpositive change.

Jibrel is a Hampton University of Vir-ginia graduate where he obtained abachelor’s degree majoring in liberal artsconcentrating on business and history.Before Signature Packaging, Jibrel en-joyed eight years of employment withGeorgia Pacific in Huntsville, AL, as thequality process engineer. Jibrel is a mem-ber of the Leadership Gold Club, TheJackson Rotary Club, and is a Big Brotherof the Boys and Girls Club of Nashville,TN.

Kim is the director of marketing atChateau Girardeau, a continuing care re-tirement community located in Cape Gi-rardeau. Kim has been with The Chateaufor a little over a year and is responsiblefor the marketing programs, advertising,and sales in independent living. Prior tojoining The Chateau, she worked in train-ing and marketing with several compa-nies working her way to become a certi-fied Master Trainer.

Kim’s greatest strengths are commu-nication, positive attitude, strategic plan-ning, and her compassion for seniors. Shethrives on challenges and hopes to playa strategic role in the future of ChateauGirardeau. Her greatest joy in her job ishelping current and future residents es-tablish The Chateau as their home.

She is a graduate of Metro BusinessCollege and enjoys volunteering and rais-ing awareness in the community for vari-ous organizations such as the AmericanCancer Society, Pink Up Cape, and theAlzheimer’s Association. She lives inJackson with her husband, Craig, and inher free time she enjoys spending timewith her two granddaughters, walking,and reading. She is a member of Jacksonand Cape Girardeau Chambers of Com-merce.

Jeanie Woods is the marketing man-ager for United Land Title, LLC with re-sponsibility for marketing programs &brand management.

Jeanie’s greatest strengths are her cre-ativity, drive and leadership. She thriveson challenges, particularly those that ex-pand the company’s reach.

Jeanie has worked in the title insuranceindustry since 2006. As a settlementagent, she has successfully closed over2,000 real estate transactions in her ca-reer.

As marketer for United Land Title,LLC, she now spends her time inform-ing realtors, lenders and consumers of theimportance of obtaining title insurancewith United Land Title, LLC for all oftheir real estate transactions.

When Jeanie is not telling the worldabout real estate title insurance, youmight find her out at the lake, top waterfishing with her favorite buzz bait,(Spook and Zara or Hula Popper), watch-ing UFC or cheering on her favorite foot-ball team, GO PACK GO!

JIBRELHANEEF

LOIS LONG KIM WILSON JEANIE WOODS

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