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The Chamber SceneHUNTINGTON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
305 Warren Street • Huntington, Indiana 46750 • (260) 356-5300 • www.huntington-chamber.com • August 2016
Parkview Huntington Hospital’s mission
is to improve your health and inspire your
well-being. And participating in the won-
derful summertime activities this area offers
can certainly add to one’s well-being.
That’s why Parkview Huntington Hospi-
tal and the Huntington County Chamber of
Commerce are teaming up to invite Hunt-
ington County residents and businesses to
an evening of fun, friends, family and com-
munity on Saturday, August 27, during
Huntington County Night at Parkview
Field. Individuals and families are encour-
aged to show their Huntington County spirit
while taking advantage of beautiful weather
and the crowd-pleasing entertainment pro-
vided by the Fort Wayne TinCaps.
Seats for Huntington County Night
guests will be located in a block, sections
105 and 106, on the first-base side of home
plate. Come on out and show your Hunting-
ton County pride while supporting TinCaps
baseball.
The game against the West Michigan
Whitecaps begins at 7:05 p.m. In addition
to fun activities the TinCaps have in store
for fans, QuickChange will perform. This
talented couple combines the fun of a magic
show with the flash of ballroom dancing to
create a very entertaining show. August 27
is also Stand Up to Cancer Night, which
means that fans will be able to bid on the
jerseys worn by players as a cancer
fundraiser, and winning bidders will be able
to take the jerseys home at the end of the
night. The evening will end with an exciting
fireworks display.
During the game, guests are welcome to
visit the Parkview Dugout and learn more
about Parkview Huntington Hospital pro-
grams and services. Representatives of the
award-winning hospital will be on hand to
answer any questions and provide informa-
tion as well as healthy lifestyle tips.
Tickets for Huntington County Night at
Parkview Field may be purchased at the
Huntington County Chamber office, 305
Warren Street. Deadline for purchase is
Monday, August 22. Tickets are not needed
for children age two and under, unless par-
ents wish for their children to have their
own seats. All seats are $10.
Chamber of Commerce and Parkview
Huntington Hospital partner for Huntington
County Night at Parkview Field with TinCaps
Orion Solutions Inc., 2008 Guilford
Street, will be the sponsor of the 2016
Huntington County Chamber of Com-
merce’s A B.I.G. Day Golf Outing. The golf
outing will be held on Wednesday, Septem-
ber 14 at the Norwood Golf Course. The
golf course is located at 5961 W. Maple
Grove Road.
Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. with
lunch being served at 11 a.m. The event will begin with a shotgun start at 12 noon.
Each team consists of six golfers with an entry fee of $85 per golfer or a team of six
for $510. Golfers will be treated to lunch, dinner and six beverage tickets that may be
used for beverages on the golf course throughout the day. The first place team will
win $360; second, $180 and third place, $90.
If you would like to join the Chamber for a day on the golf course, please fill out
registration form included in this newsletter, or if your business would like to donate
a prize for the event, please call the Chamber office at (260) 356-5300.
Orion Solutions to sponsor 2016
A B.I.G. Day golf outing September 14
What’s Inside ...Job Fair at IPFW ..........................Page 2
Board & Brush Creative Studio
hold ribbon cutting ....................Page 2
Indiana Bicentennial buttons........Page 3
Indiana Bicentennial books ..........Page 3
Business of the Month..................Page 3
Employers looking for talent........Page 4
Business Cards ...................Pages 6 & 7
Page 2 Huntington County Chamber of Commerce August 2016
Board of Directors
2016
Chairman of the Board
Kay Schwob
Huntington University
Chairman of the Board-Elect
Ryan Lemon
Novae Corporation
Treasurer
Steve Petry
W.A. Zimmer Company
Assistant Treasurer
Randy Warner
Terry L. Reckard CPA
Immediate Past Chairman
Michael Zahn
First Federal Savings Bank
Adam Stroup
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance
Amy Mattox
Clear Elevation
Arthur Daronatsy
Dean Foods
Ben Davis
Parkview Huntington Family YMCA
Darlene Stanley
JJ’s
Erin Covey
MetroNet
Jerry Reid
Continental Structural Plastics (CSP)
Mike Hartburg
DeLaney Hartburg Roth & Garrott LLP
Sonya Foraker
Parkview Huntington Hospital
Trace Hinesley
Huntington County Community School
Corporation
STAFF
Steve Kimmel
Executive Director
Angie Garcia
Office Administrator
Indiana’s Third District
Congressman Marlin
Stutzman and IPFW plan
to hold a Job Fair on
Monday, August 8, from
1 to 4 p.m. The Job Fair
will take place in the
IPFW Classic Ballroom on the IPFW
campus. All participants are asked to
park in garage number two.
Those searching for a job will find
that this Job Fair will introduce them to
employers that are hiring now and will
help them network with business own-
ers and managers. Participants will have
the opportunity to visit with dozens of
employers and more. By being the em-
ployer; this is a great opportunity for
businesses to showcase the business,
network with other business owners and
interview numerous prospective em-
ployees on the same day at the same lo-
cation.
Join Congressman Stutzman for an
interview training seminar sponsored by
Northeast Indiana Works (WorkOne)
and IPFW Career Services from noon to
3 p.m. and learn how to skillfully de-
velop conversations to highlight the ex-
perience and qualifications. This
training will help those searching for
employment by making themselves
memorable. It will also show employees
how to follow up with contacts after the
job fair and help them build a network.
This will be a great opportunity for re-
cruiting, networking and learning more
about businesses in the region.
Stutzman, IPFW, WorkOne
to old Job Fair August 8
Shown in the ribbon cutting photo on the front row, from left, are Erin Harlan, Board &
Brush Creative Studio; Sonya Foraker, Parkview Huntington Hospital, Chamber board;
Sarah Trout, studio manager, Board & Brush Creative Studio, cutting the ribbon; Anna
Jones, Tari Okey, Camille Tester and Johanna Dohrman, all employees of Board & Brush
Creative Studio. Back row from left include, Rick Pape, building owner and contractor that
remodeled the building; Curt Selby, franchise owner, Board & Brush Creative Studios and
Steve Godfroy, Perfection Wheel and Chamber Ambassador.
Board & Brush Creative Studio
holds ribbon cutting on July 23The Board & Brush Creative Studio, held a ribbon cutting on Saturday, July 23. The
new store is located at 160 High Street in Roanoke.
According to Sarah Trout, manager of the Board & Brush Creative Studio, “We are here
to guide your inner Do It Yourself (DIY). Our workshops provide guided instruction and
a relaxed environment where groups come and have a mentor instruct you on how to paint.”
She went on to say, “The Board & Brush Creative Studio is here for all your parties, or if
you just want to come in, relax and have a good time with friends.
You can reach the business by calling (260) 388-5093; visit them on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/boardandbrushroanoke or on the web at boardandbrush.com/roanoke.
August 2016 Huntington County Chamber of Commerce Page 3
AUGUSTBusiness of the Month
Huntington Sheet Metal
Huntington Sheet Metal, 1675 Riverfork Drive East, was named Chamber Business
of the Month for August. Huntington Sheet Metal was selected for their long-standing
membership with the Chamber and their involvement and support of several non-profits
and businesses in the community. Those businesses include the Huntington County
Community Learning Center (The LC), Huntington University, LaFontaine Arts Council,
Heritage Days, the United Way of Huntington County and the many projects Huntington
Sheet Metal has invested in throughout Huntington County.
The Chamber of Commerce congratulates Dan and Barb Drummond and all the em-
ployees of Huntington Sheet Metal for being named Business of the Month for August.
Shown in the photo, front row from left, Andrew Drummond, IT manager, Huntington
Sheet Metal; Brice Kaylor, general manager, Huntington Sheet Metal; Dan Drummond
and Barb Drummond, owners, Huntington Sheet Metal; Michelle Kaylor, customer serv-
ice and purchasing, Huntington Sheet Metal and Terry Miller, Real Living Ness Bros.
and Chamber Ambassador. Back row from left include Les Graham, Evolve Health and
Davin Smith, Bowers Brewer Garrett & Wiley LLP and both Chamber Ambassadors.
Indiana Bicentennial
pin-on buttons are
at Chamber office
The Cham-
ber of Com-
merce Indiana
Bicentennial
Committee is
offering lim-
ited edition
buttons similar
to the 2016
Heritage Days
buttons. The buttons are printed with the
official state Bicentennial logo, com-
plete with the torch and adjoining stars.
The buttons will be available for $2
each at the Chamber office, 305 Warren
Street, after Wednesday, June 29. This
will be a nice token for those looking at
having something to commemorate the
celebration of the Bicentennial year of
the state of Indiana.
Supplies will be limited and are on a
first come, first served basis. For infor-
mation contact the Chamber office at
(260) 356-5300.
“Indiana at 200:
A Celebration of the
Hoosier State,” is a
248-page, full color,
hard-cover book,
available at the
Huntington County
Historical Museum,
315 Court Street. It
is published by the
Indiana Bicentennial Commission in cel-
ebration of Indiana’s 2016 Bicentennial
and can be purchased for $35.
According to the book’s jacket, it in-
cludes the thoughts and perspectives of
community and business leaders, artists,
writers, athletes, farmers, children and
poets. It also has hundreds of photos se-
lected from among more than 6,000 sub-
missions spotlighting the unique beauty
and features of Indiana’s 92 counties.
Indiana at 200:A Celebration of the
Hoosier State,” available
It’s unlawful to require positivityApparently it’s unlawful to ask employees to main-
tain a positive workplace. At least, that’s the National
Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) view of it.
The NLRB board threw out a provision in T-Mo-
bile’s employee handbook that required workers “to
maintain a positive work environment by communicating in a manner that is conducive
to effective working relationships.”
According to the ruling, forcing workers to be positive all the time infringes on their
rights to organize, protected by Section 7 of the NLRA. And employers cannot prevent
workers from organizing.
Just a week later, the NLRB shot down another company’s employee handbook that
prohibits employees from engaging in conduct that’s offensive to other employees. Ac-
cording to the NLRB, the rule “is not accompanied by any other descriptive language
that would help employees interpret what types of ‘offensive’ conduct the rule is target-
ing.”
So what can be learned? “Avoid the temptation to draft broad statements and instead
draft provisions under the purview of whether an employee would reasonably construe
the provision ... limits their Section 7 rights,” attorneys Thomas Chibnail and John Has-
man write in National Law Review.
(INDIANAPOLIS) — More than half of
respondents to a recent survey expect their
workforces to grow in the next two years,
but more of those employers continue to
leave jobs unfilled and rank meeting talent
needs as among their biggest challenges.
There were 671 respondents to the ninth
annual employer survey, conducted by the
Indiana Chamber of Commerce and its
foundation. WGU Indiana sponsored the
survey, sent to Indiana Chamber members
and customers. Participating companies in-
cluded 58% with fewer than 100 employees
and 27% with between 100 and 500 em-
ployees. Leading industries represented
were manufacturing (21%) and health
care/social assistance (11%).
While there were not dramatic changes
from workforce results in recent years, sev-
eral downward trends continued.
Companies that left Indiana jobs unfilled
in 2015 due to under-qualified applicants
increased to 45% – compared to 43% and
39%, respectively, for the prior two years.
In addition, 27% of respondents identi-
fied filling their workforce and meeting tal-
ent needs as their biggest challenge.
Another 49% categorized the talent needs
as “challenging but not their biggest chal-
lenge.” The 76% total exceeds the numbers
for 2015 (74%; 24% biggest challenge) and
2014 (72%; 20% biggest challenge).
This comes despite the percentage of re-
spondents requiring an industry certification
or occupational license for unfilled jobs de-
clining from 27% in the 2015 survey to
16% in 2016. At the same time, the mini-
mum requirement of a high school diploma
increased from 34% to 39%.
On the other end of the education spec-
trum, more employers are also raising the
bar. Employers requiring a bachelor’s de-
gree as the minimum level for the unfilled
jobs increased from 23% a year ago to more
than 28% in 2016. This reaffirms the impor-
tance of moving the current workforce to-
ward degree completion.
“It’s clear once again that the Outstand-
ing Talent driver of the Indiana Vision 2025
plan remains critical,” offers Indiana Cham-
ber of Commerce president and CEO Kevin
Brinegar. “The economic consequences of
the skills mismatch continue to impact com-
panies, workers and their families. We must
all expand our efforts to resolve this threat
to our state’s economic future.”
More than half (52%) of survey respon-
dents indicated they do not offer tuition re-
imbursement. Of those providing the tuition
assistance, only 11% of companies see at
least 10% of their employees taking advan-
tage of the benefit. This serves as a potential
additional detriment to reaching the Out-
standing Talent goals, particularly in elevat-
ing the skills of incumbent workers. Recent
Cigna Corporation research shows a $1.29
return generated for each $1 investment in
tuition reimbursement.
Additional results include:
* Personal qualities (work ethic, respon-
sibility, initiative) and critical thinking skills
were cited as most challenging to find
among job applicants and new hires at 63%
and 54%, respectively
* More than half (54%) of companies ex-
pect to grow their workforce in the next 12
to 24 months. Forty-one percent anticipate
no change, with 4% seeing a decrease
* Pending retirements continue to be a
factor as 57% say up to 5% of their employ-
ees will be eligible to retire within the next
five years (27% place the percentage of el-
igible retirees as high as 10%).
View the survey results at www.indi-
anachamber.com/education.
Page 4 Huntington County Chamber of Commerce August 2016
Employer survey:Downward workforce trends continue
Work-and-learn grant creates opportunitiesThe Region 3 Works Council and North-
east Indiana Works have received a
$40,000 state grant to develop “an innova-
tive regional model for work-and-learn op-
portunities” for youth and young adults.
Gary Gatman, Northeast Indiana Works
executive vice president of strategic initia-
tives, said the plan is to complete an evalua-
tion of work-and-learn opportunities in
northeast Indiana and to explore other mod-
els in the state and nationally. An action plan
will be developed with assistance from a
consultant and key community stakeholders.
Among those providing input, Northeast Indiana Works said in a news release - all
five of the region’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) districts; workforce and eco-
nomic development leaders; sector partnerships involving educators and employers;
and other leaders from the education arena.
The grant supporting the initiative was through the Indiana Department of Workforce
Development. The department “believes work-and-learn opportunities are essential to
filling the one million jobs that will be available in the state between now and 2025,”
the news release said.
Work-and-learn programs can include such things as pre-apprenticeships, apprentice-
ships and internships. The region’s eventual work-and-learn model will align with north-
east Indiana’s Big Goal of increasing the percentage of region residents with high-quality
degrees or credentials to 60 percent by 2025.
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CalendarsAndrews Summer FestivalFriday, August 12 and Saturday, August 13
Roanoke Fall FestivalThursday, September 8 to Saturday, September 10
Roanoke Park
A B.I.G. Day Golf OutingWednesday, September 14, Norwood Golf Course
Pioneer FestivalSaturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25
Bicentennial CelebrationFriday, September 30, Hier’s Park
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