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MAKE A STATEMENT THIS SEASON ENHANCING Plant Rental & Maintenance CORPORATE Trade Shows ENVIRONMENTS Seasonal Decor Pottery Interior Design Team Recognition Programs 19 2 0 A l g o m a B l v d . • Oshkosh, WI 54901 • 920. 235.3737 • HouseOfFlowersOnline.com NewsWave NewsWave May/June 2013 Volume 14, Issue 4 NewsWave On the Cover Rich Batley, Dan Schetter and team President/CEO John Casper Editor Jackie Kempf Layout Bart Putzer Cover Photography Hillary Quella, Hillary Quella Photography Advertising Susie Martini Loker, 303-2265, ext. 29 susie@oshkoshchamber.com Find NewsWave online at www.oshkoshchamber.com/ NewsWave (USPS 020-309) is published bimonthly at a subscription of $25 by the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce, 120 Jackson Street Oshkosh, WI 54901 www.oshkoshchamber.com Periodical postage paid at Oshkosh, WI. Postmaster Send address changes to the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce 120 Jackson Street Oshkosh, WI 54901 Phone (920) 303-2266 Fax (920) 303-2263 www.oshkoshchamber.com E-mail address: info@oshkoshchamber.com 4 NewsWave May/June 2013 Feature Stories 6 Premier Hotel 11 UWO Leadership Award 14 Chamber Membership Study Upcoming Events 21 Business After Hours 25 Around the Town 27 A.M. Oshkosh 27 Chamber Calendar of Events Department 5 Chairman's Message 17 Chamber Clips 18 Meet your Ambassador 20 Member Spotlight 22 New Members 26 Business Briefs The Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce is a 5-star accredited chamber and proud member of the New North working to serve business and the community. Chairman's Message Serious about creating opportunities in Oshkosh T he highly anticipated opening of the newly renovated Oshkosh Premier Riverfront Hotel and Conference Center is finally here. The buzz surrounding the hotel’s reopening, and rebirth, creates and fulfills great expectations for downtown merchants and the community at large. This month’s feature article discusses the perspective many businesses have as convention-goers and new customers return to Oshkosh and the downtown area. From the day the hotel and convention center was built in the 1980’s, it has been the anchor for the downtown. With its reopening, it will again become an integral part of our community and drive our ability to attract convention business to Oshkosh. This project has now become a reality thanks to hoteliers Richard Batley of RB Hospitality and John Pfefferle of the Pfefferle companies, through its partnership with the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Foundation. The fact that these partners have decided to invest in the hotel and in downtown Oshkosh shows the New North region, and the state of Wisconsin, that downtown Oshkosh can and will support a high quality hotel and restaurant. Just as exciting is the potential we now have for further growth in and around downtown Oshkosh. Not only do we see the continual development of the river walk along both sides of the Fox River, we are encouraged by the new ownership of the former Jeld-Wen properties along the south side of the Fox River. Developers Dennis and Grant Schwab of FirstWeber, along with Nick and Peter Lang, completed the purchase of the former door factory in March. This group, under the name Six Rivers Investments, plans to redevelop the 27 acre site along its 1,500 feet of river frontage. The Six Rivers Investment Group intends to pursue a mix of commercial, retail and residential development along on the former Jeld-Wen site. As you can imagine, we are very excited about the newest addition to downtown and the subsequent developments being proposed. The new hotel will be a catalyst for more major developments in the future. This project also shows the region and area developers that Oshkosh is serious about creating opportunities in Oshkosh. The investment the hotel developers made in Oshkosh is a confidence builder for the community. After all, Oshkosh is the perfect location for statewide and regional conventions with our central location. Once convention-goers begin to bring in their meetings and conventions to Oshkosh, they will again see the beauty of our community’s waterways. Vicki Updike is the 2012-2013 Oshkosh Chamber Chairman of the Board and president of Miles Kimball Company. NewsWave www.oshkoshchamber.com 5 Guiding Growth for an Active, Attractive Downtown Photo courtesy of Hillary Quella Rich Batley of RB Hospitality Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel by Alyssa Kadansky The much-anticipated opening of the Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel has stirred the city and its local businesses into excitement as they look forward to creating a convention feel and rejuvenating downtown Oshkosh. The hotel is the last strategic piece to be put in place to tie the newly-remodeled Convention Center traffic to the downtown area through the beautifully renovated hotel. Rob Kleman, Senior Vice President of Economic Development at the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce, called the hotel “A vital, critical component to the entire downtown revitalization effort. Having a viable hotel connected to the Convention Center,” he said, “is certainly going to make the prospects of success that much greater.” Rebuilding the hotel was something that the Oshkosh Common Council and City Manager saw as an economic priority. Mayor Burk Tower and the Oshkosh Common Council felt the project was vital to fund, and they encouraged other city officials 6 NewsWave May/June 2013 to support the renovation that he believes will be a benefit to the entire city of Oshkosh. “The hotel shows investment in the area,” Tower said. This first-class hotel and enhanced parking structure will replace the deteriorated building and be a draw to the downtown area. With over 200 employees and 179 refashioned rooms, hotel owner Richard Batley of RB Hospitality in Neenah is excited to finally see the results of his hard work and $12 million in renovations finally come together. “People are going to come in and they’re going to see a new hotel,” said Batley. Hotel Manager Dan Schetter is also excited about the extensive construction that took place on the former Park Plaza Hotel. “The hotel has been renovated to the point where there has hardly been a stone left unturned,” Schetter said. “It’s virtually a brand new hotel.” The Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel features a Ground Round Restaurant with an extensive and casual menu that Schetter and Batley believe will be a new and exciting venue for Oshkosh. Batley believes the Ground Round will create a great opportunity to capitalize on boat traffic and the Convention Center, and create a unique waterfront dining experience. Private hotel owners RB Hospitality and the Pfefferle Companies, Inc. joined forces with the University of Wisconsin Foundation and University of WisconsinOshkosh Chancellor Richard Wells in order to accomplish this massive project. The Foundation’s reason for being, said Wells, “is for the public good and the teaching and service mission; if it works, that’s what we’re about.” As an investor in the Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel and Convention Center, Wells sees the hotel as key to recruiting conferences and conventions, and also providing work and paid internship opportunities for university students. Wells anticipates college students being able to learn while on the job. “Let’s take the work experience and make it part of the education experience,” Wells said. “This gives students the ability to learn about applications, while also gaining valuable job experience.” While generating a profit for the UW-Foundation, Wells also sees this project as an opportunity to generate funds for scholarships, and to give back to the community. This hotel and the rejuvenation of downtown, he believes, is something that every citizen can take pride in. “There is a whole concentric zone of people who are going to make this successful. The whole community can say they helped make it successful,” Wells said. Batley and Schetter, as well as local business owners, Photo courtesy of Hillary Quella Dan Schetter, manager Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel are also looking forward to the affect the new hotel will have on the attached, newly-renovated Oshkosh Convention Center. The Oshkosh Convention Center has been owned and operated by RB Hospitality since May 2012 and with a waterfront, fully-functioning hotel located downtown, associations can now consider Oshkosh for business meetings and conventions. In conjunction with the Convention Center marketing, Schetter believes that they will be able to bring conventions back to the marketplace, a feat which has not been able to be accomplished until recently. He believes that the waterfront provides both the hotel and the Oshkosh Convention Center with a great selling point, and that associations are going to be excited to come back to the area. The Oshkosh Convention Center NewsWave www.oshkoshchamber.com 7 “There hasn’t been a quality hotel to work with the Oshkosh Convention Center,” Schetter said. Executive Director of the Oshkosh Convention and Visitors Bureau, Wendy Hielsberg, believes that the biggest market for the hotel will be the convention and meetings market. “Welcoming the Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel into the mix allows us to bring in the convention market, which Oshkosh has not been a part of for quite some time,” Hielsberg said. Through working with state associations and selling Oshkosh as a meeting and convention destination, the Oshkosh Convention and Visitors Bureau is encouraging businesses to come back to the area. Hielsberg believes that mid-sized associations, as well as corporate and state businesses, will be ideal for bringing in area professionals mid-week. According to Schetter, the new hotel will attract a combination of people; the Ground Round is expected to attract local residents, while the hotel will have the ability to book meetings, attract regional associations, host reunions, weddings, and more. “Monday through Thursday corporate bookings will be huge,” Batley said. Businesses expected to utilize this space includes Oshkosh Corporation, 4imprint, Miles Kimball, Bemis and other major companies in the market. In addition to the corporate market, the “Event City” is expected to provide even more business for the Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel. “There are many events throughout the year in the city and we will tap into those,” Schetter said. volume of people increasing, he believes Oshkosh will grow in popularity; leading to an increase in traffic downtown. Oblio’s Lounge co-owner Todd Cummings is preparing for this popularity growth by developing a new website that is mobile-friendly to allow patrons to easily search for Oblio’s when coming into town. He believes that this incoming clientele will enjoy interacting with his already-diverse crowd in the pub atmosphere. “I see a lot of positives,” Cummings said. Chanda Anderson, owner of Caramel Crisp Café and Gift Shop, can hardly contain her excitement for the hotel and believes it is a great step in the right direction for the downtown area. “The hotel’s opening is the greatest thing that has happened downtown,” Anderson said. With the ability to house events for The Waters, the Leach Amphitheater and the Oshkosh Convention Center, Anderson believes that it will be ideal for getting people downtown. “The hotel will certainly be a draw to the downtown area and the waterfront,” Anderson said. Local business owners also believe that the new hotel will bring in people who would normally be drawn to other parts of Oshkosh. With the streets recently updated, the hotel is an important piece to be put in place for people to see the improved environment of downtown; including the River Walk that runs from the Leach Amphitheatre through the UW-Oshkosh campus. With local events already taking place or booked for the near future, Batley is looking forward to the draw they will create for his new hotel. “Events already taking place generate room nights and we will be able to capitalize on those events,” Batley said Local business owners are also looking forward to an increase in business due to the draw the hotel will have on meeting and convention traffic. Dave Kinderman, owner of Brooklyn Grill, believes that the Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel will be beneficial for anyone in the surrounding area, and that they can expect growth as a result. “When the Pioneer Inn existed, people could be found walking and exploring,” said Kinderman. With the 8 NewsWave May/June 2013 Photo courtesy of Megan Kok Tina Kinderman (left) of Brooklyn Grill mingles with restaurant patrons “It’ll bring in transient people who would normally go to the west side,” said owner of the Gilded Lily, Cath Hursh. “People need to see how beautiful it is downtown.” Kleman said that the Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel and Convention Center “Will really add to the vibrancy and life of downtown,” a statement that Oshkosh residents and business owners are excited to experience. Batley has also received great feedback from local businesses and is excited to see even more development in the downtown area. “What’s been neat for me is to see positive responses from the entire community,” said Batley. Hielsberg also believes that all of the local businesses will feel the effects of the amount of people the hotel will continue to bring downtown. “Typically, conventioneers have off-time,” Hielsberg said. “With hundreds of people in town for multiple days, they will definitely overflow into local businesses.” Shopper at Caramel Crisp Café & Gift Shop Attorney Dave Sparr of David K. Sparr & Associates, S.C. is the Chairman of the Oshkosh Business Improvement District Board that has helped make the renovation of the hotel, and the rejuvenation of downtown, possible. With the new revenue, the Board has the ability to begin remodeling the downtown to create even more of a draw for conventioneers. “In Oshkosh, we’ve used money in the past for physical improvements,” Sparr said. Improvements such as banners, plants, planters and event sponsorship to make the area more visually appealing and to increase traffic to the area. The Oshkosh Premier Hotel will add value to the Business Improvement District Board so that more funding will be available to continue to update downtown Oshkosh and to help support the Convention Center. “The more people downtown, the more active the downtown,” Sparr said. Hotel will generate, the impact on the Oshkosh community as a whole will continue to be substantial. “This is one of the most exciting projects we’ve completed,” Tower said. “It enhances the city’s can-do attitude.” With another strategic piece in place, downtown Oshkosh and local businesses and investors are ready and excited to reap the benefits, and the sense of community that will again be present in the form of the Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel and Convention Center. “We needed a heart,” Anderson said, “and there it is.” While the Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel is already having an impact, Tower expects the hotel project to continue to have a lasting effect on the Oshkosh community. “It will encourage further economic development,” Tower said. “It proves we’re a healthy city.” With expectations high, Oshkosh is preparing for a revitalized downtown and a broad market of people. While investors, public and private, are looking forward to the profit the Oshkosh Premier Waterfront NewsWave www.oshkoshchamber.com 9 Waterfest Celebrates 28 Years of Rocking the Fox! This summer’s Waterfest season includes 10 great evenings of rocking-out at the Leach Amphitheater Thursdays from June 20 to August 29. Current 2013 season: June 20: Hairball June 27: Vic Ferrari July 11: Little River Band July 18: American English (a complete Beatles tribute) July 25: Survivor August 1: Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real August 8: TBA August 15: The Tubes August 22: Rusted Root August 29: Kenny Loggins More details to come! RegisterasaWaterfestWarriortogetalertsandupdatesbyemailingwarrior@waterfest.org. Fordetailsonprices and for a complete schedule, “like” Waterfest on Facebook or visit its website at www.waterfest.org. 10 NewsWave May/June 2013 Oshkosh Chamber President and CEO, John Casper, announces the Chambers Educational Leadership Award Oshkosh Chamber recognizes UWO students with leadership award Without faculty and staff, no students. Without students, no faculty and staff. And without either, the city of Oshkosh would be minus more than 15,000 vital educational and economic contributors – people infusing the community with knowledge, service and an annual economic surge last estimated to generate a half-a-billion-dollar impact in the region. On March 25, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s students earned an important moment in the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce’s community spotlight. The Chamber awarded the students of UW Oshkosh its Educational Leadership Award, part of the organization’s, the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation’s and several other sponsor’s collaborative “Celebrate Education 2013” event. The annual program, also supported by the Oshkosh Area School District, Oshkosh Mid-Morning Kiwanis, Wisconsin Public Service and Oshkosh Rotary Southwest, presents awards and grants to local teachers, administrators and community supporters of education. Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce President and CEO John Casper said the students of UW Oshkosh, for decades, have deeply impacted the city and region by serving and stimulating “the very fabric of our extended community.” “Student spending stimulates the local and regional economy,” Casper said. “Additionally students as a group over the years have made a number of key investments — through student fees – for a number of high visibility and high priority campus projects that have enhanced and changed the landscape of the city of Oshkosh.” Casper cited student investments in an array of campus construction projects over the last decade, projects either partially or totally funded by tens of millions of dollars in student-endorsed fees. They include the renovation of the Reeve Memorial Union, the construction of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, improvements to the Oshkosh Sports Complex, the redevelopment of Elmwood Commons into the Student Success Center, the construction of Horizon Village that opened in fall 2012, the construction of the Alumni Visitors Welcome Center under construction now and the impending development of new multi-seasonal recreational fields – dubbed the ‘RecPlex’ — in the area fronting Wisconsin Avenue, where the flood-damaged River Commons is being razed. “Students – and students’ energy and initiative – also benefit our extended community through their outreach efforts, volunteer service and internship expertise,” Casper said. “In so many ways, students enrolled at UW Oshkosh represent a critical investment partner in our region’s overall quality of life.” “This recognition provides a well-deserved and, frankly, long overdue, expression of thanks to students who have really stepped up to help make the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh a source of considerable pride,” Casper said. Oshkosh Student Association (OSA) President Jeci Casperson and OSA Speaker Pro-Tempore Sarah Spiegel accepted the award on behalf of the institution’s more than 13,500 students. “It’s nice to see that work that our students have been doing with our Chancellor, with our faculty, with staff at the University, is being appreciated and is being noticed on a community-wide level,” Casperson said. NewsWave www.oshkoshchamber.com 11 Leadership Oshkosh Leadership Oshkosh participants will celebrate their graduation from the program during a dinner and ceremony Thursday, May 23. Members of the 2013 class are: David Anderson Bergstrom Toyota Scion Shane Carter Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Lisa Koeppen Community Blood Center Dan Schetter Oshkosh Investors LLC Megan Kok Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce Jessica Steele Wisconsin Packaging Corporation Jessica Kroll Oshkosh Corporation Jenny Terreau Hoffmaster Group, Inc. Karlene Leatherman Bemis Shawna Terry Oshkosh Opera House Foundation Joe LeMire University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Stan Mack II Oshkosh Area School District Valerie Mattair Oshkosh Public Library Trisha Castle Green 3 Jen McCollian City of Oshkosh Parks Department Monica Dembny Kindt Phillips, S.C. Christine Melms-Simon Paine Art Center and Gardens Ali Fett Lourdes Academy Colleen Merrill UW Oshkosh Angie Flanigan Oshkosh Community YMCA Thomas W. Moniz Davis & Kuelthau, S.C. John Fuller Affinity Health System Mercy Medical Center Heath Mynsberge Dempsey Law, LLP Jeff Geiger Cutting Edge Services Tracy Goggans Mercy Medical Center/Affinity Health System Rachel Green Miles Kimball Company Kurt Johnson Clarity Care Susan Kaufman Fox Valley Technical College Shawn Kelly University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 12 NewsWave May/June 2013 Kelly Nieforth City of Oshkosh Andrea Ohman Lutheran Homes of Oshkosh Kevin Ralofsky CitizensFirst Credit Union Swati Ringwala Radhe-Shyam LLC/ Radhe-Krishna LLC Pamela M. Ruder Oshkosh Area United Way Scott Rupnow BMO Harris Bank Tom Tuchscherer Evergreen Christopher Yaggie Ameriprise Financial Mark Ziemer City of Oshkosh The cost to attend the event is $25 per person. For more information or to register, contact Kathy Bermingham at (920) 303-2265, ext. 32, or Kathy@oshkoshchamber.com SAVE DATE Register now for the Bank First National/Oshkosh Chamber Golf Outing The Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce is excited to welcome back Bank First National as the title sponsor of this year’s golf outing, which also will feature an evening event to be enjoyed by golfers and non-golfers alike. The Bank First National/Oshkosh Chamber Golf Outing is Monday, August 12 at Lake Breeze Gold Club. A four-person scramble beginning at 11:00 a.m. Beginning at 4:00 p.m., there is an open networking event featuring heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. Be sure to save the date! Watch publications and your emails for more details. For more information or to register for the outing, contact Megan Kok at (920) 303-2265, ext. 16, or megan@oshkoshchamber.com. Jackie Kempf, a native of Waukesha, WI, joined the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce on Monday, April 1st, as the Manager of Marketing & Communications. She comes to the Chamber with a degree in Public Relations from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She was previously the Marketing Director for Oshkosh-based ImproMed, LLC, for 9 1/2 years. Fox Valley Tech has helped us attract some of the best and brightest students to our Jessica Stini, PHR company. Recruiting Specialist Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Post your job openings on Wisconsin TechConnect, your online resource for Wisconsin technical college graduates. It’s fast, easy to use, and free! Wisconsin TechConnect Student Employment Services www.fvtc.edu/ses-employers (920) 735-JOBS (5627) ses@fvtc.edu NewsWave www.oshkoshchamber.com 13 Chamber membership is an effective business strategy A recently released study by the Shapiro Group of a nationwide survey of 2,000 adults revealed that being active in a local chamber of commerce is an effective business strategy because two-thirds of consumers believe that such companies use good business practices, are reputable, care about their customers, and are involved with the community. The study found consumer perceptions of chamber members to be positive in many ways: • When consumers know that a small business is a member of a chamber of commerce, they are 49% more likely to think favorably of that business and 80% more likely to purchase goods or services from the company in the future. • If a company shows that it is highly involved in its local chamber, consumers are 10% more likely to think that its products stack up better against its competition. • When consumers know that a national restaurant franchise is a member of the chamber of commerce, they are 68% more likely to eat at the franchise in the next few months. • When consumers know that an insurance company is a member of the chamber, they are 36% more likely to think favorably of the company. The new study tracks similar data reported by the Shapiro Group from the initial study in 2007. The study demonstrates that the chamber brand continues to be strong and more dynamic than ever. 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Within three days of joining, I acquired a new client that found me through the Chamber and now the membership has paid for itself!” -Carla Huizenga Ask the Expert Amy Richter, Wellness Consultant, Associated Financial Group What Gets Measured Gets Done: The Importance of Evaluation in Wellness Evaluation is one of the key components of a successful wellness strategy, yet is often one of the most overlooked. In many cases, implementers of wellness programs are so focused on rolling out their program to the masses that often times the thought of evaluation does not emerge until it is too late. Secure Ongoing Funding for Your Program Another great use of periodic program evaluation is to summarize the key information and put it into a monthly or quarterly report to review with various senior managers/ decision-makers. These reports will assist in secure ongoing funding for your program. Gathering the right information is essential but it does not have to be complicated. Below are some tips for evaluating a new or existing program. Redesign of Program The evaluation results can also be used to help redesign or slightly tweak the program for the next period of activity. Decisions concerning the choices of types of programming, enhancing participation, selecting the best information for communication, hours of programming and choice of vendors can all benefit from information collected from program evaluation. What to Evaluate When evaluating a program, it is important to remember the original objectives that were set forth when rolling out your strategy. For example, if part of your objective was to reduce the number of employees with high blood pressure from xx% to xx%, you must be able to evaluate the change in blood pressure at the end of the program. Other elements you can evaluate: • Participation rates • Satisfaction of the program (pre- and post-surveys) • Changes in behavior • Health Risk Assessment (HRA) and biometrics (lab and body measurements) • Turnover, absenteeism and presenteeism • Medical claims/pharmacy data • Workers’ compensation claims Using Evaluation Results Before finalizing any program evaluation plan, it is important to consider how the results will be utilized. Feedback to Employees One important way to use evaluation results is to feed the information back to the employee workforce as part of an employee newsletter or a presentation describing the average or aggregate results or other quantitative/qualitative information. Measure Change Comparing your starting objective to your end result can provide a measurable “change” result that can be used to determine if the program was successful. Demonstrate Value of Your Program Evaluations may conclude that some programs didn’t work well. You may find that a popular program costs too much and didn’t really affect employee’s health. While these may not be outcomes you hoped for, without this information you might continue ineffective interventions. It is important to recognize that evaluation is not a one-time process; rather, it is ongoing and part of a cycle that includes setting goals, objectives and implementing activities. You will also realize that not all evaluation results will be what you expected and you may need to re-examine your efforts. ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS When evaluating, consider the following questions: Program Structure • What is included in the program? • How was the program delivered? • Was it communicated effectively? • What type of intervention (awareness, education, or behavior change)? Program Outcomes • Did the program change behavior? • What was the cost of the program? • Did the program meet objectives? • Did the program improve knowledge about health isues? Program Process • How many were eligible? • How many people participated? • Were spouses included? • Where participants satisfied? • Which aspects of the program were better attended/ received? Program Outcomes • Did the program change behavior? • What was the cost of the program? • Did the program meet objectives? • Did the program improve knowledge about health isues? NewsWave www.oshkoshchamber.com 15 Rendering of The Outlet Shoppes completed project The Outlet Shoppes at Oshkosh Announces Facelift Horizon Group Properties, owner of The Outlet Shoppes at Oshkosh unveiled plans during an April 4, 2013, press conference for a million dollar facelift of the top area tourist destination. The center had experienced a surge of new retail, which is the catalyst for many of the improvements. Renovation of the 270,600 sq. ft. shopping center will give the center a new look that is more in line with the retailers that the location has been attracting. The planned changes are expected to generate even more tourism for the Oshkosh area. Correction We apologize for error in the previous edition of the Newswave. Below is the corrected information for the Teal Consulting Group, LLC. 1127 S. Main Street, Oshkosh, WI 54902 16 NewsWave May/June 2013 Chamber Clips Enjoy warm weather and performances from local artists, Live at Lunch The Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce presents the 2013 Live at Lunch series! This year marks the 10th year of bringing the community downtown for a free family friendly event showcasing some of our best local artists over the noon hour. The series runs nine weeks out of the summer and brings a variety of genres for all to enjoy. Each day there will be a downtown restaurant catering lunch items. Please bring lawn chairs and/or blankets for the show. Come down to the Opera House Square, relax and enjoy the show! Live at Lunch Schedule: June 12, Cookie June 19, John Kelley & Friends June 26, Connor La Mue July 10, Patchouli July 17, D. Ruzicka Trio July 24, Sly Joe July 31, Erin Krebs & Jeff Johnston August 7, Joe & Janice Marie Scheibinger August 14, Rob Anthony professionals are all encouraged to attend. RSVP by Friday, May 10 to the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce, 920.303.2266, info@oshkoshchamber.com or www.OshkoshChamber.com/events. Social Hub Social Hub, the Oshkosh Chamber’s newest program sponsored by 44° North Advertising & Design and Candeo Creative, has turned out to be a major hit! This program runs the second Thursday of every month from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. at the Chamber building. Each meeting is designed to be interactive and aid those at all levels of social media expertise. Bring questions, discoveries and frustrations to share with the group as this program is made to learn, discuss and bounce ideas off one another. Get interactive with this social media support group and discover how you can shape your personal and professional online presence. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 16 (note this is the third Thursday, due to scheduling overlaps). Teachable Fit Workshop The Fox Valley Workforce Development Board, Oshkosh SHRM and the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce and will host the Teachable Fit Workshop at the Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel & Convention Center on May 14, 2013, at 7:30 a.m. in the hotel’s Athearn Ballroom. Speakers will include Melanie Holmes, VP of World of Work Solutions at Manpower and Reggie Newson, Secretary of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Businesses face the ongoing challenge of finding the right people with the right skills at the right time – those who can improve performance, strengthen competitive advantage and drive sustainable growth. However, despite relatively high unemployment, businesses continue to struggle to fill key positions. CEOs, managers, supervisors, and human resource "All You Need To Know About the Health Care Reform" Presentation The Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a presentation by Kelly Kuglitsch, an Employee Benefits attorney in the Milwaukee office of Davis & Kuelthau, S.C., on Wednesday, May 8th, regarding the health care reform changes for employers. Beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Fox Valley Technical College, Kuglitsch will focus on the mechanics of the “play or pay” rules and penalties, how 2013 staffing levels may affect business in 2014, following the rules with respect to part-time, temporary, and seasonal employees, and W-2 reporting. Following this free presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions. Registration can be done by calling the Oshkosh Chamber at (920) 303-2266 or online at www.oshkoshchamber.com/events. NewsWave www.oshkoshchamber.com 17 Meet Your Ambassador Pam Schubert, Peoples Home Equity, Inc. How long have you been an Ambassador? I have been an Ambassador for just over a year now. Why did you choose to become an Ambassador? I chose to become an Ambassador because I felt it would be a great way to meet people and it has given me a chance to become more involved in the community. I wish I would have become an Ambassador years ago. What do you enjoy about being an Ambassador? I enjoy all of it! I love to meet new people and enjoy talking to them about the Chamber and the City of Oshkosh. I love the opportunity to volunteer and help out with events. We have a great Community here and it is a great way to network. The Chamber of Oshkosh has a wonderful group of Ambassadors and I am honored to be a part of them. What are the benefits? As an Ambassador, we are meeting with new businesses coming into the community which gives me the opportunity to learn about them along with being able to be networking with them too. 18 NewsWave May/June 2013 Credit Card, ATM and POS Processing Services SMART BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Remember when honesty, integrity and service were everything? We never forgot. We strive to provide the highest quality, lowest cost solution while maintaining that personal touch unrivaled by larger companies. Check Scanner Terminal with Printer Retail and Hospitality POS We build bonds, not numbers. Visit our Showroom at: 60DLQ6W2VKNRVK:, 326$706ZZZ&RUQHUVWRQH36FRP SAM4s and Casio Cash Registers Governor Scott Walker is surrounded by pleased Jay Maufacturing employees, Secretary Reggie Newson and Senator Rick Gudex as he signs the Wisconsin Fast Forward bill as part of this $100 million agenda to develop the state's workforce. Reduce Your Recruiting Costs! The Health Care Reform Act: What Lies Ahead The Oshkosh Chamber has partnered with NationJob, the Internet’s premiere community based job site to provide you with an Internet recruitment service. Join us for this informational workshop to review some of the health care reform provisions that are effective starting in 2013 and beyond. While many of the provisions were effective prior to 2013, it is now time to focus on those that will impact you and your business in 2013 and 2014. NationJob will help you: • Recruit better qualified applicants • Reduce the time you spend posting your positions • Significantly extend the reach of your recruitment efforts • Maximize your return on investment • Members with 34 employees or less post FREE! Join us on: +VOFtBNoBN La Sure’s Hall 3125 S. Washburn Street, Oshkosh /,PFMMFS4USFFUt0TILPTI tTDIFODLTDDPN Visit schencksc.com/events for more information and to register, or call Carla Krisbaher at 920-235-0590. ©2013 Schenck sc For more information please contact the Chamber or NationJob directly at 888-256-0919 or e-mail tmcintire@nationjob.com NewsWave www.oshkoshchamber.com 19 Member Spotlight The Steinert Printing Company 1465 S Washburn St Oshkosh, WI 54904 Phone: (920) 231-9360 Website: www.steinertprinting.com Year established: 1947 Number of Employees: 11 for a printing press,” Steinert said. “My mom and dad always had card playing groups with their relatives and friends so they needed napkins. So my mom came up with the idea and she had us print some that said, ‘The Steinert’s enjoy having you here’ just in the corner of the napkins,” Steinert said. Warren Steinert, Owner and Mark Steinert, Vice President of Product Operations The Steinert Printing Company has been helping customers with their printing needs for 65 years. Warren Steinert, the company’s founder and president, knows the businesses Steinert Printing Company works with on a daily basis are what have provided the company’s longevity. “Our business is basically business-to-business commercial printing, which engulfs a lot of things. It’s not just printing, putting ink on paper, that type of thing. It’s a lot of prep work, getting the stuff to work, pre-press, and post-press, which involves folding, trimming, sometimes die-cutting, foil stamping and embossing,” Steinert said. “But the most important thing is the customer who brings in the orders.” The love of printing and the work that went into it began at a young age for its founder. “We were first incorporated in 1968, but we started when I was fifteen in my dad’s basement. “My dad was an entrepreneur and he wanted to try out the chicken hatching business,” Steinert said. “He would have to have stuff printed and I would go along with my dad to the printer.” Steinert fell in love with the printing process when he saw the printing machines in action. Soon after, the Steinert family began purchasing its own printing press out of a magazine and printing on things like napkins and envelopes. “My dad was reading a magazine one time and there was an ad in there: ‘Print Your Own,’ so he talked to my mom about it and they actually sent in 20 NewsWave May/June 2013 The printing business has seen major changes since Steinert’s early days in the business and his ability to keep pace with the new advancements has been vital. “That’s our secret of success. That we did keep up with the technology. We’re digital now, we have a Web page and we’re able to sell stuff off the Web page.” The business’ main foundation remains its customers, which keeps the company’s priorities grounded, Steinert believes. “Anybody can run a printing business right out of their home. But if you want the face-toface stuff with business people, that’s the best way to sell your product,” Steinert said. Some businesses are choosing printers from the Web today, but many end up unhappy with the finished product, Steinert said. “With us, you can always see what you’re going to get,” Steinert said. Being an Oshkosh Chamber member has played a key part in the company’s success, Steinert believes. “I think being a member has been tremendous. Right off the bat when we did join, at that time, there were maybe five or six hundred businesses, and that’s what we were focusing on. So just by being a member, they put out a directory, and we got our name in there. Of course there were a lot of printers listed, but we were one of them, so that has helped very much.” Even after being in the business for such a long time, new opportunities are still emerging for Steinert because of the variety of services the company can provide. “There are a lot of opportunities out there yet. You just have to know when to get into them. It’s not always going to be ink on paper, there are a lot of other services that we can provide,” Steinert said. From his early beginnings as a kid in his father’s basement to where the company is today, the journey has been a remarkable one for Steinert. “It’s been quite a neat ride, and it’s still going.” Business After Hours May 21, 2013 5 to 7 p.m. Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel 1 N. Main Street Sponsored by: Small Business Patron Program Thank you Oshkosh area Small Business Patrons! The Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce would like to thank our Small Business Patrons that are helping foster the next generation of business owners in our community. We wish to extend our gratitude for their continued support of small business. Coming Up Next Month June 11, 2013 5 to 7 p.m. Ambassador Travel 1528 Oregon Street Register for Business After Hours Phone 920.303.2266, option 6 Online www.oshkoshchamber.com Admission Fees: $6 pre-registered, $7 at the door (Register by 1 p.m. the day of the event to receive the $6 rate.) NewsWave www.oshkoshchamber.com 21 New Members The Oshkosh Chamber completed its latest Membership Drive on April 12th. This month-long drive welcomed 75 local businesses as members to the Chamber. Below is a listing of these new members (current as of our print deadline). 2 Blondes Big Marketing Guy Crew Cut Lawn Care 3830 State Road 21 Oshkosh (920) 527-9975 Tamara Russell & Deanna Qualley P.O. Box 1065 Wautoma (920) 787-9087 Mr. Bill Denkert 3140 Sheldon Drive Oshkosh (920) 426-9152 Mr. Mark Bal Black Wolf Design Dale Carnegie American Senior Benefits 1611 Chase Drive Omro (920) 685-8550 Mr. Terry J Sweeney 6737 Washington Street, Ste. 2220 West Allis (920) 379-8068 Mr. Paul Vidmar 264 14th Street Fond du Lac (920) 251-5211 Ms. Ann Marie Menke AtomicKatz/VINTAGE Bock Insurance Agency, Inc. 17 Waugoo Avenue Oshkosh (920) 235-0023 Ms. Sandy Prunty 2337 Jackson Street Oshkosh (920) 235-5737 Mr. Norm Bock, Jr. Avenue Hair Studio Budget Pre-Owned Appliance, LLC Design Lines, Inc. 2316 Jackson Street Oshkosh (920) 379-8684 Mr. Joel Thompson 441 N. Main Street Oshkosh (920) 233-1073 Ms. Barbara Kifle-Couillard Cinders Charcoal Sandwich N-Main Diamond Nails 2318 W. 20th Avenue Oshkosh (920) 231-7590 Ms. Tammie Coates Day by Day Warming Shelter, Inc. 449 High Avenue Oshkosh (920) 203-4886 Ms. Angie McCarthy Bartelt Acupuncture, LLC 146 Algoma Blvd, Ste. B Oshkosh (920) 312-4355 Ms. Megan Bartelt Basler Auto Ltd. 906 Ohio Street Oshkosh (920) 231-9860 Mr. Don Basler Bergman’s Fine Jewelry, LLC 420 N. Main Street Oshkosh (920) 233-8525 Ms. Beth Olson 1002 N. Main Street Oshkosh WI 54901 (920) 426-3077 Mr. Steven T Sosnoski 2265 Westowne Avenue Oshkosh (920) 303-0571 Ms. Vanessa Thoong Eaton’s Fresh Pizza & Deli Cloverleaf Landscaping, Inc. 20 E. County Road Y Oshkosh (920) 235-1200 Mr. Barry Obermeier 1306 Oshkosh Avenue Oshkosh (920) 233-7099 Jason & Michelle Hochstein Edward Jones Investments P.O. Box 439 Oshkosh (920) 426-4478 Mr. Michael Londre NewsWave www.oshkoshchamber.com 22 New Members Elle Mae ~ Romance Boutique P.O. Box 643 Oshkosh (920) 231-7111 Ms. Ellen Kempf E-Tech Technical Solutions, LLC 4285 Ripple Avenue Oshkosh (920) 235-8324 Mr. Erik Folske Extreme Savings Mailer, LLC P.O. Box 3902 Oshkosh (715) 340-7938 Mr. Lucas Lane Fleur Couture, LLC 424 N. Main Street Oshkosh (920) 267-2641 Ms. Jen Jones Food for Thought 2816 Newport Avenue Oshkosh (920) 203-2858 Ms. Carla Huizenga Glocke Benefits & Insurance Agency, LLC W355 County Road D Berlin (920) 203-9023 Mr. Joshua Glocke Goin’ Postal 300 S. Koeller Street, Ste. G Oshkosh (920) 230-2282 Mr. Terry R Doyle Graphic Point Marx Mechanical, Inc. 2303 Jackson Street Oshkosh (920) 230-6080 Ms. Theresa Fehring 4535 State Road 91 Oshkosh (920) 235-6510 Mr. Joseph Marx Hair by Tamara Men at Work 112 E. Irving Avenue Oshkosh (920) 960-2669 Ms. Tamara Adelmeyer 80 Crimson Lane Oshkosh (920) 410-9808 Mr. Timothy E Canziani Harmony Wellness Center Orthopedic Spine Therapy of Oshkosh, SC 456 N. Main Street Oshkosh (920) 235-6484 Ms. MaDonna Hill Landscape Solutions by Michael Kirsch, LLC 2854 Lone Elm Road Van Dyne (920) 420-8054 Mr. Michael Kirsch Leon’s Frozen Custard, Inc. 121 W. Murdock Avenue Oshkosh (920) 231-7755 Christine & Michael Schraa 2100 Omro Road, Ste. D Oshkosh (920) 232-4040 Ms. Jan Ratchman Oshkosh Bearing, a division of EDT Industrial Resources, Inc. 115 W. Murdock Avenue Oshkosh (920) 426-8665 Mr. Bradley Townsend Oshkosh Pub Crawl 110 Algoma Blvd. Unit 7 Oshkosh (920) 203-2666 Mr. Joe Kubiak limelite Studios, LLC 101 Algoma Blvd. Oshkosh (920) 230-1010 Ms. Melody Wollangk Phoenix Card Services N9666 Wildflower Lane Berlin (920) 229-1561 Ms. Vikki D Van Buren Link Computing Services 900 W. 9th Avenue Oshkosh (920) 236-8888 Mr. Ray Reinders Piers to You! LLC P.O. Box 2291 Oshkosh (920) 231-0841 Mr. Scott Perzentka Mane Attraction Hair Salon & Day Spa Pomp’s 1780 S. Koeller Street Oshkosh (920) 303-0686 Ms. Lynne Messerschmidt 2180 S. Washburn Street Oshkosh (920) 235-7590 Mr. Jim Kroll NewsWave www.oshkoshchamber.com 23 New Members Tenor Family Dentistry Puroclean Disaster Recovery 1325 Egg Harbor Lane Oshkosh (920) 232-3511 Mr. Dan Dringoli Quandt Plumbing, LLC 1010 Wylde Oak Drive Oshkosh Mr. Jason Quandt (920) 420-5185 Rachel Alessandra Photographer, LLC 4950 Plummers Point Road Oshkosh (920) 217-9306 Ms. Rachel Aberle Rocky Rococo/RoseSubs 2295 Westowne Avenue Oshkosh (920) 235-2626 Mr. Michael Kufel Salon Ananda 714 Oregon Street Oshkosh (920) 267-8223 Ms. Rolanda Goheen Sherwin Williams 130 N. Koeller Street Oshkosh (920) 231-8030 Ms. Kelly Breckheimer Suttner Accounting CPAs P.O. Box 187 Chilton (920) 235-6789 Mr. Tom Rothe, CPA 24 NewsWave May/June 2013 1720 Congress Avenue Oshkosh (920) 233-0400 Ms. Becky Bergene The 90 Day Challenge by Vi Salus 2915 Westmoor Road Oshkosh (920) 252-1680 Mr. Craig Paske Tuscumbia Country Club P.O. Box 473 Green Lake (920) 294-3234 Mr. John Geils Valley Veterinary Hospital 2321 Jackson Street Oshkosh (920) 233-8081 Mr. John H Lanfeld DVM The Dragonfly 463 N. Main Street Oshkosh (920) 410-6124 Ms. Cindy Patoka Vines & Rushes Winery 410 County Road E Ripon (920) 748-3296 Mr. Ryan Prellwitz The Vintage 3105 S. Washburn Street Oshkosh (920) 303-1133 Mr. Brett Voss Thompson Photo Imagery 114 High Avenue Oshkosh (920) 235-5830 Max & Karin Hermans Treeo’s 691 S. Green Bay Rd #255 Neenah (920) 257-3769 Mr. Mark Caswell Trillium Salon 200 H City Center Oshkosh (920) 231-6580 Ms. Patricia M Wagner Vitale’s Italian Cuisine 215 W. Murdock Avenue Oshkosh (920) 426-0886 Mr. Abelardo Lopez World Relief Fox Valley 115 Washington Avenue, Ste. 400 Oshkosh (920) 891-7961 Ms. Myriam Mwizerwa B E Crane Estate Group LLC 2521 Bowen Street Photo by Megan Kok Around the Town Music concerts Live at Lunch Noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays June 12 to August 14 (no concert July 3) Opera House Square www.oshkoshchamber.com/live_ at_lunch Waterfest Gates open at 5:45 p.m. Thursdays June 20 to August 29 (no concert July 4) Leach Amphitheater www.waterfest.org Oshkosh Irish Fest May 31 – June 2 Leach Amphitheater Streaming LIVE at the Leach Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays July 9 to August 13 www.leachamphitheater.com Exhibits Chihuly: Venetians Opens May 11 Paine Art Center and Gardens Steampunk Opens June 8 Oshkosh Public Museum Oshkosh Violet Show & Sale May 4 - 5 St. Jude the Apostle Church Hall Kid’s Fest Kick-off Carnival 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. May 4 Menominee Park Michael Perry and the Long Beds 7:30 p.m. May 10 Grand Opera House Destination Downtown 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 11 Waterfront Hotel/Downtown Oshkosh Oshkosh Garden Club Spring Plant Sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 18 Oshkosh Public Museum Festival of Spring 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 18 Paine Art Center and Gardens Oshkosh Kennel Club and Winnegamie Dog Club Spring All breed Dog Show 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 18 – 19 Oshkosh Kennel Club Clubhouse June May Oshkosh Community Players: Lend Me a Tenor 7:30 p.m. May 2 - 4 Grand Opera House Thunder in the Park: Fox Valley Motorcycle Show June 1 – 2 West South Park Ave. & Georgia St. Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra: Theater Music at the Grand 8:00 p.m. June 1 Grand Opera House “Snooze at the Zoo” June 8 and 9 Menominee Park Zoo Oshkosh Area Community Band Summer Concert 6:30 p.m. June 12, Leach Amphitheater 6:30 p.m. June 26, Alberta Kimball Auditorium 2012 Miss Wisconsin Scholarship Pageant June 16 to 22 Alberta Kimball Auditorium 56th Winnebagoland Art Fair 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 19 South Park Country USA June 25 to 29 Ford Festival Park Oshkosh Gus Maker 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament June 1 and 2 Downtown Oshkosh Parade of Homes 5 to 8 p.m. May 3, May 10 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 4, 5, 11, 12 Various locations (15 homes) Oshkosh Bird Fest 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. May 4 Menominee Park and Gallery Walk WOSH Schaefer Behnke Group Studio 100 N. Main Street, Ste. 104 Photo by Megan Kok NewsWave www.oshkoshchamber.com 25 Business Briefs Dave Meyerhofer of Kobussen Trailways was presented the 2013 United Motorcoach Association (UMA) Maintenance Competition Award at the UMA Award dinner in Orlando, Florida. The Oshkosh Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group office is pleased to announce their January Chairman’s Circle: Mark Gardner, Lisa Kerrigan, Chris Schultz and the Pawlosky team (Charles and Cheryl Pawlosky). Consolidated Construction Company has been awarded Projects of Distinction highest honors by Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin for the Milwaukee downtown river walk project. Fox Valley Metrology Group hired Kit Kraabel as a Regional Sales Executive. The Wisconsin Bankers Association named Maggie Doyle, Financial Support & Human Resources at Choice Bank in Oshkosh, recipient of the Graduate School of Banking's Human Resource Management School Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Candeo Creative takes on Sheng Lee Riechers as the Communications Director and first full-time employee. Evensong Spa at the Heidel House Resort in Green Lake has been titled the second most popular spa in the state, named 45th in the annual Top 100 ranking of spas of Ameria and the Heidel House Resport & Spa has McClone to serve of the board’s Enterprise Risk Management Committee. In addition William Wuske Jr. is now executive vice president and chief operations officer, and Robert Matz is now executive vice president and chief financial officer. been voted 2013 Best Wisconsin Lakeshore Resort. Business Lending Group announces that Gary Brum has joined the company as Vice President. During the UMA Motorcoach Expo the Green Highway Award was presented to Lamers Bus Lines, Inc. The business was recognized for their commitment to “green stewardship.” Lutheran Homes of Oshkosh is pleased to announce two new team members. Gerard Bodalski has been hired as the Vice President of Health Care Services, and Kathy Kubichek has been hired as the Director of Nursing for Eden Rehabilitation Suites and Green House Homes. First Weber Group would like to congratulate their Associates of the Month for February: Bob Mathe, Paul Getchel, Dick Casey, Kris Janasik and Keith Decker. ChoiceBancorp, Inc. reported a net income of $3.0 million, or $1.39 per common share, for the 2012 year end. Aurora Manufacturing has been granted ISO 9001: 2008 Certification from Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc., which is a formal statement of quality among business practices, marketing plans and customer needs. Agents from RE/MAX On The Water in Oshkosh were recognized at the RE/MAX North Central Day of Distinction and Award Celebration. Stacy Schmid was named to the Platinum Club level, finished as number six in total sales earned in a single year and is also the number one producing realtor in Winnebago County. Pam Mezzano and Kris Villars were named to the 100% Club level and Mie Dorsey and Dawn Nemitz were named to the Executive Club level. Fox Valley Workforce Development Board will be receiving a performance award from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development for exceeding standards for the Program Year of 2011. Woodward Radio Group recently hired Melissa Graber and Erin Green as Account Executives. Tom Rothe and his team at Tom A Rothe, S.C., CPA’s became a part of Suttner Accounting, Inc. CitizensFirst Credit Union has unanimously elected Samuel NewsWave www.oshkoshchamber.com 26 Calendar of Events May June West Side Association 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 2 Robbins Restaurant West Side Association 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 6 Robbins Restaurant "All You Need to Know About Health Care Reform" Presentation 7:30 a.m. May 8 Fox Valley Technical College Sales Club 7:30 a.m. June 11 Oshkosh Chamber building A.M. Oshkosh 7:45 to 9 a.m. May 9 Baldor Generators Sales Club 7:30 a.m. May 14 Oshkosh Chamber building Teachable Fit 7:30 a.m. May 14 Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel & Convention Center Social Hub 7:30 a.m. May 16 Oshkosh Chamber building Business After Hours 5 to 7 p.m. May 21 Oshkosh Premier Waterfront Hotel & Convention Center Leadership Oshkosh Graduation 5 p.m. May 23 The Waters Business After Hours 5 to 7 p.m. June 11 Ambassador Travel Live at Lunch Noon to 1 p.m. June 12 Opera House Square Social Hub 7:30 a.m. June 13 Oshkosh Chamber building A.M. Oshkosh 7:45 to 9 a.m. June 18 CKB Creations Live at Lunch Noon to 1 p.m. June 19 Opera House Square Waterfest: Hairball 5:45 p.m. June 20 Leach Amphitheater Live at Lunch Noon to 1 p.m. June 26 Opera House Square Waterfest: Vic Ferrari 5:45 p.m. June 27 Leach Amphitheater A.M. Oshkosh Dave Meyerhofer of Kobussen Trailways was presented the 2013 United Motorcoach Association May 9, 2013 (UMA) Maintenance Competition 7:45 to 9 a.m. Award at the UMA Award dinner in Orlando, BaldorFlorida. Generators 3815 Oregon Street The Oshkosh Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group office is Sponsored by: pleased to announce their January Chairman’s Circle: Mark Gardner, Lisa Kerrigan, Chris Schultz and the Pawlosky team (Charles and Cheryl Pawlosky). Consolidated Construction Company has been awarded Projects of Distinction highest honors by Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin for the Milwaukee downtown river walk project. Fox Valley Metrology Group hired Kit Kraabel as a Regional Sales Executive. The Wisconsin Bankers Meeting Next Month will be: June 18, 2013 CKB Creations 2665 Oregon Street Register for A.M. Oshkosh Phone 920.303.2266, option 6 Online www.oshkoshchamber.com Habitat for Humanity's Tool Loan Library 1640 S. Koeller Street Photo by Megan Kok 27 NewsWave May/June 2013 Admission Fees: $2/person Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce 120 Jackson Street Oshkosh, WI 54901