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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